University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Faculty

Hoyt, Eric

Biography Current and Future Projects Book project about the history of the TV movie THE DAY AFTER Data mining Hollywood pressbooks and early TV GUIDE Enhancing, diversifying, and extending the collections of the Media History Digital Library and Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. Expertise and Activities I am the Kahl Family Professor of …

Jedd, Sarah

Biography Office Hours Monday and Wednesday 10-11 am and by appointment. Expertise and Activities I teach rhetorical criticism, advanced public speaking, and an upper-level course in the area of reproductive rights. My research investigates reproductive rights in contemporary America. I am most interested in the rhetoric of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. In addition, …

Johnson, Jenell

Biography Current and Future Projects Expertise and Activities My research interests include the rhetoric of health and medicine, science and technology studies, disability studies, bioethics, and environmental communication. My research focuses on the circulation of scientific and medical information in the public sphere, with an emphasis on the social and political dimensions of nonexpert engagement …

Leon-Boys, Diana

Biography University of Wisconsin Affiliations: Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies; Faculty Affiliate of Latin America, Carribean, and Iberian Studies   Current and Future Projects: Examining Quinceañeras/Quinceañeridades in contemporary popular culture Situating Spanish Language television and TelevisaUnivision within larger conversations about media mergers Latinx/e Digital Audiences as critical agents within media production ecosystems Ongoing research on corporate …

Lopez, Lori

Biography Current and Future Projects Expertise and Activities Dr. Lopez’s research investigates how Asian Americans engage with media both as audiences and producers, addressing issues of representation, access, and community advocacy. Dr. Lopez is the author of Asian American Media Activism: Fighting for Cultural Citizenship, Micro Media Industries: Hmong American Media Innovation in the Diaspora, and …

Mares, Marie-Louise

Biography University of Wisconsin Affiliations Institute for Diversity Science School of Journalism & Mass Communication Department of Educational Psychology Current Research Interests Expertise and Activities Developmental and positive media effects. Most recently, my interests have focused on the ways that children, youth, and parents may influence each other via shared media use and discussion of …

McCoy, Mary

Biography Courses CA 470 – Contemporary Political Discourse: The Rhetoric of Modern Democratic Revolutions CA 472 – Rhetoric and Technology CA 610 – Topics-Rhetoric and Public Address: Freedom of Speech in Global Perspective

McKinnon, Sara

Biography Areas of Expertise U.S. Refugee & Immigration Law and Policy Migration Dynamics and Policy in Latin America Foreign Policy in Latin America International & Human Rights Law in the Americas Transnational Rhetoric Qualitative & Field Based Methods Biography McKinnon is Professor of Rhetoric, Politics & Culture in the Department of Communication Arts, and Faculty …

Mini, Darshana Sreedhar

Biography Current and Future Projects South & Southeast Asian Film & Media Gender & Sexuality Studies Migrant Media and Transnational Cultures Colonial & Postcolonial Visual cultures Political Economy & Labor Expertise and Activities Darshana Mini’s teaching and research lie at the intersection of feminist media, gender & sexuality studies, transnational media, migrant media and screen …

Morris, Jeremy

Biography Current and Future Projects Expertise and Activities I am currently serving as the Faculty Director for the Center for Humanistic Inquiry into AI and Uncertainty, where I am working with a team of faculty to bring insights and research from the humanities to discussions taking place around campus on artificial intelligence. This complements my …