Doris E Acheme

Biographic Data

ID906905
NAMEDoris E Acheme
GIVEN NAMESDoris E
FAMILY NAMEAcheme
SIGNATUREACHEME D E
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Georgia
ORCID0000-0002-4635-8791
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS4
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Hearing and Seeing Difference. U.S. Nationals’ Attitudes Toward Black Non-U.S. Accented Speakers

    Open AccessDoris E AchemeARTICLEJournal of Language and Social…2026

    Although attitudes toward non-U.S. accented speakers have been widely studied, less is known about how accent and race intersect in the United States. This study examined the reported thoughts and feelings U.S. nationals expressed when they encounter Black, non-U.S.-accented speakers. Using a qualitative open-ended questionnaire, a purposive sample of monolingual English-speaking U.S. nationals ( N = 500) was assembled. Thematic analysis revealed…

  • A qualitative comparative analysis of the conflict-identity negotiation of domestic and international graduate teaching assistants

    Doris E AchemeARTICLEJournal of International and…2026

    Using a purposive sample of graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) (N = 18) in the United States, this study comparatively examined classroom conflict, conflict management strategies, and identity negotiations of Domestic Teaching Assistants (DTAs) and International Teaching Assistants (ITAs). Constant comparative analysis was used to analyze the data and findings revealed that conflict occurred because of a) differences in beliefs and expectations …

  • The Effects of Language Features and Accents on the Arousal of Psychological Reactance and Communication Outcomes

    Open AccessDoris E Acheme, Chris Anderson et al.ARTICLECommunication Research2025

    Guided by psychological reactance theory, we examined the effects of language features on arousing reactance and communication outcomes. Results of a 2 (controllingness; high/low) × 2 (concreteness; concrete/abstract) × 2 (restoration postscript; present/absent) × 3 (accent; Standard American English [SAE]/Indian [non-SAE]/text-based message) between-subjects design ( N = 1,099, studies 1 and 2), revealed high-controlling language increased freed…

  • Indirect Racial Messages from White Families

    Mackensie J Minniear, Doris E Acheme et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Communication2025References: 19

  • Racializing Accents

    Open AccessDoris E Acheme, G Montgomery et al.ARTICLECommunication Research2024

    This study reports the results of an experiment ( N = 502) investigating how speakers are socially categorized based on accent (Standard American English [SAE] or Nigerian) and race (White or Black) separately and concurrently, as well as the intergroup outcomes of such categorizations as mediated by language attitudes (status, solidary, and dynamism). Findings revealed that SAE-accented speakers were evaluated more favorably than Nigerian-accent…

  • All they see is black”

    Doris E Acheme, Ioana A CioneaARTICLEJournal of International and…2024Cited by: 1References: 17

    The United States experienced rising racial tensions in 2020 due to several brutal killings of Black people. Given this context, this study examined how Nigerian immigrants experienced race and how these experiences affected their identity negotiation strategies as Black in the United States. Using a qualitative open-ended questionnaire, a purposive sample of Nigerians (N = 68) who grew up in Nigeria but resided in the United States at the time o…

  • Graduate teaching assistants' challenges, conflicts, and strategies for navigating Covid-19

    Open AccessDoris E Acheme, Valerie BiwaARTICLEFrontiers in Communication2023

    COVID-19 imparted unprecedented changes to higher education. Overnight, institutions were required to transition to online instruction, which brought about numerous challenges for instructors. This study examines the experiences of an often-overlooked instructor; graduate student assistants (GTAs). Their challenges and conflicts encountered with online instruction during COVID-19 and conflict management strategies are investigated. Sixteen ( N = …

  • Processing Fluency and Inferred Motive

    Open AccessG Montgomery, Doris E AchemeARTICLEJournal of Language and Social…2022

    Guided by communication accommodation theory and the fluency principle of language attitudes, this experimental study examined the serial mediation effects of processing fluency and inferred motives on language attitudes toward standard- and non-standard-accented speech. Using the matched guise technique, participants were randomly assigned to listen to an audio recording read in either a Standard American English (SAE) or Indian Tamil English (I…

  • Protest Structures

    Open AccessDoris E Acheme, Ioana A CioneaARTICLEJournal of Language and Social…2022Cited by: 2References: 23

    This study examined how Nigerian immigrants communicated about, and got involved in, #BlackLivesMatter protests and/or advocacy due to racialized violence against Blacks in the United States during the summer of 2020. Using a qualitative open-ended questionnaire, a purposive sample of Nigerians ( N = 70) was assembled. Constant comparative analysis revealed that communication about and participation in the BLM movement consisted of affective (fee…

  • Stereotyped Communication

    Doris E AchemeARTICLEJournal of International and…2021Cited by: 1References: 10

    This study examined how Nigerians in the U.S. negotiate their identities considering the stereotypes ascribed to them during interactions and strategies for attenuating stereotypes. Interviews with 20 Nigerians revealed that Nigerians were stereotyped positively (i.e., as hardworking, and passionate for education) and negatively (i.e., as fraudsters, kidnappers, and underdeveloped). Also, Nigerians attenuated stereotypes ascribed not only to Nige…