Assistant Professor Contact Info doris.acheme@uga.edu Office: 614 Caldwell Hall 706-542-4893 Doris E. Acheme, (Ph.D., University of Oklahoma) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Georgia. Her research interest is in intergroup and intercultural communication. Specifically, she focuses on the role identity plays in psycho-social responses of individuals during interactions, with two main areas of focus. The first area of research is in language attitudes, with emphasis on (a) documenting the stigma attached to speaking with non-U.S. American accents, (b) explaining the mechanisms underlying language attitudes and their effects on intergroup communicative outcomes, with the goal of (c) changing negative language attitudes and improving intergroup relations. Dr. Acheme’s second area of research is in racial identity processes, with a focus on how African immigrants to the U.S. (re)categorize themselves as minority group members and negotiate their identities as Blacks, upon arrival to the U.S. The goal of this second line of research is to challenge the boundaries of what constitutes group membership. Dr. Acheme’s research has been published in major communication journals including, Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, Journal of Language and Social Psychology, Communication Reports, and Journal of Communication and Media Research. Education: Ph.D., University of Oklahoma M.A., Cleveland State University B.A., University of Abuja Research Research Interests: Intergroup and Intercultural Communication Outcomes Psycho-social Responses and Social Identities Language Ideologies and Attitudes Racial Identity Negotiation Selected Publications Selected Publications: Montgomery, G. & Acheme, D. E. (2022), "Processing Fluency and Inferred Motive: L1 English Users’ Evaluations of Non-Standard Accented Speech". Journal of Language and Social Psychology. 1-18 https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927X221081010 Acheme, D. E, & Cionea I. A. (2022). “Oh, I like your accent”: Perceptions and evaluations of standard and non-standard accented English speakers. Communication Reports. https://doi.org/10.1080/08934215.2022.2037679 Acheme, D. E. (2021). Stereotyped communication: The ascribed identities of Nigerians living in the U.S. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 1-19 https://doi.org/10.1080/17513057.2021.1974924 Acheme, D. E., & Cionea I. A. (2021). Protest structures: Responses from Nigerians in the United States to police brutality and #BlackLivesMatter protests. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 41(1) 29-48 https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927X211049473 Acheme, D., & Hammonds, K. A. (2021). “Race vs. ethnicity: A cross-cultural comparison of storytelling in this is America and this is Nigeria”. Journal of Communication and Media Research, 13(1), 1-12. https://www.jcmrjournal.org/article?id=437 * Lead Article