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Research Luncheons

• Dr. Mija Shin Barry from the Disney Media & Advertising Lab presents: "Psychophysiology in Communication Research: Growth in academia and in the industry" on March 15, 2012.
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Research News

• Study: College-age Facebook users react negatively to site’s ads
• Lu Zheng honored at American Academy of Advertising annual meeting
• Armstrong named UF Research Foundation Professor
• College doctoral program ranks 6th of 91 in the nation

Featured Researcher

Michael Leslie

Dr. Leslie’s research interests include the relationship between mass communication and society, especially the political, social, cultural, psychological, economic and health consequence of mass media for both to the dominant and oppressed groups in society, both in the U.S. and internationally. Much of Dr. Leslie’s work has focused on the nexus between media content and the empowerment of disempowerment of Africans and Afro-descendants. The goal of his research is to build a strong empirical base for theorizing about the role mass media play in the social construction of reality and perceptions of individual efficacy and agency for both dominant and oppressed groups, as well as to develop media/communications strategies that will empower the less fortunate in their struggles for political, economic, cultural, spiritual, physical and psychological health and well-being.

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