Tammy R. Vigil

Tammy R. Vigil, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Communication at Boston University. Her books include Moms in Chief: The Rhetoric of Republican Motherhood and the Spouses of Presidential Nominees, 1992-2016 and Connecting with Constituents: Identification Building and Blocking in Contemporary National Convention Addresses. She has also published articles and chapters on the rhetoric of Michelle Obama, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George W. Bush, and national nominating conventions.