Rita Men

Professor/Director · University of Florida

Rita Men's research focuses on how organizations and leaders can keep employees informed and engaged through strategic communication.

Entrepreneurial Communication Leadership Communication Internal / Employee Communication Emerging Technologies

Yu-Hao Lee

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Yu-Hao Lee’s research focuses on the cognitive and emotional effects of immersive/interactive media, e.g. video games and virtual reality.

Social Media Media Psychology and Media Effects Communication Technology Emerging Media Social Advocacy and Social Change

Kasey Windels

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Kasey Windels' research centers on the advertising agency itself, with a specific interest on creativity within the advertising agency.

Gender Identity in Advertising Creative Leadership and Direction Research & Strategy Advertising Campaign Copywriting

Kristy Westfall Moyer

Training Account Manager · Signature Worldwide

Just add water! A bountiful harvest of repeat customers awaits with Signature Worldwide's hospitality training & employee engagement expert

Customer Service Engaging Employees Leadership Creating A Culture of Lifelong Learning

Cynthia Martinez

Director, Global Corporate Communications · Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Director, Global Corporate Communications at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Corporate Communications Crisis Communications Crisis Management

Juliana Fernandes

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Juliana Fernandes is an expert in the uses and effects of negative information in persuasive communication messages.

Social Media Media Trust Misinformation Advertising Strategy Political Advertising

Danny Brassell

Founder · Lazyreaders.com

Reading Ambassador, Motivational Speaker & Founder of “The Lazy Readers’ Book Club”

Reading Motivation Creativity

Susan Finerty

President · Finerty Consulting

Author of Master the Matrix: 7 Essentials for Getting Things Done in Complex Organizations

Matrix Management Influence Without Authority Change Management Being Strategic Building Partnerships

Yang Feng

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Yang Feng's research focuses on the role of AI as an information delivery agent as well as a powerful research tool.

Consumer Psychology AI Artificial Intelligence Advertising Campaign Advertising Research and Strategy

Iván Escobar

Director de Comunicación y Marketing · Agregado Estratégico Comunicaciones

Consultor en Comunicación Estratégica

Executive Coaching Corporate Communications Digital Marketing

Valerie Smaldone

Award winning top rated media personality · Valerie Smaldone Media Worldwide

Sought after speaker on media, women's issues and personal growth; Corporate trainer and presenter

Life in Media Women and Entrepreneurship Dealing With Traumatic Illness How to Become A Media Personality Interviewing Skills

Jeff Hensiek

Director of Digital Marketing · Office Evolution

Digital Marketing for Multi Unit Businesses.

Search Engine Optimization Strategies Search Engine and Social Media Marketing Search Engine Marketing Search Engine Marketing for Local Bsusiness Paid Search Marketing (Pay-Per-Click)

Rob Cottingham

Principal · Social Signal

Strategic communicator, bridging the online and offline worlds / Social Signal founder

Speechwriting Leadership Social Media Communications Humor

John David

Strategic Communications Consultant, Author, Speaker · David PR Group

Speaker on Online Reputation Issues and Crisis Communications

Online Reputation Management Public Relations Online Reputation Repair Social & Digital Media

Rudy Mondragón

Assistant Professor of Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Political Economy Sport and Society Chicana and Chicano Studies Sport and Labor Ethnography

Spiro Kiousis

Executive Associate Dean/Professor · University of Florida

Spiro Kiousis’ research interests include political public relations, political communication, and digital communication.

Strategic Communication Public Relations Campaign Political Public Relations Political Communication Research and Strategy

Marcia DiStaso

Professor/Associate Dean · University of Florida

Marcia DiStaso is a public relations scholar who primarily focuses on organizational purpose.

Investor Relations Purpose Public Relations Organizational Communication

Robert Hughes

Adjunct Lecturer · University of Florida

Robert Hughes combines expertise gained from three decades in the advertising and marketing fields with communication theory.

Digital Streaming Media Strategic Communication Marketing Advertising

Rebecca Frazer

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Rebecca Frazer is a media psychology researcher, focusing on how people process and respond to story-form/narrative media.

Media and Public Policy Attitudes Humanization in Media Moral Psychology Narrative Media Media Psychology

Radley Balko

Investigative Journalist · The Washington Post

Senior writer for the Washington Post, where I do investigative reporting on civil liberties and the criminal justice system

Law Enforcement Police Civil Liberties Crime Prosecutorial Misconduct