Kiersten Brockman

Resource Coordinator, PhD Student

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About

Kiersten Brockman joined the Communication Studies Department at the University of Memphis as a doctoral student in Fall of 2017. She has completed research in qualitative, quantitative, and rhetorical methods. Her academic passion is health communication and she has completed research involving direct to consumer advertisements for birth control pills. Her other interests include instructional, organizational, and computer mediated communication.

Kiersten is a member of both the National Communication Association (NCA) and Southern States Communication Association (SSCA), as well as a previous member of Western States Communication Association (WSCA). She is also the founder and current President of the University of Memphis Communication Graduate Student Association. Kiersten served as the Marketing and Outreach Chair for California State University, Sacramento's Communication Graduate Student Association.

Her personal interests include yoga, nutrition, and art.

Education

PhD (in progress) – Health Communication, University of Memphis
MA – Communication Studies, California State University, Sacramento
BA – Organizational Communication, California State University, Sacramento

Academic Conferences

Panel Participant
Risk Communication and Health Messages, Balloons, Bayer, and Blood Clots: [Mis]communication of Risk in Birth Control Messages, D.C. Health Communication Annual Conference 2017

Poster Participant
Examining the Effect of Information about Midwife and Doula Services on Women's Attitudes and Beliefs, Carmen Stitt, MaryEllen Mathis, Kiersten Brockman, Laura Martinez, D.C. Health Communication Annual Conference 2017"

Research

Brockman, K. (2017). Balloons, Bayer, and Blood Clots: [Mis]communication of Risk in Birth Control Messages (Unpublished master's thesis). California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, California.

Brockman, K. (2016). A Form of Play or Sport, Especially a Competitive One Played According to Rules and Decided by Skill, Strength, or Luck: Collaborative Games as Effective Learning. Unpublished manuscript, Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Sacramento.

Brockman, K. (2016). The Truth is Out There: Health Communication, Information Seeking, and the Theory of Planned Behavior. Unpublished manuscript, Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Sacramento.

Teaching

Graduate Teaching Assistant
Instructor of Record, COMM 2381 Oral Communication, University of Memphis, August 2017 - Present
Instructor of Record, COMM 3012 Health Communication, University of Memphis, August 2018 - Present

Teaching Associate
Instructor of Record, COMS 4 Introduction to Public Speaking, California State University, Sacramento, January 2016 – May 2017

Graduate Assistant
In-Class Instructor, COMS 4 Introduction to Public Speaking, California State University, Sacramento, September 2015 – December 2015