Bio
Makenzie Van Maanen is a Master’s student in Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication at Iowa State University. After recently finishing her undergraduate degrees in 2023 from Iowa State University, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Science in Technical Communication. Her current research interests include public memory, business communication, and technical writing and editing, although she finds all forms of written and visual communication intriguing. In her free time, Makenzie enjoys spending time with friends and family, working out, reading and writing fiction of all kinds, and drinking coffee!