28 faculty and 0 courses in Communication and Media Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Young Ji Kim, Assistant Professor h-index 82
- Robin Nabi, Professor h-index 46
Es on the role of emotion in media processes and effects, with particular emphasis on the persuasive effect of emotion-based messages and the relationship between media use and well-being. She has published over 100 articles and book
- Walid Afifi, Professor, Associate Dean and Director of Initiatives for Community Engaged Research and Pedagogy, Division of Social Sciences h-index 41
S) Interpersonal & Intergroup Communication Department of Communication - UC Santa Barbara 4005 Social Sciences & Media Studies UC Santa Barbara Campus MailCode: 4020 Connect Facebook Linked-In YouTube Instagram Twitter
- Tamara Afifi, Professor and Department Chair h-index 40
Es on family and interpersonal communication in two domains: (1) how family members and relational partners communicate when they are stressed and its impact on personal, relational, and physiological health, and (2) information regulation
- Scott Reid, Professor h-index 37
S) Interpersonal & Intergroup Communication Department of Communication - UC Santa Barbara 4005 Social Sciences & Media Studies UC Santa Barbara Campus MailCode: 4020 Connect Facebook Linked-In YouTube Instagram Twitter
- Dana Mastro, Professor & Vice Provost for Academic Affairs h-index 32
- Norah Dunbar, Professor h-index 30
S) Interpersonal & Intergroup Communication Media and Digital Communication Department of Communication - UC Santa Barbara 4005 Social Sciences & Media Studies UC Santa Barbara Campus MailCode: 4020 Connect Facebook Link
- Muniba Saleem, Associate Professor h-index 25
- Karen Myers, Professor, Affiliate in the Technology Management Department h-index 23
S) Organizational & Group Communication Department of Communication - UC Santa Barbara 4005 Social Sciences & Media Studies UC Santa Barbara Campus MailCode: 4020 Connect Facebook Linked-In YouTube Instagram Twitter Link
- Jennifer Kam, Professor and Department Vice Chair h-index 23
Dr. Kam teaches undergraduate courses in risk communication, intercultural communication, and interpersonal communication. She teaches graduate seminars in health communication, risk communication, and interpersonal communication. Educati
- Jennifer Gibbs, Professor h-index 21
S) Media and Digital Communication Organizational & Group Communication Department of Communication - UC Santa Barbara 4005 Social Sciences & Media Studies UC Santa Barbara Campus MailCode: 4020 Connect Facebook Linked-I
- Andy Merolla, Professor h-index 20
S) Interpersonal & Intergroup Communication Department of Communication - UC Santa Barbara 4005 Social Sciences & Media Studies UC Santa Barbara Campus MailCode: 4020 Connect Facebook Linked-In YouTube Instagram Twitter
- Jiaying Liu, Associate Professor h-index 15
Lies at the intersection of health communication, social psychology, message effects, and computational social science methods. She is particularly interested in understanding the factors and the underlying processes that lead to risky heal
- Shaunak Sastry, Professor & Inaugural Director of the Pahl Center h-index 12
Community-partnered health interventions and culture-centered approaches. I teach courses on globalization, health, and community-engaged research methods. Bio Dr. Shaunak Sastry is Professor of Communication and Inaugural Director of th
- Kristy Hamilton, Assistant Professor h-index 9
- Hannah Stevens, Lecturer h-index 7
- Casey Randazzo, Assistant Professor h-index 5
Es on Human-AI organizing, examining how interactions between humans and AI agents influence disaster response and recovery. Bio Casey Randazzo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at UC Santa Barbara. Her research i
- Guadalupe (Lupita) Madrigal, Assistant Professor h-index 4
- Rene Weber, Professor h-index 3
- Amy Gonzales, Associate Professor, Associate Director Chicano Studies Institute
Es on two main areas. First, she investigates digital inequalities in computing access and digital literacy, and the consequences of these inequalities for a range of outcomes (e.g. health, education, employment, social support). Second, sh
- Dan Lane, Associate Professor & Grad Director
- Gordon Abra, Continuing Lecturer
S) Interpersonal & Intergroup Communication Media and Digital Communication Department of Communication - UC Santa Barbara 4005 Social Sciences & Media Studies UC Santa Barbara Campus MailCode: 4020 Connect Facebook Link
- Joe Walther, Distinguished Professor, Bertelsen Presidential Chair in Technology and Society
S) Interpersonal & Intergroup Communication Media and Digital Communication Organizational & Group Communication Department of Communication - UC Santa Barbara 4005 Social Sciences & Media Studies UC Santa Barbara Ca
- Katherine Elder, Assistant Teaching Professor
Motivated by her work in the public sector. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked for two years as a program analyst in the Obama administration at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Recovery Act Office, where she was
- Miriam Metzger, Professor
- Prateekshit (Kanu) Pandey, Assistant Professor
- Renee Houston, Associate Teaching Professor
- Ronald E. Rice, Distinguished Professor, Arthur N. Rupe Endowed Professor in the Social Effects of Mass Communication
Environmental communication, public communication campaigns, methodology, organizational and management theory, information science and bibliometrics, social uses and effects of new media and information systems, and social networks
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.