Biography
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Dr. Griffin is an Associate Professor in The Department of Communication Studies and is the Director of the C&IS Human Communication Research Lab at The University of Alabama.
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Dr. Griffin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at The University of Alabama and the Director of the College of Communication & Information Sciences Human Communication Research Lab. He is recipient of the 2020 College of Communication and Information Sciences Board of Visitors’ Research Excellence Award and was awarded the 2018 President’s Faculty Research Award at The University of Alabama. He was also recognized with a Premiere Award in 2018 by UA’s Council on Community-Based Partnerships for his work collaborating with Alabama’s Deaf community. Dr. Griffin obtained his bachelor’s (Deafness Studies) and master’s degrees (Communication Studies) from The University of Texas at Austin, and achieved his doctorate in Communication from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. During his doctoral work, he served as a research assistant at the FBI Training Academy in Quantico, VA. He later served as an assistant at the Buffalo Field Office on the white-collar crime squad. Dr. Griffin’s research focuses on interpersonal communication contexts, specifically deception, nonverbal communication, and topics related to Deaf advocacy. He is a co-author of a textbook on lying and deception and teaches undergraduate and doctoral courses on this topic. Other courses he teaches include nonverbal communication, Deaf culture, research methods, and BBQ communication. He enjoys spending his free time with his spouse, Danielle, their two dogs or riding motorcycles.
Current and recent extramural funding grant activity include:
National Science Foundation: “Mitigating Risks in Future Police Work through Social Telerobotic Communication” - ~$150,000, 9/1/2020 – 8/31/2021.
National Science Foundation: “Radio Frequency Sensing for Sign Language Driven Smart Environments” - ~$366,000, 10/1/2019 – 9/31/2021.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: “Improving the accessibility and comprehension of tornado warnings in the Southeast for the Deaf, Blind, and Deaf-Blind” - ~$250,000, 9/1/2017 – 8/31/2020.
Current and recent extramural funding grant activity include:
National Science Foundation: “Mitigating Risks in Future Police Work through Social Telerobotic Communication” - ~$150,000, 9/1/2020 – 8/31/2021.
National Science Foundation: “Radio Frequency Sensing for Sign Language Driven Smart Environments” - ~$366,000, 10/1/2019 – 9/31/2021.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: “Improving the accessibility and comprehension of tornado warnings in the Southeast for the Deaf, Blind, and Deaf-Blind” - ~$250,000, 9/1/2017 – 8/31/2020.
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