UCF Texts & Technology PhD
@ucftandt.bsky.social
Texts & Technology PhD Program at the University of Central Florida. Highlighting news, events, and publications of our great faculty, students, and alumni! tandt.cah.ucf.edu
T&T congratulates our newest PhD, Dr. Demagio Mansell, who successfully defended his dissertation, "It Goes Down in the Valley: The Resonance of Black Queer Authenticity and Fan Engagement in Black Television," today!
October 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
T&T congratulates our newest PhD, Dr. Demagio Mansell, who successfully defended his dissertation, "It Goes Down in the Valley: The Resonance of Black Queer Authenticity and Fan Engagement in Black Television," today!
T&T congratulates our latest PhD, Dr. Marissa Salas, who successfully defended her dissertation yesterday!
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
T&T congratulates our latest PhD, Dr. Marissa Salas, who successfully defended her dissertation yesterday!
Last week, we had FOUR incoming T&T students present the research they completed as part of the Summer Mentoring Fellowship: LJ Connolly, Christina Restrepo Nazar, Erin Webreck, and Teddy Duncan (not pictured).
August 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Last week, we had FOUR incoming T&T students present the research they completed as part of the Summer Mentoring Fellowship: LJ Connolly, Christina Restrepo Nazar, Erin Webreck, and Teddy Duncan (not pictured).
Congratulations to our three Summer 2025 graduates, Hanan Hafiz, Shelley Maccini, and Ryu Yamamoto!
August 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Congratulations to our three Summer 2025 graduates, Hanan Hafiz, Shelley Maccini, and Ryu Yamamoto!
T&T congratulates our newest PhD, Dr. Shelley Maccini, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Ethical Concerns and Consumer Perceptions of Fairness in Gamified Customer Loyalty Programs," yesterday!
July 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
T&T congratulates our newest PhD, Dr. Shelley Maccini, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Ethical Concerns and Consumer Perceptions of Fairness in Gamified Customer Loyalty Programs," yesterday!
T&T is representing at Console-ing Passions Atlanta, with SIX students and one faculty member: @thekateprior.bsky.social @veekennedy.bsky.social @nicoleneece.bsky.social (not pictured, @melstanfill.bsky.social, @helloemi.bsky.social, @pdedgar30.bsky.social, and @alyssab7.bsky.social).
June 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
T&T is representing at Console-ing Passions Atlanta, with SIX students and one faculty member: @thekateprior.bsky.social @veekennedy.bsky.social @nicoleneece.bsky.social (not pictured, @melstanfill.bsky.social, @helloemi.bsky.social, @pdedgar30.bsky.social, and @alyssab7.bsky.social).
T&T congratulates our newest PhD, Dr. Hanan Hafiz, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Emojis as Text Technology: Between Visual Paradigm and Cultural Revolution," today!
June 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
T&T congratulates our newest PhD, Dr. Hanan Hafiz, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Emojis as Text Technology: Between Visual Paradigm and Cultural Revolution," today!
T&T congratulates our SEVEN students who graduated last week!
May 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
T&T congratulates our SEVEN students who graduated last week!
T&T congratulates our latest PhD, Dr. Ream Alghamdi, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Trust In Ephemeral Content in Social Media Platforms: A Mixed-Method Approach Examining Online Users’ Privacy Concerns in The Case of Snapchat," today!
April 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
T&T congratulates our latest PhD, Dr. Ream Alghamdi, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Trust In Ephemeral Content in Social Media Platforms: A Mixed-Method Approach Examining Online Users’ Privacy Concerns in The Case of Snapchat," today!
T&T congratulates Dr. Nikki Fragala Barnes, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Transformative Pedagogies Via Iterative Instructional Design," yesterday!
April 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
T&T congratulates Dr. Nikki Fragala Barnes, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Transformative Pedagogies Via Iterative Instructional Design," yesterday!
T&T congratulates our newest PhD, Dr. David Matteson, who successfully defended his dissertation, "Precedents For the Experiential Turn In American Art Museums: A Case Study of Paul Gardner, Chick Austin, Leslie Cheek, and the Museums They Directed, 1932-1968," today!
