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Susan Allen earned her M.Ed. degree from the University of Vermont and an M.A. degree in Humanities from Arizona State University. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. with a focus in intercultural communication, public relations, and negotiation. Susan has taught courses in communication delivery and theory, interpersonal communication, and negotiation both at the University of Maryland and George Washington University. Her current research deals with persuasive and public relations strategies used by activist groups, including al Qa'ida, and negotiation in formal and informal settings. In July 2009, Susan presented a paper on Muslim civil rights groups at the NCA summer conference on intercultural dialogue that was held in Istanbul, Turkey.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; sallen10@umd.edu
Deepa Anagondahalli received her M.A. degree at the Easterm Michigan University and her B.A. at Ethiraj College - Chennai, India. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. with an emphasis in Intercultural Communication and teaches Oral Communication-Principles and Practice.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; adeepasub@hotmail.com
Lucinda Austin earned her M.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park, and B.S. degrees in Communication and Media Studies from Radford University. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Communication with special emphases in the areas of Public Relations and Health. Her research focuses on the intersections of public relations with health and risk communication for campaigns and organization-public relationship building. Her professional experience includes serving as a Communication Specialist and Research Analyst for a firm offering communication and health marketing research and support to government and non-profit organizations. She is currently teaching two sections of COMM 351: Public Relations Techniques.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; llaustin@umd.edu
Elena Bessarabova Banas (M.A., University of Texas, and B.A., Kuban State University, Russia) is pursuing her Ph.D. with an emphasis in Social Influence & Persuasion, and works for the Center for Risk Communication Research (CRCR). She studies the effects of discrepancy, emotion, and resistance on perceptions of risk and attitude change.
Tim Barney (B.S., Emerson College; M.A., University of Maryland) is a third-year Ph.D. student, originally from the Boston area, specializing in rhetoric and political culture. His current research interests include the ideological implications of twentieth-century maps, and the Cold War rhetoric and popular culture of Eastern and Central Europe. Tim teaches courses at UM in argumentation and debate, and public speaking.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; tbarney@umd.edu
Alison Bassi earned her B.A. in Latin American Studies with a concentration in the Spanish Language from Carleton College. She is currently pursuing an M.A. in Communication with a focus on Intercultural Communication and teaches Oral Communication: Principles and Practices.
Jennifer Bly received her B.A. degree in English (with minors in art and Spanish) from Shippensburg University. She is currently pursuing her M.A. degree in communication with a focus on rhetoric & political culture. She teaches the course Oral Communication: Principles and Practice. Her research interests include the rhetoric of globalization, transnationalism, and cultural identity.
Vanessa Boudewyns-Paquin received her M.A. and B.A. degrees from the University of Minnesota and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. with an emphasis in Social Influence & Persuasion. Her research focuses on health communication and risk behavior; in particular, risky sexual behavior. Her research concerns the application of behavioral theory in designing health interventions and understanding health communication effects. She is also interested in the cognitive processes underlying risk behavior.
Taliaferro 0125; 301-405-1639; vbp@umd.edu
Rowena Briones earned her B.A. degree in Communication Studies (with minors in Marketing and Theatre & Drama) from The College of New Jersey in 2008. She is currently pursuing an M.A. in Communication (Public Relations focus) and is a full time graduate assistant for the Center for Risk Communication Research. Rowena's research interests include health and risk communication (particularly women's health), gender and diversity in public relations, and feminist scholarship.
Taliaferro 0125; 301-405-1639; rbriones@umd.edu
Sabine Chai received an M.A. in Communication from San Diego State University (2005), as well as a Master of Theology (2001) and a B.A. in Chinese Studies (2003) from the University of Vienna, Austria. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. with an emphasis in Intercultural Communication and Negotiation. Sabine has taught courses in intercultural communication, negotiation, communication theory, quantitative research methods, and public speaking.
