Voices of Communication Student Research Talks
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Each term, students from across our graduate programs take part in the research talk series Voices of Communication, where participants present their research to the college community. Students interested in presenting should contact Associate Dean Paul Booth.
2025-2026 Presenters
Jade Walker
Communication & Media (MPOP)
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Agency in Algorithmic Self-Making." February 27, 2026.</p></div>
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Rimon-Hadassah Walker
Communication & Media (MPOP)
<div class="ck-content"><p>"The Asexualities of the Doctor." February 26, 2026.</p></div>
Kaitlyn Lane
Communication & Media (MPOP)
<div class="ck-content"><p>"It's a Small World: Exploring the Role of Crochet Miniatures in K-POP Fandom." February 25, 2026.</p></div>
Julie Cremin
Communication & Media (Applied CMN)
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Building Healthy Futures: Supporting Adolescent Health Literacy for Lifelong Wellbeing." January 22, 2026.</p></div>
Ruchi Dinh
Communication & Media (Applied CMN)
<div class="ck-content"><p>"The Optics of Smart Glasses." January 22, 2026.</p></div>
Anne Marie Nalley
Communication & Media (Applied CMN)
<div class="ck-content"><p>"The Effort to Extinguish Teacher Burnout Fails the Test." January 22, 2026.</p></div>
Emilio Diaz
Digital Communication & Media Arts
<div class="ck-content"><p>"The Fanopticon: Should Creators Own Their Fan Discussion Spaces?" October 6, 2025.</p></div>
Oscar Hew
Digital Communication & Media Arts
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Kan-ye Separate the Art from the Artist?" October 6, 2025.</p></div>
Past Presenters
2024-2025
Melissa Sarmiento-Alvarez
PRAD
<div class="ck-content"><p>"How AI Assists in Brand Campaign Development." May 20, 2025.</p></div>
Maria Camila Cordoba Manotas
PRAD
<div class="ck-content"><p>"The Power of AI: Transforming Advertising with Generative Technology." May 20, 2025.</p></div>
Lorenzo Bryce Perea
PRAD
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Systematic Literature Review of Social Media and Branding Research About the NBA." May 20, 2025.</p></div>
Sharon Donaldson
Professional Communication
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Telling the Story of Sustainability." April 14, 2025.</p></div>
Bill Van Berschot
Professional Communication
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Water Cooler Conversations." April 14, 2025.</p></div>
Nupur Nilesh Kumar Bosmiya
Journalism
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Blockbuster Studios and Alternative Movie Posters." February 25, 2025.</p></div>
August Alamo
Journalism
<div class="ck-content"><p>"How Has Public Perception of Female Leaders Evolved?" February 25, 2025.</p></div>
Delaney Gobel
Communication & Media
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Understanding American Political Anxieties Through Social Media Responses to <i>The Boys</i>." January 20, 2025.</p></div>
Davit Hovakimian
Communication & Media
<div class="ck-content"><p>"<i>Mass Effect</i>'s Modding Community and How Free Labor Allows Players to Construct Their Own Narratives." January 20, 2025.</p></div>
Jessie Olstad
Communication & Media
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Bursting the Pink Bubble: Capitalism and Feminism in <i>Barbie</i> and <i>Poor Things</i>." January 20, 2025.</p></div>
Treshonna Nolan
Digital Communication & Media Arts
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Reckoning with Reality: Reality Television, Social Media and Misogyny." September 26, 2024.</p></div>
Jazmine Santos
Digital Communication & Media Arts
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Design, Discover, Develop." September 26, 2024.</p></div>
Elizabeth Donelan
Digital Communication & Media Arts
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Communication and Audio Documentary." September 26, 2024.</p></div>
2023-2024
Kate Neuschwanger
PRAD
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Growing a Family-Owned Business: Consulting Project for Local Client, Fixin' Franks." May 1, 2024.</p></div>
