Joy Hannah Panaligan is a doctoral student at USC Annenberg. Her research interest broadly concerns online language teaching and labor in emerging digital technologies. Joy's research has been presented at the International Communication Association conference and published in the Journal of Sociolinguistics and Language & Communication.

Before joining Annenberg, Joy completed her MA in Media Arts Cultures from the Erasmus Mundus Program, a joint master's degree from Aalborg University, University for Continuing Education Krems, and University of Lodz. She holds a BA in Psychology and MA in Communication in Applied Media Studies from De La Salle University, Philippines. She previously worked as an HR manager in a start-up mobile and blockchain gaming company.