NCA's Doctoral Program Guide

Doctoral candidates at the Gaylord College of Journalism & Mass Communication will find a faculty with a wide range of interests encompassing a variety of approaches and perspectives related to the program’s three concentrations:  News and Information, Strategic Communication and Media Arts. The program builds on a record of excellence in preparing master’s students for doctoral study, as evidenced by top-paper awards and paper presentations at national and international academic conferences in recent years.

Admission Requirements

• Applicants must complete the appropriate general OU Graduate Application. 
• A minimum of three years of professional experience in a mass communication field is preferred. 
• Excellent candidates who do not meet all of the requirements will be given careful consideration. 
• Retention and graduation standards will be in accordance with OU Graduate College policies. 

Graduate Faculty

• Assistant Professor Jennifer Barnes, Ph.D., Yale University 
• Professor Fred Beard, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma 
• Associate Professor Ralph Beliveau, Ph.D., University of Iowa 
• Associate Professor Kyle Bergersen, M.A., University of Iowa
• Professor Meta G. Carstarphen, Ph.D., Texas Woman's University 
• Professor Deborah Chester, M.A., University of Oklahoma 
• Professor David Craig, Ph.D., University of Missouri 
• Assistant Professor Adam Croom, M.A., Pepperdine University
• Assistant Professor Mary Anna Evans, M.F.A., Rutgers University
• Professor Peter Gade, Ph.D., University of Missouri 
• Professor Scott Hogdson, M.S., Southern Illinois University 
• Professor Kathleen Johnson, M.S., Full Sail University
• Professor Robert Kerr, Ph.D., University of North Carolina 
• Professor Jeong-Nam Kim, Ph.D., University of Maryland
• Professor Glenn Leshner, Ph.D. Stanford University
• Assistant Professor Jensen Moore, Ph.D., University of Missouri
• Professor John Schmeltzer, M.A., Northern Illinois University 
• Associate Professor Elanie Steyn, Ph.D., North-West University, RSA 
• Assistant Professor Soon Hi Sung, Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin
• Associate Professor Katerina Tsetsura, Ph.D. Purdue University 
• Associate Professor Doyle Yoon, Ph.D., University of Missouri    
• Assistant Professor Angela Zhang, Ph.D., University of Florida