Katy Gabryelczyk

Katy Gabryelczyk is a Researcher in the Department of Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she has been involved since Fall 2019. She also serves as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for COM 101: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (Fall 2021–Present) and previously worked as a Supplemental Instructor for Art 100: American Art & Culture (August 2020–May 2021). Her research focuses on interpersonal and family communication, particularly within one-child families, discourses of motherhood, advanced maternal age, asexuality, romantic relationships, identity, and storytelling through qualitative methods.

Education:

• PhD in Communication (expected 2027), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• MA in Communication, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2023)
• BA in Communication, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2021)

Her professional contributions include presenting at the 13th Annual UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium (April 2021) and the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Summer Program Symposium (August 2020). She is affiliated with the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program and serves as the Awards Committee Representative for the Communication Graduate Student Council. Additionally, she has judged the UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium in 2022 and 2023.

Labs/Teams: Katy is part of the Voices of Gun Violence research project, examining narratives of gun violence in Milwaukee. This initiative is a core component of her academic work, reflecting her commitment to understanding societal issues through communication frameworks.