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Greenlee School Achievements - October 2007Good News Concerning:
Jeff BlevinsOn Nov. 2, Jeff Blevins will make an invited presentation to the graduate student colloquium at Ohio University's School of Telecommunications. His presentation, "The Political Economy of U.S. Broadcast Ownership Regulation and Free Speech after the Telecommunications Act of 1996," is based on a recent study that is scheduled to appear in the next issue of Democratic Communiqué. Jeff also accepted an invitation to present a paper at the Oxford Round Table under the theme, "The Regulation of Cyberspace: Balancing the Interests." The Round Table is held each year at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. Barbara Mack participated in this prestigious event in 2004. For the 2007-08 school year, Jeff also is an affiliate faculty member of the Institute for Science & Society here at Iowa State University. Contact: Jeff Blevins, Assistant Professor blevins@iastate.edu Michael BugejaMichael Bugeja reports the following:
Contact: Michael Bugeja, Director bugeja@iastate.edu Daniela DimitrovaDaniela Dimitrova reports contributions in research, teaching and service: ResearchDaniela and Michael just had two peer-reviewed articles on the half-life research published in top journals:
Daniela and Michael were also contacted by a book editor from Chandos Publishing (Oxford, England) and asked to write a book on their half-life research. They are discussing the pros and cons of such an undertaking at the moment. Daniela also reports that she has an upcoming book chapter (co-authored with Yu-Che Chen):
TeachingThis semester Daniela is using some new innovative techniques in the classroom. Her undergraduate class in Multimedia Production is working on a real-world project with a local restaurant located in Des Moines/Ankeny. Her graduate students in Communication Technology and Social Change are using a blog to enhance class discussion (http://jlmc574.blogspot.com/ ). They are also scheduled to visit the Virtual Reality cave (C-4) on campus and see various demos. ServiceDaniela was invited to attend a reception for Senator Clinton who gave a lecture at Iowa State University on Oct. 24. Daniela continues to serve on School and University committees and is an active member of the current Greenlee Search committee. Contact: Daniela Dimitrova, Assistant Professor danielad@iastate.edu Suman LeeSuman Lee reports two more publications:
Contact: Suman Lee, Assistant Professor smlee@iastate.edu Jay NewellJay Newell's media saturation research has resulted in a publication about individual criteria for the acceptance or rejection of cell phone advertising. It will appear in December's International Journal of Mobile Marketing. "With apologies to Madonna," Jay writes, "the article is titled 'Desperately seeking opt-in: A field report from a student-led mobile marketing program.' " Jay notes that cell phone advertising is expected to grow into a multi-billion dollar ad market. In this research he also with the ISU Daily on its just-launched mobile marketing initiative. In teaching, Jay's Ad Principles class has been visited by faculty from statistics, anthropology and geology. He's also participating in the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching's Large Class Learning Community. "We're evaluating each other's teaching approach with class visits," he notes. In service, Jay was interviewed by the CNN Money website and CNN Radio about the potential effectiveness of Al Gore's recently announced $100 million ad campaign to combat global climate change. Jay also joined colleagues in advertising in reviewing papers for the upcoming American Academy of Advertising conference. Contact: Jay Newell, Assistant Professor newelljj@iastate.edu Prior-MillerMarcia Prior-Miller served on the Oct. 14-17, 2007, ACEJMC accreditation site visit team to the School of Journalism at Michigan State University, in East Lansing. She also served on the Visitors Committee (advisory council) for the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas, Oct. 18-21, 2007. She was appointed chair for the 2008 Visitors Committee. Contact: Marcia Prior-Miller, Associate Professor mpm@iastate.edu Dave SaldanaDave Saldana's recent commentary for Iowa Public Radio, a Constitutional analysis of the recent gay marriage decision and the media's and public's response to it, received significant listener response, including a request by the ACLU of Iowa to republish it in its entirety in its magazine. Contact: Dave Saldana, Adjunct Assistant Professor dsaldana@iastate.edu Erin WilgenbuschErin Wilgenbusch makes the following report:
Contact: Erin Wilgenbusch, Lecturer eew@iastate.edu 2007-11-01 |
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