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Nicki Stancil

Associate Professor

English Rhetoric and Writing and Media Communication

Biography

Degree Major Emphasis/Program Name Institution Year
Ph.D. American Culture Studies - Critical Film and Media Bowling Green State University 2015
Graduate Certificate Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Bowling Green State University 2015
M.A. Communication Studies Kent State University 2011
B.A. Communication Studies - Journalism University of Toledo 2007

Dr. Nicki is an associate professor and the program director of media communication, one of the AV¶¶Òõ eSports coaches, and the 2021 Lucille Speakman Master Teacher Award recipient. Originally a first-generation student from Ohio, she earned her B.A. in communication studies with an emphasis in journalism from the University of Toledo; her M.A. in communication studies from Kent State University; her Ph.D. in American culture studies with an emphasis in critical film and media; and a graduate certificate in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies from Bowling Green State University. Her research emphasizes critical, feminist perspectives on new media, digital spaces, and popular television and the myriad ways audiences, viewers, and users interact with these media to build and maintain culture, community, and identity. In the classroom she focuses on compassionate, cooperative pedagogy to build open and engaging learning environments.