Faculty, Students Highly Recognized at National Communication Association Convention

On November 8 – 11, 2018 students and faculty from Florida State University’s School of Communication attended the 104th annual National Communication Association (NCA) convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. The National Communication Association advances Communication as the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media, and consequences of communication through aesthetic, humanistic, and social scientific inquiry. NCA …

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Professor Collaborates with Recent Ph.D. Grad to Publish Research Analyzing Pro-Social Messages

Dr. Katherine Dale and Dr. Danyang Zhao recently had their research paper accepted into the communication journal Computers in Human Behavior: Volume Ninety-One published online through Science Direct. The paper, entitled “Pro-social messages and transcendence: A content analysis of Facebook reactions to Mark Zuckerberg’s donation pledge” is a project that Dr. Zhao has been working on …

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iSchool Professor Greg Riccardi Retiring After 37 Years at Florida State

Dr. Greg Riccardi, a Professor in Florida State University’s iSchool, retired in June 2018 after 37 years of teaching. Known as one of the most influential and supportive professors, Dr. Riccardi has taught many subjects across Computer Science and Information Technology. He also directed iDigInfo, a research institute here at FSU that has been a …

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SCSD Professor Contributes to Six-Year Study on Speech Development

Kelly Farquharson, Professor in FSU’s School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD), has published a longitudinal study in collaboration with Tiffany P. Hogan and Jordan R. Green, both from MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, Massachusetts. The study follows nine infants from English-speaking US families between the ages of 9 and 30 months. They recorded each …

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iSchool Professor Receives Social Computing Award

Florida State University School of Information Assistant Professor Yubo Kou has received an Honorable Mention Award from the Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. CSCW is the premier venue for research in the design and use of technologies that affect groups, organizations, communities, and networks. Bringing together top researchers and practitioners, CSCW explores the …

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Meet CCI’s New Faculty

Florida State University’s College of Communication and Information welcomed its biggest group of new faculty members this Fall. From aural rehabilitation, media psychology, rhetoric and argumentation to cloud computing and video gaming, our faculty’s areas of research and rich educational and employment backgrounds give them unique skill sets to prepare students for their futures. We …

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SCSD Assistant Professor and Team Awarded Education Research Grant

Mollie Romano is an assistant professor for the School of Communication Science and Disorders and she is the Assistant Director of the Communication in Early Childhood Research and Practice Center in FSU’s College of Communication and Information. Dr. Romano engages in research and teaching on embedded interventions for infants and toddlers in home and community settings. …

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