This presentation explores how employees interpret leadership communication and how dialogic communication practices shape employee engagement, perceptions of organizational support, and psychological safety in the workplace.  Attendees will gain insight into how employees interpret leadership communication behaviors, the role of dialogue in shaping workplace relationships, and the connections between communication, organizational support, and employee engagement. The presentation will also discuss practical implications for internal communication practice and leadership strategy in modern organizations. 

BIO:

Carla White, Ph.D., is an incoming Assistant Professor of Public Relations at the University of Georgia and a recent doctoral graduate from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research examines how organizations communicate with internal and external publics across digital and contemporary organizational contexts including social media monitoring, corporate social responsibility and sustainability communication, risk communication, virtual work, and public reactions to organizational messaging. Her published work has appeared in journals including Public Relations Review, Communication Quarterly, Critical Studies in Media Communication, Management Communication Quarterly, and Public Relations Inquiry.