Get to Know the SoC’s Newest Faculty for Fall 2024
What makes a good debater?
CNN is hosting the first presidential debate this election season between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Photo: The Associated Press By Barbara Gutierrez Thursday night at the CNN studios in Atlanta, Georgia, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face each other in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season. There will be no audience. Each candidate will get to outline their political platform and why they are the best candidate for the job. David Steinberg, associate professor of professional practice at the University [...]
Building community through debate
Video: Matthew Rembold/University of Miami The University of Miami Debate Team strives to cultivate a strong sense of community among its members through the art of debate. These passionate debaters not only sharpen their skills but also foster meaningful connections through the club’s various tournaments and meetings. From strategy sessions to cheering each other on at tournaments, this tight-knit group exemplifies the power of collaboration and camaraderie. This story originally appeared on News@TheU.
Distinguished Scholar and Author, Ronald L. Jackson II, Joining Faculty Roster in Spring 2024
Distinguished scholar and award-winning author, Ronald L. Jackson II, is joining the University of Miami School of Communication faculty in spring 2024. Jackson, a former dean of Arts and Sciences, and past president of the National Communication Association (NCA) and Eastern Communication Association (ECA), comes to us from the University of Cincinnati where he was a Distinguished University Research Professor. He held several faculty appointments at Penn State University and University of Illinois prior to joining the faculty at University of Cincinnati. Additionally, he has been appointed as a Visiting Professor at University of [...]
Q&A with a Health Communication Professor
By Karina Valdes Nicholas Carcioppolo, Ph.D., associate professor for the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Miami School of Communication, recently sat for a Q&A where he shared a bit about himself, the Communication Studies program, and his perspective on health communication. Q: What is Communication Studies? A: Despite the fact that it’s something we do daily, there is a lack of appreciation for the complexity and nuance of communication. One of my favorite definitions of communication uses the metaphor of flat-pack furniture. Much like flat-pack furniture, messages [...]
Researcher Uses Communication Strategies to Prevent HIV in Guatemala
By Victoria Leal Victoria Orrego Dunleavy, an associate professor in the School of Communication, believes that “using communications in public health can [create] a greater impact.” Her recent research strives to educate residents and prevent HIV in rural Guatemala. Victoria Orrego Dunleavy’s latest research is focused on developing an HIV prevention intervention in rural Guatemala, utilizing a culture-centered approach. The associate professor of communication studies at the University of Miami School of Communication has been sharing her research from her more than 30 projects, focusing on organ donation, HIV prevention, [...]
Debate Team Hosts First Miami Oceans Debates
By Barbara Gutierrez The tournament brought 14 schools and colleges to the University of Miami to engage in a verbal exchange about the pros and cons of aquaculture. Capitalizing on Miami’s unique proximity to the ocean and its vulnerability to the effects of climate change, the University of Miami Debate Team hosted its first Miami Oceans Debates during the weekend of April 22-23 to discuss if “Accelerated Open Ocean Aquaculture Would Be Desirable.” “We were interested in a topic about the ocean because we live here,” said David Steinberg, associate [...]
University of Miami Debate Team Wins Second ACC Championship
By Barbara Gutierrez Delphine Djomo and Iman Sami made up the team that defeated Wake Forest University in a virtual debate, bringing the trophy to Coral Gables. Besides winning the top spot as a duo, Djomo and Sami were each recognized as the top two individual debaters of the competition. For more than a year, University of Miami debaters Delphine Djomo and Iman Sami spent hours researching journals, scholarly magazines, and reams of documents to master topics for their upcoming debates. Inside the School of Communication debate room, they often [...]
Hurricane Debaters Continue Winning Ways
By David Steinberg & Patrick Waldinger On November 5-8, the University of Miami Debate Team traveled to The University of Vermont in Burlington to compete in the Fall Championship of the Social Justice Debates. This was the first face to face competition for the UM Team since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down travel in March of 2020. The team of Delphine Leoue Ngoko Djomo and Iman Sami won three of their four preliminary debates on the topic, “The adoption of a mandatory racial desegregation policy for K-12 public schools is [...]
New Faculty Feature: Dr. Kallia O. Wright
By Bianca De Paz Originally from Jamaica, Dr. Kallia O. Wright recently joined the School of Communication faculty as an assistant professor and qualitative researcher specializing in intercultural health communication. More specifically, she studies communication about women’s reproductive health. Before finding her research interest, she completed her master’s and doctoral studies at Ohio University. Today, her research focuses on Black maternal health experiences and communicative experiences regarding endometriosis. Dr. Wright says she is thrilled to be a part of the School of Communication and is teaching two courses – Communication Theory (COS [...]