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Graduate student research on abortion disclosure earns NCA’s top student paper award

2024-12-20

Emily Mendelson accepting the Donald P. Cushman Award

Doctoral students Emily Mendelson and Megan Jacobs Farnworth were awarded the Donald P. Cushman Memorial Award by the National Communication Association for their essay titled “Disclosure-Related Social Support and Reappraisals as a Result of Sharing Abortion Experiences with Close Others.” The...

How can we peacefully talk politics with people who have differing views?

2024-12-13

Emily Van Duyn, a professor of communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, studies the effects of social, geographic, and political polarization...

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Brilliant white male characters more believable, some viewers say in communication professor's study

2024-11-22

Mustafaj sits in front of a screen displaying films used in her study

Brilliant characters often play key roles in movies and TV shows. However, when these characters are played by women and people of color, some audience members dismiss them as unrealistic, even if they portray real people and events, a recent study found.University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign...

Afro-Latinidad in digital spaces and Hollywood reboots

2024-11-13

For most academics, sabbatical is a crucial time to focus on your research and a break from teaching duties. For administrators it’s especially essential, because their duties often leave little time to devote to their scholarship. For Isabel Molina-Guzmán, associate dean for student academic...

Communication with doctor during first visit affects pain patients’ outcomes

2024-10-31

Chronic pain — defined as daily or significant pain that lasts more than three months — can be complicated to diagnose and treat. Because chronic pain conditions are clouded with uncertainties, patients often struggle with anxiety and depression, and they and their doctors often find these...

Travis Dixon named David L. Swanson Professor of Communication

2024-10-18

Dixon poses with department and university leadership after being honored

In a ceremony hosted by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, communication professor Travis Dixon was honored as the new David L. Swanson Professor of Communication.Dixon, whose research focuses on the prevalence and...