Xam Chan is the International Student Representative for the Annenberg Communication Graduate Student Association (ACGSA)

Year: Third

Hometown: Hong Kong

Undergraduate/Graduate Institutions: The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Goldsmiths, University of London

Research Area: Digital intimacy, queer theory, advertising

Publications/presentations...

Joan Miller is the First-Year Representative for the Annenberg Communication Graduate Student Association (ACGSA)

Year: First

Hometown: Lansing, Michigan

Undergraduate/Graduate Institutions: BA in Theatre Arts from Kalamazoo College; MFA in Dramatic Writing from Savannah College of Art and Design; MA in Performance Studies from NYU Tisch School of the Arts

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Name: Young Ji Kim

Graduation Year: 2014

Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Collective Intelligence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research Area: Collective intelligence, team collaboration, online credibility, online social influence

Recent Publications and Presentations:

Kim, Y. J. & Hollingshead, A. B. (2015)....

Melissa Brough , who completed her Ph.D. in Communication from USC Annenberg in 2014, was recognized with the Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from the National Communication Association for her dissertation, "Participatory Public Culture and Youth Citizenship in the Digital...

James Lee is the Technology Representative for the Annenberg Communication Graduate Student Association (ACGSA)

Year: Third

Hometown: Los Angeles

Undergraduate/Graduate Institutions: University of California, Santa Barbara; Columbia University

Research Area: Popular culture, knowledge, expertise

Extracurricular Involvement: Tech rep for ACGSA...

Name: L. Paul Strait

Graduation Year: 2014

Current Position: Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Director of Forensics at the University of Southern Mississippi

Research Area: Argumentation; Medical Humanities; Rhetoric of Science; Risk Society

Recent Publications and...

Samantha Close is the Post-Quals Representative for the Annenberg Communication Graduate Student Association (ACGSA)

Year: Fourth; ABD

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Undergraduate/Graduate Institutions: Yale University, Glasgow School of Art

Research Area: Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Theory/Practice

Dissertation Topic: Doing What You Love For A...

Raffi Sarkissian is the TA/RA Representative for the Annenberg Communication Graduate Student Associatioin (ACGSA)

Year: Fourth; ABD

Hometown: Santa Monica, CA

Undergraduate/Graduate Institutions: UCLA, 2009 (BA in Communication Studies and Sociology); USC, 2012 (MA in Critical Studies)

Research Area: My areas of research include cultural and critical...