HIHIC Affiliated Graduate Students
Sumeyya Akdilek
Ph.D. Program
Research Interests: Forgiveness and violence in close relationships, patriarchal violence, Women and Gender
Studies, and interpersonal communication.
Email: sakdilek@ttu.edu
Tameem Al-Shawaf
Ph.D. Program
Research Interests: Advertising and PR (specific focus on the Consumer Identity of Muslims), Strategic
Communications and Key Messaging, International and Intercultural Communications (Middle
East)
Email: talshawa@ttu.edu
Julia (Wei) Cui
Ph.D. Program
Research Interests: Social media effect- cyber bully study, intercultural communiation- Asian American
study, and interpersonal communication- interracial couples relationships
Email: cui68027@ttu.edu
Ashraful Goni
Ph.D. Program
Research Interests: Media, Communication, and Emerging Technology, Technology and Journalism, Intercultural
Communication, LGBTQ+ Communication
Email: mgoni@ttu.edu
Mahedi Hasan
M.A. Program
Research Interests: Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda, International Political Communication, Journalism
Studies, the Russia-Ukraine War, Organizational Communication.
Email: mahehasa@ttu.edu
Aubree Herman
Ph.D. Program
Research Interests: Media uses and effects, social media, podcasts, relational and interpersonal communication.
Email: Aubree.Herman@ttu.edu
Jamejdra Rivera Holverstott
M.A. Program
Research Interests: Journalism, Misinformation, Visual Communication, and Intercultural Communication
Email: jriverah@ttu.edu
Javier Morales Riech
M.A. Program
Research interests: Science communication, Environmental issues, and climate change perceptions, Health
and risk communication, Content analysis, Film production,
Email: javimora@ttu.edu
Jeanette Moya
Ph.D. Program
Research Interests: Media Effects/Media Psychology in television, films, and streaming - a focus on positive
experiences with scripted storytelling; Hispanic and Latin media portrayals/representation
in the United States; misinformation and disinformation; idol and celebrity worship.
Email: Jeanette.Moya@ttu.edu
Yvonne Okoro
Ph.D. Program
Research Interests: Health communication, misinformation, risks and crisis communication, and intercultural
communication.
Email: yokoro@ttu.edu
Mary (Maria) C. Ortega
Ph.D. Program
Research Interests: Feminist media studies, radical feminism, Latina identity, Indigenous studies, fatphobia
in film, digital feminist activism, media discourse on migrant crime, and crisis communication.
Email: maria.ortega@ttu.edu
Carolina Pérez
Ph.D. Program
Research Interests: Media effects on identity formation. Hispanic/Latin@ and intercultural communication
and representation. Entertainment and pop culture. Critical/cultural approaches to
media studies.
Email: caro.perez@ttu.edu
Marina Petric
Ph.D. Program
Research Interests: Visual and political communication, international media regulation, global journalism,
entrepreneurial journalism.
Email: mpetric@ttu.edu
Camden Smith
Ph.D. Program
Research Interests: International and intercultural communication with a focus on immigration and migration;
journalism; identity; minority representation in media.
Email: camden.smith@ttu.edu
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