Michele Ramsey

E. Michele Ramsey is an Associate Professor at Penn State Berks, holding joint appointments in the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences and the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She founded the Communication Arts and Sciences major at Penn State Berks, contributing significantly to academic program development. Her research focuses on representations of gender in media, women’s rights rhetoric, social movement rhetoric, and political communication. She also explores topics like higher education policy, pandemic-era pedagogy, and media literacy.

Ramsey’s recent work addresses challenges in higher education during the pandemic, including online learning shifts and advising strategies. Earlier research delves into historical media representations of gender, such as early American cinema’s rhetoric of horror and 20th-century automobile advertising’s gender dynamics. She advocates for the humanities’ role in career decision-making and critiques consumerist metaphors in academic advising.

Her publications reflect interdisciplinary interests, blending rhetoric, communication studies, and gender analysis. While no awards are listed in the provided materials, her contributions to academic program creation and critical pedagogy highlight her institutional impact. No advising students or grants are explicitly mentioned in the text.

Ramsey’s work bridges historical and contemporary issues, emphasizing gender’s role in media, politics, and education. Her scholarship underscores the importance of critical engagement with communication practices in both public and academic spheres.