It seems there’s always something to celebrate at COM, and the 2019 fall semester marked one particularly noteworthy achievement — PhD candidate, Sarah Krongard, passed her dissertation defense and became the college’s first doctoral recipient. Sarah arrived at Boston University four years ago with an extensive and impressive resume, already established as a leader in media… Read More
Kelsey Prena’s research is on the neurological effects of video game play. Particularly, she focuses on how video gaming influences learning and memory and how past experiences can lead to differences emotional affect. This research has involved collecting and analyzing neuroimaging, behavioral and survey data. One of the goals of Kelsey’s research is to extend… Read More
Online platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime have transformed the way we watch television shows—instead of waiting for a new episode to come out once a week, viewers can now watch their favorite series whenever and wherever it’s convenient. It’s not uncommon for people to binge-watch popular shows, sometimes consuming an entire season (or… Read More
There may be no better time to talk about women’s political rhetoric than right now, with as many as five women already seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. And that makes publication of Tammy R. Vigil’s new book, Moms in Chief: The Rhetoric of Republican Motherhood and the Spouses of Presidential Nominees, 1992–2016 (University Press of Kansas, 2019),… Read More
Emerging Media Studies faculty Dr. Lei Guo won Top Faculty Paper at the 2017 International Communication Association Conference in San Diego with her paper “Global Agenda Setting: A Big Data Analysis of International News Flow,” co-authored with Chris Vargo from The University of Colorado Boulder. The updated version of the paper has been recently published… Read More
Is binge-watching your favorite series effecting your political engagement? Jacob Groshek, Assistant Professor, Emerging Media Studies and Sarah Krongard, Ph.D. student in the Emerging Media Studies program, take on this question by dissecting the relationships between binge-watching and political participation. They have found that although there are a number of side effects to binge-watching (depression,… Read More
This fall’s Dr. Melvin L. DeFleur Distinguished Lecture Series features Dr. Icek Ajzen, professor of psychology emeritus at the University of Massachusetts. The event will be held Wednesday, November 9th 2016 from 4-5 pm, with a reception following, in the Metcalf Trustee Center on 1 Silber Way (9th floor). Learn more about the Communication Research Center.
The hours young adults spend on social media networks every day influence their behavior and attitudes about privacy. Heavy social network users who read friends’ updates and share information about themselves become acclimated to the act of posting their information as they read daily about their friends and the world, spurring them to post more… Read More
Dr. Beaudoin conducts theoretically driven research with real-world implications, centering on the influence of mediated communication on social and health outcomes. He has built and advanced theory on the effects of media use on social capital, including documenting variance according to individual- and community-level factors, and has designed and evaluated media campaigns in domestic and… Read More
Dr. Traci Hong’s program of research is on new media effects and processes, particularly in the context of health. She has examined how health messages can reduce smoking, alcohol consumption, and other risky health behaviors particularly among adolescents. She has also examined the related effects of peer influence, including as simulated in virtual environments. Her… Read More