Dakota Park-Ozee is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Denver, USA, where she studies the narratives surrounding who and what matter in U.S. politics. Her work can be found in Communication & Democracy, American Behavioral Scientist, and Presidential Studies Quarterly. Her co-authored book, Rhetorics of Fairness and the Politics of Trans Exclusion, is forthcoming with Bloomsbury Academic. Her work has been recognized by the American Political Science Association's Presidential and Executive Politics Section and the National Communication Association's Political Communication Division.