Ava Francesca Battocchio
Hiya! My name is Ava Francesca and I’m an Information and Media PhD Candidate and University Enrichment Fellow in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations at Michigan State University. In Fall 2025, I will be joining Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications as an Assistant Professor of Journalism.My research focuses on how residents in rural, remote, and post-industrial communities learn about public issues amidst changing technology, digital access disparities, and declining local news, highlighting the role of place identity on critical information access and dissemination.