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Revise and ResubmitICYMI: Fandom Makes Us Do Crazy Things and Other Conversations About Sports Communication ResearchWe've got another ICYMI episode on deck for you today because well, let's be honest, everyone is busy and deadlines are upon us and it's hard to schedule guests during this very busy time. But, today's episode is a great one to catch if you haven't already and if you have, it's a great one to listen to a second time.
Join us today for Episode 6 of Season 6 of Revise and Resubmit where we get to chat with Dr.
Natalie Devlin, now an associate professor in the Stan Richards School of
Advertising and Public Relations. Natalie Brown Devlin researches crisis
...2023-05-1040 minRevise and ResubmitWhat's New With Dr. Kenon Brown--Perceptions of Athletes and the Factors That Predict Favorability Toward Athletes and AthleticsIn today’s episode, we are catching up with another former guest in our What’s New With series, and I say this every time, but again, today’s episode is SO MUCH FUN!!! Dr. Kenon Brown, an associate professor in the Department of Advertising and Public relations actually gave us an answer to one question that we had never heard before–what he wanted to be when he grew up. But, I’m not going to spoil it now! You’ll just have to tune in!
When we last caught up with Dr. Brown, we were in the heigh...2023-03-2036 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: What Happens If Twitter Goes Away and Other Conversations about Political Communication and Political Engagement--Catching Up With Dr. Cynthia PeacockIn the third of our of "What's New With..." series, we have the great opportunity to catch up with Dr. Cynthia Peacock, now an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies within C&IS. When we last spoke with Cynthia, she was telling us about the time she took her students to attend the Iowa Caucuses, and about all of her work in political communication. She's been busy these last two years, and in today's episode, we get to hear all about it. She is currently working on a study about relational communication when individuals do not share...2023-03-1332 minRevise and ResubmitVoice and Digital Assistants, the Detection of Emotional Stress, and Targeting Voice Assistants to Specific PopulationsYou might read this title and think, what? What in the world are they talking about? What we are talking about are things that many of us will be using in our daily lives? Do you use Siri or Alexa? Do you have apps on your phone that are tailored to you and can help you out in a virtual way? If you use any of these things, you use virtual assistants. But what you might not have thought about is how they actually work and how they do (or do not) respond to more subjective things like feelings o...2023-03-0635 minRevise and ResubmitEngaging in Technology: Individual Decision Making and the Societal Impact of Downloading, Consuming, and Tracking Our Own (and other’s) InformationYou don't want to miss the 5th in our series of "What's New With..." where we get an opportunity to catch up with previous guests and learn all about the research they have done since we last talked to them. When we last spoke with Dr. Shaheen Kanthawala, an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media, we talked about her research very broadly in the area of media effects through the lens of health communication. Shaheen has been very busy these last two years developing new projects and studies that dive more into the functions and...2023-02-2738 minRevise and ResubmitAre You Ready? Conversations about Natural Disasters, Crisis Communication and the Psychology Behind It AllHave you ever experienced a natural disaster like a tornado or a hurricane or a house fire? Have you ever found yourself in a situation where maybe you were not fully prepared but didn't know that until the disaster hit? Today's guest tells us about experiencing 9/11 from the lens of a viewer watching it unfold on global television changed the trajectory of her career and how watching the crisis with communication on that day led her to not only gain incredible experience working as a volunteer for the Red Cross and other humanitarian companies but also led to her...2023-02-2040 minRevise and ResubmitWhen it rains, it pours, but when it rains good things, it pours good things and other conversations about interpersonal communicationJoin us today as we catch up with new assistant professor Dr. Jaclyn Shetterly in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Alabama. Her work is squarely situation in the area of interpersonal communication where she examines the communication between individuals who are the victims of sexual assault and their romantic partners. As you learn throughout the episode, this type of work can be taxing and emotionally draining...on the subjects and the researcher...but it also sheds light on what is often considered stigma and shame for those victims. She also tells us how we can u...2023-02-1332 minRevise and ResubmitFinding meaningful comparisons across countries: Multiple benefits and multiple rewards!Have you ever considered the role of social media in democracy or the way political conversations occur based on what may be trending on social media? Whether you are an avid Twitter user or not, these conversations are happening on a national and a global level. Sometimes for good but sometimes not. Today's guest--Dr. Matt Barnidge, an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media at the University of Alabama--studies these types of things. More specifically, his research revolves around the three interrelated topics of (1) media trust, credibility, and bias; (2) news exposure and engagement; and (3) social networks, d...2023-02-0639 minRevise and ResubmitThe Side Hustle of Musicians and Other Conversations About Feminism and the Music IndustryDr. Alyxandra Vesey is an assistant professor in Journalism and Creative Media at the University of Alabama. Her research focuses on the intersection between gender, music culture, labor, and media industries. She is currently finishing a book (that she tells us all about) related to the identity politics surrounding musicians’ labor in the television industry during the post-network era. She also does research on the ideologies of gender that circulate within merchandising and endorsement work in the recording industry. Her work has been published in Television and New Media, Feminist Media Studies, Popular Music and Society, Cinema Journal, Saturday Ni...2023-01-3045 minRevise and ResubmitCommunicating and Adapting: Public Engagement About Science and Environmental RiskMatt Van Dyke2023-01-1634 minRevise and ResubmitSeason 5 Wrap and Q&A with the HostsJoin us as we put a wrap on Season 5 of Revise & Resubmit! We talk about some of the highlights of the season including discussing several of the guests we have heard from PLUS we take questions that we have been asked by listeners--that's the fun part.
Tune is as we answer some of the funny questions we get on the daily from those of you who listen!
To follow us on Twitter: @ICIRAlabama2022-12-0518 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Virtual Assistant Design Can Be Race and Gender Biased and Other Conversations About Internet StudiesIn today's episode, we revisit our conversation with Dr. Miriam Sweeney, associate professor in the School of Library and Information Studies. This episode is old enough that we used the original name for this podcast--no stupid questions! So, if you haven't been following along for the last two and a half years, you can catch up with this one!!
