Faculty & Administration
The faculty and administrators of the online Master of Health Communication degree are academic and industry leaders from diverse fields including health care, communications, public relations, and law. It is through working directly with these professionals that students of the program begin to shape the multi-disciplinary framework necessary to become effective Health Communicators.
Faculty
Please take time to learn more about the esteemed faculty by reading their biographies. Additional content and contributions from program faculty are also available for your benefit.
Kristen Pufahl
Ms. Pufahl is currently a Registered Dietitian for the Jewish Family & Children’s Service and is also a private practice nutrition consultant. Read More…
Stephen Quigley
Professor Quigley is the recipient of the 2004 Lyndon Baines Johnson Student Advisor of the Year Award and the 2004 COMSA Faculty Advisor of the Year Award. Read more…
Tom Fauls
Professor Fauls’ professional expertise includes brand experience with United Airlines, various Kraft brands, Sears, Motorola, GM MasterCard, MCI, Frito-Lay, Southwest, Coors, Kellogg’s, McDonalds, and more. Read more…
Christie Hager
Ms. Hager is the current chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Ad Hoc Committee on Health Reform and Vice-Chair of the Health Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Read more…
Pauline C. Hamel
Dr. Hamel’s research and consulting interests include: health communication, health literacy, professional development, and interdisciplinary health care. Read more…
Wayne W. LaMorte
Dr. LaMorte has been on the faculty team of Boston University for over 20 years and is engaged in the field of public health practice. Read more…
Jo O’Connor
Ms. O’Connor has a wealth of industry knowledge in public relations, with previous work experience at Boston Gardens, Boston Celtics, Wang Center for the Performing Arts, and WZLX-FM in Boston. Read more…
Administration
Domenic Screnci
Dr. Screnci has over 20 years of industry research in digital imaging, teleconferencing in the health care environment, and visual literacy in health care. Read more…
Stephen Quigley
Professor Quigley is the recipient of the 2004 Lyndon Baines Johnson Student Advisor of the Year Award and the 2004 COMSA Faculty Advisor of the Year Award. Read more…
Kristen Pufahl
Title: MS, RD, LDN
Degrees: BS, Georgetown University; MS, Boston University
Courses: Nutrition and Health for Communicators (MET CM 753)
Kristen Pufahl works as a Registered Dietitian in the Nutrition Services program at Jewish Family & Children’s Service in Waltham, Massachusetts. She develops nutrition programs, provides individual nutrition counseling, and educates staff, clients, and the community about healthy [...]
Domenic Screnci
Title: Executive Director, Educational Media and Technology, Boston University
Degrees: Ed.D., Curriculum and Teaching, School of Education, Boston University; M.Ed., Educational Media and Technology, School of Education, Boston University
Courses:
Teaching Public Health
Co-Faculty
Social and Behavioral Sciences
School of Public Health, Boston University
Visual Literacy and Information Design
Instructional Design Masters Program
Division of Corporate, Continuing, and Distance Education
University of Massachusetts/Boston Campus
Domenic Screnci [...]
Stephen Quigley
Title: Associate Professor of Public Relations
Degrees: BA, University of Massachusetts; MEd, Boston University
Courses: Contemporary Public Relations (MET CM 701)
Professor Quigley just completed his tenth year teaching public relations at Boston University and his fourth year as faculty coordinator of the University’s public relations program. Steve serves as co-coordinator of the Master of Science in Health [...]
Read MoreTom Fauls
Title: Associate Professor of Advertising, Director of the College of Communication Advertising Program
Degrees: BA, Communication Arts, University of Notre Dame
MS, Advertising, University of Illinois
Web Commerce Program graduate, DePaul University School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems Institute for Professional Development
GAP (Google Advertising Professional)
Course: Interactive Marketing Communications (MET CM 719)
Professor Fauls is a marketing communications [...]
Read MoreChristie Hager
Degrees: A.B., Smith College
M.P.H., Boston University School of Public Health
J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law
Courses: Ethical Issues in Medicine and Public Health Communication (MET CM 754)
Christie Hager has returned to faculty of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health, after having served as Chief Health Counsel in [...]
Pauline C. Hamel
Title: Adjunct Faculty
Degrees: B.S., Physical Therapy, Northeastern University, Boston Bouve College
M.Ed., Education/Rehabilitation Administration, Northeastern University Graduate School of Education
Ed.D., Administration, Training, and Policy, Boston University School of Education
Courses: Introduction to Health Communication (MET CM 781)
The American Health Care System for Health Communicators (MET CM 750)
Pauline C. Hamel, Ed.D, PT has been teaching in the [...]
Wayne W. LaMorte
Title: Professor of Epidemiology; Assistant Dean for Education
Degrees:B.A., Biological Sciences, Rutgers University
M.D., Medicine, College of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ
Ph.D, Biochemistry, Boston University Graduate School
M.P.H., Epidemiology/Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health
Courses: Introduction to Epidemiology for the Health Communicator (MET CM 751)
Dr. LaMorte received his MD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New [...]
Jo O’Connor
Title: Associate Professor of Public Relations
BA, Ohio State University
MS, Boston University Professor O’Connor was formerly the Director of Public Relations at the Boston Garden and the FleetCenter, handling all the media details of the arenas’ closing and opening ceremonies, respectively.
She then became the Director of Advertising, Special Events & Publicity for the Boston Celtics, creating [...]