Skinner 2108; sfritz@umd.edu
Ioana Cionea earned her masters' degree in Communication Studies from Northern Illinois University in 2006 and a Bachelor of Laws from "Dimitrie Cantemir" University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania in 2004. Her area of specialty during her doctoral studies is intercultural communication, with particular focus on cross-cultural argumentation. Ioana has taught courses in public speaking, critical thinking and speaking, argumentation and debate, and environmental communication.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; icionea@umd.edu
Sreashi Das has a B.A. (2003) and an M.A. (2005), both in English, from Calcutta University, India. She has worked as a copywriter in an advertisement agency and later received an M.A. in Communication from Villanova University. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Communication with an emphasis in Intercultural Communication.
Abbe Depretis received her B.A. degree at the University of Pittsburgh and her M.A. degree at the University of Maryland. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. with a focus on Rhetoric & Political Culture, and she is particularly interested in issues of rhetoric and social change. More specifically, her dissertation area involves the rhetoric of the 1960s and 1970s, and she is currently pursuing research regarding the Chicago Eight Trial of 1969-1970. In addition, she teaches courses in gender communication, argumentation, and introduction to communication at the University of Maryland.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; abbe15@hotmail.com
Theresa Donofrio received her B.A. degrees in Speech Communication and Political Science (with a minor in Women's Studies) from Miami University and her M.A. degree in Communication from the University of Maryland. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. with an emphasis in Rhetoric & Political Culture, assisting the Graduate Director, and teaching for the College of Arts & Humanities. Theresa's research interests include collective memory and memorialization, 9/11, the media, and the rhetoric of therapy.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; t.a.donofrio@gmail.com
Heather Noelle Epkins received her bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech and master's degree from Louisiana State University, both in Mass Communication. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. specializing in terrorism and media. Her research interests include media effects, media response to terrorism, and the uses of media for terrorism and counterterrorism. To view Heather's CV, click here.
Sarah Evans (M.A., Wake Forest University; B.S. Bridgewater College) is pursuing her Ph.D. with a focus on Persuasion & Social Influence, and she is interested in public understanding of science and the influence of information seeking and processing on perceptions of risk, learning, and attitude change. Her most recent research focuses on message design and effects in the context of nuclear energy and pesticide exposure.
Taliaferro 0125; 301-405-1639; sevans1@umd.edu
Lindsey Fox earned a B.A. from the University of Richmond in Rhetoric and Communication Studies and an M.A. from the University of Arkansas in Communication. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Communication, specializing in rhetoric and political culture, and teaching courses in critical thinking and speaking.
Skinner 0109; 301-405-0759; lmfox@umd.edu
Elizabeth Gardner received her B.A. at Houghton College and her M.A. in Communication at the University of Maryland. She is now pursuing her Ph.D., specializing in rhetoric and political culture. Her research interests include the rhetoric of social movements, reform, and religion.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; egardner@umd.edu
James G. Gilmore, who is pursuing a Ph.D. with an emphasis in Rhetoric & Political Culture, has a M.A.T. in Theology and the Arts from Fuller Theological Seminary and an M.A. in Theatre from Bowling Green State University. Broadly, his research focus is the intersection between religion, political thought, and culture, with the goal of working to construct a religiously- and culturally-relevant progressive politics.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; gilmorej@umd.edu
Art Herbig (B.A., Loyola Marymount University, M.A., Saint Louis University) focuses his work on Rhetoric and Popular Culture with a specific interest in mediated rhetorical creations.
Skinner 0109; 301-405-0759; aherbig@umd.edu
Mara Hobler earned her B.A. from the University of Washington and her M.S. from the University of Oregon and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. She is interested the potential of public relations for dialogue and advocacy. Her current research project is a qualitative study analyzing constructions of gender in international development using an intersectional lens. Mara has served for the past two years as co-research chair for AEJMC’s Graduate Education Interest Group. Presently, she is teaching COMM 352: Specialized Writing in Public Relations.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; mhobler@umd.edu
Katie Irwin received her B.A. in Communication from the University of Maryland and is currently pursuing her M.A. in Communication, specializing in Rhetoric and Political Culture. She is teaching Oral Communication: Principles and Practice and working as a speech tutor in the department's Media Center.
