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Wald reports research, teaching and service news

Assistant Professor Dara Wald reports the following: Research: Her first-authored manuscript comparing risk perceptions and tolerance for invasive species in Florida and Hawaii was published in Conservation Biology, a top journal in the conservation field with a wide range of readers interested in sustainability challenges (4.16 Impact Factor). Wald is a collaborator on a new … Continue reading Wald reports research, teaching and service news

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Pritchard reports paper submission, media appearance

Assistant Professor Andrew Pritchard submitted a paper to AEJMC’s Southeast Colloquium on a student’s First Amendment suit over ISU’s harassment policy. The paper addresses procedural issues involved in establishing a First Amendment violation by a policy that has not yet been enforced against the plaintiff. Pritchard also was interviewed on WHO-TV about the First Amendment … Continue reading Pritchard reports paper submission, media appearance

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Munger Oakes presents at Women’s Leadership Retreat

In November, Lecturer Lisa Munger Oakes served as a presenter at the Women’s Leadership Retreat, held on campus, discussing the power of verbal and non-verbal communication. She also served as the featured speaker at the Des Moines-Area Professional Chapter of the Association of Women in Communication’s November meeting, in a talk titled “Persuasive Communication to … Continue reading Munger Oakes presents at Women’s Leadership Retreat

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Huggins, Huss welcome guest speaker

Lecturer Catherine Huggins and Lecturer Nathan Huss will have a guest speaker—Nathan Johnson, Vice President of Marketing Services at Strategic America—address 336 Account Management classes. Also, on Thursday, Dec. 8, the 434 Advertising Campaigns class will be participating in their final presentations to the client (Tikly). Emma Walsmith, Founder and CEO of Tikly, will be … Continue reading Huggins, Huss welcome guest speaker

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Dimitrova reports graduate program news, research, service and publication

Graduate Director Daniela Dimitrova reports the following: Graduate students in JLMC 592 had the opportunity to meet three former master’s students this semester: Gladys Nortey, Taylor Wen and Matt Neznanski. Alumni shared helpful tips and advice with the new cohort. Served as an external reviewer for promotion/ tenure for a faculty member at Bilkent University, … Continue reading Dimitrova reports graduate program news, research, service and publication

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Boyles presents results from research project on portrayals of race on cable news

Assistant Professor Jan Lauren Boyles and McNair Scholars program student Susan Cruz-Rodriguez will present results from their ongoing research project on portrayals of race on cable news at the National McNair Conference/Symposium, slated for March 2017 at the University of Maryland-College Park. This month, Boyles also attended an NSF workshop on data science proposals. She … Continue reading Boyles presents results from research project on portrayals of race on cable news

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Wigton reports new social media class, Happy Strong Healthy adviser role

Lecturer Michael Wigton reports the following: + Shelby Howard, Greenlee graduate and copywriter at Integer in Des Moines, visited all three sections of ADVRT 334 Advertising Creativity recently. She regaled students with her career path in creative advertising and offered advice on internship interviewing. + I submitted a new class proposal on social media for … Continue reading Wigton reports new social media class, Happy Strong Healthy adviser role