NCA's Doctoral Program Guide

The Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa offers a nationally-recognized doctoral program and delivers a diverse liberal arts curriculum that provides large numbers of undergraduates with the theoretical and practical knowledge they need to succeed in a rapidly-changing world.

Admission Requirements 

• A bachelor’s degree from a Regionally Accredited American College or University, or an equivalent degree from another country as determined by the Office of Admissions.
• A minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00, or the foreign equivalent as determined by the Office of Admissions.

Graduate Faculty 

• Associate Professor Shelly Campo, Ph.D., Michigan State University 
• Assistant Professor E. Cram, Ph.D., Indiana University
• Professor Steve Duck, Ph.D., University of Sheffield, UK
• Assistant Professor Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
• Professor Tim Havens, Ph.D., Indiana University
• Associate Professor Joy Elizabeth Hayes, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
• Associate Professor Jiyeon Kang, Ph.D., University of Illinois
• Assistant Professor Alfred L. Martin Jr., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
• Associate Professor Rachel McLaren, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
• Professor Kembrew McLeod, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
• Assistant Professor Sylvia Mikucki-Enyart, Ph.D., University of Illinois
• Assistant Professor Jenna Supp-Montgomerie, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
• Associate Professor Rita Zajacz, Ph.D., Indiana University 

NCA Awards Received by Faculty and Students, 2000-present 

• Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Family Communication, 2007
• Woolbert Research Award, 2006
• Haiman Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Freedom of Expression, 2007
• Winans-Wichelns Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address, 2000
• Wallace Memorial Award, 2009, 2014
• Kibler Memorial Award, 2004
• Knapp Award in Interpersonal Communication, 2014