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10 | September | College News FACULTY ACCOLADES Tricia Burke , Stephanie Dailey , and Kristen Farris ’ pub- lication “'It's a roller coaster of emotions!': Investigating the paradoxes of childcare app use and work engagement” was fea- tured in the NCA publication Communication Currents , which explains scholarly information in straightforward language geared for broad audiences, including communication experts working with laypeople, instructors and students, the press, and other interested members of the public. The Communica- tion Currents feature can be found here. Ann Burnette published a book chapter with Texas State University M.A. alumnus Dr. Christopher Wernecke : "'That was the first time in history that anyone bothered to write that down': Mythologizing the Declaration of Independence in The West Wing.” The chapter appears in the book Used, abused, and sidelined: Debating the Declaration . Casey Chilton provided presentation coaching to the Texas Youth Preparedness Council as they prepared to give presen- tations on their projects to the Texas Emergency Management state conference in San Antonio. Stephanie Dailey led 28 Texas State undergraduates on a three-week study abroad program this summer in Europe. They visited the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, where students met with global companies such as IKEA, Heineken, BMW, PwC, IWC, Lavazza, and Martini Rossi. Students returned with stronger cross-cultural communication skills and a deeper understanding of how businesses operate on a global stage. The trip was co-sponsored with M.A. alum Seth Frei (Assistant Dean and Associate Professor of Instruc- tion - McCoy College of Business). Stephanie published “Got creatives?: The role of identity and workplace environment in retaining creative professionals” in the International Journal of Business Communication . Elizabeth K. Eger was named a Platinum Volunteer by Austin Pets Alive!, which requires 100-239 annual consecutive volun- teer hours for two or more years. Elizabeth volunteers weekly for the Adoptline team helping to place rescue dogs and cats in their “furever” homes. As a Faculty Fellow with the TXST 2 3 COMMUNICATION STUDIES Communication Studies, Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership Studies, Organizational Communication, Persuasive Communication, Political Communication, & Teacher Certif ication in Communication Studies Elizabeth K. Eger was named a Platinum Volunteer by Austin Pets Alive Maureen Keeley published The good goodbye: The transfor- mative power of conversation at the end of life , continuing her research focused on “final conversations” Morgan Smith served as program assistant for the Business Communication Abroad program this summer in Europe led by Stephanie Dailey and Seth Frei 1