SCOM 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 …

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SCSD Student Yuvane Arjune Contributes to National Blog

Yuvane Arjune, a senior at Florida State University’s (FSU) School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (SCSD), recently contributed to the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Blog. NSSLHA is the only national student organization for pre-professionals studying communication sciences and disorders (CSD) recognized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).  Her story, “More Than Paradise: …

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Dr. 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 …

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SCOM Alumna Shelly Joines Recognized as Finalist for The Tallahassee Woman Magazine Women on Fire Awards

In June 2026, Shelly Joines (B.S. ‘07) was named a Top 3 finalist for the Innovator Award at the Women on Fire Awards. This event is presented by Tallahassee Woman Magazine and honors local female innovators, business owners, and trailblazers within different professions and industries.   “Receiving this recognition fills me with gratitude of what …

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New 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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iSchool alumna Dr. Dania Bilal to receive 2026 ASIS&T Watson Davis Award for Service

School of Information alumna Dr. Dania Bilal has been named the recipient of the 2026 Watson Davis Award for Service, one of the Association for Information Science and Technology’s (ASIS&T) highest honors. The award recognizes members who have demonstrated sustained leadership and made significant, lasting contributions to the organization’s governance, chapters, special interest groups, committees, …

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