Dr. Parcell’s paper, “Microagressions Toward People with Disabilities: Implications for Inclusive Education,” won the inaugural Dawn O. Braithwaite Award for Qualitative Research at the April 2018 annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association.… Continue Reading »
Doctoral student, Megan Orcholski, wins award from UWM’s Women’s and Gender Studies
Megan Orcholski was one of three winners of the Eliana Berg Award for Graduate Research at the 24th annual Women’s and Gender Studies award contest on March 15, 2018 at UWM Hefter Conference Center. The title of her winning research paper was, “Would You Say You Had Sex If You Were Queer? Exploring Sex Constitution and Discourse in Sexual Minority Communities.”… Continue Reading »
UWM Assistant Professor Erin Ruppel talks with TMJ4 about Overprotective Parenting
UWM Assistant Professor of Communication Dr. Erin Ruppel talks with TMJ4 about over-protective parents and their child’s success as a college student. Dr. Ruppel states that parent’s who don’t cut the “electrical umbilical cord” could actually be helping their children flourish as a freshman.… Continue Reading »
Dr. Leslie Harris on the history of Mother’s Day in the U.S.
Over the course of U.S. history, the concept of motherhood has been used to effect change on myriad issues, says Leslie Harris, UWM associate professor of communication. And the history of Mother’s Day is just as complex.… Continue Reading »
Doctoral student, Marnie Lawler McDonough, published in the March 2018 edition of Communication Quarterly
Doctoral student, Marnie Lawler McDonough, was recently published in the March 2018 edition of the Communication Quarterly. The article, titled “The Evolution of Demagoguery: An Updated Understanding of Demagogic Rhetoric as Interactive and Ongoing”, discusses the use and study of demagogic rhetoric in the 2016 presidential election cycle and argues for the expansion of study on the topic of demagoguery. … Continue Reading »
Dr. Flores, The Promise of Race and the Whiteness of Nation
Friday, February 23rd at 3:00 pm. Join us for the 2017-2018 Rhetorical Leadership Lecture in Enderis 103. Dr. Lisa Flores will be speaking about, “The Promise of Race and the Whiteness of Nation.” The lecture will be followed by a reception hosted by the UWM Rhetoric Society of America Student Group and the Department of Communication. … Continue Reading »
Dr. Kathryn Olson published in new book on Political Communication
The recently published book, Political Campaign Communication: Theory, Method and Practice edited by R. E. Denton, features contributions by UWM’s Dr. Kathryn Olson. … Continue Reading »
Dr. Erin (Sahlstein) Parcell Elected NCA Vice-Chair
Congratulations to Dr. Parcell who was recently elected Vice-Chair Elect for the National Communication Association’s (NCA) Interpersonal Communication Division at the November 2017 convention in Dallas. She will serve the division for the next 4 years as she fulfills her … Continue Reading »
Dr. Parcell and Danielle Sparrow Earn Dawn O. Braithwaite Award
Dr. Erin (Sahlstein) Parcell, and Danielle Sparrow (MA Communication, 2017), have earned the inaugural Dawn O. Braithwaite Award for Qualitative Research from the Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group of the Central States Communication Association. They will receive the … Continue Reading »
Dr. Erin (Sahlstein) Parcell: Distinguished Article Award
Congratulations to Associate Professor Erin (Sahlstein) Parcell, who has earned the National Communication Association (NCA) Family Communication Division’s 2017 Distinguished Article Award for her publication, “Contradictions and praxis contextualized by wartime deployment: The wives’ perspective revealed through relational dialectics,” published … Continue Reading »