Brandon Walling, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Mclean, Virginia, United States

Mclean, Virginia, United States

East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Dr. Brandon M. Walling (P.h.D. Michigan State University, 2021; M.A. Michigan State University, 2017; B.A. Michigan State University, 2015) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.

East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Recognized as the GR Miller Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Communication; nominated as the department and college candidate for the 2020 Michigan State University Excellence in Teaching Citation. Research work explores mental health communication via mixed methodologies using quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Latest work will be presented at the 2021 DC Health Communication Conference in April.

College Of Communication Arts And Sciences, College Of Criminal Justice

Currently working on research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. These projects apply interpersonal communication to the contexts of provider-patient and correctional officer-offender relationships.

College Of Communication Arts And Sciences

Instructed in-person and online courses from 20 to 600 students in topics such as health communication, public communication campaigns, research methods, communication theory, organizational communication, mass media effects, and more. Nominated as the Department of Communication and College of Communication Arts and Sciences candidate for the 2020 Michigan State University Excellence in Teaching Citation.

East Lansing, Mi

• Coded doctor-patient interviews on a 35+ category scale using content analysis skills to contribute to the Health Resources and Services Administration’s research on patient-centered interviews and smoking cessation• Presented at the 2015 D.C. Health Communication Conference.

East Lansing, Michigan

• Contributed to research team by conducting the study in the lab• Collected live-action, voice-recording data from over 200 participants• Served as a reliable coder in content analysis studies, learning the details of each project to help support professors PhD students with research studies in the Communication Department

East Lansing, Mi

• Held office hours and private study sessions to enable students to succeed in the course• Assisted professors in the facilitation of the largest communication course at MSU (600+ students)

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Produce and edit content for publication and search engine optimization via blogs,articles, and webpages on behalf of Reach Digital and various clients.• Worked within provided guidelines to distribute content in order to meet goals andexpectations for published and business owner clients through outlets such as:Business.com, Business2Community.com, Medium.com, BestCompany.com,Patreon.com, FastCompany.com, CNBC.com, and AmEx.com• Established and developed relationships for public relations and marketing,coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that content representsthe brands and accurately translates information to target audiences.

Southfield, Mi

• Coordinated with hosts of events to organize a strategy to suit their specific needs • Managed service team, ensuring proper execution and client approval • Built ongoing relationships with long-term clients based on repeated satisfaction

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Communication

• PhD - Michigan State University • Department of Communication - College of Communication Arts and Sciences. • Dissertation (defended.

Master’S Degree, Communication

• Completed Fall 2017 • Focus on Health Communication and Mass Media Communication Research • Early Admission (May 2014) to Michigan State.

Bachelor’S Degree, Communication, Minor In Public Relations

• Completed Fall 2015 • MSU Honors College • Dean’s List all semesters enrolled • Graduated with Honors recognition • GPA: 3.82

High School Diploma

• AP Scholar with Honor - The College Board • National Honors Society • Groves Student Congress (Class Representative 2010-2012)