Join us today as we talk with Dr. Miriam Sweeney in the School of Library and Information Sciences as she talks about her research in artificial intelligence and the way AI technology functions as an extension of power s...2022-11-2827 minRevise and ResubmitWhat Happens If Twitter Goes Away and Other Conversations about Political Communication and Political EngagementIn the third of our of "What's New With..." series, we have the great opportunity to catch up with Dr. Cynthia Peacock, now an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies within C&IS. When we last spoke with Cynthia, she was telling us about the time she took her students to attend the Iowa Caucuses, and about all of her work in political communication. She's been busy these last two years, and in today's episode, we get to hear all about it. She is currently working on a study about relational communication when individuals do not share...2022-11-2132 minRevise and ResubmitFrom Country Music Superstar to Professorship and Other Conversations About Organizational Communication Within AdvertisingIf you think advertising is similar to the way it is portrayed on Mad Men, you'll definitely need to tune into today's episode.
As a child, our next guest's aspirations were to land it big as a country music superstar. While she toyed around with that idea for a while, her parents finally convinced her she needed to find another pathway, albeit a creative one, so she could have a backup plan. That landed Dr. Teresa Tackett, an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations, in college exploring all there was to learn about a...2022-11-1429 minRevise and ResubmitThe broccoli of democracy? It’s good for you but some people don’t like it and other conversations about political advertisingWe are less than 24 hours away from Election Day 2022, and in today's episode, we get the good fortune of talking with one of C&IS' many political communication scholars--Dr. Josh Bramlett, an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations. It seems like during any election year, we are faced with political ads, negative attack ads, and everything in between from about August until Election Day, and as we learn from Josh, as annoying as it may be for some, others actually believe they are effective. You'll have to tune in to find out if research supports...2022-11-0736 minRevise and ResubmitCatching up with Dr. Maddox: The Internet Really Is For CatsIn today's episode, we catch up with Dr. Jess Maddox, an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media, about the book project and other research projects she was working on when we talked to her TWO YEARS AGO. Spoiler alert: not only do we learn that her book is done and on the bookshelves (but technically Amazon and other online booksellers), we get the chance to hear about all of the projects she is working on now, including a second book project. When you think about the ways the Internet but especially social media have evolved...2022-10-3130 minRevise and ResubmitWhat's New With Dr. Scott Parrott--Talking Mental Health, Athletes and VeteransIn the first episode of the "What's New With" series, we catch up with our first podcast guest ever--Dr. Scott Parrott, an associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media. When we talked to him over TWO YEARS AGO, he was working on several projects related to mental health--mental health and veterans, the stigma associated with mental health, and the representation of mental health in an entertainment context. In today's episode, we learn more about how those projects turned out plus we learn about his upcoming book with fellow Revise & Resubmit guest, Dr. Andy Billings. Their upcoming...2022-10-2440 minRevise and ResubmitGood humans doing great things and the non-linear path to discovering your passionI say this with _every_ episode, but truly this is one not to miss! We take a bit of a turn in our conversation with today's guest because we are talking to a scholar who's research and scholarship is in the creative area--documentary film to be exact. If you thought all professors did was boring stuff, today's guest--John Haley--will break that notion. John tells us about how he grew up watching films with his family, and how those early experiences started him down a path of discovery with film and documentary storytelling. John worked with Americorps immediately after graduation...2022-10-1741 minRevise and ResubmitFalling Backwards Into Things–The Path to Research in Identity, Stigma and OrganizingI say this about every episode but I definitely have to say it about this one---YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS TODAY'S EPISODE.
Wow. We cover a lot of territory with Dr. Peter Jensen, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies in the College of Communication & Information Sciences. But first, fun fact: Peter is the first guest we have ever had who said he actually dreamed of being a professor as a young child, and this inspiration came from watching Indiana Jones films where Indiana Jones was in a classroom teaching!!
But, on to...2022-10-1032 minRevise and ResubmitPro-Tip: Create a Crisis Manual to Minimize Damage in Crisis!Today we catch up with Dr. Eyun Jung Ki, a professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations. Young Eyun Jung thought she wanted to be a teacher, like a K-12 teacher, but after taking just one class in public relations in college, she knew she had found her calling. She's been at the University of Alabama for over 15 years teaching courses in public relations and studying the way new and emerging media technologies can be used to improve communication, especially during times of crisis. She tells us more about how social media has really changed the way...2022-10-0330 minRevise and ResubmitAttracted By Difference but Reassured By Similarity and Other Conversations about Intercultural CommunicationToday's episode is a great one as we catch up with Dr. Mary Meares, an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama. Have you ever traveled outside of the country, especially to a place where your native language wasn't being spoken? How did it make you feel? Were you challenged by the experience in a good one or did you find yourself looking for something familiar? In addition to having lived and worked abroad, her research dives into the effects of culture. When you think...2022-09-2626 minRevise and ResubmitDon’t Fix This: Providing Comfort and Validating Feelings to Avoid Support GapsIn today's episode, we catch up with Dr. Josh Pederson, an Associate Professor of Communication Studies within the College of Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama. Like most kids, young Josh had early aspirations to be a professional baseball player or a police officer--he knew that he liked working with people, and like many young kids, he realized that making it as a pro in baseball might not pan out. As an undergrad, he found himself seeking out programs and colleges that offered courses in communication because he had been on his high school's competitive speech...2022-09-1935 minRevise and ResubmitUnlocking Film Libraries and Creating Community Through Archival ResearchWhen this podcast launched over TWO YEARS AGO, we said the goal was to shed light on all of the types of research and scholarship that go on throughout the communication and information sciences discipline. And over these two years, we have learned so much about media effects, the role of sports in our lives, how research can actually help answer big public health problems, and how social media can influence interpersonal communication. Today's guest is going to shake that up a bit but in a tremendous way. Today, we catch up with Dr. Dmitrios Latsis, an assistant professor...2022-09-1238 minRevise and ResubmitOuttakes and Excerpts--What You May Have Missed or May Not Have Heart from Revise and ResubmitIf you are listening to this on Labor Day, Happy Labor Day. If it is any other day, we hope you had a great Labor Day long weekend.
If you have listened to any of our previous episodes, you'll know that Dr. Bolland and I always do a good bit of chattering and talking as we are introducing our guests. Fun fact--our offices are less than 15 feet apart--but we are always chattering--via text, email, DM'ing, you name it. So, this episode is going to be one of those episodes, but it's short!
