Media & Communication Graduate Assistants

Sasha Allgayer

Sasha Allgayer

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Global Media, International Communication, and Critical/Cultural Studies

Mohammad Ala-Uddin

Mohammad Ala-Uddin

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Development Communication; Intercultural Communication; ICTs for Development (ICT4D); Communication for social justice; Gender, Communication, and Development; Critical/Cultural Studies

Erika M. Behrmann

Erika M. Behrmann

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Feminist Media Studies, Postcolonial Feminism, and Pedagogy

Nicky Chang Bi

Nicky Chang Bi

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Media Effects, New Media, and Health Communication

linkedin.com/in/nicbi

Benjamin Brojakowski

Benjamin Brojakowski

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Social Media Studies, Impression Management, Social Justice/Social Media Activism

Dhiman Chattopadhyay

Dhiman Chattopadhyay

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Media Effects, Gender & Media, News Framing, and Organizational Communication

linkedin.com/in/dhimanchattopadhyay

Cody M. Clemens

Cody M. Clemens

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Critical Cultural Studies, Organizational Communication, Health Communication, Training & Development, Intersectionality, and Qualitative Research Methodology

linkedin.com/in/codymclemens

Linsay M. Cramer

Linsay M. Cramer

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Intercultural Communication and Whiteness Studies​

Zehui Dai

Zehui Dai

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Intercultural Communication, Social Identity, and Feminism & Technology

Jeanette M. Dillon

Jeanette M. Dillon

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Critical Cultural Studies, Organizational Health Communication, Organizational Communication, and Cultural Studies

Andrew R. Donofrio

Andrew R. Donofrio

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Intercultural Communication, Rhetorical Criticism, and Critical/Cultural Studies

Claire Youngnyo Joa

Claire Youngnyo Joa

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Media Effects, Big Data Analytics, and Gamification

Emi Kanemoto

Emi Kanemoto

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Rhetoric & Society, Media & Society, and Intercultural Rhetoric

Yannick Kluch

Yannick Kluch

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Critical/Cultural Studies of Media/Communication, Communication & Sport, Gender & Social Identity, and Intercultural Communication

Dinah A. Tetteh

Dinah A. Tetteh

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Health Communication, Development Communication, Media Effects, and Interpersonal Communication

Christian Thompson

Christian Thompson

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Narrative and Organizational Communication

Shrinkhala Upadhyaya

Shrinkhala Upadhyaya

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Development Communication, Health Communication, and Intercultural Communication

Graeme Wilson

Graeme Wilson

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Media effects and Critical/Cultural Studies

linkedin.com/in/graeme-j-wilson

Xiaoli Wen

Xiaoli Wen

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Linguistics, International education, Pedagogy, Intercultural Communication, Development Communication, and Health Communication

Chenjie Zhang

Chenjie Zhang

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
International/Global Communication, New Media, and Mediated Localized Communication

Graeme Wilson

Fiouna Ruonan Zhang

Ph.D program

Areas of Research:
Online Opinion Leadership and New Media Effects

Updated: 09/28/2026 06:28PM