Hometown: Lakeland, Florida
B.A. Degree: Communication Studies, The University of Alabama, 2018
M.A. Degree: Communication Studies, The University of Alabama, 2019
Current research interests: Language and communication, deception, communication and sport
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Matthew McGlone
Projected Graduation Date: Spring 2024
Pike, M.P., Lazenby, B. S. (2022, November). 1200 isn’t plenty: Examining pro-eating disorder language use in online forums. Accepted for presentation at the 108th Annual National Communication Association convention (NCA), New Orleans, LA.
Lazenby, B. S., Pike, M. P. (2022, November). 'I know I'm being disordered but I can't stop worrying about it': Identifying the tripartite model of uncertainty in eating disorder discourse. Accepted for presentation at the 108th Annual National Communication Association convention (NCA), New Orleans, LA.
McGlone, M., Pike, M., (2022, May). Hail to the Thief: Actor vs. Activity Nouns in Crisis Communication. Accepted for presentation at the 72nd Annual International Communication Association convention (ICA), Paris, France.
Arth, Z., Pike, M., Angelini, J. (2022, May). From Medals to Minutes: Time on Camera for Men and Women during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on NBC. Accepted for presentation at the 72nd Annual International Communication Association convention (ICA), Paris, France. Top Paper Award, Sports Communication Division
Pike, M. (2022, April). Battle of the Sexes: On Freud’s Femininity and Social Roles. Accepted for presentation at the 92nd Annual Southern States Communication Association convention (SSCA), Greenville, South Carolina.
Laningham, A.J., Pike, M.P., Hakim, S.D., Fan, X., & Tagg, E. (2021, November). Let’s (Not) Talk About It: Examining Partisan Identification and Ideological Intensity’s Effects on Topic Avoidance. Accepted for presentation at the 107th Annual National Communication Association convention (NCA), Seattle, WA.
Pike, M., Griffin, D. J. (2021, May). Power language in management discussion & analyses. Accepted for presentation at the 71st Annual International Communication Association convention (ICA), Denver, Colorado.
Pike, M., Laningham, A., Griffin, D. J., Britt, B. C. (2021, April). That’s COLD: linguistic analysis of the influence of genre across truthful and deceptive statements. Accepted for presentation at the 91st Annual Southern States Communication Association convention (SSCA), Norfolk, Virginia.
Advanced Teaching Certificate, The University of Texas at Austin – Faculty Innovation Center, 2021
Outstanding Teaching by a Master’s Student, The University of Alabama - College of Communication and Information Sciences, 2020
Communication Studies Outstanding M.A. Teaching Award, The University of Alabama - College of Communication and Information Sciences, 2020
Three Minute Thesis,The University of Alabama, Third Place Winner - The Power of Words: the impact of power language in corporate financial disclosures, 2019
Outstanding Senior Award, The University of Alabama - Department of Communication Studies, 2019