We ask our gu...2022-09-0507 minRevise and Resubmit“Call me crazy, but I don’t want to do anything else”: Journalists Matter and Providing a Voice for the VoicelessDon't miss episode #2 of Season 5 of Revise and Resubmit as we catch up with Dr. Kaitlin Miller, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama. Learn more about how 6th grade Kaitlin had a big dream of working in broadcast journalism and how that dream became a reality for her after finishing her master's degree in broadcast journalism. Kaitlin tells us about her time working as a broadcast journalist in Bozeman, Montana where she essentially was a one-stop shop for all of the...2022-08-2931 minRevise and ResubmitWe Are All Like Bees: Interdisciplinary Research Is Like Cross Pollination and Other Conversations about Right and Left-Wing MediaToday, we kick off Episode 1 of Season 5 with the fabulous Dr. A.J. Bauer, an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism & Creative Media in the College of Communication and Information Sciences. AJ comes to us with a really fascinating background as his degrees are in American Studies but he worked professionally in journalism. He tells us about his own journey shifting from the right to the left and how that inspired much of the current work he is doing, including his book in progress--Making the Liberal Media: Conservative Press Criticisms and the Rise of the New Right. We...2022-08-2238 min
Revise and ResubmitIt's All About Putting Out Fires and Navigating the Land Mines and Other Conversations About Crisis CommunicationJoin us today as we catch up with Ph.D. alum Dr. Richard Rush, who now serves as the Executive Director of Strategic Communication for the City of Tuscaloosa. In today's conversation, we learn all about his path to the Ph.D., along with two other siblings who have the same degree from the same college (Roll Tide!) as well as how his path has shifted from the professional world to academia and back to the professional world. Richard tells us how his mass communication theory class, of all his classes, really prepped him for much of what he...2022-04-2529 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Catching Up with Dr. Amy Tilley Rask COO of Media Science About How Research Can Save Companies MillionsDr. Amy Tilley Rask, COO of MediaScience, joins us in today's conversation about her work doing industry research. She tells us all about the consumer neuro-marketing research that is done at MediaScience and how a chance conversation with a faculty member at UA led to her meeting the person who is now her CEO. Amy did a post-doctoral fellowship at Murdock University in Perth, Australia, and that work led her to helping to launch the company she's with today based out of Austin, TX. In this conversation, we learn more about just some of the big clients she and he...2022-04-1841 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Catching up with Dr. Mike Devlin Talking All Things Sports Fandom and IdentityWe had a lot of rescheduling of our guests this past week, so we are re-airing one of our favorites from Season 3!!! Tune in as we catch up with Dr. Mike Devlin, an assistant professor at Texas State University. 2022-04-1136 minRevise and ResubmitOutsider Candidates Have Great Influence On Those That Come After Them and Other Conversations About Political CommunciationIn today's episode with catch with with Ph.D alum Dr. Melissa Shubert Smith, a professor of communications and the Gibbons Chair of Journalism at the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, MS. Dr. Smith wears many hats at her university but still finds time to devote much attention to publishing books, including her latest book, Third Parties, Outsiders, and Renegades: Modern Challenges to the Two-Party System in Presidential Elections (https://www.amazon.com/Third-Parties-Outsiders-Renegades-Communication/dp/1793620725). Much of her work has focused on outsider candidates and the influence they can have on shaping the agendas and narratives for those w...2022-04-0429 minRevise and ResubmitParticipation Culture Is Destroying American Values and Other Conversations about Race and Identity in Sports CommunicationDr. Joshua Dickhaus earned a B.A. in Mass Communication from Miami University in 2004 and a Master’s in Speech Communication in 2006, also from Miami University. From 2006-2008, Dr. Dickhaus was a lecturer in the department of communication at Penn State University, leaving to enter the mass communication Ph.D. program at the University of Alabama. In August 2011, Dr. Dickhaus graduated with his Ph.D. Dr. Dickhaus teaches in the Sports Communication major and the Charley Steiner School of Sports Communication. Today's conversation touches some very important topics in the sports world whether we are participating as consumers or sp...2022-03-2834 minRevise and ResubmitYou Don't Have to Look Like an Athlete to Be an Athlete and Other Conversations About Mediated Representations of AthletesOver the last two seasons, we have had the great opportunity to catch up with sports communication scholars. It may seem like we have gone a little overboard. Maybe. But, since many of us are consumers of sports media and many of us watching huge sporting events, these conversations about representations of athletes in a sports media context help us shape our perspective the next time we engage in sports viewing. Today's conversation is not too different. Today, we catch up with Dr. Amy Head Jones, who is the Director of Integrated Marketing Communication and an Associate Professor of D...2022-03-2134 minRevise and ResubmitWinning Isn't Everything and Other Conversations about Portrayals of Athletes in the Media (right in time for the NCAA Tournament!!)Join us today as we catch up with Dr. Lauren Reichart Smith, an associate professor in the Media School at Indiana University. We cover so much territory in this conversation, but it kicks off with Lauren telling us about what she does when she isn't conducting research and teaching courses--she's an Ironman! That means she swims 2.4 miles, bikes 112 miles, and runs 26.2 miles all in the same day, and she's done it several times. But, after we move on from that super fun conversation, we learn more about how Lauren got her start in academia, including working in television on t...2022-03-1432 minRevise and ResubmitWe Think the Present Can Be Boring: But, Narratives Hijack Our BiologyToday's episode!! Wow!! So much to say here but YOU HAVE TO LISTEN! Tune in today as we catch up with Dr. Skye Cooley, an Assistant Professor of Mass Communication and Strategic Communication at Oklahoma State University. Skye hails from neighboring Louisiana and made his way over to the University of Alabama between 2008-2011 when he got his Ph.D. in the College of Communication & Information