Lambda Pi Eta Lecture Series
The Choice Scholar Lecture is given annually by one of the most distinguished scholars in the field of communication—an individual who has not only contributed a great deal of scholarly literature, but whose work has greatly impacted society by bridging communication theory and research to practice. The Lambda Pi Eta members select, invite, and host the annual presenter, as well as organize the reception following the Lecture. Lambda Pi Eta is the Department of Communication's Chapter of the National Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society.
The past LPE presenters are
2008
Ellen A. Wartella: "Infants, Toddlers, and Screen Media"
2009
Judee Burgoon: "Lie to Me: What We Really Know about Deception and Its Detection"
2010
Charles Atkin: "Strategic Media Campaigns to Stop College Alcohol Problems"
2011
Scott Poole: "A Contingency Theory of Organizational Response to Paradoxical Requirements"
2012
Michael Roloff: "People Are Annoying, They Are Difficult to Change, and It Does Matter: Why Arguing Is Often Futile"
2014
Steve Wilson: "Complex Family Conversations: How do Family Members Talk with Returning U.S. Military Service Members about Seeking Mental Healthcare?"
2015
Janet Fulk: "Social Media and Collective Expertise in Organizations"
2016
Noshir Contractor: "Leveraging Computational Social Science to Address Grand Societal Challenges"
2019
Stephanie Tong: "Communication and Artificial Intelligence"
2020
Sarah Jackson: "#HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice"
2021
Jeff Hancock: "Can AI Mediate Communication? Understanding AI in Human-to-Human Interaction"
2021
Travis Dixon: "The Centrality of Media Stereotyping: How Media Imagery Impacts the Functioning of our Society"
2022
Sonia Livingstone: (London School of Economics and Political Science): “A Child Rights Perspective on Designing for Children's Play”
2023
Bruce Bimber (UCSB Political Science): “How does the Internet Harm our Democracy?”
2024
Prateekshit (Kanu) Pandey (UCSB Communication): “How Humor Makes Us Think about Politics”