Dr. Brian K. Richardson

Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Communication Studies

(940) 565-2588

Email: richardson@unt.edu

Education

PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2001

Major: Communication Studies
Dissertation: Talk about organizational wrongdoing : An investigation of dimensions and predictors
MA, Louisiana Tech University, 1992

Major: Human Relations & Supervision
BS, Lamar University, 1991

Major: Communication

Professional Positions

Graduate Advisor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2008 - 2015).
Undergraduate Internship Director, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2001 - 2015).
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2002 - 2008).
Graduate Teaching, University of Texas at Austin. University of Texas at Austin. (1997 - 2001).
Adjunct Professor, St. Edwards University. St. Edwards University. (1997 - 1998).

Academic - Post-Secondary

Undergraduate Internship Director, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2021 - Present).
Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2016 - Present).
Academic Affairs (Faculty Success) Fellow, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2024 - 2025).
Division Coordinator, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2016 - 2020).
Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2015 - 2020).
Associate Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2008 - 2016).

Professional Memberships

International Association for Communication and Sport. (January 1, 2015 - Present).
National Communication Association. (January 1, 1997 - Present).
Southern Communication Associationi. (October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2021).
Eastern Communication Association. (February 9, 2017 - February 9, 2019).
Central States Communication Association. (January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009).
International Communication Association. (January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2005).

Development Activities

Faculty Development Leave, The effects of organizational whistleblowing on family dynamics, University of North Texas. Fort Worth,TX,United States of America. (January 2021 - May 2021).
Workshop, Art of Participatory Leadership, Provost Office. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (May 30, 2018 - June 1, 2018).
Workshop, Leadership Circle Workshop, Provost Office. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (May 2, 2018 - May 2, 2018).
Workshop, Judy Bradetich, CLEAR. Denton,TX,United States of America. (April 3, 2017 - April 3, 2017).
Workshop, Crucial Conversations, Provost Office. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (January 12, 2016 - January 14, 2016).
Conference Attendance, 32nd Annual Conference, Academy for Academic Leadership. Austin,TX,United States of America. (February 4, 2015 - February 6, 2015).
Tutorial, NVivo Software Training, NVivo Software. Denton,TX,United States of America. (2008 - 2008).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas

COMM 3320 - Communication and Conflict Management, 15 courses.
COMM 3720 - Small Group Communication, 21 courses.
COMM 3920 - Organizational Communication, 13 courses.
COMM 4120 - Communication and Sport, 8 courses.
COMM 4220 - Theories of Crisis Communication, 6 courses.
COMM 4800 - Communication Internship, 37 courses.
COMM 4829 - Topics in Interpersonal/Organizational Studies, 9 courses.
COMM 4900 - Special Problems, 6 courses.
COMM 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis, 1 course.
COMM 5080 - Introduction to Graduate Study and Research in Communication Studies, 3 courses.
COMM 5180 - Qualitative Research Methods in Communication, 4 courses.
COMM 5220 - Organizational Communication, 9 courses.
COMM 5221 - Crisis and Disaster Communication, 7 courses.
COMM 5481 - Graduate Internship, 13 courses.
COMM 5625 - Communication Consulting, 9 courses.
COMM 5820 - Seminar in Communication Processes, 7 courses.
COMM 5880 - Seminar in Communication Studies and Research, 1 course.
COMM 5900 - Special Problems, 8 courses.
COMM 5910 - Special Problems, 5 courses.
COMM 5930 - Research Problems in Lieu of a Thesis, 7 courses.
COMM 5950 - Master's Thesis, 18 courses.
EADP 4040 - International Disasters, 1 course.
EADP 4900 - Special Problems, 1 course.
EMDS 5800 - Seminar in Emergency Management and Disaster Science, 2 courses.

Non-Credit Instruction

Guest Lecture, CLEAR, 50 participants. (September 19, 2016).
Guest Lecture, 20 participants. (2013).
Management/Executive Development, Texas Association of Counties, 120 participants. (2013).
Continuing Education, 30 participants. (2011).
Guest Lecture, 15 participants. (2011).
Guest Lecture, Division of Student Affairs, 25 participants. (2011).
Guest Lecture, One Busy Girl and Center for Student Development, 12 participants. (2011).
Management/Executive Development, Veterans Affairs Benefits Division , Houston, Texas, office., 60 participants. (2011).
Management/Executive Development, The Center for American and International Law. Military Defense Counsel Trial Litigation., 50 participants. (2010).
Guest Lecture, Eagle E.D.G.E. Certification Workshop., 40 participants. (2009).
Guest Lecture, Business School, Monterrey Tech University, 25 participants. (2008).

