Faculty & Staff

Contact Us

308 Karpen Hall, CPO 2120
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804
Office: 828.232.5027
Fax: 828.232.2421
masscommunication@unca.edu

Faculty members may be conducting their office hours virtually or in person for the Fall 2022 semester. Please contact them directly if you’d like to set up an appointment.

Sonya DiPalma, Ph.D., A.P.R.

• Chair & Associate Professor of Mass Communication
• sdipalma@unca.edu
• 2316
• 307 Karpen Hall

Rebecca Tomberlin

• Administrative Assistant
• btomberl@unca.edu
• 251-6422
• 227 Delany Hall

Don Diefenbach, Ph.D.

• Professor of Mass Communication
• ddiefenb@unca.edu
• 6731
• 302 Karpen Hall

Michael Gouge, M.A.

• Senior Lecturer of Mass Communication
• mgouge@unca.edu
• 232-2423
• 305 Karpen Hall

Alan Hantz, Ph.D.

• Professor Emeritus
• hantz@unca.edu

Elijah LaPlante

• Video & Computer Lab Manager
• elaplant@unca.edu
• 251-6586
• 020 Karpen Hall

Laura Meadows, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor of Mass Communication
• meadows@unca.edu
• 251-6615
• 303 Karpen Hall

Stephanie O'Brien, Ph.D.

• Lecturer of Mass Communication
• sobrien@unca.edu
• 251-6613
• 304 Karpen Hall

Anne Slatton, M.F.A.

• Assistant Professor
• aslatton@unca.edu
• 232-2422
• 306A Karpen Hall