Fall 2023 Ph.D. Program Colloquium (16:194:601) Wednesday at 12:15–1:45 p.m. in Room 323
September 13 The Digital Border: Technologies of Migration Governance and Resistance Dr. Myria Georgiou, London School of Economics
September 27 Conceptualizing and Measuring Symptom Invalidation as Experienced by Patients with Endometriosis Dr. Allyson Bontempo, SC&I Dissertation Presentation
October 11 Talk title TBD – Dr. Danielle Pillet-Shore, University of New Hampshire
October 25 Supporting Mental Health Among Autistic Youth in the Digital Age Meryl Alper, Northeastern University (via Zoom)
November 15 SC&I Alumni Book Panel Dr. Allie Kosterich, Fordham University; Dr. Jiqun Liu, University of Oklahoma; Marisa Holmes, SC&I
November 29 Computational Social Science Lab @ Rutgers Exploring the Role of Digital Platforms in Social Processes
December 13 - tbd dissertation presentations
February 8: Panel on Iranian Protests around Women's Head Coverings Afrooz Mosallaei, Bahareh Badiei
February 22: Creating Chaos Online: Disinformation and Subverted Post-Publics Asta Zelenkauskaite
March 3: Recruitment Day Student Research Panel
March 8: SC&I Scholarly Incubator
March 29: Dissertation Presentations
May 26: Research Practicum Presentations
September 14: Dissertation Presentation-Christoph Mergerson, Zoom
September 28: Dissertation Presentation-Taylor Goulbourne, Omar Hammad In-person, Room 323
October 12: Dr. Jasmine Cobb, Duke University-Professor of African and African American Studies/Art, History, and Visual Studies, Zoom
October 26: Diversity Book Club discussion of Hunger with Roxane Gay, Noon start time, Zoom
November 9: TBD
CANCELLED-November 30: Meredith Clark, of Northeastern University, In-person, Room 323
CANCELLED-December 14: Dissertation Presentations, In-person, Room 323
January 26: Tackling Procrastination and Resistance to Writing by Jen Theiss
February 9: Strategies for Approaching the Job Market
February 23: The Promise of Access: Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope by Dan Greene, Univ. of Maryland
March 4: FRIDAY: Recruitment Day Research Presentations
March 23: Dissertation Presentations
March 30: Dissertation Presentations
April 20: Research Practicum Presentations
September 15: Dissertation Presentations by Amana Kaskazi and Wan Wei
September 22: Dissertation Presentations by Robyn Caplan and Song Hee Park
September 29: If needed, Dissertation Presentations
October 6: New Faculty Colloquium (Note: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.)
October 20: The gentrification of the Internet: A rallying cry for more freedom online by Jessa Lingel, University of Pennsylvania
November 10: Time Management and Work-Life Balance by Marie Radford
December 1: Finding and Working with a Faculty Advisor
December 15: Dissertation Presentations
January 20: Finding and Applying for External Funding, Grants, and Fellowships. Teresa Delcorso-Ellmann, Craig Winston, Diana Floegel Video link
February 3: Prepping, Writing, Defending, and Passing your Quals. Melanie Kwestel, Alyvia Walters, Kevin Wang Video link
February 17: Revising and Resubmitting for Publication: Addressing and Responding to Reviewer Feedback. Emil Lawrence, other TBA Video link
March 5: Friday: Recruitment Day Colloquium
March 24: Dissertation presentations by Sarah Fadem and Diana Floegel
April 14: Weaponized Words: The Strategic Role of Persuasion in Violent Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization. Kurt Braddock, American University
April 28 Research Practicum Presentations
September 9: Dissertation Presentations: Sarah-Rose Marcus, Jonathan Pulliza.
