Friday, December 17, 2010

Commencement

Dr. Lowery Woodall and Dr. Cassandar Johnson at the commencement with their dissertation advisors - Dr. Chris Campbell and Dr. David R. Davies.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Congratulations!

Dr. Sharon Terrell successfully passed her dissertation defense this morning. Her dissertation, titled "'Reading' The Apprentice: Commerce, Culture and the Manufacturing of Reality," was directed by Dr. Chris Campbell. Congratulations to both!

Monday, November 29, 2010

Alumni News - Dr. John Allen Hendricks

John Allen Hendricks (’97, Ph.D.), Director of the Division of Communication & Contemporary Culture at Stephen F. Austin State university and Professor of Communication, recently published two books titled, “Techno Politics in Presidential Campaigning: New Voices, New Technologies, and New Voters” (with Lynda Lee Kaid, University of Florida) and “The Twenty-First-Century Media Industry: Economic and Managerial Implications in the Age of New Media.” Congratulations!



More info: http://www2.sfasu.edu/gmcc/hendricks.html

Friday, October 29, 2010

Dr. Woodall

Dr. Lowery Woodall successfully defended his dissertation this morning. His dissertation, titled "The Secret Identity of Race: Exploring Ethnic and Racial portrayals in Superhero Comic Books," was directed by Dr. Campbell. Congratulations to both!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Another New Doctor in the House!

Cassandra Johnson successfully defended her dissertation, titled "The Experiences of Mississippi Weekly Newspaper Editors as They Explore and Consider Producing Internet Editions," on October 19, 2010. This dissertation was directed by Dr. David R. Davies. Congratulations to both!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Alumni News - Dr. Elizabeth Barfoot Christian

A book edited by Dr. Elizabeth Barfoot Christian, who received her doctoral degree in Communication from the School of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2009, Rock Brands: Selling Sound in a Media Saturated Culture, will be released by Lexington Books in December (http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Brands-Selling-Saturated-Culture/dp/0739146351)
Dr. Christian has also been invited to write a series of blogs on music marketing for Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20101018/UPDATES01/101018001/Tech+professor+blogs+for+publishing+company
Congratulations!

Monday, October 11, 2010

The AJHA Southern Miss Group


Dr. David R. Davies, doctoral students Pam Parry and Kaylene Armstrong at the American Journalism Historians Association conference in Tuscon, AZ.

More conference information: http://ajhaonline.org/convention.html

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Research News - Summer 2010

Dr. Mary Lou Sheffer was recently elected Research Chair for the Sports Media group at AEJMC and publisehd a research article in the International Journal on Sports Communication.

Dr. Jae-Hwa Shin was one of the authors of a new book, “THINK Public Relations,” a magazine-designed textbook. More details at http://www.usm.edu/news/article/professor-releases-magazine-style-public-relations-textbook-0

Doctoral students Sidharth Muralidharan, Leslie Rasmussen, Daniel Patterson and Dr. Jae-Hwa Shin presented their research paper, "Hope for Haiti: An Analysis of Facebook and Twitter Usage during the Earthquake Relief Efforts," at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Denver, August 2010.

Kudos!

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Conference Calls

Did you write a research paper for any of your classes last semester? Send it to a conference! Here is a list of some of the most popular mass communication conferences: Mass Communication Conferences

Comps Exam - September 2010



Friday, July 30, 2010

Congratulations!

Dr. Farid Mouzai successfully defended his dissertation this morning. His dissertation, titled "A Portrait of Journalists Working in Algerian Daily Newspapers in the New Millennium," was directed by Dr. Mazharul Haque. This is Dr. Haque's last dissertation meeting. He is retiring this fall after 26 years of service to The University of Southern Mississippi. We will miss you!



Friday, July 16, 2010

Congratulations, Dr. Allin Means!

Allin Means successfully defended his dissertation, "Links of Connectedness: A Content Analysis and Industry Survey Comparing the Interactive Options of Community and Metro Newspaper Web Site," which was directed by Dr. Fei Xue. Congratulations and best wishes for your future!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Dr. Sharee Broussard won 2010 CASE Research Award

Congratulations to Dr. Sharee Broussard, who received her doctoral degree in Mass Communication from the University of Southern Mississippi in December, 2009.

Her dissertation, "Source-Message-Receiver in Integrated Marketing Communication A Study of U.S. Institutional Advancement," has been chosen as the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation winner for the 2010 CASE Alice L. Beeman Award for Outstanding Research in Communications and Marketing for Educational Advancement.

More information about the award:
http://www.case.org/Award_Programs/Research_Awards_in_Educational_Advancement/Alice_L_Beeman_Research_Awards_in_Communications_and_Marketing_for_Educational_Advancement.html

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Synergy


Congratulations to Jim Coll and Alice Ferguson for getting their papers published in the inaugural issue of SYNERGY, an interdisciplinary graduate student journal. In celebration of the university’s centennial, which occured on March 20, 2010, this issue features work exclusively by USM graduate students submitted from each of the five colleges.


Thursday, March 25, 2010

This week

Big week for doctoral students. Tim Nolcox and Pam Parry successfully passed dissertation proposal defense. Muriel Everton successfully passed dissertation defense. Eight students are presenting research papers at the graduate research symposium this Friday. Congrats to all!

Thursday, February 25, 2010

USM Graduate Student Research Symposium

Congratulations to the following students who will present their research paper at the USM Graduate Student Research Symposium on March 26, 2010.

Kaylene Armstrong

COVERING THE MORMONS: THE INFLUENCE OF NEW OWNERS OF THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ON COVERAGE OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

MAKING IT PERSONAL: REPORTER/SOURCE RELATIONSHIP IN THE 1985 MURDER TRIALS OF THE LAFFERTY BROTHERS

Thomas Broadus

THE PAY WALL, THE AMERICAN NEWSPAPER AND NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO

Alice Ferguson

ECOLOGICAL AFFORDANCES OF H1N1 PANDEMIC NEWS COVERAGE: NEWS MEDIA FRAMING AND DELINEATION OF BEHAVIORAL OPTIONS

FCC TO CITIZENS: GO JUMP OFF A (DIGITAL) CLIFF – BROADCAST REGULATION HISTORY, IDEOLOGY AND THE MYTH OF THE DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSITION

Casey Hart

DIS-ENCHANTED: THE EVOLUTION OF THE DISNEY FAIRY-TALE PRINCESS

Sid Muralidharan

SPOOFING: SOCIAL COMMENTARY OR EFFECTIVE MARKETING TOOL? TESTING THE RECIPROCAL MEDIATION HYPOTHESIS IN SPOOF ADVERTISEMENTS

Pam Parry

SECOND FIDDLE, NOT SECOND RATE: ASSOCIATE ROLE OBSCURES ANNE WHEATON’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLIC RELATIONS

Leslie Rasmussen

WHAT ACCENT? THE MARGINALIZATION AND ASSIMILATION OF LATINOS ON TELEVISION: A CONNOTATIVE READING OF ABC’S MODERN FAMILY

Judith Roberts

OBAMA’S USE OF NEW MEDIA IN THE 2008 ELECTION: HOW ACCESSIBILITY, INCREASED DONATIONS, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT HELPED HIM WIN THE ELECTION

Friday, January 8, 2010

Pam Parry Awarded Travel Research Grant

Happy New Year! First good news in 2010. Doctoral student Pam Parry was recently awarded a research travel grant by the Eisenhower Foundation! Congrats!

More details here: http://www.abilene-rc.com/index.cfm?event=news.view&id=047D6D24-19B9-E2F5-46C3E1E54EF9CDB0