Graduate Students
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Franco Capalbo
Graduate Student
University of Utah
Research Interests: Sports Communication & Business Communication
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Eyesiere Essien
Graduate Student
University of Uyo, Nigeria
Research Interests: Interpersonal Communication, International Communication. Child Abuse, DEI in the Workplace
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Marge Strong
Graduate Student
B.S., Mathematics
Michigan State University
Research Interests:
Representations of race, gender, and disability in pop culture
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Blessing Giwa
Graduate Student
University of Benin, Nigeria
Research Interests: Political Communication
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Ali Haddleton
Graduate Student
Wake Forest University
Research Interests: Race, Education, Critical Theory
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Toni Hines
Graduate Student
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Research Interests: Child & Parenting Communication
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Holden Koons
Graduate Student
James Madison University
Research Interests: Finance & Business
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Thomas Ray
Graduate Student
Wake Forest University
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K.J. Smith
Graduate Student
Wake Forest University
Research Interests: Sports Communication
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Harry Thursfield
Graduate Student
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Research Interests: Sports Communication