Graduate Programs

• 1

  one winner of 2020 Martin Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student: Jason Freeman

• 2

  past and forthcoming presidents of leading professional organizations: Marie Hardin (AEJMC) and Mary Beth Oliver (ICA)

• 3

  three International Communication Fellows: Homero Gil de Zúñiga, Mary Beth Oliver and S. Shyam Sundar

• 4

  of our faculty are editors or senior editors for major journals:          - Computers in Human Behavior (Bu Zhong)          - Mass Communication & Society (Michael Schmierbach)          - Journal of Media Ethics (Patrick Plaisance)          - Journal of Information Policy (Krishna Jayakar)

• 5

  recent job placements by our Ph.D. graduates:          - Litzy Galarza, assistant professor, University of Northern Alabama          - Virginia Harrison, assistant professor, Clemson University          - Wunpini F. Mohammed, assistant professor, University of Georgia          - Maria D. Molina, assistant professor, Michigan State University          - Jinping Wang, assistant professor, Duquesne University

Recent Graduates

Rose Liqiu Luwei

Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University

2018, Ph.D.

Arienne Ferchaud

Assistant Professor, Florida State University

2018, Ph.D.

Yan Huang

Assistant Professor, University of Houston

2017, Ph.D.

Michail Vafeiadis

Assistant Professor, Auburn University

2017, Ph.D.

Steve Bien-Aime

Assistant Professor, Northern Kentucky University

2016, Ph.D.

Frank Waddell

Assistant Professor, University of Florida

2016, Ph.D.

Bo Zhang

UX Researcher, Facebook

2015, Ph.D.

Katie Blevins

Assistant Professor, University of Idaho

2014, Ph.D.

Melanie Formentin

Assistant Professor, Towson University

2014, Ph.D.

Erin Ash

Associate Professor, Clemson University

2013, Ph.D.

Lauren Decarvalho

Assistant Professor, University of Denver

2013, Ph.D.

Chenjerai Kumanyika

Assistant Professor, Rutgers University

2013, Ph.D.