Marni Lorenz

Marni Lorenz

PhD Student and Graduate Teaching Assistant

 508 Manoogian Hall

Marni Lorenz

Biography

Marni Lorenz (she/her) is a third year PhD student and currently serves as a graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Communication at Wayne State University. Before coming to WSU, Marni obtained her MA in Communication while working as a graduate assistant (teaching, research, marketing) in the Department of Communication at Central Michigan University. As a scholar, she is interested in understanding the ways American presidents rhetorize national values to justify administrative objectives and shape national identity. Marni investigates her research inquires using epideictic theory, narrative theory, ideological criticism, and/or genre criticism.

Degrees and Certifications

Master of Arts in Communication, Central Michigan University (2022)

Bachelor of Science in Advertising, Central Michigan University (2020)

Recent Publications

Weber, K., Lemanski, M., Lorenz, M., & Mertz, C. (2022). What we said and what I wish we said: Regret during final conversations. Death Studies, 47(9), 983-993. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2022.2155886

Dejmanee, T., Miller, J., Lorenz, M., Weber, K., & Zaher, Z. (2022). #AboriginalLivesMatter: Mapping Black Lives Matter discourse in Australia. Media International Australia, 184(1). 6-20. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1329878X221088053

Courses taught by Marni Lorenz

Winter Term 2025 (future)

Fall Term 2024 (current)

Spring-Summer Term 2024

Winter Term 2024

Fall Term 2023

Winter Term 2023

Fall Term 2022

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