Monica Pombo named assistant chair of Department of Communication
Dr. Monica Pombo, associate professor in the Electronic Media/Broadcasting program in the Department of Communication, has been named the department’s assistant chair. She will assist Dr. Janice Pope, department chair.
Dr. Pombo replaces Dr. Carl Tyrie, who has served as interim assistant chair for the past two years. Dr. Tyrie will return to full time teaching in the department.
An Appalachian faculty member since 2003, Dr. Pombo holds a Ph.D. and a Master of Arts from the School of Telecommunications at Ohio University. She graduated from Cleveland State University with a Bachelor of Arts in communication and a minor in English. Dr. Pombo received the 2008 Dwight L. Freshley “Outstanding Young Educator Award” presented by the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA) to a nominated professor who has been teaching between two and five years and has been outstanding in their teaching efforts.
While at Appalachian, Dr. Pombo has been involved in numerous committees and service projects including the College of Fine and Applied Arts Task Force, Faculty Senate, Department of Communication Internship Coordinator, Orientation for New International Faculty, School of Communication Proposal Committee, Documentary Center Advisory Committee, Women’s Studies Curriculum Committee, Interdisciplinary Studies Program Director Search Committee, Diversity Celebration Publicity Committee and The University of North Carolina Exchange Program (UNC-EP) Faculty Advisor for Brazil.