Rounding out a full Thursday slate for the upcoming SSCA, I will be discussing the inseparability of (communication) pedagogy and liberation from some work with the brilliant M. Elizabeth Thorpe (now someone reschedule ECA so Thorpe can present with me)

Also happening at SSCA26, the annual Contemporary Free Speech Issues in the South panel, this year with brilliant Kean CMJ and Anarchoic Chambermates Caroline, Natalia, Ridimerb, Lennese, and Alejandra!

It was a busy NCA but conferencing continues (soon)! Notices have been sent for 2026 Southern States Comm Assoc convention. 1st on the schedule for Anarchoic Chamber will be discussion panel on intersectional mentorship featuring me & chambermates Lennese, Ridimerb, Caroline, Natalia, and Alejandra!

Discount code flyer now available for recent edited collection! Check it out and share with your people.

Graduation does not mean you exit the Anarchoic Chamber! Recent Kean alum Nefertiti Nzameyo stopped in recently to say hello and talk about the future of our research and talk life updates!

Major life challenges have made the past couple months painfully difficult. The kindness and grace shown by students and colleagues have been remarkable. In just one of many instances, a student brought me homemade cookies and Lourdes water. Much love!

The NCA 2025 contingent of the Anarchoic Chamber also gifted me this while we were in Denver. Seems they have all endured a few too many awkwardly long pauses during lectures in my classes. I LOVE it!

As always, not enough pictures were taken, but here are some snapshots of some invaluable times with great people at NCA!

The Anarchoic Chamber had a successful NCA 2025! I am proud of everything these scholars are accomplishing. From first NCA presentations to networking for graduate school to asking smart questions in panels, these brilliant minds impressed!

Finished NCA today by presenting with Lennese, Natalia, and Ridimerb!

Attending to support Anarchoic Chambermate, Kean grad and now CSU masters scholar Liliana Carredo

Soon to be presenting with Natalia, Lennese, and Ridi!

Just had a great short course!

Chairing and Responding!

Just had an excellent conversation with all these scholars and their works in progress!

Attending!

Responding!

Presenting!

Participating on a discussion panel next!

Participating! With Lennese, Ridimerb, Holly, and Natalia

The Anarchoic Chamber has arrived in Denver for the National Communication Assoc 2025 convention! The largest crew yet! Representing Kean CMJ, love these humans! Yay Lennese, Ridimerb, Natalia, Ava, Holly, Caroline, & Alejandra!

Fellow NCA folks, I am also on the ballot for our Leadership Development Committee. The great Ben Medeiros is as well! If we were both elected.....

Fellow NCA PAD COMMrades: The Public Address Division election is now live. I am on the ballot for Vice Chair Elect and would love your support. Message me with any questions I can answer as you cast your vote.

The Anarchoic Chamber is slated for a busy NCA conference! Hope to see y'all COMMrades in some of these sessions featuring me and Kean scholar standouts Natalia Szabla, Ridimerb Diaz-Ramirez, Lennese Ramirez, and Holly Van Ness.

With the nudge of Natalia Szabla at our recent EMZ/Anzaldùa conference attendance, I procured a cool new piece of art by Celeste DeLuna

Hey Kean community, I just donated copies of both of my books to our library! You can find them in the Kean faculty spotlight case. Special thanks to Dr. Laura Baecher for the support and the photo! And the mug is a throwback to my favorite Young Harris College students!

COMMrades attending upcoming NCA conference, please consider this Short Course that I'll be delivering alongside esteemed colleagues! I recognize that the cost can be prohibitive but may qualify for professional development funds. We will have discount codes for our book from @sunypress.bsky.social

Anarchoic Chambermates get access to the humble cafe in my office where I've an assortment of mugs and can make espresso and lattes. CJ Petersen, a cafe latte fan, was elated to show off their OWN new mug in the lab! Yes, that is radioactive shrimp! A great research partner & now with a stellar mug!

So proud of presenting alongside these brilliant minds! Great work Anarchoic Chamber!

Presenting at El Mundo Zurdo 2025 with Kean CMJ rockstar scholars Natalia Szabla, Ridimerb Diaz-Ramirez, and Lennese Ramirez!

Attending! El Mundo Zurdo 2025

Moderating at El Mundo Zurdo at Trinity University!

The Anarchoic Chamber representing in San Antonio at the opening reception for El Mundo Zurdo Conference! Love collaborating with Kean all stars all stars Ridimerb, Natalia, and Lennese!

This book is 4 years old now! Celebrate with me by ordering a copy for your institutional library and/or finding ways to contest authoritarianism. www.bloomsbury.com/us/dissent-d...

Aria Harmony Guitar sporting some Kean University swag

Fellow Kean cougars! Want to study abroad in Florence, Italy!? Apply today!

Great catching up over coffee with Wayne State Comm PhD student Marni Lorenz today! A few years ago I had the privilege of responding to one of her papers at NCA and now there are some collaborations now a-brewin!

Love getting new (to me) books! Coming soon, more studies on the Rhetoric of sound

Recently, I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with Noa Bacchini from ISI Florence as we marketed study abroad programs with Kean International ! Speaking of, Kean students, October 5 is the deadline for applications to my program summer in Florence! Be sure to complete your application!

We also hired Cimmiaron Alvarez this year! She has been a wonderful addition to our dept and helps strengthen our Interpersonal/family/social-science arm of our department while also being strong in critical theory. Just had a lovely dinner and conversation. Welcome to Kean University Dr. Alvarez!

Found this National Communication Association virtual learning opportunity helpful today. Thank you for organizing @johnmsloop.bsky.social

We have a couple of great new colleagues here at Kean CMJ ! Here is one of them! Finally got the chance to get dinner with Vamsi, who is our new expert researcher and documentarian in the world of multimedia journalism. Welcome to Kean Univeesity Dr. Pedasanaganti!

When you are finally ready to submit a manuscript to be reviewed for publication AND your CMJ student coauthors are there with you in person (they graduate so fast!)....you all press submit together! Regardless of the eventually decision, I'm proud of our work Natalia, Ridimerb, and Lennese!

Honored to have been invited by Dr. Leandra Hernández to virtually share her classroom today (Foundations of Communication)! Had a great conversation with her and the new COMM grad students at University of Utah. Always inspiring to interact with young bright minds in our field

It was an honor again serving on the Franklyn S. Haiman Award Committee this year for the Natl Communication Assoc. Some excellent entries made it hard to choose but we landed on an excellent piece! Congratulations to Ge Chen for the article "The 'Constitutional' Rise of Chinese Speech Imperialism."

When one of the Anarchoic Chambermates is in your town, you show them around! Natalia Szabla had a great presentation and conference in Detroit this week. Glad we got some overlapping time to check out some of my favorite things! Kean CMJ in Detroit!

Sometimes my students go to cool places and sometimes they bring me cool things. Anarchoic Chambermate Alejandra Mantilla spent her summer (winter) in Peru and brought me back this notebook and furry llama for my office! Now I just need to think of a name for this new office guardian.....

Excited for Kean graduate student extraordinaire and Anarchoic Chambermate Natalia Szabla! She is presenting a paper from our Gender, Language, and Commumication course at the annual Industrial Design Conference.

Attention Kean University and Kean CMJ students! The study abroad fair is today (9/16) in CAS (1st floor) from Noon to 4pm. Check out the table featuring my program with ISI Florence ! I will be there for part of the time to answer any questions you have.