NOTABLE PRESENTATIONS & LECTURES
“Ableism within College & University Housing and the Impact on the Profession.” Presented at the Great Lakes Association of College and University Housing Officers Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana. November 2017
“Ableism within the Structure of College & University Housing and the Impact on the Profession.” Presented at the Northwest Association of College and University Housing Officers Annual Conference, Spokane, Washington. February 2017
“Social Media and Your Career: Advice Panel.” A panel of five experts for WSU’s Alumni Association and Global Campus Connections-Brazen Connect Event, Online. May 2015
“Framing Leadership: An analysis of the social construction of leadership within Communication Studies.” A paper presented at the 100th National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois. November 2014
Martin, T., & Brown, M. “Advancing nonverbal immediacy theory: Exploring the role of emblems, illustrators, and adaptors.” A paper presented at the International Organization of Social Science and Behavioral Research Fall Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. October 2014
“Moving Forward in Combating Racial Stereotypes: An examination of strategies advanced by A Day without a Mexican.” A paper presented at the 84th Southern States Communication Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana. April 2014
“The Influence of Cultural Expectations on Leadership Styles: Developing a dialectical perspective of religious identity’s influence on leadership styles in the Islamic Middle East and the United States.” A paper presented at the 104th Eastern Communication Association Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. April 2013
“Frontstage and Backstage Performance within Housing.” Presented at the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. February 2013
“The Language of Leadership Education.” Presented at the AL-NASPA Annual Conference, Birmingham, Alabama. January 2013
“The Influence of Cultural Expectations on Leadership Styles: A study of the Islamic Middle East and the United States.” A paper presented at Discerning Diverse Voices Communication & Information Symposium on Diversity, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. March 2012
“Developing a Definition of Nonverbal Slang.” Research presented at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Annual Communication & Information Research Symposium, Knoxville, Tennessee. February 2012
“Career Tips for Future Communication Graduate Students.” A guest lecture for COM 499: Capstone Seminar, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. November 2011
“Leadership.” A guest lecture for COM 225: Small Group Communication, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. April 2011
“Influence of African American Politics: A Historical Perspective. A paper presented at Discerning Diverse Voices Communication & Information Symposium on Diversity, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. March 2011
“Preparation for Life: Developing your communication skills.” A repeated guest lecture for COM 123: Public Speaking, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. January 2011-May 2013
“An Updated and Comparative Study of Student Attitudes Relating to Campus Sustainability (An Application of the Deliberative Polling Process).” Alabama State University Research & Creative Activity Symposium, Montgomery, AL. March 2009
