Kristin Bartholomae began teaching at USD as an adjunct professor in the Communication Studies program in 2008. She is a former admission counselor and researcher for CNN. She currently teaches Introduction to Media Studies, a foundational course which presents an overview of media industrial structures and operations.

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From 1960 to 2000 Ron Bonn was a working television journalist, serving as producer and executive producer for CBS News, NBC News, and others. His 19 years at CBS News included five years as senior producer of "The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite," and creation of such programs as "Universe," the science magazine for television. He was in charge of manned spaceflight coverage, including the Apollo moon voyages, for the Evening News. During 12 years at NBC News, he supervised special segments for "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.

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Mary Brinson, PhD, recently completed her doctorate at the University of California, Santa Barbara and is a visiting assistant professor for the 2010-2011 academic year.   Brinson's PhD was completed in the Department of Communication with emphases in the areas of Media Studies and Intergroup/Intercultural Communication.  Brinson's work and research is interdisciplinary in nature, and she has thus enhanced her doctoral work with a minor in Global Studies, and previously earned a B.A. in Political Science.  She also studies the Arabic language.

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William Fallon began teaching at USD in 2006. His research focused on humor production in interpersonal communication. As a graduate teaching associate at SDSU, he was voted one of the school’s favorite faculty members in 2004. Before teaching college, Fallon worked as a corporate trainer and an entertainer. An award-winning speaker, he continues to work as a public speaking consultant and professional speaker.

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Greg Ghio directs the internship program in the department of Communication Studies and teaches lower and upper division courses as well. His lower division classes include Introduction to Human Communication and Public Speaking, his upper division offerings are Interpersonal Communication and Organizational Communication. In his spare time he can be found in the ocean or on a beach near one.

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Gina Lew was recognized as a Professor of Practice in Fall 2011, the first person to receive this title in the Department of Communication Studies.  She teaches Media Writing, and has also taught Introduction to Media Studies and Advanced Journalism.  Lew is a former award-winning broadcast journalist.  During her career she worked for CBS, NBC, and FOX news in Los Angeles and San Diego.  Her extensive background in reporting allows her to offer a “real world” understanding of the media.   Her courses offer a practical look at how the media think, react and respond to current events.  Through current events students are taught how and why the different disciplines of marketing, public relations, and journalism are related to one another.

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T. O’Rourke began teaching at USD in 2008, after working more than 25 years in the marketing communication field. While earning a Master of Arts in Communication Studies at San Diego State University, he conducted groundbreaking research in the area of American funerary participation, and was recognized with the International Communication Association award for instruction excellence. In addition to teaching college courses on public speaking, interpersonal communication, and small group interaction, T O’Rourke facilitates communication training for corporate and non-profit clients, and speaks nationally on funeral consumer issues.

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