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As Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at Bridgewater State University, Dr. Melanie McNaughton holds expertise in community building, conflict management, and strategic planning.

Curious about how we create and communicate identity, Dr. Melanie McNaughton’s research explores how we use everyday things to communicate identity and to understand the world around us. Dr. McNaughton has written extensively on popular culture and representation, analyzing a range of subjects including graphic design, disaster photography, popular domestic culture, and tattooing.

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