Ahnlee Jang earned her B.A. from the Nanjing University (Chinese Language) and her M.A. from the University of Southern California (East Asian Languages and Cultures) and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. with emphasis in public relations. She is interested in applying social network perspective understand organizations and publics. Her current research includes examination of activist groups’ social capital, public relations strategies in religious organizations, and the affect of culture in communication/networking behavior of publics.
Skinner 0109; 301-405-0759; ajang@umd.edu
Brian Keenan
received his B.A. in English and Philosophy and a College Park Scholars Citation in International Studies from the University of Maryland. He is currently pursuing an M.A. with an emphasis in Public Relations and he teaches sections of COMM 107.
Skinner 2100; 301-405-8976; bkeen@umd.edu
Leysan Khakimova is a Ph.D. student with an emphasis in Public Relations. She received her B.A. in Arabic Language and Literature from the Kazan State University, Russia, and her M.A. degree in Intercultural Communication and Conflict Management from the University of Kansas. Her thesis focused on the relationship between Ethnic Identity, Self-Construal, and Conflict Management Style, among young Americans and Arabs in the U.S. In her Ph.D. program she continues to study the influence of culture and identity on communication with a special focus on the Middle East. Her recent research projects focused on public diplomacy and blogging in the Arab World.
Hyunhee Kim, APR, received her M.S. degree at Syracuse University and her B.A. degree at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. with a focus on public Relations. She teaches sections of COMM 107: Oral Communication Principles and Practices.
Skinner 2100; 301-405-8976; hkim@umd.edu
Jarim Kim received her M.A. at Purdue University and her B.A. at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. with an emphasis in Public Relations.
Skinner 0109; 301-405-0759; jrkim@umd.edu
Rowena Kirby-Straker earned her M.A. in Communication and Development from Ohio University and is pursuing a Ph.D., focusing on Persuasion and Social Influence. Rowena has worked for more than 15 years in the Caribbean multi-island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the field of environmental communication. Her research interests include emotional appeals and risk communication.
Taliaferro 0125; 301-405-1639; rowiekirby@yahoo.com
Ben Krueger received his M.A. degree at the University of Maryland and his bachelor's degree from Northern Arizona University. He is pursuing a Ph.D., specializing in rhetoric and political culture. His current research interests include the rhetoric of social movements, particularly as they relate to issues of religion and war.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; bkruege1@umd.edu
Beth Kuch received her M.A. in strategic public relations (Annenberg School of Communication) and her B.A. in environmental studies with a minor in public policy from the University of Southern California. She is pursuing her Ph.D. with an emphasis in public relations, focusing on health communication. Some of her professional experience includes community outreach programs, communications, and public relations for tobacco control programs, environmental programs, and civil engineering projects.
Skinner 2100; 301-405-8976; bkuch@umd.edu
Erica Lamm received her M.A. degree at the University of Maryland and her B.A. degree at Luther College. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D., specializing in Communication Education and teaches courses in public speaking and interpersonal communication, and she is assistant director of the Basic Course. Her current research concerns the self-regulated learner in the communication classroom.
DooHee Lee (M.A., Public Relations, Ball State University, 2007; M.A., Mass Communication, KyungHee University, 2005; B.A., Journalism, KyungHee University, 2000) studies public relations, focusing on strategic management and segmentation of publics. He served in the Korean Army as a Public Affairs Officer for two and a half years. Currently he teaches COMM 107.
Abbey Levenshus is pursuing her Ph.D. with a public relations focus. Her research centers on government public relations, including crisis communication, the intersection of faith, values and politics, and the impact of interactive Web tools on government and political communication. She received her M.A. in Public Communication from American University. Her professional experience includes serving as Communication Director for a U.S. Representative, a political technology company, and an information technology management consulting firm in Washington, D.C.
Tiffany Lewis received her B.A in Speech Communication at the University of Washington and her M.A. in Communication Studies at the University of Montana. Her past research has focused on interpersonal communication. She is now pursuing her Ph.D. with a focus on Rhetoric and Political Culture and assisting with COMM 401. Her current research interests include religious political discourse, feminist criticism, and social movements.
