PhD student Archive

Jiyoung Yeon is a first-year Ph.D. student fascinated by the impact of humor and entertainment media on citizen attitudes. Exploring online humor, memes, and uncivil content using psychology and quantitative […]

Brittany Shivers’ research focuses on the psychological processing of disinformation and conspiracy theories, as well as the societal implications of information disorder exacerbated by social media. She researches how organizations, […]

About: Alexia (Lexie) Little is a PhD candidate specializing in mass communication. Her research interests center around media history, specifically how media construct and negotiate conceptions of collective memory, culture, and […]

Sara Ervin is a third-year PhD student in Grady College at the University of Georgia, concentrating in crisis communication. Her research interests are in emergency preparedness and disaster management. Specifically, […]

Ja Kyung Seo is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Advertising & Public Relations at the University of Georgia. Her research seeks to understand how emerging technologies, including interactive […]

Jeffrey Duncan is a third-year Ph.D. student focusing on entertainment media law. His research examines the social and physical effects of entertainment media using mixed methods, including traditional legal analysis, […]

Biographical Statement Nandita Sridhar is a PhD student at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Department of Entertainment and Media Studies. Prior to pursuing her doctorate, Nandita spent […]