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Caplan and Courtright examine the effects of mobile device useCaplan and Courtright examine the effects of mobile device use;caplan;johnc;6/9/2023 4:00:00 AM<p>​<a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/caplan"><strong>Scott Caplan</strong></a>, professor of communication, wanted to understand the effects of mobile device use, and its mere presence, on in-person conversations. He conducted a study with <a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/johnc"><strong>John Courtright</strong></a>, a professor emeritus of communication. Using an experimental design, they examined whether the presence of a device may hinder conversation, testing active use versus its mere presence. The results did not replicate the mere presence effect. The study found participants reacted negatively to a confederate’s phone use, regardless of whether it was self- or externally initiated. The research was published in May 2023 in the <em><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10570314.2023.2202798" target="_blank">Western Journal of Communication</a>.</em>​<br></p>Uncropped VerticalGP0|#e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b;L0|#0e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b|Publications;GTSet|#0a3b6244-764a-4413-b2f1-4b4c15da868c2023.00000000000https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/ForTheRecord/DispForm.aspx?ID=316
Maloney, Bleakley and Ellithorpe publish in the Health Education JournalMaloney, Bleakley and Ellithorpe publish in the Health Education Journal;bleakley;mellitho;6/9/2023 4:00:00 AM<p>Consuming too many sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) increases the risk of abnormal weight gain, cardiovascular disease, dental disease, and diabetes. Despite these dangers, adolescents consume more sports drinks than any other age group. Youth in urban landscapes with limited access to larger grocery stores are especially vulnerable. Researchers from the University of Delaware, University of Pennsylvania, and Rutgers University examined urban adolescents’ beliefs about sports and energy drinks. To identify factors for health messaging to discourage youth consumption, UD post-doctoral researcher <a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/chc/about-us/people"><strong>Erin Maloney</strong></a> led the study, which was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Health. <a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/bleakley"><strong>Amy Bleakley</strong></a>, professor and <a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/mellitho"><strong>Morgan Ellithorpe</strong></a>, associated professor, were also part of the team. The researchers conducted a series of focus groups with 34 mostly minority youth, aged 14-18 years old. Results indicated perceptions and motivations to consume SSBs varied. Participants not only failed to recognize sports drink consumption as an unhealthy behavior, but also expressed the viewpoint that reducing sports drink consumption may be an unhealthy behavior that puts one at risk of serious health complications resulting from dehydration. They recognized energy drinks as being unhealthy but necessary, depending on the situation. The study was published in May 2023 in the <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/00178969231157699" target="_blank"><em>Health Education Journal</em></a>.​</p>Uncropped VerticalGP0|#e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b;L0|#0e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b|Publications;GTSet|#0a3b6244-764a-4413-b2f1-4b4c15da868c2023.00000000000https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/ForTheRecord/DispForm.aspx?ID=317
Young examines concepts of truth an misperceptionsYoung examines concepts of truth an misperceptions;dgyoung;6/9/2023 4:00:00 AM<p>​A new book by <a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/dgyoung"><strong>Dannagal Goldthwaite Young</strong></a>, professor of communication and political science, examines why millions of Americans accept misinformation as truth and act on their misperceptions. <a href="https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12834/wrong" target="_blank"><em>Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive Our Appetite for Misinformation</em></a> is available for preorder through Johns Hopkins University Press and will be published on Oct. 17, 2023. Young offers a comprehensive model that illustrates how political leaders and media organizations capitalize on social and cultural identities to separate, enrage, and mobilize the American public. She suggests that “if being wrong allows us to comprehend the world, have control over it, or connect with our community, all in ways that serve our political team, then we don't want to be right.”​<br></p>Uncropped VerticalGP0|#e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b;L0|#0e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b|Publications;GTSet|#0a3b6244-764a-4413-b2f1-4b4c15da868c2023.00000000000https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/ForTheRecord/DispForm.aspx?ID=318
