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Dr. Anthony R. Ramirez @dranthonyrramirez.bsky.social Assist. Professor | Pop Culture Nerd | El Pasoan🇲🇽🇺🇸| Creative |
Autumn Buzzetta @autumnbuzz.bsky.social Reader, researcher, & lover of a good oat milk matcha latte. PhD Student @ CSU. 
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oakland bay area via dayton, ohio
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Kristen Hoerl @verypossiblewoman.bsky.social I write about television, feminism, and protest movements. 
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Don Waisanen @donwaisanen.bsky.social Leveling up Strategic, Leadership, and Collaborative Communication. Professor, Author, Facilitator, Improviser. donwaisanen.com
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Casey Kelly @surplusenjoyment.bsky.social Professor at University of Nebraska and editor elect, Quarterly Journal of Speech. I write about the rhetoric of the far-right. Small dogs run my life. 
Jeremy David Engels @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social Professor of Democracy, Ethics, and Rhetoric + Mindfulness teacher-scholar-practitioner. Author of On Mindful Democracy (Parallax 2026). Newsletter: zenandtheartofdemocracy.substack.com Email: jde13@psu.edu
@kristanpoirot.bsky.social @kristanpoirot.bsky.social 
Josh Scacco 🗳️ @joshscacco.bsky.social Director, Center for Sustainable Democracy, University of South Florida | Political Communication researcher | News, public opinion, political leadership | Book: "The Ubiquitous Presidency" | Friend of democracy
Michael J. Steudeman @msteudeman.bsky.social rhetoric, education, neurodiversity, dad humor. Author of Absence of National Feeling: Education Debates in the Reconstruction Congress (U. Press of Mississippi, 2025).
Dr. Kristina M. Lee @rhetoricalatheist.bsky.social I study religious and political rhetoric with a particular focus on Christian nationalism and the marginalization of atheists.
Amy Young @amyyoung.bsky.social Yacht rock enthusiast, drinker of coffee, knower of things, talker, professor of words, mom.
Leslie Hahner @lesliehahner.bsky.social Professor of Disinformation and Visual Rhetoric. Author of To Become an American and Co-Author of Make America Meme Again.
Nerdy about images and visual resonance in media ecosystems.
Memes, popular culture, and visual messaging are my speciality
Professor Steve @profsteve.bsky.social PhD Rhetoric and Politics, Professor, Writer, Gamer. Interested in institutional speech, political campaigns, and how idiosyncratic choices inform our future. Lifelong fan of the power to do things with words.
Dr. Christopher J. Wernecke @the-bald-doctor.bsky.social Assistant Professor | University of North Carolina Wilmington.
I research American cancer rhetoric, politics, and media.
“Connecting Communication Theory & Practice: From Classroom to Boardroom” ~ available now.
Jason Edwards @j3edwards.bsky.social Professor of Communication, latest book The Rhetoric of Official Apologies (with Lisa Storm Villadsen, 2021, Rowman & Littlefield) presidential rhetoric and political communication scholar, personal finance coach, husband to Amber, father to Robbie
Andrea Terry, PhD (she/her) @andreajune.bsky.social Asst. Professor of Rhetoric @ Sacramento State, proud union activist, researcher of religion & politics in the U.S. Views are my own.
Emerson C @ecram.bsky.social i write stuff
M. Elizabeth Thorpe @thorpe.bsky.social Mom, wife, teacher, scholar, cat-owner. Into things like identity, the law, and the 1A. Consistently amazed that her colleagues continue to take her seriously. She/her/hers Rhetorician.
Caroline Koons @ckoons.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Humanities and Communication. Rhetoric, music, ethics, social movements.
Dr. Guy McHendry @acaguy.bsky.social ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ ʀʜᴇᴛᴏʀɪᴄ & sᴜʀᴠᴇɪʟʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ/ʜɪs/ʜɪᴍ Author of The Rhetoric of Western Thought https://bit.ly/RWT11e
Ashley Hinck @ashleyhinck.bsky.social I research rhetoric, the internet, and fandom. Associate Professor at Xavier University. PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. BA from Creighton University. 
Casey Boyle @caseyboyle.fail assoc prof of rhetoric
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Kelly Winfrey @kellywinfrey.bsky.social Associate Professor studying gender and political communication. Mom, cat lady, Jayhawk in IA, feminist, pragmatic progressive scared for America.
