From CU 麻豆影院 Today: Researchers (including Sandra Ristovska, assistant professor of media studies), share their expertise, examining four areas in which the U.S. has鈥撯�揳nd hasn鈥檛鈥撯�揷hanged this past year, and what it could mean for the future of social and political movements, education, policing and justice in America.
鈥淭here is nothing like a big, strong local newsroom to watch out for corruption and hold the government accountable,鈥� says Chuck Plunkett, who joined CU 麻豆影院 in the Fall of 2018, as the director of the capstone program for journalism students in the College of Media Communication and Information. 鈥淲hen newspapers die, so does democracy.鈥�
With the award of a $108,000 Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Scholars and Society Fellowship, Assistant Professor Sandra Ristovska is undertaking the first rigorous publicly engaged research project to address the intricacies of 鈥渟eeing鈥� in court. Working in partnership with the American Bar Association鈥檚 Scientific Evidence Committee, her project will systematically examine the use of video as evidence in state and federal court trials (1990-2020) in criminal, immigration and American Indian law.
Harsha Gangadharbatla, associate professor of advertising at the College of Media, Communication and Information, is the newest president of the American Academy of Advertising (AAA) and the first 麻豆影院 professor to earn the title. Established in 1958, AAA鈥檚 mission is to provide a platform for its academic and professional members to exchange ideas that are relevant to the field of advertising. The organization has over 600 advertising scholars and professionals dedicated to advancing advertising knowledge and education globally.
For the next chapter in her career, Assistant Professor Casey Fiesler鈥撯�搘ho studies technology ethics, internet law and policy, and online communities鈥撯�搘ill launch a five-year research project on ethical speculation in technology design. Her work will be supported by a $549,513 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation鈥撯�搊ne of the most prestigious awards given to faculty in the early phases of their careers.
It鈥檚 inevitable that at some point we must all 鈥済et our affairs in order,鈥� and when we do, there are checklists, policies and professionals to help create everything from wills and trusts to advance directives. But a key element鈥撯�揼uidance surrounding technology and end-of-life planning鈥撯�搃s missing. Assistant Professor Jed Brubaker will work to close this gap through a five-year research project supported by a prestigious NSF CAREER grant.
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