Samantha Rae Powers, J.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Samantha Rae Powers is a generalist in the Department of Strategic, Legal and Management Communication, teaching courses across the department’s three major areas of study. Samantha earned her B.S. in public relations at University of Florida, while gaining work experience in media relations, event planning and coordinating, and hospitality management. She also earned her M.A. and J.D. at University of Florida, including coursework in strategic public relations, media law, employment law, negotiation, and mediation.
Prior to earning her Ph.D. specializing in organizational communication at University of California, Santa Barbara, Samantha worked for seven years as a Florida attorney, primarily practicing employment law and consumer financial services litigation, and as a Florida Supreme Court-certified County Mediator.
Research Interests
Occupational Stress and Well-being, Work-related Emotion, Vocational and Organizational Socialization, Workplace Discrimination, Professional Institutions, Negotiation
Selected Creative and Published Works
Powers, S. R., & Myers, K. K. (2020). Work-related emotional communication model of burnout: An analysis of emotions for hire. Management Communication Quarterly 34(2), 155-187.
Gazica, M. W., Powers, S. R., & Irgens, M. S. (2018, September). Well-being among Arizona lawyers: Attorneys stressed but satisfied. Arizona Attorney, 55(1), 26-32.
Powers, S. R., & Myers, K. K. (2017). Vocational Anticipatory Socialization: College students’ reports of encouraging/discouraging sources and messages. Journal of Career Development, 44(5), 409-424.
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