Jennie Keohane @keohaneja.bsky.social Lover of beer, dogs, crossword puzzles, and all things Minnesota. Associate Prof at UBalt via Northwestern U and UW-Madison. #TeamRhetoric
Dr. Meghan Dunn @meghandunn.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Mass Communication at St. John's University. Research areas: ethics, crisis communication, rhetoric, theorhetoric, public relations, intelligence, and emergency management.- C John Murphy @cubsmurphy.bsky.social Cubs fan, Rhetoric Man
Kristy Maddux @kristylyn.bsky.social Professor of Communication/Rhetoric, ED of Honors College, Rett mom, soccer mom, bicycle and baking enthusiast, fan of democracy
Nance Heise @bistechhydro.solidarity.social Future Dr. Nance Loading
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Critical Theory, History, Rhetoric, Cultural Studies
magic w/out mayhem ✨
Rebecca Dohrman @dohrman.bsky.social “Joy is an act of rebellion.”
-David Gate
Org Comm. Data. Technology. StL. #wustl #WashU #stl
Amy Pason @apason.bsky.social Higher Education Advocate. Rhetorician. Supporting democracy teaching students deliberation skills.
Gary Kreps @garykreps.bsky.social I study how communication and information technology can promote health, wellbeing, and social justice. I encourage cooperation and respect for all people, cultures, and nature through kindness and generosity.
Nina Kelly, PhD @nina-eliz.bsky.social asst prof of organizational communication | civic info & political participation/communication researcher | urban & regional planner (AICP) | MI—> CT | flâneuse | views are my own
Lorraine Kisselburgh, PhD @lkisselburgh.bsky.social Social scientist. Technologist. Tech Policy advisor.
Privacy|AI Ethics|Collabor’n|Gender|Org’zns|Leadership
Purdue University
CAIDP Board (Past Chair)
ACM Tech Policy Council (Past/Inaug Chair)
EPIC Adv Board
IEEE P2863 Org Gov AI
Dr. Angela Hosek @drhosek.bsky.social Mom of 4, wife, Professor of Communication Studies, teacher/trainer, researcher, triathlete, lover of pictures, dancing & kids laughter.
Savannah Downing @savannahdowning.bsky.social asst prof of comm | college of coastal ga
georgia feminist forever • join your union
@hartblanton.bsky.social @hartblanton.bsky.social 
Dr. Stephanie L. Young @lostpenny8.bsky.social Prof. Communication Studies. Popular Culture. Gender & Sexuality. Race. Rhetoric. Autoethnography. Asian American Mixed Race Queer Studies. 📽️📺📚🏳️🌈🐿️👩🏻🏫
Danielle Stern @daniellestern.bsky.social Professor of communication, yoga instructor, feminist, queer activist, dog lover
Dr. Jasmine Linabary @jlinabary.bsky.social Engaged researcher & educator focused on #orgcomm, gender, food security, tech ethics, peacebuilding & participatory methods. Director of the Co-Design Collaborative (she/her)
@brittanypeterson.bsky.social @brittanypeterson.bsky.social 
Cliff Scott @cliff-scott.bsky.social Organizational scholar and consultant. Teacher. How people use signs and symbols to make sense of confusing and risky situations. Lover of pets, the spoken word, and ugly cars.
Andre E. Johnson @aejohnsonphd.bsky.social Award-winning Author and Rhetorical Historian | Professor of Communication | Rhetoric, Race and Religion, Sigma 1914🤘🏾
Phaedra C. Pezzullo @phaedra.bsky.social Professor @ CU Boulder Environmental & climate justice, sustainability & storytelling, environmental comm. Editor UC Press+ Taylor&Francis. Author: Beyond Straw Men: Plastic Pollution & Networked Cultures of Care. Opinions=mine https://phaedracpezzullo.com
Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social Prof @ Penn studying media, race, tech, feminism, politics.
Author of A SECOND SIGHT (Mariner, 2026), co-author #HASHTAGACTIVISM (MIT Press, 2020) + more.
Typos and opinions both mine.
Co‑Director: @miccenter.bsky.social
David Cisneros @jdcis.bsky.social Teacher and writer focusing on political rhetoric, social movements, and immigration. Cultural studies, activism, media. Star Trek fan. Soccer watcher. Bad poetry writer. Novice gardener. Cat lover. Opinions mine. He/they
Jay Childers @jaychilders.bsky.social Always already thinking about rhetoric, politics, & violence. Professor and author. Resister of the end times.
