Blog Archive

Ph.D. Profile: Sakil Faizullah

Doctoral student Sakil Faizullah worked for BBC and the United Nations before coming to Grady College to pursue his Ph.D. He’s eager to use his academic education to find solutions to global issues. His research focuses on finding communication tools that can help bring underprivileged population groups into a global conversation.  What made you decide […]

Emily Curl and Kevin Schatell: building connection and curiosity

Emily Curl (ABJ ‘14) and Kevin Schatell (ABJ ‘16) spoke at a networking workshop titled “Building Connections and Curiosity” on Friday, Oct. 6, offering students industry insights and tangible tips for catalyzing and maintaining meaningful relationships. This talk was a part of Grady College’s entertainment careers week. Curl, digital host for iHeartRadio, and Schatell, producer […]

Using virtual reality to address real-world problems, with Dr. Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn

Listen to the full episode of Grady Research Radio onAnchor/Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Stitcher Professor of Advertising Dr. Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn is the director of the Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems (CACHE) Lab at Grady College. In the CACHE Lab, Dr. Ahn leads research that leverages the capabilities of virtual reality technologies to help solve real-world problems.  […]

Ph.D. Profile: Grace Adams

After completing her undergraduate and master’s degrees at Grady College, Grace Adams returns to pursue her Ph.D. In addition to her studies, she teaches a research course and is involved with graduate student organizations. What made you decide to pursue your Ph.D.? I have always been interested in art, but I did not know what […]

ILA 2023 Annual Conference

Keith Herndon, Kate Hester, Brittany Adams-Pope (2023). “Quantifying Innovation: An Empirical Index for Informing Communities and Empowering Community Leaders.” Interactive poster presentation accepted for the International Leadership Association annual conference, Vancouver, Canada, Oct. 12-15. Quantifying Innovation: An Empirical Index for Informing Communities and Empowering Community Leaders Keith Herndon, Kate Hester and Brittany Adams-Pope Abstract This […]

Ph.D. Profile: Anne Perera

Anne Perera is a first-year Ph.D. student focusing on Generative AI and its impact on communication strategies. While she works on defining her dissertation topic, Perera is interested in learning how AI technology will adapt and evolve with human nuances. Perera worked in the advertising industry before coming back to academia to pursue her doctoral […]

More adults likely to get a flu vaccination than receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine

Vaccination intentions highest for liberal, lowest for conservative respondents. Fifty-five percent of U.S. adults reported that they would “definitely” or “probably” get a recommended influenza vaccination in the coming months, while 46% plan to receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine, according to findings from a national survey of 1,280 adults commissioned by the Center for Health […]

Covering Poverty Writers Collaborate With Students in India for Inaugural Journalism Partnership at UGA

Six students in the Cox Institute’s Journalism Writing Lab will work this semester with students in India to produce multimedia stories published in both countries in the inaugural U.S./India Reporting Project at the University of Georgia. The project was brought to UGA by Sujoy Dhar and Laura Ungar. Dhar is the founder of India Blooms […]