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Communications

DEPARTMENT CHAIR

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Md Naser

Department Chair

Email: mnaser@csub.eduOffice: Media Arts Center- 106More About Md Naser

Dr. Md Abu Naser is the current Chair of the Department of Communications at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB). He is also a member of the CSUB Academic Senate. He also serves as the Editor of the American Communication Journal, the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Communication Association.

Dr. Naser has two decades of experience in higher education. Before joining the CSUB faculty, he taught at California State University, Sacramento, Oakland University in Michigan and Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). An expert in political communication, Dr. Naser’s primary research area focuses on the intersection between media and politics.

So far, Dr. Naser has authored two books, a book chapter, and seven research articles for peer-reviewed journals. He also presented about 20 papers in academic conferences in the United States and abroad.

Prof. Naser graduated from Dhaka University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mass communication and journalism. He received a second master’s degree in radio journalism from the University of London. He earned his Ph.D. in mass communication and media arts from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA.

A journalist by training, Dr. Naser began his professional career at Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the national news agency of Bangladesh. Before joining academia in 2004, he also worked for the BBC, Voice of America, Bangla TV of London and the American Center in Dhaka.   

FACULTY

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Kyung Jung Han

Associate Professor

Email: khan1@csub.eduOffice: Media Arts Center- 104More About Kyung Jung Han
Kyung Jung Han, PhD, MA is an associate professor of Communications directing public relations concentration. She is an alumna of the University of Georgia (Bulldog)(MA in journalism and mass communication) and of the University of Missouri (Tiger)(PhD in strategic communication). She joined CSUB in 2016. She teaches Upper-division electives such as COMM3090 Strategic Social Media and COMM3060 Communications in Organization as well as Public Relations Requirements. Her research areas include eHealth communication intervention contents and modality development in strategic health communication. Her work can be read in Communication Research, the International Journal of Strategic Communication, the Journal of Prevention, the Journal of Health Communication, and Health Informatics. She is also currently on the editorial board of Korean Journal of Communication by University of Texas Press. She uses multi-method with either/both quantitative or/and qualitative approaches. Her interdisciplinary research projects are with public health, kinesiology, nursing, family medicine, and social work. Within the relevant discipline, her grant experiences are with Kern Health System, Adobe Creative Suite Digital Literacy Fund, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
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Elizabeth Jackson

Professor

Email: ejackson@csub.eduOffice: Media Arts Center- 125More About Elizabeth Jackson

Dr. Elizabeth Jackson is a 35-year veteran of the Department of Communications. A five-credential professor, she holds a BS degree from UCLA in psychology, her first MA degree from Fisk University in clinical psychology, a second MA in Radio Television and Film from Northwestern University, and her PhD in Communications from Northwestern. She holds a postmasters degree credential from California State University Dominguez Hills’ Department of Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Mediation and Negotiation, and is a certified mediator.

Professor Jackson is an international scholar, a two-time Fulbright Scholar to Zimbabwe(2003-2004), and Russia(Senior Scholar, 2012), and has taught worldwide: two stints as a visiting scholar with the International Foundation for Education and Self Help (IFESH) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where at the behest of the Minister of Education she served as the writer/host/producer for the television program “English For Us,” which promoted literacy for the education-deprived post dictator-ruled country, and for which she received the International Scholar of the Year award from the Foundation, and in Malawi, Africa, as a visiting professor where she taught conflict resolution and negotiation to the strife-torn campus-in-conflict with then President of the country Bingu-Wa Mathuria. After her two-year stint in Ethiopia, Jackson wrote, created and directed, “Surviving Abyssinia” (2000), shot underground, about her experiences living in the third poorest country in the world during a breakout war with Eritrea, and for which women made up only 3% of the professional workforce. The video received the Best Documentary of the Year award from the Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF). On additional sabbatical years, Jackson taught conflict-anti-bullying workshops for the gang-ridden inner Belize City for trauma-worn youth at the Anglican school, taught Negotiation and International Conflict Resolution as a visiting scholar for the floating university Semester-at-Sea (SAS) through Central and South American countries including Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, and during an additional appointment with SAS taught communication courses through Cuba, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, India, South Africa and Tanzania.

