
Farah Alsakhita
Graduate Student
B.A., Communication
Wake Forest University
Research Interests:
multimedia project, rhetorical studies, place-based theory, qualitative method, and specifically storytelling method.

Gina Giorgio
Graduate Student
B.S., Psychology
High Point University
Research Interests:
Health Communications, Media, and Political Communications with an emphasis on drug stigma and drug policy.

Nadia Marie Johnson
Graduate Student
B.A., Communication Arts
Johnson C. Smith University
Research Interests:
Black women representation in media (broadcast and internet) – agenda-setting theory, classical rhetorical theory, cultivation theory, and media logic theory.

Jada Miller
Graduate Student
B.S., Journalism
West Virginia University
Research Interests:
Communication within technology, popular culture, intercultural communication, media studies and also open to acquiring more research interests!

Marge Strong
Graduate Student
B.S., Mathematics
Michigan State University
Research Interests:
Representations of race, gender, and disability in pop culture

Shuruq Alsafari
Graduate Student
B.A., Public Relations
King Abdulaziz University
Research Interests:
Children’s communication, international relations theory
and problems, and social media impact.

Eliza Buckner
Graduate Student
B.A., Sociology
George Mason University
Research Interests:
archives, rhetoric, disability justice, decolonial theory, and political economy.

Noah Graham
Graduate Student
B.S., Public Administration
George Mason University
Research Interests:
Disability, international relations, political rhetoric

Sam Shear
Graduate Student
B.A., Communication & Political Science
Christopher Newport University
Research Interests:
political rhetoric, media, and controversy.

C Wal
Graduate Student
B.S., Psychology
University of Michigan
Research Interests:
Political communication, argumentation theory

Jurabek Karimov
Graduate Student
B.A., Coaching
University of Physical Culture of Tashkent
Interests:
Communication in Sport

Ryan King
Graduate Student
B.A., Communication
Wake Forest University
Interests:
Interpersonal Communication, Relational Communication, Conflict Management

Catherine Marple
Graduate Student
B.A., University Scholar: Philosophy, English,
Communication, Film & Digital Media
Baylor University
Interests:
Positive Media Effects, Narrative Structure, Character Development, Persuasion

Emilia Migliaccio
Graduate Student
B.A., Communication
Wake Forest University
Interests:
Gender Inequality/Stereotypes in the Sports Industry as diversity issues within the workforce in the sports industry

Jakob Schnaitter
Graduate Student
B.A., Business Management
Azusa Pacific University
Interests:
Impact of Social Media and Press on Athlete’s Mental Health; Sports Media; Intercultural Communication

Jackie Bumgarner
Graduate Student
B.A., Communication and Social Influence
Temple University
Interests:
Conflict Communication, Hostage Negotiation, Violent Extremism

Mara Busch
Graduate Student
B.A., Communication and Political Science
University of Missouri
Interests:
Social Movement Studies, Race and
Representation in the Media, Sexual Health

Halle Campbell
Graduate Student
B.A., Strategic Communication and Art &
Architecture History
Miami University
Interests:
Political Communication, Advocacy and Activism, and the Impact of Social Media

Alex Marban
Graduate Student
B.A., Communication & French Studies
Wake Forest University
Interests:
Debate, Rhetoric, Political Communication

Tajha Na’il
Graduate Student
B.A., Mass Communication
Winston-Salem State University
Interests:
Intercultural Communication

Pratiti Shah
Graduate Student
B.A., Human Resource Management
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University,
Gandhinagar
Interests:
Media Effects, Narrative Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Persuasion Theory