The Berkeley Center for American Democracy will be hiring a postdoc next year for research on political polarization. Please apply! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04277

My paper, "Conceptualizing Evaluations of the Political Relevance of Media Texts: The Politically Relevant Media Model," has been accepted at International Communication Association Communication Theory! More to follow once the final version is published, but just glad this will be out in the world soon!

I am overjoyed to announce that this Fall I’ll be joining UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Communication as an Assistant Professor! ♥️ I look forward to setting roots in this new home, and to starting this next stage in my career. Ya girls coming back to California! ✨🤍

My first, first-authored paper is officially out 😄 We discuss the possibility that negative activation may lead to attention to news, but may also lead to inattention to news. I’m so excited about this and thankful to everyone who helped along the way! doi.org/10.1080/146167…

My dad went with me to a my first ever musical event, a Jonas Brothers concert, and I will never forget it. He’s my best friend. x.com/alphafox78/sta…

So, IG saw it first, but a professional / life update ⬇️ After 6 years in the Bay, ya boy will be taking his talents to the South, where I’ll primarily labor as an Assistant Professor of Youth & Community Studies in the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin.

So excited to share that the article from my MA thesis is published! Thank you to my thesis advisor Andrea Figueroa-Caballero for all the guidance. This is my first pub, and the experience was full of challenges and, above all, growth. Check it out in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly!

Glad to finally see this out!! Congrats on your first (of many) publications, Makenzie Schroeder ! 🎉

We are very excited to have Dr. Tamara Afifi with us this Friday (4/12) to speak on her research surrounding resilience as a relational process! You won't want to miss it. Switzler Hall at 3pm.

I am super excited to announce that this fall, I will be joining the School of Communication at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, as a tenure-track assistant professor in communication studies. I am looking forward to this new phase of my life. #GoRedbirds!!

🚨Coming soon from Routledge Books: Race and Ethnicity as Foundational Forces in Political Communication, edited by me and @Dan_S_Lane! Pre-order your copy at routledge.com/Race-and-Ethni…

For those who have asked…a table with every state and territory's song title and artist at tonight's #DNC2024 roll call.

Will Ferrell and his close friend, former head writer at SNL, Harper Steele embark on a cross-country road trip together after Harper comes out as a trans woman in the documentary film, WILL & HARPER. In select theaters this September and on Netflix September 27.

🚨New paper out in Journal of Information Technology & Politics!

Me in my hometown. People look at you weird if you walk around the IE

Y Tu Muppet También

Thinking about submitting to #ICA25? New to Political Communication? Join the Division Leadership for this live Webinar. Useful tipps & tricks + valuable insights for your first submission. arizona.zoom.us/j/86706710650

Happy to have been elected as International Communication Association Board Student and Early Career Representative for the 2025-2027 term! Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote 🗳️ — I’m excited to step into this role in Denver and look forward to seeing everyone there!