Ayla Oden

Biography

Ayla Oden is a first-year doctoral student in the Manship School of Mass Communication. She received her B.A. in Strategic Communication (2017) and her M.A. in Mass Communication (2019) from the University of South Alabama. During her graduate studies, Ayla also served as the Communications Director to the nonprofit, grant-giving organization The Community Foundation of South Alabama. Her research interests focus on how social media is shaping the political communication of modern-day social movements and political campaigns.