Sarah Bishop

Assc Professor

Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

Department: Communication Studies

Areas of expertise:

Email Address: sarah.bishop@baruch.cuny.edu

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Education

Ph.D., Communication: Media and Culture, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA

M.A., Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University United States

B.A., Organizational Communication, The University of Akron Akron OH

SemesterCourse PrefixCourse NumberCourse Name
Fall 2023COM5010Internship Bus Comm
Fall 2023COM9640Qualitative Research Methods
Fall 2023COM9991Masters Thesis In Cc
Spring 2023COM9991Masters Thesis In Cc
Spring 2023COM3020Comm & Adv In Busin & Publ Aff
Spring 2023COM5010Internship Bus Comm
Spring 2023COM9900Independent Study
Fall 2022COM9991Masters Thesis In Cc
Fall 2022COM9640Qualitative Research Methods
Summer 2022COM5010Internship Bus Comm
Spring 2022COM3020Comm & Adv In Busin & Publ Aff
Fall 2020COM5010Internship Bus Comm
Fall 2020COM4101Selected Topics
Summer 2020COM5010Internship Bus Comm
Spring 2020COM9991Masters Thesis In Cc
Fall 2019COM9670Global Comm, Media and Culture
Fall 2019PAF9420Global Communication
Summer 2019COM5010Internship Bus Comm
Spring 2019IDC3001HHonors - People of New York
Spring 2019COM9991Masters Thesis In Cc
Fall 2018COM3079Gender, Eth, and Race in Comm
Fall 2018PAF9420Global Communication
Summer 2018COM5010Internship Bus Comm
Spring 2018COM9991Masters Thesis In Cc
Spring 2018PAF9420Global Communication
Spring 2018COM5000Independent Study COM I
Spring 2018IDC3001HHonors - People of New York
Fall 2017COM9642Power, Privilege, & Difference
Fall 2017COM5000Independent Study COM I
Fall 2017COM4101Selected Topics
Fall 2017COM5000Independent Study COM I
Fall 2017COM5000Independent Study COM I
Summer 2017COM5010Internship Bus Comm
Spring 2017COM5000Independent Study COM I
Spring 2017COM9991Masters Thesis In Cc
Spring 2017IDC4050HHon Feit Hum Sem I
Spring 2017IDC3001HHonors - People of New York
Spring 2017COM3079Gender, Eth, and Race in Comm
Fall 2016COM3057Intro to Digital Comm & Cult
Fall 2016COM3057Intro to Digital Comm & Cult
Fall 2016COM9900Independent Study
Summer 2016COM5010Internship Bus Comm
Spring 2016COM3079Gender, Eth, and Race in Comm
Spring 2016COM3079Gender, Eth, and Race in Comm
Spring 2016COM5000Independent Study COM I
Fall 2015COM3057Intro to Digital Comm & Cult
Fall 2015COM3057Intro to Digital Comm & Cult
Fall 2015COM9660Sel Topics/Corp Comm
Spring 2015COM4101Selected Topics
Spring 2015COM3057Intro to Digital Comm & Cult
Spring 2015COM4101Selected Topics
Fall 2014COM3077Interpersonal Communication
Fall 2014COM3077Interpersonal Communication
Fall 2014COM4101Selected Topics

Books

Bishop, S. (2022). A Story to Save Your Life: Communication and Culture in Migrants' Search for Asylum. New York, New York, Columbia University Press.

Bishop, S. (2019). Undocumented Storytellers: Narrating the Immigrant Rights Movement. New York, Oxford University Press.

Bishop, S. (2016). U.S. Media and Migration: Refugee Oral Histories. New York, New York, Routledge.

Journal Articles

Bishop, S., Boerman, T., & Montgomery, T. (2023). Misleading Journalistic Representations of El Salvador’s State of Exception. Columbia University Latin American Studies Institute’s Regional Expert Paper Series, (9). 1-17.

(2023). An Illusion of Control: How El Salvador’s President Rhetorically Inflates His Ability to Quell Violence. Journalism and Media, 4(1). 16-29.

