Scholars at the School of Communication and Information take an interdisciplinary approach to research that spans the fields of information science, library studies, communication, journalism and media studies.
Research News
Chirag Shah Awarded $500,000 NSF Grant to Start a New Line of Research Called Information Fostering
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Shah with a grant to fund his research proposal titled "III: Small: Information Fostering - Being Proactive in Information Seeking."
Chirag Shah Publishes First Book of its Kind on Social Information Seeking
Rutgers School of Communication and Information Associate Professor Chirag Shah has published a new book, titled “Social Information Seeking - Leveraging the Wisdom of the Crowd.”
Anselm Spoerri’s DataVis Program Wins a PROSE Award
Assistant Teaching Professor Anselm Spoerri won a Professional and Scholarly Excellence Award for DataVis, an educational product he helped create.
Professors Hepburn and Bolden Publish New Book on Transcription
Research Professor Alexa Hepburn and Associate Professor Galina Bolden have published a new book, titled “Transcribing for Social Research.” Their goal was to overview and introduce techniques that will help interactional researchers produce more accurate transcripts.
Professor Kathryn Greene and REAL Prevention Receive Grant for Phase II of “Interactive Technology for Media Literacy Drug Prevention in Community Groups”
The School of Communication and Information (SC&I), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is proud to announce the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) funding award for Phase II of the project “Interactive Technology for Media Literacy Drug Prevention in Community Groups.” Principal Investigators Michael L. Hecht, REAL Prevention, and Kathryn Greene, professor of Communication at SC&I, were awarded over $1.4 million by the National Institute of Health (NIH) for their research.
Communication Professor Kathryn Greene's research highlighted in Rutgers Today
Teenagers are particularly susceptible to attractive images in ads, movies and online material, says. Kathryn Greene, professor of communication in the School of Communication and Information, and they lack the media literacy to evaluate and counter these messages.
SC&I Faculty Hold Scholarship Incubator on “A Post-Truth Era of Fake-Alternative Facts!?”
Rutgers School of Communication and Information faculty participated in a SC&I Scholarship Incubator on “A Post-Truth Era of Fake-Alternative Facts!?” to discuss collaborating on this issue.
Marc Aronson to Publish New Book on the Origins of Photojournalism
Assistant Teaching Professor Marc Aronson published a new book, “Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism.”
Marie L. Radford Publishes New Book
Marie L. Radford has published the book “Library Conversations: Reclaiming Interpersonal Communication Theory for Understanding Professional Encounters.”
Russell Sage Foundation to Provide Support for Vikki Katz’s Third Book Project
On Sept. 1, 2016, Professor Vikki Katz began a yearlong residency at the Russell Sage Foundation as a member of its 2016-17 class of Visiting Scholars.