Directed Student Learning

Major Professor, "N/A," Communication Studies. (2024).
Major Professor, "SELLING YOURSELF SHORT: IDENTITY GAPS AND COMMUNICATION TENSIONS OF AUTOMOBILE SALESPEOPLE," Communication Studies. (2024).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2024).
Major Professor, "Internship - UNT Emergency Management Department," Communication Studies. (2018).
Major Professor, "The Military Recruitment Hurdle. (Problem in Lieu of Thesis)," Communication Studies. (2025 - 2025).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Selling yourself short: identity gaps and communication tensions of automobile salespeople.," Communication Studies. (2025 - 2025).
Major Professor, "The Military Recruitment Hurdle. (Problem in Lieu of Thesis)," Communication Studies. (2024 - 2025).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Selling yourself short: identity gaps and communication tensions of automobile salespeople.," Communication Studies. (2024 - 2025).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, "The Impact of TikTok Use on Social Capital among Young Adults," Communication Studies. (2023 - 2024).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Factors that influence the injury recovery process for female college soccer players," Communication Studies. (2023 - 2024).
Major Professor, "YWCA - Vermont," Communication Studies. (2023 - May 2024).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2023 - 2023).
Major Professor, "Kelly Johnson Enterprises internship," Communication Studies. (August 1, 2022 - May 2023).
Other (Undergraduate Honors Project), "Will having kids ruin your marriage? Studies suggest significant deterioration in marital satisfaction after having kids.," Communication Studies. (2022 - 2022).
Major Professor, "Internship - Bravo CC Internship," Communication Studies. (2021 - 2022).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2021 - 2022).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2021 - 2022).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2021 - 2022).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2021 - 2022).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2021 - 2022).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, "No escape from modality: impact of video vs. Text on perceived credibility and engagement with misinformation," Communication Studies. (2021 - 2022).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Exploring the narrative and family identity constructions of adult children with visible disabilities," Communication Studies. (2021 - 2022).
Major Professor, "Bravo CC internship," Communication Studies. (September 2021 - December 16, 2022).
Major Professor, "Bravo LLC Internship," Communication Studies. (December 11, 2022).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (October 2020 - January 2021).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (October 2020 - January 2021).
Major Professor, "CHC Helicopter (Internship).," Communication Studies. (2019 - 2020).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2019 - 2020).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2019 - 2020).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2019 - 2020).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2019 - 2020).
Major Professor, "Internship Buyer's Barricade," Communication Studies. (2018 - 2019).
Major Professor, "Problem in Leiu of Thesis," Communication Studies. (2018 - 2019).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, "Comprehensive Exams," Communication Studies. (2018 - 2019).
Major Professor, "United Way Internship," Communication Studies. (2018 - 2018).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2017 - 2018).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "“This is your brain on football”: Making sense of parents’ decisions to allow their child to play tackle football.," Communication Studies. (August 1, 2017 - March 20, 2018).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (November 1, 2017 - February 12, 2018).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2017 - 2017).
Major Professor, "United Way Denton (Internship).," Communication Studies. (2016 - 2017).
Major Professor, "United Methodist Church of Denton (Internship).," Communication Studies. (2016 - 2017).
Major Professor, "National Wound Care Center (Internship)," Communication Studies. (2016 - 2016).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2016).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2016).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2016).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2016).
Major Professor, "Corporate Internship," Communication Studies. (2015 - 2015).
Dissertation Committee Member, "Dissertation," Information Science. (2014 - 2015).
Major Professor, "Lewisville Chamber of Commerce (Intership)," Communication Studies. (2014 - 2015).
Major Professor (Major Professor.), "Where do I fit in?: Emotional coping and communication needs of those in hazardous jobs. (Problem in Lieu of Thesis)," Communication Studies. (2014 - 2015).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2014).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2014).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2014).
Other, "Social Media internship," (2013 - 2014).
Other, "Camp Counselor internship," (2013 - 2014).
Other, "D Magazine Internship," (2013 - 2014).
Major Professor, "Coach-parent communication study. (Problem in Lieu of Thesis)," Communication Studies. (2013 - 2014).
Major Professor, "The Kane Varghese Law Firm internship. (Internship)," Communication Studies. (2013 - 2014).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2013).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2013).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2013).
Dissertation Committee Member, "Dissertation," Information Science. (2012 - 2013).
Other, "Thesis," (2012 - 2013).
Major Professor, "Saginaw-Boswell School district (Internship)," Communication Studies. (2012 - 2013).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Connecting the circuit: Analyzing jurors’ cognitive gaps and damage awards in patent infringement trials.," Communication Studies. (2012 - 2013).
Undergraduate Honors Thesis, "Negotiating in the 21st century: Bridging the gap between technology and hostage negotiation.," Communication Studies. (2012 - 2013).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2012).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2012).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2012).
Dissertation Committee Member, "Dissertation," Information Science. (2011 - 2012).
Major Professor, "). #RIP My friend: The end of a parasocial relationship through Twitter.," Communication Studies. (2011 - 2012).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "The Relationship among Whistle-blowing, Retaliation, and Identity: A Narrative Analysis.," Communication Studies. (2011 - 2012).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Adoptive Parenthood: An Exploratory Study of the Influence of Pre-Adoption Communication Satisfaction on Post-Adoption Family Adjustment and Coping.," Communication Studies. (2011 - 2012).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Who knows their Bedroom Secrets?: Communication Privacy Management in Couples who Swing.," Communication Studies. (2011 - 2012).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2011).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2011).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2011).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2011).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2011).
Other, "Undergraduate Perceptions of Cell Phone Usage in Classrooms (Problem in Lieu of Thesis)," (2010 - 2011).
Major Professor, "Universal Health Services - Internship," Communication Studies. (2010 - 2011).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Diversity revealed: Photovoice methodology as a means for understanding how teens construct diversity.," Communication Studies. (2010 - 2011).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2010).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2010).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2010).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Speaking up: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to bystander intervention in racism.," Communication Studies. (2010 - 2010).
Major Professor, "American Airlines (Internship_," Communication Studies. (2009 - 2010).
Major Professor, "Tom Joyner Show (Internship)," Communication Studies. (2009 - 2009).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2009).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2009).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, ""It's Never Been This Bad ... Ever:" An Analysis of K-12 Teachers' Standpoints Related to Parent-Teacher Communication. (thesis)," Communication Studies. (2009 - 2009).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "In Good Communication and In Bad: A Study of Premarital Counseling and Communication Skills in Newlywed Couples," Communication Studies. (2009 - 2009).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2009).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2009).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2009).
Other, "A Study of Crisis Communication Response to Mass Casualty Shootings in Schools," (2008 - 2008).
Major Professor, "You’re moving my kids where? The attendance zone dilemma of a growing school district. (Internship)," Communication Studies. (2008 - 2008).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2008).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2008).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2008).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2008).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "From living hell to new normal: Illuminating self-identity, stigma negotiation, and mutual support among female former sex workers," Communication Studies. (2008 - 2008).
Dissertation Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2007 - 2008).
Major Professor, "An organizational communication study: The effect of communication climate on nurses’ stress and burnout levels. (Problem in lieu of thesis)," Communication Studies. (2007 - 2007).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2007).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2007).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "A case study of NASA’s Columbia tragedy: An organizational learning and sensemaking approach to organizational crisis.," Communication Studies. (2007 - 2007).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2006).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2006).
Dissertation Committee Member, "Dissertation," Information Science. (2005 - 2006).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2005).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2005).
Dissertation Committee Member, "Dissertation," Counseling and Higher Education. (2004 - 2005).
Major Professor, "Fort Worth Teen Challenge (Internship)," Communication Studies. (2004 - 2004).
Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Communication Studies. (2004).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "“Respect is active like an organism that is not only cumulative but has a very personal effect:” A grounded theory methodology of a respect communication model in the college classroom.," Communication Studies. (2004 - 2004).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2004).
Major Professor, "Survivor narratives of the Texas City Disaster. (Problem in Lieu of Thesis)," Communication Studies. (2003 - 2004).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Communication Studies. (2003).
Other (McNair Student Mentoring), "Intercultural Communication in the Workplace," Communication Studies. (2001 - 2002).

