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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations on PhD student Alex Paloma on passing his Qualifying Exam today! With advisor @olivermb.bsky.social and committee members @chrisskurka.bsky.social and Mike Schmierbach.

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to PhD student Abby Simmerman, who has passed her Qualifying Exams! With advisor @christopherali.bsky.social and committee members Andrea Miller and Martin Marinos.

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 2d

PhD alum Brett Sherrick is a coauthor of the chapter "Addressing Toxicity and Promoting Positive Social Behaviors in Gaming" --joining Jesse Fox, Joshua Kim, and Sam Woodland -- in Social and Affective Neuroscience of Gaming. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Social and Affective Neuroscience of Gaming

This book provides readers with the knowledge needed to promote healthy gaming behaviors and enhance mental well-being on different levels.

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 3d

Alum Janelle Applequist is the co-author, joining Jennifer Gerard Ball, of "Narrative engagement with direct-to-consumer advertising: a qualitative assessment of attention to narrative and non-narrative content." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 4d

A profile of faculty Holly Overton and Bellisario's online MPS program! www.worldcampus.psu.edu/about-us/new...

Spotlight on Penn State faculty: Meet Holly Overton - Penn State World Campus

Holly Overton teaches strategic communications online and is a faculty member of the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 6d

Faculty Russell Frank writes about "A State College Tradition: 50 Years of Indian Epics," with storytellers that include faculty and dept head Krishna Jayakar! www.statecollege.com/articles/com...

A State College Tradition: 50 Years of Indian Epics

As members of State College’s robust Indian community well know, yajna is a Hindi word which, according to one definition, can refer to “any selfless

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 11d

Listen to PhD alum Litzy Galarza talk about her work on Toby Miller's Cultural Studies podcast! culturalstudies.podbean.com/e/litzy-gala...

Litzy Galarza on citizenship, immigration, gender, and Jane the Virgin | culturalstudies

Litzy Galarza on citizenship, immigration, gender, Jane the Virgin, and the media You can read about her work here: https://www.gsws.pitt.edu/people/ant-254

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 13d

SAVE THE DATE! BA alum @brookeerinduffy.bsky.social (now at Cornell) is this semester's Bellisario College Pockrass Lecturer: “The Visibility Bind: Platform Labor, Precarity and Resistance in the Creator Economy” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, November 6 in 112 Walker Building. www.psu.edu/news/bellisa...

Pockrass Lecture to focus on ‘The Visibility Bind’ for those in creator economy | Penn State University

Brooke Erin Duffy, an associate professor at Cornell University, will present “The Visibility Bind: Platform Labor, Precarity and Resistance in the Creator Economy,” a free public lecture about challe...

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 13d

A profile of faculty Frank Dardis, from Jonathan McVerry. www.psu.edu/news/bellisa...

Bellisario College faculty member pairs warm heart with analytical mind | Penn State University

When Frank Dardis looks out his Carnegie Building office window, he sees the energy, tradition and sense of potential unique to life on a college campus. He said it helps him reflect on his journey fr...

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 14d

Faculty and Head of the Department of Telecommunications and Media Industries Krishna Jayakar is the co-author, joining Smeeta Mishra, of "Predictors of Innovation Adoption by Small Healthcare Firms in India: The Case of Web Accessibility Standards." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 15d

PhD alum @sydneyforde.bsky.social is a coauthor of this piece in The Conversation about a pending merger that will increase media AND political power concentration. theconversation.com/a-paramount-...

A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream

The proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger would concentrate oversight of two prominent newsrooms – CNN and CBS – under one owner with strong ties to Donald Trump.

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Ryan Y. Wang @ryanwang.bsky.social · 19d

Such a fun read! Don't miss out this meme-ingful study! 🎉🎉🎉 @masscommgrad.bsky.social @bellisariograded.bsky.social

Cyberpsychology Journal @cyberpsy.bsky.social · 19d

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Meme-ingful connections: Unleashing the power of memes, GIFs, and emojis in relationship-oriented online communication

Rachel X. Peng, Jin Chen

doi.org/10.5817/CP20...

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 18d

CONGRATS to PhD alum Rachel Peng & Jin Chen!

Cyberpsychology Journal @cyberpsy.bsky.social · 19d

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Meme-ingful connections: Unleashing the power of memes, GIFs, and emojis in relationship-oriented online communication

Rachel X. Peng, Jin Chen

doi.org/10.5817/CP20...

Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 20d

PhD alum Chris Chen, PhD candidate Eunchae Jang, and Evan Pugh University Prof. S. Shyam Sundar are the coauthors of "Racial Bias in AI Training Data: Do Laypersons Notice?" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Racial Bias in AI Training Data: Do Laypersons Notice?

Given that the nature of training data is the primary cause of algorithmic bias, do laypersons realize that systematic misrepresentation and under-representation of certain races in the training da...

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 20d

Faculty Russell Frank writes about the Penn State's potential closing of WPSU for StateCollege.com. www.statecollege.com/articles/col...

