Meet Leila Brammer
Assistant Teaching Professor, Communication
Email: lbrammer@ut.edu
Address: 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33606
Building:
TECH
Room: 460E
Education
1988, Northern State University, B.A. Speech/Political Science
1992, Northern Illinois University, M.A., Communication Studies
1995, University of Minnesota, Ph.D., Communication Studies
Courses Taught
Communication and Law
Media and Society
Career Specialties
Professor Brammer's work is in free expression, community advocacy, and public discourse, specifically the theories and practices that support vigorous, inclusive, and productive engagement about, with, and across differences and disagreements.
Professional and Community Activities
Brammer's research focuses on developing and embedding in schools and communities discourse theory and practices that support democracy, academic life, and personal success. Her research, build, and facilitate frameworks in which community members come to understand problems from multiple perspectives and work together to develop evidence-based approaches to address challenging civic issues.
Brammer, L. R. (2021). Past is prologue: Transforming the discipline and democracy. Communication Education, 70(4), 444–446. https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2021.1958242
Honors and Awards
Presidents’ Civic Engagement Steward Award, Minnesota Campus Compact, 2018
Innovation in Teaching Award, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2016
Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2010
Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2002
Outstanding Teacher Award, International Communication Association, 1994
Paul K. Crawford Award for Excellence in Graduate Study, Communication Studies Department, Northern Illinois University, 1990
Program recognitions from leadership initiatives as department chair:
Civic Learning in the Major by Design, American Association of Colleges and Universities, 2018
Program of Distinction, Basic Course Division, National Communication Association, 2014
Rex Mix Department of Distinction Award, Undergraduate College and University Section, National Communication Association, November 2013