News about the STEM Translational Communication Center. For more information, visit the Center page.
Monday September 19, 2022
Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor, was interviewed in “Making Fake Friends with Dr. Benjamin Johnson,” an episode of the Tech Tmrw podcast posted on Sept. 16. The …
Monday July 18, 2022
Research by Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor, and doctoral students Bhakti Sharma and Susanna Lee was featured in “Doomscrolling: What It Is and How to Stop” published …
Tuesday June 7, 2022
The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Dr. Carrie Miller will join the College this fall as Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Relations and will be playing an active role in the College’s STEM …
Monday May 16, 2022
Matching Black patients with a Black virtual clinician may increase patient willingness to get screened for colon cancer, according to a new study. The findings by Eric Cooks, postdoctoral fellow for the STEM Translational Communication Center (STCC) at the …
Friday May 6, 2022
Huan Chen, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor, and Benjamin Johnson, Advertising assistant professor, have been named to the Journal of Advertising Editorial Review Board. Chen and Johnson will serve …
Thursday March 24, 2022
Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, is quoted in “A Guide to Surviving the Online Apocalypse” posted on Mashable.com on March 23. The story features commentary from experts …
Monday February 21, 2022
Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, is the co-author of “Social Comparison and Envy on Social Media: A Critical Review” published in Current Opinion in Psychology, Volume 45, …
Thursday January 13, 2022
Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, is the co-author of two articles published in “Technology in a Time of Social Distancing, a special collection in Technology, Mind and …
Tuesday November 30, 2021
Recruiting participants for health-related research is always a challenge for researchers and often they turn to social media to help. But more regulatory guidance regarding what is acceptable practice is needed. Researchers have developed policies and procedures that can be easily replicated and allow research teams to effectively use social media as a recruitment tool.
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Monday November 22, 2021
Eric Cooks, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications STEM Translational Communication Center Postdoctoral Associate, is the co-author of “Hostile Media Perception on Twitter: The Effect of Mediated Social Identity Cues on Biased …
Wednesday November 10, 2021
On Nov. 4, 2021, Janice Krieger and Eric Cooks participated in "What We Know Works: Tools, Resources, and Promising Practices," a webinar sponsored by the Maryland Colorectal Cancer Task Force.
Thursday October 28, 2021
Janice Krieger, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications STEM Translational Communication Center director, and a multidisciplinary group of UF researchers were honored for their project ALEX. It was named one of the seven innovations of …
