News Archive | Department of Communication

Dr. Holli Seitz co-authors article in The Journal of Rural Health

Together with an interdisciplinary team of MSU researchers, Department of Communication faculty member Dr. Holli Seitz co-authored a recent journal article on research to inform family-based approaches to prevent prescription opioid misuse. Results include specific examples of predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors that influence whether family members engage in prevention behaviors. This work is part of the PROMISE Initiative (PReventing Opioid Misuse In the SouthEast).

Mar 04, 2021

Dr. Holli Seitz publishes article in Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

An article by Dr. Holli Seitz and colleagues, “Evaluation of a Health Education Intervention for Rural Preschool and Kindergarten Children in the Southeastern United States: A Cluster Randomized Trial,” was recently published in the Journal of Human Sciences and Extension. The article reports on the evaluation of a five-year project, funded by the National Institutes of Health, that involved the development and testing of an integrated health education curriculum for young children.

Mar 01, 2021

Dr. Terri Hernandez contributes to book chapter

Dr. Hernandez was one of many authors who contributed a book chapter entitled, "Influencer-Marketing: Is it Right for Your Brand?" to Brandi Watkins' book, Research Perspectives on Social Media Influencers and Brand Communication, which explored some positive and negative implications for employing social media influencers to represent an organization's brand.

Jan 04, 2021

CNN picks up article by Communication Instructor Cheryl Chambers

You wear your mask, keep 6 feet between yourself and others and are committed to safety. But the measures that help minimize your risk of Covid-19 can also have an impact on your interactions with others.

Oct 31, 2020

Dr. Pete Smith has article accepted for publication in Mississippi Quarterly: The Journal of Southern Cultures

Dr. Pete Smith's article, "To Be Up and Doing": Journalist Kate Markham Power's Crusade Journalism and Case Against Woman Suffrage in Post-Civil War Mississippi, will be published in a 2021 issue of Mississippi Quarterly: The Journal of Southern Cultures.

Oct 15, 2020

Dr. Terri Hernandez co-authors article in Computers in Human Behavior

“Plenty of (Similar) Fish in the Sea: The Role of Social Identity and Self-Categorization in Niche Dating”

Sep 14, 2020

Dr. Terri Hernandez co-authors article in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) leadership charged a 13-member Presidential Task Force on Careers to obtain membership’s thoughts on preferences and needs regarding career-assistance programming and activities.

Aug 15, 2020

Dr. Pete Smith publishes article in Journalism History

“‘Raising Unshirted Hell’: The Journalism of Norma Fields, State Capitol Correspondent for the Northeast (MS) Daily Journal”

May 20, 2020

Dr. Holli Seitz co-authors article in the Journal of Child Neurology

“A Mixed Methods Analysis of Parental Perspectives on Diagnosis and Prognosis of NICU Graduates with Cerebral Palsy”

Apr 06, 2020

Josh Foreman publishes new book in Hidden History trilogy series

"Hidden History of New Orleans"

Feb 10, 2020

Dr. Philip Poe co-authors article in Southeastern Geographer

"Perceived Risk, Protective Actions and the Parasocial Relationship with the Local Weathercaster: A Case Study of Hurricane Irma”

Jan 06, 2020

Dr. Holli Seitz co-authors article in Journal of Extension

"Addressing the opioid epidemic: Defining Cooperative Extension’s role"

Dec 16, 2019

Dr. Holli Seitz co-authors article in Science Communication

"Correcting misinformation about neuroscience via social media"

Nov 26, 2019