{"id":4065,"date":"2024-02-02T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/?page_id=4065"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:45:10","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/people\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"grid-section\"><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2025\/11\/ajkheadshot-e1762714071585.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\"> Lab Manager, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\"><span>Amanda King<\/span><\/h3><p>Amanda\u2019s research interests are varied but mainly focus on the psychological repercussions of sustained use of communication &amp; dating applications and the commodification of the self via the same, and the convergence of self during video game play as a form of therapy. They also like to wax poetic about \u201880s horror, physical media, and their three cats.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2706.jpeg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\"> SONA and Research Assistant, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\"><span>Aditi Balaravi<\/span><\/h3><p>As a Marketing Communication Research graduate student at Boston University, Aditi is interested in understanding how consumer choices shape industries and markets. Her research explores consumer decision-making, brand choice, and how emerging consumer trends influence the evolution of products and services. Outside of research, Aditi enjoys painting and loves watching sunsets by the beach and pink bougainvilleas against a bright blue sky. She also has a soft spot for vanilla cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2026\/03\/GT-Nguyen-CRC.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\"> Technical Assistant, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\"><span> GT Nguyen<\/span><\/h3><p>GT is a senior at Boston University studying Media Science with a minor in Hospitality Administration. She is passionate about exploring how technology can enhance communications, with interests in front-end development and UX design. Outside of school, she enjoys crocheting, pottery, and baking.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-11.26.35\u202fAM.png><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\"> Multimedia Assistant, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\"><span>Mary Yiorkadji<\/span><\/h3><p>Mary is a graduate student at Boston University studying Media Science. She is passionate about exploring the intersection of media and truth, with a focus on misinformation research. Outside of school, she enjoys photography, trying new restaurants, and keeping up with fashion.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":19557,"featured_media":0,"parent":511,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4065"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19557"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4065"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6444,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4065\/revisions\/6444"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}