Two women of CCI were recently named on the Tallahassee Democrat’s list of 25 Women You Need to Know in 2016. These women give their time professionally and through philanthropic and volunteer work with grace and selflessness. Meredith DaSilva graduated with her B.S. in Public Relations from FSU in 1996. She has worked at VISIT …
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News about the faculty at the CCI School of Communication
Two CCI Women Named by Tallahassee Democrat as “2016’s 25 Women You Need to Know”
Dr. Russell Clayton’s Research Cited in FDA Notice
Research done by School of Communication faculty member Dr. Russell Clayton is part of the inspiration behind an upcoming FDA study on the effectiveness of animation in how consumers perceive benefits and risks in drug ads. The FDA will specifically look at responses to the ad, brand and product for psoriasis and chronic dry eye medications. Russell’s 2015 …
CONTINUE READINGTwo CCI Faculty Members Earn Promotions
Two FSU faculty members were recently promoted. Toby Macrae, Ph.D. was promoted from an Assistant Professor to an Associate Professor with tenure and Jennifer Proffitt, Ph.D. was promoted from an Associate Professor to a full Professor. Macrae earned both his B.S. and M.S. in Speech and Language Therapy from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Russell Clayton
What was your first job? I worked at a Hospital as a record filer. It was riveting work. (hint of sarcasm). If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? “Riding a gravy train with biscuit wheels.” Where did you grow up? Sweetwater, Texas. You likely have never heard of Sweetwater. …
CONTINUE READINGDr. Art Raney Attends International New Media Forum in Shanghai
Dr. Art Raney recently delivered a keynote address at the 2015 International New Media Forum in Shanghai, China. This was the second time the event has been held and the second time he has been given this honor. The forum was sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the International Communication Association. One of only …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Andy Opel
What was your first job? Bus boy and ice cream scoop at a Howard Johnson’s restaurant when I was 15. The owner, Skip, terrified me because he was always yelling at people over minor mistakes. I had grown up with a loud and aggressive father so I was not afraid of yelling …
CONTINUE READINGNew CCI Faculty Dr. Russell Clayton Launches Cognition and Emotion Lab
Russell Clayton began his journey conducting research as an undergraduate research assistant at Texas State University in the Department of Psychology where he aided in conducting neurophysiology research. This experience propelled his interests in studying cognition and emotion and eventually led him to earn his doctorate from the Missouri School of Journalism, where he focused …
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