Texas Tech University

Oluwabusayo (Sayo) Okunloye

Doctoral Student
Graduate Program

Email: Oluwabusayo.Okunloye@ttu.edu

Office: 707

Research: Social Media, Protests, Diffusion of Innovation, and Organizational Communication

Ph.D. in Media and Communication, Texas Tech University

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Biography

Oluwabusayo Okunloye (Sayo) is a Ph.D. student at Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication. She got her Masters's from Texas Tech University and her bachelor's from Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, Nigeria. Sayo has previously worked as a teacher in elementary and high schools and later as a content creator for a news website (naijanews.com) in Nigeria.

Research

Her research areas include information diffusion and participation in politics. Specifically, she asks questions relating to the use of social media to influence participation in online and offline protests. She is also interested in inclusion and diversity in STEM organizations (e.g., cyberinfrastructure, engineering, and medicine).



Methodologies

  • Content Analysis
  • LIWC
  • ExperimentAreas

Research Areas

  • Social Media
  • Protests
  • Diffusion of Innovation
  • Organizational Communication

Teaching Focus

Public Speaking