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Looking back at 2017
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!
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Planning an international trip? Put these items on your to-do list.
Note: I closed down my personal blog and moved some posts over here. This was written a few years ago.
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Reflections on Fashion: What Happens to Our Clothes
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…
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Pack these items to make your international trip more comfortable in the air and on the ground
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…
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How to Eat for Cheap in Copenhagen
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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Living the Influencer Life Presentation
https://www.canva.com/design/DADyhfjp3zA/0HHPtztK2hcDBetEGPjxpQ/view?utm_content=DADyhfjp3zA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton Trailblazers Presentation2
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Nine Insights after a One-Year Hiatus from Buying Clothes
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…
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Studying Influencers: A Review of Articles in the Journal of Interactive Advertising
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…
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More Secrets about your Teen’s Social Media Use
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…
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Your Teen’s Secret Social Media Life
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…
Kelli S. Burns, Ph.D. 