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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Statement

Dr. Edringtons research agenda is interdisciplinary in nature. Having experience in both quantitative and qualitative methods, she explores the intersections of strategic communication, social movements, visual rhetoric, social networks, activism and advocacy, social media, and racial and ethnic groups through a public relations lens. Her passion for social justice and change fuels the desire to uncover both visual and textual messaging strategies that promote action and build relationships. 

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Research Interests & Experience
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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  • Strategic Communication                   
  • Social Networks

  • Public Relations                                      

  • Advocacy & Activism

  • Social Movements                                 

  • Visual Rhetoric

  • Social & Digital Media                                         

  • Racial & Ethnic Group Communication

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

Research Assistant- Collaboration Team, The Virtual Martin Luther King Project (vMLK) at James B. Hunt Jr. Library, North Carolina State University. Dr. Victoria J. Gallagher, Principle Investigator. (2018-2020).

 

Research Assistant- Survey Research Center, Nido R. Qubein School of Communication at High Point University. Dr. Martin J. Kifer, Director. (2011). 

Publications
& Presentations

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

 

Edrington, C. & Gallagher, V. (2019). Race and visibility: How and why images of Black lives matter. Visual Communication Quarterly, 26(4), 195-207.

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Edrington, C. & Lee, N. (2018). Tweeting a social movement: Black Lives Matter and its use of Twitter to share information, build community, and promote action. Journal of Public Interest Communications, 2(2), 289-306.  View Here

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REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

Edrington, C. (2020, November). Social movements and dialogue: How BLM and MFOL use their websites to build relationships. 106th Annual Convention National Communication Association. Virtual. African American Communication and Culture Division.

 

Edrington, C. (2020, August). Identifying through visuals: An analysis of how social movements use Facebook photos. 103rd Annual Conference Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication. Virtual. Visual Communication Division. THIRD PLACE, TOP STUDENT PAPER*

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Edrington, C. (2019, November). Social movements and message strategies. 105th Annual Convention National Communication Association. Baltimore, MD. Research In Progress Roundtable.

 

Edrington, C. (2019, September). Creating our own community: Exploring black women’s use of virtual spaces. Black Communities: A Conference for Collaboration. Durham, NC.

 

Edrington, C. (2019, March). #NewSocialMovements: Looking to the past for a future. Presented at the Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM) 2019 Symposium: Dialog 2.0: Social Movements, Online Communication, & Transformation. Raleigh, NC.

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Edrington, C. & Gallagher, V. (2018, April). Race and visibility: How and why images of Black lives matter. Presented at the 88thAnnual Convention Southern States Communication Association (SSCA), Nashville, TN. Rhetoric and Public Address Division.

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INVITED PANEL PRESENTATIONS

 

Panelist Unbounding CSR in the Classroom: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Public Relations Division Virtual Conference. (accepted for presentation 2021, January)

 

Panelist – Understanding Black Lives Matter. #ScholarStrike: National Communication Association’s African American Communication & Culture Division and Black Caucus Virtual Conference. (2020, September)

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ModeratorLaw Enforcement, Rights, and Justice, Black Communities: A Conference for Collaboration. (September, 2019)

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Panelist- Visual Rhetoric Panel, Master’s in Communication Seminar at North Carolina State University. (August, 2018)

 

PanelistAfrican Americans in Education: Past, Present, Future Roundtable, The Black Graduate Student Association at North Carolina State University. (October, 2017)

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS

 

Edrington, C. (2020, August). Social movements and identification: An examination of how Black Lives Matter and March For Our Lives use identification strategies on Twitter to build relationships. Presented at the 103rd Annual Conference Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication. Virtual. Public Relations Division.

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Edrington, C. (2013, April). The link between verbal aggressiveness and attachment styles among college students from different ethnic groups. Presented at the Inaugural Graduate Research Poster Symposium, High Point, NC. 

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RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

 

Edrington, C. (under review). Identifying through visuals: An analysis of how social movements use Facebook photos

 

Edrington, C. (under review). From slacktivism to activism: Rihanna and Fenty brands ‘pull up’.

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