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)
- > 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
Study examines evolution of strategic management research in public relations
A newly published study analyzing a decade of public relations scholarship finds that the field’s foundational strategic management paradigm remains central to the discipline, even as its scope has expanded to include new organizational contexts and research perspectives.
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Study finds virtual audiences can trigger real-world stress responses in speakers
Study examines how financial incentives shape social norms and behavior
Juan Mundel and Patricia Huddleston publish new research on the connection between advertising and the horticulture industry
Virtual reality research explores how attention shapes memory
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