Current Master's Students
Olivia Conley
Interests: Sports Journalism
I am a recent graduate from Jacksonville State University with a master's degree in Sports Management. I am a first year MSU Grad student interested in sports journalism and broadcasting. I have recently taken to Instagram with short articles on some of the biggest athletes and their endeavors. I have taken to TikTok with recapping big college, NFL, and NBA games. Throughout my MSU grad journey I hope to gain article writing skills and become more comfortable covering sports.
Kyle Davidson
Interests: Political and Environmental Reporting
I'm a recent MSU graduate interested in accessibility and engagement in political and environmental reporting. I graduated from MSU in Spring 2022 with a degree in journalism and political science. I worked with newspapers throughout the state during my undergraduate program, including the Lansing State Journal and Detroit Free Press. Through my graduate research I hope to find new strategies for making dense topics easier for readers to understand, and to encourage engagement with environmental and political news.
Caroline Geer
Interests: Science Communication
I'm a recent graduate of St. Olaf College, where I studied Sociology/Anthropology and Race and Ethnic Studies, focusing on American Studies, knowledge production, Indigenous research paradigms, and survey design. I worked as Arts and Entertainment and Executive Editor of The Olaf Messenger, the student newspaper of St. Olaf College. As a graduate student in the Journalism Master's program at MSU, I hope to research how science communication can reckon with the legacies of colonialism, imperialism, and systemic racism.
Cheyanne Little
Interests: Media Representation, Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Standpoint Theory
I have a Bachelor’s degree in Communications with a minor in Ethnic & Gender Studies. Previously, I’ve worked as a Digital Content Producer at a news station, then an Academic Interventionist at an elementary school. Through my graduate research, I hope to learn why communities are represented in media the way they are, and how that has not only affected the way they see themselves, but how others view, treat and/or interact with them.
Jasmine Snow
Interests: Media Messages, Multimedia, Health and Community Reporting
I'm a recent University of Minnesota graduate interested in media messages, health and community reporting, and public engagement. I graduated from UMN-Twin Cities in Spring 2024 with a degree in journalism and American Studies. My work has appeared in several newspapers and publications, including the Star Tribune, The Sahan Journal, The Minnesota Daily, The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, The Tower Literary Magazine, and more. I was part of multiple research projects in my undergraduate career and am currently the lead graduate research assistant on the LIFT project. During graduate school, I hope to explore different storytelling methods and mediums and learn how I can better serve and work alongside the communities I live in and belong to.
Lindsay Tague
Interests: Multimedia Reporting, Broa
dcasting & Documentary Filmmaking
I am from Council Bluffs, Iowa and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and Media Communication from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in May 2024. While studying for my master's degree at MSU, I am interested in focusing on Documentary Filmmaking and the Broadcasting aspects of Journalism. During my undergraduate program, I worked as a reporter and anchor for the Omaha News, eventually spending a lot of time in the control room and becoming the Director of the newscast. With the Omaha News, I have won two Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association awards. I've also worked as an Arts Reporter for 90.7 KVNO, Omaha's Classical Radio, where I won two professional awards from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association. Through my graduate studies I hope to continue building my professional skills as a journalist and broadcaster, while gaining an in-depth education of the field.