Dr. Pooja Ichplani, a School of Communication (SCOM) student was selected as part of the Visiting Future Faculty Program at SUNY Buffalo, which was held from October 14-17, 2024, in Buffalo, New York. Recently, Ichplani defended her dissertation, “The critical role of social support from moderate ties for effective risk prevention against intimate partner violence: …
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Research news from the CCI School Communication
Dr. Pooja Ichplani Attends Visiting Future Faculty Program at SUNY Buffalo
Student Spotlight: Alyssa Croft
Public Relations student Alyssa Croft presented “Words in Big Business: How Scienceploitation has Invaded Consumer Society” at the President’s Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence on October 10, 2024. The presentation was the culmination of 10 months of work on the project, made possible by an IDEA Grant Croft received last March.
CONTINUE READINGSCOM Faculty and Students Attend AEJMC
The School of Communication (SCOM) was represented well at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from August 8 to 11, 2024. AEJMC is a nonprofit, educational association of journalism and mass communication educators, students, and media professionals. This year’s theme for the conference was Representation and …
CONTINUE READINGProfessor Returns to Mississippi Delta for Annual Student Project Trip
Every summer, Fannie Lou Hamer Professor of Rhetorical Studies Davis Houck leads students to the Mississippi Delta to document the region’s civil rights stories. This year marked the 21st anniversary of the trip, highlighted by milestones that have distinguished it from previous years to further strengthen the tradition.
CONTINUE READINGNew Faculty Members Join the School of Communication
The College of Communication and Information is excited to welcome four new faculty members to the School of Communication. Get to know each of them here!
CONTINUE READINGSchool of Communication Director Receives CRC Grant
Dr. Patrick Merle, Associate Professor and Director of the School of Communication, received a SEED grant from the Florida State University Council on Research and Creativity (CRC) for his project, “Uncertain about the Cone of Uncertainty?: Examining the impact of the new NHC visual about tropical cyclones on coastal communities.”
CONTINUE READINGProfessor Stephen McDowell Presents at NAFSA
Dr. Stephen McDowell, Assistant Provost for International Initiatives and John H. Phipps Professor of Communication, presented on the panel “Navigating Risk Management and Mental Health Abroad: Strategies and Insights” at the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA) conference. “The panel was very well-attended, and we had a lot of good questions,” McDowell said. “This …
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