Michelle Silva

Michelle Silva serves as a Lecturer IV in the Department of Language and Communication within the College of Arts, Sciences and Education at the University of Michigan-Flint, where she actively teaches courses spanning digital culture, public speaking, mass communication history, and visual rhetoric through multiple "Ways of Seeing" iterations across disciplines.

Her academic foundation includes:

• Ph.D. in Communications (2005)

Dr. Silva's research centers on Communication Studies with specialized focus in Digital Culture, Public Speaking, Mass Communication effects, and Visual Communication methodologies. Her course portfolio reveals deep integration of theoretical frameworks with contemporary media analysis, particularly examining digital environments and historical media impacts through interdisciplinary lenses.