Tianyu Lu
PRAD
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Horizon Therapeutics: #RareIsTM Program." May 1, 2024.</p></div>
Ira Milind Deshmukh
PRAD
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Enhancing Employee Engagement for ECC - The Prestige Project." May 1, 2024.</p></div>
Kit Wiberg
Journalism
<div class="ck-content"><p>"The Photo Process: Editing the Iowa Caucus." March 6, 2024.</p></div>
Erin Gessert
Journalism
<div class="ck-content"><p>"The Effects of DePaul University's City Location and Multi-Campus Design Factor Into Certain Criminal Trends." March 6, 2024.</p></div>
Alyssa Salcedo
Journalism
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Affordable Housing Data Memo." March 6, 2024.</p></div>
Samantha Davis
Journalism
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Remember Joey Meyer: A Legendary Coach, Career and Family Man." March 6, 2024.</p></div>
Matthew Severino
Communication & Media
<div class="ck-content"><p>"The Samantha Question: What <i>Her</i> Can Teach Us About AI." January 29, 2024.</p></div>
Zoe Parris
Communication & Media
<div class="ck-content"><p>"The Power of Diverse Representations of Autism: How Black Autistic Representation in Television and Film Can Disassemble the White Male Savant Trope." January 29, 2024.</p></div>
Isabelle Lynn
Communication & Media
<div class="ck-content"><p>"'Women Can't Like Anything': Social Media Ridicule and Female Adult Fandom Participation." January 29, 2024.</p></div>
Bella Cesario
Digital Communication & Media Arts
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Modern Performance of Journalism: Trust and Obligations." October 2, 2023.</p></div>
Mayya Perova
Digital Communication & Media Arts
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Storytelling Through Design." October 2, 2023.</p></div>
Alexis Diller
Digital Communication & Media Arts
<div class="ck-content"><p>"The Queering of <i>Neon Genesis Evangelion</i>: How Fans Influences a 25+ Year-Long Franchise." October 2, 2023.</p></div>
2022-2023
Stephanie Grau
Health Communication
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Hi, Sober Curious: The Discursive Construction of Non-Drinking in U.S. News Media During Dry January." May 18, 2023.</p></div>
Sweta Shah
Health Communication
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Latina Celebrities Changing the Conversation Around Latinx Mental Health." May 18, 2023.</p></div>
Rebecca Medina
Health Communication
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Latina Celebrities Changing the Conversation Around Latinx Mental Health." May 18, 2023.</p></div>
Kayla Walker
Public Relations & Advertising
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Taylor Swift vs. Ticketmaster: I'm the Problem, It's Me." April 27, 2023.</p></div>
Myat Min Soe
Public Relations & Advertising
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Agency Business Development Pitch: APCO Worldwide for Riot Games." April 27, 2023.</p></div>
Konnor Gross
Public Relations & Advertising
<div class="ck-content"><p>"An Award-Winning Campaign: PR Week Outstanding Student Submission.." April 27, 2023.</p></div>
Monique Mulima
Journalism
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Visualizing CTA Park and Ride Disparities." February 27, 2023.</p></div>
Richie Requena
Journalism
<div class="ck-content"><p>"New Faces, Old Mondy: A Financial Campaign Investigation in Who Gets What in Chicago's New City Council." February 27, 2023.</p></div>
Emily Soto
Journalism
<div class="ck-content"><p>"The Chicago Minute." February 27, 2023.</p></div>
Rebecca Woods
Media & Popular Culture
<div class="ck-content"><p>"Tumblr Fandom and Nostalgia." January 24, 2023.</p></div>
Comus Rivera
Media & Popular Culture
<div class="ck-content"><p>"I, Shinobi: Fictocentric Identity Formation and Naruro as a Transmedia Franchise." January 24, 2023.</p></div>
Annika Pallasch
Media & Popular Culture
<div class="ck-content"><p>"They're Not Gonna Stay Tuned In Unless We Give Them [...] Storytelling: Professional Wrestling on Fictional TV Shows ." January 24, 2023.</p></div>