Dr. Rachel Bailey, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication at Florida State University’s (FSU) School of Communication (SCOM), was appointed as an associate editor for the Journal of Media Psychology (JMP) after previously winning multiple reviewer awards from the journal.
The Journal of Media Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on how individuals interpret different forms of media and the impact that media have on one’s emotions and behaviors. With two decades of publishing high-quality research, the JMP has an internationally recognized team of editors and reviewers who advance the field of media psychology.
Bailey’s expertise in media psychology focuses on motivated processing and decision-making as well as emotional and cognitive interactions with different types of media. She recently co-edited the De Gruyter Handbook of Media Psychology, a compendium of the most current work in the field of media psychology.
At FSU, Bailey oversees the Communication Research Center in the School of Communication, which is utilized to grow current knowledge about the influences of communication and media. The primary mission is to conduct interdisciplinary research addressing important health and social challenges while also providing students with first-hand research experience. Dr. Bailey also directs her own Interactions in Communication Contexts Lab, which is equipped with specific technology, such as the wireless psychophysiological data collection modules that track real-time changes in physiological responding to media, eye tracking equipment that provides dynamic gaze data, and behavioral coding equipment that monitors different types of participant behaviors.
Dr. Bailey looks forward to joining a team of skilled editors in an environment where she can continue to refine her editing skills. “During my term as an associate editor, my goal is to contribute to the journal’s reputation for rigor, fairness, and impact while also continuing to build a constructive, inclusive, and forward-looking review culture that advances both the journal and the field,” Bailey said.