Research Areas

Jane Bambauer, J.D.

Director - Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, Brechner Eminent Scholar

Research Areas & Methodologies:AI and Emerging Technology, Experimental, Faculty, Law, Policy, and History, Social Media

Matthew Barnidge, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Department of Journalism

Research Areas & Methodologies:AI and Emerging Technology, Computational Methods, Content Analysis, Experimental, Faculty, Journalism, Multi-level Modeling, Political Communication, Structural Equation Modeling, Survey

Olivia Bullock, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Department of Advertising

Research Areas & Methodologies:Experimental, Faculty, Health Communication, Science Communication, Strategic Communication

Lindita Camaj, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Department of Journalism

Research Areas & Methodologies:Content Analysis, Cultural and Social Change, Faculty, Freedom of Information, International/Intercultural Communication, Journalism, Media Industry and Consumers, Mixed Methods, Political Communication, Qualitative Methods, Survey, Trust in Media

Huan Chen, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair - Department of Advertising

Research Areas & Methodologies:Advertising, AI and Emerging Technology, Computational Methods, Cultural and Social Change, Faculty, Human-Computer Interaction, International/Intercultural Communication, Media Industry and Consumers, Mixed Methods, Qualitative Methods, Strategic Communication

Haoran “Chris” Chu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Department of Public Relations
Graduate Coordinator - Science and Health Communication
Affiliate Scholar - Internal Communication Research Hub

Research Areas & Methodologies:Faculty, Health Communication, Science Communication

Roxane Coche, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chair - Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

Research Areas & Methodologies:Content Analysis, Faculty, International/Intercultural Communication, Journalism, Media Entertainment, Media Production, Management, and Technology, Qualitative Methods, Survey

Marcia DiStaso, Ph.D., APR

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research
Professor - Department of Public Relations

Research Areas & Methodologies:Content Analysis, Faculty, Mixed Methods, Organizational Communication, Public Relations, Social Media, Strategic Communication, Survey

Yang Feng, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence - Department of Advertising, Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology

Research Areas & Methodologies:AI and Emerging Technology, Faculty

Juliana Fernandes, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Department of Advertising

Research Areas & Methodologies:Content Analysis, Experimental, Faculty, Mixed Methods, Political Communication, Strategic Communication

Rebecca Frazer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Department of Public Relations

Research Areas & Methodologies:Cultural and Social Change, Experimental, Faculty, Media Entertainment, Media Psychology, Mixed Methods, Political Communication, Public Interest Communications, Strategic Communication, Structural Equation Modeling, Survey, Visual Communication

J. Robyn Goodman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Department of Advertising

Research Areas & Methodologies:Advertising, Content Analysis, Critical/Cultural, Experimental, Faculty, Health Communication, Mixed Methods, Qualitative Methods, Strategic Communication, Survey, Visual Analyses, Visual Communication

Rachel Grant, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Department of Journalism

Research Areas & Methodologies:Critical/Cultural, Cultural and Social Change, Faculty, Visual Communication

Jeongmin Ham, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Department of Advertising

Research Areas & Methodologies:Advertising, AI and Emerging Technology, Computational Methods, Content Analysis, Experimental, Faculty, Human-Computer Interaction, Media Psychology, Survey

Eugy Han, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

Research Areas & Methodologies:AI and Emerging Technology, Content Analysis, Faculty, Media Psychology, Mixed Methods, Survey

Jay Hmielowski, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Department of Public Relations
Graduate Coordinator - Public Relations

Research Areas & Methodologies:Experimental, Faculty, Political Communication, Science Communication, Survey, Trust in Media

Myiah Hutchens, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chair - Department of Public Relations

Research Areas & Methodologies:Experimental, Faculty, Media Psychology, Political Communication, Social Media, Survey, Trust in Media

Bobi Ivanov, Ph.D.

Professor - Department of Advertising

Research Areas & Methodologies:Advertising, Cultural and Social Change, Enviromental Communication, Experimental, Faculty, Health Communication, Media Psychology, Mixed Methods, Public Interest Communications, Science Communication, Strategic Communication, Survey, Sustainability Communication

Benjamin Johnson, Ph.D.

Director - STEM Translational Communication Center
Associate Professor - Department of Advertising

Research Areas & Methodologies:AI and Emerging Technology, Experimental, Faculty, Media Psychology, Political Communication, Social Media, Survey, Trust in Media

Tom Kelleher, Ph.D.