Awards and Honors

Diamond Anniversary Award for Top Paper, Central States Communication Association's Organizational and Professional Communication Division. (April 2025).
Ulys and Vera Knight Faculty Mentor Award., University of North Texas. (2023).
Excellence in Graduate Teaching, CLASS Advisory Board Faculty Awards. (2022).
Dr. Charles Eberly Oracle Award, Oracle: The Research Journal of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors. (2020).
Top Paper Panel, National Communication Association Communication & Sport Division. (November 2020).
Top Paper Panel, Communication and Sport Division, National Communication Association. (November 2019).
Nominated for CLASS Advisory Board Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. (2018).
Top Paper, Organizational Communication Division, Eastern Communication Association.
Top Paper, Organizational Communication Division at Eastern Communication Association. (April 1, 2017).
Honors Professor, Student Government Association UNT. (2014).
Top Paper Panel Designation, Applied Communication Division of Southern States Communication Association annual meeting. (2012).
Top Paper Designation, Communication Theory Division of Southern States Communication Association annual meeting. (2010).
Included on Faculty and Staff Recognition List, UNT's Honor's Day. (2009).
Nominee J. H. Shelton Excellence in Teaching Award, University of North Texas. (2009).
Top paper panel, Organizational and Professional Communication division of Central States Communication Association annual meeting. (2009).
Included on Faculty and Staff Recognition List, UNT's Honor's Day. (2008).
Nominee Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award, University of North Texas. (2008).
Featured in the April issue of UNT's Insider magazine in a story entitled, "Students teach communication skills to women escaping abusive situations.", University of North Texas. (2007).
Top paper panel, Organizational Communication division of Western States Communication Association annual meeting. (2006).
Top paper panel, Organizational Communication division of International Communication Association annual meeting. (2005).
Top student paper, Organizational Communication division of International Communication Association annual meeting. (2000).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter

McGlynn, J., Richardson, B.K. (2025). Sport organizations and whistleblowing.. Organizational Communication and Sport: Connections, Applications, and Opportunities.. 1-15. Bloomsbury Publisher.
Richardson, B.K. (2025). Studying those who suffer for truth-telling: Navigating recruitment, emotional dissonance, and representation in whistleblowing research.. Research Methods for the Marginalized: A Communication Approach.. 127-139. Routledge.
Richardson, B.K. (2020). Hero or “Prince of Darkness?”: Locating Peer Jacob Svenkerud in an attributions-based typology of whistleblowers.. Whistleblowing, Communication and Consequences. 151-163. Fort Worth, Routledge.
Richardson, B.K., Gravley, D. (2016). Defamation, public persecution, and death threats: Characterizing retaliation against whistle-blowers.. Dark Side of Organizational Communication. 10 75-86. New York, NY, Peter Lang Publishing, Inc..
Mayer, J., Richardson, B.K. (2013). From Isolation to Connection: Former Sex Workers Conceptualize Family and Familial Interactions. S. Marrow & D. Leoutsakas (Eds.) More than Blood: Today's Reality and Tomorrow's Vision of Family. 386-397. Dubuque, Iowa, Kendall Hunt Publishers.
Richardson, B.K. (2010). Service Learning Assignment: Teaching Communication Skills to Women Escaping Abusive Situations.. D. Worley, B. Hugenberg, D. Worley, & M. Elkins (Eds.) Best Practices in Experiential and Service Learning in Communication.. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
Richardson, B.K., Hancerli, S., Gordon, C. (2009). Stakeholders in the crisis negotiation process: A qualitative study of their roles and effects.. Ozguler et al., (Eds.), Terrorism: A Global Perspective.. Turkish Institute for Security and Democracy.
Richardson, B.K., Byers, L. (2007). Communication Studies and Emergency Management: Common ground, contributions, and future research opportunities for two emerging disciplines.. D. McEntire (Ed.) Disciplines, Disasters and Emergency Management: The Convergence and Divergence of Concepts, Issues and Trends from the Research Literature. 272-283. CC Thomas.
Earnest, W., Richardson, B.K. (2007). The Press Conference Assignment.. Teaching Ideas for the Basic Course. 11 181-187. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
Richardson, B.K., Osterman, H., Byers, L. (2006). Showdown at University Baptist Church.. Case studies in organizations: Ethical perspectives and practices. 331-347. Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications.
Richardson, B.K., Byers, L. (2004). Communication Studies and Emergency Management: Common ground, contributions, and future research opportunities for two emerging disciplines. D. McEntire (Ed.) Disciplines, Disasters and Emergency Management: The Convergence and Divergence of Concepts, Issues and Trends in the Research Literature. Emittsburg, Md, FEMA, Higher Education Electronic Textbook. http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/downloads/Disaster%20chapterDraft%20one12.23.04.pdf

Encyclopedia Article

Laurie Lewis, Craig Scott (Editors). (2017). Whistle-blowing. International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication.. 1 Chichester, Wiley Blackwell.
Richardson, B.K., undefined, u. (2016). Whistleblowing. SAGE Encyclopedia of Corporate Reputation.. 903-904. Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage. 3608 Homestretch Ct.,

