Annual Symposium Schedule
Communities, Health, & Democracy: Research Symposium
Edna Anderson-Taylor Communication Institute, LNCO 2910
Friday, October 23, 2026
9:00 a.m.
Breakfast & Welcome
9:30–10:50 a.m. | Panel 1: Information Flows
Moderator: Dr. Kevin Coe
Presenters: Dr. Karrin Vasby Anderson; Dr. Stewart Coles; Dr. Ben Lyons; Haoning Xue
10:50–11:10 a.m. | Break
11:10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Panel 2: Advocacy
Moderator: Dr. Marleah Dean Kruzel
Presenters: Dr. Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou; Clare Dougherty; Sara Kavanaugh; Dr. Crystal Lumpkins
12:30–1:30 p.m. | Lunch
1:30–2:50 p.m. | Panel 3: Violence
Moderator: Dr. Leandra Hernández
Presenters: Dr. Arcia Tecun; Dr. José Ángel Maldonado; Dr. Victoria McDermott; Olivia Webster
2:50–3:10 p.m. | Break
3:10–4:30 p.m. | Panel 4: Questions, Connections, and Ways Forward
Moderator: Dr. Joshua Scacco
Format: Structured Q&A among presenters, moderators, and guests