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Javier de Diego brings to Hampton University nearly 25 years of TV news production and reporting experience at the local and national levels, with most of that time in senior roles at CNN. He served on the frontlines of some of America’s biggest stories in the field and the control room, earning him one of […]

Dr. Erica N. Hilton has over a decade of experience working in digital and strategic communication for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an international labor union, and multiple national non-profit organizations. She has managed websites, social media, and digital ad campaigns; developed and executed strategic communication campaigns; and produced a docuseries on America’s labor

Devika Koppikar (Professor “Koppi”) brings to Hampton University two decades of experience in communications and education. After earning her master’s degree in journalism from American University, she worked as a press secretary to U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings. She then segued into academia, teaching intercultural communications and public speaking in Washington, D.C. metro-area community colleges. 

Tommy Heffron is an award-winning film/video artist and performer whose works have screened and exhibited internationally. In Chicago, he developed and taught filmmaking and media studies curriculum to elementary and high school age youth in numerous schools and community centers. In addition, he brought an annual storytelling and scene building workshop to incarcerated youth at

Efrem Graham is a seasoned media professional. He is an entertainment reporter, host, producer and creator of the Telly Award winning entertainment news magazine Studio 5. He also serves as the host for the show’s companion podcast, Conversations from Studio 5. And he serves as a news anchor and correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network. Efrem has

Dr. James R. Ford is a career Department of Army Civilian, who retired in August 2018, after 34 years. Throughout his tenure, he has served in varied public affairs, writing and editing, training and education, and distributed (distance) learning supervisory and practitioner roles. His interests eclectically converge in the areas of public affairs reporting and

Deborah Flippens has been a professional communicator for more than 20 years, with several years of teaching experience (face-to-face and online) of courses in Journalism and Communications at Elizabeth City State University (North Carolina) and Hampton University. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Mass Communications (Broadcast Administration) from Norfolk State University and a

Wayne Dawkins has been a professional journalist for more than 24 years, including 16 years at Gannett newspapers in Westchester, New York, and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, NW Indiana, plus the Daily Press of Newport News-Hampton, Virginia. He transitioned to academia two decades ago and taught at Hampton’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, then

Carol Crabbe is a communications specialist with over 13 years of experience. A native of Ghana, West Africa, she earned a master’s degree in Media and Public Affairs from the George Washington University in Washington, DC and a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Ms. Crabbe has worked with Wilson Global