Skye de Saint Felix @skyedsf.bsky.social Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Political Culture | Co-editor of Recovering Democracy Archives and Voices of Democracy | University of Maryland | Arkansas | she/her
Ron Greene @rwgreene.bsky.social University based scholar in communication writing about conviction, capitalism, and culture. When not reading, I watch a lot of sports.
ProfJSG @profjsg.bsky.social Professor. Constitution hugger. Worried for democracy.
Ira Allen @rhetlab.bsky.social Dr. Ira Allen's Rhetorical & Ethical Theory Lab at NAU: studying places where persuasion and the good intersect
Jenny Rice @jennyrice.bsky.social Texan/Kentuckian. I study rhetorics of extremism and other weird stuff.
Author of Awful Archives: conspiracy theory, rhetoric, and acts of evidence
https://www.amazon.com/Awful-Archives-Conspiracy-Rhetoric-Evidence/dp/0814255795
@annisgolden.bsky.social @annisgolden.bsky.social 
Corey Reutlinger, Ph.D. @calcdisruption314.bsky.social PhD in Communication | Problematic Communication, Microaggressions, Conflict & Negotiation, Game Theory, Critical Disability Studies, Neurodiversity | He/Him
Mindful Heretic 🦅✊🏽🌹💙 @mindfulheretic.bsky.social Independent Scholar, poet, author, performance ethnographer. Chicana crypto-Jewish/Catholic supporter of Indigenous rights, democracy, and environmental justice. In a mindless world, paying attention is heresy.
Sandra L. Faulkner @sfaulkner.bsky.social Poet. Feminist. Educator.
Shawna Malvini Redden @drshawna.bsky.social Writer. Professional people watcher. Messy cook. Pilot. Puzzler. Communication researcher and professor studying organizing. She/Her. Represented by Bookends Literary. www.drmalviniredden.com
David J. Roaché @davidjroache.bsky.social Assistant prof at Christopher Newport U.
Studying tech in close relationships.
Often communicates in gif form (pronounced jif).
Views/opinions my own.
he/him
Katie Webber, PhD (She/They) @katiewebber.bsky.social Critical Health & Interpersonal Comm. Scholar-Activist. Health Science Specialist @ VA. Pres. of an LGBTQ+ advocacy nonprofit. Queer enby. Anti-diet fat liberationist. Trying to aid in disrupting oppressive systems & elevating systemically silenced voices
Mylynn Felt, Ph.D. @mylynnfelt.bsky.social Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
Weber State University
Social Media & Civic Advocacy Research
She/her/hers
Opinions are my own
Karrin Vasby Anderson @kvanderson.bsky.social she/her
Professor of Communication Studies @ Colorado State University | The Center for Democracy, Art, and Popular Culture cdapc.colostate.edu | The Conversation https://tinyurl.com/yzbmdpuw | Views represent my expertise, not my university.
Justin Eckstein @justineckstein.bsky.social Associate Professor at PLU, Affiliate at UW, Senior Fellow of Political Debate at Braver Angels, 2021 Jackson Fellow, Food Lover, Typo Enthusiast
JohnSloop @johnmsloop.bsky.social VU faculty, cultural critic, soccer enthusiast.
Tell someone about me.
Mary Stuckey @marystuckey.bsky.social Rhetorician, political scientist, lover of good wine and national parks. I study the presidency and vote the down ballot. 
Dr. Lisa Corrigan @drlisacorrigan.bsky.social Rhetoric prof, social movement scholar & author of Prison Power (2016) and Black Feelings (2020); both from @UPMiss. Editor of #MeToo: A Rhetorical Zeitgeist (Routledge).
Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social Explaining anti-democratic rhetorical tricks. Award winning #teamrhetoric professor & author. Very earnest. Democracy cheerleader. Views represent my academic research, not my university. I post things on substack: https://jennifermercieca.substack.com/
Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social Tufts professor of Political Science and Philosophy & Tisch College Associate Dean. Blogging since 2003 at peterlevine.ws
David Livingstone Smith @davidlsmith.bsky.social Philosopher working on dehumanization, race, Freud, and other stuff.
