Trudy Milburn, Ph.D. is Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Southern Connecticut State University. At SCSU, she is responsible for regional and specialized accreditation. She oversees program review, the general education, faculty development, academic advising, and early college initiatives. Dr. Milburn has published widely in the area of culture and communication in organizational contexts. Her four authored, edited, and co-authored books include: Engaging and Transforming Global Communication Through Cultural Discourse Analysis: A Tribute to Donal Carbaugh (with Michelle Scollo); Communicating User Experience: Applying Local Strategies Research to Digital Media Design; Citizen Discourse on Contaminated Water, Superfund Cleanups, and Landscape Restoration: (Re)making Milltown, Montana (with Susan Gilbertz); and Nonprofit Organizations: Creating Membership through Communication. She has been a tenured, Associate Professor on the faculties of California State University, Channel Islands and Baruch College/The City University of New York.