Brandi Quesenberry

• Professional & Business Communication
• Pedagogy & Instructional Communication
• Communication Center Practicum
• International Communication
• Public Speaking
• Communication Skills
• Group Processes and Presentations
• Interpersonal Communication

• MS, 'Corporate & Professional Communication' Radford University
• BS, 'Speech Communication' Radford University

• National Communication Association
  
• National Communication Centers Association
• International Academy of Business Disciplines
• Basic Course Director, Virginia Tech School of Communication

• NCA: Communication Centers Top Panel Award, Fall 2021
• Virginia Tech Advisor of the Month, September 2018
• Co-Faculty Advisor Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honor Fraternity, 2016-2017
• XCaliber Award, 2015 
• Favorite Faculty Award, Spring 2010 

Quesenberry, B., Boor, C., Purcell, L., Shinault, H., Sowder, N. “Extending Belonging in the Classroom.” Presentation at Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy. Blacksburg, VA. (February 2020). 

Quesenberry, B., Instructor Immediacy: How Nonverbal Communication Fosters a Positive Classroom Environment. Poster presentation at Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy. Blacksburg, VA. (February 2020). 

Quesenberry, B., panelist, “The Director’s Dilemma” panel at National Association of Communication Centers. Clemson, SC. (March 2020).  

Quesenberry, B. Session Chair, “The Director’s Dilemma” panel at National Association of Communication Centers. Greensboro, NC. (March 2019).  

Quesenberry, B., Coble, J., Conner, D., Purcell, L., Sowder, N. “Zoom Through Boundaries in Public Speaking.” Presentation presented at VACAS. Radford, VA. (March 2019). 

Quesenberry, B. “The Case for Collaborative Assignments in the Virtual Classroom.” Presentation presented at International Academy of Business Disciplines. Jacksonville, FL. (April 2019). 

Quesenberry, B. Virtual Public Speaking: Synchronous Meetings. Presentation on Inspiration, Innovation, and Insight in Online Courses panel at Southern States Communication Association. Nashville, TN. (April 2018). 

Boor, C., Quesenberry, B., Sowder, Z., Stallings, E. Applying Interpersonal Communication Strategies to Include the Whole Student Experience in Advising. Presentation at Advising Matters Conference. Blacksburg, VA. (March 2018). 

Quesenberry, B., Coble, J. Einstein, C., Purcell, L. The Power Struggle: Teaching GTAs How to Effectively Use Their Power. Poster presented at Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy. Blacksburg, VA. (February 2018). 

Boor, C., Conner, D., Quesenberry, B., Sowder, Z. Can You Hear Me Now?: Strategies for Encouraging Communication in the Virtual Classroom. Presentation at Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy. Blacksburg, VA. (February 2018). 

Quesenberry, B. (Co-presenter). Maintaining Our Relevancy through our Legacy: Perspectives from Award-Winning Basic Communication Course Programs. Basic Communication Course Division: National Communication Association Annual Convention. Dallas, TX. (November 2017). 

Quesenberry, B. (Co-presenter), Preston, M. (Co-presenter). Innovation in Virtual Public Speaking: Applications Across Disciplines. Effective Practice Award Emerging Ideas Session: Online Learning Consortium conference. New Orleans, LA. (April 2017). 

Quesenberry, B. (Co-presenter), Foster, K. (Co-presenter). How Classroom Climate Enhances Learning in Flipped and Online Classrooms. Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy. Blacksburg, VA. (February 2017). 

Preston, M. (Co-presenter), Quesenberry, B. (Co-presenter). Innovation in Online Public Speaking: A Case Study with Strategies Useful Across Types of Institutions and Disciplines. Online Learning Consortium Conference. Orlando, Florida. (November 2016).

Quesenberry, B. Transforming Centers through Interactive Activities. National Association of Communication Centers Annual Conference, Carlow University. (April 2016). 

Preston, M. (Co-presenter), Quesenberry, B. (Co-presenter). Ready or Not, Here They Come: Training Graduate Teaching Assistants. Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy. Blacksburg, VA. (February 2016). 

Quesenberry, B. An Opportunity to Enhance Learning: Cases from Program- and Course-Level Assessment. National Communication Association. Las Vegas, Nevada. (November 2015). 

Quesenberry, B. Online Communication as Educational Resource in the Digital Sphere. National Communication Association. Las Vegas, Nevada. (November 2015). 

Quesenberry, B. Applying the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to a Virtual Public Speaking Course. International Academy of Business Disciplines. Orlando, Florida. (April 2015). 

Quesenberry, B. Matching the Medium to the Communicative Task in Flipped, Blended, and Online Classrooms. Southern States Communication Association. Tampa, Florida. (March 2015). 

Journal Articles

Preston, M. & Quesenberry, B. (2014 Nov.). Virtual public speaking case study: Maintaining rigor, meeting outcomes, and enhancing relevance for digital natives. Quarterly Review of Business Disciplines, 1. 274-285.

Book Chapters

Composition at Virginia Tech. (2012). Pearson Learning Solutions. Boston: MA. (“Chapter 15: Presentations”)

• 4-VA Collaborative Research Grant.  Collaborative Research Grant for Communication Across the Curriculum: Creating Faculty Resources for Building Communication Skills in the Discipline.  Awarded by 4-VA.  The purpose of this award is to develop faculty resources for building student communication skills within disciplinary courses.  Team members: Melissa Broeckelman-Post, Brandi Quesenberry, Timothy Ball, and Stephanie Norander.  Award amount: $30,000.  Awarded May 2019. 
  
• Instructional Innovation Grant. Collaborative Instructional Grant for design of Common Book essay contest. Awarded by VT's Center for Instructional Development & Educational Research (CIDER). Team members: Claire Boor, Brandi Quesenberry, Hannah Shinault, Emilie Tydings.  Award amount: $2,000.  Awarded 2018.
• Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies Design and Development Grant.  Award recipient. Spring 2015. 
  
• Virginia Tech’s College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Undergraduate Research Institute grant recipient, Spring 2012
• Virginia Tech’s Institute for Distance & Distributed Learning grant recipient, Spring 2011
• Virginia Tech’s College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Undergraduate Research Institute grant recipient, Spring 2008