Claire Wofford, third year doctoral candidate at the FSU School of Communication Sciences & Disorders received the New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHF), which is designed to support strong doctoral candidates who will pursue a teacher-investigator career in an academic environment at the university/college level. In 2018, the ASHF awarded up to fifteen scholarships …
CONTINUE READINGAuthor: Samantha Rice
SCSD Doctoral Student Receives New Century Scholars Doctoral Award
Dustin Mathews: iSchool Alumnus and Chief Wealth Evangelist at WealthFit
Dustin Mathews graduated from Florida State University in 2004 with his Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and is currently residing in San Diego as the Chief Wealth Evangelist for WealthFit. While the title of ‘Chief Evangelist’ has been floating around places like Silicon Valley for a few years, Mathews explains his role at WealthFit. “I …
CONTINUE READINGKrystyn Pecora: Comm Alumna and Executive Officer for Coast Guard Cutter Seneca
Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Krystyn Pecora graduated from FSU’s College of Communication & Information in 2013 with her Master’s degree in Media Communication Studies. She’s now serving as the Executive Officer of Coast Guard Cutter Seneca. Seneca is a 270 foot cutter currently home-ported in Boston, MA. “We have over ninety crew members serving aboard who come …
CONTINUE READINGStudents Selected as “Most Promising Multicultural Students” by American Advertising Federation
On October 24, the American Advertising Federation (AAF) hosted eight leading advertising industry professionals in Washington, DC, to select the 2019 class of Most Promising Multicultural Students. Among the fifty undergraduate seniors chosen for this honor, Samantha Nuñez and Ruth Carrion of Florida State University’s School of Communication were named. Ruth Carrion is an …
CONTINUE READINGProfessor Collaborates with Recent Ph.D. Grad to Publish Research Analyzing Pro-Social Messages
Dr. Katherine Dale and Dr. Danyang Zhao recently had their research paper accepted into the communication journal Computers in Human Behavior: Volume Ninety-One published online through Science Direct. The paper, entitled “Pro-social messages and transcendence: A content analysis of Facebook reactions to Mark Zuckerberg’s donation pledge” is a project that Dr. Zhao has been working on …
CONTINUE READINGStudents, Faculty, Staff Recognized at Annual Scholarship and Awards Program
Florida State University College of Communication and Information celebrated its Fall 2018 distinguished award winners and scholarship recipients at a celebratory reception at the FSU Alumni Association on Thursday, November 1, 2018. This year, the College awarded ninety-six scholarships to students and thirteen awards to faculty members. The evening was marked with warm rounds of …
CONTINUE READINGCommunication Alumna Mariliis Beger Appointed First Honorary Consul of Pakistan in Estonia
Earlier this year, The President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain appointed School of Communication alumna Dr. Mariliis Beger to serve as the first Honorary Consul of Pakistan in Estonia. Her research in Pakistan focuses on health literacy, eHealth and ICTs, and issues related to women’s sexual health. “I am looking forward to strengthening and building new relationships between …
CONTINUE READING