2008-2009 Communication Graduate Students

 

 

M. Desiree Aldeis (Desiree)

B.S., University of Texas, Austin

Interpersonal communication; intergroup and intercultural communication (and how these overlap in media and organizations).

 

Kasim Alimahomed

B.A., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; M.A., California State University, Fullerton

Nanotechnology

About Kasim

 

Grace Anderson

B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A., UCSB

Interpersonal and intrapersonal communication; identity management.

 

Cynthia Bates (Cia)

B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., Rutgers University

Campus-based alcohol prevention campaigns

 

Melissa Bator

B.A., Northeastern University; M.A., Rutgers University

Org

 

Beverly Bondad-Brown

B.A., University of California, San Diego; M.A. Columbia University

Media enjoyment; entertainment-education; mass media effects.

 

Douglas Bonilla

B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., Rutgers University

Organizational Communication with a focus on group identity

 

Charles Choi

B.A., Biola University; M.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Media; intergroup communication.

 

Mary Danis

B.A., Loyola University, Chicago; M.A., St. Louis University

Political communication.

 

Theresa de los Santos

B.A., Pepperdine University; M.A., Pepperdine University

Mass media effects, media and minorities, political communication

 

Amanda Denes

B.A., Boston College

Interpersonal communication; relational communication; communication in and about GLBTQ relationships

 

Ryan Fuller

B.A., UC Davis; MBA, San Francisco SU

Organizational culture and change; conflict and negotiation; dissemination of innovation

 

Jessica Gasiorek

B.A., Princeton University

Online learning, second language acquisition, and intercultural communication

 

Bernadette Gailliard

B.S., American University

Organizational and intercultural communication.

 

Jill Helmle

B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Work/family balance; relational communication; family communication; organizational culture.

 

Jody Jahn

B.S., University of Idaho, Moscow; M.A., UCSB

Interpersonal communication, social influence.

 

Andrea Joseph

B.A., Penn State University; M.A., UCSB

Interpersonal communication; family communication; parent-child interaction.

 

Paul Kang

B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., UCSB

Narrative persuasion; team communication.

 

Benjamin Kantor

B.A., Macalester College, St. Paul

Media effects; law and the media.

 

Justin Lipp

B.A., Concordia College, M.S., North Dakota State University

Organizational communication; social network analysis; nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); terrorism; new technology.

 

Alexander Markov (Alex)

B.A., Northwestern University

Interpersonal communication; technology-mediated communication; human-computer interaction; persuasion

 

Ryan Medders

B.A., Stanford University; M.A., San Jose State University

Mass media effects; political communication; media literacy.

 

Paul Myers

B.A., Corban College; MA, UCSB

Attitudes toward police/terrorism; second language acquisition.

 

Katy Pearce

B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., University of London School for Oriental and African Studies

New media communication; political communication; media in former Soviet sphere.

 

Ryan Poland

B.A., University of Utah

Organizational communication

 

Lyudmila Popova (Lucy)

B.A., Westmont College; MA, UCSB

Media communication; mass media in Russia.

 

Abigail Prestin (Abby)

B.A., New York University; MA, UCSB

Health communication; persuasion; mass media effects.

 

Rebekah Pure (Bekah)

B.A., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

New media communication; online communities; social networks

 

Stephanie Robbins

B.A., Chapman University

Interpersonal and Media communication, especially how interpersonal relationships have changed with new media technologies.

 

Rena Rudy

B.A., Stanford University; MA, UCSB

Common processes underlying different media effects; desensitization.

 

Christopher Seaman (Chris)

B.A., University of Central Florida

First Amendment law and society; sexual communication

 

Elisia Sim

B.A., University of California, Davis

Interpersonal communication; gender roles; intercultural; intracultural.

 

Jiyeon So

B.A., Korea University; M.A., Purdue University

Health, Media communication

 

Rebecca Speer (Becca)

B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder

Interpersonal

 

Kimberly Stoltzfus (Kim)

B.A., M.A., Washington State University, Pullman

Organizational communication; specifically impacts of technology on governmental institutions.

 

Chan Le Thai

B.A., UC Berkeley; MPH, UCLA

Health Communication; Mass Media Effects on Nutrition/Dietary Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior

 

S. Courtney Walton

B.S., Northwestern University; M.C.M., USC

Organizational Communication, New Media Communication, Social Networks, Online Communities

 

Amber Westcott-Baker

B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder; M.A., New York University

Media

 

Courtney Wong

B.A., University of Southern California

Organizational Communication, Socialization, and Identification

 

Jinguang Zhang (Andrew)

B.A., City University of Hong Kong; M.Phil., City University of Hong Kong

Intergroup & media communication