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Students Teaching Students

In coordination with an undergraduate-run organization called Students Teaching Students, CAS department faculty members mentor exemplary students who develop and teach 1-credit courses on a variety of subjects that advance expertise in communication and its role in public life. This semester, Associate Teaching Professor Lori Bedell is supporting undergraduates Kara Miller (who was in Lori’s RCL course a few years back) and Jess Strait as they teach a course titled “Period Talk: The Impact of Stigma on the Menstrual Equity Movement.”
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Maddy Jupina

Graduate Assistant in Communication Arts and Sciences
mmj5672@psu.edu
316 Sparks Building University Park, PA 16802 University Park , PA 16802

Education

B.A., La Salle University, 2021
M.A., Penn State University, 2023
Ph.D., Penn State University, anticipated 2027

Professional Bio

Maddy Jupina is a Ph.D. student and graduate assistant. She received her B.A. in Communication from La Salle University in 2021 and her M.A. from the CAS department in 2023. She studies family communication about stress and adversity with a focus on wellbeing outcomes. She also works with the Communication Science Against Antibiotic Resistance lab, where she studies how patient-provider communication can combat antibiotic overuse and improve patient health and satisfaction. Maddy has taught Interpersonal Communication and has served as a TA for Quantitative Research Methods and Conflict Resolution & Negotiation. Outside of Penn State, Maddy also works with the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives, which promotes prevention science in policymaking.