September 23: Dissertation Presentations: Zhe Li,F redrika Thelandersson
October 7: Guest Speaker: Danna Young (organized by Lauren Feldman co-sponsor with Eagleton)
October 21 Dissertation Presentation: Connie Pascal
November 4: Developing a Professional Website and Social Media Presence with Tawfiq Ammari, Mary Chayko, Marie Radford
November 11: NCA Student Practice Presentation
December 2: TBD
December 16: Dissertation Presentation
January 22: The Global Trust Deficit: Can Communication Scholars Play a Role in Addressing it with Terry Flew, QUT, Brisbane
January 29: Setting Professional Goals and Making an Individual Plan for Ph.D. Students with Jen Theiss
February 5: Trends and the Business of Forecasting the Future with Devon Powers, Temple University
February 12: Are You Your Friends' Friend? Poor Perception of Friendship Ties Limits to the Ability to Promote Behavioral Change. Erez Shmueli, Tel Aviv University
February 19: Ralph Gigliotti, Rutgers University Ralph Gigliotti, Rutgers University
February 26: Dissertation Presentations with Sarah Rose Marcus, Eun Youp Rha
March 4: Mentoring and Advisor Relationships
March 6: Recruitment Day Special Colloquium
March 11: Children and Media: How Public Policy and Programming are Influenced by Research (room 222) Ellen Wartella, Northwestern University
March 18: NO COLLOQUIUM – SPRING BREAK
Ph.D. Colloquiums Are Canceled For The Rest Of The Spring 2020 Semester
March 25: Dissertation Presentations Connie Pascal, Jiqun Liu
April 1: Dissertation Presentations James Hodges
April 8: Elinor Carmi, University of Liverpool Elinor Carmi, University of Liverpool
April 15: How to Write a Journal Review
April 22: Practicum Presentations
April 29: No Colloquium
September 11: Dissertation Presentations. Eun Jung Baik, Katie Kang
September 18: Dissertation Presentation & Proposal Presentation with Teis Kristensen and Isha Ghosh
September 25: Dissertation Presentation & Proposal Presentation with Qun Wang and James Hodges
October 2: No Colloquia
October 9: Meghan Moran, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "Using communication theory to understand tobacco marketing and prevention messages."
October 16: Sabbatical Presentations. Marija Dalbello, Jenny Mandelbaum, Itzhak Yanovitzky
October 23: Post-Truth, Fake News and Democracy: A Critical Examination. Johan Farkas, Ph.D. Fellow Malmo University, Sweden
October 30: No Colloquium (Practice job talk by Sarah Rose Marcus for those who can attend)
November 6: NCA Practice Presentations-- Allyson Bontempo, Hannah Jones, Xizi Ru, and Deb Yoon
November 13: Tips and Advice for Qualifying Exams - Bill Bejarano, Diana Floegel, Omar Hammad, Christoph Mergerson
November 20: No Colloquia
November 27: No Colloquia
December 4: Garrett Broad, Assistant Professor, Communication & Media Studies, Fordham University
December 11: Dissertation Presentations
December 18: Dissertation Presentations (if needed)
Videos of the colloquia can be accessed on our PhD program YouTube channel
January 23: Practice Job Talk with Fanny Ramirez
January 30: Understanding and Negotiating an Academic Job Offer with Karen Novick
February 6: Google News:History, Evolution, and Influence 2002-2018 with Qun Wang
February 13: Perspectives on Academic Publishing from the Editor of the Journal of Communication with Lance Holbert
February 20: Thoughts on Managing the Advisor/Advisee Relationship with Marie Radford and Jen Theiss
February 27: The History of Fox Populism: How Rupert Murdoch, Rogers Ailes and Bill O'Reilly Remade Television News with Reece Peck, CUNY-Staten Island
March 6: I got an R&R! Now what?: Approaches to Revising your Work for Publication with Susan Keith, Amy Jordan, and Rebecca Reynolds
March 13: Dissertation Presentations. Nicole Gesualdo, Nadia Riley
March 20: Spring Break-No colloquium
March 27: Talk by David Hesmondhalgh
March 29: Recruitment Day Panel-TBD
April 3: Dissertation Presentations
April 10: Dissertation Presentations. Weixu Lu, Andrew Salvati
April 17: TBD
April 24: Practicum Presentations
May 1: No colloquium
September 7: Dissertation Presentation with Ziad Matni. Link to presentation.
September 12: Sabbatical Research Presentations and Roundtable with Galina Bolden, Regina Marchi, Marie Radford, Vivek Singh. Link to presentation.
September 19: The Moral Machine Experiment: 40 Million Decisions and the Path to Universal Machine Ethics with Edmond Awad. Link to presentation.
