Nicole Grider

Nicole Grider is a Lecturer in Communication Studies at Colorado Mesa University. She holds a Master of Arts in Mass Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Media from the University of Central Missouri, with additional focuses on interpersonal communication and creative writing.

Her research explores the holistic connections of human communication, social justice, media persuasion, and observer responses to fourth-wave feminism. Grider integrates these themes into her teaching philosophy, emphasizing effective communication, critical thinking, and broadening worldviews.

She has served as a faculty advisor for Feminists in Action for Gender Equality and as a conversation partner for an Intensive English Program. Currently, she co-advises The Talk and mentors current and future communication students.

• 2015 Regional Access to Graduate Education Grant Award
• Member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Contact: Moss Performing Arts Center 152, Phone: 970.248.1796 (o), Email: ngrider@coloradomesa.edu