The National Communication Association annual conference was held in Aurora, CO this year. There is always so much going on at this event that it is difficult not to feel a bit overwhelmed and stretched for time. Miracle of miracles, though, I made it through without major mishap AND I got to touch base with…
Last month I was lucky enough to get to join a table of my colleagues, students, and friends in the Department of Communication for the Lauren McCluskey Foundation Dinner and Auction. The Lauren McCluskey Foundation is a fantastic nonprofit dedicated to “transforming campus cultures across the nation by promoting awareness, research, and resources to effectively…
I took a quick trip to ICA in Denver to present our research team’s scholarship on the communication of fertility information in secondary school sex-education curricula (shout-out to my co-authors: Dr. Madison A. Krall, Gabrielle Yvonne Garza, Jasmine Lopez Aguilar, and Miya Jordan). I so enjoyed hearing the research presented by my co-panelists on issues…
I can’t BELIEVE that it is already graduation season, but here we are and here are some of my favorite photos from the College of Humanities Convocation this morning at the University of Utah. The front image features wonderful colleagues Glen Feighery, Crystal Lumpkins, Kim Kaphingst, and me. Below, the fantastic Leandra Hernandez and I…
My faculty mentee this year is the amazing Dr. Andy King, which is pretty hilarious because he is always the one teaching me important things. Case in point, I had never heard of Salt Lake City’s Old Cuss Coffee Co., and you’d think I would have because I am often calling myself an ‘ol cuss.…
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit my old grad-school stomping grounds at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This had me going back down memory lane and looking up artifacts from those good days past. For instance, this photo of several lovely grad students in the program willing to come together…
The Sundance Film Festival was back to in-person business this year, and I joined a group of fantastic graduate students and friends to traverse up the mountain to see some truly outstanding films and take in the sights in Park City, UT. Some of my favorite films from this year’s festival (keeping in mind that…
In her first few days on the job as an assistant professor at Seton Hall University, Dr. Krall decided to join in with other faculty and staff to help the new students on move-in day. Here she is with the SHU Pirate and some of her new colleagues. Here’s wishing all the new college students,…
At the end of April, we had a Chemical Rhetoric Group soiree, via Zoom. As you might imagine, the whole thing was very exclusive and very, very fancy in that it included science-themed party favors and a viewing of a new NOVA “Beyond the Elements” episode wherein we learned about some of the differences between…
Last week, the Chemical Rhetoric Group convened via Zoom for a very exciting hat party to celebrate some great successes we’ve had recently. We used this opportunity to show off our most fabulous hats, share science-oriented puns, and–as you can see in this photo–put some very cute cats in hats. Stay tuned for the theme…
The Department of Communication at the University of Utah gathered last week to celebrate some of our accomplishments and have some flashy fun!
Melissa Parks and I attended a Riverdance 20th Anniversary Tour performance last weekend. We plan to integrate what we learned into our research on chemical rhetoric. These dancers are not kidding around. If you look very closely, you will actually see Melissa and I dancing in the cast below. There we are . . .…
In October 2014, I hosted a rhetoric writing retreat in beautiful Park City, UT. We rented a gigantic house with a wonderful view of old town, and spent several days crafting manuscripts. Below Danielle Endres, Julie Snyder-Yuly, and Masha Sukovic type away, and below that Cindy Koenig Richards finds a cozy place to think and…
