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 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 is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the managing editor of the Journal of Communication Inquiry. He studies journalistic professional ideals, journalistic practice, and the relationship between media and social change, with particular attention to how journalism disrupts and conserves systemic injustices, discrimination, and inequalities.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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 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.

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 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 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 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.

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.