Public Relations Faculty

Pam Carstens
Roger & Mary Baxter Professor of Business Administration and World Affairs, Department Chair
B.A., Coe College
M.B.A., Ph.D., The University of Iowa
E-mail: pcarsten@coe.edu

Dr. Carstens teaches marketing, advertising, and strategic management. She is the Administrative Coordinator of Coe's Public Relations degree. Pam also runs small business consulting projects for the department and frequently supervises student research projects. She is active with the Investment Fund.

Rob Kuennen
Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Economics
B.A., Notre Dame
M.B.A., The University of Iowa
E-mail: rkuennen@coe.edu

Professor Kuennen teaches both marketing and management courses and has an interest in international business/marketing. He lived and worked abroad for over two years and taught courses in the Czech Republic and Ecuador. He was in private industry for several years before committing himself to academia.

Lucille Goodson
Associate Professor of Art
A.A., B.S., Black Hills State College
M.F.A., Indiana University

Specializes in photography, printmaking, drawing, and two-dimensional design.

Peter Thompson
Associate Professor Of Art
Chair, Art Department
B.A., M.A., M.F.A., University of Iowa

Specializes in painting, digital art, drawing, and art history.

Jane Nesmith
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
B.A., The College of Wooster
M.A., Indiana University
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Dr. Nesmith teaches Rhetorical Theory and Practice, Professional Writing, and Advanced Writing Workshop. She is also the faculty advisor for The Pearl.

Karen Sindelar
Adjunct Instructor in Rhetoric; Director of the Speaking Center
B.A., Luther College
M.A., Antioch New England Graduate School

Ms. Sindelar teaches Public Speaking, Nonverbal Communication, and Public Relations courses. She is the Director of the Speaking Center, the Campus Compact Service Learning Faculty Representative and on the National Leadership Task force for Communicating Common Ground National Service Learning Initiative for Multicultural Education.

Deborah Wooldridge
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
B.A., B.S., Iowa State University
M.F.A, Yale University

Ms. Wooldridge, Chair of the Rhetoric Department, teaches Interpersonal, Intercultural, and Small Group Communication; and Speech Seminars.

Susanne Gubanc
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
B.A., University of Illinois - Springfield
M.A., Miami University (Ohio)
M.A., University of York, England

Ms. Gubanc teaches Journalism courses and serves as Advisor to the Cosmos.