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2022

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, 2022
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 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

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2021

November 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 25 | 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

January 13  |  Brie provides expert perspective on pandemic job trends in featured Zippia interview

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2020

November 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

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2019

October 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
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

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2018

November 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

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2017

November 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

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2016

​November 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

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2015

November 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

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2014

November 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

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2013

November 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

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