Department News:
October 2017
Publications
Rumbough, T. B. (2017). Your life in 100 words or less: A PowerPoint activity for the basic course. In J. Seiter, J. Peeples & M. Sanders (Eds.) Communication in the classroom: A collection of GIFTS. New York: Macmillan.
Connaughton, S. L., Linabary, J. R., Krishna, A., Kuang, K., Anaele, A., Vibber, K., Yakova, L., & Jones, C. (2017). Explicating the relationally attentive approach to conducting engaged communication scholarship. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 45, 517-536. doi:10.1080/00909882.2017.1382707
Honors and Awards
Dr. Shuzhen Huang’s dissertation “Post-Oppositional Queer Politics and the Non-Confrontational Negotiation of Queer Desires in Contemporary China," has been awarded the 2017 Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award from the International and Intercultural Communication Division (IICD) of the National Communication Association (NCA).
Scholarly Activity
Dr. Eric C. Miller interviewed a pair of authors during the month of October. His conversation with religious scholar Michael J. Altman appeared at Religion & Politics on October 2, and his conversation with social critic Kurt Andersen appeared at Religion Dispatches on October 20.
Drs. Erin Brummett and Kai Kuang presented at the 2017 Bloomsburg University Liberal Arts Symposium on October 6th. Their presentation was entitled, "How to Be an Effective Learner in a Culturally Diverse Environment: Strategies from Evidence." The session tailored strategies learned from the presenters' attendance at this year's Lilly Conference to students and explored how students could become more effective learners in and outside of their classrooms. A specific focus was given to strategies students could use to improve interpersonal and intercultural interactions on the college campus by exploring the fluidity and salience of their own cultural identities."
Dr. Kai Kuang presented at the 2017 Bloomsburg University Liberal Arts Symposium on October 6th. Her presentation titled "Strategies for Grant Proposal Writing" tailored strategies for grant proposal writing and application to undergraduate students and introduced various opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in and apply for funded research projects on campus, including the URSCA grant.
Dr. Mary E. King delivered a lecture via Skype for the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University on October 5th. Her talk was titled, “An examination of contemporary research and theory applying relational uncertainty and partner interdependence as contributors to perceived turmoil in relationships in transition."