Dr. Shannon Hall-Mills and Dr. Mollie Romano, faculty members in the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD), presented their research at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention on Nov. 20-23, 2025. The event celebrated the association’s centennial birthday and served as a platform for sharing findings on literacy, language disorders, and clinical implementation. Dr. …
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News about the faculty of all schools comprising the the FSU College of Communication & Information
SCSD Faculty and Students Present Research at Centennial ASHA Convention
School of Communication Professors and PhD Student Research Graduate Readiness in Public Relations
School of Communication (SCOM) professors Dr. Richard Waters and Dr. Elizabeth Ray, and PhD student, Eldaneka Rolle, conducted research exploring how graduate programs in public relations can better prepare students for success in the professional public relations industry. Their study “Shaping Future Professionals: Industry Perspectives on Graduate Internships” was published in the Journal of Public Relations Education and highlights key findings on how graduate programs structure academic preparation and industry expectations for students. “If this study encourages programs to design learning experiences that reflect those …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Student and Faculty Member Research Opioid Crisis and Internalized Stigma
iSchool Professor Margaret Sullivan and graduate student Jonah Hancock researched how society understands the opioid crisis through their study of internalized stigma. Sullivan, who is in the sober community, started the study to explore the stigma cycle that prevents individuals from accessing vital health information. Hancock was motivated after losing friends to addiction, aiming to produce research that ensures fewer people will be affected by addiction. Their journal article, “The effect of self-stigma on the health information seeking and health behaviors of opioid users”, focuses …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Researchers Present AI Deepfake Research at ICIS 2025
This past December, three School of Information (iSchool) researchers presented at the 2025 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) in Nashville, Tennessee.
CONTINUE READINGTwo iSchool Faculty Receive IMLS Grants for Data Curation and Disaster Resilience Research
The School of Information (iSchool) has received two new Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) grants supporting projects led by Assistant Professor Gretchen Stahlman and Director of the Florida State University (FSU) Information Institute, Dr. Marcia Mardis.
CONTINUE READINGiSchool PhD Student Shares Research at LISA Conference in Chile
Rajesh Das, a School of Information PhD student, attended the 10th Library & Information Services in Astronomy (LISA) conference in Santiago, Chile. This conference held several international scientific meetings for librarians, data specialists, and astronomers to discuss how to retrieve, preserve, and access different astronomical information. “Attending the LISA conference significantly broadened my understanding of …
CONTINUE READINGSchool Researchers Secure National AI Infrastructure Award to Advance Patient–Clinician Communication
A team of iSchool researchers has been awarded a prestigious allocation through the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot Program to advance cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence for healthcare. The project, titled “Fine-Tuning Open-Source Large Language Models to Support Real-World Patient–Clinician Communication in Laboratory Test Results Interpretation” (NAIRR250293), was reviewed and approved for full allocation by the NAIRR program.
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