Alloyah Abobi is a PhD student in Rhetoric, Media, and Publics. Her research interests are rooted in how various forms of media influence and sustain cultural narratives, with a particular focus on how audiences navigate racialized and emotionally taxing media environments. She is especially interested in practices of media engagement and avoidance, examining how these responses can serve as rhetorical acts of care, refusal, and resilience rather than disengagement. More broadly, her work explores questions of representation, affect, and the role of media in shaping cultural and civic life.