Jayita Chakraborty

Ph.D. Student

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2024 Cohort
jaychak@unm.edu

Jayita Chakraborty (she/her) is a doctoral student and graduate part-time instructor in the Department of Communication & Journalism. Jayita hails from Calcutta, India. She earned her MBA (Communication Management) from Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune, and her MA in Communication Studies from Texas Tech University. Her interests are Health Communication, Social Media, and how health information is disseminated on these platforms, with a focus on women's health and sexual health. Outside of the classroom, Jayita enjoys exploring food places, dancing, and traveling. Selected Publications: Bennett-Brown, M., Smith, C.R., Brammer, S.E., & Chakraborty, J. (in press). Extending the communication during sexual activity model: What role does sexual communication self-efficacy play? Communication Research Reports.