Oluwabusayo S. Okunloye

Innovative Media and Communication professional with a proven ability to develop and implement impactful social media strategies. Seeking a creative opportunity to utilize my expertise in strategic messaging, team leadership, and problem-solving to achieve organizational objectives.

• Okunloye, O. O., Kee, F. K., Cummins, R. G., & Zhang, W. (2023). The linguistic and message features driving information diffusion on twitter: The case of #revolutionnow in Nigeria. International Journal of Communication, 1695-1716
• Adegbola, O., & Okunloye, O. (2022). A tale of two kidnappings: Government response to Chibok & Dapchi attacks in Nigeria. Public Relations Review, 48(5), 102248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2022.102248
• Okunloye, O. & Santillana, (08/09/24). Counter Frames or Support? A comparison between the US and UK framing of George Floyd's death and BLM Protest [Poster presentation]. 107th Annual Conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
• Okunloye, O., Hasan, M., Kee, K. F., & Deelman, E. (08/08/24). “Email Blows Up Quickly”- Adoption/Rejection of CMCs by Science Organizations During COVID-19 [Conference presentation]. 107th Annual Conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

• Distinguished Graduate Student Assistantship Fellowship, 2021, 2025
• Ph.D. Student Travel Funding, Thomas J. Harris Institute, 2023

• Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Kent Wilkinson, 06/01/24, 08/31/24, Supported faculty research by managing digital resources and compiling data on reluctance communication for a study on misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19 among Hispanics/Latinos on the South Plains
• Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Coy Callison, 06/01/24, 08/31/24, Collated online data from 400 plus for a study on water utilities communications and customer service. Created a listserv of about 500 Wine labels for analysis of Wine labels and Consumer Perception
• Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Kerk Kee, 03/01/23, 08/31/23, Recruited interview participants, Coordinated and conducted interviews, Edited interview transcripts for quality control
• Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Lyombe Eko, 03/01/22, 08/31/22, Conducted literature reviews, curating past research from different databases (e.g., JSTOR, Gale OneFile news) across disciplines. Contributed to case study writing analyzing Twitter regulation of presidents for comparative studies