Dariela Rodriguez (Ph.D., University of Oklahoma) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Ashland University. She has worked with some of the top scholars on interpersonal deception and communication in palliative care. This work has garnered several publications in top peer-reviewed journals and numerous conference papers. Dr. Rodriguez’s latest project is a book entitled Sport Communication: An Interpersonal Perspective, published by Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. Dr. Rodriguez serves as the coordinator for the sport communication program. She received her doctorate from The University of Oklahoma in 2012 and holds a certificate from the Harvard School of Public Health focusing on case studies and risk and crisis communication.