Centers and Labs
The collaborative labs and learning spaces in our college allow us to produce groundbreaking research, help our community and teach the next generation of communicators. Innovative journalism and multimedia experiences are at the heart of what we do.
List of Centers and Labs
Find the following centers and labs below along with links to their webpages if available
- > Analysis of Voice and Hearing Laboratory (AVAH Lab)
- > Center for Avatar Research and Immersive Social Media Applications (CARISMA)
- > SONIC Lab
- > CMC Interaction Lab
- > Developmental Speech Lab
- > Family Communication and Relationships Lab
- > Games for Entertainment and Learning Lab (GEL)
- > Health & Risk Communication Center (HRCC)
- > Interdisciplinary Laboratory for research on Communication, Attention, and the Science of Emotion (CASE Lab)
- > Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
- > Lingo Lab
- > Lip-Tongue-Larynx Lab
- > Media and Advertising Psychology (MAP) Lab
- > Neuroscience of Messages Lab
- > NextGen Media Innovation Lab (ComArtSci/WKAR)
- > Nexus Lab for Computational Communication
- > Quello Center for Media Information Policy
- > Rooms Laboratory
- > Social & Media Neuroscience Lab (SMN)
- > Social and Psychological Approaches to Research on Technology-Interaction Effects (SPARTIE) Lab
- > Spartan Newsroom
- > Spartan Stuttering Lab
- > Speech Neurophysiology Lab
- > Speech, Language, & Neurocognition Lab (MSU Speech Perception-Production Lab)
- > The Center for Journalism Studies
- > The Media Greenhouse (Newsroom and Immersive Media/Gaming Lab)
- > Theoretical and Applied Research on Media Affect and Cognition (TARMAC) Lab
- > Trifecta Technology and Research Innovation for Health (joint w/EGR & NUR)
Featured Research
Virtual reality research explores how attention shapes memory
Ralf Schmälzle, associate professor in the Department of Communication, and Hee Jung Cho, a doctoral student in the Department of Communication, have published new research in the Journal of Communication, a leading scholarly journal in the field. The study explores how virtual reality and eye-tracking technology can be used to examine the relationship between visual attention and memory in immersive media environments.
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NIH awards $3.1M to Developmental Speech Laboratory to study the impact of stuttering on children
New research from Amanda Holmstrom explores the complex realities of connection and loneliness among young adults
Lingo Lab publishes innovative study on autistic children’s language comprehension
Marisa Smith publishes new research on media, disinformation, and race perception
Spartan Newsroom and Immersive Media Center
Offering the latest in motion capture and learning technologies for classroom collaboration, production and immersion, the college's Spartan Newsroom and Immersive Media Studio invite students to collaborate, gain real-life experiences and build professional skills.
The innovative, cross-functional spaces equip students for 21st century jobs by engaging them in the development and delivery of news, animation, game design and immersive interactive media content involving motion capture, augmented and virtual realities.
Learn More about the spartan newsroom and immersive media center