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Dr. Gino Canella & Activist Media May 03, 2023

Social movements and activism today receive as much coverage in the news cycle as ever. But with the short attention span of the modern media ecosystem, how do activists and organizers today create and promote the meaningful stories behind their work? Dr. Gino Canella is a researcher, educator, and filmmaker who studies how collaborative media production has the potential to foster meaningful relationships among people fighting for justice. He joins us today to discuss the role of storytelling and collaboration in the success of social movements and share his experiences working alongside community organizers.

Larry Potash & Narrative Journalism Jan 11, 2023

Today's media landscape is a digital environment always in motion, presenting new opportunities and challenges for storytellers of all kinds. So what does that mean for broadcast journalism in 2023? And how do young journalists succeed in the industry and tell meaningful stories? In this episode, Larry Potash—Chicago's longest-serving morning anchor and creator of the docuseries Backstory— provides his insight into the state of broadcast journalism today and what it takes to tell a good story. He will also give advice to the next generation of reporters, news anchors, and documentations on the important skills needed to thrive in modern media production.

Dr. Mary Anne Taylor | US Women's National Soccer Apr 27, 2022

The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has won four FIFA World Cups since its inception, while the men’s team has yet to make it to the finals. So, why do women have less to show for it on payday? In this episode, Dr. Mary Anne Taylor joins us to discuss the recent settlement between US Women's professional soccer and their players regarding the gender pay gaps in women's soccer. The Communication Studies professor offers actionable advice on how we can support women’s sports in all its forms. ABOUT OUR GUEST: An Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, Dr. Taylor is a rhetoric and gender scholar with a primary research emphasis on challenging dominant discourses of democracy and civility. Her work is published in the Journal of Women and Language, American Behavioral Scientist, and several edited collections and invited manuscripts, ranging from an essay on exploring false feminism, to gendered journalism in The New York Times. Currently, Dr. Taylor has a co-authored manuscript in review with Communication Quarterly, which investigates critical rhetorical approaches to health communication. She has also presented her work at national, international, and regional conferences on the rhetoric(s) of gender, race, and sexuality in sports and politics. Dr. Taylor joined Emerson College from the Department of Management at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to teaching Strategic Communication, she was also contracted with the Texas MBA + Leadership Program and Executive Education & Ethics Center. Dr. Taylor remains affiliated with the McCombs MBA Leadership program and consults on gender and communication in organizational leadership, career management, job placement, storytelling, and networking.

Positive Communication | Dr. Phillip Glenn Feb 09, 2022

On an interpersonal level, do you communicate in a positive or negative manner? Do you unknowingly project power or weakness, impatience or encouragement? Are your words edgy or empathetic? In this episode, we speak with Professor Philip Glenn about his research into the field of positive communication. He explains the movement towards non-violent communication and teaches us what role humor, laughter, and levity can play in developing interpersonal connections. So let’s get serious about laughter, as we learn more about the world of positive communications. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Professor of Communication Studies Phillip Glenn teaches Conflict and Negotiation, Positive Communication, and Professional Communication. He conducts scholarly research analyzing interaction, especially conflict, negotiation, and mediation; employment interviews; and laughter in everyday talk. Glenn's recent book is the co-edited Studies of Laughter in Interaction (Bloomsbury, 2013). He serves on the editorial board of Research on Language and Social Interaction. He has advanced training in Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and in conflict coaching from the Boss Whispering Institute. He is a volunteer mediator and trainer with Metropolitan Mediation Services in Brookline. Glenn served as Interim Dean of the School of Communication from 2012 to 2016 and served multiple terms as a department chair. He was a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Program on Negotiation in 2008 and held Fulbright Scholar appointments in the Czech Republic (1995) and the Republic of Moldova (2005).

What you need to Know about Copyright with Dr. Bhamati Viswanathan Dec 16, 2021

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is an iconic tune, but what can it teach us about the importance of copyright for artists and other creatives? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Bhamati Viswanathan, a copyright lawyer, and affiliate professor here at Emerson College, about what you need to know to protect your intellectual property. Whether it’s copyright, patent, or trademark, securing your IP is the only way to make sure that you can make a living while doing what you love. Together, we’ll learn why some amount of legalese is an important part of every artist's vocabulary. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Dr. Bhamati Viswanathan teaches, advises and writes about the intersection of creative economies, arts and culture, and copyright law. An affiliate faculty member at Emerson Bhamati teaches Business of Creative Enterprise courses on the intersection of intellectual property law and creativity, business fundamentals, the creative economy, creative collaboration and leadership, and cultural appropriation. She has recently written a book entitled Cultivating Copyright: How Creative Industries Can Harness Intellectual Property to Survive the Digital Age (Routledge/Taylor & Francis Press: 2019). Her next book will examine intellectual property law, arts and culture, and philosophy in the age of artificial intelligence. Bhamati holds a Doctorate of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) and a Masters in Law (LL.M.) from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She also holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of Michigan Law School. She received her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, cum laude, from Williams College. Bhamati is Trustee and Chair of the New England Chapter of the Copyright Society of the USA. She is Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Section: Emerging Technologies Committee. She is a Faculty Advisor of the Copyright Alliance Academic Advisory Board. She is Education Advisor to the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts/Massachusetts Arts and Business Council. Bhamati is also Trustee of the Williams College Asian and Asian American Alumni Network. Bhamati is a competitive figure skater, violinist, and published poet/translator. She resides in Boston.

Guerilla PR | David Richard CEO Big Fish PR Nov 10, 2021

How can you bring an unknown brand out of obscurity? How do you bring awareness to a cause that needs our attention? In this episode, it’s all about small budgets and big impacts as we dive into "guerilla public relations." We're sitting down with David Richard, who is the CEO of his own PR firm and a faculty member here at Emerson College, to learn why this public relations strategy makes sense as well as how to use it. We’ll discuss what guerilla PR is, where it fits in the broader scheme of public relations, and how you can devise a successful guerilla PR campaign of your own. ABOUT OUR GUEST... David Gerzof Richard is an entrepreneur and public relations executive and senior affiliated professor at Emerson College. At Emerson, David develops programs that connect the College's Communication Studies Department with brands and innovators outside the school. He regularly experiments with, and explores a variety of communication strategies, mediums, tools and technologies as they relate to brands, campaigns, and society. David teaches courses in guerilla public relations, sports PR, political communication, speech writing, thought leadership and global public relations. Under David's supervision, his "real-world" course work has seen the development and execution of student run PR campaigns for innovative brands like: RunKeeper, TaskRabbit, Art Lifting and Pill Pack. In 2007, David established the social media marketing Course at Emerson College, a first-of-its-kind class, which was profiled in the Wall Street Journal. His sports communication courses are known to have drop-in lecturers who include the likes of Chad OchoCinco, Rob Gronkowski, and Julian Edleman. Outside of Emerson College, David is the Founder and CEO of the Boston tech PR firm, BIGfish PR, an award-winning tech PR agency headquartered on Newbury Street, which represents publicly traded companies, sovereign nations, professional athletes and white-hot start-ups, including Amazon's Ring video door bell, MIT Technology Review and the nation of Iceland. In addition to running BIGfish, he is a limited partner at GreatPoint Ventures, a lecturer at Harvard University, a mentor at TechStars and a curator for Summit Series in Boston.

