January February 2023 College News

FACULTY ACCOLADES Jasmine Austin served as co-editor of a special issue of the journal Applied Communication Research . She published “Generating more inclusive media memory: The limits and possibilities of news archives” in Media, Culture, & Society . She also published “Narrating the past on fairer terms: Approaches to building multicultural public memory” in Critical Studies in Media Communication . Jasmine and M.A. alum Tianna Cobb published “Red table talk: Discussions on social marginality in Communication Teacher . Jasmine will serve as the 2023 National Communication Association Preconference Planner and is the 2023 Activism and Social Justice Division Program Planner for the National Communication Association Conference. She gave a "Negotiating Conflict" presentation to Texas State athletes as part of the Student Athlete Development Series. Jasmine was also named an Honorary Coach by the Texas State football team. [1] Ann Burnette and alum Anthony LaStrape published a book chapter, "Advantage authenticity: Naomi Osaka's activism for social justice and mental health," in the book Social Justice and the Modern Athlete: Exploring the Role of Athlete Activism in Social Change . Michael Burns received a $16,000 REP grant to fund “Mental Health, Soft Skill, and Coping Strategies for First Responders." Stephanie Dailey published “The visualization of public information: Describing the use of narrative infographics by U.S. municipal governments” in the journal Public Policy and Administration . She also published “The great resignation in higher education: An occupational health approach to understanding 1 2 3 Jasmine Austin was named an Honorary Coach by the Texas State football team Roseann Mandziuk delivered the keynote address at the National Communication Association conference Abigail Mellow earned the Thesis Research Support Fellowship from Texas State's Graduate College 6 | 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