Sciences. He had a fascinating experience getting to work with media during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. He is the co-founder of the MESA Group and has research partnerships with several government agencies and...2022-03-0740 minRevise and ResubmitExperimental Approaches to Unpacking the Response to Sport Crisis: The Mean Girls Phenomenon?Join us today as we check in with recent C&IS Ph.D. alum, Dr. Stephen Rush. So many fun facts to share with you including all kinds of great information about his research, but fun fact #1: he is 1 of 3 siblings to have gotten his Ph.D. from the College of Communication & Information Sciences at UA (he has 6 siblings and another with a Ph.D. in a neighboring college). Stephen has a fascinating background that started in music and led him on a pretty amazing journey to LA and then to countries like Austria and Slovenia where he taught o...2022-03-0140 minRevise and ResubmitAuthenticity Is Really Important in the Music Industry and More Conversations about All That Goes on Behind the ScenesJoin us today as we catch up with Dr. Sarita Stewart, an Associate Professor of Creative and Entertainment Industries, at Belmont University. We cover so much territory in this industry, including how a young girl from a very small town in Oregon wound up making it big in Los Angeles and then Nashville. She tells us all about the dreams she had as a young child working in the music industry (behind the scenes and not behind the mic) and how that all evolved into working with some of the biggest names in the music industry while in LA...2022-02-2131 minRevise and ResubmitSmall Things Make A Difference: Crafting Your Story and Loving What You DoTune in today as we catch up with Dr. Andrea Wagner, a Bama Ph.D alum who has had an amazing career in some many areas: as a communications specialist, as a adjunct instructor, as an elite professional runner and now as the Head Track Coach and Communication Specialist for Cornerstone Christian School where she trains more than 120 middle and high school students across different distances. Andrea's path to the Ph.D. involved a stop in Clemson and Georgetown before she served as a Communication Specialist for the Pentagon right after the 9/11 attacks. While at Alabama, she studied sports...2022-02-1438 minRevise and ResubmitTelling the Really Important Stories: Russian Journalism, Sports Fandom, and CommunicationIn today's conversation, we catch up with Dr. Elina Erzikova, now a professor of public relations at Central Michigan University. Fun fact: she used to be an editor of a regional magazine in Russia as well as a communication specialist for several non-profits trying to address AIDS/HIV in smaller Russian villages. She explains how this work led to her graduate career at the University of Alabama (MA & Ph.D) and how it lead her into academia where she teaches so many courses in public relations. Another fun fact: She is a HUGE Bama fan, and you'll hear "Roll...2022-02-0736 minRevise and ResubmitWhere There Is Controversy, There Is Rhetoric and Other Conversations about Visual Rhetoric and ConflictIn today's episode, we catch up with Dr. Jessy Ohl, a MA alum from the College of Communication and Information Sciences, who is now an associate professor of communication in the Department of Communication Studies. We cover so much amazing ground in this conversation and you definitely don't want to miss any of it. Jessy breaks down some of his more recent research involve visuals and what they communicate to viewers about issues, our views of history, narratives about war, and public memory. Jessy tells us about a study he did that looked at images of drones and how i...2022-01-3141 minRevise and ResubmitWho are the Models of Religious, Political, Sports Behavior and how do they influence identity?Join us today as we catch up with Dr. Dylan McLemore, an assistant professor of public relations at the University of Central Arkansas. As you heard with our last guest, Dylan's path into academia wasn't linear at all and he surely thought I'd be working for ESPN as a baseball analysis and commentator. As Dylan notes, he never envisioned himself going to graduate school, getting a Ph.D. or certainly working as a professor because he was a 1st generation college student (Yay, Dylan!!). But, now as a professor, he has been able to turn those tables and work wi...2022-01-2437 minRevise and ResubmitDon't Have A Clue? By All Means, Share Your Opinion and Other Conversations About Information-Sharing and Online BehaviorJoin us today as we catch up with Dr. Kim Baker, an Associate Professor of Journalism at Alabama State University. As you'll hear in today's conversation, her path to graduate school and academia wasn't linear at all. She always thought she'd be working with and saving animals, but sometimes, it's takes just one little thing to change your direction and she'll tell us all about it. Kim has taught an array of journalism courses at Alabama State University, which is a HBCU, and she loves getting the opportunity to work with first generation college students and the students who...2022-01-1841 minRevise and ResubmitRevise and Resubmit Season 3 Wrap-UpJoin us as we wrap-up all that we covered across the episodes of Season 3! And we won't be gone for long--check out our newest season with the greatest guests in January!!2021-12-1303 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Check back with Dr. Scott Parrott Talking All Things Mental Health, Veterans, and Representations in MediaJoin us this week as we talk with Dr. Scott Parrott, an associate professor of journalism and creative media, about his research examining the way media cover mental health and mental issues and how those representations affect the way we see ourselves and others. Dr. Parrott is one of the most prolific scholars in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media in the College of Communication and Information Sciences. He is a former journalist turned academic, but he stills keeps a toe in the journalism world by teaching the new generation of journalists in classes that are producing digital...2021-12-0627 minRevise and ResubmitNot All Sports Fans Become Absurd Fans, Some Are Just Born That WayAs the title to this episode indicates, we'll be talking a lot about sports fandom with Dr. Mike Devlin, an assistant professor of Advertising in the School of Journalism and Communication at Texas State University. He holds a PhD in Mass Communication from the University of Alabama, and an MA in Mass Communication and BA in Electronic Media Communications from Texas Tech University. Prior to earning his PhD, Mike worked as media designer and multimedia specialist in Austin, Texas. He currently teaches Advertising Copywriting and Layout at Texas State University.
