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Dr. Chris Fenner, instructor of communication, teaches public relations, strategic communication and persuasion.

Fenner is an experienced communicator who has led the UWF team to top finishes at regional and national tournaments. Participating in collegiate speech and debate provides students with the advanced critical thinking and communication skills necessary to succeed in the workplace. Before coming to UWF in 2014, he established a competitive speech team at Florida Southern College, where he coached students to 32 national titles.

In his classes, Fenner teaches undergraduate courses in public relations and persuasion. He relies on high impact practices and hands-on activities to prepare students to meet the demands of the public relations industry. His students have provided public relations and communication advice to a variety of non-profit organizations in the community. At the graduate level, his coursework focuses on strategic communication, mass communication theory, and he works to train students as professional communication consultants.

Fenner鈥檚 research focuses on public relations crisis and image management, and pedagogy. He has presented his work at national and international conferences and is an article reviewer for the National Forensic Journal. He also serves as the vice president of the Florida Intercollegiate Forensic Association, and is the president of the Novice National Forensic Association.

Latasha "Tasha" Holden is an assistant professor in the  at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a researcher at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.
Holden's research seeks to better understand how (process), when (context), and why (internal vs. external factors) different individuals achieve academic and career success in spite of threats to their identity, well-being, and belonging.
Her research interests include learning and memory with a focus on applying cognitive science to support students with diverse learning needs. She is particularly interested in supporting student resilience in the face of cognitive demands, biases, and identity threats experienced in various testing and learning situations. 
Research areas

Working memory, long-term memory, and learning
Control of cognition
Inter- and intra-individual differences
Culturally informed and responsive science and pedagogy
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Test performance and achievement
Intervention
Open science and secondary data approaches

Education

B.A., psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2010
B.A., art history/museum studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2010
M.A., experimental psychology, Towson University, 2012
M.A., psychology, Princeton University, 2014
Ph.D., psychology, Princeton University, 2018

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Master of Forestry Degree Program Director
Wood Protection Group, Microbiology/Pathology Lab Leader
Certified Forester, Society of American Foresters
PhD, Forest Science, Michigan Technological University
M.S. Forest Ecology and Management, Michigan Technological University
B.S. in Forestry, Purdue University



 

Healthy Forests are vital for our future
My research, which focuses on forest health and its biotic and abiotic influencing factors, helps provide a scientific foundation for management policies and the ecological response to changes in forest health conditions.  Influencing factors include forest entomology, pathology, invasive species ecology, climate, nutrients, and anthropogenic impacts.  Forest Health is a key driver of management in many forested systems and is becoming the main focus for managers more often as new diseases, pests, and plants are introduced in our global economy. Innovative and applied research is vitally important to the diversity and sustainability of our forests.  I explore problem-solving strategies for mitigation of issues that affect our forests and forest products and convey the latest science to students, industry, and the general public. 
I also seek to facilitate change and make positive strides in the forestry and natural resources fields by valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion. In addition to mentorship and working with research graduate students, I advise the Master of Forestry students.  My goal is to prepare students to be professionals across a range of forestry fields, emphasizing networking, communication, and other professional skills. 
 



Teaching Interests

Forest Health
Insect Ecology
Maple Syrup Culture & Management
Natural Resources Communication
Vegetation and Pathology



Areas of Expertise

Forest Health Management and Monitoring
Forest Education, Diversity and Inclusion in Forestry and Natural Resources
Invasion Ecology
Wood Decay Testing and Pathology
Insect, Fungi, and Environmental Education, Pedagogy

Randall Teal, a Professor and Head of the Architecture Program at the University of Idaho, is a writer, teacher, painter and designer. Randall has taught at University of Oregon, Southern University, and at Tampere University in Finland; he is the Owner and Principal of Teal Studio which specializes in small-scale design interventions. Randall’s pedagogical and research interests are in design fundamentals and architectural theory with a significant influence from Continental thought; he teaches theory courses and architectural design studios at all levels. His writing focuses primarily on the pedagogy of creative thinking and aims to understand and promote situated dialogue between critical architectural thinking and the built environment.