Emerson College Polling | Isabel Holloway Oct 18, 2021

President Jimmy Carter’s wife Rosalynn famously said, “Don’t worry about the polls. But if you do, don't admit it.” Unfortunately, in today's heated political landscape and 24-hour news cycle, the former First Lady’s advice simply doesn't hold water. So in this episode, we welcome Isabel Hollaway ’19, the assistant director at Emerson Polling, to help us pull back the curtain on the study of public opinon — to understand what it is, how it works, and why it’s important. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Isabel Holloway is the program assistant for Emerson College Polling, where she previously worked as a student staffer before graduating from Emerson College with a B.S. in Political Communication in 2019. In this role, Holloway has contributed to Emerson Polling's growing recognition as one of the must trusted public opinion research organizations in the U.S., according to FiveThirtyEight, and earning citations in media outlets across the country. Holloway has coordinated projects with clients including Nexstar Media, the Association of Marshall Scholars, and All In Together, as well as participated in survey design and data analysis of Emerson surveys. In her research efforts at Emerson, Holloway is currently studying the impact of mode of data collection between IVR, online, and SMS surveys in Emerson’s 2020 electoral polling.

Robin Danzak | Qualitative Research and Perspectives About Adoption May 14, 2021

How can academic researchers convey insight and meaning about the world of child adoption? Auto-ethnography, focus groups, and photo-voice (a combination of images and recorded narratives) are qualitative research tools that can provide meaningful context and insight into personal experiences. In this episode, Dr. Robin Danzak, discusses how she combines these tools in order to explore the spectrum of adoption from the perspective of those whose lives it has touched. ABOUT OUR GUEST... As a member of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Robin teaches courses in language and literacy. Her research focuses on bilingual writing of adolescents and adults, examining connections between language, culture, and identity. Currently, she is also investigating the impact of global/local service learning on student learning and intercultural competence, and co-writing an autoethnography of adoption. Robin taught Spanish in Florida public schools for several years. Prior to that, she lived in Chile for five years. In 2014, she spent a semester in Italy as a Fulbright Scholar. In teaching, Robin is passionate about community-engaged and project-based learning. At her previous university, she led global health programs and recently coordinated a collaborative student exchange with a university in Guatemala. Outside of work, Robin spends her time trail running, hiking, and attempting to experience all the cultural-historical sites of Boston. A member of Emerson's faculty since 2019, Robin earned her B.A. from New College of Florida, an M.A. from Chile's Universidad de Concepción, and her Ph.D. from the University of South Florida.

Lina Maria Giraldo | Bridging Communities of Color Through Art and Storytelling Mar 24, 2021

The Latinx community is a complex, diverse group of people who have had a massive, unquestionable influence on North American culture and society. Whether it is music, art, sports, or politics, you can’t tell the story of U.S. history without Latinx history. Yet, for far too long in this country, they have felt oppressed, forgotten, and treated as a monolith. So, in a moment where many social movements have enveloped the nation, how can one tell the intricate story of the Latinx experience in America? How can those stories be used to bridge communities and create significant, lasting change? ABOUT OUR GUEST... Lina Maria Giraldo is a Colombian-born, Boston-based artist focusing on interactive storytelling towards social change, with a diverse background ranging from digital educational tools, public art, screen based installations and computer-generated work. She explores the questions of identity as an immigrant, the impact of Mankind on our surroundings, and is constantly experimenting different ways of collective storytelling. As she explains, "For over 15 years my work has been focused on creating messages where I depict the fragility of our environment, immigration concerns and community equality." She has exhibited her work in galleries, shows, and public spaces throughout Massachusetts, New York, and her native Colombia. Her work has been covered in media including The Boston Globe, ABC News, The Artery, Artlink, WBUR, WGBH just to name a few. She's produced large-format online content for the Marquee at the Convention Center and was selected by the Mayor's office for the Fenway 30 second cinema as well as displaying work at IAC's 120 feet screen in NYC. Her notable achievements include being selected as one of the artists in Boston AIR 2.0 Residency for the City of Boston; recipient of the Creative City Grant; being part of the team that created the award winning educational website JFK50.org, while working as an interaction designer at ESI Design; recipient of a Hispanic Scholarship Foundation Grant for the creation of workshops for middle school children in conjunction with the Santa Fe Art Institute and the creation of an interactive video installation addressing the issues of undocumented immigrants and their dreams; production of videos of Madeleine Albright, Stephen King, Harry Belafonte and Nancy Pelosi for the JFK Library.

Team Harmony | Hate: What are You going To Do? Jan 30, 2021

Injustice, discrimination and hate are issues that we face here in the US as well as throughout the world. While 2020 was a year that clearly reflected how much work still needs to be done. Affecting meaningful change is easier said than done. Emerging from all this hostility we are now seeing a new generation of activists that have heard the call to action in the fight against Hate. So who are these young leaders of social change? What are they doing to promote this global movement to bring about tolerance, equality, and justice? Team Harmony Foundation, is an organization “committed to educating, inspiring and engaging youth in the battle against hate in all its forms”. In today’s episode, we’ll talk about Team Harmony with three members of the Emerson community that have been instrumental in expanding Team Harmony’s connection to young change agents throughout the world Today’s guests include Emerson College Department of Communication studies Chairman Dr. Gregory Payne, Khary Higgins an Emerson College Senior, and Professor Cathryn Edelstein the director of the Non-profit Management Communication Minor. ABOUT TEAM HARMONY... The Team Harmony Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) committed to educating, inspiring and engaging youth in the battle against hate in all its forms. The primary goal of the Foundation will be to support year-round engagement, coalition building, and organizing efforts of students as they work to develop diverse coalitions and encourage collaboration across differences. We believe supporting coalition building amongst youth of all races, ethnicities, religions, socio-economic statuses, orientations, legal status will serve to build bridges and further enhance student efforts to organize and fight against injustice and discrimination. This effort can result in the establishment of a new majority, one committed to altering our civic discourse for a better and more just future! To best achieve this critical objective, The Foundation will organize and conduct a series of youth-based activities estimated to engage thousands of youth worldwide. Team Harmony has established an international Youth Advisory Council with students from throughout the United States and countries in five continents. These youth leaders are already at work organizing and planning content for the coming school year and beyond! The Foundation is also partnering with a diverse set of civil rights, community and educational organizations to provide networking, ongoing educational updates and capacity building training to youth groups throughout the year (see The Team Harmony Coalition in the Program Elements section for more detail on participating organizations).

Dr. Carol Ferrara | Islamophobia Nov 25, 2020

In France, we’re seeing a continuous pattern of discrimination, fear, hatred, and violence associated with Islamophobia. What’s at the heart of the matter and is it possible to be both French and Muslim in France? COTC spoke with Dr. Carol Ferrara, assistant professor of Marketing Communication at Emerson College and a sociocultural anthropologist with expertise and field experience in France. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Drawing upon her diverse academic and professional expertise in anthropology, diversity, pluralism, religion, education, and business, Carol Ferrara's teaching in Marketing Communication encourages students to explore the ways that the social sciences can be leveraged to help make marketing and business better, smarter, and more socially and environmentally responsible. Her research has focused on religion in secular societies, and most prominently, the ways that Muslims and Catholics navigate and negotiate faith, plurality, ethics, and national identity in secular France. She has published multiple articles and book chapters about private Muslim schooling in France. During the 2019-2020 academic year, Carol was awarded the Fulbright-EHESS Postdoctoral Fellowship to pursue new ethnographic research about independent private schooling in France. Carol holds a PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology from Boston University, a dual MA in Middle East & Islamic Studies and International Affairs from the American University in Paris, and a BS in International Business from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is a co-Chair of the American Academy of Religion’s “Religion in Europe” Program Unit, and is on the Research Editorial Board of the journal EuropeNow. At Emerson, Carol teaches Social and Mobile Marketing (DD603), Global Cultures: Applied Anthropology and Sociology for Marketing (MK665), and Communication, Media and Society (MK120) ,and has previously taught courses on Islam (HI204 and RL115), and Religion and Secularism in Contemporary Societies (SO310).

