Tiffany Thames-Copeland's Career Dr. Tiffany is an Educator:Tiffany Thames-Copeland, Ph.D., is faculty member in communications, and has taught at the college level since 2006. She is a former Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Ghana, where she served for 12 months as a visiting scholar and lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). She was was honored at KNUST with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences' Most Use of Technology Award. Dr. Thames is also a recipient of a Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarly or Professional Accomplishments.
Dr. Thames conducts research on digital media at the intersection of race, gender, and liberation. Her premiere book, "We Are Not Scared to Die": Julius Malema and the New Movement for African Liberation was published by Peter Lang. Her forthcoming book chapter, The Signifyin(g) Hip Hop Hero: Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" and the Digital Co-Construction of Black Masculinity, will appear in the edited volume Communication, Cultural Contradictions, and the Crisis of Masculinity. Her latest research article, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Lives: Black Women, African Media, and the Subaltern Counterpublics on Mama Winnie's Legacy, is forthcoming in the African Identities journal. In addition to her scholarly work, she is also a published poet and her work has been featured in New Coin journal at Rhodes University, the Afro-Hispanic Review at Vanderbilt University, and The Caribbean Writer at the University of the Virgin Islands. Dr. Thames has extensive experience in radio broadcasting, production, and journalism. She produced The Daily Drum, a radio news segment airing on Howard University's commercial radio outlets in Washington DC including, WHUR 96.3FM and H.U.R. Voices, Sirius XM Channel 141. She also produced Taking it to the Streets, which airs during The Steve Harvey Morning Show on WHUR, and produced and hosted, The 80 Plus Club on Sirius XM. Dr. Thames served as a radio news reporter and anchor for WJOL 1340 AM in the Chicago Metropolitan Area and as a news reporter and anchor for WAVS 1170 AM in the Miami metropolitan area. She also was a traffic reporter and wrote news stories for an NBC affiliate in Miami through Metro Networks. In addition, Dr. Thames served as a host on WRTI FM, Philadelphia's jazz and classical National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate station. Her print journalism experience includes writing for Take Pride! magazine in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the Carbondale Times newspaper in Carbondale, Illinois. Dr. Thames has pursued extensive academic study in telecommunication, media, and culture. She earned a Ph.D. in Communication, Culture, and Media Studies from Howard University, with a cognate in African Studies. She also holds an M.A. in Telecommunications from Southern Illinois University, and an M.A. in African American Studies from Temple University. Her academic foundation began with a B.S. in psychology from Millikin University. On a more personal note, Dr. Thames has followed a vegetarian and vegan lifestyle for the past three decades. She enjoys watching thought-provoking documentaries that inspire critical conversations. Her two most favorite books are Toni Morrison's Sula and Franz Fanon's Black Skin/White Masks. Married to a Guyanese husband, she has developed a deep appreciation for Guyanese and Caribbean culture. She enjoys eating dhal puri, coconut peas rice, roti, pholourie, cassava pone, and a mean vegan pepper pot & black cake for the holiday season. To deepen her understanding of communications, culture, and global perspectives, she has travelled extensively throughout Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, Africa, and Europe. She has also academically studied Spanish, French, and Wolof. Although she resides in the Washington Metro Area, Dr. Thames considers herself a global citizen. |
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