News & Events

Please join the department of Communication Studies Dr. Quinaln and the department of History’s Dr. Johnson for a discussion on infertility at the UNCC Cone Center, Room 210 on Tuesday, Feb. 28th from 10:00-11:30 a.m. This is a free event and open to the public. This event is sponsored by research on women’s health interest […]

The UNC Charlotte Forensics team had a great showing this past weekend at the CFA tournamen hosted by Lynchburg University. Jordan Boyd finished in 1st place for both Declamation and Impromptu speaking and McKenna Jahns received 1st place in Persuasion and 4th place in Impromptu. The team also walked away with the 5th place finish […]

Ready to learn about scholarships, no-cost events, career and grad school opportunities, and even a faculty fun fact? Read all about it in the February COMMunicator from the Department of Communication Studies!!

Emma Butterworth, a second-year MA candidate in Communication Studies, says she is “extremely honored and excited” to be given the opportunity to share her research at this year’s Southern States Communication Association Conference. As well she should be — not only is Emma’s paper the Top Student Paper in Mass Communication, but it’s also, in […]

It’s been three years in the making, but Dr. Margaret Quinlan, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, is ready to share her latest documentary: “The Acoustics of Care.” The story of DooR to DooR in Chapel Hill, NC, is where artists draw on narrative resources in attending to and joining with those who […]

Congratulations to Dr. Christine Davis! The latest book from the professor and grad program director for the Department of Communication Studies came out December, “focused” on focus groups! Davis, C. S. (2016). Focus Groups: Applying Communication Theory through Design, Facilitation and Analysis.New York, NY: Routledge.

A grant may help Communication Studies faculty and students improve internship experiences across the state. Dr. Stephanie Norander, in her roles as Associate Professor Communication Studies and as Executive Director, Communication Across the Curriculum (CAC), has partnered with Carrie Silver, Program Manager of the University Professional Internship Program (UPIP) to win a grant from the […]

Congratulations to Jordan Boyd on his phenomenal 1st place wins in both Impromptu and Declamation speaking at the Collegiate Forensics Association’s recent tournament held at Randolph Macon College. From left to right: Jordan Boyd, Nick Perry, McKenna Jahns and Sangeetha Ramachandran

Congratulations to Dr. Basinger and Dr. Quinaln for their takeover of the Jounal of Health Communication. Both professors have articles featured in the latest issue. You can find details on their publications below. Brashers, D., Basinger, E. D., Rintamaki, L. S., Caughlin, J. P., & Para, M. F. (2017). Taking control: The efficacy and durability […]

Dr. Black and his co-author Dr. Harrison are recipients of the NCA Critical & Cultural Studies Division Outstanding Article of the Year Award. The full citation is: Jason Edward Black and Ray Harrison, “Southern Generationalism and the Rhetoric of the Drive-By Truckers,” Western Journal of Communication 79:3 (2016): 283-306. Congratulations to both Dr. Black and […]

At their first competition for the 2016-2017 year, two members of the Forensics Team have “pleaded the fifth” — fifth place, that is! Sangeetha Ramachandran received fifth place in Declamation and McKenna Jahns received fifth in Dramatic Interpretation. Congratulations to Tim Horne and the UNC Charlotte Forensics team for their outstanding weekend of competition. Congratulations […]

Dr. Jiang Joins Panel at Stanford Law School Center for Internet & Society Event Dr. Min Jiang will participate in the Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet & Society event “Law, Borders and Speech” on October 24-25, 2016. As an invited panelist, Dr. Jiang will give a presentation titled “Graft borders onto Cyberspace: Chinese Internet […]

Dr. Jiang Joins IEEE Panel at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Mexico At the invitation of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), the world’s largest association of technical professionals, Dr. Min Jiang will participate in the 2016 IGF in Guadalajara, Mexico December 6-9, 2016. She will speak on the panel “Making Connection(s) for […]

Bethany Johnson, Research Affiliate for the Communication Studies department has received an acceptance to “Personal, Interpersonal, Biomedical, Textual: Vignettes on Infertility and Fertility Privilege” in Departures in Critical Qualitative Research. Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan will be on Charlotte Talks on Monday, May 2nd talking about their co-authored work and her single authored work on […]

The Future of the News James Banhardt Student Activity Center, Salons AB UNCC Main Campus, April 25, 2016 – 7pm – 9:30pm Who will report the news, how will readers get it, and what will that mean for a rapidly diversifying America? Join featured speaker Tim Grieve, Head of News Strategies for Washington-based McClatchy and […]