Dr. Pooja Ichplani Attends Visiting Future Faculty Program at SUNY Buffalo

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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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.

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SCOM 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 …

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School 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.”

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Professor 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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