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.
2024-2025 Presenters
August Alamo, Journalism"How Has Public Perception of Female Leaders Evolved?" February 25, 2025.
Nupur Nilesh Kumar Bosmiya, Journalism"Blockbuster Studios and Alternative Movie Posters." February 25, 2025.
Delany Gobel, Communication and Media"Understanding American Political Anxieties Through Social Media Responses to The Boys
." January 20, 2025.
Davit Hovakimian, Communication and Media"Mass Effect’s Modding Community and How Free Labor Allows Players to Construct Their Own Narratives." January 20, 2025.
Jessie Olstad, Communication and Media"Bursting the Pink Bubble: Capitalism and Feminism in Barbie
and Poor Things
." January 20, 2025.
Elizabeth Donelan, Digital Communication and Media Arts"Communication and Audio Documentary." September 26, 2024.
Treshonna Nolan, Digital Communication and Media Arts"Reckoning With Reality: Reality Television, Social Media and Misogyny." September 26, 2024.
Jazmine Santos, Digital Communication and Media Arts"Design, Discover, Develop." September 26, 2024.
2023-2024 Presenters
Ira Milind Deshmukh, Public Relations and Advertising"Enhancing Employee Engagement for ECC-The Prestige Project."
May 1, 2024.
Tianyu Lu, Public Relations and Advertising "Horizon Therapeutics- #RAREisTM PROGRAM." May 1, 2024.
Kate Neuschwanger, Public Relations and Advertising"Growing a Family-Owned Business: Consulting Project for Local Client Fixin’ Franks." May 1, 2024.
Samantha Davis, Journalism"Remembering Joey Meyer: A Legendary Coach, Career and Family Man."
March 6, 2024.
Erin Gessert, Journalism"The Effects of DePaul University's City Location and Multi-Campus Design Factor into Certain Criminal Trends." March 6, 2024.
Kit Wiberg, Journalism"The Photo Process: Editing the Iowa Caucus." March 6, 2024.
Alyssa Salcedo, Journalism"Affordable Housing Data Memo." March 6, 2024.
Isabelle Lynn, Communication and Media"Women Can't Like Anything:' Social Media Ridicule and Female Adult Fandom Participation." January 29, 2024.
Zoe Parris, Communication and Media"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.
Matthew Severino, Communication and Media"The Samantha Question: What Her Can Teach Us about AI Presentation." January 29, 2024.
Alexis Diller, Digital Communication and Media Arts "The Queering of Neon Genesis Evangelion: How Fans Influenced a 25+ Year-long Franchise." October 2, 2023.
Bella Cesario, Digital Communication and Media Arts "Modern Performance of Journalism: Trust and Obligations." October 2, 2023.
Mayya Perova, Digital Communication and Media Arts "Storytelling Through Design." October 2, 2023.
2022-2023 Presenters
Rebecca Medina and Sweta Shah, Health Communication"Latina Celebrities Changing the Conversation Around Latinx Mental Health." May 18, 2023.
Stephanie Grau, Health Communication"Hi, Sober Curious: The Discursive Construction of Non-Drinking in U.S. News Media During Dry January." May 18, 2023.
Konnor Gross, Public Relations and Advertising"An Award Winning Campaign: PRWeek Outstanding Student Submission." April 27, 2023.
Myat Min Soe, Public Relations and Advertising
"Agency Business Development Pitch: APCO Worldwide for Riot Games." April 27, 2023.
Kayla Walker, Public Relations and Advertising "Taylor Swift vs. Ticketmaster: I'm The Problem, It's Me." April 27, 2023.
Monique Mulima, Journalism "Visualizing CTA Park & Ride Disparities." February 27, 2023.
Richie Requena, Journalism "New Faces, Old Monday: A Financial Campaign Investigation in Who Gets What in Chicago's New City Council." February 27, 2023.
Emily Soto, Journalism"The Chicago Minute." February 27, 2023.
Annika Pallasch, Communication and Media/Media and Popular Culture"They're Not Gonna Stay Tuned in Unless We Give Them […]: Storytelling: Professional Wrestling on Fictional
TV Shows." January 24, 2023.
Comus Rivera, Communication and Media/Media and Popular Culture"I, Shinobi: Fictocentric Identity Formation and Naruro as a Transmedia Franchise." January 24, 2023.
Rebecca Woods, Communication and Media/Media and Popular Culture"Tumblr Fandom and Nostalgia." January 24, 2023.
Peyton Brunet, Communication and Media/Media and Popular Culture"Comic Book Women." October 25, 2022.