20 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. …

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Dr. 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 …

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20 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 …

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New 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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20 Questions with Barry Solomon

20 Questions with Barry Solomon What was your first job?  I worked as a dishwasher and busboy at an IHOP in south Florida when I was 15. I eventually moved up to a short-order cook. I loved it. I still enjoy making breakfast, even when it’s for dinner. If you were to write a personal …

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Professor Davis Houck Creates ‘Emmett Till Trail’ App

  Sixty years ago today, African-American teenager Emmett Till was murdered after flirting with a white woman. Today, FSU Professor Davis Houck announces an app featuring Mississippi landmarks integral to Till’s story. Dr. Davis Houck first heard Till’s name when he was an undergraduate and has since dedicated much of his work to telling Till’s …

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20 Questions with Malia Bruker

20 Questions with Malia Bruker  What was your first job? Right after I got my BA from FSU I got an unpaid internship at Free Speech TV in Colorado. I moved in with a family to nanny because I had no money for rent. Within 2 months the internship turned into a very intense job …

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