Dr. Devlin’s interests lie at intersection of...2021-11-2935 minRevise and ResubmitPlayers Matter: Where Does Fan Identity Come From?Today's episode is SO MUCH FUN! We say that every week, and it's true! Today we catch up with recent Ph.D. grad and now alum Dr. Sam Hakim who is currently an instructor of sports communication in the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences at Clemson University. We break it all down as it relates to fan identity, sports fandom, and the way our own identity can be shaped by the athletes we have positive (and negative) interactions with...you'll hear a lot more on that in today's episode. Sam tells us the story about his very no...2021-11-2247 minRevise and ResubmitSocial Media is the New Water Cooler and Making Connections Between Binge-Watching and FOMOJoin us today as we catch up with Dr. Lindsey Conlin Maxwell, and Associate Professor in the School of Communication at the University of Southern Mississippi. Have you ever found yourself sitting in front of the TV or other device and watching back-to-back-to-back episodes of a show? Have you ever found yourself feeling as if you might be missing out on something (FOMO) after looking at content on social media? Today's guest breaks all of that down for us. So many researchers study the whys and the how of media content, but Dr. Maxwell studies the enjoyment audience members...2021-11-1531 minRevise and ResubmitNewspapers and the Civil War: Journalism History and the Role of the Black PressToday's conversation with Dr. Dianne Bragg, an associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media, is enlightening, fun, and relevant. Dr. Bragg has such an interesting path to the research she does, and she tells us all about resistance to learning instead of listening to sound bytes in the context of history, journalism and conflict. Not only do we break down her process in conducting this type of research, we learn more about where the best BBQ can be found and we learn about her major role in teaching undergraduate and graduate students in media law and hi...2021-11-0832 minRevise and ResubmitGaining Visibility through Leadership Opportunities: The Importance of Everyone Developing Leadership SkillsToday we catch up with Dr. Juan Meng, and associate professor of public relations at the University of Georgia and the founder of UGA's Choose China Study Abroad Program. In today's conversation, we take a deeper look at research in the area of public relations and leadership, specifically the challenges that women and people of color face when in leadership roles and when trying to get into leadership roles in the field of public relations. Dr. Meng’s current research focuses on leadership in public relations, talent management and leadership development, trust in reputation management, and organizational culture and empl...2021-11-0133 minRevise and ResubmitExemplars Rule Over Base-Rate Data: Do We Listen To People More Than Numbers?Join us today as we catch up with Dr. Rhonda Gibson, the James H. Shumaker Professor in the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina. We learn so much about Rhonda's path into academia as well as some of the professional work she did in journalism, which may have inspired her to develop and teach the courses she teaches. Her research focuses on the effects of exemplification in journalism on issue perception and the effects of images of sexual minorities in the media. We dive into both of these topics in great detail, but ju...2021-10-2539 minRevise and ResubmitHow Much Risk Information Is Too Much Information With Drug Advertisements?Join us today as we catch up with Dr. Ignatius Fosu, the chair of the Department of Communication and Media at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. Iggy has had many cool jobs in his life including but not limited to being a DJ and radio host for a radio station in Accra, Ghana. When he came to the United States to start a masters degree program in Marketing, he discovered the world of advertising, and after a chance meeting with the College of Communication and Information Sciences Dean, Dr. Mark Nelson, he wound up in the C&IS Ph.D...2021-10-1832 minRevise and ResubmitWinning Isn't Everything and Other Conversations about the Effects of Sports Commentary on Viewer EngagementJoin us today as we catch up with Dr. Lauren Reichart Smith, an associate professor in the Media School at Indiana University. We cover so much territory in this conversation, but it kicks off with Lauren telling us about what she does when she isn't conducting research and teaching courses--she's an Ironman! That means she swims 2.4 miles, bikes 112 miles, and runs 26.2 miles all in the same day, and she's done it several times. But, after we move on from that super fun conversation, we learn more about how Lauren got her start in academia, including working in television on t...2021-10-1136 minRevise and ResubmitThe Process and Business of Producing, Distributing, and Consuming Media and Ways We Engage With Exciting ContentIn today's conversation, we catch up with Dr. Glenn Cummins, a professor of Journalism and Creative Media Industries in the College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University. We learn all about Glenn's path to academia, including a few stops to work professionally in the broadcast industry, and we learn about how very basic things like the way we watch sports drive many of his research questions. Glenn is a prolific scholar in the area of media effects and broadly in mass communication, and much of his recent research has focused on biometric research, which truly provides insight in...2021-10-0437 minRevise and ResubmitResearch Saves Companies Millions and Is Fun Too!Dr. Amy Tilley Rask, COO of MediaScience, joins us in today's conversation about her work doing industry research. She tells us all about the consumer neuro-marketing research that is done at MediaScience and how a chance conversation with a faculty member at UA led to her meeting the person who is now her CEO. Amy did a post-doctoral fellowship at Murdock University in Perth, Australia, and that work led her to helping to launch the company she's with today based out of Austin, TX. In this conversation, we learn more about just some of the big clients she and he...2021-09-2741 minRevise and ResubmitWhen Patients Engage With Similar Others, Health Outcomes Improve and Other Conversations about Health DisparitiesJoin us for this fantastic conversation with recent Ph.D. grad and alum Dr. Eric Cooks, who currently has a post-doctoral fellowship with the College of Journalism and Communication at the University of Florida. Eric will be the most recent C&IS alum (August 2020) for this season, but that doesn't mean he hasn't gone on to do very exciting things with his work with Dr. Janice Kreiger at the STEM Center. Eric tells us the story of how he thought he might be a pro basketball player and then had to come up with a new plan when that d...2021-09-2035 minRevise and ResubmitDigital Natives Do Not Always Recognize Digital Influence and Other Conversations about Influencers and Social MediaToday we catch up with Dr. Courtney Carpenter Childers, an associate professor of advertising in the School of Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Tennessee. We cover so much territory in today's episode including (but not limited to) Tennessee Hate Week, the Adam Brown Social Media Command Center, and the research she does related to digital influence and social media. Her research interests deal with societal issues and advertising. Specifically, she has conducted research in the areas of food/beverage marketing to children, sexual imagery, and gender role portrayals in advertising. More recent research projects and publications...2021-09-1334 minRevise and ResubmitIdentity Is Complex and How We Use Media To Express Our IdentityJoin us today as we chat with Dr. Andrew Dunn, an associate professor and chair of the East Tennessee State University Media and Communication Department. Andrew is an Alabama native, hailing from the Peanut Capital of the World (who knew there was such a thing)? Andrew got his professional career started working as a reporter at a newspaper in Tallahassee, and it was that decision that helped him see his future path into graduate school and academia. One of the things Andrew studies is identity, and the way media can play a role in shaping our identity. One of A...2021-09-0644 minRevise and ResubmitCan Media Make Us Better People and Other Conversations About Inspirational Media
We are so excited about Episode 2 of Season 3, but we have to let you know we had a few technical issues with this recording...so please hang in there. You don't want to miss this conversation.
Dr. Art Raney is the James E. Kirk Professor of Communication in the School of Communication at Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida, USA). His research primarily examines how and why we enjoy various media entertainment content, with specific attention to the role morality plays in those processes.
Dr. Raney has a really interesting, non-linear pathway to his...2021-08-3041 minRevise and ResubmitFandom Makes Us Do Crazy Things and Other Conversations About Sports Communication ResearchJoin us today for Episode 1 of Season 3 of Revise and Resubmit where we get to chat with Dr. Natalie Devlin, an assistant professor in the Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations. Natalie Brown Devlin researches crisis communication and digital media in the context of sport. Her work examines how social media empowers organizational stakeholders during sports-related crises. She previously worked in digital advertising as a senior analyst of strategic account analytics, where she provided custom analyses and consumer insights to client marketing executives. This fall, Devlin teaches a course on digital metrics in the Texas Media Program.2021-08-2338 minRevise and ResubmitWelcome to Season 3 of Revise and ResubmitTune in to this very short intro and welcome to Season 3 of our podcast. We are going to give you a few hints about what we'll be doing across the season, even give you a few spoiler alerts, and let you know how we are trying to do more to help you connect with others.
This is going to be an outstanding season and we hope you'll join us on this great ride!
Thank you for being our dedicated listeners! We so appreciate you!
