RESEARCH
Conference Presentations
Ellis, T. J. (Accepted – November 2023). “It’s not a matter of choice”: Investigating the intersectional and systemic nature of college food insecurity. National Communication Association Annual Convention, National Harbor, Maryland.
Ellis, T. J. (Accepted – November 2023). G.I.F.T.S.: Research is in Your Reach! In-Class Research Activity. National Communication Association Annual Convention, National Harbor, Maryland.
Ellis, T. J. (Accepted – November 2023). Graduate students are unknowingly food insecure: Examining the relationship between the USDA’s food security survey module and food security status self-identification. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Atlanta, Georgia.
Farmer, J. D., Allen, G., Ellis, T., Holquist, D., Seymour, J., Wilson, C., & Woods, C. (April 2023). Undergraduate research foreshadows the future: Creating foundations for emerging scholars. Southern States Communication Association Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Ellis, T. J. (November 2022). Instructor Perspectives on Providing College Students with Mental Health Social Support. National Communication Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ellis, T. J, Vahedi, L., Suen, J. J., Harb, C., Tate, S., Woolsey, S., & Nguyen, A. (November 2022). Student Perspectives on Peace as a Fundamental Determinant of Health. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Boston, Massachusetts.
Bissell, K., Dirks, E., Chou, S., & Ellis, T. J. (August 2022). Athletes at the Met Gala: Examining Race as Moderator of Social Comparison. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Detroit, Michigan.
Ellis, T. J., Chou, S., Dirks, E., Billings, E., Pyle, B., Bissell, K., & Bolland, A. (Accepted - May 2022). GIFTS: Enhancing Persuasive Public Speaking with Biometrics Assessment. International Communication Association Annual Meeting, Paris, France.
Bissell, K., Dirks, E., Billings, A. C., Ellis, T. J., Chou, S., & Park, B. (Accepted - May 2022). Patriotism, Nationalism, and Sports Fandom: Predictors of Attitudes Toward Disability and Stigma in Sport. International Communication Association Annual Meeting, Paris, France.
Bissell, K., Chou, S., Dirks, E., & Ellis, T. J. (Accepted - May 2022). "Pivoting" to Online Learning Modules for Health Intervention Programs: Adapting a Health Intervention Program into Online and Virtual Learning Spaces for Children and Adolescents. International Communication Association Annual Meeting, Paris, France.
Ellis, T. J. (Accepted - April 2022). "It Shows that Someone Actually Cares": The Importance of Instructor Social Support for College Students' Mental Health. Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Lexington, Kentucky.
Ellis, T. J. (Accepted - April 2022). Measuring the Effects of Covert Advertising on TikTok via Eye-Tracking and Self-Reports. Broadcast Education Association Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ellis, T. (November 2021). Understanding the Role of Instructor Social Support on College Students' Mental Health. National Communication Association Annual Convention, Seattle, Washington.
Ellis, T. (November 2021). Crisis Communication Group Case Study. National Communication Association Annual Convention, Seattle, Washington.
Ellis, T. (April 2021). "Get Excited to Eat Ramen": College Students' Perspectives on Experiencing Food Insecurity. D.C. Health Communication Conference, Washington, D.C.
Ellis, T. (April 2021). "On the Frontline": A Community Based Participatory Research Approach in Understanding College Food Insecurity. D.C. Health Communication Conference, Washington, D.C.
Ellis, T., & Farmer, J. D. (November 2019). "The Power of Working with One Another": Lessons Learned in Achieving Community Empowerment through Liberating Structures. National Communication Association Annual Convention, Baltimore, MD.
Ellis, T., & Farmer, J. D. (April 2019). "The Power of Working with One Another": Achieving Community Empowerment by Using Liberating Structures. Southern States Communication Association Annual Convention, Montgomery, AL.
Ellis, T., & Pajak, M. (February 2019). "Getting Back to Our Roots." Rural Food Access Summit, Buies Creek, NC.
Ellis, T., Bonner, K., Weaver, K., Holmes, P., Reichert, D., Simuel, S., & Ahiawodzi, P. (November 2018). Risk Factors for Motor Vehicle Deaths in the United States. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting an Expo, San Diego, CA.
Publications
Ellis, T. J. (under contract). The Communicative, Intersectional, and Systemic Nature of College Food Insecurity. Lexington Books.
Ellis, T. J. (chapter proposal accepted). Working Title: The Importance of Instructor Social Support for College Students’ Mental Health. Innovative Approaches to the use of Narrative Medicine in Health Communication. Vernon Press.
Ellis, T. J. (2023). Crisis Communication Group Case Study. In B.N. Frisby & R. Kaufmann (Eds.), Teaching Communication Series: Pedagogical Resources. Cognella.
Vahedi, L, Harb, C., Tate, S., Nguyen, A., Ellis, T., Woolsey, S., & Suen, J. J. (2023). When peace is threatened, so is public health. American Journal of Public Health 113(2), 132. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307185
Bissell, K., & Ellis, T. (2021). How the female athletes of the Tokyo Olympics are reframing the way we think about motherhood. Olympic Analysis.
Bissell, K., & Ellis, T. (2021). Are children getting outplayed? Examining the intersection of children's involvement in physical education, youth sports, and their health and well being. Handbook of Communication and Sport. (Ed. Michael Butterworth). Mouton de Gruyton Publishers.
Research Interests
Health Communication
Food Insecurity
Health Disparities
Mental Health
Vulnerable Populations
Intersectionality
