Academic Affiliate

Anis Rahman

Dr. Anis Rahman is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington, Seattle. He teaches courses in information technology and global communication, along with introductory and methods courses. His research examines media and platform ownership in the Global South, including platform geopolitics, the public internet, and the political economy … Read more

Jody Early

Dr. Jody Early is a Professor of Nursing & Health Studies at the University of Washington Bothell, where she also serves as Graduate Program Coordinator. Her interdisciplinary work draws on community-based participatory research and critical theory to examine the biological, psychological, social, structural, and systemic factors that shape health and well-being, including interpersonal violence, mental … Read more

Anjuli Joshi Brekke

Research Interests: Listening, Race, Dialogue, Podcasting, Sound Studies Biography: Anjuli Joshi Brekke is an Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. She recently earned her Ph.D. in Communication at the University of Washington. Her scholarship focuses on the potential and politics of listening and interweaves research from a number of traditions including rhetorical studies, cultural … Read more

Meshell Sturgis

Research area: As an interdisciplinary scholar, Meshell’s work draws on the fields of Black Studies and Critical Mixed Race Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, American Studies, and Comic Studies to look at representations of difference and identity in the media. Specifically, she researches how queer Black women represent themselves in alternative media. She is concurrently working … Read more