RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Associate Professor Teri Finneman gave a lecture about her grant project, Revenue and Readership: Rescuing and Reviving Rural Journalism, to the Arkansas Press Association.

Professor Hyunjin Seo, Assistant Professor Yuchen Liu (j’21, Cleveland State University), Assistant Professor Muhammad Ittefaq (j’22, James Madison University), doctoral student Fatemeh Shayesteh, Assistant Professor Ursula Kamanga (j’22, University of Nevada-Las Vegas), and doctoral student Annalise Baines are co-authors of “International Migrants and COVID-19 Vaccinations: Social Media, Motivated Information Management & Vaccination Willingness," which has been accepted for publication in Digital Health. This study is based on a mixed-method approach of combining a survey and interviews with international migrants on their social media use and COVID-19 vaccination. 

Professor Yvonnes Chen's co-first-author article has been accepted by the American Journal of Public Health. The article is funded by NIH's RADx-UP project and documents the development and evaluation of a multilingual, multimedia communication campaign co-created with trusted community leaders with the goal of increasing COVID-19 testing and vaccination. Her co-authors included Mariana Ramirez (Director of JUNTOS Center for Advancing Latino Health at KU Medical Center), Dr. Crystal Lumpkins (Associate Professor at the University of Utah), Broderick Crawford (NBC Community Development Corporation in Kansas City, Kansas), Dr. K. Allen Greiner (Nason Family Endowed Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, KU Medical Center) and Dr. Edward Ellerbeck (Professor, Department of Population Health and Internal Medicine, KU Medical Center).

Steve Rottinghaus, career and outreach coordinator, served on the planning committee for the Kansas Association of Colleges and Employers Summer Drive-In on July 20 in Salina. He also presented at the conference on ways to promote career services activities to students.

STUDENT NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES

Grad Path is a new podcast produced at the School of Journalism & Mass Communications. Every two weeks, two different graduate students or faculty members of the J-School will join host Fernanda Silva, J-School master’s student. The goal is to help and guide graduate students from all over the world before, during and after their program. How do you apply for a graduate program? How can you be productive in research while working and studying? How do you decide on the theme for theses and projects? How can you participate in conferences? These are some of the questions that will be covered. Listen to the podcast.

The KU Ad Club will meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 31 in Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 303. All journalism students are welcome to attend and learn more about the club’s plans for 2022-23.

Are you a J-School student interested in photography? A group of students and instructors are meeting Wednesday, Aug. 31, at 6 p.m. in Stauffer-Flint, Room 100. Meet other students interested in photography, see some of our new gear and learn about photo opportunities.

Join the Journalism Student Ambassador Program! JSAP is a great way to get involved with the J-School’s recruitment process. We're looking for outgoing, involved students to connect with high school students and their families. You’ll have the opportunity to table at different events, give tours of the building, and attend local college fairs with our recruitment team. A time commitment of two hours per week is required for this paid position. The application period runs through Sept. 2 at 5 p.m. Apply here. If you have questions, contact Himée Kamatuka, recruitment coordinator, at hkamatuka@ku.edu.

NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists’ 2022 National Convention will be Sept. 8-11. The convention is an opportunity for students to learn from industry veterans, ask questions and get noticed. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet other journalism students and gain invaluable experience. For students who would like to attend virtually, the J-School will cover the cost of registration. Please email jschool@ku.edu.

TopSports.news out of Topeka, Kansas, continues to expand and is looking for more sportswriters to work part time or intern. For more information, contact Rick Peterson.

Job opportunities

▮ Morning executive producer, KWCH (Wichita, Kansas)

▮ Publication assistant, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Topeka, Kansas)

Internships and student positions

▮ Student graphic designer/webmaster, Lied Center (Lawrence, Kansas)

▮ Promotions and on-air intern, 105.9 KISS FM (Lawrence, Kansas)

▮ Business reporter intern, Kansas Chamber of Commerce (Topeka, Kansas)

▮ Student communications assistant, School of Journalism & Mass Communications (Lawrence, Kansas)

Katie Briscoe, j’04, has been promoted to chief executive officer at MMGY Global.

Brianne Pfannenstiel, j’10, will be inducted into the Lawrence Lions Alumni Association Hall of Honor on Sept. 25. She is the chief political reporter for the Des Moines Register.

Ashleigh Lee, j’14, is communications coordinator for the KU School of Business.

Alyssa Scott, j’15, is director of development for the Wichita State University Foundation.

Sydney Tilson, j’17, is talent specialist at StackAdapt.

Nick Couzin, j’18, has joined the WHBF sports team in Rock Island, Illinois.

Lauren Davidson, j’18, is a strategic growth account executive for Twilio.

Danya Issawi, j’18, is a fashion writer at New York magazine’s The Cut.

Jordan Collins, j’21, is a media assistant at Entertainment Tonight.

Julia Feinbloom, j’21, is a junior account executive for Autumn Communications in Los Angeles.

Katie Rhodes, j’21, is area sales manager at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits.

Courtney Saysiri, j’21, is an account manager at Signal Theory.

Kaitlin Clark, j’22, is a marketing assistant with Interbrand’s New York office.

Lane Gillispie, j’22, is a multimedia journalist for WIBW-TV in Topeka.

Kayla Hernandez, j’22, is communications coordinator at Mainstreet Credit Union.

Sarah Pickel, j’22, is a communications specialist for the KU School of Law.

Fabian Rosales, j’22, is a videographer for KETV-TV Channel 7 in Burlington, Nebraska.

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