Victoria McDermott

Victoria McDermott (Ph.D., University of Maryland) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha'. She serves as the Foundational Communication Course Director and the co-director of graduate studies. Victoria’s research explores the communication of power in traditionally masculine environments, specifically within academia and the military. She is the first editor of three edited volumes (2023), (2022), and (2020). Her research can be found in the , , , and the . ORCID: 0000-0001-9837-5545

Publications

Exploring Communication Practices of Influencers on Commerce-Focused Social Media: Whatnot
Exploring Communication Practices of Influencers on Commerce-Focused Social Media: Whatnot
Victoria McDermott, Amy May, Olivia Truban. © 2024. 23 pages.
Social commerce sites continue to rise in popularity due in large part to their ability to integrate content creation and selling. Platforms like Whatnot provide new avenues for...
“Tell Me Something You Didn't Know Was Neurodivergence-Related Until Recently. I'll Start”: TikTok as a Public Sphere for Destigmatizing Neurodivergence
“Tell Me Something You Didn't Know Was Neurodivergence-Related Until Recently. I'll Start”: TikTok as a Public Sphere for Destigmatizing Neurodivergence
Victoria McDermott. © 2022. 21 pages.
The neurodivergence (ND) movement has sought to reframe societal perceptions of neurologically based conditions, like autism, from viewing ND as problematic conditions that need...