Samantha Close is the Post-Quals Representative for the Annenberg Communication Graduate Student Association (ACGSA)

Year: Fourth; ABD

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Undergraduate/Graduate Institutions: Yale University, Glasgow School of Art

Research Area: Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Theory/Practice

Dissertation Topic: Doing What You Love For A...

Raffi Sarkissian is the TA/RA Representative for the Annenberg Communication Graduate Student Associatioin (ACGSA)

Year: Fourth; ABD

Hometown: Santa Monica, CA

Undergraduate/Graduate Institutions: UCLA, 2009 (BA in Communication Studies and Sociology); USC, 2012 (MA in Critical Studies)

Research Area: My areas of research include cultural and critical...

Nick Busalacchi is the Treasurer and Faculty Representative of the Annenberg Communication Graduate Student Association (ACGSA)

Year: Second

Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Undergraduate/Graduate Institutions: University of Wisconsin - Madison (BBA, marketing) and USC Price School of Public Policy (MPL, economic development)

Research Area: urban...