Doris E. Acheme, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Georgia. Her research centers on intergroup and intercultural communication, with a focus on how identity shapes individuals’ psychosocial responses during interaction. She studies language attitudes—particularly stigma toward non-U.S. accents—and racial identity processes among African immigrants navigating Black identity in the U.S. Her work seeks to improve intergroup relations and broaden understandings of group membership. Dr. Acheme’s research appears in leading journals such as Communication Research, Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, and Journal of Language and Social Psychology. Education Education: Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Awards, Honors and Recognitions Of note: Acheme, D. E. (2025). “Voices as weapons”. #ENDSARS. The responses of Nigerian protesters to police brutality on Facebook. Journal of Communication and Media Research, 17(1), 91-104. https://www.jcmrjournal.org/articles?author=994 Acheme, D. E., Anderson C., & Miller, C. (2024). The effects of language features and accents on the arousal of psychological reactance and communication outcomes. Communication Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502241229883 Acheme, D. E, & Cionea I. A. (2024). “All they see is Black”: The experience and negotiation of racial identity for Nigerians in the United States. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17513057.2024.2323981 Acheme, D. E., Montgomery, G. & Cionea I. A. (2024). Racializing accents: The effects of the impact of language and racial cues on intergroup communicative outcomes. Communication Research, 51(5), 525-552. https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502231215211
