College of Communication & Information Researchers Partnering on Grant to Improve Public Libraries Disaster Response

written by Diona Crawford Florida State University, in partnership with University of Texas Austin, was awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services research grant to investigate how small and often rural public libraries contribute to community viability in the face of disasters and crises, particularly with the use of information and communication technologies. The …

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SCSD Professor Carla Wood Receives National Research Grant

Carla Wood, Professor in FSU’s School of Communication Science and Disorders and Christopher Schatschneider, Professor in Psychology at FSU recently received federal funding in partnership with Hillsborough County Public School District to evaluate students’ writing outcomes in approximately 44 elementary schools. The research grant from the National Center for Education Research (NCER) of the Institute of …

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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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Dr. Ho Awarded funding from Cyber Florida

Shuyuan Mary Ho, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in FSU School of Information that has made a significant impact in her research field regarding trusted human-computer interactions. Some of Dr. Ho’s key accomplishments include designing online games to investigate human deception and founding the iSensor Lab to further her research inquiries into cybersecurity defense. Dr. …

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Rasul Father and Son Present at International Communication Conference

Dr. Azmat Rasul is an adjunct faculty member at the School of Communication who also teaches at Valdosta State University. After earning bachelor and master degrees in Mass Communication from the University of Punjab, Rasul came to Florida State University to earn a master’s in Media Communication. He also received a degree from FSU’s College …

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Professor Donna Nudd’s Worlds Collide with National Award

FSU School of Communication Professor, Donna Marie Nudd, co-founded one of Tallahassee’s most unique groups of performers: the Mickee Faust Club. Priding itself on being supportive of people with disabilities and of the queer community, the Mickee Faust Club is a rabble-rousing community theater that has been staging original cabarets in the Deep South since …

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