Madelyn Flammia, Ph.D.

• Associate Professor
• Madelyn.Flammia@ucf.edu
• Office Hours: Fall Office Hours: W 2:30 pm to 4: 00 pm Online Office Hours: T & TH 2:00 to 3:00 pm
• Campus Location: CNH417G

Dr. Flammia's researchinterests include international technical communication, visual communication,and global virtual teams. Dr. Flammia has given presentations on interculturalcommunication at professional conferences and for corporate audiences. She is the co-author of Intercultural Communication: A New Approach to International Relationsand Global Challenges and the editor of the Society for Technical Communicationanthology, Perspectives on the Professionof 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

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. She is also co-editing a book on teaching culture and communication in global contexts.

Selected Publications

Books

• Madelyn Flammia and Houman Sadri, Intercultural Communication: A New Approach to International Relations and Global Challenges, Continuum International Publishing,  March 2011.

Articles/Essays

• Madelyn Flammia and Houman Sadri. "Intercultural Communication from an Interdisciplinary Perspective," US-China Education Review. Vol. 8, No. 1, January  2011.                      
• Madelyn Flammia, Yvonne Cleary, and Darina Slattery. “Leadership Roles, Socioemotional Communication Strategies, and Technology Use of Irish and US Students in Virtual Teams,” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, Volume 53, Issue 2, June 2010, pages 89-101. Refereed; International; ISI indexed.
• Madelyn Flammia and Carol Saunders. “Language as Power on the Internet.” Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 58 (October 2007): 1-5.
• Madelyn Flammia and Dan Voss, “Ethical and Intercultural Challenges for Technical Communicators and Managers in a Shrinking Global Marketplace.” Technical Communication. 54 (February 2007): 72-87.

Book Sections/Chapters

• 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

• 2010 UCF SOTL Award
• 2009 UCF Internationalization Award
• 2009 UCF TIP Award

Activities

Vice President, International Policy and Analysis Center

Courses

Updated: Jul 12, 2012