About Me
I am a Ph.D. candidate in political communication at The Ohio State University. My research looks at social networks, new media, journalism and politics. I am currently studying under Professors Lance Holbert, William “Chip” Eveland, Gerald Kosicki, and Dongyoung Sohn. I hold a master of arts in telecommunication from Ball State University. My master’s thesis examined the role of new media in the early stages of the 2008 presidential election and was awarded the Ball State University Alumni Association Distinguished Thesis Award. It was advised by Professor James W. Chesebro.
On the personal side, I am originally from Youngstown, Ohio. My mom, Mary Wargo, is the human resources director of a psychology clinic and works with school doing drug prevention and team building interventions. She still lives in Youngstown. She recently got remarried to her running partner, Craig Wargo.
My father, Robert Geidner, lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on May 29, 2006. He is sorely missed. Please support the fight against cancer by giving to the American Cancer Society or the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
My brother is an attorney and journalist in Washington D.C. and my sister works at a veterinary clinic in Tampa, Fla.
Lastly, I am engaged to the most wonderful, caring person in the world, Shelby Murphy. She graduated from Ball State University and is a newspage designer for the Louisville Courier-Journal.