April 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
T&T congratulates our newest PhD, Dr. David Matteson, who successfully defended his dissertation, "Precedents For the Experiential Turn In American Art Museums: A Case Study of Paul Gardner, Chick Austin, Leslie Cheek, and the Museums They Directed, 1932-1968," today!
T&T congratulates our latest PhD, Dr. Rachel Marks, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Analysis of Queerness and Race in Black Lightning and DCTV Femslash," today!
March 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
T&T congratulates our latest PhD, Dr. Rachel Marks, who successfully defended her dissertation, "Analysis of Queerness and Race in Black Lightning and DCTV Femslash," today!
T&T congratulates our newest PhD, Dr. Jacob Boccio, who successfully defended his dissertation, "Netflix and the Platformization of Film and Television Content Discovery," today!
March 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
T&T congratulates our newest PhD, Dr. Jacob Boccio, who successfully defended his dissertation, "Netflix and the Platformization of Film and Television Content Discovery," today!
T&T students Alia Hall and @pdedgar30.bsky.social recently presented "Decoding the Black Box: Discerning AI Rhetorics About and Through Poetic Prompting" at the IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence.
March 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
T&T students Alia Hall and @pdedgar30.bsky.social recently presented "Decoding the Black Box: Discerning AI Rhetorics About and Through Poetic Prompting" at the IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence.
Congratulations to our newest PhD, Dr. Javier Molinares, who successfully defended his dissertation yesterday!
January 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Congratulations to our newest PhD, Dr. Javier Molinares, who successfully defended his dissertation yesterday!
T&T congratulates faculty member Keri Watson, who was awarded the Florida Education Fund’s William R. Jones Most Valuable Mentor Award.
December 3, 2024 at 3:27 PM
T&T congratulates faculty member Keri Watson, who was awarded the Florida Education Fund’s William R. Jones Most Valuable Mentor Award.
T&T congratulates Dr. @alharazib.bsky.social , who recently defended her dissertation!
November 22, 2024 at 6:55 PM
T&T congratulates Dr. @alharazib.bsky.social , who recently defended her dissertation!
Congratulations to Alessandra Zinicola Lopez, who recently successfully defended her dissertation!
November 7, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Congratulations to Alessandra Zinicola Lopez, who recently successfully defended her dissertation!
Congratulations to Michael Powell, who recently successfully defended his dissertation!
November 7, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Congratulations to Michael Powell, who recently successfully defended his dissertation!
T&T congratulates our newest PhD, Matthew Stapleton, who successfully defended his dissertation yesterday!
July 2, 2024 at 2:04 PM
T&T congratulates our newest PhD, Matthew Stapleton, who successfully defended his dissertation yesterday!
UCF TandT congratulates Francine Sutton, who successfully defended her dissertation, "An Exploration of mHealth Applications Usage Among Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Study," yesterday!
April 3, 2024 at 2:24 PM
UCF TandT congratulates Francine Sutton, who successfully defended her dissertation, "An Exploration of mHealth Applications Usage Among Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Study," yesterday!
Congratulations to T&T student Amanda Altamirano, who defended her dissertation, "Software Company Workplace Bias in Technical Communication" today!
March 29, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Congratulations to T&T student Amanda Altamirano, who defended her dissertation, "Software Company Workplace Bias in Technical Communication" today!
UCF T&T faculty and student presentations at SCMS24!
March 15, 2024 at 2:18 PM
UCF T&T faculty and student presentations at SCMS24!
T&T congratulates our newest graduate! Dr. Ha'Ani Hogan defended her dissertation today!
November 16, 2023 at 7:50 PM
T&T congratulates our newest graduate! Dr. Ha'Ani Hogan defended her dissertation today!
TandT congratulates our newest PhD, Dr. Tami Gitto-Kania, who defended her dissertation today! (Not pictured: virtual committee members & guests)
November 13, 2023 at 8:04 PM
TandT congratulates our newest PhD, Dr. Tami Gitto-Kania, who defended her dissertation today! (Not pictured: virtual committee members & guests)