Publicity and News

I am honored an grateful to have been selected to serve as a charter member of the National Communication Association Mental Health Task Force (May 2021).

It is an honor to have been awarded the USC Upstate Faculty Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Pursuits Award for research that is "broad in scope: while it makes a strong impact in the field of Communications, it goes further. Your research's usefulness 'on the ground' resonates with the discipline, the university, and the Upstate community." (April 2021)

Organ donation campaign, April 2021. USC Upstate LinkedIn post: "Have you seen the beautiful blue and green lights in our fountain? USC Upstate is proud to be taking part in Donate Life month, which is observed nationwide every April to recognize the impact of organ donation, educate communities and create a more donation-friendly culture. A team of faculty from USC Upstate, in partnership with Spartanburg Regional, have collaborated on a grant to promote organ, eye and tissue donations. If you’d like to learn more, contact Dr. Warren Bareiss, associate professor of communication and health communication minor coordinator, at bareiss@uscupstate.edu."

USC Upstate Research and Creativity Award: Received for 2020-2021 for "work [that] stood out for your dedication to its practical application in the health field."

NEH Landmarks grant featured on SCETV: SCETV produced a feature on the textile mill history project that I have been part of for the past few years: https://www.scetv.org/stories/2020/beaumont-mill-social-studies-project

Book announcement: Communicating With, About, and Through Self-Injury; Scarred Discourse published! This book was three years in the making. I edited eight chapters written by an international group of researchers, and I wrote chapters about self-injury stories and about a Buddhist approach to self-injury: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498563055/Communicating-With-About-and-Through-Self-Harm-Scarred-Discourse

Public presentation on non-suicidal self-injury as communication: Here is a talk that I gave on the topic to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston, SC: Presentation to the UU Church of Charleston, SC

Conference panel on challenges faced by first-generation college/university students: https://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2020/12/on-your-time-first-generation-college-students-reflections.html

NEH Grant Received! (2020),Fabric of the Past: The University of South Carolina Upstate will help middle and high school educators explore and teach the history of their communities with a $186,866 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Members of the team are Dr. Paul Grade, professor of history, Dr. Andy Myers, professor of American studies; Dr. Rebecca Mueller, assistant professor of social studies education; Dr. Warren Bareiss, associate professor of communication; and Ann Merryman, university archivist for USC Upstate.

Feature Story on Fabric of the Past, 2020: Link to UP Magazine, Spring 2020, See pages 12-25.

Promotional video for Fabric of the Past: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppOC9ykHmyk&feature=youtu.be

Workshop for Nursing students working with Spanish-speaking patients:

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Workshop for Nursing students working with Deaf patients:

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USC Upstate Students at ETV

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