{"id":5939,"date":"2025-05-15T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/?page_id=5939"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:53:00","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/people\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"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\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-15-at-5.42.22\u202fPM-e1747345449487.png><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">SONA Administrator, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\"><span>Zain Bali, Class of 2024<\/span><\/h3><p><span>Zain possesses a wide breadth of experience in research and marketing that spans public health policy research, non-profit education, and news rating technology. His research interests lie at the intersection of corporate social governance, public education, and implementation of humane technology. He moonlights as a marketing specialist with a penchant for data-informed insights.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2023\/10\/SnigBhowmik.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Communications Assistant, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\"><span>Snigdha Bhowmik, Class of 2024<\/span><\/h3><p><span> With a keen focus on e-commerce and interactive media, Snigdha has honed her skills as a perceptive storyteller and journalist. Snigdha&#8217;s unique perspective lies in her commitment to bridging the gap between real-life narratives in the realms of fashion and entertainment and the innovative opportunities presented by emerging media formats. Her passion for the arts is not limited to journalism alone, as she is also an accomplished dancer and a fervent admirer of Bollywood.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2024\/09\/Abby-e1727490175872.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Podcast Assistant, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\"><span>Abby Bonner, Class of 2025<\/span><\/h3><p><span> Abby is passionate about film and television studies. Her current research interest is the intersections between sports docu-series and melodrama. She loves Formula 1 racing, romance books, and musical theater.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_4543-e1762449801277.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Multimedia Assistant, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\">Ramona Chae<\/h3><p>Being a data science student, Ramona has an interest in human-technology interaction and the media landscape in the digital age. She acts as the CRC&#8217;s multimedia assistant and oversees the Center&#8217;s social media presence (including this very website!) In her free time, she enjoys fishing and hiking, painting, or playing the drums. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2025\/10\/unnamed-1.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Research &amp; SONA Assistant, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\">Yunhee Choi<\/h3><p>As a Media Science graduate student at Boston University, Yunhee loves exploring how storytelling can bring people together. Her research looks at both internal and external communication, with a focus on making media more inclusive, engaging, and accessible. When she\u2019s not diving into research, you can usually find her illustrating, crocheting, baking, or getting active through rock climbing, kickboxing, and her newest favorite hobby\u2014softball!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2023\/10\/Tracy.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Events &amp; Videography Assistant, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\"><span> Xinyue (Tracy) Cui, Class of 2024<\/span><\/h3><p><span> Tracy&#8217;s passion for the television industry is evident in her project interest, which revolves around TV producing and management. She brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to the field, driven by her profound understanding of the power of television as a medium for storytelling. Her ambition lies in crafting and overseeing compelling television content that captivates audiences and resonates with the ever-changing tastes of viewers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2024\/02\/Alyssa-scaled.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Research &amp; SONA Administrator, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\"><span>Alyssa Hance, Class of 2024<\/span><\/h3><p><span>Alyssa was the Research and SONA assistant at the CRC. She enjoys studying the effects of media on the human body and believes technology can improve peoples&#8217; lives. In her free time, Alyssa loves taking care of her 14 different plants, lifting weights, cooking, playing first-person shooter video games, and going to the movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2022\/08\/\u8bc1\u4ef6\u7167-HK-\u7f8e\u989c-Dongpeng-Huang.png><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Ph.D. Student, Emerging Media Studies<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\">Dongpeng Huang, Class of 2025<\/h3><p><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Human-machine communication, human-computer interaction, psychological and social consequences of emerging media <\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2024\/09\/IMG_0203-e1727450846894.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Podcast Assistant, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\"><span>Eliza Lakritz, Class of 2025<\/span><\/h3><p><span>Eliza was the Podcast Assistant at CRC! She studies Media Science and Art History, with a passion for researching the intersection of visual culture, artistic expression, and media technologies; Eliza specializes in organic social media content production and strategy, focusing on visual content\u2019s influence on consumer purchasing behavior via social media. She loves American modern art, vinyl records, and spends her free time reviewing movies, albums, and more popular media for her blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2024\/01\/Violet-scaled.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Communications Assistant, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\"><span>Yifang (Violet) Li, Class of 2025<\/span><\/h3><p><span>Violet has a passion for short videos and once worked in social media at client company. She enjoys photography, capturing life&#8217;s simple yet beautiful moments in her free time. To her, these joyful snapshots are what make life truly wonderful.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2023\/10\/EmmaLongo.jpeg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">M.S. student, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Life Sciences Communication <span>Media Science<\/span><\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\">Emma Longo, Class 0f 2025<\/h3><p><strong>Research interests:\u00a0<\/strong>Science communication, environmental communication, mis- and disinformation, and data privacy <\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2025\/11\/IMG_4639-e1762449977256.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Technical Assistant, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\">Mingyu Palmer<\/h3><p>Mingyu is an undergraduate student studying Film &amp; TV and Philosophy at Boston University. He is a big fan of matcha lattes and you can often find him at a cafe reading feminist literature in his free time. Should you approach him, be sure to ask him about his favorite Clairo song or favorite line from Sylvia Plath&#8217;s The Bell Jar. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2019\/07\/ARochefort.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Ph.D. Student, Emerging Media Studies<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\">Alexander Rochefort, Class of 2025<\/h3><p><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> P<span>olitical economy of social media, political communication, algorithms, the regulation of communication technology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-27-at-10.09.40-AM.png><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Ph.D. Student, Emerging Media Studies<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\">Yelena Rodolitz, Class of 2025<\/h3><p>Yelena was a Master\u2019s student in the Emerging Media Studies program. Her research interests include human-computer interaction and social media addiction, and she hopes to generate research that will inform user policy and regulation. In her free time, she enjoys reading and exercising.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2025\/10\/Aakshi-headshot.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Podcast Assistant, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\">Aakshi Sinha, Class of 2025<\/h3><p>Aakshi Sinha is pursuing a graduate degree in Marketing Communication Research, studying how people engage with media, design, and storytelling. She previously worked at Tink Media, a podcast marketing agency in New York, and earned her BA in History from Minerva University, where she studied in seven cities around the world. In her free time, she enjoys singing, cooking, and hosting open mics for friends.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2025\/09\/MaggieStyer_Headshot.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Podcast Assistant, Communication Research Center<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\">Maggie Styer<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maggie has an interdisciplinary background in neuroscience and media studies. Their research interests include spectatorship, fan studies, and disability on television. In their free time they enjoy birdwatching (ask them about their favorite birds!) and watching horror movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2025\/02\/SWeinberg.jpeg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">M.A. in Communication Student at the University of Delaware<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\">Sara Weinberg, Class of 2025<\/h3><p><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong> Health communication, science communication, mis- and disinformation, artificial intelligence and public health<\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/crc\/files\/2023\/09\/LiXhang-updated.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><span class=\"meta\">Ph.D. Student, Emerging Media Studies<\/span><h3 class=\"callout-title\">Li Zhang, Class of 2025<\/h3><p><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> <span>Human-AI-Interaction, Political Communication, Judgement and Decision Making<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n<p><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":22892,"featured_media":0,"parent":511,"menu_order":5,"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\/5939"}],"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\/22892"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5939"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6343,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/crc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5939\/revisions\/6343"}],"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=5939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}