Adelaja Oriola Oriade

Country of Origin:        Nigeria 

Languages I Speak:      English and Yoruba 

What I Do: Instructor, I teach media analysis and criticism and research the dynamics of social and political identities (e.g. Sex, gender, race, class, etc.) in popular culture. 

About Me: In my spare time, I watch football, hang out with friends, and watch ideological debates on YouTube.  

Alex Worrollo

Country of Origin: England 

Languages I Speak: English only 

What I Do: I am a student athlete on the field hockey team and am part of Classics Club. 

About Me: I enjoy many other sports as well as field hockey and whilst I can come off as quiet to begin with I quickly open up and love to help everyone! 

Mary Magdalene Chumbow

Country of Origin: Cameroon

Languages I speak: English, Swahili, French

What I Do: Apart from being an ISFS peer advisor, I am also part of the international Student Union Exec. Board, serving as a PR & Marketing Director. 

I am also an instructor of record in the Media Arts & Studies Department, set to teach Social Media Introduction.

About Me: I am an digital media content creator, always with the brightest smile and loudest laughter in the room - there never is a dull moment with me in anyone's life 😅

Kea Khudu

Country of origin: Botswana - Africa

What I Do:  First Year  Doctoral Student in Counselor Education and Supervision

Graduate Assistant, Counseling and Higher Education - Patton College of Education 

Languages I Speak: English, Setswana, Shekgalagari and some Afrikaans 

About Me: I love dancing, cooking and being in nature. I am an upcoming makeup artist. I tend to laugh out loud and smile a lot (when I’m not stressed).

Sanam Azadiamin

 Country of Origin: Iran

Languages I Speak: Azeri, Persian, Turkish, English 

What I Do: 3^rd year PhD student in Industrial Systems Engineering program. At the same time, I work as TA/RA for my department, and I will be teaching Engineering Economy in Fall 2020.

About Me: As a hobby, I like painting, photography, travelling and exploring new places. People say I am a happy and social person😊. I believe life is short and we should be the reason of making our life better and beautiful. I like living for now and at the same time be thoughtful for the future. I love myself and when I feel down, I look back to what I have achieved so far. I like being around friends and I am always open to new adventures and opportunities.

Qiong Wu

Country of Origin: China

What I Do: Pursuing Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics. I am also teaching Chinese in the Chinese program at OU.

Languages I Speak: Mandarin and English.

About Me: I enjoy exercising a lot in my spare time. If you have any questions regarding Mandarin or looking for a workout buddy, please feel free to contact me!

Safiya Ahmed

Country of Origin: Iraq

Languages I Speak: Arabic and English

What I Do: Doctoral Candidate in Civil Engineering

About Me: Giving up is always an option, but it has never been my choice

Dania Ashhab

Country of Origin: Jordanian of Palestinian origin.

What I Do: I am doing my masters in Applied Linguistics, teaching different Arabic courses and I also coordinate the Arabic program.

Languages I Speak: I speak Arabic, English and Spanish (un poquito)  😍 

About Me: Outside of my teaching world, I enjoy hiking and listening to music. AND I hold a deep appreciation for good books, coffee and fresh air!

Medrine Nyambura

Country of Origin: Kenya

Languages I Speak: English and Swahili

What I Do: MFA graduate student with Scripps College studying Communication Media Arts with a focus on Documentary Filmmaking and Immersive Media Storytelling. 

About Me: Instructor in theory and production media classes within Scripps College. Enjoys meeting new people from around the globe.