Graduate Students

Sabena Abdul Raheem

Sabena Abdul Raheem

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
Sabena A.Raheem is a Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research focuses on decolonizing representation, digital technologies and media effects on reproductive/sexual health.
Tessa Adams PhD University of Iowa

Tessa Adams

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Tessa Adams is a Ph.D. student interested in race and representation in film and television. Adams is a critical-cultural scholar particularly interested in the intersections of racism, sexism, and classism in “woke” horror productions.
Munachim Amah

Munachim Amah

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
Easton Graduate Teaching Fellow
Munachim Amah is a Ph.D. candidate and teaching assistant in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He is broadly interested in journalism studies and economic development, with a more specific interest in language use in journalism, journalism practice, and representation of poverty in news media.
Erdoo Ankwagh

Erdoo Ankwagh

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
Erdoo holds an M.A. and B.A. in Mass Communication. An ace news anchor at the Ebonyi Broadcasting Corporation (Salt Fm), she's proficient in public speaking and adept at sharing knowledge with varying audiences. Her core aspirations are in research and instructional learning. Her other areas of interest are in leadership and personal development.
Mir Ashfaquzzaman

Mir Ashfaquzzaman

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Mir is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa, whose research interest is in journalism studies, especially journalism ethics.
Kathryn Biddle

Katy Biddle

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Katy Biddle is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa. Katy's research interests lie at the intersection of television and social media.
Lei Chen

Lei Chen

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
Lei Chen is a Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. His research interests fall in digital media, narrative journalism, and online deliberation.
Michael Davis

Michael Davis

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
Michael Davis is a Ph.D. candidate at SJMC. He has taught Reporting and Writing and Multimedia Storytelling for the department.  
Uchenna Eze

Uchenna Eze

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
Uchenna Eze is an M.A student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She is broadly interested in sports media and development communication.
Sazzad Hossain

Sazzad Hossain

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
Md Sazzad Hossain has M.A. degrees in journalism from the University of Mississippi and entrepreneurship economics from the University of Dhaka. He has a B.S.S. and M.S.S. in government and politics from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
Abubakar Ibrahim

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim is a Ph.D. Student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. His research interest revolves around the intersection of information disorder (e.g., disinformation) politics and media representation. Specifically, he is interested in how information disorder and representation are employed to manipulate power dynamics among people across socioeconomic, racial, and political divides.
Musrat Jahan

Musrat Jahan

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Musrat Jahan has a B.S.S. and M.S.S. in Journalism and Mass Communication from Begum Rokeya University, Bangladesh. Before joining the University of Iowa, she interned in Bangladesh Songbad Songstha (BSS) and the public relations department at Begum Rokeya University, Bangladesh.
Patrick Johnson

Patrick Johnson

Title/Position
Graduate Student
JCI Editor
Patrick is Ph.D. student and graduate instructor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He comes from nearly a decade of teaching high school journalism and English, and a decade of being an adjunct professor in journalism and media studies at Marquette University (where he received both my bachelor's and master's degrees).
David Lomoywara

David Lomoywara

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
David Lomoywara is a Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He holds a B.A. in Journalism and an M.A. in Communication Studies from the United States International University (USIU-Africa).
Ugochukwu Madu

Ugochukwu Madu

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
Ugochukwu Madu is a Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He is seeking multi-methodological ways of addressing health misinformation. He is open to research collaborations.
Frankline Matanji

Frankline Matanji

Title/Position
Doctoral Candidate
Frankline Matanji is a Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication with a specialization in international/development studies. Frankline’s research interest ranges from the empowering role of participatory communication for directed social change, international communication, media influences on people’s attitude and engagement and, digital media use especially in the Global South.
Anjelica Ortiz

Anjelica Ortiz

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
Anjelica Ortiz is a graduate student and teaching assistant in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She is broadly interested in journalism studies, journalism ethics, bias, and misinformation.
Javie Ssozi

Javie Ssozi

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Research Assistant
Javie Ssozi is a Ph.D. student and Research Assistant in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Javie's research focuses on the interaction of politics, participation, and power within contemporary media. Specifically, he investigates how individuals engage with and navigate differing opinions and ideologies in digital conversations.
Rebekah Tilley

Rebekah Tilley

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Rebekah is Ph.D. student in mass communication focusing her research on strategic messaging and issues management. She is particularly interested in the dynamics at play in the institutional response to crises common to higher education.
Sarah Witmer

Sarah Witmer

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
Sarah Witmer is a Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She is studying true crime fans and their work to solve real life cases. Her interest is on how online behavior can effect outcomes within the criminal justice system.
Jenny Xu

Jenny Xu

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
Zhiying (Jenny) Xu is currently a Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research interests lie in the media effect/influences of social media usages.
Queenie Zhou

Queenie Zhou

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant