Books
Brooks, A. J. (2021). Working Remotely? Here Are 3 Tips to Make Your Virtual Presentations Shine (pp. Online). New York: IEEE Spectrum is a magazine edited by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The IEEE’s description of it is: IEEE Spectrum is the flagship magazine and website of the IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization devoted to engineering and the applied sciences. https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-institute/ieee-products-services/working-remotely-here-are-3-tips-to-make-your-virtual-presentations-shine?HootPostID=8e2467d9-03da-43b1-8e3d-4365250e66a5&Socialprofile=wiley+statistics+and+math&Socialnetwork=facebook
Sharples, A. J. (2014) Do You Know Why That’s Funny?:Connecting the Scholarship of Humor to the Practice of After Dinner Speaking. National Forensic Journal, 32(1), 4-22. Lead Article.
Black, J. E. & Sharples, A. J. (2014) Republican Motherhood, Black Militancy, and Scorching Irony in Sara Stanley’s What to the Toiling Millions There, Is This Boasted Liberty? Carolina’s Annual, XXX, 5-18. Lead Article.
Conference Presentations
Brooks, A. J., Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control Training and Technical Assistance, “Difficult Dialogues: Learning effective communication about tough topics,” Region IV Public Health Training Center, Webinar, Birmingham. (March 10, 2022).Brooks, A. J., UA Speakers Edge Conference, “Presentations in the Virtual Enviornment,” Maderson Graduate School of Business, Zoom – Tuscaloosa Alabama, Tuscaloosa. (August 10, 2020).
Brooks, A. J., Communication at the Center, “Communicating with Scientists about Scientific Communication,” National Association of Communication Centers, Clemson, SC, Clemson, SC, United States. (March 28, 2020).
Brooks, A. J., Burkes, J., “Peer Consultants in Action: Creating External Facing Workshops with Key Constituencies,” National Association of Communication Centers, Grand Rapids, MI, United States. (April 2017).
Brooks, A. J. (Co-Presenter), National Association for Communication Centers, “Promoting the Center through student lead workshops,” Grand Rapids, MI. (April 19, 2017)
Brooks, Adam. (2015, November). Michael Sam and the Media: Embracing – and exploiting- the opportunities presented by an openly gay NFL player. Competitive paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV.
Sharples, Adam J. (2015, April). Waiting to Breathe: Invoking the Politics of Black Representation. Competitive paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association Convention, Tampa, FL.
Sharples, Adam J. (2015, April). Redeeming the Critical: Cultivating a Civic Function of Critical Rhetoric. Competitive paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association Convention, Tampa, FL.
Sharples, Adam, J. (2014, February). Managing Responsibilities of the Basic Course as a Graduate Student. Competitive paper presented at the annual meeting of the Basic Course Director’s Conference, Lexington, KY
Sharples, Adam J. (2014, November) Competing Rhetorical Realities: Judicial Rhetoric and Queer Citizenship in Goodridge v. Commissioner of Public Health. Competitive paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association convention, Chicago, IL.
Sharples, Adam J. (2014, March) Strategies for Discerning Diverse Voices in the Classroom: Diversity and Pedagogy. Competitive paper presented at the fifth annual Discerning Diverse Voices Symposium, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Sharples, Adam J. (2014, March) Anchoring the Closet: A Sociological Analysis of Journalism and Sexuality. Competitive paper presented at the fifth annual Discerning Diverse Voices Symposium, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Sharples, Adam J. (2013, November) Same Sex, Different Genders: Hegemonic Masculinity and the New Normal. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association annual convention, Washington D.C.
Sharples, Adam J. (2013, November) Connecting the Scholarship of Humor to Practice of After Dinner Speaking. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association annual convention, Washington D.C.
Sharples, Adam J. (2013, August) Remembering Rustin: Brother Outsider and the Politics of Intersectional Queer Memory. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, D.C. Top Student Paper.
Lim, SeNa. Sharples, Adam J. Johnson, Nia. Rush, Richard. Rumstay, Roseanne. (2013, August) The Lifecycle of Obesity Coverage: Comparing Attributions of Child and Adult Obesity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, D.C.
Sharples, Adam J. (2013, July) Save Our Children: Ethical Suasion & Anita Bryant’s Counter-movement Rhetoric. Competitive Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Alabama Communication Association, Mountevallo, AL.
Sharples, Adam J. (2013, April) The Consequence of Intersectionality: Reviving the Early Rhetoric of Bayard Rustin. Competitive Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association, Rhetoric and Public Address Division, Louisville, KY.
Sharples, Adam, J. (2013, April) Uncovering the Glitternecks: Queer Resistance of Small Town Gay Bar in the Rural South. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association, Gender Studies Division, Louisville, KY.
Lim, SeNa. Sharples, Adam J. Rush, Richard. Johnson, Nia. Rumstay, Roseanne. (2013, March) The Lifecycle of Obesity Coverage: Comparing Attributions of Child and Adult Obesity. Paper presented at the midwinter meeting of the Association for the Education of Journalism and Mass Communication, Norman, OK.
Sharples, Adam, J. (2012, November). I Don’t Want to Be the Squirrel: Narrative and Communication within a judging COMMunity. Competitive Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Orlando, FL.
Sharples, Adam, J. (2012, April). What I Know (&/or Learned) About Being A Black Woman: 6 Black Women’s Stories. Paper presented at the annual Discerning Diverse Voices: Communication and Information Diversity Symposium sponsored by The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences, Tuscaloosa AL.
Sharples, Adam, J. (2011, April). It Gets Better? Ideological Fantasies and Gay Liberation. Competitive Paper presented at the annual meeting of Southern States Communication Association, San Antonia, TX.
Sharples, Adam, J. (2011, November). Recovering Rustin: A Rhetorical Analysis Intersecting Race and Sexuality. Competitive Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
Sharples, Adam, J. (2011, November). From Vocal Monotony to Vocal Variety: Diverse Voices in Oral Interpretation. A discussion panel at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans LA.