September 26: Dissertation Proposal Presentations with Fredrika Thelandersson and Hyunsook Youn. Link to presentation.
October 3: A Discursive Take on Donald J. Trump: Identity Work, Mafia Talk, and Post-truth Leadership. Link to the presentation.
October 10: Scholarly Identity on the Virtual Stage: Research, Issues, and Strategies with Mary Chayko, Diana Floegel, Marie Radford.
October 17: No Colloquium
October 24: Finding and Winning Grants with Elizabeth Ciccone, Jan Hempel, Cecilia Gal. Link to presentation.
October 31: Summer Research and Policy Work at COMPASS with Danyel Ferrari, Christoph Mergerson. Link to presentation.
November 7: No Colloquium
November 14: No Colloquium
November 21: No Colloquium
November 28: Dissertation Proposal Presentations with Eun Rha, Songhee Park, and Amana Kaskazi
December 5: Research at PBS Kids: Informing and Assessing Educational Media Content for Children, Families, and Communities
December 12: Dissertation Presentation with Miraida Morales
December 19: Dissertation Presentations with Christine Goldthwaite, Wei Shi, and Jing Wang
January 17: No colloquium
January 24: Panel on Being a Public Scholar and Non-Academic Research Products by Chenjerai Kumanyika, David Greenberg, and Itzhak Yanovitzky. Link to the presentation.
January 31: Health and Wellness Research Panel with Kathryn Greene, Amy Jordan, Charles Senteio, and Amy Henderson Riley from American University. Link to the presentation.
February 7: Workshop on Seeking and Winning Grants with Chirag Shah. Link to presentation.
February 14: No colloquium
February 21: Social Media Research Panel by Katya Ognyanova, Chenjerai Kumanyika, Kaitlin Costello, and Rebecca Reynolds. Link to presentation.
February 28: Preparing for Quals with Amana Kaskazi, Matt Reichel, Yiwei Wang, David Winters. Link to presentation.
March 7: No colloquium
March 14: Spring Break-No colloquium
March 23: FRIDAY: Children & Media Panel-Recruitment Day by Amy Jordan, Jeff Lane, Dafna Lemish, and Rebecca Reynolds. Link to presentation.
March 28: Dissertation Presentation: Joy Cox. Link to presentation.
April 4: Dissertation Presentations: No Colloquium
April 10: Dissertation Presentations: Sarah Barriage, Charlie File, Xiaofeng Li.
April 11: Dissertation Presentations: Ian Dunham, Debanjan Ghosh, Sean Leavey. Link to presentation.
April 18: No colloquium
April 25: Practicum Poster Session
May 4: Honors Day
May 9: Dissertation Presentation: Jack Harris
September 8: No colloquium this week
September 15: Welcome from Dean Potter, Dissertation Presentation by Yuan Yuan, Proposal Presentation by Joy Cox. Link to presentation
September 22: Dissertation Presentation by Stefanie Gomez, Allie Kosterich Link to presentation
September 29: Dissertation Presentation by Amanda Carpenter, Dongho Choi. Link to presentation
October 6: Summer Research Reports by Christoph Mergerson, Songhee Park, Jing Wang, and Kaicheng Zhan. LInk to the presentation
October 13: Research, Ethics, and Academic Integrity by Lily Todorinova and Chirag Shah. Link to presentation
October 20: DSA ASIST Practice Presentations by William Bejarano, Manasa Rath. Eun Rha, Shawon Sarkar, and Yiwei Wang
October 27: No Colloquium
November 3: Proposal Presentation by Christine Goldthwaite and Cheryl Klimaszewski. Link to presentation
November 10: No colloquium this week
November 17: No colloquium this week
November 24: No colloquium this week
December 1: Academic Publishing Workshop with Dafna Lemish and Regina Marchi. Link to presentation
December 8: Dissertation Presentation by Soe Yoon Choi and Connie Pascal
December 15: Dissertation Presentation by Nik Ahmad Rozaidi
December 22: No colloquium this week
Other Important Events
Students and faculty are also encouraged to scan the School Calendar. the SGS Calendar of Events, and the Rutgers main events page for announcements of symposia, lectures and speakers coming to campus this fall.
