iSchool Alumna Returns from Peace Corps Assignment in Namibia

School of Information alumna Lauren Del Brocco has recently returned from a Peace Corps volunteer assignment in Namibia located in Southern Africa. Her work with Namibian youth included primary education in STEM fields, discussing sexual health topics, HIV/AIDS prevention, and empowerment of boys and girls to be agents of change in their community to end …

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Communication 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 …

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Karen Kayir Wilson: iSchool Alumna and Librarian in South Korea

Karen Kayir Wilson graduated in 2012 with her Master’s in Library and Information Science from FSU’s College of Communication & Information. Wilson currently resides in Pyeongtaek, South Korea as a librarian for Osan Middle/High School. Her passion for library sciences have taken her all over the world to places like Germany, Japan, and now South Korea. …

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Assistant Professor Malia Bruker Returns from Filming Documentary in Haiti

Assistant Professor Malia Bruker recently came back from a trip to Haiti where she worked on her latest documentary ‘Batay La’ which highlights an autonomous workers’ rights organization there. Bruker graduated from Florida State with her BA in Communication in 2005 and earned her MFA in Film & Media Arts from Temple University in 2013. …

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Professor Presents Papers at Society for the Scientific Study of Reading Conference

FSU School of Communication Science and Disorders Assistant Professor, Sana Tibi, Ph.D.,  had two spoken papers at two invited symposia at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading 2018 annual conference. She traveled to Brighton, United Kingdom, in July to present her research. Dr. Tibi was invited by Professor Ludo Verhoeven –from the Behavioural Science …

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iSchool’s Dr. Nancy Everhart is a Visiting Lecturer in Dieburg, Germany

Dr. Nancy Everhart from the iSchool is spending a month in Germany as an International Visiting Lecturer at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences Media Campus in Dieburg.  The aim of the Visiting Lecturer program is to improve the international teaching program by additional teaching, teaching in a foreign language and teaching with an international focus. In particular, it …

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