UA Journalism Department Chair Greer Named Interim C&IS Dean

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Jennifer Greer, professor and journalism department chair, has been named interim dean of the College of Communication and Information Sciences, effective Sept. 1.

Greer will work with Dr. Loy Singleton, retiring dean, through Oct. 31. Singleton served the College as dean for seven years. Because of her role as interim, Greer will be ineligible for the permanent dean position, which will be filled via a nationwide search.

Before coming to UA as chair in 2007, Greer had been an associate professor, interim associate dean, academic chair and graduate coordinator for the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada. She earned a doctorate from the University of Florida, a master’s from the University of Kansas and two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Missouri.

She worked as a reporter for The Kansas City Star and the Reno Gazette-Journal and as the managing editor for The Gainesville Sun’s Sun.ONE. She also worked in university relations while studying at Kansas and Florida.

Her research interests include digital news and social media, gender and sport, media effects and media credibility. She chairs the teaching committee and is on the national board of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.