Madeline “Maddy” Pringle (M.A., University of Missouri) is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Communication. Maddy’s research program focuses on difference and identity amidst organizing while emphasizing sociomateriality and the importance of place for organizing. She is especially interested in how one’s identity with specific organizational places is communicated and how language and materiality play a part in identity management and overall organizing. She has presented research at Central States Communication Association (CSCA), National Communication Association (NCA), and International Communication Association (ICA) conferences. She is Secretary for the Organizational and Professional Communication division at CSCA.   

At the University of Missouri, Maddy is an Instructor of Record and teaches/has taught Fundamentals of Public Speaking, Media Communication and Society, and Organizational Communication. She has experience teaching in-person and online. Maddy has received departmental and University-wide accolades for her excellence in teaching. 

Professionally, Maddy has served as a Communications Associate for Heart of Missouri United Way. In this position, she analyzed quantitative and qualitative data from United Way’s nonprofit agency partners and translated this information into digestible material for a variety of stakeholders. Before graduate school, Maddy worked in administration and operations for a staffing agency in San Francisco, CA. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering with local nonprofits.