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
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
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
Sri Kalyanaraman
Senior Associate Dean for ResearchDepartment
DeanDr. Sriram “Sri” Kalyanaraman is Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research at Michigan State University’s College of Communication Arts and Sciences. His prior academic appointments have been professorial positions at the University of Florida’s (UF) College of Journalism and Communications and the University of North Carolina’s (UNC) Hussman School of Journalism and Media.
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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.
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Keith Hampton
ProfessorDepartment
Media & InformationContact
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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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Courtney Venker
Assistant ProfessorDepartment
Communicative Sciences & DisordersContact
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Allison Eden
Professor, Director of Doctoral Studies in CommunicationDepartment
CommunicationDr. Allison Eden (Ph.D. Michigan State University) is an associate professor in the Department of Communication.
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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.