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College of Fine Arts and Communication | 5 Stephanie Dailey presented data from her REP-funded project at the National Communication Association convention. The collaborative paper, titled, “'It’s a roller coaster of emotions!': Investigating the paradoxes of childcare app use and work engagement," was co-authored with Kristen Farris , Tricia Burke , and Krista Howard . Her article exploring compassion fatigue was featured on the Center for Behavioral Health & Well-Being Research at the University of Maryland School of Social Work's social media channels. At the NCA convention in New Orleans, Stephanie participated in the Organizational Communication Research Escalator, reading and mentoring three doctoral students’ research in progress. [1] Elizabeth K. Eger co-authored book chapters in two award- winning books from NCA 2024: (1) the Distinguished Edited Book Award from the Applied Communication Division and (2) the Outstanding Edited Book Award from the Organizational Communication Division. Elizabeth’s undergraduate LGBTQ+ Communication course participated in a semester-long Wiki Education program to create new Wikipedia pages focused on LGBTQ Communication Studies and Fields of LGBTQ Communication Studies. They wrote over 12,000 words about 154 peer-reviewed communication and rhetoric research articles. [2] Kristen Farris had 5 manuscripts accepted to the National Communication Association convention in New Orleans. “I did not come back the same”: Greater regard of intercultural interactions through a Study Abroad foundational communication course, co-authored with Marian Houser , M.A. alum Lauren Green , Andrea Avila Regalado , and Michael Burns . “It’s going to take hard work”: An exploratory analysis of parent-caregivers' labor across their child’s illness trajectory, co-authored with Tricia Burke , and M.A. alum Abigail Mellow . “Greater regard for communication competence: An investigation of the Social Skills Deficit Vulnerability Model in parent-caregivers of children with medically complex conditions, co-authored with Tricia Burke , Marian Houser , and M.A. alum Ololade Olanipekun . “A test of Relational Turbulence Theory in sibling relationships: Relationship characteristics, emotions, appraisals, communication, and relational outcomes, and “It’s a roller coaster of emotions!”: Investigating the paradoxes of childcare app use and work engagement, co-authored with Stephanie Dailey and Tricia Burke . Rebekah Fox participated in the Social Science Research Group Kick-Off Meeting at the Rocky Mountain Research Station in Boulder, CO. This is a group of researchers, mostly communication scholars, who have been assembled to assist with the implementation of the National Wildfire Crisis Strategy. [3] Nikkie Saldivar Hodgson was the guest speaker for Women in Film and TV (WIFT), Austin, Texas, presenting on Ageism (Stereotyping, discrimination and prejudice acts towards people of all ages). Nikkie also welcomed M.A. alum Brian Robinson to her Career Readiness course. Robinson is Senior Vice President for Product at Watermark in Austin, and provided insightful information about the importance of his communication courses and how those courses aligned with his successful career path. Maureen Keeley gave a presentation at the University of Buffalo, Dept. of Communication on her 20+ year program of research on final conversations. Her talk titled “The Good Goodbye: The Transformative Power of Communication at the end of life” was given to about 50 people and was well- received. Manu Pokharel published “How people who habitually replot stories react differently (or not so differently) to melanoma narratives” in the Journal of Health Communication . She also published “Exploring appropriateness as a topic avoidance motivation: The influence of familial and social norms” in the Journal of Family Communication . Manu received the 2024 Translational Health Research (THR) Award at Texas State University. She also presented “The effectiveness of skin cancer visuals targeting minority populations: Educating Hispanic and African American participants about acral lentiginous melanoma” at the National Communication Association Convention in New Orleans.