Hannah Kaplan
Biography
Hannah Kaplan (she/her/hers) is a first year PhD student and currently serves as a Graduate Teaching Assistant on the Department of Communication at Wayne State University. Prior to teaching at Wayne State, Hannah has a TA at Western Michigan University and taught the COM 1000 Com and Community Engagement Course.
Hannah earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Michigan Unviersity in 2023 with a focus in communications and a minor in gender women studies. She recently graduated with her Masters in communication in 2024 after completing the Acclerated (4+1) program at Western Michigan Unviersity.
Hannah's research interests are in feminist communication, organizational communication, mass media communication, and interpersonal communication. She situates much of her work in qualitative research.
Degrees and Certifications
Master of Arts in Communication | Western Michigan University (2024)
Bachelor of Arts in Communication | Western Michigan University (2023)
Primary Research Interest
Feminist communication - gender, sexuality, and other social justice issues
Interpersonal communication - relationships
Mass media communication - social media
Office Hours
COM 1010: Every Tuesday and Thursday in-person 1pm-2pm