Skinner 2100; 301-405-8976; tiffanyjoylewis@gmail.com
Sean Luechtefeld received an M.A. (Wake Forest University, 2009) in communication with a focus in rhetoric and bachelor's degrees (Florida State University, 2007) in Communication Studies and Political Science. He is pursuing his Ph.D. with an emphasis in rhetoric and political culture. His research includes examinations of news media coverage of political candidates and events and he is currently teaching courses in argumentation.
sdl@umd.edu
Yi Luo (B.A., English, Sichuan University, 1998; M.A., English Literature, Eastern Illinois University, 2001; M.A., Communication, University of Maryland, 2003) is a Ph.D. public relations student. Her primary research interests include: public relations management, organizational communication, and feminist scholarship.
Skinner 0109A; 301-405-0775; yiluo@wam.umd.edu
Stephanie Madden received her B.A. degree in Communication Studies from Vanderbilt University. She is currently pursuing her M.A. with an emphasis in Public Relations. Stephanie's research interests include the intersection between public relations, rhetoric, and the idea of freedom. She is currently teaching Oral Communication: Practice and Principles.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; stephanie.l.madden@gmail.com
Yoav Magid received his B.A. in Social Science from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and has worked in the field of debating for the past three years. He is currently pursuing his M.A. with a focus on Persuasion and Social Influence, where psychological principles are applied to communication practices. Yoav teaches Oral Communication: Principles and Practice.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; ymagid@umd.edu
James Marconi received his B.A. degree in Journalism (with a minor in Political Science) from Marist College. He is currently pursuing his M.A. with an emphasis in Rhetoric & Political Culture. His research interests include the Internet and its use as a political tool during campaigns and after elections.
Ryan Merkel earned his B.S. in Business Marketing at the University of Florida, along with minors in European History, Mass Communication Studies, and Art History. He is currently a pursuing a master's degree, focusing on Public Relations and is an instructor of COMM 107. Ryan's research interests include donor relations and the relationship between fundraising and public relations.
Ling Na received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing and M.A. in Linguistics from Syracuse University. She's a Ph.D. student studying persuasion and social influence. Her research interests are health communication and persuasion. Her research goal focuses on facilitating disease prevention and risk reducation and providing social support for people living with terminal illnesses and stigmatized diseases.
Andi Narvaez earned a B.S. degree in Communication and Business Administration with a Marketing concentration and a minor in communication management from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. She is currently pursuing an M.A. degree in Communication with a focus on Public Relations and is an instructor of Oral Communication: Principles and Practice. You can contact her via email (anarvaez@umd.edu), find her on Twitter (@andinarvaez) or read her blog, Down and Across, where she writes about the Web and the technologies that affect us, our interactions and the way we communicate (http://andinarvaez.com).
Jade Olson received her B.A. in Rhetoric and Media Studies with a minor in Philosophy from Willamette University in 2009. Currently pursuing her M.A. with a specialty in Rhetoric and Public Culture and teaching Oral Communication: Principles and Practice, she is particularly interested in Burkean theory and rhetorics surrounding gender, women's rights, public space and transit.
Sejal Patel (M.A. Rutgers University, 2004; B.A. Rutgers University, 2000) is a Ph.D. student studying Social Influence and Intercultural Communication. Sejal has been researching the concept of trust within culture from an emic perspective. She is also interested in information seeking behaviors and the implications of these behaviors on health-related decision making processes. Sejal is the assistant to the Director of the Center for Risk Communication Research and is the current Graduate Studies Committee Graduate Student Representative as well as a past President of COMMGrads, the graduate student organization in the Department of Communication.
Taliaferro 0125 ; 301-405-1639; sejal_r_patel@hotmail.com
Michael Patterson received his B.S. in international relations from the United States Coast Guard Academy. He is currently pursuing an M.A. with an emphasis in public relations.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; mpatters@umd.edu
David Payne (M.A. University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2001; B.A. University of Maryland College Park, 1995) is a Ph.D. student whose interests include intercultural, interpersonal, and humor communication as studied through a quantitative perspective.