You can follow us on Twitter @ICIRAlabama or on Ins...2021-08-2005 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Ghosting, Sexting, Online Dating and All the Communication About It!Have we got a fun one for you today! Have you heard of the term "ghosting"? If so, do you know what it means? (I had to Google it). You might be surprised to learn there is a whole line of scholarship related to the communication that happens--and doesn't--on platforms like online dating apps and social media. How do these platforms, where we can remain a little hidden, change the way we communicate with others? Our next guest is going to tell us all about it. Dr. Leah LeFebvre is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies and st...2021-06-2833 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Colorblinding and Representation Behind the Camera and On the ScreenJoin us today as we revisit our conversation with Dr. Kristen Warner, an associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media. Kristen has so many amazing and interesting stories to tell about her research in colorblinding in the film and entertainment industry. If you don't know what that is, you definitely have to listen to this episode. Kristen is the author of the book, The Cultural Politics of Colorblind TV Casting, and has studied the representation of race on and off the camera. Because of her expertise in this area of the entertainment industry, she is often call...2021-06-2130 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Sesame Street, Advertising, and Conducting Research With ChildrenDr. Steve Holiday is an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations. His primary research focus relates to children and media, with an emphasis on the way children respond to advertisements. To see more about his recent work, check out these links:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15405702.2020.1744610
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10641734.2020.1782790?scroll=top&needAccess=true2021-06-1431 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Crunk Culture and the Importance of StorytellingIn this episode, we revisit our conversation with Dr. Robin Boylorn, now a full professor in the Department of Communication Studies. Her work spans topics related to Crunk Culture to the way we tell our own stories via auto-ethnography. Dr. Boylorn has been given the distinction of being selected to give a Last Lecture (see the link below), and has published several books and articles. For more about Dr. Boylorn, check out all of our links below.
https://www.robinboylorn.com/
Dr. Boylorn's Last Lecture: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overcoming-in-difference-reflections/id383700505?i=1000313463538
...2021-06-0730 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Health Apps, New Media Technologies and Online Health CommunitiesJoin us today as we revisit our conversation with Dr. Shaheen Kanthawala, an assistant professor in Journalism & Creative Media, about our use of health apps and online health communities. With a background in biochemistry and biology, this conversation about the role of new media technologies in the management of our own health is a great one! To learn more about Dr. Kanthawala's research, check out her website here: https://skanthawala.people.ua.edu/.
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Or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=matqQ7a21n02021-05-3127 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Representations in Sports, Sports Messaging and the Tokyo OlympicsTune in as we revisit our conversation with Dr. Andy Billings, a professor in Journalism and Creative Media and the Reagan Endowed Chair in Public Broadcasting, a role he took over after Dr. Jennings Bryant retired. Andy has published 18 books, and it may be 19 since we recorded this originally, and more than 130 academic journal articles, but more importantly, his research covers topics like the way women are represented on camera and behind the camera in sports coverage, the way non-White athletes are represented, the effects that content has on viewers, mascots and even fantasy sports. We cover a lot o...2021-05-2426 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Social Media, Visual Cues and Examining the Context of Messaging on Social MediaJoin us today as we revisit our conversation with Dr. Jess Maddox. Jess has published extensively on social media and even has a new book in the works--she references it in today's conversation. Jess is also a huge dog lover and we even talk pets of Instagram. This is a really fun conversation but beyond the fun, we talk about how social media can really shape the way we see the world--and with all that has been going on around us, it is really important to better understand how influential this one media platform COULD be. To see more abou...2021-05-1726 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Sports, Social Injustice, and Athlete BrandingThis week, we’ll be revisiting our conversation with Dr. Kenon Brown, an associate professor in Advertising and Public Relations, and he’ll be telling us more about the research he does in sports communication. This is a really fun conversation we had during a time when the sports world had come to a halt, we were witnessing social unrest and injustice all over the country, and at the time of this conversation, many athletes were speaking out about it all. This is one of the areas Kenon studies, and we learn more about the research he does in spor...2021-05-1035 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Health Misinformation and Understanding Communication During a Health CrisisJoin us today as we revisit our conversation with Dr. Jiyoung Lee, an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism & Creative Media. Jiyoung will talk all about her research related to health misinformation and social media campaigns that are being developed to combat misinformation, specifically misinformation related to COVID-19 and vaccinations. To learn more about Dr. Lee's work, check out her website:
https://sites.google.com/view/jiyounglee/2021-05-0324 minRevise and ResubmitICYMI: Talking All Things Mental Health and Media and the Representations of VeteransIn this episode, we revisit our conversation with Dr. Scott Parrott, an associate professor in Journalism & Creative Media. This was our very first episode of the podcast, formerly known as No Stupid Questions. In this episode, we had a great conversation with Dr. Parrott about all of the work he has done in studying the way the media cover mental health in a news and entertainment context, and he tells us more about how these representations affect those with mental illness. For more about the work Dr. Parrott does, check out his website: http://msparrott.people.ua.edu/.
...2021-04-2627 minRevise and ResubmitMeet the Hosts!! Talking all Things Poverty, Health Communication and a Little More About Us!We’ve had two full seasons of Revise & Resubmit but haven’t taken the time to tell you more about who we are and what we do in research and teaching. So today, we break it all down and let you hear more about us! Plus, we give you a great teaser for what’s to come with Season 3!2021-04-1929 minRevise and ResubmitFor the Deaf, By the Deaf, and Other Conversations About Interpersonal CommunicationDr. Darrin Griffin, associate professor, in the Department of Communication Studies talks about a class he talk about bar-b-que (who knew?) and then discusses the very important research he does as it relates to communication with deaf communities. If you think about it, when you hear a tornado siren go off or a fire alarm go off, not all of those mechanisms are designed in a way to help individuals with hearing loss. Dr. Griffin has done research, much of it funded, to help us better understand the challenges and potential solutions to this real-world problem.
