School of Communication (SCOM) professors Dr. Richard Waters and Dr. Elizabeth Ray, and PhD student, Eldaneka Rolle, conducted research exploring how graduate programs in public relations can better prepare students for success in the professional public relations industry. Their study “Shaping Future Professionals: Industry Perspectives on Graduate Internships” was published in the Journal of Public Relations Education and highlights key findings on how graduate programs structure academic preparation and industry expectations for students. “If this study encourages programs to design learning experiences that reflect those …
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School of Communication Professors and PhD Student Research Graduate Readiness in Public Relations
SCOM Assistant Professor’s Research Featured in Journal of Eating Disorders
School of Communication Assistant Professor Braidyn Lazenby recently published her study, “Informal caregiver uncertainty: exploring the presence of uncertainty in eating disorder Reddit posts,” in the Journal of Eating Disorders, a peer-reviewed publication that discusses important issues and challenges within the field of eating disorders. “It’s important to be in conversation with other scholars who …
CONTINUE READINGSCOM Doctoral Candidate Presents Research at Lake Como Summer School Conference
SCOM doctoral candidate Trayana Kaleycheva presented her research at the Lake Como School of Advanced Studies Conference in northern Italy.
CONTINUE READINGLeveling Up: SCOM Professor Chapter Published on Video Games & Health Communication
Dr. Nick Sellers, Teaching Faculty in the School of Communication and former Director of eSports at FSU’s Panama City campus, was featured in a chapter in the book Communicating Disability: Expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health Communication and Mass Media. In his chapter, titled “GAMES FOR GOOD: Exploring the Potential for Traditional Video Game …
CONTINUE READINGSCOM Doctoral Student Receives First Paper Acceptance from the NCA
School of Communication doctoral student Gabrielle Lamura received her first paper acceptance from the National Communication Association (NCA).
CONTINUE READINGCognition and Emotion Lab Team Published in Health Psychology
Distinguished and Endowed Provost McKenzie Professor and Founding Director of the Cognition and Emotion Lab (CEL) in the School of Communication (SCOM), Dr. Russell B. Clayton and his Florida State University student co-authors, doctoral students Junho Park, Sazzad Mahmud Shuvo, recent graduates of SCOM master degree programs Kristina Simon and Sherry Rasul, and undergraduate student Jessica Weinberg …
CONTINUE READINGSCOM Doctoral Students and Faculty Present at the AEJMC Conference
On August 7-10, 2025, School of Communication (SCOM) doctoral students and faculty presented at the 2025 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Conference in San Francisco, California.
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