Bishop, S. (2021). Intercultural Communication, the Influence of Trauma, and the Pursuit of Asylum in the United States. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, 8(2). 187-208.

Bishop, S. (2021). “What Does a Torture Survivor Look Like?” Nonverbal Communication in US Asylum Interviews and Hearings. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 19.

Bishop, S. (2020). An International Analysis of Governmental Media Campaigns to Deter Asylum Seekers. International Journal of Communication, 14. 1092–1114.

Bishop, S., & Medved, C. (2020). Relational Tensions, Competing Meta-Narratives, and Materiality: Communication in Mixed-Status Immigrant Families. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 48(2). 227-247.

Bishop, S., & Bowman, N. (2019). Contact Isn't Enough: Attitudes towards and Misunderstandings about Undocumented Immigrants among a Diverse College Population. Ethnic and Racial Studies,

Bishop, S. (2018). “Nobody Can Take Our Story”: Competing Representational Narratives of Immigrants without Legal Status. Communication & Society, 31(3). 159-73.

Bishop, S. (2017). (Un)Documented Immigrant Media Makers and the Search for Connection Online. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 34(5). 415-431.

Bishop, S. (2017). Model Citizens: The Making of an American Throughout the Naturalization Process. Communication, Culture, & Critique, 10(3). 479-498.

Bishop, S. (2016). United We Stand? Negotiating Space and National Memory in the 9/11 Arizona Memorial. Space and Culture, 19(4). 502-511.

Bishop, S. (2015). 'I’m Only Going to Do it if I Can Do it in Character': Unpacking Comedy and Advocacy in Stephen Colbert’s 2010 Congressional Testimony. Journal of Popular Culture, 48(3). 548-557.

Bishop, S. (2015). Planning, Conducting, and Writing Multi-Sited, Multi-Lingual Research with Survivors of Torture. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 43(3). 357-362.

Bishop, S. (2013). The Rhetoric of Study Abroad: Perpetuating Expectations and Results Through Technological Enframing. Journal of Studies in International Education , 17(4). 398-413.

Bishop, S. (2013). Welcome Home: Examining Power and Representation in the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Guide for New Immigrants. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 42(2). 155-171.

Bishop, S. C., Lin, Y., & Hill, P. (2012). Use of Aggressive Humor: Aggressive Humor Style, Verbal Aggressiveness, and Social Dominance Orientation. Ohio Communication Journal, 50. 73-82.

Book Chapters

Lin, Y., Hill, P., & Bishop, S. C. (2012). Cross-cultural Humor: A New Frontier for Intercultural Communication Research”. In DiCioccio, R. L. (Ed.), Humor Communication: Theory, Impact, and Outcomes (pp. 255-279). New Jersey,USA. Kendall Hunt.

Media Contributions

(2020). CUNY .

(2019). SUM.

(2016). Choice Magazine.

(2016). Civicist.

(2014). Snapshot In Focus.

Presentations

Bishop, S. (2024, January 26). Changing the Immigration Narrative. NYC Partnering for Migration Justice. The New School: The Zolberg Institute.

Bishop, S. (2024, April 26). A Story to Save Your Life (Book Talk). Burlington, Vermont: Cristosal Foundation.

Bishop, S. (2024, May 26). Working with Expert Witnesses for Immigration Court. CUNY School of Law

Bishop, S. (2024, February 26). Populism, Rhetorical Strategy, and the Regression of Democracy in Central America. San Salvador, El Salvador: Cristosal Foundation.

Bishop, S. (2024, February 26). A Story to Save Your Life (book talk). Tunis, Tunisia: Columbia University Global Center.

Bishop, S. (2024, June 26). "Fieldwork in El Salvador: Insights on Method and Safety". Fulbright Pre-Departure Orientation. : U.S. Department of State.

Bishop, S. (2024, April 26). Communicating Human Rights. Emerson College

Bishop, S. (2024, December 26). Trauma and Narrative in Contexts of Forced Migration. CUNY Graduate Center: CUNY Advanced Research Collaborative.

