Academics at MBC
Faculty
Alice Araujo
Associate Professor
Alice Araujo teaches courses in Intercultural Communication,
Gender and Communication, Women and Film, Interpersonal Communication,
Small Group Communication, Public Speaking, Communication Research, and
Senior Seminar in Communication. She serves as Chair of the Undergraduate
College and University Interest Group of the National Communication Association
and as a reviewer for that NCA Section. In addition, Araujo
has worked as a facilitator for the Virginia Foundation of Independent
Colleges and for the Associated Colleges of the South Summer Workshops
for College Teachers.
Dr. Araujo has received two grants from the National Institutes
of Health to study gender and the communication of empathy toward
perceived adversarial groups. Her current research interests also include
intercultural alliances with a focus on social class. Araujo earned her
PhD in Communication Studies from the University of Kansas, her MA
in Mass Communication from Miami University of Ohio, and her
undergraduate degree in Communication and English from Allegheny College.
Bruce Dorries
Assistant
Professor of Communication Bruce Dorries serves as chair of the department.
In addition to teaching Public Speaking, Mass Communication, Media Writing,
Principles of Public Relations, Principles of Advertising, Communication
Theory, and Senior Seminar in Communication, he writes a bi-weekly column
about environmental issues for Staunton’s The
News Leader, and contributes to other regional publications as a
feature writer and photojournalist. His research interests include media
coverage of people with disabilities and community service learning/civic
engagement.
Dr. Dorries earned his BA in Journalism and History at Baylor University, his MA from The University of Corpus Christi State University (now Texas A&M at Corpus Christi), and his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. Prior to graduate work from 1990-95 to earn a doctorate in communication, Dorries worked for six years in the public relations and journalism industries.
His interests and hobbies include: child rearing, tree raising, aerobics, yoga, cycling, paddle sports, camping, gardening, and study of Eastern philosophies and world religions.
Bruce Joffe
Associate
Professor of Communication Bruce Joffe has taught at The American University
and George Mason University before moving to Staunton in 2003 and joining
Mary Baldwin College as an adjunct faculty member in the College's Adult
Degree Program. In addition to teaching courses
on mass media, business communications, journalism and public relations,
Dr. Joffe has owned and served as creative director of a full-service
public relations firm and advertising agency with clients in the corporate,
non-profit, trade association, and municipal sectors. He received
his B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in Foreign
Language/Education, his MS in Educational Administration & Supervision
from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, and his PhD in Business
Communication from Pacific Western University.
Now an academic advisor in Mary Baldwin's Adult Degree Program and public relations consultant for the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, his current academic pursuits include Gay & Lesbian Studies.
Sarah H. Ludwig
Assistant professor Sarah H. Ludwig (Sally) practiced law with the firms
of Smeltzer & Hart in Roanoke, Virginia, and Ludwig & Ludwig
in Staunton, Virginia, before joining the Mary Baldwin faculty in 1992.
Dr. Ludwig teaches Business Law I and II, Constitutional Law I and II,
Mass Media Law and Ethics, and Judicial Process. She also serves
as the Pre-legal advisor for Mary Baldwin students interested in law
school or law related careers.
Dr. Ludwig received a BA from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, VA, and a MA in English from the University of Virginia. After teaching 11th and 12th grade English at Fairfax Hall School in Waynesboro for four years, she returned to school and received a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law.
In addition to teaching part-time in the Residential College for Women, Dr. Ludwig also offers her courses as independent tutorials for Mary Baldwin Adult Degree Students. Her areas of special interest are First Amendment and Equal Protection law.
Allan Moyé
Assistant
Professor and Director of Studios Allan Moyé has taught
communication courses at Mary Baldwin College for nine years, including
video production classes, film studies, screenwriting, and broadcasting. He
received his undergraduate degree from East Carolina University. He
studied screenwriting at Georgetown University and UCLA, filmmaking at
the New York Film Academy, and has had extensive training in audio production.
He earned his MFA in Drama/Communications from the University of New
Orleans, in which program he studied under filmmaker Miroslav Mandic
in Prague, Czech Republic.
Moyé also teaches screenwriting for the University of New Orleans' Low Residency MFA program and has been an instructor at UNO's Summer Seminars in Madrid, Spain.
He is a two-time recipient of the Governor's Award for Screenwriting at the Virginia Festival of American Film and has won awards from America's Best Screenplay competition and the Wisconsin Screenwriter's Forum. Two of his narrative screenplays, "The Blue Man" and "The Good Neighbor" have been optioned in Hollywood. Moyé has produced and directed various short films and been a contributor to many narrative and documentary projects. He is front man and songwriter for the rock ‘n roll band, The Findells.