...2021-04-1238 minRevise and ResubmitI Don't Want Any Social Media In My Life and Other Conversations about Reddit and ResearchEver wonder about the myriad of conversations that happen on Reddit? Do you know what a sub-reddit is? There are so many conversations going on all the time about every single topic you could ever think of, and each topic has its own sub-reddit. Who knew? Today's guest knows all about it as his research focuses on those nuances conversations happening on various sub-reddits and what meaning we can take away from these conversations. Dr. Elliot Panek is an associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media and is going to tell us about one of his fa...2021-04-0536 minRevise and ResubmitDoing What's Right Doesn't Necessarily Make You Trusted and Other Conversations About Media EthicsJoin us for our conversation with Dr. Chris Roberts, an associate professor in the Department of Journalism & Creative Media. We'll talk about the credibility of journalists and the battles they sometimes face in the climate of so much mistrust, and we'll dive into his work on moral codes of conduct with journalists. And, here's a fun fact: Chris has probably attended more ZZ Top concerts than any other person you know. We'll break it all down in today's conversation! For more information about Dr. Robert's work, check out his website: http://chrisrob.com/wp/.2021-03-2929 minRevise and ResubmitSexting Isn't Sexy If I Am Seeing You 24/7 and Other Conversations about Romantic Relationships and TechnologyHave we got a fun one for you today! Have you heard of the term "ghosting"? If so, do you know what it means? (I had to Google it). You might be surprised to learn there is a whole line of scholarship related to the communication that happens--and doesn't--on platforms like online dating apps and social media. How do these platforms, where we can remain a little hidden, change the way we communicate with others? Our next guest is going to tell us all about it. Dr. Leah LeFebvre is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies and st...2021-03-2233 minRevise and ResubmitInformation is not Information without Human CommunicationIn today's conversation, we are going to hear all about information sciences, and while you may think, is there a reason for me to care about this? The short answer is, yes, in fact because we are all dealing with information on a variety of levels. Dr. Laurie Bonnici, an associate professor in the School of Library and Information Studies, tells us more about why the human element of information is essential. We learn about her non-linear path to get to graduate school, the very cool class she teaches during Maymester, and theory building. To learn more about who she...2021-03-1538 minRevise and ResubmitWhen Dolly Parton Steps in During Times of Crisis and Other Conversations about Crisis CommunicationJoin us today as we talk with Dr. Lance Kinney, an associate professor in the department of advertising and public relations, about his work in the area of crisis communication and public relations. In addition to be a professor who teaches courses in advertising and doing research in the area of crisis communication, Lance was a long-running host of a radio show. We break it all down for you in this episode. Lance has studied everything from the Olympic Games to Nascar and even Dolly Parton, and we have a really great conversation about one of his recent studies ab...2021-03-0829 minRevise and ResubmitFor Journalists, the Best Surprise is No Surprise and Other Conversations About the Factors that Shape the Production of NewsJoin us today as we talk with Dr. Wilson Lowrey, a professor in the Department of Journalism & Creative Media, about his work professionally in the news industry and how that work experience as a creative storyteller helped shape the research he does now. He has studied everything from the journalism--blogging relationship, the ecology of news production, and how to effectively use communication during times of crisis. His book is called Russian Regional Journalism, and if you just want to check out one of his articles, you can find a lengthy list on ResearchGate or Google Scholar. This is a fun...2021-03-0133 minRevise and ResubmitColorblinding in Entertainment Film and Television and Other Conversations about Race In Front Of and Behind the CameraJoin us today as we talk with Dr. Kristen Warner, an associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media. Kristen has so many amazing and interesting stories to tell about her research in colorblinding in the film and entertainment industry. If you don't know what that is, you definitely have to listen to this episode. Kristen is the author of the book, The Cultural Politics of Colorblind TV Casting, and has studied the representation of race on and off the camera. Because of her expertise in this area of the entertainment industry, she is often called upon to b...2021-02-2232 min
Revise and ResubmitMega and Micro Beauty and Fashion Influencer Twitter Networks: They Are Not As Distinct As We Might ThinkIn today's episode, we talk with Dr. Becky Britt, an associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media and a health communication scholar for the College of Communication & Information Sciences. Dr. Britt's research spans topics related to health campaigns to the use of social media and those who influence, or don't, influence our decisions! To learn more about her recent work and external awards, check out her website:
https://rebeccakbritt.com/presentations/
http://rebeccakbritt.com/
Also, if you want to see more pictures of her adorable cat, you can follow her on...2021-02-1525 min
Revise and ResubmitStorytelling and Crunk CultureThere's so much to learn about Dr. Robin Boylorn, an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies. Her work spans topics related to Krunk Culture to the way we tell our own stories via auto-ethnography. Dr. Boylorn has been given the distinction of being selected to give a Last Lecture (see the link below), and has published several books and articles. For more about Dr. Boylorn, check out all of our links below.
https://www.robinboylorn.com/
Dr. Boylorn's Last Lecture: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overcoming-in-difference-reflections/id383700505?i=1000313463538
For more inf...2021-02-0830 min
Revise and ResubmitBeing Engaged Is About Doing More Than What's Asked and Other Conversations about Qualitative ResearchIn today's episode, we talk with Dr. Laura Lemon, an assistant professor in advertising and public relations, about her professional work in the non-profit sector and how that work propelled her to get a Ph.D. and then study the communication that goes on in these workplace settings. We'll learn more about how our own communication can be improved as she tells us about her intriguing findings.