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StateCollege.com provides local news, entertainment, and information for State College, PA. We offer the latest breaking news and videos straight...

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 23d

In the De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Cultures, PhD students Zhenyu Emma Zhang & Gelan Evelyn Yin & faculty @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social coauthor "Political Economy of Digital Media" & MA alum @emmabedorhiland.bsky.social authors "Telehealth." www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...

De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Cultures

As Digital Cultures becomes the dominant term used by many across a variety of intellectual fields to describe the social, aesthetic, and political impact of digital media, it is necessary to provide ...

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 24d

PhD alum Jason Freeman, Jeff Conlin, & Jin Chen join Christina Triptow & Michael Burke as coauthors of "Promoting with Kid Gloves: Analysis of YouTube “Kidfluencer” Videos Before and After Settlement for COPPA Violations." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Promoting with Kid Gloves: Analysis of YouTube “Kidfluencer” Videos Before and After Settlement for COPPA Violations

This study examines how the September 4, 2019, settlement between YouTube and New York State for violating Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA) policies has impacted kidfluencer pr...

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 25d

PhD alum @sydneyforde.bsky.social and PhD student Abby Simmerman are among the participants in the Political Economies of the Media course in Croatia! (Thanks to Ben Birkinbine for the photo!)

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 25d

CONGRATS to Distinguished Prof Homero Gil de Zúñiga & PhD alum Bingbing Zhang & coauthor Rebecca Scheffauer whose article on cable news use & conspiracy theories received the Outstanding Research Article Award published by JMCQ in 2024. W/ journal editor @profdimitrova.bsky.social.

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Ryan Y. Wang @ryanwang.bsky.social · 29d

HUGE thanks to an incredible team, and it's been an honor to lead this effort. After a long journey, it’s amazing to see the paper finally find its home. 🙌

Here is free access for the next 50 days: authors.elsevier.com/a/1ljHi_,51z...

Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 29d

PhD alum @ryanwang.bsky.social, @sydneyforde.bsky.social, Ahmed Al Rawi & @erikasolis.bsky.social & faculty Krishna Jayakar coauthor "Textual convergence in national domain name dispute resolution regimes: a mixed-methods analysis of ccTLD arbitration policies." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Textual convergence in national domain name dispute resolution regimes: a mixed-methods analysis of ccTLD arbitration policies

This study offers the very first investigation of the global diffusion and convergence of domain name dispute resolution policies (NDRPs) by analyzing…

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 29d

Faculty Holly Overton and PhD student Yanan Wu coauthor -- w/ Joon Kim, Chris Nolan, and Won-ki Moon -- "Enhancing corporate social advocacy support: self-efficacy, response efficacy, and collective efficacy as drivers of CSA behavioral intentions." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Enhancing corporate social advocacy support: self-efficacy, response efficacy, and collective efficacy as drivers of CSA behavioral intentions

This study examinesthe role of self-efficacy, response efficacy, and collective efficacy inshaping individuals’ attitudes toward corporate social advocacy (CSA), purchaseintentions, and positive wo...

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 29d

PhD alum @ryanwang.bsky.social, @sydneyforde.bsky.social, Ahmed Al Rawi & @erikasolis.bsky.social & faculty Krishna Jayakar coauthor "Textual convergence in national domain name dispute resolution regimes: a mixed-methods analysis of ccTLD arbitration policies." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Textual convergence in national domain name dispute resolution regimes: a mixed-methods analysis of ccTLD arbitration policies

This study offers the very first investigation of the global diffusion and convergence of domain name dispute resolution policies (NDRPs) by analyzing…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Chris Skurka @chrisskurka.bsky.social · 29d

You've got one week left to submit your application for our Health/Sci Comm Assistant Professor position here in
@bellisariograded.bsky.social, so please share with anyone who might be interested!

Chris Skurka @chrisskurka.bsky.social · Jul 25

🚨 We are hiring at Penn State! My college (@bellisariograded.bsky.social‬) is hiring an Assistant Professor in Health/Science Communication (emphasis on social scientific approaches).

I'm leading the search, so feel free to reach out with any questions.

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Assistant Professor in Media Studies

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Don W. Davis Professor in Ethics Patrick Lee Plaisance is the coauthor -- joining Martina Piantoni -- of "Humility: A Foundational Virtue for Digital Life." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Humility: A Foundational Virtue for Digital Life

Social media platforms often prioritize engagement metrics that amplify outrage and self-promotion, fostering environments of toxicity and hubris rather than humility. Despite the critical role hum...

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · Sep 5

PhD alum Lana Medina is the author of "Moral Imagination in Journalistic Narratives: Embracing Visual Platforms." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Moral Imagination in Journalistic Narratives: Embracing Visual Platforms

Moral imagination allows individuals to envision a range of moral scenarios and use that understanding to make moral judgments. Three types of journalistic narratives can inspire moral imagination ...

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