Jessica Gasiorek

Jessica Gasiorek is a Professor in the Communicology department at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she has been a faculty member since completing her PhD in 2013. Her academic work bridges communication studies, social psychology, and cognitive science.

• PhD in Communication from University of California-Santa Barbara (2013)
• MA in Communication from University of California-Santa Barbara (2010)
• AB in French and Italian from Princeton University (2006)

Her research focuses on human communication processes, particularly communication accommodation and understanding in intergroup contexts. She examines how social identity influences communication dynamics, cognitive processing of messages, and age-related perceptions in social interactions.

Scientific Awards:

• Fulbright English Language Teaching Assistant (Antwerp, Belgium)