Education
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Communication May 2025
Organizational Communication emphasis, minor in Women’s and Gender Studies
Dissertation Title: “Spammy, scammy, copy and paste”: Constructing the essence(s) of network marketing through business model stigma and multiple discourses
Baylor University Waco, TX
Master of Arts, Communication Studies May 2019
Baylor University Waco, TX
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies May 2019
Research Activity
Graham, S. (2025). “I guess it’s just a matter of what kind of sex worker archetype you fit into?”: Developing the independent persona as a salient work identity. Communication Studies, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2025.2502772
Vorvoreanu, M., Graham, S., Heger, A., Dhanorkar, S., & Walker, K. (2025). New employee Copilot usage: Insights into productivity and socialization. Microsoft Technical Report MSR-TR-2025-24. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/new-employee-copilot-usage-insights-into-productivity-and-socialization/
Meisenbach, R. J., Graham, S., Ranjit, Y., & Joshi, O. (2023). (De)criminalization of sex work: Sex workers’ experiences in Nepal and Nevada. In X. Irujo, S. J. Blithe, & Y. Rodriguez, (Eds.) Prostitution in the Basque Country and Nevada. Center for Basque Studies Press.
Graham, S. & McNamee, L. G. (2022). Identity fragmentation and fieldwork: A confessional tale. In Harter, L. & Peterson, B. (Eds.), Brave space-making: The poetics and politics of storytelling. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.
Relevant Professional Experience
The Jamison Agency, Remote
Consultant and Qualitative Research Analyst (Contract), March 2025 – May 2025
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
JEM Research Intern, Aether Team, June 2024 – September 2024
Trulaske EDGE, Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business, Columbia, MO
Graduate Student Assistant, Advanced Professional Development – Leading Teams and Organizations, January 2024 – May 2024
Heart of Missouri United Way, Columbia, MO
Summer Communications Associate, May 2023 – July 2023