Gertrude Misorrnu Nartey

Biography

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Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Communication (August 2025)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Specialty: Organizational Communication with a focus on women in leadership, gendered expectations, and mentorship

Master of Arts, Communication
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
University of Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana
Honors: First Class (Summa Cum Laude)

Higher National Diploma (HND), Marketing
Cape Coast Polytechnic (Cape Coast Technical University)

Publications

Nartey, G. M. (2025). The negotiations of the ideal worker norm: A close analysis of the work/life portrayal in the Intern. Humanities & Social Sciences, 13(2), 119-125. doi: 10.11648/j.hss.20251302.13

Academic Conference Competitively Selected Research Papers

Nartey, G. M. (2025, April). 'You have a beautiful smile, use it:' Gendered expectations of women's experiences in the workplace. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association-Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group, Cincinnati, OH.

Nartey, G. M. (2025, April). Mentorship towards leadership capacity building for women in non profit organizations. Paper presented at the Central States Communication
Association--Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group, Cincinnati, OH.

Sahlstein Parcell, E., Ambrose, 0., Holt, J., Nartey, G. M., Rorer, M., & Ruh, C. (2024, November). "They're welcome to ask, but it's complicated": Parent considerations in (non)communication with children about estrangement from their (grand)parents. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, New Orleans, LA.

Nartey, G. M. (2024, April). The representation of intercultural marriages in pop culture through the lens of performance of whiteness: A critical analysis of you people. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association, Grand Rapids, ML·Paul D. Skalski Award for Top Paper, Top Debut Paper, Graduate Student Caucus.

Academic Conference Competitively Selected Paper Panels

Nartey, G. M., Schmidt, M., & Ruh, C. (2024, June). Mediated Realities: Thematic session of multiple paper presentations. Paper presented at Work and Family Researchers Network, Montreal, Canada

Ibiwoye, C. 0., Nartey, G. M., Riforgiate, S. E., Ruh, C., & Zinia, J. F. (2024, April). Breaking boundaries and building balance: A collaborative inquiry into the work-life needs of women in academia. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Grand Rapids, Ml. Top Paper Panel, Organizational and Professional Communication Division.

Ibiwoye, C. 0., Nartey, G. M., Riforgiate, S. E., Ruh, C., & Zinia, J. F. (2024, April): Navigating incoherence and "paying it forward": Female academic leader rhizomatic network development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Grand Rapids, Ml.

Academic Conference Competitively Selected Discussion Panels

Ibiwoye, C. 0., Nartey, G. M., Riforgiate, S. E., Ruh, C., & Zinia, J. F. (2025, April). Many facets of student mentoring: Widening the scope of mentoring possibilities through research, internships, and teaching. Panel Discussion at the Central States Communication Association-Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group, Cincinnati, OH.

Ebohon, E. B., Nartey, G. M., Okafor, B. E., Pringle, M., & Woodwall, A. (2024, April).
Getting comfortable with the incoherence of graduate school. Panel Discussion presented at the Central States Communication Association, Grand Rapids, MI.

Ambrose, 0., Begum, A., Nartey, G. M., Vanderbeke, M., & Wyant, M. (2024, April).
Graduate student mom-researchers: A round-table discussion of how graduate school moms navigate failure and the fear of the future. Panel Discussion presented at the Central States Communication Association, Grand Rapids, MI.

Gabryelczyk, K., & Nartey, G. M. (2023, November). Advocating for theoretical freedom: Using (new) theories in interpersonal communication to diversify its scholarship. Panel Discussion presented at the National Communication Association, National Harbor, MD.

Ezumba, I., Kim, G., Kiura, M., Ofori-Parku, G. M., Wang, N., & Yue, J. (2023, March). Unspoken Classroom Struggles/Experiences; The international graduate students' perspective. Panel Discussion presented at the Central States Communication Association, St. Louis, MO.

Culbreth, N., Dumsky, T., Haley, J., Holt, J., Ibiwoye, C. 0., Okeke, D., Ofori-Parku, G. M., Ortiz, A. C., Riforgiate, S. E., Rorer, M. B., & Ruh, C. (2023. March). Listening across organizational voices: Community-based service-learning in nonprofit organizations to enhance communication. Panel Discussion presented at the Central States Communication Association, St. Louis, MO.

Eshun, E., Frederick, A. T., Ofori-Parku, G. M., & Watson, 0. (2023, March). Moving forward on works in progress: Research round table. Panel Discussion presented at the Central States Communication Association, St. Louis, MO.
Ofori-Parku, G. M., Pringle, M., Whiteside, A., & Wilcox, C. (2023, March). Navigating the Ivory-a space for graduate student peers. Panel Discussion presented at the Central States Communication Association, St. Louis, MO.

Professional Academic Affiliations

National Communication Association (NCA)
Central States Communication Association (CSCA)
Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN)
Organizational Communication Mini-Conference (OCMC)