Research

Izzy is a master’s degree candidate and teaching assistant in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her research interests include transnational feminism, queer theory, speculative fiction, popular music, and cultural studies.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Fincher, Isabella. “An examination of mainstream media’s treatment of female guitarists.” Journal of Popular Music Studies 36, no. 1 (2024): 23-50.

ElShabassy, Aliaa K., Isabella Fincher, and Shahira S. Fahmy. “Gender-Based Violence Activism on TikTok: A Comparative Analysis of English and Arabic Activist Discourses.” Journal of Communication Inquiry (2025): 01968599251346190.