Natalia Rybas

Director, Graduate Programs
Professor, Communication Studies
250 Tom Raper Hall
765-973-8376
natrybas@iue.edu

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Studies. Bowling Green State University
• Master of Arts in Communication Studies. Bowling Green State University
• Bachelor of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and Spanish. Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute

Current Scholarly/Research Interests:

Feminist and critical studies of technology, online learning and teaching, critical cultural communication

Current Courses:

Social media and communication, Identity and difference, Digital responsibilities and rights, Capstone, Introduction to communication and culture

Selected Publications

• Rybas, N. (2023). American Girl dolls as professionals: What do they teach about professions and professionalism? M/C Journal, 26(2). https://doi.org/10.5204/mcj.2953
• Quenette, A., & Rybas, N. (2023). Evaluating instructor quality: Moving away from student evaluations to peer review. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 173, 64-74. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/tl.20535
• Rybas, N., & Rybas, S. (2019). Where the inner star leads: Neoliberal sensibilities in American Girl Doll Talents. In Foss. K. (Ed.), Beyond Princess Culture: Gender and Children’s Marketing (pp. 73-95). Peter Lang.

Grants, Awards, and Honors

• Distinguished Service Award, Indiana University East, March 2017
• Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching (FACET), membership awarded in May 2014
• CTL Faculty Fellow in Innovative Teaching, October 2013, Indiana University East
• New Faculty Progress Award, March 2013, Indiana University East

Service to Professional Organizations

Co-trustee of the Teresa Award for the Advancement of Feminist Research, Feminist Scholarship Division of the International Communication Association, 2018-present