Journal Article

McGlynn, J., Richardson, B.K., Tran, J. (2025). "In the Grip of King Kong": Making Sense of Whistleblower Retaliation Experiences Through Metaphor.. Journal of Business Ethics. FORT WORTH,
Richardson, B.K., James, E.P., Tran, J. (2025). Using whistleblowers’ metaphors to understand why organizational wrongdoing endures.. Management Communication Quarterly. 39 (4) 638-654. Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publishing. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/08933189251322153
Cosgrove, S.J., Richardson, B.K. (2025). “I was the punching bag for keyboard warriors”: Examining stakeholder social undermining tactics and their effects on occupational identity.. Management Communication Quarterly.
Cosgrove, S.J., Richardson, B.K. (2025). “I was the punching bag for keyboard warriors”: Examining stakeholder social undermining tactics and their effects on occupational identity. Management Communication Quarterly. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08933189251376573
Richardson, B.K., Cosgrove, S.J., Elkhalid, A. (2023). “They masked our children”: School district communication officers’ sensemaking of parent activists during the COVID-19 pandemic.. International Journal of Business Communication. https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/IJWMZWZFZ9TGIB3DZQ6R/full
McGlynn, J., Richardson, B.K., Boneau, R. (2022). Parent strategies to control concussion risk in youth tackle football.. Sociology of Sport Journal.
Richardson, B.K., Garner, J. (2022). Stakeholders’ attributions of whistleblowers: The effects of complicity and motives on perceptions of likeability, credibility, & legitimacy.. International Journal of Business Communication. 59 (3) 334-354. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2329488419863096?casa_token=cuWij0Hxv4cAAAAA:7WdcZ8g1XH9hRJJmzteQOIPG38cyvETzZUuIZQXdPNQDr6rCALL20Ebs-rBzfiQpxruOeCDIo1L5Pw
Richardson, B.K. (2022). “Death threats don’t just affect you, they affect your family”: Investigating the Impact of Whistleblowing on Family Identity.. Management Communication Quarterly. Fort Worth, https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/VZYD6DQMCI6V2TXMFIZN/full
Richardson, B.K., Scott, C.R. (2022). “Who do you think wrote it?”: Stakeholder tensions in a case of anonymous organizational whistleblowing.. Western Journal of Communication. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10570314.2022.2100466?casa_token=B73QOSGCs7IAAAAA:yIQJ4Boweow7VwNeqkwfqDK7Hhxjz43zycGHMWuObGy5MmF-Dc2xnLfcBG7rSK5lwnnTi3b1kYn4Eg
Richardson, B.K., McGlynn, J. (2021). Constructing the heroic whistleblower: A social scientific approach.. 6 (2) 1-28.
McGlynn, J., Boneau, R.B., Richardson, B.K. (2020). “It might also be good for your brain”: Cognitive and social benefits that motivate parents to permit youth tackle football.. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 44 (3) 261-282.
Richardson, B.K., Rains, S.A., Hall-Ortega, C. (2019). Joining in, blowing the whistle, or intervening: Examining the effect of organizational identification and severity on Greek members’ responses to hazing.. Oracle: The Research Journal of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors. 14 (2) 20-38.
Siebeneck, L.K., Richardson, B.K. (2019). From Machu Picchu to Masaya Volcano: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Offering Study Abroad Courses on International Disasters and Crisis Communication. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. 37 (1) 44-56.
Boneau, R., Richardson, B.K., McGlynn, J. (2018). "We are a Football Family": Making Sense of Parents Decisions To Allow Children to Play Tackle Football. Communication & Sport. 8 26-49. SAGE.
Richardson, B.K., Maninger, L. (2016). “We were all in the same boat”: An exploratory study of communal coping in disaster recovery.. Southern Communication Journal. 81 (2) 107-122.
Gravley, D., Richardson, B.K., Allison, J.M. (2015). "Navigating the "Abyss": Using Narrative Analysis to Examine the Relationships among Whistle-blowing, Retaliation, and Identity". Management Communication Quarterly. 29 (2) 171-197.
Richardson, B.K., McGlynn III, J. (2015). Blowing the whistle off the field of play: An empirical model of whistle-blower experiences in the intercollegiate sport industry. 3 57-80.
Richardson, B.K., McGlynn, J. (2015). Blowing the whistle off the field of play: An empirical model of whistle-blower experiences in the intercollegiate sport industry.. Communication & Sport. 3 (1) 57-80.
Richardson, B.K., Gravley, D., Allison, J. (2015). Navigating the narrative "abyss": Using narrative analysis to explore relationships among whistle-blowing, retaliation, and identity.. Management Communication Quarterly. 29 (2) 171-197.
Richardson, B.K., Siebeneck, L.K., Shaunfield, S., Kaszynski, E. (2014). From "No Man's Land" to a "Stronger Community": Communitas as a Theoretical Framework for Successful Disaster Recovery .. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. 32 (1) 194-210.
Wittenberg-Lyles, E., Goldsmith, J., Richardson, B.K., Hallett, J., Clark, R. (2013). The Practical Nurse: A Case for COMFORT communication training.. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. 30 162-166.
Richardson, B.K., Wang, Z., Hall, C. (2012). Blowing the whistle on Greek hazing: An investigation of the Theory of Reasoned Action for predicting reporting intentions.. Communication Studies. 63 (2) 172-194.
Richardson, B.K., McGlynn, J. (2011). Rabid fans, death threats, and dysfunctional stakeholders: The influence of organizational and industry contexts on whistle-blowing cases.. Management Communication Quarterly. 25 (1) 121-150.
Mayer, J., Richardson, B.K. (2010). From "Living Hell" to "New Normal": Self-identification strategies revealed in the development of personal narratives among female former sex workers.. Journal of Communication and Religion. 33 56-86.
Richardson, B.K. (2010). Movie makers: A small group communication project.. Communication Teacher. 24 (1) 30-34.
Richardson, B.K., Taylor, J. (2009). Sexual harassment at the intersection of race and gender: A theoretical model of the sexual harassment experiences of women of color.. Western Journal of Communication. 73 (3) 248-272.
Richardson, B.K., Wheeless, L. (2009). The Influence of Policy Attitude and Organizational Tenure on Teachers' Reporting of Standardized Testing Protocol Violations.. International Journal of Educational Reform. 18 46-62.
Richardson, B.K., Alexander, A., Castleberry, T. (2008). Examining teacher turnover in low-performing Texas schools: The relationship between emotional labor, communication symmetry, and intent to leave.. Communication Research Reports. 25 (1) 10-22.
Richardson, B.K., Wheeless, L., Cunningham, C. (2008). Tattling on the Teacher: A Study of Factors Influencing Peer Reporting of Teachers who Violate Standardized Testing Protocol.. Communication Studies. 59 (3) 202-219.
Taylor, J., Richardson, B.K. (2006). Powerlessness, resistance, and the understood "they": Sexual harassment at the intersection of race and gender.. The International and Intercultural Communication Annual. 28 68-94.
Richardson, B.K. (2005). Teaching tips: Developing a personal philosophy on organizational ethics and wrongdoing.. Texas State Communication Journal.
Richardson, B.K. (2005). The phases of disaster as a relationship between structure and meaning: A narrative analysis of the 1947 Texas City explosion.. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. 23 (3) 27-54.
Lewis, L., Richardson, B.K., Hamel, S. (2003). When the stakes are communicative: The lamb's and the lion's share during nonprofit planned change.. Human Communication Research.
Lewis, L., Hamel, S., Richardson, B.K. (2001). Communicating change to non-profit stakeholders: Models and predictors of implementers' approaches.. Management Communication Quarterly. 15 (1) 5-41.
Scott, C., Connaughton, S., Diaz-Saenz, H., Maguire, K., Ramirez, R., Richardson, B.K., Morgan, D., Shaw, S. (1999). The impacts of communication and multiple identifications on intent to leave: A multi-methodological exploration.. Management Communication Quarterly. 12 (3) 400-435.

