Co-President, Communication Arts

Ali (she/her) is a 5th year Ph.D. candidate in Rhetoric, Politics, & Culture in the Department of Communication Arts. Her research focuses on discourses of reparation and apology, U.S. imperialism in the Pacific, and global indigenous human rights. 

rushevics@wisc.edu 

Co-President, Communication Arts

Kai (they/them) is a Rhetoric PhD Candidate in their 6th year in the Department of Communication Arts. They take an interdisciplinary approach to studying advertising, marketing, and branding as they influence the formation and performance of identity in digital and consumer culture and impact democracy. They specialize in the intersections of gender, media, and culture in the marketing and advertising of social justice and “culture war” issues; the convergence of wellness, gender, and conspiracy theory in digital media; and the mainstreaming and commoditization of drag performance.

kprins@wisc.edu | kaiprins.com | Google Scholar

Co-Vice President, English

Alexandra (she/her) is a 3rd year PhD student in Composition and Rhetoric in the English Department. Alexandra's research interests focus on Jewish rhetorics, memory studies, and Holocaust studies. She uses archival research and feminist lenses to explore Jewish memory in the contexts of the Holocaust. 

chakov@wisc.edu

Co-Vice President, Communication Arts

Treasurer, English

Nick Avery (he/they) is a PhD candidate in Composition & Rhetoric in the English Department. Nick researches and teaches embodied rhetoric and writing, emphasizing topics like food and sports to underscore relations between bodies and cultures. His dissertation examines the student body through the figure of the student-athlete, utilizing affective rhetoric to understand the ways universities profit off of student labor.

navery3@wisc.edu

Treasurer (Training), Communication Arts

Communications Officer (Training), Communication Arts