Sylvia Chan-Olmsted

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication professor and Media Consumer Research director, is the co-author of “Millennials’ Adoption of Radio Station Apps: The Roles Functionality, Technology, Media, and Brand Facts” published in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly on Aug. 25. Chan-Olmsted, CJC doctoral student Rang…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication Professor Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, Paul Mena, Ph.D. 2019 and Danielle Barbe are the co-authors of Misinformation on Instagram: The Impact of Trusted Endorsement on Message Credibility” published in Social Media + Society on June 24. In the article, the authors explore how…

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication professor and Media Consumer Research director, is the author of “A Review of Artificial Intelligence Adoptions in the Media Industry” published in the International Journal on Media Management on Nov. 25. In the article, Chan-Olmsted examines the utilities of…

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication professor and Media Consumer Research director, is the co-author of“Substitutability and Complementarity of Broadcast Radio and Music Streaming Services: The Millennial Perspective” published in Mobile Media & Communication on Sept. 9. Chan-Olmsted, along with UFCJC doctoral student Rang Wang…

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication professor and Media Consumer Research director, is the author of “Media Adoption of Cognitive Technologies: The Strategic Applications and Implications of Artificial Intelligence in the Media Industry,” selected as one of the Top Three/Best Papers for the 2019 Annual…

Most podcast users are millennial males, listen weekly, and engage with podcasts at home, according to a major new study by the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) and Futuri Media, a leading audience engagement and sales intelligence technology firm. Results were presented at the National Association…

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication professor and Media Consumer Research director, is the co-author of “Factors Affecting Smartphone Dependency of Media Consumers” published in the Journal of Mobile Communications on April 1. Chan-Olmsted, along with doctoral student Min Xiao, examined the phenomenon of smartphone…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty and graduate students were honored at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference in Washington, D.C. Award winners include: -CJC Journalism Professor and Chair Ted Spiker named Educator of the Year in the Magazine Division. –Sylvia…

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication professor, was one of the recipients of the Best Paper Award in the Marketing Research Track at the American Marketing Association annual conference. The paper, “Next Level Media Engagement: Measuring Cross-Platform Video Consumption Processes with Wearable Sensor Data” is…

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication professor and director of Media Consumer Research, recently visited the University of Navarra in Spain to collaborate with faculty and to present “Media Seek ‘Emotional Engagement’ of Audiences.” Her presentation featured current trends in the media industry including a…

Eight University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty are the inaugural recipients of UF’s term professorships recognizing academic achievements and supporting the University’s preeminence initiative. UFCJC was granted four term professorships per year to award meritorious faculty for success in academic achievement — teaching, scholarship (research/creative activity) and service. Spring…

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications scholars were published in different issues of Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly in 2016. In March 2016, Clay Calvert, UF CJC director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, penned a book review on “Community Newspapers and the Japanese-American Incarceration…