Harrington faculty members have continued to conduct cutting-edge research that they have published, presented, or received awards for this semester. Here are some of the highlights from their work:
Kelly Cecchini, part-time faculty in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, contributed a chapter to a collection of essays focusing on how deep reading pedagogies can promote deeper learning and broader questions about equity and social justice in the acquisition and practice of literacy.
Publications:
*Cecchini, K. and Navarra, A. “Magic is Just Science We Don’t Understand Yet: Concrete Strategies for Engaging Students in Reflective Reading.” Deep Reading, Deep Learning: Deep Reading Volume 2, 2023, pp. 191–207.
Joon Kim, assistant professor in the Departments of Public Relations and Communication Studies, published an article, received a $4,000 grant, and is set to present a paper at a conference this month.
His article “Examining the Determinants of Consumer Support for Corporate Social Advocacy” uses the theory of planned behavior to investigate individual-level psychological determinants of individuals’ word-of-mouth intentions as a way to support corporate social advocacy.
Publications:
*Kim, J. K., Overton, H., Alharbi, K., Carter, J., & Bhalla, N. “Examining the Determinants of Consumer Support for Corporate Social Advocacy.” Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 2023, 28(3), pp. 451-468.
Presentations:
*Kim, J. K., Kothari, A., & Godleski, S. “Relationship between Media Representation of LGBTQ+ People and Heterosexual Young Adults’ Attitudes and Behaviors towards LGBTQ+ People.” International Communications Association (ICA) Conference, Toronto, Canada (May 2023).
Grants:
*$4,000. Co-PI, Ying Xiong (PI). The Arthur W. Page Center Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar Grant, 2023. “Exploring Public Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Artificial Intelligence Use in Hiring.”
Ammina Kothari, director of the Harrington School of Communication and Media and professor in the Department of Journalism, gave two research presentations this year. In April, she spoke at the Society of Professional Journalists Region 1 conference about the role of artificial intelligence in news. In May, she presented her paper “Relationship between Media Representation of LGBTQ+ People and Heterosexual Young Adults’ Attitudes and Behaviors towards LGBTQ+ People” at the International Communications Association Conference.
Presentations:
*Kim, J. K., Kothari, A., & Godleski, S. “Relationship between Media Representation of LGBTQ+ People and Heterosexual Young Adults’ Attitudes and Behaviors towards LGBTQ+ People.” International Communications Association (ICA) Conference, Toronto, Canada (May 2023).
*Kothari, A. Invited panelist: “Artificial Intelligence and News.” Society of Professional Journalists Region 1 conference, Roger Williams University, Rhode Island (April 2023).
Mary Moen, assistant professor of the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, was awarded the American Association of School Librarians Research Grant for her article “1:1 Computing: A Case Study Examining How a Large District Leveraged School Librarians to Improve Teacher Practice, Learning Environments, and Digital Content.” The grant recognizes excellence in manuscripts addressing a persistent and recurring challenge in school librarianship.
Grants:
*$350. PI. American Association of School Librarians Research Grant, 2023. “1:1 Computing: A Case Study Examining How a Large District Leveraged School Librarians to Improve Teacher Practice, Learning Environments, and Digital Content.”
Stephanie West-Puckett, assistant professor in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric and director of first-year writing, published Failing Sideways: Queer Possibilities for Writing Assessment in March. The book, which she co-wrote with Nicole Casswell and William Banks, proposes an original innovation in writing assessment, Queer Validity Inquiry (QVI), that places individual student writers at the epicenter of writing assessment.
Publications:
*West-Puckett, S., Casswell, N., & Banks, W. Failing Sideways: Queer Possibilities for Writing Assessment. UP of Colorado: Denver, March 2023.
Justin Wyatt, associate professor in the Departments of Communication Studies, Journalism, and Film/Media, published two articles and edited Screening American Independent Film. The book presents American independent films chronologically, addressing works from across more than a century (1915–2020). The collection includes canonical examples as well as films that push against and expand the definitions of independence. The titles run from micro-budget films through marketing-friendly Indiewood projects, from auteur-driven films and festival darlings to B-movies, genre pics, and exploitation films.
Publications:
*Wyatt, J. Screening American Independent Film. Co-edited with Phillips, W.D. Routledge, 2023.
*Wyatt, J. “Affect, Tabloid Reality TV, & Indie Cinema.” Indie TV: Industry, Aesthetics and Medium Specificity, 2023. Edited by James Lyons and Yannis Tzioumakis.
*Wyatt, J. “The Cinematic Style of Loss: Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides.” The Bloomsbury Handbook to Sofia Coppola, 2023. Edited by Suzanne Ferriss.