2025 Convention
Join us at historic Rollins College for FCA's 95th Annual Convention October 17-19, 2025!
| Friday, 10/17 Event Times | Event Location and Title |
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| 5:30-7:00pm | KWR 300 - Registration and Welcome Reception |
| Saturday, 10/18 Event Times | Event Location and Title |
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| 8:30-9am | KWR 3rd Floor Lobby - Check-in and Breakfast |
| 9-9:15am | KWR 300 - Welcome Remarks |
| 9:15-10am | KWR 300 - Keynote Speaker: Dr. Patrice Buzzanell |
| 10:15-11:30am: Session A Panels | KWR 310 – Student Engagement, Emergent Technologies, and Resilience-Building Moderator: Gil Carter - Colin Kearney (Hampton University), Teaching with Artificial Intelligence in the Communication Basic Course - Audrey Allison (Kennesaw State University), Emergent Mentoring for Developmental Resilience: Applying a Complex Adaptive Systems Framework - Alyssa Kauffman (SUNY Suffolk), Empty Classes to Engaging the Masses: A Chronicle of Re-building Student Engagement in a Post-COVID Era KWR 320 – Communication for Physical and Mental Well-Being Moderator: Paola Albarran - Micaiala Hamner and Raul Gamboa (University of Central Florida), Use of Visual Aids to Communicate Medication Information: A Scoping Review - Alexandra Caramante (University of North Florida), When Listening Wavers: The Connection Between Auditory Fatigue and Hearing Loss KWR 340 – Organizing Communities for Resilience Moderator: Douglas Jordan - Daniel Dilliplane (University of Milan), Community Resilience through Role Reversal: Inverted Host/Guest Dynamics in Milan's “Via Padova” Walking Tour - Evgeniya Pyatovskaya (Loyola Marymount University), More than talk: Communicative resilience and practice in nonprofit organizing - Tom Vizcarrondo (Kennesaw State University), Beyond the Vote |
| 11:45am-1:00pm | KWR 300: Lunch and Poster Session - Sarah Briscoe (Rollins College), Beyond Boundaries: Social Integration and Well-Being in an Inclusive Dance Studio - Brynn Pietrowski (Rollins College), ‘Suck it up:’ How Parents (Dis)Enfranchise Their Chronically Ill Children. - Micaiala Hamner (University of Central Florida), Trends in Zoo Announcements of Animal Deaths: An Ongoing Analysis of Press Releases - Michelle Polo (Rollins College), From Brooks to Rivers: Building Community Resilience Within Florida’s Watershed Through Addressing Gaps in Science Communications - Kylie Smith (Rollins College), Political Expression in the Classroom: Perceived Ideologies and Student Self-Censorship |
| 1:15-2:30pm | KWR 300: Traummunication Workshop |
| 2:45-4:00pm: Session B Panels | KWR 310 – Teaching with AI: Conversations That Build Resilient Classrooms Moderator: Rob Clark - Gary Carlin (Lynn University) - Stefanie Powers (Lynn University) - Erika Grodski (Lynn University) KWR 320 – Communication and Rhetoric Moderator: Gabriella Pfeiffer - Gil Carter (Mississippi State University), Inconsistent Demagoguery: The Rhetoric of Senator Richard Russell - Daria Zavodskaia (University of South Florida), How do metaphors of time speak for the differences between Russians and Americans and what translational difficulties does it cause? - Davide Cortimiglia (Lynn University), Symbols of Resistance and Ignorance: The Rhetoric of Lazio Ultras KWR 340 – Resilience and Relajo: Pros and Cons of Suspending Seriousness Moderator: Tom Vizcarrondo - Eugenio E. Zaldivar (Santa Fe College), Don’t Trust Funny Memes - Peter Westmoreland (St. Petersburg College), Serious Fun: The Argument against Relajo - Liz Sills (Indiana University Kokomo), The Skid Marks of the Funny: “Yaaascar” and the Rhetorical Self-Interruption - David Monroe (St. Petersburg College), Jokes as Quasi-Objects and Humor as Bonding Agent |
| 4:15-5:30pm: Session C Panels | KWR 310 – Diversity and Identity-Construction in Communication Moderator: Natalia Galiana Torres - Gabriella Pfeiffer (University of South Florida), “I Hear You, I See You”: Autoethnographic Reflections on (Un)Belonging in a Queer Concert Space - Pamela Dykes, Vickie VanHurley, Cara T. Mackie (Florida Southern College) and Theresa MacNeil (University of Tampa), Silken Threads and Coarse Truths: Hair, Identity, and Intersectionality KWR 320 – Storytelling for Resilience Moderator: Alyssa Kauffman - Danielle Williams (University of South Florida), Performing Latinidad through Bad Bunny’s Eyes: Storytelling and Identity Validation in Bad Bunny’s Music Videos - Stefanie Henriques (University of Central Florida), Reframing Narratives: Remedies for Improved Sex Trafficking Coverage - Olga Willard and Gloriah Ganyani (University of Central Florida), Ph.D. Students’ Stories of Resilience - Daniela Franco Carvalho (Federal University of Uberlândia), Contemporary Art and Resilience Narratives in the face of the Anthropocene KWR 340 – Social Media for Social Good Moderator: Rachel Winter - Anne Miller (University of Central Florida), Social Media Influencers and Mental Health Messaging: A scoping review - Grace Dance (Rollins College), Greenfluencers as Catalysts for Eco-Friendly Behaviors - Megan Cox (University of Central Oklahoma), A Social Media Influencer’s Impact on Resilience and Authenticity: A Human and AI Thematic Analysis - Lauren Velazquez (Rollins College), Framing Sustainability Messaging: Brand Relationships and Purchase Intentions |
| 5:45-8:00pm | KWR 300 - Dinner, awards, and general membership meeting |
| Sunday, 10/19 Event Times | Event Location and Title |
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| 8:30-9am | KWR 3rd Floor Lobby - Breakfast |
| 9:00-10:30am: Teaching Workshops | KWR 310 – Weathering the Storm: Cultivating Climate Resilience Through Communication - Anne M. Stone (Rollins College) - Tanja Vierrether (Rollins College) - Rachel Winter (Rollins College) - Melissa Nelson (Rollins College) KWR 320 – AI Tools for Academic Research: A Hands-On Workshop for Communication Scholars - Sabrina Habib (University of South Carolina) |
| 10:45-11:45 | KWR 300 - Executive Board Meeting |
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