Education

PhD in Communication, Wayne State University
Master's of Science in Communication, Illinois State University
Bachelor of Arts in Communication, College of Charleston

Specialization

Rhetoric of Death and Dying
Health Communication
Rhetoric of Health and Medicine
Rhetoric and Popular Culture
Feminist Rhetoric
Communication Education

Publications

   • Bruns, L.C. and Zompetti, J.P. (2014).  The rhetorical goddess: A feminist perspective on women in magic. The Journal of Performance Magic, 2 (1), 8-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.5920/jpm.2014.2140.

Presentations

   • Bruns, L.C. & Seay-Howard, A. (2022). A Visual Marker of the Racial Divide: A Rhetorical Autoethnography of Mask Wearing in the US. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference (Virtual Presentation), May 2022.
   • Bruns, L.C. (panelist) (2022). It's Never Too Late: Women Navigating the Unique Challenges and Benefits of Returning to Graduate School After Starting Their Careers. Presented at the Central States Communication Association Conference, April 2022.
   • Bruns, L.C. (panelist) (2021). Mixing Informal with the "New Normal": Crossover Learning as a Post-COVID Learning Strategy. Presented at the National Communication Association Conference, November, 2021.
   • Bruns, L.C. (panelist) (2021). Creating Supportive Environments: Mentoring Grad Students in All Stages. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, August 2021 (Online Conference).
   • Bruns, L.C. (2020). Our Country University: An Election Game Simulation. Presented at the National Communication Association Conference, November 2020 (Online Conference).
   • Bruns, L.C. (2020). (DEATH IS): Systematic Metaphor Analysis of “Death” in Terminal Illness Blogs. Presented at the National Communication Association Conference, November 2020 (Online Conference).
   • Bruns, L.C. (panelist) (2020). Navigating Discourses of Gendered Violence. Presented at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, October 2020. (Online Conference).
   • Bruns, L.C. (2019). Improve Our City for $1000 or Less. Presented at the National Communication Association Conference, November 2019.
   • Bruns, L.C. (2019). A Beautiful Death: Persona and Agency Enacted in People Magazine’s Brittany Maynard Cover Story. Presented at the National Communication Association Conference, November 2019.