Faculty Spotlight
Amy Fountain
By Abby Zupa, PR student intern
The 2024-25 academic year marks Amy Fountain’s 25th year as an instructor in Mississippi State’s Department of Communication. Originally from Lafayette, Louisiana, Fountain received her bachelor’s and master’s in communication studies from Louisiana State University.
With her husband accepting a job at MSU, Fountain made the move to Starkville. When first moving, Fountain said she didn’t expect to stay in Starkville for very long, but 25 years later she says she couldn't have pictured or wanted it any other way.
Fountain says her favorite part of working in the communication field is learning and understanding how humans communicate.
“I love understanding how we process messages in the way that we do,” Fountain said. “How two different people process the same message in two different ways is always fascinating.”
When asked about her best piece of advice for communication students, Fountain responded with, “Get an internship. One internship at least. Two is even better!”
If you weren’t in the communication field what would you do?
Engineering. I was really good at math and science, and that’s kind of how my brain works. It doesn’t typically fit communication, but I really like puzzles, solving and figuring things out.
If you could watch one movie for the rest of your life what would it be?
Grease. It reminds me of my childhood. Every slumber party I went to we would watch Grease.
What is your favorite place you’ve ever been to?
I love a day at the beach. I don’t care if it’s the winter and it’s cold, or if it’s raining, or if it’s the middle of summer. I’ve been to a lot of really cool places where I’ve been sightseeing and gotten to see historic things, but I just love the beach.