Bishop, S. (2024, August 26). Adapting to U.S. Culture. Baruch College International Student Orientation.

Bishop, S. (2024, November 26). College for a Day: Simulation of a Baruch College class for highschool seniors. Baruch College

Bishop, S. (2024, September 26). Documenting the Lived Experience of Forced Migration. Raleigh, North Carolina: Center for New North Carolinians.

Bishop, S. (2024, June 26). Country Conditions: El Salvador. Fulbright Pre-Departure Orientation. : US Department of State.

Bishop, S. (2024, June 26). Integrating Im/migrant and Asylum Research into Undergraduate Teaching.. : Immigrant Justice Lab, University of Michigan.

Bishop, S. (2024, February 26). Borders, Migration, and Asilo Sagrado (Moderator). New York City Latin American History Workshop. Baruch College

Bishop, S. (2024, August 26). An Illusion of Control: How El Salvador's President Rhetorically Inflates His Ability to Quell Violence. American Sociological Association. Los Angeles, CA

Bishop, S. (2021, March 31). Interpretation and Telling the Story. : Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University.

Bishop, S. (2021, May 31). Long Stories Short: Communication and Culture in the Search for Asylum in the United States. : International Communication Association.

Bishop, S. (2021, July 31). Halted Expectations: Anticipation, Assumption, and Competing Realities in the U.S. Asylum Process. : Memory Studies Association.

Bishop, S. (2021, July 31). The Returned: Post-Deportation Narratives after Failed Asylum Claims. Accra, Ghana: International Association for the Study of Forced Migration.

Bishop, S. (2024, February 26). The Returned: Social Challenges Facing Recently-Deported Salvadorans. US Embassy in El Salvador: US State Department.

Bishop, S. (2020, February 27). A Story to Save Your Life: The Search for Asylum. Advanced Research Collaborative Spring Research Presentation. CUNY Graduate Center: CUNY Graduate Center.

Bishop, S. (2019, March 27). Narrative, Performance, and Social Change. : University of Maine.

Bishop, S. (2019, February 25). Know Your Rights: Protecting New York City’s Immigrant Students. Conference: Parent Coordinators for NYC District 20. New York City Department of Education Superintendent’s Office: New York City Department of Education.

Bishop, S. (2019, March 18). Undocumented Storytellers Book Talk. : University of Pittsburgh.

Bishop, S. (2019, March 19). Opening Remarks. The Ethics of Asylum Adjudication: Then and Now. : Baruch College Ethics Week.

Bishop, S. (2019, March 19). Planning, Conducting, and Analyzing Research Interviews. Caryn Medved's Qualitative Methods Graduate Seminar.

Bishop, S. A Sampling of Urban Communication Scholarshop from the James W. Carey Urban Communication Grant: A Decade of Support. International Communication Association. Washington, DC

Bishop, S. (2019, November 17). Challenges and Ethics of Interviewing Trauma Survivors. National Communication Association.

Bishop, S. (2018, December 13). The Dialectics of Memory. Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability Fellows Conference. : Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University.

Bishop, S. (2018, June 29). Moderator. Discussion of the film La Cocina de las Patrones with Editor Fernando Valencia. Brooklyn, NY: Mixteca Organization.

Bishop, S. (2018, November 9). Ethical Issues in Museums: Censorship and Controversy. : Columbia University.

Bishop, S. (2018, October 19). Creative Dissuasion: An International Analysis of Governmental Media Campaigns to Deter Asylum Seekers. Contemporary Developments on Media, Culture and Society: Argentina and Latin America. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Universidad de San Andrés Buenos Aires.