Skinner 0109A; 301-405-0775; dapayne1@comcast.net
Katie Reynolds Place earned her B.A. in Communication Studies and French and her M.A. in Communication/English from Virginia Tech. She is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate with research interests in public relations, power and gender. She currently teaches sections of COMM 232: Writing and Editing for Public Relations. To view Katie's CV, click here.
Skinner 0109; 301-405-0759; kplace@umd.edu
Janna Raudenbush earned a B.A. from The College of New Jersey in 2009. Graduating from the Honors Program, her degree is in Communication Studies with a minor in Psychology. She is currently pursuing an M.A. with an emphasis in Public Relations. She teaches sections of COMM 107: Oral Communication Principles and Practices.
Skinner 0109; 301-405-0759; jrauden@umd.edu
Yi Ren received her B.A. for Journalism from Beijing Foreign Studies University. She is currently pursuing a M.A. in communication with a focus on intercultural communication.
Adam Richards (B.A., Wake Forest University, M.A., University of Montana) is pursuing a Ph.D. in Communication with an emphasis in Persuasion and Social Influence. His research interests include cognitive decision making in the context of health communication and physiological responses to message processing.
Ela Rossmiller is currently pursuing a Ph.D. with an emphasis in Intercultural Communication and teaching Oral Communication. Previously, she worked in the field of international education for over a decade. Ela earned a B.A. in French from the University of Chicago and a M.Ed in International Education from Harvard University. She also studied at the University of Paris and the Jagiellonian University. She speaks French and Polish in addition to English.
Alyssa Samek received her M.A. in Speech Communication at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO and her B.A. in Communication Studies and English at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. with an emphasis in Rhetoric and Political Culture and a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies. Her current projects investigate civil religion and civic piety, generic constraints on political rhetoric, the body in political and popular culture, and the intersection of citizenship, nationalism, gender, and sexuality. She also assists the Center for Political Communication and Civic Leadership.
Skinner 2101E; 301-405-8264; asamek@umd.edu
Robin Scholz received her B.A. in Communication Arts and Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her M.A. in Communication and a Graduate Certificate in Rhetorical Leadership at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. with an emphasis in Rhetoric and Political Culture and a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies. Her current projects include Midwestern suffrage, the LGBT social movement, and intersectionality theory. Robin currently teaches COMM 200, Critical Thinking and Speaking.
Skinner 0109; 301-405-0759; rlscholz@umd.edu
Sanja M. Sipek is a Ph.D. student whose interests encompass intercultural communication, conflict management, and crisis communication. She earned her M.A. in Public Communication from the American University, Washington, D.C. and a B.A. in English and French from the University of Zagreb, Croatia.
Skinner 0109; 301-405-0759; ssipek@umd.edu
Christine Skubisz (M.A., Michigan State University; B.A., Purdue University) is a doctoral student in the Department of Communication specializing in persuasion and social influence. Christine’s research examines how individual differences and message features affect perception, cognitive processing, and behavior. Her work has appeared in Communication Yearbook, the Journal of Health Communication, and the Journal of Cancer Education. Christine is a research assistant in the Center for Risk Communication Research.
Taliaferro 0125; 301-405-1639; skubisz@umd.edu
Beth Sundstrom received a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Brown University with a specialization in health communication and women's health and a B.A. from Tulane University in political science. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Health Communication and Public Relations, with interests in social marketing and women’s health. Her most recent research includes web-based survey design and qualitative research to investigate contraceptive use dynamics.
Artesha Taylor received her B.A. and M.A. from San Diego State University. She is currently pursing a Ph.D. with a focus in Rhetoric and Political Culture. Her research interests include African American rhetoric, feminist rhetorical theory and criticism, public sphere, and the rhetoric of social movements. She teaches sections of Comm 360: The Rhetoric of Black America.
