CCI graduate student Briana Acevedo (pictured left), who is pursuing a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology, was awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) with a Students Preparing for Academic-Research Careers (SPARC) award. She was given the award of $1,000 in support of her master’s thesis. “I am confident that my master’s thesis coupled with …
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News about the research activities of the FSU College of Communication & Information
ASHA Selects Student for Academic-Research Careers Award
NIH Awards Zhe He a Grant for Alzheimer’s Research
Dr. Zhe He, Assistant Professor and Chair of the MSIT Program in the School of Information, was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice of Special Interest on Alzheimer’s disease-focused administrative supplement. The $370,841 award augments Dr. He’s National Institute on Aging award, “Systematic Analysis of Clinical Study Generalizability Assessment Methods …
CONTINUE READINGKaitlin Lansford Receives NIH Grant
Dr. Kaitlin Lansford (pictured left), an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director within the School of Communication Science and Disorders, was awarded a grant in the amount of $233,828 by the National Institute of Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last month. Dr. Lansford was presented with this …
CONTINUE READINGALISE Awards Students, Alumni, and Faculty
The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) recently announced the winners of their annual awards. Students, alumni, and faculty of FSU College of Communication and Information are on the list, and will be recognized at ALISE’s virtual conference in October. ALISE Best Conference Paper Award Librarians as Natural Disaster Stress Response Facilitators: Building …
CONTINUE READINGAssistant Professor Receives McKnight Junior Faculty Development Fellowship
School of Information Assistant Professor Yolanda Rankin, Ph.D., was awarded a McKnight Junior Faculty Development Fellowship for the 2020 – 2021 academic year. The award is given by the Florida Education Fund (FEF) that has awarded over 230 Junior Faculty Fellowships to historically underrepresented minorities and women since its founding in 1984. In an effort …
CONTINUE READINGMarcia Mardis Recognized by Provost
Recently, iSchool professor Dr. Marcia A. Mardis, was recognized by Provost Sally McRorie for receiving a Fulbright Core Award from the Council of International Exchange of Scholars (CIES). FSU makes it a priority to reward faculty who receive the highest levels of recognition in academia. Following Top American Research Universities (TARU), a system set up …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Celebrates 5 Years of Collaboration with Local Communication Firm
Dr. Patrick Merle (Public Relations) and Nanette Schimpf, APR, CPRC, (’89, B.S. Communication) are celebrating the five-year anniversary of their partnership, the Incubation Lab. This joint effort between CCI and The Moore Agency allows students to work with real clients while practicing their research, problem-solving, and presentation skills. Teaming up just like they would in …
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