MY SUBSTACK: https://davidlivingstonesmith.substack.com/
MY WEBPAGE: www.davidlivingstonesmith.com
Rebecca M. Townsend @rmtownsend.bsky.social Deliberation, democracy & public engagement scholar #TeamRhetoric politics in US & #CEE #transportation, public memory, Town Meeting. Lifter. Aromanian. Views here are personal & do not represent my employer #WMASS @TownModerator.bsky.social
@gracebrannon.bsky.social @gracebrannon.bsky.social 
Rob Razzante @robrazzante.bsky.social Human and organizational development professional | Applied communication researcher
Journal of Deliberative Democracy @delibdemjournal.bsky.social Forum for the latest thinking, emerging debates, alternative perspectives and critical views on deliberative democracy.
Martín Carcasson @mcarcasson.bsky.social Professor of Communication Studies at Colorado State University. I direct the CSU Center for Public Deliberation (www.cpd.colostate.edu), which is a nonpartisan organization focused on improving the quality of public discussion and local problem-solving. 
Timothy J. Shaffer, PhD @timothyjshaffer.bsky.social Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse and SNF Ithaca Initiative Director in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware
Elizabeth Gish @elizabethgish.bsky.social religious studies / democracy / psychotherapy
minister @ Christian Church (DOC) / Senior Program Officer @ Kettering Foundation / psychotherapist @ Lotus & Phoenix Psychotherapy
*all posts / likes mine and not reflective of my employers*
Robert Richards @rrichard09.bsky.social I study how people talk about politics and law and participate in governing their communities. Opinions expressed here are mine alone, not those of my employers or institutions.
https://rcrjr.wordpress.com
Ashley Muddiman @ashleymuddiman.bsky.social Associate Professor, Political Communication / Works in Lawrence, KS, lives in Kansas City, MO
John Gastil @jgastil.bsky.social Penn State professor who studies deliberative democracy and group decision making. Currently on sabbatical at the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center. Recent books: Hope for Democracy, Legislature by Lot, and Dungeon Party (a novel).
Lindsay Palmer @lindsaypalmer.bsky.social Professor at UW-Madison. I’m an antiracist, white cis woman who’s pansexual and a trans ally. I study press freedom and international news from a decolonial and feminist perspective. Author of The Fixers: the Underground Labor of International Reporting.
Mary Beth Oliver @olivermb.bsky.social Bellisario Professor of Media Studies, Penn State University. Former President, International Communication Association. Co-Director, Media Effects Research Laboratory, Penn State.
Media Psychology, Media & Emotion, Media & Social Cognition
Kristine Now @kristineno.bsky.social Communication Professor who supports academic freedom and the AAUP. I study CMC, Virtual Reality and HCI. Also mom to 2 kids and a crazy rescue dog. I enjoy travel, beaches, and all sorts of hijinks. Hope is our superpower
Peter Aagaard @peteraagaard.bsky.social Associate professor, Roskilde University, political scientist, author, dad, political communication, organisation, leadership & public administration
Desirée D. Rowe @drclaw1.bsky.social Performance studies, radical negativity, and general hooliganism. Associate prof @TowsonU
Cameron Piercy @cameronpiercy.bsky.social Communication researcher, associate prof, into human-machine communication, work, and network science. Choctaw citizen, dad, partner, friend, and dog-person.
https://hmc.ku.edu/ 
E @egertobehere.bsky.social 💖 rescue dogs and live music. Views my own
Heather Zoller @heather-zoller.bsky.social Professor, UC, Health & Organizational Communication
Editor, Journal of Applied Communication Research. Healthy workplaces in sustainable and equitable economies.
Sean Eddington @drsmeddy.bsky.social Associate Professor w/ K-State's A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication - focused on the intersections of #orgcomm and resilience in the contexts of gender, new media, and organizing.
Angela Gist-Mackey, PhD (she/her(s) @drgmack.bsky.social I am a life-long learner, scholar, and educator in the discipline of communication. 
Keri K. Stephens @kerikstephens.bsky.social Social scientist, organizational comm. Infrastructure, flood communication, disasters, crisis, AI, mobile communication.
emily mendelson 💌 @emmendelson.bsky.social interpersonal & critical health comm phd candidate @ illinois & co-managing editor @ sex & psych
studying mediated intimate relationships & more
https://www.emilymendelson.com
David Westerman @dkwesterman.bsky.social Associate Professor at NDSU, @ndsucommdept.bsky.social. Interested in how we communicate through and with technology. Originally from NF, NY. 
Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social Kentuckian | Adventurist | Learning Addict | Communicologist | Amateur zoologist |Professor at Ohio State