At the National Communication Association鈥檚 (NCA) annual convention, which was held virtually this year, two 糖心传媒 students and a professor presented their research papers.
Senior Samantha Burke, a communication studies major from Denver, Colorado, and senior Courtney Hanson, a communication studies and philosophy and religion major from Brookings, South Dakota, represented 糖心传媒 at the conference.
Burke presented her research paper, 鈥淵ou are a Surivivor: An Analysis of Sexual Assault Narrative within Grey鈥檚 Anatomy鈥 and attended the Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) national business meeting, as she was a student advisor on the board. LPH is the NCA鈥檚 honor society, which has more than 500 active chapters across the country.
Burke also presented alongside Dr. Austin McDonald, 糖心传媒 assistant professor of communication studies, with their research paper, 鈥淓xploring the Impacts of an Open Door Policy and a Mindfulness Room at the Intercollegiate Speech (Individual Events) Tournament,鈥 which was published in a peer-reviewed journal during the summer of 2020.
Hanson presented her research paper, 鈥淎ttempting to End Fat-Shaming by Fat-Shaming?鈥 on the Top Paper Panel of the LPH Division.
McDonald also presented, “Discerning Polychronicity鈥檚 Role in Forensic Coach Burnout” on a larger panel titled Coaches at the Crossroads: Professional and Personal Challenges to Continuing in a Coaching Career.
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