Akintunde Babatunde is a Ph.D. student in Media and Communication at the University of Iowa. His research examines the geopolitics of digital platform governance, focusing on how power, regulation, and democratic accountability intersect in the global media ecosystem.

Third-year PhD student in the rhetoric track of Communications Studies.

Cameron Brown is a Graduate Student in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa.

Nic Cloyd is a PhD student in the Department of Communication Studies.

Bryleigh DeJong is a masters student in the Communication Studies Department.

Dorcas Doku is a PhD student in the Department of Communication Studies, with a research focus on interpersonal and health communication.

Elizabeth Hansen is a 3rd year PhD student in Communication studies at the University of Iowa, specializing in interpersonal communication.

Celeste Howington is a Carroll Arnold Fellow and first year PhD student in the Media, History, and Culture track of Communication Studies.

Corrine is a PhD Candidate in Media Studies within the Communication Studies department. She is currently working on her dissertation about the popular music industry, fans, and feminism.

Chia-Hsuan is a third-year Ph.D. student in Communication Studies at the University of Iowa, specializing in the Rhetoric, Culture, and Engagement track.

Ling received her bachelor’s degree as a double-major in Political Science and East Asian Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in Korean Studies from Korea University in Seoul, South Korea.

Yijin Li is a first-year PhD student in Department of Communication Studies.

Mengmeng is a doctoral candidate in Communication Studies. Her research focuses on digital feminist activism and queer resistance in China’s authoritarian context. Her work has appeared in Feminist Media Studies, Popular Communication, and the edited book Feminist Activism in the Post-2010s Sinosphere.

Caroline Parish is an MA student in the Department of Communication Studies.

I am currently pursuing my PhD in Interpersonal Communication. My research goals are focused on engaging collaboratively with community members to reform systems that do not adequately serve the community's needs. I am primarily interested in how people manage stigmatized information and social support.

Shannon Sweeney is a PhD student in the Media, History, and Culture program.

Xinyue is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. While her research interests are still developing, she has found herself using rhetorical approaches to look at issues of global culture, public memory, and the intersections of race, gender, and national identity.

June Wang is an MA student in the Department of Communication Studies. Drop In Hours: Tuesdays 10:00-11:30am Wednesdays, 2:30-4:00pm

Ewen is a Ph.D. student in Communication Studies at the University of Iowa, with interdisciplinary training in culture and media studies.

Jade Xu is a PhD student in the Department of Communication Studies.