Skinner 0109; ataylor1@umd.edu
Jill Cornelius Underhill received her M.A. degree at the University of Maryland and B.A. at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. with an emphasis in Persuasion & Social Influence.
Jill’s research program takes an empirical approach to studying the intersection of persuasion, emotion, and cognition in order to better understand the processes mediating and moderating message reception, acceptance, and behavior change. Specifically, her research focuses on how emotional appeals can elicit attitude and behavior change within political, social, and health communication contexts. Jill is a research assistant for the Center for Risk Communication Research, and is a teaching assistant for COMM 400: Research Methods in Communication.
Taliferro 0125; 301-405-1639; jmc12@umd.edu
Stephen Underhill (B.A. Political Science, Sonoma State University; M.A. Communication Studies, University of Portland) studies Rhetoric and Political Culture, focusing on Cold War political rhetoric. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of Sonoma State University's STAR Newspaper; and also a former Judicial Administration Fellow through California State University, Sacramento's Center for California Studies. Mr. Underhill is a member of the Northwest Communication Association and the National Communication Association, where he has presented conference papers. He currently teaches Argumentation and Debate and is an archives technician at the National Archives, College Park.
Skinner 0109; 301-405-0759; sunderhi@umd.edu
M. Karen Walker received her M.A. degree at the University of Maryland and her B.A. at DePauw University. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. with an emphasis in Rhetoric & Social Change, while concurrently serving as a Franklin Fellow in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Rights and Labor. Ms. Walker’s dissertation project elaborates the rhetorical dimension of Nye’s soft power thesis, relying on dramatistic theories and methods applied to case studies in participatory diplomacy.
703-625-1298 (cell); turtleracer@cox.net; www.rhetoricalens.info
Paula Lazili Weissman received her M.A. from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and her B.A from the University of Massachusetts. She is currenlty pursuing her Ph.D. with an emphasis in public relations. Her research interests include media effects, health communication, and risk communication.
Shady Grove Campus, Building III, Room 5121; pweissma@umd.edu
Ric Winston (B.A. Communication, West Chester University, 2000 & M.A., University of Maryland, 2003) is a student of modern public address whose scholarly interests include presidential rhetoric, popular culture, and the historical progression of Blacks in America. Ric is also interested in media, television, and film criticism.
ricwinston@msn.com; http://www.wam.umd.edu/~rwinston/home.htm
Jingwei Yu received both his B.A. and M.A. at Tongji University in Shanghai, China. He is currently pursuing an M.A. with an emphasis in intercultural communication and is teaching Oral Communication: Principles and Practice.
Skinner 0109; 301-405-0759; jingwei@umd.edu
Teng Zhang
received his B.A. in English from Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, China. He is now pursuing an M.A. with an emphasis in Intercultural Communication. His research interests focus on the relationship between cultural identity and conflict management style, and how easterners and westerners understand the concept of communicative competence and perceive themselves in intercultural encounters.
Skinner 2100; 301-405-8976; tzhang85@umd.edu
Lin Zhu received her B.A. in English and a minor in International Economics and Trade from Beijing Foreign Studies University, China. She is currently pursuing her M.A. with an emphasis on intercultural communication. She hopes to contribute to a better world by facilitating intercultural communication in any walks of life possible. Lin Zhu is teaching Oral Communication: Principles and Practice.
Skinner 2100; 301-405-8976; julinzhu@umd.edu
Lin (Julie) Zhu (M.A. in Communication, University of Texas at Arlington; M.A. in Linguistics, Beijing Foreign Studies University; B.A. in English, Yantai University) is currently pursuing her Ph.D. degree with an emphasis in intercultural communication. Her master's thesis discussed mass media effects on stereotypical perceptions of Chinese and Americans in university settings.
Skinner 0109; 301-405-0759; juliezhu@umd.edu
Amy Zimmerling is an M.A. student with an emphasis in Public Relations. She received her B.A. in English at Trinity College (CT) and her M.E.M. in Ecology at Duke University. Her research focus is the effectiveness of conservation-oriented communication campaigns, particularly with regard to creating positive spillover and promoting a general environmental ethic.
