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Meet Our Faculty
James Pinson
James Pinson is a professor of journalism at EMU and has taught here since the fall of 1990. He holds a doctorate in journalism from the University of Missouri, where he also taught for six years.He is co-author with Brian S. Brooks and Jean Gaddy Wilson of "Working With Words," a grammar, style and usage guide for student and professional journalists, as well as its accompanying workbook. He is also co-author with Brooks of the "St. Martin's Wire Services Hotline," a computer program, and co-author with Brooks and Jack Z. Sissors of "The Art of Editing" and its accompanying workbook.
Carol Schlagheck
Carol Schlagheck is a professor of journalism at Eastern Michigan University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Toledo, a master’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University and a doctoral degree in mass communication from Bowling Green State University.Schlagheck has more than 20 years of journalism experience. She was a founder of a community weekly, which she edited for two years, then worked at the Monroe (Mich.) Evening News as a reporter, feature editor and copy editor for more than 10 years, and continues to work as a freelance writer for newspapers and magazines.
Charles E. Simmons
Journalism Professor Charles E. Simmons attended schools in Detroit, holds a BA degree from Langston University, Oklahoma; a 'MS from Columbia University in New York City; and a Juris Doctor (JD) from Georgetown University in Washington. His articles have appeared in African American, national and international newspapers and magazines, and he has hosted a radio program in Los Angeles.He has reported news in Africa, the Middle East, Europe as well as in the United States. A former legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Simmons has taught at Howard University in Washington and California State University-Los Angeles. He is currently a member of the advisory editorial board of the Michigan Citizen Newspaper and the board of directors of the Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice.
Christine M. Tracy
Christine M. Tracy is a rhetorician, media ecologist, and communications scholar. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Rhetoric from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., where she was a founding editor of Computer-Mediated Communication, one of the Web’s first e-zines. Her “The Evolution of the Newspaper of the Future,” was published in The Proficient Reader and in Perspectives: Online Journalism. Other recent publications include “The Trilogy List: An Effective Rhetorical Strategy for Designing Digital Texts,” Language Arts Journal of Michigan. She is currently working on a book project for Hampton Press: “Into the Newssphere: An Exploration of News and Information Delivery as an EcoSystem.” Her research focuses on developing an ecology of news and studying digital journalism and the shifts in consciousness precipitated by emergent media practices. She is a member of the Media Ecology Association, Rhetoric Society of America, and the National Communication Association. She lives in Ann Arbor with her dog Heidi.Arnold Mackowiak
Arnold Mackowiak is an Ann Arbor News copy editor and a frequent lecturer for the EMU Journalism Program.Sheryl James
Sheryl James, an EMU alum, is winner of the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing and a reporter for The Detroit Free Press. She is a frequent journalism lecturer.
