Megan Busbice

Megan Busbice is a Program Associate at the Center for Effective Government (CEG) working to support and develop team communications initiatives. From social media and website maintenance to assisting the CEG’s ongoing media collaborations, Megan focuses on helping translate the CEG’s work to a diverse range of audiences.

Before working at the Center for Effective Government, Megan was a Fulbright grant recipient, helping to facilitate the writing center at IE University in Madrid, Spain. As an undergraduate, Megan received Vogel Award funding to collaborate with the Southern Oral History Program and the UNC Department of Music, transcribing and drafting abstracts for oral histories of marginalized communities in North Carolina. From this experience, Megan launched into a role as a transcriptionist and editorial assistant to a Department of Music professor as he developed an upcoming manuscript from UNC Press examining rap and activism on Death Row.

In her undergraduate program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Megan studied English and Global Studies with a concentration in International Politics, Nation-States, and Social Movements. Specifically, Megan’s research centered on William Faulkner’s role as a cultural diplomat in Venezuela during the Cold War, examining themes of international relations, colonial legacies and neocolonial power structures, as well as racial justice issues. Megan continues to be interested in the intersection of justice and storytelling, and seeks to grow her understanding of how the narrative around ideas and policies can change public perception.