CCI Research & Innovation Center

CCI’s Annual Research Symposium

RIC hosts the College of Communication and Information’s Annual Research Symposium as a valuable opportunity to showcase CCI’s research and simultaneously inspire students to engage in their own research endeavors.

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47th Annual Research Symposium – March 27, 2025

Schedule your day for a front row seat to all the presentations and activities throughout the day.

Connect & Converse:

Unraveling Communication & Information Complexities

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★ IN-PERSON CCI

  • 9:00am-11:30am: PRESENTATIONS 
  • 11:30am-1:00pm
  • 1:00pm-2:00pm: Cultural Tech Exchange 
  • 2:00pm–3:00pm: Cross-Cultural Debate 

★ VIRTUALLY ZOOM 

ZOOM: https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/82081835312

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  • 9:00am-11:30am: In-Person PRESENTATIONS 
  • 11:30am: Trivia (Download the Kahoot! app)
  • 3:15pm-4:00pm: Virtual PRESENTATIONS  

FULL AGENDA

Downloadable Agenda in PDF format

TIMETITLEAUTHOR
In-Person Presentations
Scripps Convergence Lab, COM 402
(Streaming available via ZOOM) 
9:00amWELCOMEDr. Emily Paskewitz
9:15amWomen Led – Women Read: The Oak Ridge Journal During World War IIJoel Moroney
9:30amPartisan News Viewing: Checking Out the Other SideTyler Beckman, Dr. Mark Harmon
9:45amExploring the Need for Video Literacy: Enhancing Awareness, Reducing Addiction, and Boosting ProductivityMd Uzzal Talukder
10:00amExamination of How the Use of Multimedia Characteristics, Political Partisanship and Perceived Organizational Reputation Influence Perceived Message Effectiveness and Attitudes Toward the Message of Health Organizations’ COVID-19 TweetsAbbey Lynn Warbington
10:15amAre we out of the woods yet? A Graduate Students Guide for Navigating Qualitative DataAriel Newell
10:30amBeyond Traditional Boundaries: Introducing 4-H Students to Gen-AI Through Immersive Learning Experiences (ILEs)Dr. Dania Bilal, Dr. Mehmet Aydeniz, Dr. Jennifer Richards
10:45amMessage Discipline in Congressional Newsletters, 2024 ElectionDr. Mark Harmon
11:00amThe Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Users and Uses of Across Sciences Physical Collections in An AI Readiness ContextDr. Wade Bishop
11:15amNegative Consequences of Information Gatekeeping Through Algorithmic TechnologiesDr. Devendra Potnis
11:30amTrivia via Kahoot (Download the Kahoot! app)In-Person and Zoom
11:45amLUNCH (RSVP here to reserve your spot)In-Person
12:00pmResearch in Progress Roundtables
Boli Dai (Social Media)
Qinran Li (Social Media)
Bixuan Sun (Social Media)
Mokhlisur Rahman (Science / Environmental Communication) (Social Media)
Dr. Peiling Wang (AI & Data Visualization)
Dr. Elizabeth Carlson (Disaster Response, Risk & Crisis Communication)
Jenna Pauly (Sports Communication)
Byron Keys (Access and Engagement)
Dr. Mark Harmon (International & Political Issues)		In-Person
1:00pmCultural Tech Exchange iLab 
2:00pmCross-Cultural Debate COM 402
Virtual Presentations
Zoom: https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/82081835312
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3:15pmAudience Perspectives on Misinformation in the US and IndiaNamrita Vinod Varier
3:30pmCase Analysis of the Ignite Program: An Autoethnography of Leadership DevelopmentSana Boghani
3:45pmSocial Assessment of Ecosystem ServicesScott Greeves
4:00pmGeographical Coverage of the Library of Congress book catalogDr. Kai Li
Research Advisory Committee
  • Emily Paskewitz, Chair 
  • Oluseyi Adegbola 
  • Elizabeth Carlson 
  • Brian Dobreski 
  • Jiangen He 
  • Jeannette Iannacone 
  • Martin Riedl 
  • Roth Smith III 
  • Curry Wilson 
  • Shiyu Yang 

Past Research Symposiums

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Amy Forrester

Amy Forrester

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