Research & Creative Work
Whether we're focused on human-centered research, media research, games for entertainment and learning or documentary filmmaking – our faculty and students strive to make a difference and empower individuals.
Computational Communication
Game Design and Development
Global and Multicultural Communication
Healthy People Healthy Planet
Human-Centered Technology
Journalism, News, and Information
Media Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship
Media Psychology
Neurocognitive Communication
Policy and Governance
Political Communication and Civic Engagement
Featured Work
Faculty-Led Telehealth Project Receives 2025 Excellence Award in Interdisciplinary Studies
The power of visual storytelling and documentary filmmaking earns HARP grant for two journalism faculty
Advertising and Public Relations Faculty Members Awarded Prestigious PIRA Grants
JRN Professor and MSU Museum Collaborate Through Bloomberg Philanthropies Digital Accelerator Grant
Centers and Labs
We have dedicated labs researching learning games, social science and technology, as well as a center focused on political and social issues related to media, communication and information policy.
Staff
Faculty
Jeff Searl
ProfessorDepartment
Communicative Sciences & DisordersJeff Searl comes to the MSU Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders with a combination of clinical experience and research that can prepare students for the practice of speech and language pathology as well as research in clinical populations.
Faculty
Keith Hampton
ProfessorDepartment
Media & InformationContact
Faculty
Bruno Takahashi
Brandt Endowed Professor of Environmental CommunicationDepartment
JournalismBruno Takahashi is a professor of environmental journalism and communication at Michigan State University with a joint appointment in the School of Journalism and AgBioResearch.
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Faculty
Courtney Venker
Assistant ProfessorDepartment
Communicative Sciences & DisordersContact
Faculty
Allison Eden
Associate ProfessorDepartment
CommunicationDr. Allison Eden (Ph.D. Michigan State University) is an associate professor in the Department of Communication.
Faculty
Saleem Alhabash
ProfessorDepartment
Advertising + Public RelationsSaleem Alhabash is an Associate Professor of Public Relations and Social Media at the Department of Advertising + Public Relations, studying the persuasive effects of social media.