Dr. Sherry Wien is Associate Professor of Communication at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. She teaches communication skills including eye contact. In 2017, she presented at Purple Reign: An Interdisciplinary Conference on the Life and Legacy of Prince in Manchester, England. Her multimedia presentation was “Stare: A Content Analysis of How Prince Directed and Avoided Gaze in His Songs and Movies.” In 2021, she presented at 78-88: Prince, The First Decade: An Interdisciplinary Conference. Her multimedia presentation was “Eavesdropping with Tricky: Listening In On Friendship Under The Cherry Moon.” She continues to study Prince combining communication, psychology, and a little kink to make it superfunkycalifragisexy.