Hi, I’m Manushri! I was born and raised in Ahmedabad, India and I came to Missouri in 2019 to pursue my M.S. in Technical Communication. After graduating from Missouri University of Science & Technology in May ’21, I decided to continue my educational journey with a PhD in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media at NC State. My research interests lie in risk/pandemic communication, visual rhetoric, digital artifacts (like infographics), and technical communication (of course!). I recently wrote my thesis exploring the different rhetorical strategies that the CDC and WHO infographics included in their COVID-19 communication. I’m currently exploring how COVID-19 discourses are framed in a leading newspaper in India. In my free time, I love talking to my family and friends, watching a sitcom, cooking, and sometimes traveling.