Miche Dreiling is a doctoral candidate in Media Studies with a certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Oregon who has an MA in Communication from Wichita State University. They have taught and researched at public and private colleges and universities nationally and internationally, as well as served as Design & Web Editor for the journal Women & Language. Miche is a scholar-practitioner whose research and creative work explores social constructions of identity and portrayals in media, queer theory and praxis, and intersectional solidarity. Their dissertative written/filmic project focuses on nonbinary gender as a medium of communication using documentary filmmaking and collaborative ethnographic methods. In moments outside of academia, they enjoy spending time with family and in creative pursuit. In order to live on a graduate wage, they market paper, leather, metal, and wood wares that they create from repurposed materials.