Megan Yahnke is am a PhD. candidate in Communication Studies at the University of Minnesota and has taught communication courses in higher education for seven years. These include courses in public speaking, argumentation, English composition, and interpersonal communication. As an educator she aims to help students become more confident and effective communicators both in content and style. She believes in creating an engaging classroom where students with diverse skill sets can feel comfortable developing their ideas and hone their presentation skills. Her professional scholarship addresses consciousness-raising in the popular sphere and the role of collective rhetoric and testimony toward the advancement of gender justice.