August 2021 - News Articles

Distinguished Teaching Professor of Communication and Information and Director of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies Mary Chayko has been reappointed Faculty Fellow in Residence at the Honors College-New Brunswick.

Many Americans have heard that the impacts of climate change can negatively impact their health, but what type of messaging could encourage them to take action to mitigate climate change? New Research by Associate Professor Lauren Feldman identifies an approach most likely to work.

A chapter by SC&I researchers in the third edition of “The Routledge Handbook of Health Communication” provides communication-related and community-based strategies to help improve health outcomes for diverse groups and communities.

Thirteen Rutgers School of Communication and Information alumni were selected as members of the Emerging Leaders Class of 2021 by the New Jersey Library Association (NJLA), the state’s oldest and largest library organization.

Women, African-Americans, young people and those with lower socioeconomic status are most likely to report uncertainty about whether misinformation statements are true.

Surprisingly, people who experienced fear during interactions with their partners believed they were coping well with the pandemic as a couple.

Findings based on a cross-cultural study lead researchers to conclude that intervention programs aimed at raising parents’ awareness of the potential negative outcomes of significant phone use during parent-child quality time are needed, said Associate Dean for Programs and study coauthor Dafna Lemish.

The National Institutes of Health has named SC&I Assistant Professors Yonaira Rivera and Megan Threats recipients of the Loan Repayment Program Award.

While at Rutgers, Gbadamosi belonged to TWESE, the Organization for African Students and Friends of Africa at Rutgers, the ITI Council, and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Through his coursework at SC&I, he discovered that the ITI field enabled him to combine his love of technology with his people skills. Here he shares some of the wisdom he has learned along the way.

In a recently published paper, SC&I Ph.D. candidate Allyson Bontempo shows why scholars need to develop and use a standardized term when referring to “the invalidation of patient concerns by healthcare providers,” to both advance the collective scholarly literature and find solutions.

“I decided to take the Public Relations certificate program as a way to update my skills and resume during unemployment, network with other students, gain the advice of professors, and maintain a semblance of structure and sanity during the pandemic,” Garcia said.

Rutgers was a good fit for Josh Rochotte, and SC&I is proud to claim him as a double alumnus. After majoring in Information Technology and Information (ITI) and Psychology, Josh completed a Master of Information (MI) degree in 2018.

New research by Associate Professor Maria Venetis provides specific coping strategies romantic couples can use to keep their relationships, and themselves, healthy and strong during the pandemic.