Pioneer in Intercultural Communication Retires
HDSHC professor, Dr. Nemi Jain, A pioneer in intercultural communication, retires...more...
The State of Black Arizona
lga Idress Davis, professor, is a writer and editor for a special report "The State of Black Arizona" released by Arizona State University and the Greater Phoenix Urban League.
Using the Internet to Solve Crimes
HDSHC professor Dr. Steven Corman's interview on the use of the internet in solving crimes, "The Age of Cyber Vigiantism" is featured on Arizona news KJZZ.
HDSHC Faculty Win National Communication Association Honors
Four faculty members and two graduates from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication were recognized for their scholarly work during the recent 2007 National Communication Association annual convention. Thomas Nakayama,professor, shared the Charles Woolbert Distinguished Scholarship Award for ground-breaking research for “Whiteness: A Strategic Rhetoric,” an article he co-wrote with former student Robert Krizek, who now teaches at St. Louis University College of Arts and Sciences. The Woolbert award is given for scholarship that has “stood the test of time,” according to H.L. “Bud” Goodall, director of the school. The cited article was published in 1995 in the Quarterly Journal of Speech.
Bud Goodall, professor, was honored in the ethnography division with a “Best Book of 2006” award for his work “A Need to Know: The Clandestine History of a CIA Family.”
Receiving honors in the applied communication division for “Article of the Year” were associate professor Sarah Tracy, President’s professor Jess Alberts and former student Pamela Sandvik, who now teaches at the University of New Mexico. Their article, “Nightmares, Demons and Slaves: Exploring the Painful Metaphors of Workplace Bullying,” was published in 2006 in the Management Communication Quarterly.
YouTube Video 'Planet Bob' Uses Humor to Magnify Focus on Biodiversity
“Planet Bob,” a joint video production from ASU’s International Institute for Species Exploration and Media Alchemy Inc., uses humor to draw attention to the serious subject of biodiversity and the science of taxonomy. Combining live action, state-of-the-art animation, and the vocal talents of venerable TV host Hugh Downs and others, “Planet Bob” presents the mysterious, exciting – and surprisingly funny – side of taxonomy. The Web site www.PlanetBob.asu.edu and the video “Planet Bob” represent new ways to present this topic, in a creative fusion between academia and popular technology. Complete article on 'Planet Bob'
Western States Communication News
HDSHC is pleased to announce that Dan Canary, professor, has been elected the First Vice-President of the Western States Communication Association. WSCA is an association of scholars, teachers, and practitioners who have an academic, lay, or professional interest in communication formed more than 75 years ago. Dr. Canary will assume his position at the end of the 2007 Convention in Seattle. He will serve as President-Elect in 2008 and serve as program planner for the 2009 Convention to be held in the Phoenix area where he will assume the office of President.