Professor - Department of Advertising
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - UF Graduate School

Research Areas & Methodologies:Advertising, AI and Emerging Technology, Experimental, Faculty, Human-Computer Interaction, Media Psychology, Organizational Communication, Public Relations, Strategic Communication, Survey

Spiro K. Kiousis, Ph.D., APR

Executive Associate Dean
Professor - Department of Public Relations

Research Areas & Methodologies:Content Analysis, Faculty, International/Intercultural Communication, Political Communication, Public Relations, Strategic Communication, Survey

Yu-Hao Lee, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

Research Areas & Methodologies:AI and Emerging Technology, Content Analysis, Experimental, Faculty, Human-Computer Interaction, International/Intercultural Communication, Media Entertainment, Media Psychology, Mixed Methods, Public Interest Communications, Social Media, Survey

Jiawei Liu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Department of Advertising, STEM Translational Communication Center

Research Areas & Methodologies:AI and Emerging Technology, Computational Methods, Content Analysis, Experimental, Faculty, Health Communication, Journalism, Media Psychology, Mixed Methods, Political Communication, Public Interest Communications, Science Communication, Strategic Communication, Survey, Visual Communication

Jasmine McNealy, Ph.D.

Professor - Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
Director - Infrastructure for Communities, Ecology for Data (ICED) Hub

Research Areas & Methodologies:AI and Emerging Technology, Faculty, Law, Policy, and History, Legal, Trust in Media

Linjuan Rita Men, Ph.D., APR

Professor - Department of Public Relations
Director - Internal Communication Research

Research Areas & Methodologies:Faculty, Social Media, Strategic Communication, Survey, Trust in Media

Won-Ki Moon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Department of Advertising

Research Areas & Methodologies:AI and Emerging Technology, Experimental, Faculty, Media Psychology, Science Communication, Social Media, Strategic Communication, Survey, Trust in Media

Cynthia R. Morton Padovano, Ph.D.

Professor - Department of Advertising

Research Areas & Methodologies:Experimental, Faculty, Health Communication, Media Industry and Consumers, Media Psychology, Mixed Methods, Public Interest Communications, Strategic Communication, Survey

Seungahn Nah, Ph.D.

Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and Research Director - Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology
Professor - Department of Journalism

Research Areas & Methodologies:AI and Emerging Technology, Computational Methods, Content Analysis, Experimental, Faculty, Journalism, Media Psychology, Mixed Methods, Political Communication, Qualitative Methods, Social Media, Survey, Trust in Media

David H. Ostroff, Ph.D.

Professor - Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

Research Areas & Methodologies:Faculty, Historical, Law, Policy, and History, Legal, Media Industry and Consumers

Jieun Shin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

Research Areas & Methodologies:AI and Emerging Technology, Computational Methods, Faculty, Social Media, Trust in Media

Yuan Sun, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Department of Advertising

Research Areas & Methodologies:Advertising, AI and Emerging Technology, Experimental, Faculty, Human-Computer Interaction, Media Psychology, Mixed Methods, Strategic Communication

Bernell Tripp, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Department of Journalism

Research Areas & Methodologies:Faculty, Historical, Law, Policy, and History

Frank Waddell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Associate Chair - Department of Journalism

Research Areas & Methodologies:AI and Emerging Technology, Experimental, Faculty, Human-Computer Interaction, Journalism, Media Entertainment, Media Psychology, Structural Equation Modeling, Survey, Trust in Media

Kim Walsh-Childers, Ph.D.

Professor - Department of Journalism

Research Areas & Methodologies:Faculty, Health Communication, Journalism

Jinping Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Department of Advertising

Research Areas & Methodologies:Advertising, AI and Emerging Technology, Computational Methods, Experimental, Faculty, Health Communication, Human-Computer Interaction, Media Psychology, Mixed Methods, Multi-level Modeling, Qualitative Methods, Science Communication, Social Listening and Analyses, Structural Equation Modeling, Survey

Kasey Windels, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Department of Advertising

Research Areas & Methodologies:Critical/Cultural, Cultural and Social Change, Faculty, Qualitative Methods, Social Media, Strategic Communication, Trust in Media

Kun Xu, Ph.D.

Director - CJC Research Lab and Media Effects and Technology Lab (METL)
Associate Professor in Emerging Technologies - Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

Research Areas & Methodologies:AI and Emerging Technology, Computational Methods, Experimental, Faculty, Human-Computer Interaction, Media Psychology, Mixed Methods, Multi-level Modeling, Qualitative Methods, Structural Equation Modeling, Survey, Visual Analyses