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
Dar Meshi and Researchers use Brain Activity to Predict Visits to Urban Areas
Dar Meshi, an associate professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations and the director of the Social Media and Neuroscience Lab, led a study where they used brain activity to predict visits to urban areas.
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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.
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
Esther Thorson
ProfessorDepartment
DeanProfessor Thorson joined the College of Communication Arts faculty at MSU in fall, 2016. Prior, she was Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, and Research Director of the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism. Thorson holds the Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Minnesota, and attended undergraduate school at Macalester College.