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.
Assistant Professor of Communication DaJung (DJ) Woo, who joined the SC&I faculty last month, researches how communication enables collaboration and membership negotiation within and/or between organizations.
Black Americans wait almost an entire day more than white Americans for test results.
Alumna Maria Venetis Ph.D. ’10 has returned to SC&I this fall as an Associate Professor of Communication. Her research explores resilience-promoting communication within romantic relationships, supportive communication patterns in managing cancer, and provider-patient interactions.
A new paper by Assistant Professor Caitlin Petre explores the impact of metrics on the media industry and journalistic practice, and how journalists attempt to reconcile their professional commitments with the news industry’s commercial imperatives.
The SC&I faculty on the list have offered to speak to reporters about the election on a diverse range of issues including American politics, the opioid crisis, the youth vote, leadership, and politics and media.
Assistant Professor Megan Threats, a new member of the Library and Information Science faculty, leverages informatics to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities in sexual and gender minority communities of color.
Assistant Professor of Communication Yonaira Rivera tells SC&I about her research exploring ways social media can be used to improve community health, her community-based participatory research, and her plans for teaching this fall.
Media outlets, political leaders should set public expectations early for a shift in vote counts
While Black and Brown Americans are at a higher risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 and dying from it, minority populations are less likely to choose to be vaccinated due to hesitancy, lack of confidence, and medical mistrust, according to SC&I Assistant Professor Charles Senteio.
Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science Tawfiq Ammari joined the faculty last month. In our conversation with him, he discusses his research, which lies at the intersection of Social Computing, Data Science, and Science, Technology, and Society studies (STS).
