Sarah Bishop

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

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. (2025, February 13). “Changing the Immigration Narrative.”. Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility. : The New School for Social Research.

Bishop, S. (2025, January 13). Changing the Immigration Narrative. NYC Partnering for Migration Justice. The New School: The Zolberg Institute.

Bishop, S. (2025, November 13). “Addressing Misinformation and Distortion of Statistics in Country Conditions Research.”. : International Studies Association.

Bishop, S. (2025, October 13). “Tracing the Impacts of Country Conditions Data Obfuscation on Asylum Adjudication.”. : Bildner Center.

Bishop, S. (2025, April 13). Communicating Human Rights. Emerson College

Bishop, S. (2025, June 13). "Fieldwork in El Salvador: Insights on Method and Safety". Fulbright Pre-Departure Orientation. : U.S. Department of State.

Bishop, S. (2025, April 13). A Story to Save Your Life (Book Talk). Burlington, Vermont: Cristosal Foundation.

Bishop, S. (2025, May 13). Working with Expert Witnesses for Immigration Court. CUNY School of Law

Bishop, S. (2025, February 13). A Story to Save Your Life (book talk). Tunis, Tunisia: Columbia University Global Center.

Bishop, S. (2025, February 13). Populism, Rhetorical Strategy, and the Regression of Democracy in Central America. San Salvador, El Salvador: Cristosal Foundation.

Bishop, S. (2025, August 13). Adapting to U.S. Culture. Baruch College International Student Orientation.

Bishop, S. (2025, November 13). College for a Day: Simulation of a Baruch College class for highschool seniors. Baruch College

Bishop, S. (2025, September 13). Documenting the Lived Experience of Forced Migration. Raleigh, North Carolina: Center for New North Carolinians.

Bishop, S. (2025, June 13). Country Conditions: El Salvador. Fulbright Pre-Departure Orientation. : US Department of State.

Bishop, S. (2025, December 13). Trauma and Narrative in Contexts of Forced Migration. CUNY Graduate Center: CUNY Advanced Research Collaborative.

Bishop, S. (2025, June 13). Integrating Im/migrant and Asylum Research into Undergraduate Teaching.. : Immigrant Justice Lab, University of Michigan.

Bishop, S. (2025, February 13). Borders, Migration, and Asilo Sagrado (Moderator). New York City Latin American History Workshop. Baruch College

Bishop, S. (2025, August 13). An Illusion of Control: How El Salvador's President Rhetorically Inflates His Ability to Quell Violence. American Sociological Association. Los Angeles, CA

Bishop, S. (2025, February 13). The Returned: Social Challenges Facing Recently-Deported Salvadorans. US Embassy in El Salvador: US State Department.

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

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

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, 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 27). Narrative, Performance, and Social Change. : University of Maine.

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, November 9). Ethical Issues in Museums: Censorship and Controversy. : Columbia University.

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

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

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, November 7). Immigrants and Imaginaries. New York: New York University.

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

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., & 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, September 30). Undocumented Activists in Pursuit of an Audience. Congreso Internacional de Comunicación. Pamplona, Spain

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

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, October 31). Immigrants and Imaginaries. New York: New York University.

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

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. (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. 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. 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. (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. (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. 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. (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. (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., 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., 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, 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. (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.

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