Presentations Given

Community Engagement and Experiential Learning: Combining the Benefits of Learning from Direct Experience with Engaging in Charitable Works to Facilitate Student Learning and Help our Communities., (2011 - 2011).
Condemning the Guilty ... in Private: A Grounded theory analysis of the Fort Worth Diocese' Internal Communication about a priest sex abuse scandal. Richardson, B. K., & Scofield, H. (2011, April). Paper presented at the Eastern States Communcation Association annual conference, Arlington, VA., (2011 - 2011).
Blowing the whistle against Greek hazing: The theory of reasoned action as a framework for reporting intentions, (2010 - 2010).
"ESPN … kept me alive": Adding external stakeholder influence to whistle-blowing models., (2009 - 2009).
From One Patriarchy to Another: Exploring Female Sex Workers Attempts to Exit the Industry., (2009 - 2009).
Graduate Programs in Texas: A Graduate School Showcase., (2009 - 2009).
Rapid fans, death threats, and dysfunctional stakeholders: Whistle-blowers' standpoints on the collegiate sports industry., (2009 - 2009).
Richardson, B.K. (Other), "Advancing in the Workplace through Effective Teamwork.", (2007 - 2007).
Richardson, B.K. (Other), "Communication 101: Basic Communication, Extraordinary Results.", (2007 - 2007).
Richardson, B.K. (Other), "Powerful Presentation Skills for Career Success.", (2007 - 2007).
Richardson, B.K. (Other), "The Communication Imperative: Advancing in the Marketplace through Influence and Persuasion.", (2007 - 2007).
Examining teacher turnover in low-performing, multi-cultural schools: The relationship between emotional labor, communication symmetry, and intent to leave., (2007 - 2007).
Gendered retaliation, irrationality, and structured isolation: Whistle-blowing as a gendered process., (2007 - 2007).
Stakeholders in the crisis negotiation process: A qualitative study of their roles and effects., (2007 - 2007).
"Concluding session on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Understanding research and practice in risk and crisis communication – Where do we go from here?", (2006 - 2006).
"Understanding communication following catastrophic events: Studies from multiple perspectives and methodologies.", (2006 - 2006).
Blowing the whistle off the field of play: An exploratory investigation of whistle-blowers in the intercollegiate athletics industry., (2006 - 2006).
Sexual harassment at the point of intersectionality in the raced organization: A grounded theory model., (2006 - 2006).
Snipers, sharks, and corpses: Myths as (dys)functional sensemaking devices in Hurricane Katrina., (2006 - 2006).
Tattling on the teacher: The influence of confidence, attitudes, receptivity and organizational culture on peer reporting., (2006 - 2006).
Viewing hostage negotiation from a systems perspective., (2006 - 2006).
Expanding whistle-blowing scholarship: How stakeholder theory, organizational structure, and social influence processes can inform whistle-blowing research., (2005 - 2005).
Richardson, B.K. (Other), "Communication Studies and Public Relations: A perfect marriage.", (2004 - 2004).
Richardson, B.K. (Other), "Communication Studies and Public Relations: A perfect marriage.", (2004 - 2004).
Exploring the role of the university in teaching organizational ethics: Perspectives of managers and students., (2004 - 2004).
Richardson, B.K. (Other), "Power and resources control in conflict.", (2003 - 2003).
Richardson, B.K. (Other), "Transition to the Academy.", (2002 - 2002).
Richardson, B.K. (Other), "What I Should Know about Graduate School.", (2002 - 2002).
Empirical Investigation of Predictors of Talk about Organizational Wrongdoing., (2002 - 2002).
In Addition to Whistle-blowing: An Investigation into Witness's Talk about Wrongdoing., (2002 - 2002).
The Ties that Bind: An Exploratory Analysis of the Intersection Between Race and African American and Hispanic Women's Perceptions of Sexual Harassment., (2002 - 2002).
Richardson, B.K. (Other), "The Value of Internships.", (2001 - 2001).
Richardson, B.K. (Other), "What I Should Know about Graduate School.", (2001 - 2001).
A Tale of Competing Narratives: Stakeholder Perceptions of Honesty in a Public Whistle Blowing Case., (2001 - 2001).
Richardson, B.K. (Other), "Communicating for Career Success.", (2000 - 2000).
Is the world coming to an end? Using narrative communication to understand how social collectives make sense of disaster., (2000 - 2000).
Organizational dissonance: How organizations respond communicatively to paradoxical situations., (2000 - 2000).
Strategic communication with nonprofit organization stakeholders during planned change., (2000 - 2000).
The changing nature of organizational change: From an internal issue to one negotiated within extra-organizational environments., (2000 - 2000).
Richardson, B.K. (Other), "Networking for Success," and "Team Building.", (1999 - 1999).
Car Talk: Connecting setting, communication, and relationship in a unique environment., (1999 - 1999).
Communication with multiple stakeholders during planned organizational change: Targets and strategy considerations of nonprofit change implementers., (1999 - 1999).
Communication with the multiple, (1999 - 1999).
The impacts of communication and multiple identifications on intent to leave: A multi-methodological exploration., (1998 - 1998).

Invited Talk

Richardson, B.K. (Presenter), Crosscurrents Seminar Series, “Surviving Ike’s Surge: Lessons from a Small Town’s Recovery from the 2008 Hurricane, Department of Geography and the Environment, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2021).

Other

Richardson, B.K. (Other), Eastern Communication Association, Organizations: Resources, Responsibilities, and Culture, Organizational Communication Division, Boston, Mass., United States of America. (2017).
Richardson, B.K. (Chair), Annual Convention, "Organizational Crises as Contexts for Contested Conscience.", Southern States Communication Association, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2016).
Richardson, B.K. (Author), National Communication Association, Whistle-blowing in the Locker Room: The Challenges of Reporting Wrongdoing in Collegiate Sport., Organizational Communication Division, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. (2012 - 2012).

Panel Presentation

Richardson, B.K. (Chair), International Whistleblowing Research Network, Whistleblowing and the Law, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
Richardson, B.K. (Chair), National Communication Association, Building Resilience in Crisis Communication—Leadership, Teams, and Measurement, Denver, Colorado, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
Richardson, B.K. (Panelist), National Communication Association, Communicating to Survive and Thrive as a New Department Chair., Association for Communication Administration, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
Richardson, B.K. (Panelist), National Communication Association, Study Abroad Programs for Survival: Faculty-Student Interactive Discussion on Expectations and Experiences in Intercultural Communication., International and Intercultural Communication Association, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
Richardson, B.K. (Chair), National Communication Association, Panel titled "Processing our emotions: Workplace labor and policies that challenge survival.", Organizational Communication Division, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
Scott, C.R. (Author), Richardson, B.K. (Author), Exposing Secrets: The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. National Security Whistleblowing and Government Secrecy., Exposing secrets and secret identities: Tensions surrounding anonymous whistleblowing., New York University London Campus, London, United Kingdom. (2019 - 2019).
Richardson, B.K. (Chair), National Communication Association, Organizational Topics in Applied Communication Research, Applied Communication Division, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
Richardson, B.K. (Chair), National Communication Association, “Playing consultant in the “Real World”: Student experiences consulting actual clients in actual organizations for imaginary pay., Training & Development Division, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).

