SJMC Weekly Announcements

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Administrative Support Rowan Calyx celebrates 10 years at the J-School

This week, Rowan celebrated a major milestone anniversary after 10 years at the J-School and UW-Madison. Rowan works tirelessly to ensure that the daily operations of our school run smoothly. Rowan is also committed to creating an inclusion and welcoming community within the J-School and serves as a UW-Madison HIB (Hostile and Intimidating Behavior) liaison. HIB liaisons serve as points of contact for those who have experienced, have witnessed, or have questions about hostile and intimidating behavior. The J-School is so grateful for all the work that Rowan does for our community. Congratulations, Rowan, on 10 great years!

Administrative Support Angelina Stone organizes successful Baking a Difference Pie Raffle

As part the annual Partners in Giving campaign, Angelina organized a pie raffle to raise money for the Partners in Giving General Fund which distributes donations to various community charities. Several faculty and staff members and graduate student Lynne Cotter donated pies and a challah (thank you, Lynne, for one of the most bid on items in the raffle). Thank you, Angelina for organizing such a great event and thank you to all those that donated pies!

Publications

CAMER article published in Health Communication

A Computational Approaches and Message Effects Research (CAMER) article led by Ph.D. student Ran Tao was recently published in Health Communication. The article, "Emotional Appeals and Norms: How Normative Perceptions Moderate the Persuasive Impacts of Discrete Emotional Appeals within Tobacco Pictorial Warnings in China," explored the impacts of emotional appeals among Chinese adult male smokers. Read the full article in Health Communication.

CAMER article published in Preventive Medicine Reports

A Computational Approaches and Message Effects Research (CAMER) article led by assistant professor Sijia Yang and co-authored by Ph.D. students Ran Tao and Liwei Shen was recently published in Preventive Medicine Reports. The article, "Designing and testing social media campaign messages to promote COVID-19 vaccine confidence among rural adults: A community-engaged approach featuring rural community leader and clinician testimonials," demonstrates the efficacy of a community-engaged approach to developing social media campaign messages to promote COVID-19 vaccines among rural adults. Read the full article in Preventive Medicine Reports.

Upcoming Events

Dec. 11: MCRC Health Communication Research Symposium

Join the MCRC on Monday, December 11 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. in the Nafziger Conference Room (5055 Vilas) for their Health Communication Research Symposium. Hear from 13 scholars about their research in this fascinating area. There will be several themed panels throughout the day and lunch will be served.

9–10:15 a.m. – Health Media: News, Broadcasting and Health Communication
10:30 a.m.–noon – Health Technology: Social Media, Mental Processing, and Well-Being
Noon–12:45 p.m. – Lunch
12:45–2 p.m. – Digital Therapeutics: Trace Data, Machine Learning, and Virtual Reality in eHealth

Dec. 13: J-School Winter Graduation Celebration

Join us in celebrating our graduating undergraduate and graduate students on Wednesday, December 13 from 11 a.m.–noon in the Nafziger Conference Room (5055 Vilas). The event will include light refreshments, photo opportunities for graduates, brief remarks from director Katy Culver and individual student recognition.

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