Leadership

Sayde J. Brais

Associate Department Chair / Teaching Professor

B.A. in Communication Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2010 M.A. in Communication Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2012 Post-Master’s Certificate in University College Teaching & Learning, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2020 Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2023 Dr. Sayde Brais is a Teaching Professor […]

Justin Grandinetti

Graduate Program Director / Associate Professor
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B.S. in Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication, James Madison University, 2013 M.A. in Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication, James Madison University, 2015 Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media, North Carolina State University, 2019 Dr. Justin Grandinetti is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies and Affiliate Faculty in the School of Data […]

Dan Grano

Department Chair / Professor

B.A., Mass Communication, University of Memphis, 1995 M.A., Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, 1997 Ph.D., Communication Studies-Rhetoric & Public Address, Louisiana State University, 2003 Dr. Daniel A. Grano is a Professor and the Department Chair in Communication Studies. His work focuses on intersections between sport and politics, with particular emphasis on health, the body, race, […]

Staci Kuntzman

Internship Director / Senior Lecturer

B.A. in Communication Studies, Marshall University, 1994 M.A. in Communication Studies, Marshall University, 1996 Professor Staci Kuntzman is a Senior Lecturer and the Internship Director for the Department of Communication Studies. She has held this position since August 2005. As a senior lecturer, Prof. Kuntzman makes regular use of the Canvas learning management system to […]

Carol Leeman

Undergraduate Coordinator / Senior Lecturer

B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1985 M.A., Wake Forest University, 1993 Professor Carol Leeman is the Undergraduate Coordinator and a Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies. She has been teaching at UNC Charlotte since 1988, and became a full-time member of the faculty in August 1997. Specific courses taught include Small Group Communication, Interpersonal […]