To see more of Dr. Lemon's work, check out these links:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0363811117302655?casa_token=NR-MuiOwvmoAAAAA:GeyNLyaivyhyCzHwL1zk07OxxQg538Mkr...2021-02-0130 min
Revise and ResubmitSesame Street Has Advertising and Other Conversations About Children and MediaDr. Steve Holiday is an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations. His primary research focus relates to children and media, with an emphasis on the way children respond to advertisements. To see more about his recent work, check out these links:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15405702.2020.1744610
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10641734.2020.1782790?scroll=top&needAccess=true
2021-01-2531 min
Revise and ResubmitSeason 2 Intro and WelcomeWelcome to Season 2 of No Stupid Questions, which has been re-branded to become Revise and Resubmit! In Season 2, we talk with very interesting people who do amazing things in their research, and we have even better stories to tell you about what communication researchers do. We are so excited about this upcoming season, and we hope you'll tune in each Monday at 11am when each new episode airs. 2021-01-1503 minRevise and ResubmitSeason 1 Wrap-Up and Season 2 What's AheadWe wanted to take a moment to thank you for being a fan and listening along with us as we chat with different communication researchers about who they are and what they do. 2020-11-2301 minRevise and ResubmitThe Bandwagon Effect of Health Apps and Other Conversations about Online Health Communities and New TechnologiesJoin us today as we talk with Dr. Shaheen Kanthawala, an assistant professor in Journalism & Creative Media, about our use of health apps and online health communities. With a background in biochemistry and biology, this conversation about the role of new media technologies in the management of our own health is a great one! To learn more about Dr. Kanthawala's research, check out her website here: https://skanthawala.people.ua.edu/.2020-11-1629 minRevise and ResubmitRelating the Risk to Myself matters in a Health Crisis and Other Conversations About Source Credibility and HealthJoin us today as we talk to Dr. Jiyoung Lee about the ways we look to and trust sources in the media while in the middle of a global health crisis. Dr. Lee studies media effects and online media platforms, and we have a great conversation about the here and now as it relates to all of the information we are getting from a variety of trustworthy and less trustworthy sources. For more information about Dr. Lee and her research, check out her website: https://jleecomm.wixsite.com/jiyoung.2020-11-0927 minRevise and ResubmitPolitical Talk: Good for Democracy, Bad for Relationships...and other conversations about Political CommunicationIt's almost ELECTION DAY!!Have you ever thought about the way you communicate with others about political candidates and politics, and have you thought about the ways those conversations COULD affect how we think about those candidates or issues? Join us today as we talk with Dr. Cynthia Peacock, a scholar in political communication, about the way we all navigate our conversations related to politics, democracy, and social media. We'll hear more about the ways we all communicate about topics that are sometimes controversial. Dr. Peacock conducted research at the Iowa caucuses with her graduate students earlier this year, a...2020-11-0230 minRevise and ResubmitA Book Made From Cement and Glass and Other Conversations About Book ArtsJoin us today as we speak with Sarah Bryant, a professor in the School of Library and Information Sciences. Today you'll learn more about everything that goes into the creative process of making a book from scratch and how culture, social issues and politics can all be woven into the creation of a book.2020-10-2732 minRevise and ResubmitGeorge Bush Did Not Kill Harambe, The Internet Is Just Weird and Other Conversations about Social MediaJoin us today as we talk with Dr. Jess Maddox, a professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media. We'll talk more about memes, GIFs, tik toks, and how dimensions of power are shared on digital platforms. 2020-10-1928 minRevise and ResubmitFake News Is Very Real, Sports Broadcasters and Social ChangeIf you have ever watched a sporting event on TV and yelled at one of the commentators to stop talking or have listened to a news broadcast and wondered about the reporter's credentials, today's conversation is for you! Join us as we talk with Dr. Sean Sadri, an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism & Creative Media, about his research related to sports, news credibility and the intersection of gender and race in the sports arena. For more about Dr. Sadri's work, check out his page:
https://cis.ua.edu/cis-theme-staff/sean-sadri/
2020-10-1229 minRevise and ResubmitPreparing To Teach In an Online Environment and Other Conversations About Scholarship in a PandemicJoin us today as we talk with Dr. Jennifer Becker and Dr. Coral Bender about their research and strategies for navigating online education and research from virtual spaces. 2020-10-0531 minRevise and ResubmitVirtual Assistant Design Can Be Race and Gender Biased and Other Conversations About Internet StudiesVirtual Assistant Design Can Be Race and Gender Biased and Other Conversations About Internet Studies
Join us today as we talk with Dr. Miriam Sweeney in the School of Library and Information Sciences as she talks about her research in artificial intelligence and the way AI technology functions as an extension of power systems. If you have ever used Siri or Alexa--and who hasn't?--this episode is for you. For more info about Dr. Sweeney's work, check out her website: http://mesweeney.people.ua.edu.2020-09-2827 minRevise and ResubmitReputation Management, Image Repair and Racial Contradiction in Sports CommunicationJoin us today as we talk with Dr. Kenon Brown, a renowned scholar in the area of branding and image repair in the sports world. Listen to Dr. Brown tell us more about what he knows about athletes, why athletes may be the most influential people out there and what happens when they make mistakes. This is a fun conversation about sports communication and we hope you'll listen in! For more information about Dr. Brown and the Alabama Program in Sports Communication, click here: https://sportscom.ua.edu/people/kenon-a-brown/.2020-09-2136 minRevise and ResubmitSeeing Is Believing in the Case of Environmental Risk and Strategic Messaging about FrackingJoin us today as we talk with Dr. Matt Van Dyke, a researcher who studies environmental communication and strategic messaging about environmental issues. He'll tell us more about the communication barriers that exist when communicating information about science and the environment and how even communication professors can talk about science. 2020-09-1430 minRevise and ResubmitSports Are the Biggest Part of the Show and Finding the Fault LinesJoin us as we talk with Dr. Andy Billings, one of the preeminent scholars in the area of sports and mass communication. We'll talk about the Olympics, sports in the age of a global pandemic, and fantasy sports. To see more about Dr. Billings' work and the Alabama Program in Sports Communication, click here: https://sportscom.ua.edu/people/andrew-billings-3/.2020-09-0728 minRevise and ResubmitEarly and often training saves lives and other conversations about health communicationJoin us today as we talk with Dr. Heather Carmack, an associate professor of communication and an expert in the health communication field. Our conversation today will focus on medical mistakes and the communication and conversation around those errors. We'll also touch on the importance of communication in medicine and health practice. 2020-08-3130 minRevise and ResubmitComputer games reduce prejudice and conversations about media and mental healthJoin us this week as we talk with Dr. Scott Parrott, an associate professor of journalism and creative media, about his research examining the way media cover mental health and mental issues and how those representations affect the way we see ourselves and others. 2020-08-2429 minRevise and ResubmitWelcome to No Stupid Questions and Welcome Dr. Mark NelsonJoin us as we welcome Dr. Mark Nelson, Dean of the College of Communication & Information Sciences, as he helps us kick off this new podcast showcasing and highlighting the excellent research and creative work going on by faculty members in the College. The best thing is that so many of our guests do incredibly innovative, creative, and timely research that is so applicable to our everyday lives. Tune in to hear more about what's ahead this season. 2020-08-2002 minRevise and ResubmitNo Stupid Questions TrailerIn this podcast, we'll talk to communication professors who will talk about their research and how it applies to every day life. We'll talk about sports, health, advertising, diversity, and the role of media in our every day lives. We'll ask the questions that others don't want to ask and find out more about what communication research looks like and why it matters.2020-08-1701 minRevise and ResubmitIntroduction to No Stupid QuestionsIn this podcast, we'll talk to communication professors who will talk about their research and how it applies to every day life. We'll talk about sports, health, advertising, diversity, and the role of media in our every day lives. We'll ask the questions that others don't want to ask and find out more about what communication research looks like and why it matters. 2020-07-0801 min