Mollie Murphy

Communication Studies - Communication Studies and Philosophy

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Office Hours: T/H 11:30-12:30 on Zoom or by appointment
Office Location: LUND 203
Phone: (435) 797-0334
Email: mollie.murphy@usu.edu
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Curriculum Vitae

Educational Background

B.A., Communication Studies, University of Montana, 2012
M.A., Communication Studies (Rhetoric and Public Discourse),
University of Montana, 2014

Ph.D., Communication Studies (Rhetorical Studies), University
of Georgia, 2018

Biography

Mollie specializes in rhetorical criticism and theory. Her research focuses most heavily on examining how (and to what end) advocates for environmental and gender justice navigate rhetorical challenges. Her work has been published in Women’s Studies in Communication, The Howard Journal of Communications, Argumentation and Advocacy, Frontiers in Communication, and elsewhere. Mollie’s essay forthcoming in the Western Journal of Communication examines how perspective by incongruity can productively complicate public understandings of scientific research. Mollie’s pronouns are she/her/hers.

Communication, Social Justice, and the Environment
Gender Communication
Communication Criticism

Celebrity activism
Women scientists as activists
Emotions in activism

Murphy, Mollie K. “Reconsidering the Role of Scientific Research in Anti-Toxics Rhetoric

through Perspective by Incongruity.” Accepted & forthcoming in Western Journal of

Communication.

Murphy, Mollie K., Mehmet Soyer, and Marisela Martinez-Cola. “Fostering ‘Brave Spaces’ for

Exploring Perceptions of Marginalized Groups through Reflexive Writing.” Communication Teacher 35, no. 1 (2021): 7-11.

Murphy, Mollie K. “Maternal Dissent in Mainstream News: ‘Peace Mom’ Confronts the

Nation’s Strict Father.” Women’s Studies in Communication 43, no. 1 (2020): 23-44.