ASIS&T attendees will focus on translating information research into practice, policy, and action.
SC&I faculty member Nikolaos Linardopoulos, who manages the course, will accept the 2023 Program of Excellence Award on behalf of SC&I/Department of Communication during the NCA’s annual convention in November. Linardopoulos said the primary goal of the course is “to equip students with the necessary skills to be effective public communicators in a variety of settings and contexts with a particular emphasis on mediated/virtual presentations.”
Riegner, who is majoring in Journalism and Media Studies, is also playing on the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team and interning at NBC Sports where she is working with NBC Sports reporter and SC&I alumna Kathryn Tappen JMS’03. “The best and most unique part about my job is that it shows me firsthand what I hope to be doing moving forward, and it allows me to see the industry front and center. While I always thought this was what I wanted to do for my career, now I know for sure,” Riegner said.
The NCA’s Family Communication Division awarded Scharp and her colleagues a top paper award and the Interpersonal Communication Division awarded her a distinguished article award in 2023. In addition, two of her doctoral advisees have also been named recipients of Top Student Paper awards.
By SC&I Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Melissa Aronczyk, and Maria I. Espinoza, the book critically examines public relations as a social and political force that shapes both our understanding of the environmental crises we now face and our responses to them.
