Month: November 2020

Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, is the co-author of “Media for Coping During COVID-19 Social Distancing: Stress, Anxiety and Psychological Well-Being” published in Frontiers in Psychology on Nov. 10. Johnson, Allison Eden, Leonard Reinecke and Sara Grady, using data from a cross-sectional survey, examined the relationship between […]

Yulia Strekalova, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications research assistant professor and director of Grants Development, is part of a group of UF researchers who have teamed up with Chicago-based animation company Tiny Docs to create two cartoon videos for children with anxiety and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, and their families. The collaborative […]

Matt Duffy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Master’s student, is featured in “Born Zillennial: UF Graduate Student Creates Viral Online Community” published in The Independent Florida Alligator on Nov. 8. Duffy created the Born Zillennial Facebook Group as part of a semester-long project for his Social Media Community Management course taught online […]

Gator NABJ has a general body meeting this Wednesday (Nov. 11) at 7 p.m.  We’re talking with Heaven Taylor-Wynn, UF alumna and MediaWise reporter. Click here to join: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/91760206250

Yulia Strekalova, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications research assistant professor and director of Grants Development, is the recipient of a 2020 University of Florida First-Generation Champions Award presented by Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars and First-Generation Student Success. Strekalova was recognized for her continued support of first-generation students by providing valuable research opportunities […]

You will learn how to use your unique experiences to become equity minded leaders on your campus, in your work, and throughout your career. Student participants in this introductory Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) workshop will learn about cycles of socialization, learn how to identify and interrogate biases, and be given a framework to continue […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Telecommunication associate professor, is featured in “Author Meets Critics: The Identity Trade: Selling Privacy and Reputation Online,” a series of videos published in Advertising & Society Quarterly, Volume 21, Issue 3, Fall 2020. The […]

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications executive associate dean, has been appointed interim dean effective Jan. 1, 2021, UF Provost Joe Glover announced today. The current dean, Diane McFarlin, will retire at the end of the year after eight years in that position. Hub Brown, associate dean and associate professor at […]

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication professor and Media Consumer Research director, and doctoral student Sunny Yufan Qin are the authors of “The Effect of News Consumption on Fake News Efficacy” published in the Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies on Oct. 29. Chan-Olmsted and Qin studied the relationship […]

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Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was a panelist for the hour-long UF Faculty Senate First Amendment Webinar on Oct. 30. The “Conversation About the First Amendment” event, introduced by UF Faculty Senate Chair Sylvain Dore and moderated by UF […]

Moni Basu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Michael and Linda Connelly Lecturer for Narrative Nonfiction, is the author of “In Search of Spirits in Cassadaga” published in Flamingo magazine on Oct. 18. Basu writes about Cassadaga, Florida. Founded in 1894, it’s home to the oldest Spiritualist camp in the Southeast. She profiles […]