Kelly Dillon, a recent PhD graduate, was named the 2017 Outstanding Student Dissertation Award recipient for American Psychological Association (APA) Division 46. The award is given to an exceptional dissertation research program related to any form of media.
Susan Kline, associate professor, was recently elected to serve a three-year term as a University Senator representing the College of Arts and Sciences. Her term will begin in Fall 2017 semester and conclude in Spring 2020.
The International Communication Association recognized several School of Communication faculty and graduate students with top papers and other awards. The papers will be presented at the 2017 ICA annual meeting in San Diego, California.
Sarah Mikati, fourth-year honors journalism, Middle East studies and French major, recently received The Ohio State University Board of Trustees Student Recognition Award for her achievements throughout her undergraduate career.
“Winning this award is definitely an honor,” Mikati said. “I’ve always been an ambitious student and set high standards and goals for myself, but with Ohio State being as big as it is, I never expected to be recognized.”
Joseph Bayer, assistant professor, was recently awarded the Sarah Evans Mattox Faculty Research award. This endowment provides support on a competitive basis for a faculty member's research. Specifically, this award is given to a highly productive, innovative faculty member who conducts research on the impact of media on public opinion and/or society. A committee of three professors were appointed by Director Dan McDonald to select this year's winner.
Dr. Zheng (Joyce) Wang is the recepient of the 2016 ASCoR McQuail Award. This award is given annually to the best article advancing communication theory published in peer-reviewed journals in the previous two years. The award recipient is chosen by an international committee.
Wang is invited to Amsterdam, Netherlands, to give the annual McQuail lecture in December and will be a McQuail Honorary Fellow in the Amsterdam School of Communication Research.
School of Communication Professor Brad Bushman recently received the Kurt Lewin Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI).
The award is presented annually for "outstanding contributions to the development and integration of psychological research and social action." The award is named after the late Kurt Lewin, a pioneer in the science of group dynamics and a founder of SPSSI.
