CCI Faculty News

COMM Professor Raney to edit special issue of Journal of Communication

May 20, 2013

Dr. Arthur Raney, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication and Director of Doctoral Studies in the School of Communication, and Dr. Mary Beth Oliver, Professor and Co-Director of Media Effects Research Laboratory in the College of Communications at Penn State University, have been selected to edit a special issue of the Journal of Communication (JOC).  [...]

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SCSD Professor Morris wins undergrad teaching award

May 13, 2013

Dr. Richard Morris, professor in the School of Communication Science & Disorders (SCSD), has won a FSU Undergraduate Teaching Award for the second time.  He was also selected for this award in 2000-01.  Morris said, “I appreciate this award as it is initiated by the students and lets me know that they find value in what [...]

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COMM Professor Raney quoted in article about the NFL Draft’s media coverage

April 30, 2013

Dr. Arthur Raney, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication in the School of Communication, was recently interviewed by and quoted in The Guardian, one of the leading daily newspapers in Great Britain. Raney, lead editor of The Handbook of Sports and Media, shared his perspective on how media coverage has made the NFL draft “the biggest non-sporting [...]

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COMM Professor Rodin selected for 2013 College Sports Summit Pioneer Award by Sports Video Group

April 22, 2013

Sports Video Group (SVG) selects Mark Rodin, executive director of Seminole Productions and professor at the Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication, for the 2013 SVG College Sports Summit Pioneer Award.  Since SVG started offering this prestigious acknowledgment in 2012, Rodin is only the second recipient chosen for his significant industry and academic media production [...]

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FSU collaboration to help librarians serve those with autism spectrum disorder

April 22, 2013

The Florida State University has received a $573,554 grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for a collaborative project between the PALM Center at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) and the Autism Institute at the College of Medicine. Project PALS (Panhandle Autism Library Services) is a two-year program [...]

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Adams receives 2013 Guardian of the Flame Faculty Award

April 18, 2013

As the only faculty recognition award by the FSU student body, members of Burning Spear, Inc. recognized 15 faculty members across campus who have made a difference in advancing FSU as a leading higher education institution.  Dr. Jonathan Adams, associate professor in the College of Communication & Information, is one of the respected faculty members [...]

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Three CCI faculty members awarded 2013 First Year Assistant Professor Grants

April 11, 2013

School of Communication & Science Disorders faculty member, Dr. Kaitlin Lansford, and two School of Library & Information Studies faculty members, Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho and Dr. Richard Urban, have each been awarded First Year Assistant Professor (FYAP) Grants for 2013. Here are some of their research project topics and links to abstract summaries: Dr. [...]

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Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho (2013 FYAP Grant Winner)- Research Project Information

April 9, 2013

Title: “Identity Deception and Detection in Computer-Mediated Communications” Abstract: Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho’s proposed research is a continuation of her previous research on trustworthiness attribution in virtual organizations.  Her current work, based on the social psychology theory of attribution, has uncovered the important finding that information behavior can be used to identify scenarios where members [...]

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Dr. Richard Urban (2013 FYAP Grant Winner)- Research Project Information

April 9, 2013

Title: “Representation Patterns for Cultural Heritage” Abstract: The World Wide Web has been an extremely successful way to share documents on a global scale, yet it contains an important flaw.  Documents on the Web can only be associated through hyperlinks that hide the relationships among them.  Although documents may contain a great deal of information, [...]

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SLIS Professor Everhart quoted in article on technology in K-12 education

April 8, 2013

Dr. Nancy Everhart, associate professor in the School of Library and Information Studies and director of the PALM Center (Partnerships Advancing Library Media), was quoted in a Tampa Bay Times article.  She discusses some reasons advising against the removal of media specialists from primary education in Pasco County, FL. Everhart, who has expertise in media and digital curriculum, brought up that trying to [...]

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