Bishop, S. (2018, August 15). Migration, The City, and the University. The World Cities World Class University Network (WC2) Annual Symposium. Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

Bishop, S., & Medved, C. (2017, May 31). Intergenerational Communication, Success Narratives, and Immigrant Integration in New York City. Immigrant Integration in U.S. Cities: Past Lessons, Current Practices, and Future Directions. New York

Bishop, S. (2017, November 30). Counter/Narrating Belonging and Nation: A Good Story is a Great Defense. American Studies Association. Chicago, IL

Bishop, S. (2017, October 31). Happy to Help but Not Sure How: Attitudes Toward and Knowledge about Immigrants in New York City. International Public Administration Conference. New York, NY: Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Baruch College.

Bishop, S. (2017, September 30). Undocumented Activists in Pursuit of an Audience. Congreso Internacional de Comunicación. Pamplona, Spain

Bishop, S. (2017, November 7). Immigrants and Imaginaries. New York: New York University.

Bishop, S. (2017, December 31). Finding the Time: Digital Storytelling and Narrative Fatigue. International ZeMKI Conference: The Mediatization of Time. Bremen, Germany: University of Bremen.

Bishop, S. (2017, December 31). Immigrant Rights and Digital Activism. ZeMKI Research Seminar. Bremen, Germany: University of Bremen.

Bishop, S. (2016, October 31). Immigrants and Imaginaries. New York: New York University.

Bishop, S. (2016, June 9). Knowledge, Ignorance, and Media Performance: Audience Evaluation of Portrayals of Undocumented Immigrants. Preconference of the International Communication Association. Fukuoka, Japan: International Communication Association.

Bishop, S. (2016, November 30). (Un)Documented Media Makers and the Search For Connection Online. National Communication Association. Philadelphia, PA

Bishop, S. (2016, November 30). Model Citizens: The Making of an American Throughout the Naturalization Process. National Communication Association. Philadelphia, PA

Bishop, S. (2016, February 22). U.S. Media and Migration. : University of Pittsburgh.

Bishop, S. C. (2015, February 26). 'It's Just What We Saw in the Movie': Refugees Encounter U.S. Media. Weissman Brown Bag. Baruch College, New York, New York: Weissman School of Arts & Sciences, Baruch College.

Bishop, S. (2015, May 22). 'To Learn the Society of the US, I See those Channels': Refugees’ Use of Media during Ongoing Resettlement. International Communication Association Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico: International Communication Association.

Bishop, S. C. (2014, November 30). Tales From the Field: Planning, Doing, and Writing Multi-Sited, Multi-Lingual Research with Survivors of Torture. National Communication Association Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois: National Communication Association.

Bishop, S. C. (2014, May 31). ‘Let America Do its Work’: Portrayals of Involuntary Immigration in American News Journalism. Cultural Studies Association Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah: Cultural Studies Association.

Bishop, S. C. (2014, May 31). 'It’s Just What We Saw In the Movie’: Refugees as Audiences Throughout Relocation. International Communication Association Conference. Seattle, Washington: International Communication Association.

Bishop, S. C. (2014, May 31). ‘I Speak from Experience’: Revisiting Dewey’s Experience and Education to Consider Embodied Encounters as Privileged Knowledge. Cultural Studies Association Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah: Cultural Studies Association.

Bishop, S. (2013, November 19). ’It’s Just What We Saw in the Movie’: Refugee Interpretations of Violence and Wealth in American Film. San Diego Refugee Forum Monthly Meeting. San Diego, CA: San Diego Refugee Forum.

Bishop, S. (2013, November 14). Audiences of Relocation: A Report on Refugee Interactions with American Media. Monthly Staff Meeting of YMCA International Services. Houston, Texas: YMCA.

Bishop, S. C. (2013, March 31). Finding Myself Abroad: Oral History as a New Frontier for Study Abroad Research. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Communication Association. Pittsburgh, PA: Eastern Communication Association.

Bishop, S. C. (2013, March 31). 'This is Not How I Want My Family to Remember 9/11’: Contesting Visual and Spatial Representation in Tucson’s Moving Memories Memorial. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Communication Association. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Eastern Communication Association.

Bishop, S. C., Lin, Y., & Hill, P. (2012, April 30). Nonverbal Communication in Intercultural Communication. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Communication Association. Boston, Massachusetts: Eastern Communication Association.

