Rate My Professor Amy Martinelli

Amy Martinelli, Ph.D., serves as Associate Director, Director of Forensics, and Associate Instructional Professor at the University of Florida's William and Grace Dial Center for Speech and Communication Studies within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Previously listed as Assistant Instructional Professor of Communication Studies, she received promotion in 2024. Her career at the University of Florida began as an undergraduate debater in 2001, and she has coached the speech and debate team since 2007. Martinelli earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Arts in Education with a focus on social foundations from the University of Florida. As a graduate assistant in the William and Grace Center for Written and Oral Communication, she coached the speech and debate team and taught courses including Introduction to Public Speaking. Her teaching style and course development are influenced by her background in social foundations of education and competitive speech and debate. She currently teaches undergraduate courses such as Introduction to Public Speaking, Advanced Public Speaking, Political Communication, Event Planning, Storytelling, and Communication and Civic Engagement.