Dr. Rhiannon Luyster | Research into Autism and Language Development Oct 28, 2020

How do children with autism spectrum disorder develop language skills? Recent research shows signs that third party conversations may be a possible avenue for children with ASD to learn the language. If correct, this hypothesis may reveal insights into new ways of teaching children important early language skills. In this episode, we’ll talk with Dr Rhiannon Luyster about her research into how children with autism may benefit from a language-rich environment. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Dr. Luyster is a developmental psychologist who studies social communication and language in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Her research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, American Philosophical Society, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, Organization for Autism Research, and Emerson College. Dr. Luyster has published her work in several peer-reviewed journals, including Developmental Psychology, Development & Psychopathology, Journal of Child Language, Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, Autism Research, and Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Dr. Luyster offers graduate courses on research methods and ASD, as well as an undergraduate course on developmental psychology. Her research activities are open to Emerson students interested in learning more about clinical research with young children and toddlers with ASD. Dr. Luyster was the recipient of the Emerson College Alumni Award for Teaching Innovation in 2016, and she was awarded a Huret Faculty Excellence Award for 2021.

Dr. Gina Gayle | Multimedia Storytelling Oct 14, 2020

A picture is worth a thousand words. Some of the most iconic moments in modern history have been captured through the lens of photojournalists. These dedicated witnesses to history conform to an ethical code of conduct and apply their truth in documenting what they see. As modern technology democratizes who gets to craft and share the story, what separates the professional photojournalist as a multimedia storyteller from a passerby with a smartphone camera? ABOUT OUR GUEST... Gina Gayle joined Emerson's Department of Journalism as assistant professor in the Fall 2020 semester. Dr. Gayle is a photojournalist, educator, and researcher whose professional work has taken her across the United States, as well as to Cuba and Italy, while previously working in New York City with numerous news organizations. Gayle earned her doctorate in Mass Communications from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, with research interests in media credibility, innovation, new technologies, the future of photojournalism, and digital media entrepreneurship using experimental research, as well as applied research methods She has taught multimedia, photojournalism, entrepreneurship, and media management courses, with future interests in data visualization, AR/VR/360 storytelling, and entrepreneurial journalism.

Dr. Lauren Anderson | Sports And Protest Sep 30, 2020

NFL Quarterback Colin Capernick took a knee during the national anthem, Olympic medalists John Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their fists on the podium, and basketball legend LeBron James refused to shut up and dribble. How do professional sports and social activism intertwine, and what impact do sports continue to have on the ongoing struggle to build a more equitable world? ABOUT OUR GUEST... Lauren Anderson earned her Ph.D. in Communication at Florida State University, with a cognate in Sports Management. Her research and publications focus largely on media representations of gender and race in sport, as well as the ways in which media shapes social and cultural values and (re)produces dominant ideologies. Currently, Lauren is working on a book project on media coverage of domestic violence in sport, as well as a critical media analysis of mainstream media coverage of Kobe Bryant’s death. A critical scholar at heart, her research agenda is driven by a desire for social change, which is also a large focus in her classroom teachings. Lauren has been actively involved in the field of Sports Communication for the past seven years, presenting research at the annual summit for the International Association of Communication and Sport and the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, as well as the sports communication divisions of AEJMC and NCA. Lauren is also an avid sports fan. Born and raised in the Chicagoland area, you can always find her cheering on the Bears, Cubs, Bulls, and Blackhawks.

Sara Asem | Emotional Intelligence Sep 09, 2020

In stressful times, it’s easy to lose our cool. Empathy and reason become hard to come by and we can react to others as well as ourselves in a less-than-positive manner. So what can we do about how we feel and how we manage relationships with others? Let’s talk about emotional intelligence. In this episode- we’ll talk with Sara Asem ’00, MA’02 founder of Luminary Minds and emotional intelligence coach. ABOUT OUR GUEST... As the founder of Madrid-based Luminary Minds, Sarah is a personal growth consultant and emotional intelligence professional with experience in creating multidisciplinary workshops that enhance social and emotional learning to support self-management. Sarah's creative skills are focused on developing programs that magnify innate strengths that exist within each individual. Her work manifests core life skills to improve well-being. Kindness, resilience, growth mindset, gratitude and self-awareness are essential takeaways in every session she facilitates.

Crisis Communications | Dr. Vincent Raynauld Jul 21, 2020

In just the last few months, we've witnessed plague, brutality, protest, murder hornets, locusts, wayward comets, and unemployment numbers unseen for generations. So who do we look to in a time a crisis? What do we, the public, need to hear? Why are some leaders effective in getting the public to respond, while others fail miserably? How do you get the word out? What are the key concepts and best practices of crisis communications? ABOUT OUR GUEST... In addition to his appointment as assistant professor of Communication Studies at Emerson College, Vincent Raynauld is an affiliate professor in the Département de lettres et communication sociale at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (Canada). He is also serving as research associate in the Groupe de recherche en communication politique (GRCP), as member of the Réseau démocratie électronique based at Université Paris-Est Créteil (France), as member of the North American Digital Diplomacy Initiative (NACDI) based at Queen's University (Canada), and as academic adviser for the non-profit research organization Samara (Canada). His areas of research interest and publication include political communication and campaigning, protest politics, social media, research methods, political marketing, e-politics, and journalism. He earned his doctorate in Communication at Carleton University under the supervision of Dr. André Turcotte in October 2013.

Lets Talk About Race | Cheryl Owsley Jackson & Heather May Jun 25, 2020

In this powerful and insightful discussion, we explore... • The origins and persistence of institutional racism in the U.S., and how its driven by individual racism • The legacy and manifestation of white privilege • The definition and nuances of racism, and what we get wrong about it • What white people can do to understand and combat racism About Cheryl Owsley Jackson... Cheryl is a is a journalist-in-residence at Emerson College and a certified diversity trainer. She previously directed the Washington, D.C. video news program for Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Prior to joining the academic world, Cheryl worked for CNN, PBS, and Racing Towards Diversity Magazine. About Heather May... Heather May is chair of the Emerson Faculty Assembly and a senior lecturer in Communication Studies. She has worked as a consultant in public speaking and presentation skills, and is currently pursuing a doctorate in psychology.

Azeta Hatef | Media For Social Change Apr 30, 2020

Media is a powerful tool that shapes our everyday lives. But how do others worldwide engage with media and harness its power for social change? In this episode, we’ll talk with Azeta Hatef, Assistant Professor of Journalism, who studies how marginalized groups—such as women in Afghanistan and the Czech Republic's Roma community —find ways to shape their own identity by engaging the media. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Azeta joined Emerson's Journalism faculty in the summer of 2019. She is a media researcher and award-winning instructor whose academic interests focus on issues of social media as activism for underrepresented groups, gender and identity, and media systems in a global context. She has conducted research in Afghanistan examining the complex global beauty industry, including analysis of the post-feminist politics of choice, ethnic/class politics, and consumerism in Afghanistan. In 2017-2018, Hatef was the recipient of a Fulbright Research Scholarship in the Czech Republic. Her research examined minority media production and social media engagement among Romani activists to better understand the contextualized dynamics of these mediated spaces in providing marginalized groups places to negotiate identities, build communities, and experience feelings of belongingness.

