2019 Southern States Communication Association Conference
Both graduate and undergraduate students presented at the 2019 Southern States Communication Association Conference with Dr. Lauren Lemley. The conference was held in Montgomery, Alabama this April. The theme of the conference was Conflict & Crisis at the Crossroads of Change
Two undergraduate students presented papers at the conference:
- Jenna Salzman (Junior), “There’s Nothing Gendered About a Sexy Cat: A Rhetorical Analysis of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”
- Sahori Hernandez-Quinones (Sophomore), “Why Suicide, Sexual Assault, and Rape Should Matter: 13 Reasons Why Rhetorical Analysis.”
Six graduate students gave seven presentations at the conference, with one earning a top paper panel distinction. Presenters included the following:
- Kendra Bolin, “Do You Even Know What You Are Talking About?” Graduate Instructors and Conflicts About Credibility.”
- Kelvin Kelley, “Hey . . . Don’t I Know You? Navigating Conflicts Created by Out-of-Class Relationships with Students.”
- Madeline Fortner, “Can I Have Your Attention? Facilitating Engagement During Live-Online Classes.”
- Rachel Runnels, “Money Can’t Buy Happiness: A Rhetorical Criticism of the Minimalists’ Documentary”
- Stephanie Flores, “The Paradoxical Rhetoric of President Donald Trump.” — Selected for the Top Papers in Political Communication
- DiArron Morrison, “When a Hitman Hollas: The Scapegoating of Hitman Holla and Conversation About Black Identity”
- Madeline Fortner, “Reimagining Space: How Elon Musk Resignified the Space Race.”