Commencement

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

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!

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

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!

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!

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!

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