
ABOUT US
Our tenure-track faculty includes scholars from Italy, Poland, China, Kazakhstan, Japan and Israel, bringing a global perspective to communication studies.
55% of our full-time, permanent faculty are women (17 out of 31).
Welcome From the Chair

On behalf of my colleagues in the Georgia State University Department of Communication, I thank you for your interest in our programs and encourage you to reach out and make contact with our faculty. In the past decade, we’ve made tremendous strides and created a learning environment of unique breadth and diversity.
At the heart of our work is a community of exceptionally talented faculty who combine cutting-edge academic research with extensive professional expertise and experience. In the past year, my colleagues have successfully produced a rich range of intellectual activities that supplemented the intensive educational experiences encountered in our graduate programs. Faculty productivity, measured as part of our 2019 self-study, exceeds that of our peers and aspirational peers. One of our goals from that self-study is to build a national model that prepares a more diverse faculty for the communication disciplines, especially by training scholars of color. Whether it be through the publication of scholarly research or academic books or through the receipt and implementation of funded research projects, I know you will find unexpected opportunities for your own professional growth at Georgia State.
I hope you’ll take some time to ask questions or arrange to meet with any of my colleagues in whose work you may have an interest.
Dr. Greg Lisby
Chair
Department of Communication
What Makes Us Unique
Communication programs at Georgia State reflect the extraordinary diversity of the region, and aspire to make the media industries they serve more diverse. Georgia State is an urban campus with a diverse student body, including undergraduate and graduate students from around the world, and its location in the heart of downtown Atlanta brings together all the amenities of a major urban center.
Diversity is also reflected in the department’s growing faculty. Its more than 40 tenure-track faculty includes scholars from Italy, Poland, China, Kazakhstan, Japan and Israel, and 10 full-time lecturers who teach in a wide range of communication subjects.

Contact Us
The Department of Communication
Office Hours (Available Remotely):
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Office Hours (In Person):
Monday - Wednesday
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Graduate Programs Administrator
Internships
Undergraduate Class Authorizations
Equipment Checkout/Return
Other Inquiries
Office/Delivery Address
Department of Communication
800 Twenty Five Park Place NE
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303
USPS Mailing Address:
Department of Communication
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 5060
Atlanta, GA, 30302-5060