News & Events
Please join us for the upcoming “Critical AI Futures and Ethics Lecture” hosted by the Department of Communication Studies and the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. David Gunkel will present “Person, Thing, Robot” based on his book of the same title published by MIT Press […]
Dr. Min Jiang recently participated in a webinar with George Washington University’s Data Governance Hub to discuss her new book, Digital sovereignty in the BRICS countries: How the global South and emerging power alliances are reshaping digital governance published in Cambridge University Press.
Dr Ashli Stokes and co-author Dr. Wendy Atkins-Sayre (University of Memphis) recently presented their research as part of the Fairmont State University Spring 2025 Presidential Speaker Series: Appalachian Resilience. According to the University, “The Presidential Speaker Series is more than just a couple of talks, it’s a reflection of Fairmont State University’s vision of being […]
Dr. Margaret Quinlan was recently quoted in a Newsweek article about modern parenting efforts to update ideas around language and consent. Dr. Quinlan describes having to “unlearn many of the messages she was taught about deference to authority” and how she has raised her children to confide in her when or if they feel unsafe.
Dr. Shanice Jones Cameron recently published an article titled “‘Black people don’t do that’: A critical qualitative study of discursive barriers and black women’s digital well-being networks” in Critical Discourse Studies. The study “explore[s] and expose[s] discourses that constrain how Black women engage with health and well-being practices, specifically long-distance running, therapy, and adhering to […]
Dr. Min Jiang recently published two journal articles: (1) Jiang, M. (2024). Models of state digital sovereignty from the Global South: Diverging experiences from China, India and South Africa in Policy & Internet, 16(4), 727-738; (2) Jiang, M. (2025). Chinese Internet policies: Historical reflections and new research directions in Communication & The Public.
On February 20th, Dr. Margaret Quinlan served as the moderator at the Personally Speaking Event titled: “Invasive Prenatal Genetic Testing: Perspectives on Disability Rights and Reproductive Justice, part of the CHESS Personally Speaking Series. During the event, Dr. Quinlan introduced speakers and moderated questions from the audience.
On February 11, 2025, Dr. Min Jiang presented a talk titled “The Internet Age from PC to AI” at the Independent Picture House as a part of the UNC Charlotte Ginkgo Residential Guest Speaker Series.
Dr. Bibi Reisdorf recently proposed an international panel on technologies and incarceration for the 2025 International Communication Association, which was accepted. Additionally, Dr. Reisdorf received news that a workshop on digital inclusion and incarceration that she proposed was accepted for the 2025 Net Inclusion Conference
Dr. Erin Basinger recently published an article titled “Dialogue on difference: Fat liberation in communication” in Communication Monographs with colleagues Arroyo, A., Asbury M. B., Fox, R. Otis, H. N., & Miller, N. P. Additionally, Dr. Basinger has been invited to give a talk on the topic of “fat liberation in communication” at North Carolina […]
A book volume that Dr. Min Jiang led in editing, “Digital Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries: How the Global South and Emerging Power Alliances Are Reshaping Digital Governance,” has been published by Cambridge University Press. Open access is available for free public downloading.
Dr. Ashli Stokes was recently a guest on three podcasts about her new co-authored book with Wendy Atkins-Sayre: Hungry Roots: How Food Communicates Appalachia’s Search for Resilience. The shows included: New Books Network, the FRIED Podcast (University of Edinburgh), and Now, Appalachia. Dr. Stokes also gave a talk on her book on January 16th at […]
Dr. Margaret Quinlan was invited by Provost Jennifer Troyer to serve as a University Marshal at the Fall 2024 Commencement. The position of University Marshal is an honor bestowed on a distinguished senior professor. The University Marshal represents the faculty at Commencement by carrying the mace and serves as a symbol of faculty leadership and […]
Dr. Sayde Brais was invited by the Communication Support Services (CSS) Department of Mecklenburg County for a second time to present on “The Basics of Public Speaking” during a CSS Pathways Program Meeting. CSS Pathways is a mentorship program that aims to help staff further their professional goals. The talk took place on November 21, […]
Dr. Bibi Reisdorf was featured as a keynote speaker at the National Education Symposium: Connecting from Coast to Coast, Correction Service Canada. Dr. Reisdorf’s talk title: “Digital Barriers and Opportunities During Reentry.”
Shanice Cameron received the Ray Camp Award for the Top Faculty Paper at Carolina’s Communication Association Conference for her paper titled, “Mapping the User Trajectory: Black Women’s Digital Well-Being Networks and Social Support Affordances” on November 8, 2024.
Dr. Ashli Stokes’ recently co-authored book, Hungry Roots: How Food Communicates Appalachia’s Search for Resilience, was chosen as one of five selections for NC Reads and will be featured in April 2025. Read more here: https://nchumanities.org/nc-reads-2025-books/
Dr. Camille Endacott was invited to be a keynote speaker at Baylor University’s Corporate Communication symposium on October 9, 2024. The title of Dr. Endacott’s title was “Agents of Change: How AI Communicates for Us and Shapes Our Work.”