Graduate Student Journalism and Mass Communication Cronkite School-Journ/MassComm
Long Bio
Doctoral candidate at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Earned a doctoral candidacy status after passing provisioned prospectus titled "Evolving in the shadows: A Netnographic Study of Illicit Communities on the Dark Web."
Moe's research interest areas are:
Dark Web research, Computer-mediated communications, critical cultural studies, special topics including LGBTQ+, health communication, advertisement and marketing research, popular culture studies, and sports communications.
Education
Ph.D. in Mass Communication and Journalism (Candidacy status - Dissertation in progress)
M.A in Strategic Communication with an emphasis on Public Relations
Madouh, M., & Kwon, K. H. (2023). Evolving in the Shadows: A Media Ecology Study of Dark Web Social Networks. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01968599231210776
Research Activity
Research presentation at various conferences:
Narratives of Fear, Panic and Sensationalism in COVID-19 News in the U.S.,for a presentation as a poster at the 2021 SPSP Virtual Annual Convention.
The End(chan) of Times: Apocalyptic Narratives of Good and Evil in the Semi-Dark Web for 72nd Annual International Communication Association Conference (2022).
Chatting with #Ana and #Mia: Instagram community & Eating Disorder. In the 2022 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Detroit.
Inspiration, Fairness, Cheating, and Transphobia: An Analysis of Tweets about Lia Thomas' NCAA Swimming Championship. In the 2023 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Washington, DC.
Social justice icon or unfair participation? A thematic analysis of media framing of Lia Thomas’ national championship. In the 73rd Annual International Communication Association Conference in Toronto, Canada.
Evolving in The Shadows: A Media Ecology Study of Dark Web Social Networks. National Communication Association (2023). Washington DC.
Top poster presenter award at the 72nd International Communication Association (Paris, 2022) presenting research paper titled "The End(chan) of Times: Apocalyptic Narratives of Good and Evil in the Semi-Dark Web"