Bishop, S. C. (2012, October 31). Globalization, the Nation, and National Identity: Hurricane Katrina’s Refugees and American Public Discourse. Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. Columbus, Ohio: Midwestern Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association.

Bishop, S. C. (2012, November 30). Welcome Home: Examining Knowledge Construction in the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Guide for New Immigrants. National Communication Association Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida: National Communication Association.

Bishop, S. C., Lin, Y., & Hill, P. (2012, April 30). Use of Aggressive Humor: Aggressive Humor Style, Verbal Aggressiveness, and Social Dominance Orientation. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Communication Association. Boston, Massachusetts: Eastern Communication Association.

Bishop, S. C. (2012, March 31). The Rhetoric of Study Abroad: Perpetuating Expectations and Results Through Technological Enframing. Annual meeting of the International Conference of the Pan-American Mobilities Network and the Cosmobilities Network. Raleigh, North Carolina: International Conference of the Pan-American Mobilities Network and the Cosmobilities Network.

Other Scholarly Works

Bishop, S. (2019). Kreatives Abraten: Eine Internationale Analyse staatlicher Mediankampagnen zur Abschreckung Asylsuchender (Creative Dissuasion: An International Analysis of Governmental Media Campaigns to Deter Asylum Seekers). 29pp.

Bishop, S. (2017). Undocumented Women.

TitleFunding Agency SponsorStart DateEnd DateAwarded DateTotal FundingStatus
Long Stories Short: Intercultural Communication in the Pursuit of AsylumPSC CUNY 5207/01/202106/30/202304/15/20213499.45Completed
Bodies of Evidence: Asylum Seekers and the Search for Legal ProtectionPSC-CUNY 5007/01/201912/31/202204/15/20193499.38Completed
Creative Dissuasion: An International Analysis of Governments' Immigrant Related Media CampaignsPSC-CUNY 4907/01/201806/30/201904/15/20183499.97Completed
Undocumented Storytellers: Narrating the Immigrant Rights MovementCUNY Book Completion Award07/01/201806/30/201904/01/20185000Completed
(Un)Documented: Immigrant media makers and the search for connection outlineEugene Lang Fellowship06/01/201606/30/201705/06/20165974Completed
Intergenerational Success Narratives in Undocumented FamiliesPSC-CUNY 4707/01/201606/30/201704/15/20163500Completed
Documenting Post-Deportation Harm in El Salvador PSC CUNY 5307/01/202212/31/202304/15/20225959.42Funded - In Progress
Asylum Stories: Narrative and Ethics in the Search for Legal ProtectionWaterhouse Family Institute07/01/201812/31/202207/25/201810000Funded - In Progress
Honor / AwardOrganization SponsorDate ReceivedDescription
Best Book AwardOral History Association2023-08-31For the book A Story to Save Your Life: Communication and Culture in Migrants' Search for Asylum
Presidential Excellence Award for ScholarshipBaruch College2023-05-09
Abraham J. Briloff Prize in EthicsBaruch College2023-03-13for A Story to Save Your Life: Communication and Culture in Migrants' Search for Asylum
Outstanding Book of the Year AwardInternational and Intercultural Communication Division, National Communication Association2020For Undocumented Storytellers: Narrating the Immigrant Rights Movement
Winner, Best Blurb AwardCUNY Office of Research2020
Stanley L. Saxton Applied Research AwardCarl Couch Center2018For “Relational Tensions, Narrative, and Materiality: Intergenerational Communication in Families with Undocumented Immigrant Parents,” co-authored with Caryn Medved
Outstanding Book AwardInternational and Intercultural Division, National Communication Association2017For the book U.S. Media and Migration: Refugee Oral Histories (Routledge, 2016)
2017 Sue DeWine Distinguished Scholarly Book AwardNational Communication Association2017For the book U.S. Media and Migration: Refugee Oral Histories (Routledge, 2016)
MakerHub Faculty Assignment Design ChallengeBaruch College2017For creative assignment design
Abraham J. Briloff Prize in EthicsCharles R. Dreifus2017For the book Undocumented Storytellers: Narrating the Immigrant Rights Movement
2016 Faculty Service Award for the Weissman School of Arts and SciencesBaruch College Alumni Association2016
Top PaperRhetoric and Public Address Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association2013
Travel Grant AwardMidwest Popular culture Association2012

