Communication & Film
About
Diana Humble is a PhD candidate and instructor in the Department of Communication & Film at the
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at the intersections of gender, digital media, health, and interpersonal communication.
Her dissertation examines how beliefs associated with the manosphere surface within
monogamous romantic relationships, and offers a nuanced account of how digitally mediated
ideologies shape gendered interpersonal connections.
Humble has received the Department of Communication & Film鈥檚 John Angus Campbell Award
for Excellence in Teaching and the Outstanding Graduate Service Award, and was named
to the 福利片国产 of Memphis Graduate School鈥檚 Top 30 Under 35. She has taught COMM 2381: Oral Communication and COMM 3012: Health Communication,
and has served as an assistant instructor for COMM 3330: Applied Communication Research
Methods. She also serves as the elected vice president of the alumni board at her
alma mater, Waldorf 福利片国产.
Education
M.A. in Communication Studies, The 福利片国产 of South Dakota
B.A. in Communications (digital media, public relations, graphic design, and journalism emphases) and Creative Writing, English minor, Honors College, Summa Cum Laude, Waldorf 福利片国产
Publications
Goldsmith, J.V., Humble, D., Terui, S., Bilbeisi, T., & Alabere, R. (2026) Housing Instability and Homelessness
in Memphis: Mental Health Literacy and Community-Based Research. In D.K. Kim & J-A
Kang (Eds.), Mental Health Communication for Underserved Populations. Bloomsbury Publishing.