I’m a Ph.D. candidate and the Co-Director of the Center of Media Psychology and Social Influence (COM-PSI) in the School of Communication at Northwestern University. Advised by Dr. Nathan Walter, my research investigates how emotions shape the ways we interact with– and are ultimately influenced by– various types of mediated information. Specifically, my work is motivated by two fundamental questions: how do the messages we read, watch, and hear on a daily basis make us feel, and how do those feelings shape what we believe and how we behave in response? My research has been published in a variety of journals– including Journal of Communication, Media Psychology, and Science Communication– and has received funding from the Delaney Family Foundation. I’m a graduate of Mercer University (B.A., Communication Studies) and Wake Forest University (M.A., Communication). I’m thrilled to share that after completing my doctoral studies, I’ll be joining the Department of Communication at the University of Kentucky as an Assistant Professor– Go Cats!