Breck Gillespie is a doctoral student in the Department of Communication specializing in political communication, primarily focusing on women in politics and the impact of gender on their campaigns, advertising, and perception by voters. 

Breck received her BA in strategic communication from Oklahoma State University and her MA in communication from the University of Arkansas. Her master’s thesis focused on the use of long shot launch advertisements as a tool for women in the regional South running for office and how the use of gender stereotypes impacts perceptions of candidates.  

At Mizzou, she is a graduate instructor of record for Comm 1200: Public Speaking and an active participant in research through the Political Communication Institute (PCI) as a research associate.