Kelli S. Burns, Ph.D.

I came across this photo from 2017 when I won one of USF’s Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Awards. Pictured here with Provost Ralph Wilcox. Thank you for recognizing my commitment to undergraduate education!

Note: I closed down my personal blog and moved some posts over here. This was written a few years ago.

Note: This post was written in 2018, during the year when I didn’t purchase any clothes. Since mid-October, I have not purchased a single article of clothing, including accessories, shoes, and lingerie/pajamas. Amazingly, I’ve been able to survive! This year is giving me a chance to reflect on my need for new things as well…

If you are taking a long flight, you will want to bring a few items with you to be as comfortable as possible while crammed into a tiny airplane seat. Additionally, throw in some of these other items to be comfortable, informed, and safe when visiting a foreign city. For the Plane 1. Neck Pillow…

Copenhagen, Denmark is one of the most expensive cities for eating out. You might be thinking that Europe is expensive in general, but this article says Copenhagen is the fifth most expensive in the world, and the third most expensive in Europe. From my experience, a hamburger, pizza, or similar food item runs you about…

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In October 2017, I challenged myself not purchase any clothes for a year. And by clothes, I mean no pajamas, work-out gear, or unmentionables, as well as regular clothes. I also purchased no shoes, bags, or accessories for a year. I didn’t go into this experiment with any preparation. One day I decided that enough…

My next few posts will consist of reviews of the literature in various advertising, public relations, and other communications journals on the topic of influencers. Influencer marketing, which involves a marketer inspiring or hiring social media content creators with large followings to spread the word about their products or services, has been exploding in recent…

Tonight, I will be at Hillsborough High School on another “World of a Teen” panel representing social media. I have gotten some questions ahead of time and I’m going to answer them here in preparation for tonight. How can parents limit social media and texting all the time? We know teens are spending many hours…

I’m back again at Steinbrenner High School tonight to participate for the second time as a panelist for their “World of a Teen” program. I posted last year about some questions I anticipated from the audience, and I’m updating some of those answers and thinking of other questions too. One “fun” stat for parents that…