Melissa Greene-Blye, Ph.D., is an enrolled citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Her research examines journalistic representations and negotiations of American Indian identity past and present. Most recently, her work has been published in Journalism History. She has presented research at the American Journalism Historians Association annual conference as well as the Joint Journalism Conference held in New York City each year. Melissa worked as an anchor and reporter during 20 years in the news business covering local news in television markets big and small. As a professor at the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications, she enjoys using her knowledge and experience to educate the newest generation of journalists.