PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Publications
Dr. Mehlman-Brightwell's research interests span both mass communication and political communication by studying the effects of mass media on citizens' communicative activity.
BOOK REVIEW:Â TECHNOLOGY RUN AMOK: CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE
BOOK REVIEW: CYBERWAR: HOW RUSSIAN HACKERS AND TROLLS HELPED ELECT A PRESIDENT: WHAT WE DON’T, CAN’T, AND DO KNOWPRODUCT
FACEBOOK USERS’ SOCIAL MEDIA DEPENDENCY, NEWS CREDIBILITY & CONCERNS OF FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN 2016 AND 2020 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. PRODUCT
BOOK REVIEW: THE FILING CABINET A VERTICAL HISTORY OF INFORMATION
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Conferences
Oct. 23, 2021
TEACHING TOOLS: INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN-PERSON OR REMOTE
Presentation. West Virginia Art Education Conference. West Liberty, WV
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Feb. 2022
QUALITATIVE STUDY: WOMEN CANDIDATES MOTIVATIONS TO RUN IN 2018 MIDTERM ELECTION
International Conference on The Future of Women "Defining Women in a New Decade" Sri Lanka.
Oct. 2020
ONLINE NEWS PRE-CRISIS FRAMING OF COVID-19
Poster:Â Ohio Communication Association, Youngstown, OH
April 2020
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND DIDACTIC METHODS: STRATEGIES FOR TECHNOLOGY USE IN COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS
Panel submission to Communication Administration for the 2020 annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD (Conference Canceled)
April 2020
AN EXPLORATION OF THE EFFICACY OF E-PORTFOLIOS IN THE COMMUNICATION DISCIPLINE
Paper submission to Communication Administration for the 2020 annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD. (Conference canceled)
April 2020
PROCESSING PERSUASIVE MESSAGES USING THE ELABORATION LIKELIHOOD MODEL.
Paper selected by G.I.F.T.S the 2020 annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD. (Conference canceled)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Presentations, Panelist, & Colloquia
Aug. 2021
ONLINE AND REMOTE TOOLS: POWTOON
Invited guest speaker, West Liberty University, West Liberty, WV.
March 2021
EAT, WRITE, DEFEND
Invited panel speaker, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
June 2021
COMPARING SINGULARITIES: SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISRUPTIONS. THE “AGE OF EM
Invited discussion colloquia, Institute for Humane Studies. George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
May 2021
COMPARING SINGULARITIES: SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISRUPTIONS. THE AGE OF SPIRITUAL MACHINES.
Invited discussion colloquia, Institute for Humane Studies. George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
Jan. 2021
COMPARING SINGULARITIES: SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISRUPTIONS. THE REPUBLIC OF LETTERS
Invited discussion colloquia, Institute for Humane Studies. George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
Oct. 2019
PRODUCTION
Invited workshop speaker, John Marshall High School. West Liberty University, Moundsville, WV.
April 2019
COMMERCIAL WRITING & PRODUCING
Invited workshop speaker, MADFest, College of Arts and Communications. West Liberty University, West Liberty, WV
Oct. 2018
TV INDUSTRY
Invited workshop speaker, John Marshall High School. West Liberty University, Moundsville, WV.
April 2020
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ON ONLINE NEWS PRE-CRISIS FRAMING OF COVID-19
Invited speaker, West Chester University, West Chester, PA