Sanjay Pothen | Voice Technology Feb 18, 2020

"Alexa, help me with my homework!" Voice-enabled technology has arrived and is becoming a bigger part of our daily lives. Where is this technology going, what are the implications for industry, education and at home? How do you get in on this trend's ground floor? Why should we care? In this episode, we speak with Emerson Launch Director Sanjay Pothen, who is leading several initiatives to advance the use of voice technology here on campus and beyond... ABOUT OUR GUEST... Sanjay's career began in management consulting and ultimately transitioned into digital and mobile marketing and advertising. He is passionate about helping brands engage with consumers in impactful ways and scale emerging media and technologies. Having successfully founded a variety of startup companies himself, Sanjay is a driven entrepreneur with specific knowledge of the startup ecosystem. Sanjay first started at Emerson College as an Emerson Launch Mentor and has now taken on the role of Director to help infuse creative and problem solving thinking skills into academia.

Laura Glufing Tham | Managing Dementia Jan 23, 2020

In our discussion with Laura, we also learn about... • The symptoms and processes of different types of dementia • Tools and strategies that family members and caregivers can use to help their loved one with dementia • How family members can take care of themselves as well as their loved one • The different types of therapies used at Emerson's Robbins Center, and how therapists determine which is best for each patient. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Laura Glufling-Tham has more than 20 years of clinical experience working with adults who have cognitive-communicative disorders, including aphasia, apraxia of speech, dysarthria, cognitive-linguistic impairments, and difficulty in swallowing, known as dysphagia. An experienced clinical supervisor and teacher, Glufling-Tham works in Emerson's Robbins Speech, Language and Hearing Center. There, she supervises graduate students as they conduct evaluations and therapy with adult clients who present with various neurogenic communication disorders. Glufling-Tham also teaches a clinical methods course covering clinically based adult topics, including professional issues, interviewing, documentation, and assessment tools.

Political Ethics | Peter Loge Dec 05, 2019

As divisive as today’s political dialogue seems, it’s nothing new. Ethics and politics have been at odds throughout human history. In this episode, Peter Loge ’87—a communications consultant, professor, and ethicist—discusses the relationship between politics and ethics, and what we can do to improve it. Other questions we explore with Peter... • What are the qualities of ethical communication? • If it’s inherently more persuasive, why does unethical communication in politics prevail? • How does today's political discourse compare to other points in U.S. history? • Who is better at predicting political outcomes—political insiders or drunken monkeys? • And most importantly, what can we do to foster ethical political communication? ABOUT OUR GUEST... Peter Loge is a professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University, where he leads the Project on Ethics in Political Communication. Loge has led and advised a range of campaigns and organizations, put the first member of Congress on the internet, lobbied for “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and served as a senior policy advisor for health care in the House of Representatives during the debate over the Affordable Care Act. His eclectic career also includes a solo-show of his sculpture in a Washington, D.C. gallery, appearances as a political satirist on NPR and his book Soccer Thinking for Management Success: Lessons for Organizations from the World’s Game debuted as the #1 Sports Industry new release on Amazon in the summer of 2018. Prior to joining the full-time faculty at the GWU School of Media and Public Affairs, Loge served as a senior advisor to the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in the Obama administration, a presidential appointment. In this role, he developed and helped lead the strategic communication efforts for some of the top White House and FDA health priorities including the Cancer Moonshot, the Precision Medicine Initiative and combating the opioid crisis. From 2013 – 2015, he was the first vice president for external relations at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) where his portfolio included congressional relations, intergovernmental affairs, communications, development and the Global Peacebuilding Center. He was also part of the organization’s senior management team and the interim liaison to the USIP board.

The Business of Creative Enterprises With Wes Jackson Nov 05, 2019

What do movie producers, music executives, fashion designers, and product innovators have in common? How do you cultivate creativity and turn artistic insight into a business opportunity? We explore these questions and more with Wes Jackson, Director of the Business of Creative Enterprise Program at Emerson College. Other questions we explore with Wes... • How can out-of-the-box thinkers work with established frameworks? • How can we apply convergent problem solving? • What is the role of empathy in a successful business? • How do we develop creativity as a tool? ABOUT OUR GUEST... Wes has over 20 years experience as an entrepreneur and innovator in the music business. His career began producing concerts for Nas, The Roots, The Dave Matthews Band, The Fugees, and A Tribe Called Quest. He then went on to start his own promotions company, Seven Heads Entertainment and helped launch the careers of Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), Talib Kweli, El-P (Run The Jewels), Common and others. Under Wes' leadership Seven Heads then expanded into a boutique independent record label and management company. Music from the Seven Heads Roster was included HBO's "The Wire", the film "Brown Sugar" and scored the theme to the "The Boondocks". In 2005 Wes founded the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival with the mission to create a world class event to honor Hip-Hop music and culture. The Festival has hosted a range of amazing talent including: Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Kendrick Lamar. In 2006 Wes created The Bodega Agency which produces the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival as well as serve as a multifaceted media company. Wes has taught at the City University of New York and has consulted for Jazz At Lincoln Center, MTV, Grammy Camp and VH1. A member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Wes is a proud father of three beautiful kids with his wife and business partner, Ebonie.

Netflix, Community Engagement and Streaming Media with Dr. Sharifa Simon - Roberts Oct 24, 2019

In her research, Communication Studies Professor Sharifa Simon-Roberts discovered a phenomenally high rate of Netflix consumption among Gen-Z African Americans. But when did this begin, and why? More importantly, what does this tell us about streaming media and our sense of community? Sharifa shares her discoveries and theories in this episode. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Sharifa Simon-Roberts hails from Trinidad and Tobago and brings her unique perspective to teaching and to her research. Her work centers on television, new communication technologies, and culture, with specific reference to groups traditionally underrepresented in the media — and society as a whole. With media being an omnipresent force in society, one of Sharifa’s goals is to empower students to be critical consumers of media and conscientious creators of content. Sharifa designed an activity to increase media literacy among undergraduate students, which was published in Growing Through Communication: Releasing the Speaking Dynamic in You. She also co-authored a chapter in Journalism, Gender and Power. Her second co-authored chapter is due to be published later this year in Media, Myth and Millennials: Critical Perspectives on Race and Culture.

English Language Learning | Jeremy Heflin Oct 03, 2019

Learning a new language can be hard. As a college student, how do you go about the process of adapting to a new language and culture? What resources are available and how to do you deal with all the nuances, metaphors, and slang of spoken English in a classroom environment? Hear from Emerson College English Language Coordinator/Lecturer Jeremy Heflin about the process of adapting to a new language and culture. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Nearly a decade ago, Heflin was brought into Emerson College to coordinate building English language learning (ELL) courses, unify elements of support for non-native English students, and professional development for instructors and staff. For Heflin, he says, it’s been a thrilling experience engaging students, building institutional and global partner collaboration between staff and faculty, and an honor to bridge cultural and educational perspectives amongst such amazing people, and have been particularly honored and proud to spearhead an relationship between Native American leaders, educators, artists, performers, and people with the Emerson community. Heflin has always been drawn to culture; art, folk tales, history, the food. The path of my career has moved me always in circles around how to understand the cultures and people around me; photography, journalism, public affairs, historical research, and teaching. As a young man, he traveled far and wide with the US military as a photojournalist and public affairs specialist and never really stopped traveling, studying, and teaching. It’s in his blood, saturated in what he thinks is the heart of all humankind; cultural context. "It defines us and makes us curious about any part of our world. My years of education and experience are what I bring to a classroom, department, institution, community; to breath life into the languages we use to describe, define and advance," he explains.

