Our new special issue 'Celebrating 50 years of Theory in Human Communication Research' will be open access during May 2024. Check out (for free) cutting-edge discussions about creating and advancing theory for understanding the communication discipline. academic.oup.com/hcr/issue/50/2

I was interviewed for this story on a proposed Pennsylvania state law that would help support local newspapers and public media through tax breaks.
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One Penn State Bellisario College alum interviewing another!

Today was my last day at the Open Technology Institute, and as a Google Public Policy Fellow. It was such an insightful experience working a variety of privacy and children's safety-oriented projects.

Thank you to Open Tech Institute for being a welcoming space!

TeleFrieden: How Much Did the U.S. Wireless Carriers “Earn” From “Location Information Aggregators”?telefrieden.blogspot.com/2024/04/how-mu…

CONGRATS to PhD alum Miranda Brady on her forthcoming book Mother Trouble: Mediations of White Maternal Angst after Second Wave Feminism, published by University of Toronto Press! utorontopress.com/9781487556945/…

I'm so grateful for this amazing group of colleagues and friends! One big piece of advice I'd offer to anyone starting grad school is to find community. Thanks Sydney L Forde for making us take a group photo (in the rain) to celebrate the end of the year!

PhD alum Hyang-Sook Kim and Mun-Young Chung are co-authors of 'A Motivational Technology Perspective on the Use of Smart Wrist-Worn Wearables for Postpartum Exercise and Weight Management.' tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects S. Shyam Sundar, PhD alum Saraswathi (Saras) Bellur, PhD, and PhD student Hui Min Lee collaborated on 'Concept Explication: At the Core of It All.' acr.comm.or.kr/xml/40251/4025…

Meeting of Powerful Minds!

Innovative Teaching from PhD alum Erin Whiteside!

TeleFrieden: Does the FCC Have a Safe Harbor to Deregulate Despite the 1994 MCI Case Precedent?telefrieden.blogspot.com/2024/04/does-f…

The latest News Over Noise Podcast!

Congratulations to Dr. Cassandra LC Troy, who defended her dissertation yesterday! With co-chairs Chris Skurka & Jessica Gall Myrick, PhD, and committee members Juliet Pinto & Janet K. Swim.

CONGRATS to IUG-MA student Jadyn Stuart who passed her MA Project Proposal meeting! With advisor Dr. Stephanie Madden (she/her) and committee members DrRoco & Matthew P McAllister.

The third issue of volume 12 has been published: The issue is with eight contributions, some focused on fans and spectatorship in sports and esports, plus the introduction by the editors-in-chief Andy Billings and Marie Hardin (she/her). Please, see toc: journals.sagepub.com/toc/coma/12/3.

My Penn State Bellisario College COMM 498 Media and Mass Incarceration class owns a piece of my heart. So proud of these students and the compassion they brought to the class and stories they are writing.

I’ve loved my grad class this semester. End-of-semester gathering—post dinner. Love these amazing scholars.

We spy the Donald P. Bellisario Professor of Media Studies Mary Beth Oliver!

Congratulations to Dr. Maranda Goke 🌻, who passed her dissertation defense today! With advisor Mary Beth Oliver and committee members Jessica Gall Myrick, PhD, Chris Skurka, and Heather Shoenberger.