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Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Top Student Paper
“Learning from Confucius: Moral Self-cultivation (Xiuji) and Its Application in Media Ethics Education”
Yayu Feng
Top Student Paper
“Exploring the Effect of Control on Playable Ad Effectiveness”
Xiaohan Hu… Read More
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Congratulations to our 2020 Institute of Communications Research doctoral graduates, many of whom are continuing careers in academia. We wish the best to everyone and hope you will stay in touch with the University of Illinois!
August Graduates
Tiffany Bowden: Consultant and Co-Owner, Comfy… Read More
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This summer, Shili Xiong and Giang V. Pham, both doctoral students in the College of Media’s Institute of Communications Research, were invited to present at Microsoft’s “New Future of Work” virtual symposium. Their presentations examined various effects of remote working and mediated work, in… Read More
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Receiving one of the highest honors in the broad field of communication studies, Angharad Valdivia, Institute of Communications Research professor, has been elected a fellow in the International Communication Association. As part of the ICA Fellows Class of 2020, Valdivia is recognized for her… Read More
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Looking beyond the entertainment value of virtual reality/augmented reality, Yanyun (Mia) Wang, a doctoral student in the Institute of Communications Research, has been exploring virtual reality/augmented reality as potential tools to change people’s perceptions and attitudes toward social issues… Read More
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The Institute of Communications Research is excited to announce our next class of nine incoming students! Please learn more about their research interests in their profiles below and join us in welcoming them to the University of Illinois College of Media community this fall.
Sakshi Bhalla
Sakshi… Read More
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Congratulations to current ICR Students Woojin Kim, Un Chae Chung, and Olga Shabalina, who participated in the “virtual” meeting of the American Academy of Advertising in March. The ICR was also well-represented by current faculty and former students, including incoming ICR Director Sela Sar who… Read More
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What is the best way to take notes to promote learning: Taking notes by hand? Taking photos of the slides? Recording the lecture? Such questions about the ways we use technology drives doctoral student Kristy Hamilton’s research.
Her goal is to help media users learn how to make smarter decisions… Read More
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Congratulations to Jane Pyo and Jingyi Gu! The Center for Global Studies announced their project, “All-in-one apps: the techno-cultural regime of WeChat and KakaoTalk,” as a successful proposal and recipient of a Global Intersections Grant for Spring 2020. Their project aims to understand how… Read More
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In her latest book, The Gender of Latinidad: Uses and Abuses of Hybridity, Institute of Communications Research Professor Angharad N. Valdivia discusses the history and production of gendered Latinidad in the mainstream media.
Valdivia said the academic book is a continuation of her long-… Read More
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Congratulations to Jane Pyo, a doctoral student at the Institute of Communications Research, for winning a Dissertation Travel Grant from the University of Illinois Graduate College. She plans to travel to South Korea, her home country, and conduct interviews there.
Pyo's project, "The politics… Read More
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Institute of Communications Research alumna Jillian Báez (PhD '09) won this year’s Bonnie Ritter Outstanding Feminist Book Award, Feminist and Women Studies Division, National Communication Association, for In Search of Belonging: Latinas, Media, and Citizenship. "From an incredibly rich field of… Read More
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ICR student Catherine Xiaohan Hu won Top Student Paper at AEJMC.
We'd like to thank all of our graduate students in the Institute of Communications Research for traveling the globe to represent the University of Illinois as they presented their research at multiple conferences. Below is a list… Read More
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The College of Media welcomes the newest cohort in the Institute of Communications Research doctoral program.
Mariana Colín
MA, North Carolina State University
Mariana Colín got her MA in English with a concentration in film studies in 2019. Her thesis explored alternative forms of academic… Read More
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From educational workshops to renovated lab spaces, new initiatives at the College of Media are facilitating more research and creative endeavor opportunities.
Michelle Nelson, associate dean for research and creative endeavor, has been strengthening the research culture for faculty members and… Read More
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Professor of advertising Michelle Nelson and College of Media graduate students traveled to Dallas, Texas, to present research at the annual conference for the Association for Consumer Research this October.
For their film, Teaching Consumer Resistance in Jamaica: Subvertising in Action, Nelson,… Read More
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Faculty and graduate students in the College of Media participated in the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) in Washington DC. The mission of AEJMC is to advance education, foster scholarly research, cultivate better professional practice… Read More