iSchool professor and researcher Dr. Michelle Kazmer recently blogged for FSU’s Institute for Successful Longevity. Her blog post addresses the information needs of an aging population. Dr. Kazmer’s post discusses research about older adults’ information needs and elaborates on specific key factors that should be considered when designing information services and sources for older adults. These …
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Dr. Kazmer Blogs for the Institute for Successful Longevity
20 Questions with Lisa Scott
What was your first job? I worked as a car hop for A & W Root Beer. I didn’t have to wear roller skates, thank goodness, because the mugs on the trays were REALLY heavy! If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? Things That Made Me …
CONTINUE READINGHispanic Marketing Center Travels to Atlanta for Advisory Board Meeting
by Laicelis Haro Throughout our lives we encounter individuals who inspire us; these encounters are often by happenstance. At Florida State University’s Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication the opportunity to meet seasoned individuals in related fields of marketing is coordinated. The Center has a carefully selected Advisory Board that encourages students to follow their goals …
CONTINUE READINGFSU Associate Professor and Doctoral Candidate Publish Study on Mobile Wellness Applications
FSU associate professor Besiki Stvilia and FSU alumnus Wonchan Choi recently published an exploratory study entitled “Mobile wellness application-seeking behavior by college students.” The duo examined how students obtain wellness information, including what wellness applications students use and for what purposes and how students found out about and select the wellness applications. According to the study, students get most of their …
CONTINUE READINGNew CCI Faculty Dr. Russell Clayton Launches Cognition and Emotion Lab
Russell Clayton began his journey conducting research as an undergraduate research assistant at Texas State University in the Department of Psychology where he aided in conducting neurophysiology research. This experience propelled his interests in studying cognition and emotion and eventually led him to earn his doctorate from the Missouri School of Journalism, where he focused …
CONTINUE READINGNancy Everhart Awarded DAAD Research Stay for University Academics and Scientists
Nancy Everhart, FSU graduate in Library & Information Studies (Ph.D., ’90) and professor in the School of Information, has recently been awarded a DAAD Research Stay for University Academics and Scientists to travel to Berlin. She will spend the spring 2016 semester studying how education for school librarianship may be received in Germany by measuring the perceptions of library …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Barry Solomon
20 Questions with Barry Solomon What was your first job? I worked as a dishwasher and busboy at an IHOP in south Florida when I was 15. I eventually moved up to a short-order cook. I loved it. I still enjoy making breakfast, even when it’s for dinner. If you were to write a personal …
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