January February 2021 College News

JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION Advertising, Digital Media Innovation, Electronic Media , Mass Communication, Journalism, & Public Relations FACULTY ACCOLADES Michael Devlin’s article “Voters are starting to act like hard-core sports fans—with dangerous repercussions for democracy” was published in T he Conversation . Since then it has been picked up by 32 publications and been viewed by 20,000 readers in at least 10 countries. Dean John Fleming joined other university leaders from across the country on a panel at the annual Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication Mid-Winter meeting on February 26. The workshop theme was Leadership in Times of Change: The Pandemic, Social and Racial Justice, and Economic Uncertainty. Dr. Judy Oskam coordinated and moderated the panel, entitled Financial Times: Managing When the Ground Shifts. Dr. Amber Hinsley's [ 1 ] research article, "Tweeting in the midst of disaster: A comparative case study of journalists’ practices following four crises," was selected by the editorial board of Newspaper Research Journal for the Best Article Award for the Fall 2020 journal. In addition, Hinsley was recently interviewed on the syndicated radio show American Viewpoints about her research on misinformation and fake news, as several states have pending legislation related to media literacy education. Dr. Kelly Kaufhold [ 2 ] authored a chapter, "News and Information Industry," in the Handbook of Media Management and Industry which was published in December. [ 3] He will also present a study in March at the Midwinter conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. That study found that consuming local news predicted attitudes about immigration. Assistant Professor, Dr. Amber Hinsley Associate Professor of Digital Media, Dr. Kelly Kaufhold Handbook of Media Management and Industry featuring the chapter titled "News and Information Industry," by Dr. Kelly Kaufhold 12 | January & February | College News 1 2 3 College of Fine Arts and Communication | 13 FACULTY ACCOLADES Ann Burnette delivered a talk on the arguments used by woman suffrage leaders at the program “Selling Suffrage: Words and Symbols to Win the Vote and the ERA.” The occasion was a fundraising event for the Turning Point Suffrage Memorial Association, which is raising money for a national memorial to commemorate the movement that secured women’s right to vote. She was also interviewed as an expert on presidential communication by the Washington Post for a piece entitled, “From ‘my generals’ to ‘my Kevin,’ Trump's preferred possessive can be a sign of affection or control.” Michael Burns was the keynote speaker at The Ohio State University's Academic Leadership Forum. [ 1 ] He guided the provost and every vice president, dean, and chair/director at Ohio State through a workshop focused on best practices for conducting interdisciplinary research. This workshop was based off of the CoSearch program he developed with Marian Houser. Manusheela Pokharel [ 2 ] published “Cancer information overload: Discriminant validity and relationship to sun safe behaviors,” in Patient Education and Counseling . Her article, “Health communication roles in Latino, Pacific Islander, and Caucasian Families: A qualitative investigation” was recently published in the Journal of Genetic Counseling . STUDENT ACCOLADES M.A. students Sean Dyhre , Jorlanditha Austin , and Noah Dawson travelled with Dr. Stephanie Dailey to the Organizational Communication Mini Conference at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [ 3] C3 The Center for Communication, Collaboration & Creativit y (C3) RECENTLY AWARDED FACULTY Dr. Jason Kwak was awarded $5,000 from the San Marcos Arts Commission for the 11th Texas State International Piano Festival. Dr. Kwak serves as the Festival Director. The festival is an intensive one- week summer residency for aspiring young pianists worldwide to study with a stellar array of faculty. During the festival, world-renowned guest artists and faculty provide master classes and recitals that develop the advanced skills and techniques of the talented participants. Ana Baer and Michelle Nance were awarded $4,000 from the San Marcos Arts Commission for the first Interdisciplinary Performing Arts Festival of the African, Hispanic, and Latin American Diasporas in San Marcos, TX. The overarching goal of the festival is to expose the local community to excellence in the performing arts field and instill appreciation of diverse cultures from the world that have had a significant impact on the local community. AWARDED OVER $45K IN REP FUNDING In December, the FY 2021 Research Enhancement Program (REP) grant cycle awarded four projects totaling $45 thousand to College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) faculty. In one of the most competitive REP cycles in recent memory, 15 project proposals were submitted with COFAC faculty serving as project leads. The new awardees include Nico Schuler from School of Music, Josh Miller , Jasmine Austin , and Elizabeth Eger from the Department of Communication Studies, and Kate Glasheen from the Department of Theatre and Dance. The C3 Center encourages all COFAC faculty who applied for an REP in this past funding cycle and in the ones prior, to work with the C3 Center to seek external funding opportunities for their projects. Furthermore, Matthew Winn (mwinn@txstate.edu) and Lisa Westerbeck Fossum (lisa@txstate.edu) are always happy to help faculty get a jumpstart on REP proposals for the FY 2022 funding cycle. HAVE AN IDEA ?! CONTACT Lisa Fossum, M.P.A. Award Management 512.245.6719 lisa@txstate.edu MatthewWinn, M.A. Proposal Development 512.245.0040 mwinn@txstate.edu RESOURCE GUIDE: The Resource Guide was created to help faculty find and obtain funding and provide support in managing awards for research and creative projects.