About

Dr. Michele Foss-Snowden (she/her) is a third-generation educator, a speaker, a podcaster, and an activist across multiple causes. She is currently Professor of Rhetoric and Media in the Department of Communication Studies at Sacramento State University. An award-winning instructor, she regularly teaches classes including Television Criticism, Rhetoric and Social Influence, Media Aesthetics, and Media and Culture. She has mentored more than 100 students from historically marginalized populations through the process of applying to and successfully completing graduate school. She also maintains an active research agenda, often centering on the intersections of race/ethnicity and gender in communication locations including television, film, fandoms, and social media. She received her bachelor's degree from Stanford University, her master's degree from the University of California, Davis, and her Ph.D. from the University of Florida

Organizational Affiliations

Professor, Communication Studies Department

Past Affiliations

Professor, University of the Pacific (United States, Stockton)

Professor, San Joaquin Delta College (United States, Stockton)

Professor, University of Florida (United States, Gainesville) - UF

Professor, University of California, Davis (United States, Davis) - UCD

Professor, Stanford University

Education

Communication
1996, BA, Stanford University (United States, Stanford) - SU
Rhetoric and Communication
1998, MA, University of California, Davis (United States, Davis) - UCD
Mass Communication
2002, PhD, University of Florida (United States, Gainesville) - UF