This study examined if creating intimacy in a group discussion is more effective toward
reaching consensus about climate change than a focus on information. Participants were …

Communication Strategies for Engaging Climate Skeptics examines the intersection of
climate skepticism and Christianity and proposes strategies for engaging climate skeptics in …

The many obstacles to productive climate change communication necessitate new
approaches. Based on science communication strategies that promote engagement rather …

Derek Chauvin's trial for murdering George Floyd was a flashpoint of public deliberation
around justice, accountability, and police reform. Burkean approaches to guilt, and their …

This chapter traces the trajectory of gender and communication research as it connects to
theorizing about women and leadership. Leadership scholars tend to focus on women's …

The present study offers a novel methodology for corpus-based discourse analysis that
combines Kenneth Burke's (1968, 1969) dramatistic method of text analysis and the corpus …

We analyze the rhetorical strategies of “digital anti-vaccination churches.” We argue that
these groups adopt the appearance of a religious institution to gain access to vaccine …

This essay applies environmental activist Robert Hunter's conception of mindbombs to
recent environmental activists throwing tomato soup, throwing mashed potatoes, and …

This thesis examines the varied digital campaign strategies of prominent, establishment
Democratic politicians during the Trump administration. In order to counter the massive …

After-action reports are important texts that make sense of moments of crisis and restore
organizational order. We add to existing research on these reports by incorporating the …