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Contact Information

3001 Lincoln Hall, MC-456
702 South Wright Street
Urbana IL 61801
Graduate Fellow

Biography

I am an interpersonal communication scholar whose research centers on understanding how people manage private information in challenging contexts such as trauma, stigma, and contested identities. My research interests lie at the intersection of privacy, culture, and identity, focusing on how cultural and social dynamics influence how people negotiate privacy in challenging situations. 

Research Interests

Interpersonal Communication, Health Communication, Privacy and Disclosure, d/Discourse, Trauma, Identity, Qualitative and Critical Methods 

Education

M.A. Applied Communication, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

B.A. Communication Studies, Emporia State University