Paper

Dayton, Z. (Author & Presenter), Richardson, B.K. (Author), National Communication Association, If reporting severe hazing, it’s best to be a … newcomer?: Hazing severity and organizational tenure as determinants for supporting sorority whistleblowers., Organizational Communication Division, Denver, Colorado, United States of America. (2025).
Richardson, B.K. (Author & Presenter), James, E.P. (Author), International Whistleblowing Research Network conference, “Nobody knows what to say to you, and nobody knows how to make it better”: Examining communicative tensions within whistleblowers’ families., Boulder, Colorado, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
Cosgrove, S.J. (Author), Richardson, B.K. (Author & Presenter), Central States Communication Association annual conference, "I wouldn’t touch that job with a ten-foot pole”: Examining stakeholder social undermining tactics and their effect on occupational identity., Organizational and Professional Communication division, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
Richardson, B.K. (Author & Presenter), McGlynn, J. (Author), Tran, J. (Author), Central States Communication Association annual conference, "In the Grip of King Kong": Making Sense of Whistleblower Retaliation Experiences Through Metaphor., Organizational and Professional Communication division, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
Richardson, B.K. (Author), Cosgrove, S.J. (Author), Elkhalid, A. (Author), National Communication Association, School District Communication Officers Sensemaking of Parental Involvement During COVID: An Exploratory Model of Stakeholder Activism., Applied Communication Division, National Harbor, Maryland, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
Richardson, B.K. (Author & Presenter), Jacinta, T.K. (Author & Presenter), National Communication Association, “The blood flowing through the system is dirty money:” Whistleblowers’ metaphors of corruption, wrongdoers, and their experiences., Organizational Communication division, New Orleans, United States of America. (2022).
Richardson, B.K. (Author), National Communication Association, “We Lived it as a Family”: Investigating Social Support and Family Identity Within Whistleblower’s Families., Family Communication Division, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
Richardson, B.K. (Author), , J. (Author), Eastern Communication Association, Constructing the heroic whistleblower: A social scientific approach., Organizational Communication Division, Virtual, United States of America. (2021).
McGlynn III, J. (Author), Boneau, R. (Author), Richardson, B.K. (Author), National Communication Association, “Get Him the More Expensive Helmet”: Parent Strategies to Mitigate Concussion Risks in Youth Tackle Football, Communication & Sport Division, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
Richardson, B.K. (Author & Presenter), Boneau, R. (Author & Presenter), Elkhalid, A. (Author & Presenter), National Communication Association, “I hope nobody treats your children like you treated our son”: An exploratory investigation of coach-parent communication., Communication and Sport Division, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
McGlynn, J. (Author & Presenter), Boneau, R. (Author & Presenter), Richardson, B.K. (Author & Presenter), National Communication Association, “It might also be good for your brain: Cognitive and social benefits that motivate parents to permit tackle football participation., Communication and Sport Division, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
Richardson, B.K. (Author & Presenter), Scott, C.R. (Author & Presenter), National Communication Association, Stakeholder tensions in a case of anonymous organizational whistleblowing., Organizational Communication Division, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
Siebeneck, L.K. (Author & Presenter), Richardson, B.K. (Author), American Association of Geographers, Studying Hazards Abroad: Perspectives from a Collaborative Interdisciplinary Teaching Approach, Washington D.C., United States of America. (2019).
R., B. (Author), Richardson, B.K. (Author), McGlynn, J. (Author), National Communication Association, This is your brain on football: Making sense of parents’ decisions to allow their child to play tackle football., Communication and Sport Division, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
Richardson, B.K. (Author), Garner, J. (Author), National Communication Association, Stakeholders’ attributions of whistleblowers: The effects of complicity and motives on perceptions of likeability, credibility, & legitimacy., Organizational Communication Division, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
Richardson, B.K. (Author & Presenter), Annual Conference, “I just want to take the kid home with me:” Making sense of hopelessness in the school guidance counselor profession., Eastern Communication Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
Richardson, B.K. (Author), Eastern Communication Association, Of Saints and Confessors: Developing an Attributions-Based Typology of Whistleblowers., Organizational Communication Division, Boston, Mass., United States of America. (2017).
Richardson, B.K. (Author), James, E.P. (Author), National Communication Association, "I wish my mind could forget what my eyes have seen": Performing firefighter identities and tensions in traumatic events., Organizational Communication Division, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. (2015).
Richardson, B.K. (Author), Maninger, L. (Author), National Communication Association, "We were all in the same boat": An exploratory study of communal coping in disaster recovery., Applied Communication Division, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (2014 - 2014).
Richardson, B.K. (Author), Rains, S. (Author), Hall, C. (Author), National Communication Association, Joining in, blowing the whistle, or intervening: Examining the effect of organizational identification and severity on Greek members' responses to hazing., Organizational Communication Division, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (2014 - 2014).
Gravley, D. (Author), Richardson, B.K. (Author), National Communication Association, When apologia contradicts identity: A case study of Anthony Weiner's flaccid response., Public Relations Division, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (2014 - 2014).
Gravley, D. (Author), Richardson, B.K. (Author), Allison, J.M. (Author), National Communication Association, Navigating the narrative "abyss": Using narrative analysis to explore relationships among whistle-blowing, retaliation and identity., Organizational Communication Division, Washington, D. C., United States of America. (2013 - 2013).
Wittenberg-Lyles, E.M. (Author), Goldsmith, J.V. (Author), Richardson, B.K. (Author), Hallett, J. (Author), Clark, R. (Author), International Communication Association, The Practical Nurse: A case for COMFORT training., Health Communication Division, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America. (2012 - 2012).
McGlynn, J. (Author), Richardson, B.K. (Author), National Communication Association, Private Support, Public Alienation: Whistle-blowers and the Paradox of Social Support., Organizational Communication Division, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. (2012 - 2012).
Richardson, B.K. (Author), Siebeneck, L. (Author), Shaunfield, S. (Author), Kaszynski , B. (Author), Southern States Communication Association, "I don't know what y'all are gonna do but I'm gonna let our's in": Communitas as a theoretical framework for successful disaster recovery., Applied Communication Division, San Antonio, United States of America. (2012 - 2012).
McGlynn, J. (Author & Presenter), Richardson, B.K. (Author), National Communication Association, Private support, public alienation: Whistle-blowers and the paradox of social support, Orlando, FL, United States of America. (2012 - 2012).
Richardson, B.K. (Author & Presenter), McGlynn, J. (Author), International Communication Association, Gendered retaliation, irrationality, and structured isolation: Whistle-blowing as a gendered process, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (2007 - 2007).
Richardson, B.K. (Author & Presenter), McGlynn, J. (Author), National Communication Association, Blowing the whistle off the field of play: An exploratory investigation of whistle-blowers in the intercollegiate athletics industry, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2006 - 2006).

