Min Wha Han

Min Wha Han serves as Assistant Professor of Communication in the Department of Communication at West Texas A&M University's Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities, joining the faculty in 2021.

Her academic credentials include:

• B.A. in English from Tsuda University, Japan (2002)
• M.A. in Communication from the University of Maine (2004)
• Ph.D. in Communication from Ohio University (2009)

Dr. Han's research explores rhetoric's intersection with public culture through contemporary theoretical frameworks and critical analysis. Her expertise spans qualitative methodologies, postcolonial discourse, and diaspora identity formation, with concentrated focus on Korean communities globally, Hallyu cultural phenomena, and Northeast Asian geopolitical relations. This work appears in Communication Theory, International Communication Gazette, and Review of Communication.

Scientific Awards:

• outstanding book award from the Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division of the National Communication Association for co-edited volume 'Korean Diasporas across the World: Homeland in History, Memory, Imagination, Media, and Reality' (2020)

Her teaching portfolio encompasses rhetorical theory, persuasion, public speaking, and intercultural communication, alongside professional communication and qualitative research methods. Prior to academia, Dr. Han worked as a non-profit research director and translator. Information regarding current student advising and grant funding was not specified in source materials.