2024September | Brie's co-authored research is published in Representations of Neurodiversity on Television (forthcoming)
July 22 | Brie receives a badge for completing the CSU-wide training course on Teaching & Learning with AI June 17 | Brie's research/creative work is published in 2nd edition of Issues of Culture & Conflict: Case Studies in Org May 2 | Brie's students, Bridget LaPorte, Kaley Scheppler, and Olivia Thomas, win 2nd place McCall Best Undergraduate Paper Award at 49th CSU S4 Symposium April 16 | Brie reviews an international PhD candidate's thesis for the University of Sydney February 24 | Brie's research team is awarded two top papers from the Media Studies Interest Group of WSCA in Reno NV February 23-26 | Brie's research team presents at the Western States Communication Association in Reno, NV February 23-24 | Brie's students present research at the Student Research Competition at Cal Poly January 1-March 30 | Brie's serves as Chair of the Hiring Committee for a Basic Course Director in COMS at Cal Poly |
2023October 17 | Brie speaks on Professors & Pastries faculty & students networking panel for Coms Club at Cal Poly
August 16 | Brie's co-authored research is published in the CSU Journal of Sustainability July 27 | Brie's co-authored research is published in the Journal of Language Sciences June 27 | Brie welcomes baby Aero to her family June 1 | Brie earns tenure & promotion to Associate Professor at Cal Poly May 30 | Brie receives the Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award from the Office of the Provost, Cal Poly May 4 | Brie's students, Chloe Abinanti, Evelyn Walker, Julia Voss, & Tyler Rivas, win 1st place McCall Best Undergraduate Paper Award at 48th CSU S4 Symposium April 15-18 | Brie's students attend the Broadcast Education Association annual conference through IRA funding April 10-14 | Brie attends the 96th CFA Spring Assembly workshops online April 5 | Brie begins service on the University Disability Access & Inclusion Committee at Cal Poly April 3 | Brie is on maternity leave for the spring quarter at Cal Poly March 15 | Brie begins service as a founding member of the CFA Disability Task Force at Cal Poly February 25 | Brie's students present research at the Student Research Competition at Cal Poly January 13 | Brie gives guest lecture on Games & Inclusivity for the Hackathon Pre-Workshop at Cal Poly |
2022October 14 | Brie's students present research at the Summer Undergrad Research Project (SURP) Symposium at Cal Poly
October 5 | Brie speaks on a faculty panel for the Gender-Inclusive Gaming Club at Cal Poly July 25 | Brie's research team receives annual IRA recognition & funding for the Media & Comm Research Initiative June 21 | Brie receives the Early Career Achievement in Service Award from the College of Liberal Arts, Cal Poly June 2 | Brie organizes and speaks at Coms Awards & Lambda Pi Eta Induction Ceremony at Cal Poly June 1 | Brie's research team receives a Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities (RSCA) Grant from Cal Poly May 13 | Brie's Lambda Pi Eta students raise $323 to design a tile in fundraising for SlO Botanical philanthropy May 5 | Brie's student, Marie St. James, is Runner-Up for Best Use of Quantitative Data at 47th CSU S4 Symposium May 5 | Brie's student, Marie St. James, wins 1st place McCall Best Undergraduate Paper Award at 47th CSU S4 Symposium May 5 | Brie's serves as a session moderator for student research at the 47th CSU S4 Symposium April 19 | Brie receives research funding from the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) April 14 | Brie organizes and speaks on Tips for School, Work, & Beyond Workshop for Lambda Pi Eta at Cal Poly March 4 | Brie's students present research at the Student Research Competition at Cal Poly March 1 | Brie speaks on Professors & Pastries faculty & students networking panel for Coms Club at Cal Poly February 18-21 | Brie's research team presents at the Western States Communication Association in Portland, OR February 17 | Brie is elected to serve on the Academic Senate for the College of Liberal Arts at Cal Poly |
2021November 12 | Brie organizes and speaks on a Research Rendezvous workshop panel for Lambda Pi Eta at Cal Poly
June 11 | Brie begins service as chair of the External Communication Committee for Cal Poly Coms Department June 5 | Brie organizes and speaks at Lambda Pi Eta Induction Ceremony at Cal Poly May 25 | Brie provides expert perspective on role-playing game communities in a UCSB student's report May 17 | Brie presents research as a guest lecturer for the CPUX Club at Cal Poly May 12 | Brie speaks on faculty advising panel for the Comm Studies Department at Cal Poly May 6 | Brie's students, Berkly Hargon, Delaney Hulshof, & Corey Quillen, win Best Quant methods at 46th CSU SSRIC April 22 | Brie's Lambda Pi Eta students collect over 300+ books to benefit local schools in the LPH Book Drive April 12 | Brie's students present research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research March 26 | Brie's research team receives IRA recognition & funding for new Cal Poly Media & Comm Research Initiative February 20 | Brie's student, Anika Maney, wins top-10 award at Cal Poly Student Research Competition at Cal Poly January 13 | Brie provides expert perspective on pandemic job trends in featured Zippia interview |
2020November 18 | Brie's research team presents at the National Communication Games Studies Pre-Conference Online
