University of Wisconsin-Madison
Biography I am a currently a PhD student in Film in the Department of Communication Arts. I have a MA in Cinema and Media Studies from the University of Southern California and a BA in English/Film from Hendrix College in Conway, AR. I am interested in classic and contemporary Hollywood history, genre studies (particularly comedy), …
Biography OFFICE HOURS Spring 2026: Tuesdays, 12:00–1:00p.m. COURSES TAUGHT CA 100: Intro to Speech Composition (instructor of record) CA 155: Intro to Digital Media Production (TA) CA 250: Survey of Contemporary Media (TA) CA 323: The Business & Culture of Disney (lecturer) CA 468: Producing for Internet TV and Video (lecturer) RESEARCH INTERESTS Dissertation focus: …
Biography M. Aubrey Studebaker is a PhD student studying Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a critical scholar, Aubrey’s research focuses on how power is communicated and ideologies are reified through various rhetorical tools that sustain increasingly violent manifestations across popular and niche cultures. Her …
Biography Macie is a graduate student studying Communication Science in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research interests include media psychology, social influence, and crisis communication. She received her B.A. from Nebraska Wesleyan University in English and Communication Studies in 2024.
Biography Ying’s research focuses on the media representation of female athletes in MMA. By combining feminist theory with media studies, she seeks to explore how media and visual culture can be used to empower the voice of women in society and contribute to advance of cinematic narratives. Education: B.A. Editing and Publishing, East China …
Biography Expertise and Activities Shannon Weidner is a PhD student in film whose research interests lie at the intersection of musicology and sound studies, particularly within the filmography of Pedro Almodóvar. Her additional research interests include questions surrounding the form, narrative function, and reception of art and architecture in media, as well as new modes …
Biography Anya Williams (AKA Anya Ekaterina) is a Ph.D. candidate in Film. Her research focuses on aesthetics, feminist historiography, and child-centric cinema. With a doctoral minor in the History of Childhood, she has served as a teaching assistant for Communication Arts, History, and Education Policy Studies courses at UW-Madison. Research Interests:French and Francophone Cinema, Russian …
Biography Nathan is a PhD candidate who studies new media’s capacity for queer expression. His dissertation explores how multiple forms of Internet-distributed television continue and challenge ways gender and sexual identity is produced, represented and experienced within the streaming television era. Education M.A. Humanities, Old Dominion University, 2020 B.A. English, Old Dominion University, 2017 …
Biography Ryna is a graduate student in Communication Science under the mentorship of Dr. Catalina Toma. Her research interests lie in computer-mediated communication, media effects, and social support. She is particularly interested in understanding the unique role of social media in connecting individuals, especially those who are distant from one another. Her current work examines …