NCA's Doctoral Program Guide

The doctoral program in Communication at Washington State University provides world class curriculum, faculty, and facilities to prepare students as scholars and educators. In the doctoral program, students work with diverse faculty who study health communication, intercultural and international communication, media processes and effects, media and society, and organizational communication.

Admission Requirements

• Official transcripts
• GRE scores
• TOEFL scores (for international students)
• Resume/CV
• Three letters of recommendation
• Personal Statement

Graduate Faculty

• Professor Erica Weintraub Austin, Ph.D. Stanford University
• Assistant Professor Rachel Bailey, Ph.D., Indiana University
• Associate Professor Porismita Borah, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
• Assistant Professor Amanda Boyd, Ph.D., University of Calgary
• Associate Professor Douglas Hindman, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
• Associate Professor Elizabeth Hindman, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
• Assistant Professor Jay Hmielowski, Ph.D., Ohio State University
• Associate Professor Stacey Hust, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
• Assistant Profesor Myiah Hutchens, Ph.D., Ohio State University
• Assistant Professor Bimbisar Irom, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
• Assistant Professor Yoon-Joo Lee, Ph.D., University of Tennessee
• Assistant Professor Yujung Nam, Ph.D., University of Southern California
• Assistant Professor Mina Park, Ph.D., University of Southern California
• Associate Professor Jeffrey Peterson, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
• Professor Bruce Pinkleton, Ph.D., Michigan State University
• Professor Lawrence Pintak, Ph.D., University of Wales
• Professor Alexis Tan, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin 
• Assistant Professor Jessica Willoughby, Ph.D., University of North Carolina