Traci Gillig is the Vice-President of the Annenberg Communication Graduate Student Association (ACGSA)

Year: Second

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Undergraduate Institution: Purdue University

Research area: health and media

Publications while at USC Annenberg:

• Doherty, E. F., MacGeorge, E. L., Gillig, T., & Clare, S. E. (2014). Motivations, concerns, and experiences of women who donate normal breast tissue. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention, 24(1), 105-110.

Student Research Groups/Extracurricular Involvement:

• Research Assistant to Dr. Sheila Murphy
• Annenberg Communication Graduate Student Association Vice-President
• USC Graduate Student Government Senator and Diversity & Equity Committee Member
• Volunteer Mentor at the Los Angeles LGBT Center

Website/Twitter: http://usc.academia.edu/TraciGillig / @tracigillig

Favorite thing about USC Annenberg: Having the opportunity to get to know incredibly smart, engaged students and faculty from diverse backgrounds and life experiences. It’s equal parts inspiring and humbling!