Propaganda and Persuasion lecture course released.Propaganda and Persuasion lecture course released.;dgyoung;5/26/2023 4:00:00 AM<p>​On May 19, 2023, The Great Courses released a new 12-lecture course, “<a href="https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/propaganda-and-persuasion?pfm=NewReleases&pos=2" target="_blank">Propaganda and Persuasion</a>,” taught by UD’s <a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/dgyoung" target="_blank"><strong>Dannagal G. Young</strong>,</a> professor of communication and political science. “The Great Courses are extraordinarily selective and a sign you are a go-to at the international level,” said <strong>Kami Silk</strong>, Rosenberg Professor and chair of the  <a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/" target="_blank">Department of Communication</a>. Young designed the course to help students become smarter and healthier consumers of information. The course explores the tools of effective communication and equips students with insights to recognize persuasion and propaganda in politics, advertising, relationships, public health and social media. The lecture series begins with a historical account, from Aristotle to the postwar <em>Mad Men</em> advertising era. Using social science frameworks, Young explains why people respond to certain kinds of persuasion and how storytelling techniques create meaning and disarm readers and listeners. Young explores the ethics of persuasion in today’s era of digital communication and social media. The course concludes with a look at recent political campaigns and the effects of conspiracy theories and misinformation.​<br></p>Uncropped VerticalGP0|#d586cffd-ad4b-45b9-8581-f6a2bbf70d87;L0|#0d586cffd-ad4b-45b9-8581-f6a2bbf70d87|Presentations;GTSet|#0a3b6244-764a-4413-b2f1-4b4c15da868c2023.00000000000https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/ForTheRecord/DispForm.aspx?ID=313
Dee's research published in "Communication Law Review"Dee's research published in "Communication Law Review";juliedee;2/24/2023 5:00:00 AM<p>​<strong><a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/juliedee">Juliet Dee</a></strong>, legal scholar and associate professor of communication, analyzed how courts have applied laws and a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case to the 2017 Unite the Right march in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the Jan. 6 insurrection and storming of the U.S. Capitol. To redress their grievances, plaintiffs have filed civil conspiracy lawsuits instead of invoking the 1968 Anti-Riot Act. Under the Brandenburg test for incitement, established by a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case, it is difficult for plaintiffs to prove the defendants intended to incite violence. Regardless of the legal outcome, plaintiffs may hope to turn high-profile civil trials into public forums to increase attention and understanding about the cases. Juliet Dee’s research was <a href="https://commlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CLR_Charlottesville_Dee.pdf" target="_blank">published in the journal <em>Communication Law Review</em></a>.​​</p>Uncropped VerticalGP0|#e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b;L0|#0e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b|Publications;GTSet|#0a3b6244-764a-4413-b2f1-4b4c15da868c2023.00000000000https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/ForTheRecord/DispForm.aspx?ID=290
Brewer and Bingaman publish in the Bulletin of Science, Technology and SocietyBrewer and Bingaman publish in the Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society;ptbrewer;jbinga;2/17/2023 5:00:00 AM<p>​​Communication researchers at the University of Delaware are investigating how public opinion about facial recognition technology (FRT) is influenced by the use of different forms of media. The study drew on original data from two nationally representative surveys of the U.S. public in 2020, amid a series of controversies and protests about policing and racial justice. <strong><a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/prbrewer">Paul Brewer</a></strong>, professor of communication, and <strong><a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/jbinga" target="_blank">James Bingaman</a></strong>, a communication Ph.D. student, led the study with support from <strong><a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/wyattd" target="_blank">Wyatt Dawson</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/paintsil" target="_blank">Ashley Paintsil</a></strong>, both Ph.D. students, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcwilsonphd/">David C. Wilson</a>, dean of Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California in Berkeley. Their findings, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/02704676221148103" target="_blank">published in the January 2023 edition of the <em>Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society</em></a>, demonstrated that overall television viewing and crime media viewing predicted support for multiple uses of FRT, while Fox News viewing predicted support for using FRT to monitor protests. The study has advanced the understanding of public opinion toward the technology and its implications for policing, protests and social justice.​<br></p>Uncropped VerticalGP0|#e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b;L0|#0e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b|Publications;GTSet|#0a3b6244-764a-4413-b2f1-4b4c15da868c2023.00000000000https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/ForTheRecord/DispForm.aspx?ID=288
