The MESA Group attended the International Communication Association (ICA) Conference in Paris, France. Two graduate students, Kelli Norton and Ellie Melero, presented their research project titled "Chinese, Russian, Iranian, and Saudi Media Narratives of the 2020 US Presidential Election."

MESA graduate student Kelli Norton presented her thesis titled "Identifying Persuasive Language Techniques in the United States and Iran Political News Articles" at the AEJMC Midwinter Conference in Norman, OK.