Saad Albaqami
B.A. in communication studies, Al-Imam Muhammad Saud Islamic University
M.A. in communication studies/public relations, Texas Tech University

Entesar Albarakati
B.A. in media with a specialization in public relations, Umm Al-Qura University, KSA
M.A. in in sciences and public relations, Quinnipiac University

Maha Alshareef  
B.A. in journalism, Umm Al-Qura University
M.A. in journalism, Arkansas State University

Mohammed Alsulami 
B.A. in tv, radio, and film, Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud University 
M.A. in broadcast and cinematic arts, Central Michigan University

Abrar Banasser 
B.A. in journalism,  King Abdulaziz Univesity
M.A. in public relations, Rowan University

Nicholas Brown 
B.A. in English and psychology, Randolph Macon College 
M.A. in English, Virginia Commonwealth University

Elizabeth Collins
B.A. in humanities, Pepperdine University
M.A. in interdisciplinary humanities, University of West Florida
Dissertation director: Katherine Nash, Department of English

Robert Crocker 
B.S. in mass communication, Virginia Commonwealth University 
B.A. in English, Virginia Commonwealth University 
M.A. in digital media/communications, Rutgers University

Ramin Fazeli 
B.A. in mechanical engineering, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University
M.A. in cinematic arts, Tehran University of Art

Alexis Finc 
B.A. women and gender studies and English, Rutgers University 
M.F.A. in creative writing - poetry, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Clayton Harper 
B.F.A. in English, Principia College 
M.F.A. in arts, technology, and emerging communication, University of Texas at Dallas
Dissertation director: Jennifer Rhee, Department of English

Christopher Irving 
B.F.A. in art education,Virginia Commonwealth University 
M.A. in comparative literature, CUNY Brooklyn College
Professional websites:
www.christopherirving.com
www.smallvilleproject.com

Rian Johnson 
B.A. in east asian studies, Randolph-Macon College 
M.A. in east asian studies, University of Virginia
Professional website: http://riancjohnson.com
Dissertation director: Michael Hall, Department of English

Dylan Lackey 
B.A. in women's studies, University of Virginia
M.A. in philosophy, Global Centre for Advanced Studies

Andrew Massa
B.A. in theatre arts, film studies, LeMoyne College
M.A. in mass communications: media production, Norfolk State University

Connor McCormick 
B.A. in History, Virginia Commonwealth University 
M.A. in English, Virginia Commonwealth University
Dissertation director: David Golumbia, Department of English
Dissertation title: "Electric Memory: The Politics of Chris Marker’s Cinematic Subjectivity"

Megan Ratliff 
B.H.A. in anthropology and art, Carnegie Mellon University 
M. ScRes in interdisciplinary creative processes, University of Edinburgh (UK)
Dissertation director: Eric Garberson, Department of Art History
Dissertation title: "Titties & Goo: Diffractive Materialities, Agential Processes, & the Enduring Bodies of the Photographic Archive"
Professional website: www.meganratliff.com

Joshua J. Smith 
B.A. in public relations, Virginia Commonwealth University 
M.A. in public relations, Virginia Commonwealth University

Kristen Stewart 
B.F.A. in fashion design, Virginia Commonwealth University
M.A. in fashion and textile studies, Fashion Institute of Technology

Hope Ward 
B.F.A. in theater, Randolph Macon University 
M.F.A. in theater, Columbia University
Dissertation director: Kimberly Brown, Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Dissertation title: "Imagine Being Free: Decolonizing Actor Training in University and Conservatory Programs"