People Group Archives: Presenters

Giovanna Breda Kubota is a second-year Communication MA student from Brazil at the University of Central Florida. Giovanna’s research focusses on Environmental Communication, and her recently co-paper on climate change skepticism and media won Top Student Research Paper Award from the Florida Communication Association. Breakout Session 6: March 9, 1:00-2:15 PM Clam farming as a […]

Dr. Llopis is an assistant professor of public relations at Barry University. Her recent book, Reporting Immigration Conflict: Opportunities for Peace Journalism (2021) examines media coverage of Central American migrants. Breakout Session 5: March 9, 8:30-9:45 AM The perils of the boomerang effect: White House massaging to deter border crossing backfires.

Dr. Tim Brown joined the Nicholson School of Communication and Media in Fall 2004 after a television news career. Brown was a reporter, anchor, and news manager at television stations around the southeast for 12 years. Dr. Brown now primarily teaches broadcast reporting, but also courses in media and society.

Rob Eicher joined Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as an Assistant Professor of Meteorology in 2018. He has been a broadcast meteorologist for several television stations and has certifications from the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. Rob is currently working on a PhD in Strategic Communication at the University of Central Florida. Top Student […]

Shawn P. McElmurry, PhD, PE, is a Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Wayne State University. His research aims to address critical gaps in scientific understanding which inhibit sustainable development and adversely impact human health, with a special interest in water infrastructure. Breakout Session 3: March 8, 2:45-4:00 PM Convergence, cascading […]

Dr. Suzy Prentiss teaches communication courses online in both synchronous and asynchronous formats at UCF and The University of Tennessee, Knoxville where she also serves as the communication faculty consultant for the PEMBA program. She provides workshops and trainings on communication skills and has experience in public relations in healthcare and nonprofits and with a […]

Christa Arnold, Ph.D. received her doctorate in Communication from the University of Florida. Her primary research areas include lying and deception, social listening, physician-patient communication including listening in healthcare. Christa has received several grants for her work in communication, specifically listening and deception detection training for physicians and patients in the clinical setting. She publishes […]

Margaret C. Stewart (Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2013) is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies in the School of Communication at University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Dr. Stewart is also a certified social media strategist (SMS) and trainer for the National Institute of Social Media (NISM) and a consultant for Socially Inspired, LLC. […]

Elizabeth M. Minei is an Associate Professor of Organizational and Interpersonal Communication at Baruch College located in NYC. She researches High Reliability Teams (HRT’s), Organizational Messaging, Leadership, Facework, and Entrepreneurship. She co-hosts a podcast called Will this be on the Test? Podcast, providing students with tips to succeed in college.

Sally O. Hastings is an Associate Professor in Human Communication at the Nicholson School of Communication and Media at UCF. Her central research interests include study of communication and bereavement and communication processes involved in marginalization. A career highlight involves former students becoming amazing scholars, colleagues, co-authors and friends. Breakout Session 1: March 8, 10:45 […]