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Online courses on global media this summer
This summer, I am offering two online classes at the VCU Robertson School of Media and Culture. The courses “MASC/INTL 151 – Global Communication” and “MASC 291 – Global Health and Social Media” will both be offered online over five … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Health, International, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged classes, communication, Global, Health, Media, Online, Robertson School, Social Media, summer, VCU
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Research study published in First Monday
Our research study “Influencing public opinion from corn syrup to obesity: A longitudinal analysis of the references for nutritional entries on Wikipedia” was published this week in the online journal First Monday. The study was written with my colleagues Marcia DiStaso, Yan … Continue reading
Posted in Health, International, Research, Social Media
Tagged article, content analysis, credibility, First Monday, Health, Nutrition, publication, References, Reliability, research, Social Media Professor, Sources, Wikipedia
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Symposium on Mobile and Social Media in Health Communication
Our Center for Media+Health at VCU invites health communication researchers to submit research abstracts for presentations at the 2nd Media + Health Symposium. The theme of this virtual symposium is “Mobile and Social Media in Health Communication” and submissions addressing this topic are … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, Google Hangout, Health, Mobile, presentation, research, Social Media, Social Media Professor, submission, symposium, VCU, virtual
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Presentations at AEJMC Conference
I am attending the AEJMC Conference this week and will do three research and teaching presentations in Washington, DC. I am presenting findings from a Wikipedia health study with my research partner Marcia DiStaso from Pennsylvania State University and will … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Journalism, Research, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged AEJMC, Conference, DC, Health, iPadJournos, IYLEP, Knight, Multimedia, research, results, Social Media Institute, Social Media Professor, study, teaching, Washington, Wikipedia
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Study published on Twitter engagement of health nonprofits
The study “140 characters towards a better health: An exploration of the Twitter engagement of leading nonprofit organizations” was published this month in the book “Social Media and Strategic Communication,” edited by Hana S. Noor Al-Deen and John Allen Hendricks. … Continue reading
New Center for Media + Health at VCU
My colleagues Dr. Yan Jin, Dr. Ernest Martin, Professor Scott Sherman and I have received a grant to start a new Center for Media + Health at VCU. The startup funding comes from the VCU Quest Innovation Fund and allows … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Public Relations, Research, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Center for Media+Health, communication, Facebook, grant, Health, lab, Quest, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Twitter, VCU
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Emerging Scholar Grant from AEJMC
My research partner Marcia DiStaso and I were recently selected as recipients for this year’s AEJMC Emerging Scholar Grants. We submitted a research proposal “Turning to the Wiki-Doctor” to examine the frequency of use of Wikipedia as a health information … Continue reading
Wikipedia health information greatly based on academic articles
Our latest study on Wikipedia explored the referencing of nutritional articles on the online encyclopedia. A content analysis of the references of nine nutritional articles over a five-year period showed that they greatly rely on academic publications. The findings of … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Research, Social Media
Tagged AEJMC, Health, Nutrition, References, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Sources, Wikipedia
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