Hi! I am a professor of communication specializing in rhetorical studies at Oakland University. My research examines women's political discourse across a diverse spectrum of influential figures, from pro-democracy dissident Aung San Suu Kyi to Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. My scholarship appears in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Quarterly Journal of Speech, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, International Journal of Communication, Communication, Culture & Critique, Text and Performance Quarterly, and Women's Studies in Communication, as well as in edited volumes including The Routledge Handbook of Rhetoric and Power and Mothering Outside the Lines. Beyond my research, I serve as departmental internship advisor. I have been honored with the Honors College Inspiration Award for teaching, the Googasian Award for advancing women in higher education and, with Drs. Chiaoning Su and Rebecca Jones, the Marian Wilson Award for research.