Janella Eshiet has won the award for top debut paper from the Western States Communication Association

Janella Eshiet has won the award for top debut paper from the Western States Communication Association (WSCA) for her conference paper, titled “Real Me Versus Social Media Me: Filters, Dysmorphia, and Beaty Perceptions Among Young Women”, which was competitively selected for presentation by the Media Studies Division of WSCA. This paper is based on Janella’s MA thesis which she finished in our program in 2020, and I am Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb served as her chair. Janella is now finishing the second year of her doctoral studies at Chapman University.