Faculty and Staff

Members of the department’s award-winning staff of reporters, former print editors, producers, consultants and authors have earned the Pulitzer Prize, Emmy Award, and regional and national honors. Students work closely with faculty in small classes, learning the fundamentals of reporting, writing and editing as well as critical thinking, interviewing skills, production and research techniques, ethics, communication law and history.

Faculty

• Pederson, Tony
  Professor and The Belo Foundation Endowed Distinguished Chair in Journalism
  tpederso@smu.edu
  214.768.3969
• Barta, Carolyn
  Professor of Practice
  cbarta@smu.edu
  214.768.4829, 214.801.2348 (cell)
• Batsell, Jake
  Assistant Professor, Faculty Adviser to smudailycampus.com
  jbatsell@smu.edu
  214.768.1915
• Bell, Chelsea
  Visiting Assistant Professor
  crbell@mail.smu.edu
  214.768.4913
• Hackett, Pam Harris
  Broadcast Executive-in-Residence
  phackett@smu.edu
• Hart, Robert
  Adjunct Lecturer
  robert@roberthart.com
• Houston, Michele
  Senior Lecturer and Studio Manager
  mhouston@smu.edu
  214-768-4784, 469-426-1765 (cell)
• Kraeplin, Camille
  Associate Professor
  Kraeplin@smu.edu
  214.768.3431
• Suhler, Jayne
  Professor of Practice
  jsuhler@mail.smu.edu
  214.768.3880
• Thomas, Karen
  Professor of Practice
  kthomas@smu.edu
• Tomaso, Bruce
  Adjunct Lecturer
  btomaso@smu.edu
• Vamos, Mark
  William O'Neil Chair of Business Journalism
  mvamos@smu.edu
  214.768.3695

Staff List

• Emery, Robert
  Senior Media Equipment Technician
  remery@smu.edu
  214.768.7288
• Goodson, Lisa
  Office Administrator
  lisag@smu.edu
  214.768.2775