Department

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Communication Studies Graduate Curriculum CommitteeCommittee Member2/1/2016Present
Graduate Admissions Committee1/1/20207/31/2020
Deputy Chair, Department of Communication Studies8/1/20195/31/2020
External Review CommitteeCommittee Chair12/1/201810/31/2019
Executive CommitteeCommittee Member5/1/20155/31/2018
Master of Arts in Global Media Cultures Planning GroupCommittee Member8/1/20145/31/2015
Corporate Communication New Graduate Student OrientationAttendee, Meeting8/13/2014

College

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Corporate Communication Masters Admissions CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Macaulay Honors Admissions CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
External Departmental Review TaskforceCommittee ChairPresent
Admissions Committee, Masters of Corporate CommunicationCommittee MemberPresent
Search Committee: Black and Latino Studies Assistant Professor SearchCommittee MemberPresent
Communication Studies Graduate Curriculum CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Weissman School Executive CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Department of Communication Executive CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Undergraduate Research Faculty Steering CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Weissman Graduate Affairs CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Graduate Admissions Committee7/31/2020
Deputy Chair, Department of Communication Studies5/31/2020
Macaulay Honors Admissions CommitteeCommittee Member1/31/2020
External Review CommitteeCommittee Chair10/31/2019
Faculty Mentor, Hybridization Seminar, Center for Teaching and Learning5/31/2019
Weissman Representative to the Marxe School12/31/2018
Hiring Committee, Admissions Senior Advisor for Graduate ProgramsCommittee Member6/30/2018
Hiring Committee, Admissions Senior Advisor, Weissman SchoolCommittee Member6/11/2018
Baruch College CommencementMarshal5/31/2018
Immigration Teach-InCommittee Member12/1/2016
Debate Watch: Faculty Panel of ExpertsFaculty Panel10/31/2016
Baruch College CommencementFaculty Marshal5/24/2016
Organizer, Immersive Worlds: Science, Narrative and the Arts4/30/2016
Immersion Conference 2016 CommitteeCommittee Member4/7/2016
Baruch College Convocation8/26/2015
Baruch Commencement 2015Marshal6/3/2015
Master of Arts in Global Media Cultures Planning GroupCommittee Member5/31/2015
Global InitiativesCommittee Member5/18/2015
Corporate Communication New Graduate Student OrientationAttendee, Meeting8/13/2014

Professional

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
Journal of Human RightsReviewer, Journal Article7/31/2020
Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia UniversityReviewer, Grant Proposal1/1/20191/31/2020
Laidlaw Research Scholar Program, Columbia UniversityFaculty Mentor3/1/20197/31/2019
Journal of Research in Childhood Education Reviewer, Journal Article3/31/2019
Rutgers University PressReviewer, Book6/1/20187/31/2018
New Media and SocietyReviewer, Journal Article12/31/2017
RoutledgeReviewer, Book12/31/2017
International Journal of CommunicationReviewer, Journal Article12/1/20161/31/2017
Communication ReviewReviewer, Journal Article3/31/2016
International Communication AssociationReviewer, Conference Paper12/31/2015
Journal of Applied Communication ResearchReviewer, Journal Article7/1/20159/30/2015
National Communication AssociationReviewer, Conference Paper4/30/2015

Public

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
Mixteca Organization, Inc.Board MemberNew YorkPresentRegional
Prospect FarmCommittee MemberNew YorkPresentRegional
Center for Family LifeChairpersonNew YorkPresentRegional
Expert witness for US immigration courtDiscussantPresentNational
Volunteer for IDNYC Day of ActionTask Force MemberNew YorkPresentRegional