School of Communication Professor, Davis W. Houck, Ph.D., is playing a key role in the making of a new documentary and curriculum about civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. Read about this project from Florida State University News: http://news.fsu.edu/news/2018/02/22/fsu-professor-offers-expertise-project-honoring-civil-rights-icon/
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News about the faculty of all schools comprising the the FSU College of Communication & Information
Comm School Professor Offers Expertise on Project Honoring Civil Rights Icon
John DuBard: Inaugural Seminole 100 Honoree and Established Communications Professor
John DuBard, current faculty member of the College of Communication and Information, is an FSU alumnus with an M.A. in Theater and a Ph.D. in Communication. This man of many talents first earned a B.A. in Mathematics at the University of Mississippi in 1966 after frequently visiting the college as a high school student to …
CONTINUE READINGBuilding a Legacy: a Tribute to Dr. Wills
Fifty-five years of life for former professor Dr. James Thomas Wills was filled with achievement. He was a Golden Gloves boxing champion, Negro League baseball player, Baptist preacher. He was also a World War II veteran, civil rights leader, and one of the few 50’s-era African American military officers. It was only his last few …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Professor Breaking New Ground in Human-Computer Interactions Research
Shuyuan Mary Ho, Ph.D., is currently an assistant professor at Florida State’s iSchool. Dr. Ho is teaching Information Systems and Information Security in both undergraduate and graduate-level classes at the College of Communication and Information. When she’s not teaching in the classroom, she’s conducting research on topics such as trusted human-computer interactions, cyber insider …
CONTINUE READINGRetired iSchool Professor, Martha Jane Zachert, Passes Away
On January 10, 2018, at the Westminster Oaks Health Center, retired iSchool professor Martha Jane Koontz Zachert passed away after almost 98 years of life. In that time, she attained multiple degrees from various prestigious universities and received a certification in medical librarianship. After work in this field, she moved on to Florida State University …
CONTINUE READINGComm Disorders Professors Lead the Way
School of Communication Science and Disorders faculty have been in the spotlight over the last couple of weeks – and for good reason. Associate Professor Toby Macrae’s leadership of a federally-funded speech-language pathology project for graduate students was recently featured on FSU’s News site and shared on Tallahassee Democrat’s website. Through the project, students learn …
CONTINUE READINGJennifer Proffitt Assumes Director Role at School of Communication
College of Communication and Information researcher and professor, Jennifer M. Proffitt, Ph.D., has assumed the role of Director of the School of Communication beginning January 2018. Proffitt is replacing Gary Heald, Ph.D., Theodore Clevenger Professor Emeritus, who has served as Director since July 2014 after being a Florida State faculty member for nearly 34 years. …
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