PhD Candidate Graduate Research Assistant Andre Fedd is a 4th year PhD candidate in the Department of Communication Studies. Guided by goal-driven message production, his dissertation project seeks to uncover how individuals influence their own and their conversational partner’s cognitions about supportive sex messages. He aims to develop theory-driven sexual communication research using quantitative research methods. Education: University of Alabama - Bachelor of Science in Health Studies, 2014 University of Alabama - Master of Arts in Health Studies, 2016 Of note: Andre was awarded a Graduate School Research Assistantship, the 2020-2021 Franklin College RED Seed Grant, the Department of Communication Studies Seed Grant, and the Summer 2022 Doctoral Research Assistantship. Courses Regularly Taught: COMM 1500