Poster

Thomas-Seltzer, A. (Author), Richardson, B.K. (Author), National Communication Association, It's Always the Teacher's Fault: An Analysis of K-12 Teachers' Standpoints Related to Parent-Teacher Communication., Scholar-to-Scholar session, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. (2012 - 2012).

Media Contributions

Magazine

"Donner l’alerte, envers et contre tout," Hemispheres. (May 1, 2015).

Newspaper

"Texas student was diagnosed with cancer. So he used his gaming skills to fight back," UNT CRM. (June 15, 2019).
"Will Boeing’s 737 ever fly again and, if so, will anyone fly on it?," Fort Worth Star-Telegram. (April 12, 2019).
"Texas delegation mulls status of data leakers," San Angelo Standard-Times. (June 16, 2013).

Other

"UNT Heroes," UNT Podcast. (December 11, 2020).

Radio

"Job Ideologies, from Past to Present," Talk Radio 1190 - Cultural Distortions show. (February 21, 2010).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

Richardson, B.K., "Faculty Development grant," sponsored by CLASS, University of North Texas, $1000 Funded. (2020 - 2021).
Richardson, B.K. (Principal), "Small Grant," sponsored by CLASS, University of North Texas, $1000 Funded. (2020 - 2021).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee. (2025 - Present).
Committee Member, Ulys and Vera Knight Faculty Mentor Award Committee. (2024 - Present).
Committee Member, CLASS Undergraduate Research Advisory Group. (2023 - Present).
Committee Member, Personnel Affairs Committee. (September 1, 2020 - Present).
Committee Member, CLASS First Day Project Team (under direction of Debbie Rohwer, VP for Planning & Chief of Staff). (September 1, 2019 - Present).
Faculty Advisor, COMM Alumni Mentoring Program. (September 1, 2018 - Present).
Faculty Advisor, COMM Future Pros (formerly NCA Future Pros). (2017 - Present).
Faculty Mentor, Faculty Success (. (2025 - 2025).
Faculty Mentor, Faculty Success office. (2025 - 2025).
Guest Speaker, University of North Texas’s Faculty Success office. (2025 - 2025).
Chairperson, Alumni Engagement Committee. (2024 - 2025).
Committee Member, Curriculum Committee. (2024 - 2025).
Committee Member, Reappointment Promotion Tenure Committee. (2024 - 2025).
Discussant, Faculty Speed Mentoring Luncheon. (2024 - 2024).
Committee Member, Search Committee - Frisco Lecturer. (2024 - 2024).
Guest Speaker, Faculty Mentoring Luncheon. (2023 - 2023).
Committee Chair, Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee. (2023 - 2023).
Committee Member, Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee. (2023 - 2023).
Co-Chair, Interim Chair – Department of Technical Communication.. (2022).
Committee Chair, Reappointment, Promotion, Tenure Committee. (2021 - 2022).
Faculty Mentor, Mentorship Program. (September 1, 2020 - 2022).
Guest Speaker, Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. (April 5, 2022 - April 5, 2022).
Committee Member, Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, Department of Technical Communication. (2021).
Member, Awards Committee. (2019 - 2020).
Member, Curriculum Committee. (2019 - 2020).
Committee Chair, Department of Technical Communication Chair Search Committee. (2019 - 2020).
Other (Chair Mentor), Mentor. (2019 - 2020).
Member, Scholarship and Fundraising. (2019 - 2020).
Other (Division Coordinator), Communication, Performance, and Media Division (switched to Social Science Div.). (2016 - December 31, 2020).
Committee Chair, COMM RPTC for promotion case of Dr. Brian Lain. (September 1, 2020 - December 14, 2020).
Committee Member, Awards Committee. (August 24, 2020 - December 14, 2020).
Committee Member, Scholarship & Fundraising Committee. (August 24, 2020 - December 14, 2020).
Committee Member, CLASS Search Committee for COMM Lecturer at New College at Frisco. (March 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020).
Committee Member, UNT Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life Greek Awards. (March 2020 - May 2020).
Committee Member, Curriculum Committee. (2018 - 2019).
Member, Curriculum Committee. (2018 - 2019).
Committee Member, Executive Dean Search Committee. (2018 - 2019).
Committee Member, Scholarship & Fundraising Committee. (2017 - 2019).
Committee Member, Mayborn School of Journalism RPTC. (January 2019 - May 2019).
Other (Adjudicate), Academic Dishonesty Case. (2018 - 2018).
Committee Member, Dance & Theatre Department RPTC. (2018 - 2018).
Co-Chair, Curriculum Committee. (2017 - 2018).
Faculty Mentor, Faculty Success Mentoring Program. (2016 - 2018).
Guest Speaker, Student Affairs. (July 9, 2018 - July 17, 2018).
Chairperson, Lecturer (Frisco) Search Committee. (2017 - 2017).
Committee Member, Mayborn School of Journalism Reappointment, Promotion, & Tenure Committee. (2017 - 2017).
Committee Chair, Awards & Outreach Committee. (2016 - 2017).
Committee Member, Curriculum Committee. (2016 - 2017).
Committee Chair, Scholarship & Fundraising Committee. (2016 - 2017).
Committee Member, TEDxUNT. (2016 - 2017).
Committee Member, College of Information Reappointment, Promotion & Tenure Committee.. (2016).
Committee Chair, Awards & Outreach Committee. (2015 - 2016).
Committee Member, Curriculum Committee. (2015 - 2016).
Co-Chair, Health Communication faculty search committee. (2015 - 2016).
Guest Speaker, CLEAR's Lessons Learned: Best and Worst Teaching Moments. (September 19, 2016 - September 19, 2016).
Committee Chair, Graduate Standards Committee. (2014 - 2015).
Faculty Advisor, Lady Wings. (2014 - 2015).
Committee Member, Personnel Affairs Committee - Technical Communication Department.. (2014 - 2015).
Other (Group 1 Senator), UNT Faculty Senate. (2012 - 2015).
Committee Member, Executive Committee. (2008 - 2015).
Member, Graduate Standards Committee. (2008 - 2015).
Committee Member, CAS Grievance Committee. (2014).
Committee Member, Communications/Media Related Collaboration Committee. (2014).
Committee Chair, Personnel Affairs Committee. (2008 - 2014).
Committee Member, Faculty Profile System Advisory Users Group. (2012 - 2013).
Committee Member, Personnel Affairs Committee - Foreign Language Department. (2010 - 2011).
Committee Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. (2009 - 2011).
Committee Member, Review Committee for the Division of Student Development Staff Recognition Awards. (2010).
Other (Mentor), Emerald Eagle Program. (2008 - 2010).
Guest Speaker, Eagle E.D.G.E. certification program.. (2009).
Other (Mentor), UNT Student Success. (2008 - 2009).