November 13 | Brie organizes and speaks on graduate school workshop panel for Lambda Pi Eta at Cal Poly July 15 | Brie begins 2-year term serving as academic advisor for Lambda Pi Eta at Cal Poly June 5 | Brie provides expert perspective on Facebook online role-playing for Atlantic Interview May 21-25 | Brie's research team presents at International Communication Association Online May 19 | Brie speaks on faculty research panel for Coms Club at Cal Poly May 7 | Brie's student, Alayna Short, wins 2nd place McCall Best Undergraduate Paper Award at 45th CSU S4 Symposium April 29 | Brie speaks on faculty higher education panel for BEACoN at Cal Poly April 17 | Brie's research on role-playing's social benefits summarized in The Telegraph online news January 13 | Brie provides expert perspective on Instagram policies in KSBY Local 6 News interview |
2019October 23 | Brie receives research funding for project sponsored by Cal Poly BEACoN Mentoring program
May 24 | Brie speaks on grad & academic job market panel at CDIP Conference in Long Beach, CA May 11 | Brie's research is mentioned in an article on role-playing games for Inverse Online Magazine May 2 | Brie's students present research at the 42nd CSU S4 Symposium April 9 | Brie speaks on faculty research panel for Coms Club at Cal Poly March 21 | Brie's research team publishes collaborative research in International Journal of Game‐Based Learning February 23 | Brie's research team publishes collaborative research in Journal of Nonverbal Behavior February 22-25 | Brie presents research at Western States Communication Association in Seattle, WA |
2018November 8-11 | Brie presents research at National Communication Association in Salt Lake City, UT
July 13 | Brie's research on role-playing's social benefits summarized in blog by Nerdy Therapy July 10 & 13 | Brie's research team's published study reviewed by UCSB Current and KCLU Radio May 24-28 | Brie presents research at International Communication Association in Prague, Czech Republic May 3 | Brie's student, Emily Bernstein, wins 1st place McCall Best Undergraduate Paper Award at 43rd CSU S4 Symposium March 1 | Brie's research team publishes collaborative research in Computers in Human Behavior January 17 | Brie's research published in Journal of Social Psychology January 3-6 | Brie's research team presents collaborative work at Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HI |
2017November 16-19 | Brie presents research at National Communication Association in Dallas, TX
September 7 | Brie begins teaching as Assistant Professor in Communication Studies Department at Cal Poly July 14 | Brie is recipient of Graduate Division Mentoring Award from UCSB Graduate Division June 18 | Brie graduates with PhD from Department of Communication at UCSB May 25-29 | Brie presents research at International Communication Association in San Diego, CA April 20 | Brie's research highlighted in news article written for Cal Poly's Mustang News February 24 | Brie presents research at Communication Department Grad Student Recruitment Weekend at UCSB January 3-7 | Brie presents research at Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HI |
2016November 10-13 | Brie presents research at National Communication Association in Philadelphia, PA
August 24 | Brie speaks on undergraduate research panel for Transfer Student Boost program at UCSB August 10 | Brie presents research at Lunch & Learn event hosted by UCSB Graduate Division July 21-24 | Brie attends NCA Doctoral Honors Seminar at Ohio University at Athens, OH June 9-13 | Brie presents research at International Communication Association in Fukuoka, Japan June 3 | Brie receives Excellence in Teaching Award from Graduate Student Association at UCSB March 8-11 | Brie attends Cyber Learning Institute on Tech Accessibility at University of Washington in Seattle, WA February 19 | Brie presents research at UCSB Communication Department Grad Student Recruitment Weekend |
2015November 17-22 | Brie presents research at National Communication Association in Las Vegas, NV
June 5 | Brie receives award for Outstanding Graduate Student Service from Communication Department at UCSB June 2-6 | Brie attends Wayne State University Summer Seminar featuring Dr. Joe Walther in Detroit, MI May 21-25 | Brie presents research at International Communication Association in San Juan, Puerto Rico April 6 | Brie presents research at 3rd annual Grad Slam hosted by UCSB Graduate Division February 27 | Brie presents research at UCSB Communication Department Grad Student Recruitment Weekend at UCSB February 24 | Brie presents research at UCSB Planned Giving Network monthly meeting in Santa Barbara, CA |
2014November 19-23 | Brie presents research at National Communication Association in Chicago, IL
October 24 | Brie presents research from Grad Slam at Parents & Family Weekend luncheon at UCSB July 14 | Brie presents research during summer speaker series GRIT Research Talks at UCSB May 22-26 | Brie presents research at International Communication Association in Seattle, WA April 18 | Brie presents research in final round (top ten) of 2nd annual Grad Slam hosted by UCSB Graduate Division April 16 | Brie presents research in semi-final round of 2nd annual Grad Slam hosted by UCSB Graduate Division April 7 | Brie presents research in preliminary round of 2nd annual Grad Slam hosted by UCSB Graduate Division March 12 | Brie's research discussed in article written for Humboldt Lumberjack online news February 14-17 | Brie presents research at Western States Communication Association in Anaheim, CA |
2013November 20-24 | Brie presents research at National Communication Association in Washington, DC
September 26 | Brie begins doctoral program in Communication Studies Department at UCSB September 25 | Brie introduced as graduate student in news article written for Santa Barbara Noozhawk online news August 9 | Brie presents research at Summer Research Consortium Colloquium July 18 | Brie's research highlighted in news a article written for UCSB GradPost online news June 24 - August 9 | Brie attends Academic Research Consortium/Pre-Doctoral Scholar Research program at UCSB February 15-18 | Brie presents research at Western States Communication Association in Reno, NV |