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Nikita Hamilton
Biography
Dr. Nikita T. Hamilton defended her doctoral dissertation Disturbing the Peace: Television, Disruption, and the Roles of Black Women at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California in 2017. Additionally, she earned a Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies from USC’s Graduate School. Nikita is a former Annenberg Fellow, PAGE Fellow, and COMPASS Fellow whose research focused on representations of black women in television, cultural studies, and gender. She is currently a Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) Fellow in their inaugural Los Angeles cohort. Nikita received her undergraduate degree from University of Pennsylvania where she double-majored in Communication and Psychology.
Nikita lives in Los Angeles where she writes, acts, performs stand-up, and participates in conversations examining gender and race in entertainment. She is the host of the podcast “The Whisper Network,” which looks at the jobs and open secrets of Hollywood, and is a co-host of the monthly backyard comedy show “Just Tryna Make Friends.” Nikita has worked as a Writers' Assistant for FX Networks, ABC Studios, and Marvel Television and recently held the position of Showrunner's Assistant for Universal Television. Nikita is currently a Staff Writer on Freeform’s “The Bold Type.”