Marketing Automation | Randy Harrison Sep 12, 2019

How do marketers use technology to send the right message to the right person at the right time in a personalized yet massive scale? Why is it that when we click on some web content, we generally start receiving more related content through different mediums and channels? In this episode of Campus on the Common, we talk with Emerson College Adjunct Professor Randy Harrison about Marketing Automation, what it is, what it does and why it’s important for next-generation marketers. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Harrison started on his journey to make products "easy-to-buy" when it became clear to him that he loved connecting people to creativity on the cutting edge. Out of necessity ROI, value and revenue generation have always been his raison d'être. This is because he cuts his teeth promoting concerts featuring artists like classical composer Philip Glass at the beginning, dancer Twyla Tharp, jazz genius Ornette Coleman and more, with the unforgiving box office and ticket sales serving as the metric of success, or failure. Somehow he got good at filling seats and selling out the house. He even co-produced Frank Sinatra, which was an education unto itself. As a marketing consultant, he's an "architect,' a designer of strategy and solutions, specializing in the often overlooked task of positioning to address the fundamental questions of "how are you different?", and "why should we care?"by identifying competitive advantage(s) and exploiting "compelling reasons to buy" that attract and engage customers and prospects. This path has offered Harrison many interesting opportunities to help companies create value in a wide variety of industries, from Tech and Digital to Textbooks with almost it seems, everything in between. Some examples. One personal best was consulting for an IT Services firm where Harrison repositioned their e-Business offerings and mounted campaigns that drove $1billion in new sales and another $1billion in old, all in 18-months. Other results haven't been too shabby either, most recently guiding a staffing business from $0 to $35million in annual revenue. Currently, Harrison is both a marketing consultant and an educator, having served on the Faculty of Marketing Communication at Emerson College since the Fall of 2002. As a professor, he constantly seeks to create and enable applied learning experiences that empower today's students to invent their futures with the tool-based competencies and the strategic know-how to use them, as well as collaboration in high performing co-elevating teams. All in the era of one-to-one marketing fostered by digital disruption and transformation, where all of us are literally writing the rules and inventing the future on the fly. FUN! Some Specialties: Higher Ed, Self-Serve Education, Skill Up, Marketing Education, Experiential Learning, Integrated Marketing Communications, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Consulting, Digital Marketing, HubSpot, HubSpot Academy, Salesforce, Trailhead, Inbound Marketing, Content Marketing, One-to-One Marketing, Competitive Advantage, GAP, CAP, Shareholder Value, Differentiation, Sales Enablement...

Consumer Behavior | Dr. Naa Amponsah DoDoo Sep 05, 2019

Consumer behavior research examines all aspects of purchasing behavior – from pre-purchase activities through to post-purchase consumption, evaluation and purchase decision activities. In this episode of Campus on the Common, we speak with Dr. Naa Amponsah Dodoo, about Consumer Behaviour Research and its implications for marketers and advertisers and product managers. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Dr. Naa Amponsah Dodoo's research revolves around her fascination with evolving new media technologies, its role in digital and social media environments, and subsequent influence on consumer psychology and behavior in offline and online realms. Primarily, she explores the effects of individual traits and contextual aspects of digital communication on persuasion.

Education, Immigration & The Boston City Council - A Conversation With Alejandra St. Guillen Aug 21, 2019

Alejandra St Guillen has led a life in service both inside and outside of government. She has served as a public school teacher, an activist, and ran the Mayor of Boston’s Office of Immigrant Advancement. She is now trying to serve in a new way and is a candidate for one of Boston’s City Councilors at Large positions. In this episode of Campus on the Common, we talk with Alexandra St. Guillen about the role of the Boston City Council, the state of the City of Boston's public education system, the City's immigration services, as well as how individuals can get involved. ABOUT OUR GUEST... St. Guillen began her career as a public school teacher in New York City and Boston and has served as the Director of ¿Oiste?, Latino Civic & Political Organization where she promoted economic justice and electoral reform public policy initiatives directly impacting communities of color statewide. St. Guillen most recently served as the Director of the City of Boston's Office for Immigrant Advancement, where her work included initiatives like the Greater Boston Immigrant Defense Fund. St. Guillen holds a B.A. in Economics and African-American Studies from Wesleyan University and a M.Ed from City College. She currently resides in West Roxbury with her wife, Josiane, and their 3 year old son, Jose Alejandro.

What is Public Relations? | Dr. Maria Scott Aug 07, 2019

Specializing in public relations and sports communications, Communication Studies faculty member, Maria Scott, offers insight on PR strategy and its organizational impact. When used correctly, Public relations can make or break an organization. While everyone seems to know the term public relations, not everyone understands what it means. It's evolved into much more than sending the right messages to the right people at the right time, it's also about relationships, narrative, strategy, tactics and logistics. So what is Public Relations? How is it different than marketing or advertising and what are the key attributes that will make a public relations expert truly effective? In this episode, we’ll talk with Dr. Maria Scott. Dr. Scott is a professor at Emerson College’s School of Communication she is also a public relations practitioner with decades of experiences working with iconic brands such as NASCAR, ESPN, the National Football League, the National hockey league, the PGA as well as a host of non-profits and small business. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Maria Scott teaches Public Relations and Sports Communication courses in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. Dr. Scott comes with more than 10 years of teaching experience and more than 20 years of experience as a journalist and Public Relations professional. Her career as a sports journalist started with the Tampa Tribune before she moved to the Philadelphia area and the Journal Register Company. Dr. Scott transitioned into Public Relations working for the Tampa Bay Super Bowl XXXV Task Force before moving to the ESPN where she was the publicity and community relations specialist for all ESPN event properties such as the X Games, Winter X Games, ESPY Awards…etc. Dr. Scott moved from Los Angeles to South Florida where she managed Public Relations for the Miami Open (formerly Sony Ericsson Open or NASDAQ-100) and then moved to the South Florida Super Bowl XLI Host Committee. In 2007, Dr. Scott opened her own consulting firm while teaching full-time. Scott has assisted with events and publicity for: Michael Irvin’s PlayMaker Charities and Foundations, Battle of the Beauties, Sports Employment Inc., Dwight Stephenson Foundation and the National Salute to America’s Heroes presented by Hyundai. In 2017, Scott transitioned and opened a small business with a partner forming Elles Wesgate, Inc. In her role as a professor at the University of Miami, Dr. Scott has designed programs in New York and abroad in Scotland and has developed relationships with organizations such as: Comic Cure, Hard Rock Energy, NASCAR, NFL, NHL, PGA Tour, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and many local non-profit and small businesses. Since joining the Emerson College family, Dr. Scott has worked with Emerson Launch and Voice @ Emerson as well as her students to create and launch Voicelets on the Amazon Alexa platform as a voice component to the curriculum. Additionally, in Fall 2018 she became the Emerson College Chapter Public Relations Student Society of America Chapter Faculty Advisory. In Spring 2019, she also added on serving as the Emerson Dance Company Faculty Advisor.

Water Rights | Dr Nejem Raheem Jul 25, 2019

Water, we all need it but do we have a right to it? Dr. Nejem Raheem, discusses the role of communications in contending with the complexity of water rights. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Nejem Raheem brings over 15 years of experience as an environmental economist to Emerson. His expertise is in economic analysis of natural resource and environmental issues, focusing on ecosystem services and traditional or indigenous economies. In addition to Emerson, he has taught economics at Kinship Conservation Fellows and the University of New Mexico. He is currently working on a project with scientists from the USGS, the Nature Conservancy, and the Wildlife Conservation Society to examine the effects of long term drought on human communities. In addition to regular presentations at US conferences, he has presented his research at a conference on irrigation, landscape, and culture in Valencia, Spain. He has published in peer-reviewed journals such as WIRESWater, the International Journal of the Commons, Marine Policy, and the Social Science Journal.

