September 2017 College News

FACULTY ACCOLADES Ann Burnette and Wayne Kraemer presented “Hispanic politicians on the rise: Argumentation strategies of Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio” at the 20th Alta Argumentation Conference, in Snowbird, Utah. [ 1 ] Marsha Burney was interviewed for an article published in the University Star called “Professors offer advice for new senior class.” Michael Burns , Marian Houser and Kristen Farris published, “Theory of planned behavior in the classroom: An examination of the instructor confirmation- interaction model” in the journal Higher Education . Michael presented at TEDxFargo to over 2000 people. [ 2 ] His talk focused on CoSearch and how unlikely research collaborations can solve community problems. Michael also spoke to interns at the Microsoft campus in Fargo about breaking Millennial stereotypes in the workplace. He recently presented four note-taking lectures at Bobcat Preview for incoming freshmen to help them assimilate to the college classroom. Stephanie Dailey , Tricia Burke , and Yaguang Zhu published “Let’s work out: Communication in workplace wellness programs” in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management . Stephanie also co- authored “A new normal? Competing national cultural discourses and workers’ constructions of identity and meaningful work in Norway,” soon to be published in Communication Monographs . Stephanie and co-authors had “Social networkout: Boosting physical exercise through social features of wearable fitness trackers,” accepted for publication in the Journal of Health Communication . Stephanie was invited to join the editorial board of the Southern Communication Journal . 1 2 3 Ann Burnette and Wayne Kraemer at the 20th Alta Argumentation Conference in Utah Michael Burns presenting at TEDxFargo Assistant Professor, Miriam Sobre 4 | September | College News COMMUNICATION STUDIES Communication Studies, Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership Studies, Organizational Communication, Persuasive Communication, Political Communication, & Teacher Certif ication in Communication Studies Elizabeth Eger and co-authors published “Becoming technosocial change agents: Intersectionality and culturally responsive pedagogies as vital resources for increasing girls’ participation in computing” in Education & Anthropology Quarterly . Kristen Farris completed her Doctorate in Communication Studies. Her dissertation is titled: “The Impacts of Recurring Supportive Interactions on Couples’ Psychological, Relational, and Health Outcomes in the Context of Rheumatic Diseases.” Kristen and co- authors Marian Houser and M.A. alum Angela Hosek contributed a book chapter entitled “Historical Roots and Trajectories of Instructional Communication” to the Handbook of Instructional Communication . Kristen and co-authors published, “Theory of planned behavior in the classroom: An examination of the instructor confirmation- interaction model” in the journal Higher Education . She also co-authored, “Supportive communication providers for chronic disease management,” in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication with Maureen Keeley . Kristen also co-authored “Theory of planned behavior in the classroom: An examination of the instructor confirmation-interaction model” in the journal Higher Education . Kristen and co-authors also received a Top Four Paper Award from the Instructional Development Division of the International Communication Association. She was also named a “Favorite Professor” by the Texas State chapter of the Alpha Chi Honors Society. Sean Horan and Texas State alum Leah Bryant published “Guns on campus: Creating research to inform practice,” in the journal Communication Education . Sean and M.A. alum Lauren Cafferty published “Condom communication: Reports of sexually active young adults’ recent messages with new partners” in the Journal of Health Communication . Maureen Keeley served as Special Guest Editor for the Journal of Behavioral Sciences on “Family Communication at the End of Life,” an international, on-line, cross- disciplinary, open access journal. Maureen and M.A. alum Mark Generous published “Final conversations: overview and practical implications” in the Journal of Behavioral Sciences . Maureen will also give several presentations regarding End of Life Communication for Central Texas Medical Center over the semester. Topics include conversations for health care professionals, spiritual messages, age-appropriate final conversations with kids, and final conversations for the living. Roseann Mandziuk provided commentary for an article on Smithsonian.com in an article entitled “The surprising origins of Kotex pads.” The article builds on Roseann’s 2010 article focused on the 1920s ad campaign promoting Kotex sanitary napkins, focusing on advertisements that appeared in Good Housekeeping . Philip Salem and new Department Chair, C. Erik Timmerman published Transformative Practices and Research in Organizational Communication as a follow-up to the 2016 Organizational Communication Traditions, Transitions, and Transformations conference held in Austin. Philip authored two separate pieces in the book, “Transformative organizational communication practices,” and “Forty years of organizational communication.” Philip published, “New science systems theories,” and “Communication management,” in the International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication . Philip and C. Erik Timmerman published, “Emergent patterns in organizational communication,” and “Organizational communication traditions, transitions, and transformations,” in Management Communication Quarterly . Miriam Sobre [ 3] published, “Developing the intercultural class-space: Theoretical implications and pragmatic applications of critical intercultural communication pedagogy,” in Intercultural Education . The paper also won Top Faculty Paper at NCA for the Experiential Learning Division. Miriam also published, “Multicultural third culture building: A case study of a multicultural social support group,” in the J ournal of Intercultural Communication . Miriam and Aaron Hess presented work on memes and virtual/text-based images at the 20th Alta Argumentation Conference. Miriam also applied for a Fulbright scholarship to Morocco for the 2018-2019 academic year to develop transnational coalitions with refugee-serving agencies there and in South Texas. Miriam received a scholarship to attend the Esther Vexler Yoga School’s teacher training program for secondary trauma training with non-profit workers with refugees and migrants in San Antonio. Miriam will also serve as a board member with Equality Texas. Miriam is currently working with Sara DeTurk of the University of Texas at San Antonio to present several workshops to employees, volunteers and interns at the International Humanitarian Crisis Initiative and RAICES San Antonio. Sue Stewart was interviewed for “Professors offer advice for new senior class,” an article in the University Star . College of Fine Arts and Communication | 5