Department of Communication

Finding a Faculty Internship Sponsor

Contact a communication faculty member from the list below to find out if he or she can sponsor you and what you will be required to submit academically. Meanwhile, find your internship. Ask your supervisor at the internship site to fill out the middle section of an Internship Agreement Form. Then take the form to your faculty sponsor to fill in the bottom of the form. Once the form is complete, bring it to a communication advisor to be registered for internship credit in COMM 1900.

Communication Faculty Members Who May Sponsor Internships

Trudy Bayer (PhD, University of Pittsburgh)
Lecturer and Director, Oral Communication Lab
E-mail: tbayer@pitt.edu

Donald B. Egolf (PhD, University of Pittsburgh)
Associate Professor, Interim Department Chair
E-mail: ratchet@pitt.edu

William Fusfield (PhD, University of Washington)
Associate Professor
E-mail: fusroy@pitt.edu

John Gareis (PhD, University of Pittsburgh)
Lecturer, Undergraduate Advisor
E-mail: gareis@pitt.edu

Meredith Rae Guthrie (PhD, Bowling Green University)
Lecturer, Undergraduate Advisor
E-mail: guthrie@pitt.edu

John Lyne (PhD, University of Wisconsin)
Professor
E-mail: jlyne@pitt.edu

Gordon Mitchell (PhD, Northwestern University)
Associate Professor and Director of Debate
E-mail: gordonm@pitt.edu

Lester Olson (PhD, University of Wisconsin)
Professor and Chancellor's Distinguished Teacher
E-mail: olson@pitt.edu

John Poulakos (PhD, University of Kansas)
Associate Professor
E-mail: poulakos@pitt.edu

Adam Roth (ABD, University of Iowa)
Lecturer and Director,
Communicating Across the Curriculum Program
E-mail: adamroth@pitt.edu

Ronald Zboray (PhD, New York University)
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
E-mail: zboray@pitt.edu

Visiting Faculty

Hugh Curnutt

Marcy Halpin

Ian Reyes

Gerald Shuster

Janet Skupien

Part-Time Faculty

Bill Acheson

Mickey Bannon

Sondra Chester

Ellen Cohn (curriculum vitae; e-mail)

Lloyd Corder

Jim Dutcher

Eric English

Frances Leifheit

Kelly Otter

Janice Schuler

Deborah Wanamaker

Valerie Goff-Whitecap

If you would like further information about the internship process, contact a department advisor during advising hours or e-mail John Gareis at gareis@pitt.edu.

Check Communication Advising Hours

The advising office is located at 1122 Cathedral of Learning (11th floor). You can call 412-624-1138 to talk to or leave a message for John Gareis. You can also e-mail Dr. Gareis at gareis@pitt.edu.

You do NOT need an appointment to stop by the advising office 1122 CL during advising hours. You can call 412-624-6567 to verify advising hours for the week you wish to visit.