Professional Service

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Asian Communication Journal. (2022 - Present).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Communication & Sport. (2013 - Present).
Editorial Review Board Member, Management Communication Quarterly. (2010 - Present).
Mentor, “Taking it outside the academy” mentoring pod: Organizational Communication Division of National Communication Association. (2025 - 2026).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Applied Communication Division of National Communication Association. (2025 - 2025).
Committee Chair, Award's Committee: Communication and Sport Division of National Communication Association. (2025 - 2025).
Committee Member, Awards Committee: Communication and Sport Division of National Communication Association. (2025 - 2025).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Communication and Sport Division of National Communication Association. (2025 - 2025).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Gender, Work, & Organization. (2025 - 2025).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Organizational Communication Division of National Communication Association. (2025 - 2025).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Organizational Communication Interest Group of International Communication Association’s. (2025 - 2025).
Reviewer, Journal Article, The International Journal of Human Resource Management. (2025 - 2025).
Guest Speaker, University of Colorado – Boulder, CESR 3040 class.. Boulder, CO. (2025 - 2025).
Guest Speaker, University of Colorado – Boulder, Leeds School of Business faculty.. Boulder, CO. (2025 - 2025).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Acta Sociologica (journal). (2024 - 2024).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Applied Communication Division of National Communication Association. (2024 - 2024).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Communication & Sport Division of National Communication Association. (2024 - 2024).
Committee Member, Communication and Sport Division of National Communication Association. (2024 - 2024).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Communication Monographs. (2024 - 2024).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Florida International University. (2024 - 2024).
Guest Speaker, Locked Up Living Podcast. (2024 - 2024).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group of Central States Communication Association. (2024 - 2024).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Organizational Communication Division of National Communication Association. (2024 - 2024).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Organizational Communication Interest Group of International Communication Association. (2024 - 2024).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Southern Communication Journal. (2024 - 2024).
Guest Speaker, Wabash College. (2024 - 2024).
Guest Speaker, Wabash College. (2024 - 2024).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Western Journal of Communication. (2024 - 2024).
External T&P Letter Writer, Baylor University. (2023 - 2023).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, International Communication Association Organizational Communication Division. Denton, TX. (2023 - 2023).
Other (Book of the Year Award Committee member), National Communication Association Applied Communication Division. (2023 - 2023).
Guest Speaker, Whistleblowers of America. (June 27, 2023 - June 27, 2023).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Atlantic Journal of Communication. (2022).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Communication Quarterly. (2022).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Frontiers Psychology. (2022).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Human Communication Research. (2022).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Interdisciplinary Journal of Leadership Studies. (2022).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education. (2022).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Organizational Communication Division of the Interational Communication Association. (2022 - 2022).
Other (Article of the Year reviewer/judge), Applied Communication Division of the National Communication Association. (August 2022).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Communication and Sport Division of the National Communication Association. (May 2022).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Organizational Communication Division of the National Communication Association. (May 2022).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Frontiers Psychology. (February 2021 - 2021).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Western Journal of Communication. (2021 - 2021).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Communication & Sport Division of the International Communication Association. (September 2020 - December 2020).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Organizational Communication Division of the Eastern Communication Association. (September 2020 - December 2020).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Organizational Communication Division of the International Communication Association. (September 2020 - December 2020).
External T&P Letter Writer, Texas State University Communication Studies Department. (November 2020 - November 2020).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, National Communication Association Applied Communication Division. (2019 - 2019).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, National Communication Association Organizational Communication Division. (2019 - 2019).
Committee Member, National Communication Association Task Force on Mentorship. (2019 - 2019).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Regents University. (2019 - 2019).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Western Journal of Communication. (2019 - 2019).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Eastern Communication Association Organizational Communication Division. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (2018 - 2018).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Journal of Emergency Management. (2018).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Western Journal of Communication. (2018 - 2018).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Women's Studies in Communication. (2018 - 2018).
Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Applied Communication Research. (2013 - 2018).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, National Communication Association's Applied Communication Division. Salt Lake City, UT. (March 27, 2018).
Reviewer, Conference Paper, Eastern Communication Association Organizational Communication Division. (2017 - 2017).
Editorial Review Board Member, Western Journal of Communication. (2015 - 2017).
Editorial Review Board Member, Southern Communication Journal. (2010 - 2017).
Other (Participant Scholar - "Coffee with a Scholar" session), National Communication Association's Communication & Sport Division. Dallas, TX. (November 18, 2017).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, The International Journal of Human Resource Management. (June 2017 - October 2017).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Business Ethics. (2016 - 2016).
Other (Associate Editorial Board Member), Communication Studies. (2013 - 2015).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Communication Reports. (2014 - 2014).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Management and Governance. (2014 - 2014).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, New Media & Society. (2014 - 2014).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Social Science Journal. (2014 - 2014).
Editorial Review Board Member, Western Journal of Communication. (2014 - 2014).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Western Journal of Communication. (2013 - 2013).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Applied Communication Research. (2012 - 2012).
Editorial Review Board Member, International Journal of Educational Reform. (2010 - 2012).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Human Communication Research. (2011 - 2011).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Applied Communication Research/Communication Monographs. (2010 - 2010).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Management Communication Quarterly. (2009 - 2009).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Southern States Communication Journal. (2007 - 2007).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Management Communication Quarterly. (2006 - 2006).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Communication Reports. (2003 - 2003).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Management Communication Quarterly. (2002 - 2002).

Consulting

Other (Training), Texas Fire Chiefs Academy, Austin and Garland, Texas, United States of America. (2012).