Your Brain on Politics | Dr. Ruth Grossman Jul 11, 2019

How does the brain of a liberal vs a brain of a conservative react to the same message? In this episode, we'll talk with Dr. Ruth Grossman about your brain on politics. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Dr. Grossman's research is focused on various aspects of face-to-face communication in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). She is specifically interested in how children with ASD integrate and produce verbal and nonverbal information, such as facial expressions and prosody. Dr. Grossman's work has been published in several refereed journals, including Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry; Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research; Journal of Nonverbal Behavior; and Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Grossman teaches graduate and undergraduate classes on subjects ranging from autism to neuro-anatomy and neurogenic disorders. She is always happy to involve students in her research.

Streaming Media | Bob Lyons Jun 27, 2019

Bob Lyons, a 20-year veteran of the media industry and affiliated faculty member at Emerson College discusses the growing prevalence of streaming media and the different impacts they're having on consumers and content creators alike. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Lyons has over 20 years experience in media including Director of New Media for Radio and TV at WGBH in Boston, where he worked extensively with NPR, PBS, BBC, PRX and other public media leaders. In addition to digital media, his professional background also includes producing national and international live radio concert broadcasts and recording/engineering. He served as Executive Professor and as Lecturer in the Music Industry program at the College of Arts, Media and Design of Northeastern University, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music. His research explores the intersection of business, technology and innovation in the Creative Industries, with a current focus on streaming services and business model innovation in China.

Trauma and Communication: Police Brutality in the Black Community | Deion Hawkins Jun 06, 2019

As America seethes with unrest following the police killing of yet another unarmed black man, we replay this conversation with Deion Hawkins, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies. In this episode, first aired June 6, 2019, Hawkins shares his well-researched insights on: • The history of policing in the U.S. • Three (of many) reasons why Black males are disproportionately targeted by police officers • The impact of racism on health • The continuance of police brutality despite increased awareness of it outside the Black community • What those outside the Black community can do to help. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Deion Hawkins has been involved in competitive speech and debate since he was thirteen years old. In a mere six years of coaching, he has coached several national finalists, including champions in duo interpretation and IPDA debate. In addition to debate, Deion is a health communication scholar whose research utilizes intercultural theory to mitigate health disparities. Deion has studied a myriad of topics including police violence as a health issue and HIV in the Black MSM community; he is an avid social justice advocate for marginalized communities. In addition to his work in academia, Dr. Hawkins has worked as a health communication consultant for various social marketing campaigns, combatting issues like human trafficking, advanced care directives, youth homelessness and PrEP awareness.

Media Convergence | Cheryl Owsley-Jackson May 23, 2019

Former CNN correspondent and Journalist-in-Residence at Emerson College, Cheryl Owsley-Jackson discusses how the convergence of broadcast, print, and social media is impacting journalists, and how they balance their humanity with objectivity. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Cheryl Jackson is a Journalist-In-Residence at Emerson College. She has worked at CNN as a correspondent, as a writer for Racing for Diversity Magazine, and wrote the diversity column called, “It Takes All Kinds,” for more than a decade. Cheryl has also taught at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and at Indiana University. She has led anti-racism training with the staff and students at some of the top journalism colleges in the country such as Northwestern University, Indiana University, Emerson College, and some non-journalism schools like Harvard. Cheryl has years of experience as a media consultant and crisis manager. She has trained police officers, firemen, and school officials in diversity competence. She was the diversity coordinator for an entire school system, organizing training for educating students and staff. She ultimately became a trainer’s trainer in the process so that she could do much of the training herself. Cheryl has had decades of professional diversity training, including the social status of black males, gender identities, poverty understanding, anti-racism, immigrant immersion, and the understanding of social class. However, none of that has been as important as growing up in Columbus, Indiana, where the Ku Klux Klan was still marching through the streets when she was growing up there. She is comfortable asking the questions that help elevate the stories and voices of all races. That was the goal of the column she wrote for a decade, “It Takes All Kinds,” for the Columbus Republic. Cheryl understands systematic racism and the impact of the personal attacks. It has been her life’s work to try to create powerful, emotional stories to help people understand each other.

Health Communication and Caregiving: Alzheimer's and Dementia | Dr. Scott Ratzan May 16, 2019

Dr. Scott Ratzan, Emerson alumnus and affiliated faculty member, medical doctor, and Senior Fellow at Harvard University's Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government discusses how effective communication can better prepare people to face the challenges of caregiving for family members with Alzheimer's and Dementia. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Scott C. Ratzan, is the first Distinguished Lecturer at CUNY SPH bringing three decades of pioneering accomplishments domestically and globally in health communication, health literacy and strategic diplomacy. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives, established in 1995. He recently was Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard Kennedy School where he published “Guiding Principles for Multisector Engagement for Sustainable Health (MESH) and a series of published articles related to vaccine communication in the Washington Post, Financial Tines, JAMA and Lancet Infectious Disease. He currently serves on the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Board on Global Health, the RAND Health Advisory Board, and World Information Transfer, Inc. a UN accredited NGO.His experience has been in multiple sectors including development of multisectoral approaches to reduce harmful drinking, restrictions on tobacco, and promotion women and children’s health. His prior global roles were in Brussels and New Jersey with Johnson & Johnson, ABInBev in New York, and also at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington DC. He has also served as Co-Chair of the UN Secretary General’s Innovation Working Group in support of Every Woman Every Child as Vice Chair of the Business Industry Advisory Council’s Health Committee to the OECD, on the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Well-Being and Mental Health. He was appointed to serve on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Board of Scientific Counselors for the Office of Infectious Disease. Dr. Ratzan is a co-author of the term health literacy adopted by HHS and integrated in the Affordable Care Act, defined as "the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions."His books include the Mad Cow Crisis: Health and the Public Good, Attaining Global Health: Challenges and Opportunities, and AIDS: Effective Health Communication for the 90s.Scott has an M.D. from the University of Southern California, an M.P.A. from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an M.A. in Communication from Emerson College. His academic appointments include Adjunct Professor at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, Tufts University School of Medicine, and George Washington University School of Public Health.

Reclaiming Conversation Pt. 3 | Mark Leccese May 09, 2019

Veteran reporter and professor of Journalism, Mark Leccese closes out our Reclaiming Conversation series by delving into the role of technology in the public sphere and how that is affecting communication and the field of journalism in an increasingly mediated world. ABOUT OUR GUEST... A veteran newspaper reporter, newspaper editor, and magazine writer, Mr. Leccese covered politics and government in Massachusetts for more than 25 years and won several New England and Massachusetts Press Association awards. He has worked as a correspondent for The Boston Globe, political reporter for the Fitchburg Sentinel, editor-in-chief of The Tab Newspapers, State House bureau chief for Community Newspaper Company, and was the founding editor of Beacon Hill: The Newspaper of Massachusetts Government. His freelance reporting and writing has appeared in publications including The Columbia Journalism Review, The Quill, The Boston Phoenix, Commonwealth, and State Legislatures, and he has been a contributing editor at Boston Magazine. Mr. Leccese has taught journalism and writing at Boston University, Northeastern University, and Boston College. His primary areas of interest are public affairs journalism and online journalism, and his research is focused on political blogs. He was the recipient of the 2011-2012 Emerson College Stanley and Helaine and Miller Outstanding Teacher Award. He is the author, with his colleague Jerry Lanson, of the book The Elements of Blogging: Expanding the Conversation of Journalism (Routledge, 2015). From 2010 to 2013 he wrote the media criticism blog "Gatekeeper" for BostonGlobe.com. OTHER PUBLICATIONS: "Online Information Sources of Political Blogs," Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, September 2009, Vol. 86 No. 3. "Shallow Netroots: Hypertext Links to Advocacy Organizations in Political Blogs," Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, April 2014, Vol. 4 No. 2. "Angry Words: A Content Analysis of Emotion in Political Blogs and Op-Ed Columns," Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, July 2015, Vol. 5 No. 3.

