Biography
Dr. Flammia's research interests include international technical communication, visual communication,and global virtual teams. Dr. Flammia has given presentations on intercultural communication at professional conferences and for corporate audiences. She is the co-author of Intercultural Communication: A New Approach to International Relations and Global Challenges and the editor of the Society for Technical Communication anthology, Perspectives on the Profession of Technical Communication.
Education
- Ph.D. from Rutgers University
Research Interests
- International Technical Communication
- Virtual Teams
- Visual Communication
- Document Design and Layout
- Publication and Production
- International Studies
- Global citizenship
Recent Research Activities
Dr. Flammia is conducting research on virtual teams and collaborative work with two professors at the University of Limerick in LImerick, Ireland. In 2016, she published a book on teaching culture and communication in global contexts. Dr. Flammia is currently working on the second edition of her book, Intercultural Communication: A New Approach to International Relations and Global Challenges.
Professional Activities
Vice President, International Policy and Analysis Center
Publications
Books
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Madelyn Flammia, Yvonne Cleary, and Darina M. Slattery. Virtual Teams in Higher Education: A Handbook for Students and Teachers. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2016.
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Kirk St. Amant and Madelyn Flammia, Eds. Teaching and Training for Global Engineering: Perspectives on Culture and Professional Communication Practices. Piscataway, NJ: Wiley/IEEE Press, 2016.
- Houman Sadri and Madelyn Flammia, Intercultural Communication: A New Approach to International Relations and Global Challenges, Continuum International Publishing, March 2011.
Articles/Essays
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Madelyn Flammia, “WAC or WAG: Should Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Be Expanded to Writing Across the Globe (WAG)?” College Composition and Communication, (2015), Vol. 66, No.4, pp. 700-705.
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Madelyn Flammia, “Preparing Students for the Virtual Workplace: Overcoming Communication, Management, Technology, and Cultural Challenges,” EdTechnology Ideas Journal, (2014), Volume 1, Issue 3.
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Madelyn Flammia and Houman Sadri, “Using an Interdisciplinary Course to Teach Intercultural Communication: Helping Students and Faculty Bridge Disciplinary Divides” Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics, (2014), Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 21-26. (Selected from best proceedings papers at the 2014 International Conference on Society and Information Technologies.)
Book Sections/Chapters
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Madelyn Flammia and Kirk St. Amant, “Leadership in Globally Distributed Virtual Teams: Redefining the Qualities of an Effective Leader and Strategies for Effective Management,” Collaborative Communication Processes and Decision Making in Organizations, Eds. Ephraim Nikoi and Kwasi Boateng. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013, 140-157. Refereed: International.
- Madelyn Flammia.Using the Cultural Challengesof Virtual Team Projects to Prepare Students for Global Citizenship, Computer-MediatedCommunication across Cultures: International Interactions in Online Environments. Eds. Kirk St.Amant and Sigrid Kelsey. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. 328-343.
Awards
- 2017 Society for Technical Communication (STC) Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching Technical Communication
- 2015 UCF SOTL
- 2014 NCTE Scientific and Technical Communication Award
- 2010 UCF SOTL Award
- 2009 UCF Internationalization Award
- 2009 UCF TIP Award