Faculty

The Ph.D. program faculty in the School of Communication and Information (SC&I) is a body that makes key administrative and curriculum decisions related to this program, which is offered jointly through Rutgers School of Graduate Studies (SGS). The program faculty meets at least once every semester, and students are invited to attend and speak (but not as voting members) unless the director declares a meeting open to voting members only (e.g., when conducting annual reviews of students).

Full, associate, affiliate, and adjunct members of the Ph.D. faculty

• Full-time tenure-track faculty members in SC&I who have passed their third-year review are typically considered full members of the Ph.D. faculty.
  
• Tenure-track faculty in their first three years of service, as well as nontenure-track SC&I faculty, are generally associate members.
  
• Tenured or tenure-track faculty from other programs at Rutgers as well as retired or emeritus SC&I faculty who are still participating in the program may be affiliate members.
  
• Adjunct members of the program include individuals from outside Rutgers University as well as nontenure-track Rutgers faculty outside of SC&I.

Full, associate, affiliate, and adjunct members of the graduate faculty may serve as a member of a student's dissertation committee. Only full members may chair a dissertation committee. Full and associate (but not adjunct or affiliate) members have voting rights in this program.

Ph.D. Program Faculty

For a current list of all faculty members in the Ph.D. program, see the Ph.D. Student and Faculty Handbook.