Graduate Student
Hannah O’Connell studies the intersections of family, interpersonal, and health communication, with an emphasis on how families navigate stress, resilience, and wellbeing across generations.
Bio
Hannah O’Connell is an M.A./Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication at UCSB, where she also completed her B.A. in Communication Studies and B.S. in Psychological & Brain Sciences. Her research intersects family, interpersonal, and health communication, exploring resilience through an intergenerational lens. She examines how communication patterns and relational dynamics across generations persist, adapt, break down, and influence well-being during times of stress.
Education
B.A. (2024) UC Santa Barbara, Communication Studies B.S. (2024) UC Santa Barbara, Psychological & Brain Sciences
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