A world traveler with a three-legged cat named Luke Skywalker, Kelsey Butcher is anything but typical. Currently enrolled in the Department of Communication’s master’s degree program, Kelsey looks forward to closing out her academic career with graduation this semester. Kelsey first came to the College of Charleston as an undergraduate during her sophomore year, primarily…
Category Archives: People of MCOM
Graduate Faculty Feature: Dr. Jenna Abetz
Dr. Jenna Abetz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication. She teaches courses in interpersonal communication, narrative, and identity. At the graduate level, she teaches identity and impression management, focusing on how individuals, groups, and organizations attempt to manage the ways they are perceived by others. Her research focuses on communication within and…
Graduate Faculty Feature: Dr. Michael Lee
Dr. Michael Lee is an associate professor and the director of graduate studies for the Department of Communication. He teaches courses in political communication, rhetoric, media, composition, argumentation, and the history of the field of communication. His research focuses on political identity and language in the U.S., and he has won 12 awards for scholarship…
Graduate Faculty Feature: Dr. David Parisi
Dr. David Parisi is an associate professor of emerging media in the Department of Communication who frequently teaches graduate courses including: Social Media; Videogames and Visual Culture; and Media, Communication, and Technocultures. He has given presentations on his work at conferences across the world including the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Germany, Italy, Australia, Japan, and Canada…
MCOM #GirlBosses — Q&A with Dr. Elizabeth Dorrance Hall
Our final Girl Boss is Dr. Elizabeth Dorrance Hall. Elizabeth graduated from the MCOM program in 2011. Her story inspires us to be motivated, find your niche, and if you love academia, pursue it. If being a “doctor” doesn’t make you a #GirlBoss, then we don’t know what will! Make sure you click the links…
MCOM #GirlBosses — Q&A with Heather Woolwine
Next up on the Girl Boss interview agenda is MCOM alumna, Heather Woolwine. Heather graduated from the MCOM program in 2011, and now leads the Public Affairs and Media Relations team at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). She sets a great example for professional students who are trying to earn a graduate degree…
MCOM #GirlBosses — Q&A with Emily Padgett
Today’s Girl Boss is Emily Padgett. Following Emily’s graduation from the MCOM program in 2012, her internship mentor helped to create a new position just for her here at the College. Emily’s experience teaches us to always hold yourself to a higher standard, be persistent, and focus on cultivating a great relationship with your mentor…
MCOM #GirlBosses — Q&A with Erika LeGendre
The second interviewee on our Girl Boss lineup is Erika LeGendre. Erika graduated from CofC in 2014, and then again from the MCOM program in 2017. Following her many years on campus, she is now employed at the College. Erika teaches us to find parallels between school and your career, be passionate about your work,…
MCOM #GirlBosses — Q&A with Alyssa Maute Smith
We’re finishing this semester with an inspirational mini series all about our MCOM alumnae, who we affectionately dub Girl Bosses. I had the opportunity to get to know some of our most successful lady alum, and now I have the honor of sharing the highlights from our conversations with you. The first interviewee on…
3 Stories of Scholars: #1 Alex Cottingham
Traveling, volunteering, managing a career, and navigating graduate school – it sounds easy, right? Not really, but Alex Cottingham makes it look that way. Alex recently turned her graduate internship experience into a full-time job, but it wasn’t her academic performance alone that afforded her that position. Instead, she’s been making the most of…