Before moving to Winchester, Virginia, Trish Ridgeway was a reference librarian and bibliographic instruction specialist in academic libraries. Upon moving to Winchester, Trish was named the Director of the Handley Library where she worked tirelessly until her retirement in 2013. Some of her accomplishments include tripling the library’s endowment, building two new branches, and updating …
CONTINUE READINGCategory: CCI Research News
News about the research activities of the FSU College of Communication & Information
iSchool Alumna Discovering Civil War History in Virginia
SCSD Doctoral Student Presents Research at FAMU
Earlier this month, first-year graduate student in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, Ashley Archer, got the chance to present her research to doctoral students at FAMU. Ashley’s research and master thesis use an innovative technology called the GaitRite to study the effect of cognitive-linguistic demands on gait for patients with Aphasia. “In other …
CONTINUE READING6th Annual SAMCS Conference Virtually Fosters Global Connections
The 6th annual South Asian Media and Cultural Studies conference’s hybrid nature connected in-person attendees to scholars in South Asia.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Professors Present at ATIA
In February, faculty members in the School of Communication Science and Disorders took a trip to Orlando for the Assistive Technology Industry Association’s (ATIA) 2020 Conference. The ATIA is the premier organization for manufacturers, sellers and providers of assistive technology. These are products, equipment, and systems that enhance learning, working, and daily living for people …
CONTINUE READINGCommunication Students Win Top Paper Awards at BEA
This year’s BEA Conference will be held in Las Vegas from April 18-21 and we know some students in the School of Communication that are very excited to go. No, not just because BEA is the premiere international academic media organization for educators, students, and professionals. These students are also excited because they received top …
CONTINUE READINGMichelle Presley Presents on the West Coast
Michelle Presley, a student pursuing a master’s in Public Interest Media and Communication, presented at the 2020 Western States Communication Association convention in Denver, Colorado. Her presentation was based on a paper she wrote with her co-author, Susan Macak, titled “The Downstream Effects of Wyoming’s Data Trespass Laws.” “The paper is a legal analysis of …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Professor Focuses on Community for the FSU Faculty Luncheon Series
There is an undefined beauty within research. Devoting your time toward bringing a research project to fruition can be rewarding but isolating. Rarely do members of academia have the opportunity to share their work outside of their own academic disciplines, but here at FSU they do. Established in the early 1980s by the Rev. Milton …
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