Join us today as we talk with Dr. Lance Kinney, an associate professor in the department of advertising and public relations, about his work in the area of crisis communication and public relations. In addition to be a professor who teaches courses in advertising and doing research in the area of crisis communication, Lance was a long-running host of a radio show. We break it all down for you in this episode. Lance has studied everything from the Olympic Games to Nascar and even Dolly Parton, an...
Mar 08, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Join us today as we talk with Dr. Wilson Lowrey, a professor in the Department of Journalism & Creative Media, about his work professionally in the news industry and how that work experience as a creative storyteller helped shape the research he does now. He has studied everything from the journalism--blogging relationship, the ecology of news production, and how to effectively use communication during times of crisis. His book is called Russian Regional Journalism, and if you just want to c...
Mar 01, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Join us today as we talk with Dr. Kristen Warner, an associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media. Kristen has so many amazing and interesting stories to tell about her research in colorblinding in the film and entertainment industry. If you don't know what that is, you definitely have to listen to this episode. Kristen is the author of the book, The Cultural Politics of Colorblind TV Casting, and has studied the representation of race on and off the camera. Because of ...
Feb 22, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In today's episode, we talk with Dr. Becky Britt, an associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media and a health communication scholar for the College of Communication & Information Sciences. Dr. Britt's research spans topics related to health campaigns to the use of social media and those who influence, or don't, influence our decisions! To learn more about her recent work and external awards, check out her website: https://rebeccakbritt.com/presentations/ http://reb...
Feb 15, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 4
There's so much to learn about Dr. Robin Boylorn, an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies. Her work spans topics related to Krunk Culture to the way we tell our own stories via auto-ethnography. Dr. Boylorn has been given the distinction of being selected to give a Last Lecture (see the link below), and has published several books and articles. For more about Dr. Boylorn, check out all of our links below. https://www.robinboylorn.com/ Dr. Boylorn's Last Lecture: https:/...
Feb 08, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In today's episode, we talk with Dr. Laura Lemon, an assistant professor in advertising and public relations, about her professional work in the non-profit sector and how that work propelled her to get a Ph.D. and then study the communication that goes on in these workplace settings. We'll learn more about how our own communication can be improved as she tells us about her intriguing findings. To see more of Dr. Lemon's work, check out these links: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/p...
Feb 01, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Dr. Steve Holiday is an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations. His primary research focus relates to children and media, with an emphasis on the way children respond to advertisements. To see more about his recent work, check out these links: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15405702.2020.1744610 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10641734.2020.1782790?scroll=top&needAccess=true...
Jan 25, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Welcome to Season 2 of No Stupid Questions, which has been re-branded to become Revise and Resubmit! In Season 2, we talk with very interesting people who do amazing things in their research, and we have even better stories to tell you about what communication researchers do. We are so excited about this upcoming season, and we hope you'll tune in each Monday at 11am when each new episode airs.
Jan 15, 2021•4 min
We wanted to take a moment to thank you for being a fan and listening along with us as we chat with different communication researchers about who they are and what they do.
Nov 23, 2020•1 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Join us today as we talk with Dr. Shaheen Kanthawala, an assistant professor in Journalism & Creative Media, about our use of health apps and online health communities. With a background in biochemistry and biology, this conversation about the role of new media technologies in the management of our own health is a great one! To learn more about Dr. Kanthawala's research, check out her website here: https://skanthawala.people.ua.edu/ .
Nov 16, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Join us today as we talk to Dr. Jiyoung Lee about the ways we look to and trust sources in the media while in the middle of a global health crisis. Dr. Lee studies media effects and online media platforms, and we have a great conversation about the here and now as it relates to all of the information we are getting from a variety of trustworthy and less trustworthy sources. For more information about Dr. Lee and her research, check out her website: https://jleecomm.wixsite.com/jiyoung ....
Nov 09, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 12
It's almost ELECTION DAY!!Have you ever thought about the way you communicate with others about political candidates and politics, and have you thought about the ways those conversations COULD affect how we think about those candidates or issues? Join us today as we talk with Dr. Cynthia Peacock, a scholar in political communication, about the way we all navigate our conversations related to politics, democracy, and social media. We'll hear more about the ways we all communicate about topics tha...
