School of Communication alumna Sharon Delaney McCloud received a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Associations after more than 20 years in the communication industry. “To me, getting the CSP designation validates all the work that I have done. It shows that I have professionalism and that I’m bringing value,” said McCloud. …
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SCOM Alumna Sharon Delaney McCloud Earns Certified Speaking Professional Designation
SCOM Students Give Back During Their Summer Abroad
Students in the Media and Communication program studying this summer in Florence, Italy, took their learning beyond the classroom by volunteering with Fondazione Angeli del Bello, or “Angels of Beauty Foundation,” a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and beautifying the city. The volunteer experience gave students a chance to put the theme of their summer magazine, …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Ph.D. Candidate Angelica Bernabe Selected for National ASHA Leadership Program
School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) Ph.D. candidate Angelica Bernabe has been selected for the 2026 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP), a national program that brings together emerging leaders in communication sciences and disorders. Bernabe is one of only 40 students selected nationally for the 2026 cohort and will represent …
CONTINUE READINGJiwoo Seo Presents Research Paper at the 24th DCMI Conference in South Korea
Jiwoo Seo, a School of Information (iSchool) doctoral student, presented her research paper, “Motivations for Participating in Biomedical Ontology Communities within Human-AI Collaboration,” at the 24th International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Initiative (DCMI) in Seoul, South Korea. “Since I am originally from Seoul and have lived there for most of my life, the …
CONTINUE READINGSCOM 2026 Ph.D. Cohort Graduates Take Career Next Steps Around the Country
The School of Communication’s (SCOM) graduating Ph.D. cohort is taking the next step in their academic careers, accepting faculty and research positions at universities across the country. Among the graduates, Akansha Kharkwal accepted a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sun Young “Sunny” Park accepted a postdoctoral fellowship …
CONTINUE READINGDr. Kelly Farquharson and doctoral student Alexis Moser present research at the 33rd SSSR
Dr. Kelly Farquharson, speech-language pathologist, professor, and director of the Children’s Literacy and Speech Sound (CLaSS) lab at Florida State University, presented her research poster, Phonological profiles of children with speech sound disorders: Preliminary data from one academic year, with doctoral student Alexis Moser at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Society for the Scientific …
CONTINUE READINGNew Research on the Effects of AI Disclosure on Perception of News Credibility
A new study, Are all uses of AI created equal? An experimental review of AI disclosure types on credibility, that examines how different AI disclosure labels influence audience perceptions and whether the wording of those disclosures affects credibility, was published in Journalism. That work was conducted by School Director and Professor, Dr. Patrick Merle, alongside …
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