UD joins team researching health discriminationUD joins team researching health discrimination;bleakley;jpcrow;2/17/2023 5:00:00 AM<p>In response to alarming statistics about health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community, a multi-institutional research team — including two University of Delaware researchers — tested the effectiveness of social support in decreasing stress among individuals who had experienced hate speech. The results showed that effective support decreased stress and increased general wellbeing over one month. <strong><a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/jpcrow" title="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/jpcrow">John P. Crowley</a></strong>, associate professor of communication, was the principal investigator for the team, which included <strong><a href="https://www.communication.udel.edu/people/bleakley">Amy Bleakley</a></strong>, professor of communication. The researchers recruited 50 individuals to participate in recorded 10-minute conversations about painful experiences with discrimination. They collected saliva samples from the participants before and after the conversations to measure physiological reactivity to stress. Participants completed surveys before and after the conversations, and again one month later, to evaluate general wellbeing. The study was published in the journal <em><a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/02704676221148103" target="_blank">Communication Monographs</a></em>.​​</p>Uncropped VerticalGP0|#e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b;L0|#0e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b|Publications;GTSet|#0a3b6244-764a-4413-b2f1-4b4c15da868c2023.00000000000https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/ForTheRecord/DispForm.aspx?ID=289
Bleakley authors new studyBleakley authors new study11/11/2022 5:00:00 AM<p>​<strong>Amy Bleakley</strong>, professor of communication, is the first author of a new study conducted by researchers from UD and the University of Pennsylvania in 2020 to identify and understand beliefs that may influence decisions to join an Alzheimer’s disease research registry. The results were published in the <em><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35811525/">Journal of Alzheimer’s Research</a></em> in August 2022. The rate of Alzheimer’s disease is higher among African Americans and Hispanics than it is for white non-Hispanic adults. Despite the higher risk, underrepresented groups are less likely to enroll in Alzheimer’s research. The study was part of a larger project funded by the National Institute on Aging to increase diversity in recruitment registries that feed into Alzheimer’s prevention research. The team includes researchers from UD, Banner’s Alzheimer’s Institute, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at San Francisco. Findings indicated there were fewer racial and ethnic differences in beliefs about joining a registry than initially anticipated, and the results informed additional data collection efforts with the goal of designing effective recruitment messages.​​</p>Uncropped VerticalGP0|#e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b;L0|#0e59b718f-f2f3-4654-8986-5eea60d4f90b|Publications;GTSet|#0a3b6244-764a-4413-b2f1-4b4c15da868c2022.00000000000https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/ForTheRecord/DispForm.aspx?ID=253
Scale by Lambe selected for Compendium of Scales and Measures in CommunicationScale by Lambe selected for Compendium of Scales and Measures in Communication10/21/2022 4:00:00 AM<p>​<strong>Jennifer Lambe</strong>, associate professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Communication, has had her Willingness to Censor Scale (WTC) selected for inclusion in the <em>Compendium of Scales and Measures in Communication</em> (COSMIC), organized by the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship.</p>Uncropped VerticalGP0|#99d961eb-8936-415c-9024-28a13cec289a;L0|#099d961eb-8936-415c-9024-28a13cec289a|Awards and Honors;GTSet|#0a3b6244-764a-4413-b2f1-4b4c15da868c2022.00000000000https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/ForTheRecord/DispForm.aspx?ID=239
Lambe presents work on FIRE panelLambe presents work on FIRE panel10/21/2022 4:00:00 AM<p>​<strong>Jennifer Lambe</strong>, associate professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Communication, is presenting her work on a panel at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) faculty conference in Los Angeles on Oct. 21-22, 2022. The panel is entitled "Navigating Contested Issues on Campus: Speech, Diversity and Public Safety." Lambe will present about her work with theUniversity of California's National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, exploring how diversity officers in higher education are managing tensions between diversity and free speech.</p>Uncropped VerticalGP0|#d586cffd-ad4b-45b9-8581-f6a2bbf70d87;L0|#0d586cffd-ad4b-45b9-8581-f6a2bbf70d87|Presentations;GTSet|#0a3b6244-764a-4413-b2f1-4b4c15da868c2022.00000000000https://publish.cas.udel.edu/Lists/ForTheRecord/DispForm.aspx?ID=241

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