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Maria Blevins

Faculty Member

Professor Maria Blevins

Biography


Areas of Study: Organizational Communication, Conflict, Environmental Communication

University of Utah
Ph.D. Communication Studies

University of Montana
M.A. Organizational Communication Studies

University of Montana
Graduate Certificate in Natural Resources Alternative
Dispute Resolution

University of Maine at Machias
B.S. Recreation Management

Maria studies how organizations perform as actors in environmental conflicts.

Courses Taught:

COMM 1020 Principles of Public Speaking
COMM 2120 Small Group Communication and Decision Making in person and online
COMM 350 R Communicating Happiness
COMM 350 R Pubic Participation Processes
COMM 3020 Communication Methods
COMM 3115 Environmental Communication
COMM 3050 Theories of Communication and Culture in person and online
COMM 3420 Communication and Conflict
COMM 4170 Advanced Organizational Communication
COMM 4930 Communication Senior Capstone

Teaching

COMM 3115

Communicating in Environments, Summer 2024

COMM 2120

Small Group Communication and Decision Making, Summer 2024

COMM 4170

Contemporary Issues in Organizational Communication, Spring 2024

HONR 100R

Honors Colloquium, Spring 2024

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2024

COMM 2120

Small Group Communication and Decision Making, Spring 2024

COMM 2120

Small Group Communication and Decision Making, Spring 2024

TECH 679R

Special Topics in Engineering, Spring 2024

Presentations

Stevens, Michael T. (Co-Author), Blevins, Maria (Co-Author), McKasy, Meaghan , International Association for Society and Natural Resources Annual Meeting, "Management considerations of bucketlisters visiting national park and UNESCO sites in a time of global change", International Association for Society and Natural Resources , Carnes, Australia. (June, 2024)
Blevins, Maria , Moab Area Public Lands Interagency Guide and Outfitter Workshop, "Sexual Harassment and Diversity in the Guide Industry", National Park Service, Moab, UT. (March, 2024)
McDerrmott, V (Co-Presenter), Martinez, S. , Hernandez, Leandra , Robinson, S. , May, Amy , Blevins, Maria , Martinez, D.I. , Garcia, Z.E.R. , Nixon, K. , National Communication Association Annual Meeting , "CORPUS: Are women’s bodies really free? The rise of true crime media and its relationship to necropolitics", National Communication Association, National Harbor, MD. (November, 2023)
Blevins, Maria , Bureau Of Land Management River Recreation Coordinators of the West , "Sexual harassment in the whitewater rafting industry_ An overview of the issues", Bureau of Land Managment, Online. (October, 2023)
Blevins, Maria , Invited Lecture to an Outdoor Recreation Seminar , "Sexual Harassment in Whitewater Rafting", Utah Valley University Outdoor Recreation Program, Orem, UT. (October, 2023)
Blevins, Maria , River Management Society Professional Development Workshop, "Future careers in river managment", River Management Society . (October, 2023)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Willoughby, Shannon , Hughes, B. , Sterman, L. , Blevins, Maria , "The development and test of the public speaking competency rubric +" . The Journal of College Science Teaching.
McKasy, Meaghan , Blevins, Maria , Stevens, Michael T. , Hernandez, Leandra , "Perceptions of Crowding and Access to Affordances in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah_ A Mixed Methods Analysis." . Northwest Journal of Communication.
Blevins, Maria , Hardy, Aerial , "Sexual Harassment in Utah Research Breif" . Utah:

Awards

Utah Valley University Honors Mentor of the Year

Utah Valley University Honors Program - April 24, 2024

I was selected to be honored as the top mentor to honors students in the 2023/24 school year.

J. Robert Cox Award in Environmental Communication and Civic Engagement

Environmental Communication Division of the National Communication Association - November, 2023

This award is given to someone whose research, and service makes a difference in the greater environmental world outside of academia. It is to honor my applied work.