January & February 2019 College News

1 Ann Burnette and Rebekah Fox on the Philosophy Mixed Podcast: “Te Return of Analytic Reasoning to the Public Square” 2 Roseann Mandziuk in Delhi, India 3 Communication Studies student, Joey Kuykendall featured on the Texas OnCourse website 4 | January & February | College News COMMUNICATION STUDIES Communication Studies, Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership Studies, Organizational Communication, Persuasive Communication, Political Communication, & Teacher Certif ication in Communication Studies FACULTY ACCOLADES Tricia Burke was selected as a runner-up for the 2018 Online Teaching Award. She is receiving the award for COMM 4326: Health Communication. Te award recognizes and rewards superior online teaching, provides models of excellence for fellow faculty, and encourages all faculty to continue to improve and advance their online teaching pedagogy. Ann Burnette and Rebekah Fox appeared on the Philosophy Mixed Podcast: “Te Return of Analytic Reasoning to the Public Square.” [ 1 ] Te podcast also featured Daniel Carter from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Ivan Marquez from the Department of Philosophy. Stephanie Dailey published “Social comparisons, social media addiction, and social interaction: An examination of specifc social media behaviors related to major depressive disorder in a millennial population” in the Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research . Tis study sparked several news outlets' attention, including ABC's Good Morning America, Yahoo!, and Te Daily Mail. She also published “Collegiate binge drinking and social media use among Hispanics and Non-Hispanics” in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs . Tis study has also received media attention, including stories in U.S. News & World Report , Psychology Today , and the Economic Times . Stephanie and Kristen Farris were awarded a Research Enhancement Program grant for $14,900 to focus on “Memorable messages of frst- generation college students.” Students in Stephanie’s Social Media in Organizations course wrapped up the fall semester by completing social media audits for 17 for-proft and non-proft organizations across the U.S.