Maria Elena Echarri brings nearly twenty years of experience in journalism and communication studies to classes at FIU. As a scholar-practitioner, with respect for interdisciplinary approaches, she emphasizes the relationship between cognitive processing and the contexts of human communication.Research/Creative Interests The intersection of cognition and communication, and its effects on health communication, intercultural communication, creativity, and media perception Visual rhetorics of fashion, architecture, design, and media Instructional communication Writing and producing documentaries and videos Echarri graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor of arts in broadcast journalism. She has been honored with journalism awards for her work as a reporter and anchor with ABC, CBS, and NBC stations in several regional television markets. Nationally, her reporting has aired on CNN, MSNBC, and the feed service, NBC News Channel. Additionally, Echarri has worked as a producer for ESPN International. In addition to a career in journalism, Maria Elena Echarri coaches individuals on proposal writing and she has been a producer of strategic communication videos and documentaries for health organizations.
