Education
Ph.D., Communication, University of South Florida
Major Areas of Rhetoric,Health Communication, Subaltern Studies
Major Professor: Ambar Basu, Ph.D.
Anticipated Graduation May 2020
M.A., Communication, University of South Florida, May 2016
Major Areas of Rhetoric, Community, and Communication
Thesis: “In Search of Solidarity: Identification Participation in Virtual Fan Communities”
Major Professor: Fred Steier, Ph.D.
B.A., Communication, Florida Atlantic University, May 2013
Major Areas of Communication Studies and Public Communication
Publications
Bell,T & Morales, A & Robb, J (January 2018) Communities of Practice, Media Dependency, and Surveillance: A Virtual Search for Supremacy in Fantasy Football. Reconstruction Online Journal.
Robb, J (In Review), The Redcafé as a Virtual Community of Practice: Identification Rhetoric as Constituting Solidarity. Soccer and Society.
Robb, J (In Review) Irie Subalterns: Rastafarian Roots and Subaltern Rhetorical Resistance. Western States Journal of Communication .
Conference Papers, Performances and Presentation
Robb, J (November 2018) A Pledge to Belong: A Dance of Undocumented and Illegal. Paper. Critical and Cultural Studies. Presented at the 104th annual National Communication Association Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Robb, J (April 2018) Irie Subalterns: Rastafarian Roots and Subaltern Resistance. Top Paper Panel presented at the Southern States Communication Association, Nashville, Tennessee.
Robb, J (April 2018). Remembering to Forget: Public Memory as Identity Construction
Paper presented at the Southern States Communication Association, Nashville, Tennessee.
Robb, J (November 2017) Communication, Resistance and Discoursed of Representation. Paper. Discourse Analysis Division. Presented at the 103nd annual National Communication Association Conference, Dallas, Texas.
Robb, J (November 2017) Identification Persuasion in the Virtual Community of Redcafé. Paper. Kenneth Burke Division. Presented at the 103nd annual National Communication Association Conference, Dallas, Texas.
Robb, J (April 2017) What’s Love Got To Do With It: Burke and the Redemption cycle. Paper presented at the Southern States Communication Association, Greenville, South Carolina
Robb, J (May 2016) In Search of Solidarity: Identification Participation in Virtual Fan Communities. Thesis.
Robb, J (May 2015) The Man I knew: A Relational look at Masculine Identity Performances. Paper presented at the conference for Qualitative Inquiry.
Robb, J (May 2015) Interview Talk: Understanding Data Collection as Relational Construction. Paper presented at the conference for Qualitative Inquiry.
Academic Honors and Awards
2018 Top Paper Panel
Southern States Communication Association
2016 Nader Award for The Outstanding Communication Masters student
University of South Florida
2013 Dean’s List of Scholars
Florida Atlantic University
INSTRUCTION
Ph.D., Instructor of Record and Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Communication
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
COM 4022: Health Communication, Spring 2019
SPC 3544: Persuasion and Media, Spring 2017-Present
SPC 2608: Introduction to Public Speaking, Fall 2016- Spring 2018
M.A., Instructor of Record and Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Communication
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
SPC 2608: Introduction to Public Speaking, Fall 2015-Summer 2016
Guest Lecturer
Department of Communication
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (September 2017)
SPC 3301: Interpersonal Communication
Guest Lecturer
Department of Sociology
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (April 2015)
SYG 2000: Introduction to Sociology
Assistant Soccer Coach (August 2007 - December 2013)
Pompano Beach High School
Non-Academic Experience
Academic Support Agent
Kaplan University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (July 2013 – January 2015)
Support Agent
CBS Interactive, Fort Lauderdale , Florida (March 2012 – June 2013)
Retail Sales Team Lead
Best Buy, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (June 2009- August 2012)
Service to Department
Leadership Positions:
2017-18 Graduate Communication Association Co-President
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
2017-18 Lowering the Divide Chair and Liaison
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
2017-18 Speak Out! Committee Chair and Host
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
2017-18 Treasurer, Graduate Communication Association
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Other Service:
2018 Textbook Selection Committee Member
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
2018 Department Annual Retreat Organizer
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
2018 Journal Reviewer
Qualitative Journal of Medicine and Healthcare
2018 Department Banquet and Award Ceremony Organizer
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
2017 Facilitator, SPC 2608 Final Exam
University of South Florida
2017 Journal Reviewer
Qualitative Journal of Medicine and Healthcare
2016 Journal Reviewer
Qualitative Journal of Medicine and Healthcare
Professional Development
2015-16 Lowering the Divide
Panel Participant
2017-2018 Grant Writing Workshop
Panel Participant
Professional Affiliations
GCA, Graduate Communication Association (2014-present)
SSCA, Southern States Communication Association (2014 & 2016)
NCA, National Communication Association (2017 & 2018)
ICQI, Qualitative Inquiry Association (2015 - present)