Nov 02, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Join us today as we speak with Sarah Bryant, a professor in the School of Library and Information Sciences. Today you'll learn more about everything that goes into the creative process of making a book from scratch and how culture, social issues and politics can all be woven into the creation of a book.
Oct 27, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Join us today as we talk with Dr. Jess Maddox, a professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media. We'll talk more about memes, GIFs, tik toks, and how dimensions of power are shared on digital platforms.
Oct 19, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 9
If you have ever watched a sporting event on TV and yelled at one of the commentators to stop talking or have listened to a news broadcast and wondered about the reporter's credentials, today's conversation is for you! Join us as we talk with Dr. Sean Sadri, an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism & Creative Media, about his research related to sports, news credibility and the intersection of gender and race in the sports arena. For more about Dr. Sadri's work, check out his p...
Oct 12, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Join us today as we talk with Dr. Jennifer Becker and Dr. Coral Bender about their research and strategies for navigating online education and research from virtual spaces.
Oct 05, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Virtual Assistant Design Can Be Race and Gender Biased and Other Conversations About Internet Studies Join us today as we talk with Dr. Miriam Sweeney in the School of Library and Information Sciences as she talks about her research in artificial intelligence and the way AI technology functions as an extension of power systems. If you have ever used Siri or Alexa--and who hasn't?--this episode is for you. For more info about Dr. Sweeney's work, check out her website: http://mesweeney.people.ua.e...
Sep 28, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Join us today as we talk with Dr. Kenon Brown, a renowned scholar in the area of branding and image repair in the sports world. Listen to Dr. Brown tell us more about what he knows about athletes, why athletes may be the most influential people out there and what happens when they make mistakes. This is a fun conversation about sports communication and we hope you'll listen in! For more information about Dr. Brown and the Alabama Program in Sports Communication, click here: https://sportscom.ua....
Sep 21, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Join us today as we talk with Dr. Matt Van Dyke, a researcher who studies environmental communication and strategic messaging about environmental issues. He'll tell us more about the communication barriers that exist when communicating information about science and the environment and how even communication professors can talk about science.
Sep 14, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Join us as we talk with Dr. Andy Billings, one of the preeminent scholars in the area of sports and mass communication. We'll talk about the Olympics, sports in the age of a global pandemic, and fantasy sports. To see more about Dr. Billings' work and the Alabama Program in Sports Communication, click here: https://sportscom.ua.edu/people/andrew-billings-3/.
Sep 07, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Join us today as we talk with Dr. Heather Carmack, an associate professor of communication and an expert in the health communication field. Our conversation today will focus on medical mistakes and the communication and conversation around those errors. We'll also touch on the importance of communication in medicine and health practice.
Aug 31, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Join us this week as we talk with Dr. Scott Parrott, an associate professor of journalism and creative media, about his research examining the way media cover mental health and mental issues and how those representations affect the way we see ourselves and others.
Aug 24, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Join us as we welcome Dr. Mark Nelson, Dean of the College of Communication & Information Sciences, as he helps us kick off this new podcast showcasing and highlighting the excellent research and creative work going on by faculty members in the College. The best thing is that so many of our guests do incredibly innovative, creative, and timely research that is so applicable to our everyday lives. Tune in to hear more about what's ahead this season.
Aug 20, 2020•2 min
In this podcast, we'll talk to communication professors who will talk about their research and how it applies to every day life. We'll talk about sports, health, advertising, diversity, and the role of media in our every day lives. We'll ask the questions that others don't want to ask and find out more about what communication research looks like and why it matters.
Aug 17, 2020•2 min
In this podcast, we'll talk to communication professors who will talk about their research and how it applies to every day life. We'll talk about sports, health, advertising, diversity, and the role of media in our every day lives. We'll ask the questions that others don't want to ask and find out more about what communication research looks like and why it matters.
Jul 08, 2020•1 min
