Michaela Devyn Mullis

Parents have a long history of struggling with sharing “the facts of life” with their children. This discomfort with talking about sex among families, and specifically with teens, is an international phenomenon. Researchers at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications reviewed previous research of parents discussing adolescent…

Carma Bylund, Public Relations associate professor at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and associate professor in the Division of Hematology & Oncology at the UF College of Medicine, is the co-author of “International Barriers to Parent-Child Communication About Sexual and Reproductive Health Topics: A Qualitative Systemic…

Carla Fisher, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor, is the co-author of “Helping Mothers and Daughters Talk About Environmental Breast Cancer Risk and Risk-Reducing Lifestyle Behaviors” published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health on July 2. Fisher and co-authors Kevin Wright,…

Michaela Devyn Mullis, a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student, was selected from a national pool of applicants for the 2020 National Communication Association (NCA) Doctoral Honors Seminar. Mullis was selected for the Communication Studies Division based on her dissertation work in parental alienation, a form…