Dr. Byrne holds a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Intercultural Communication from Howard University in Washington, D.C. She is a specialist in critical language studies, intercultural communication, and digital media. Her publications include contributions to volumes such as Brown v. Board of Education: Its Impact on Public Education 1954-2004 (2005, Word for Word); HBCUs Models for Success: Supporting Achievement and Retention of Black Males (2006, Word for Word); Learning Race and Ethnicity: Youth and Digital Media (2008, MIT Press); The Unfinished Agenda of Brown v. Board of Education (2004, Wiley); and The Unfinished Agenda of the Selma-Montgomery Voting Rights March (2005, Wiley), among others. Dara’s current research project examines vigilante justice in online social-networking sites.