Jackson currently teaches Negotiation, Theories, Intercultural Communications, and Interpersonal Communications in her department, where is relishes plying her world experiences and wisdom as she helps student navigate through what she deems “this dense and complex world.” She is an avid CFA Union member who has dedicated her last seven years of service as a CFA co-facilitator instructor of Anti-Racism workshops throughout the state of California’s 23 campuses.

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Bianca Moreno

Lecturer

Email: bmoreno1@csub.eduOffice: Media Arts Center- 128More About Bianca Moreno
Bianca Moreno is a full-time Lecturer in the Department of Communications. She plays an instrumental role in fostering a sense of belonging and personhood within the campus community through her service as a mentor in the ‘Runner Scholars Mentor Program, a Basic Needs Ambassador, a Safe Zone Ally, and an UndocuAlly, supporting and embracing students from diverse backgrounds and identities. She is also a Helen Louise Hawk Honors Program Council Member and on the Council of Affiliated Faculty for The Grimm Family Center. Her work extends beyond the university classroom, having taught Communication courses in four California prisons as part of The Rising Scholars Program, and in five high schools in Bakersfield and surrounding rural communities through Dual Enrollment. She also serves on scholarship review boards, assists with grant funding, and facilitates collaborative projects across various fields, furthering her commitment to educational access and equity. Outside of academia, Moreno consults business leaders, nonprofits, political candidates, and student outreach programs to enhance public speaking and communication skills. Through all her work, Moreno remains dedicated to creating spaces where every voice is heard, and every student has the opportunity to thrive.
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Kelly O'Bannon

Lecturer

Email: kobannon@csub.eduOffice: Media Arts Center- 120
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Joe Ren

Assistant Professor

Email: joeren@csub.eduOffice: Media Arts Center- 119More About Joe Ren

Joe Ren is a multimedia artist, designer, and educator. He is an assistant professor in Digital Media at California State University Bakersfield. He is also a co-founder / chief designer at Expose Art and a rotating-term vice-chair of the Executive Committee at the Association of Chinese Artists in American Academia (ACAAA). For the past few years, he has exhibited his works nationally and internationally in America, Sweden, Finland, South Korea, and China. His research and articles have been published in China, England, and America such as, Fusion + Evolution - Teaching and Learning of Design, New Media Art, International Academic Forum on Individualized Education of Art and Design in International Field of Vision, Chinese Literature Today, etc.

His work explores the complex relationship between reality and representation, focusing on the tension between humanity and nature. He exposes the contradiction between appearance and substance by revealing the disorder in our environment. His art highlights themes of alienation, greed, waste, and desire inherent in modern life. Through his use of conflict between foreground and background, he challenges our perception of reality. He questions the boundaries between truth and deception, what we see and what we want to believe, as well as the divide between the real and the imagined. By raising these inquiries, he encourages reflection on the world we inhabit and the postmodern cultural experience, delving into the duality, uncertainty, and doubt surrounding the nature of reality itself.

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Mary Slaughter

Professor

Email: mslaughter@csub.eduOffice: Media Arts Center- 118More About Mary Slaughter
Mary Slaughter earned her M.A. in Film Studies/Production from the University of Iowa, and an M.F.A. in Film and Video Art from the San Francisco Art Institute. Her experimental films have been screened in national and international festivals, conferences, and museums, and her critiques of experimental work have been published in The Journal of Film and Video and Hyperrhiz: New Media Cultures.

EMERITUS FACULTY

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Andy Alali

Professor

Email: aalali@csub.edu
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Judith Pratt

Associate Professor

Email: jpratt@csub.edu
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Donna Simmons

Associate Professor

Email: dsimmons2@csub.edu
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Marla Iyasere

Professor

Email: miyasere@csub.edu

STAFF

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Michelle Monge

Administrative Support Coordinator

Phone: 661.654.6345Email: mregalado@csub.eduOffice: Media Arts Center- 105
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