October 2023 College News

FACULTY ACCOLADES Jasmine Austin earned the National Communication Association’s Marsha Houston Award, honoring scholars whose work embodies critically examining social justice issues, diversity/inclusion, and equity. Jasmine published the first edition of her second book, Communication and Organizational Changemaking for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Case Studies Approach . She also published a book chapter titled, “Critical Race Theory and intersectional approaches in Qualitative organizational communication research methods” in the SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research in Organizational Communication . The chapter was co-authored with Tianna L. Cobb . Jasmine also published a book chapter titled, “Workplace socialization: Reproducing racism or challenging discriminatory standards?” in the Palgrave Handbook of Antiracism in Human Resource Development . She published "Teaching critical media effects through classic horror films" in Communication Teacher . The piece was co-authored with Grace McCleskey . Jasmine published “#BlackCommunicationMatters: Creating equitable spaces for Black communication using a womanist rhetorical lens” in Communication Teacher . The piece was co-authored with M.A. alum Amber “AD” Alston . Jasmine served as a corporate trainer for the Whirlpool Corporation and was also appointed to the Presidential Commission on the Run to R1. Rebekah Fox and her research team received a $100,000 USDA/Forest Service grant to research the implementation of the national Wildfire Crisis Strategy and organizational learning and resilience. Nikkie Saldivar Hodgson will serve as a member of the Texas Transfer Advisory Committee’s (TTAC) 1 2 3 Roseann Mandziuk met with students in West Texas Communciation Studies Graduate Association held a Pizza Palloza at Valentino's Tori Miller serves as the community partnership chair for Women in Film and Television Austin 6 | October 2023 | College News COMMUNICAT ION STUDIES Communication Studies, Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership Studies, Organizational Communication, Persuasive Communication, Political Communication, & Teacher Certif ication in Communication Studies Discipline Specific Subcommittee on Communications to aid in the development of the Texas Transfer Field of Study Curriculum (FOSC) for Communications. Roseann Mandziuk was the Keynote Speaker at Wayland Baptist University's "Women in Scholarship Forum." She presented the lecture, "Recipes and Reconciliation: Lady Bird Johnson's 1964 Whistle Stop Tour Through the South." She also met with students and faculty during her visit to Plainview in West Texas. [1] Marek Muller was selected to be a guest on the National Communication Association’s educational podcast, where they will give a lesson on the rhetorical concept of the “ideograph.” They were also invited to lead a Continuing Education seminar for Our Honor, a group of activist veterinarians, about anti-racist and anti-speciesist communication practices during zoonotic disease outbreaks. Manu Pokharel published “Validating cross-modal measures for comparative research: Message veracity, novelty, and memorability” in Psychology and Marketing . STUDENT ACCOLADES Communication Studies Graduate Association (CSGA) is a departmental organization dedicated to unifying the graduate students in Communication Studies at Texas State University. CSGA members come together for events such as professional development and research seminars, as well as social and philanthropic events. This month, CSGA held a Pizza Palooza at Valentino's with over 30 people in attendance, including grad students, faculty, and family. [2] ALUMNI ACCOLADES Kyle Boedecker is an Admin II for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Texas State. He is currently attending Liberty University to earn a master’s degree in Professional Counseling. Kyle credits his experience with the Department of Communication Studies as the determining factor in helping him acquire his position and his success in his M.A. program. College of Fine Arts and Communication | 7 Colter Ray recently accepted a tenure-track position in Communication at The University of Tampa. His research focuses on supportive messages communicated after a cancer diagnosis, as well as the loneliness epidemic. More information, including media appearances, can be found at www.ColterRay.com. Tori Miller works in social media for many film organizations around Austin and serves as community partnerships chair in Women in Film and Television Austin. She also works as an assistant director, coordinator, and in production for filmmaking in Austin. [3] Manu Pokharel holds a B.S. in Nursing from the Purwanchal University, Nepal; an M.S. in Health Promotion and Education and a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Utah. Dr. Pokharel's research focuses on the strategic communication of health information to the public. She utilizes foundational approaches to strategic communication—audience segmentation/targeting and message development/testing—to engage pressing issues in health communication. Her primary research program investigates the persuasive impact of visual message features on knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in the context of cancer prevention and control. She has published several articles within and outside the discipline, in journals such as the Journal of Behavioral Medicine , Journal of Health Communication , Risk Analysis , and Journal of Dermatological Science . She has substantial teaching experience in courses such as Strategic Communication, Quantitative Research Methods, and Visual Editing. # FACULTY SPOTLIGHT