Transgender Voice Training | Jocelyne Leger & Barbara Worth May 02, 2019

Clinical Instructors Jocelyne Leger and Barbara Worth from Emerson College's Robbins Speech, Language and Hearing Center discuss how they're using cutting-edge speech pathology services to help transgender people use the voice that best matches their identity. ABOUT Jocelyne Leger... Jocelyne Leger has 20 years experience working with children and adults. She started her career in an adult inpatient rehabilitation setting and then transitioned to an outpatient clinical setting working with both adults and children. She considers herself a generalist, addressing a wide variety of speech and language disorders. Throughout her career as a clinician, she enjoyed supervising and mentoring graduate students. She is currently supervising graduate students at the Robbins Center. ABOUT Barbara Worth... Barbara F. Worth, MS CCC-SLP is a medical Speech-Language Pathologist with more than 20 years of clinical practice in major acute care and rehabilitation teaching hospitals. Earlier in her career, she worked in the areas of dysphagia and neurogenic communication disorders. She now specializes in the evaluation and treatment of voice disorders in singers, and in voice and communication modification for transgender/gender non-conforming individuals. Worth has been an invited speaker for local and national organizations and recently presented on transgender voice modification at the 2018 American Speech Language Hearing Convention. She has taught courses and lectured extensively, most recently at The New England Conservatory of Music, Northeastern University and the Institute for Vocal Advancement. She is currently teaching the Voice Disorders CSD course at Emerson College. Throughout her career, Worth has been passionate about teaching and mentoring Speech-Language Pathology graduate students and is very happy to join the clinical faculty at Emerson College.

Fake News and the Post-Truth Era | Paul Niwa & Gino Canella Apr 25, 2019

Fake news is not a term many people used three years ago, but now it is seen as one of the greatest threats to democracy and free debate. The rise of fake news is raising tensions between nations and has some calling for greater regulation of social media. Journalism professors Paul Niwa and Gino Canella unpack this major issue and discuss its implications in journalism and beyond. ABOUT Paul Niwa... Mr. Niwa has launched two international television networks, six newscasts and a streaming media newscast for NBC, CNBC and StockHouse Media, Canada's largest internet company. In 1999, he helped NBC create "Early Today," and in 1996 he launched the award winning "NBC Asia Evening News" in Hong Kong. He produced CNBC's "Today's Business" and the nationally syndicated newscast "This Morning's Business." He's won two Golden Mike awards for radio reporting and documentary. His websites have earned national distinction for innovation, and his broadcast work has been aired on NBC, PBS, NPR and Pacifica. Mr. Niwa created a fellowship for aspiring foreign correspondents. He is a board member of the US-Japan Council, Pacific Citizen newspaper and the AAJA New England Chapter. ABOUT Gino Canella... Gino Canella is a media researcher, instructor, and award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist. After working in local television news for 8 years as a photojournalist, producer, and editor, Gino began pursuing graduate studies and independent media productions. His research and creative works explore activist media, documentary filmmaking, social movements, and the framing of race and class. Gino produces films and researches how the production and distribution of creative multimedia texts have the potential to foster meaningful social relationships among grassroots organizations fighting for social justice. He is interested in how the affective nature of film and media complements traditional community organizing and promotes democratic citizenship.

Building Bridges - Not Walls | Gregory Payne & Mark Brodie Apr 18, 2019

Department of Communication Studies Chair and Director of the Rediscover Rosarito Program, Gregory Payne and Communication Studies professor, Mark Brodie discuss immigration and border issues and the Rediscover Rosarito program's grassroots efforts to bridge cultural and political divides between the US and Mexico through public diplomacy. ABOUT Mark Brodie... Mark is a digital marketing and digital narrative expert with experience in an array of projects, productions, publications and services in markets as diverse as Europe, Asia, Southeast Asia, Central / South America and the Middle East. As a marketing and imaging professional, Mark's leadership and creative skills are focused on the development of programs, organizations, technologies, and audiences that believe in consistently pushing the status quo. His work is manifest in support of a number of health and technology related startup that improve the public's well-being. His current projects include development work with Sustainable Schools International of Cambodia, Public and Sports diplomacy programs in Rosarito Mexico and the USO. ABOUT Dr. Gregory Payne... Dr. J. Gregory Payne is Chair of Emerson College's Department of Communication Studies, the first communication department in the United States. He is the Co-Director of the Emerson Blanquerna Center for Global Communication and received an “Honoris Causa” from the Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations, University of Ramon Llull in Barcelona in the fall of 2019 for his lifelong distinguished academic and professional career. In addition, Payne has taught at Yale and Tufts University as well as Occidental College. Dr. Payne received his B.A, M.A. and Ph.D at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he was Phi Beta Kappa and a Big Ten Traveling Scholar where he studied at the University of Wisconsin- Madison and a special scholar program at the University of Southern California. He earned an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is the co-author of Tom Bradley: The Impossible Dream, Mayday: Kent State, the play Kent State: A Requiem, and has authored academic and popular articles and book chapters for publications worldwide. He has lectured internationally on topics related to political communication, public diplomacy, health communication, media, ethics, leadership, negotiation, crisis and risk communication, and political and social movements. After writing the first dissertation on the shootings at Kent State at Illinois, he is a noted expert on the May 1970 tragedy and its aftermath. He directed three, global conferences on Celebrity/Spectacle on the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana, and has continued to highlight this issue in politics as well as the infatuation with the British Royal Family. He is on the Advisory board of the Journal of Health Communication, Tripidos, American Behavioral Scientist, Media Ethics, Journal of Promotion Management, among others. Payne has directed numerous global public diplomacy projects for governments, corporations, NGOs and community groups. He is the co-founder of the Saudi American Exchange, the first grass roots, people to people public diplomacy effort in the wake of 9/11, honored at the inaugural Clinton Global Initiative and the Middle East Public Relations Association. This grassroots collaborative effort received accolades from governments, NGOs, and corporations in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. His public diplomacy projects include Iceland, Mexico, Nepal, Indonesia, Jordan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Spain, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Chile, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Japan, China, among others. Payne has served as speechwriter for Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Robert Dole, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn, Queen Noor of Jordan, Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia, as well as numerous CEO’s and heads of organizations internationally.

