Contact Information
702 South Wright Street
Urbana IL 61801
Office Hours
Research Areas
Research Areas
Biography
Déjà Rollins is a Dallas, Texas native, whose professional experience in radio & TV broadcastIing laid the foundation for her doctoral studies in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois. Her research centers on mediated communication and technology with an emphasis on its effect on race, culture, and identity.
In her free time, Déjà enjoys spending time with her kids, hitting the gym, recording & posting her dinner recipes online, and binge-watching new TV series.
Research Interests
Media Effects; Media Psychology; Media Stereotypes; Race & Gender in Traditional/Digital Media
Education
2018 – M.A., Emerging Media & Communication, The University of Texas at Dallas
2012 – B.S., Journalism, The University of Texas at Tyler
Grants
2021 Friends & Travel Grant – National Communication Association - $300
Awards and Honors
2022 Ruth Anne Clark Award – Department of Communication, UIUC
2022 Henrey L. Mueller Award (Most Outstanding New Teaching Assistant) – Department of Communication, UIUC
2021 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent – The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
2020 Graduate College Fellow – Graduate College, UIUC
2020 Summer Pre-doctoral Institute’s Outstanding Scholar Award – Graduate College, UIUC
2020 Summer Pre-doctoral Institute Fellow – Graduate College, UIUC
Courses Taught
CMN 101 – Public Speaking
- Fall 2021
- Spring 2022
CMN 277 – Intro to Mediated Communication
- Fall 2022
Additional Campus Affiliations
Black Graduate Student Association
- President (2022-2023)
- Treasurer (2021-2022)
External Links
Recent Publications
Rollins, D. D. (2021, February 8). A digital collective gaze: How Black Women on Twitter used Hippolyta’s journey to look back. In Media Res. http://mediacommons.org/imr/content/digital-collective-gaze-how-black-women-twitter-used-hippolytas-futuristic-journey-look-back?fbclid=IwAR1b4-f0DP4YN2tJ-eGylIyRxYtiwR9hBgtXpZ7zenzo6UFgvXQ8BYIkY1Y