Entrepreneurship & Startups in Boston & Beyond | Lu Ann Reeb Apr 11, 2019

Assistant Dean and Executive-in-Residence at the School of Communication at Emerson College, Lu Ann Reeb dives into the world of entrepreneurship and startups in Boston and beyond. A three-time entrepreneur herself, Reeb now heads up Emerson's E3 entrepreneurship program. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Twice an Emmy Award-winning television executive producer, Lu Ann Reeb is an entrepreneur, who has launched three online media marketing companies. Reeb is founder and president of Boston Media Group, LLC, creating innovative digital and traditional media strategies for clients in various industry sectors. Reeb also founded Legal Talk Network, LLC, an online media and information network for the legal profession, which was acquired by a California firm in 2012. Prior to her entrepreneurial ventures, Reeb's career as a television journalist spanned 20 years as a reporter, producer, news director, and Executive Producer at CBS Boston. She produced documentaries and major market Television programs, covering the people and events making news, including five U.S. Presidents, Nelson Mandela, the world's first artificial heart implant, a deadly Air Canada plane crash, John Glenn's second space flight, and the Boston Marathon. Her work as Executive Producer at CBS Boston was instrumental in securing freedom for Joe Salvati, from the North End in Boston, who had been wrongly convicted of murder and served nearly 30 years in prison. Reeb has received Associated Press awards and community advocacy awards in four television markets. After completing her Master of Business Administration degree, she was honored with a postgraduate Academic Leadership Award from Suffolk University's Sawyer Business School. In 2012, her work was recognized with the Massachusetts Bar Foundation President's Award for producing a documentary telling the stories of grantees, including a young man seeking political asylum from Uganda and local legal aid beneficiaries in urban Boston. Reeb is a frequent speaker and moderator at media seminars, entrepreneurship conferences, and academia. In summer 2016, she spoke at the Global Summit on Entrepreneurship Education and Media Innovation in Beijing China. Read more about that here. Professor Reeb is Assistant Dean in the School of the Arts, and Director of Entrepreneurial Studies and Business Studies, two minors at the college. She teaches the yearlong Entrepreneurship Program (E3) that culminates in the annual E3 Expo and student pitch competition. She led college-wide faculty curricular committees that developed Emerson's Business of Creative Enterprises major that launched in Fall 2016 and the Business of Creative Enterprises Graduate Program launching in Fall 2022. From 2012-2014, Reeb served as Graduate Program Director for the Integrated Marketing Communication Program.

Reclaiming Conversation Pt. 2 | Brenna McCormick Apr 04, 2019

Technology has been instrumental in connecting people around the world, but is it having a negative impact on interpersonal communication and empathy? This week, Business of Creative Enterprises professor, Brenna McCormick explores the topic of "Reclaiming Conversation" as it pertains to the working environment. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Graduate Program Director, and Senior Executive-in-Residence, Brenna McCormick is a brand and marketing strategist who specializes in creative thinking, collaboration, marketing, and the Creative Economy. She brings over a decade of digital agency and consulting experience to her teaching in the Business of Creative Enterprise undergraduate major and Strategic Marketing Communication graduate program. In her previous position, she was the Director of Expeditions and Strategy at Terra Incognita Ventures // mediaman Innovation Lab, a business division of the international digital agency, mediaman. Her agency and consulting experience includes such clients as: Sperry Top-Sider, Cisco Systems Inc., EMD Serono, Pioneer Investments, Procter & Gamble, Keds, Jones New York: L.e.i.; PVH: Calvin Klein, IZOD; and Reebok. McCormick's career started in the luxury stationery industry where she established a love of all things tactile and tangible when weaving together ideas, strategy and storytelling. Previously an affiliate faculty member since 2009, McCormick believes in applying academic best practices to real world industry challenges.

The Rise of ESports | Kevin Mitchell Mar 28, 2019

Director of Business Development and Strategic Intelligence for National Amusements and Executive-in-Residence at Emerson College, Kevin Mitchell discusses the meteoric rise of Esports around the world. From Fortnite and Overwatch to League of Legends and CS:GO, the burgeoning billion-dollar industry has earned the attention of spectators, players, advertisers, and even traditional sports franchises. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Kevin is an accomplished senior entertainment executive with a history of success in the entertainment, music, esports, gaming, film, online media, and theater industries. After working as an executive in the music industry, Mitchell transitioned into the immersive experiences sector to adapt to the paradigm shifts of a converged media landscape that blurred the lines between media, gaming, and technology. The desire for convergence led Kevin to become an integral part of bringing esports and the business side of competitive gaming to the Boston business community and the classrooms at Emerson College. Previously, Kevin was Director of Business Development and Strategic Intelligence for National Amusement Corporation, the parent company of Viacom and CBS, until January of 2021. After becoming one of the first esports professors in the US, he founded an event and advisory company called College Esports Brands that launched the College Esports Expo in the US in 2017, Brazil in 2020, and India and Africa in 2022. Mitchell provides esports and gaming consultation for Redbull, LG, Sony Music, Worldstar, Kraft Group, NFLPA, National Amusements (Viacom-CBS), the US Army Esports Program, Twitch, collegiate multi-media rights companies Launch Esports and Mainline. gg. Kevin is in the early stages of building the first Esports Venture Studio in the US. Among publications where he has been quoted are Sports Illustrated, NY Times, Washington Post, ESPN.com, NBC.com, ABC.com, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Vibe Magazine, PBS, Fox25 Boston, and ABC affiliate WCVB.

Big Data | Mike McGuirk Mar 21, 2019

Marketing Communication Executive-in-Residence, Mike McGuirk demystifies "Big Data" and explores how companies are leveraging analytics to better identify and act on customer insights. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Executive-in-Residence McGuirk teaches courses that help students bridge the gap between the art and science of marketing. He brings 25+ years of experience helping Fortune 1000 clients identify customer insights that lead to highly successful data-driven sales, marketing and customer experience programs. Consistently recognized by clients and colleagues for his analytic thought leadership across a broad set of industries. He has led analytic consulting engagements at companies such as: General Motors, Harley Davidson, Dunkin Donuts, CVS Pharmacy, British Petroleum, McDonalds, OnStar, Extended Stay Hotels, Volvo, Cigna Insurance, Microsoft and many not-for-profit organizations. He has deep expertise in descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytic techniques. He also has a proven track record of building and leading successful analytic consulting practices across multiple firms. He was most recently a Partner at iKnowtion (acquired by TTEC) and has led analytic consulting teams at Epsilon and multiple start-ups. He is passionate about analytics and evangelizing the adoption of analytic principles at progressive, customer-centric organizations.

The Growth Of Sports Communication | Michael Park Dec 27, 2018

Boston is a sports town, and Emerson College students can take advantage of the success of Boston's sports teams through the School of Communication's sports comm major and minor programs. To learn more about Boston's most recent sports success, and how Emerson programs are preparing the next generation of sports broadcasters and leaders, Campus On The Common spoke with Department of Communication Studies Assistant Professor Michael Park. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Michael Park, assistant professor, specializes in sports communication and communication law and policy. Park’s research interests center on mediated constructions of sports organizations and athletes on issues of identity, nationalism, masculinity, and diplomacy. He also examines how disruptions in communication technology implicate constitutional and free speech issues. His scholarship has appeared in nationally recognized communication and law journals, including Communication & Sport, Journal of Communication Inquiry, and the University of Colorado Law Review. Park’s professional experience includes stints at William Morris Endeavor in Beverly Hills, and the Federal Communications Commission. He recently completed his doctorate at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California, and is also a graduate of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Reclaiming Conversation | SOC Dean Raul Reis Dec 04, 2018

For our inaugural episode, we begin a three part series on Reclaiming Conversation, a text chosen for first-year School of Communication students to better help them transition from high school to Emerson College. Joining host Chance Dorland is School of Communication Dean Raul Reis. ABOUT OUR GUEST... Raul Reis is the Dean of the School of Communication at Emerson College, and a tenured professor in the Department of Communication Studies. Prior to Emerson, he served as Dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida, from 2011 to 2016. Reis has published extensively in academic journals and books on topics such as the impact of mass media on traditional communities; Latin American and Brazilian media; higher education; and science, health and environmental communication. His academic articles have appeared in the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, Journal of Mass Media Ethics, Science Communication, World Communication Journal, Environmental Communication, and the Journal of Intercultural Communication, among others. He has co-authored a book titled "Mass Communication: Producers and Consumers" (2010), and another called "Writing and Reporting for Digital Media" (2015). Reis has contributed chapters to six edited academic books, and his research has been reprinted in specialized encyclopedias. Previously to entering academia, Reis worked for many years as a newspaper, television and magazine reporter and editor for Brazilian and U.S. news organizations. As a journalist, he covered politics, sports, city news, and science and the environment, among other topics.

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