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Power in Collaboration

To strengthen our collaborations, Research Affinities are broad themes that allow us to see our colleagues across the college who are working in research areas that are proximate to our own. This also allows others to see how we overlap with research in areas beyond our own domains.

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A Commitment to Excellence in Research

CCI Research Affinities complement the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s commitment to transdisciplinary research, including the UT Innovation Gateways, which are these focus areas that broadly organize UT research:

  • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Energy and Environment
  • Future Mobility
  • Human Health and Wellness

CCI Research Affinities

  • Access & Engagement
  • AI & Data Visualization
  • Data Creation, Use, & Management
  • Disaster Response, Risk & Crisis Communication
  • Documentary Production, Photojournalism
  • Health Communication
  • International & Political Issues
  • Knowledge Creation
  • Organizations & Individuals
  • Science / Environmental Communication
  • Social Media
  • Sports Communication
  • STEM Workforce
  • User Experience

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First NameLast NameSchool or Unit in CCIResearch Affinities
First NameLast NameSchool or Unit in CCIResearch Affinities

Access and Engagement

Research about ensuring and promoting participation of people and groups from all social, professional, political, and economic perspectives.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
Quinten BernholdSchool of Communication Studies
Bradford CaseSchool of Communication Studies
Jenny CrowleySchool of Communication Studies
John HaasSchool of Communication Studies
Jon HessSchool of Communication Studies
Emily PaskewitzSchool of Communication Studies
Michelle ViolantiSchool of Communication Studies
Courtney WrightSchool of Communication Studies
Hope ChidziwisanoSchool of Information Sciences
Brian DobreskiSchool of Information Sciences
Devendra PotnisSchool of Information Sciences
Abebe RorissaSchool of Information Sciences
Scott SikesSchool of Information Sciences
Scot SmithSchool of Information Sciences
Guy HarrisonSchool of Journalism and Media
Byron KeysSchool of Journalism and Media
Catherine LutherSchool of Journalism and Media
Mike MartinezSchool of Journalism and Media
Martin RiedlSchool of Journalism and Media
Amber RoessnerSchool of Journalism and Media
Erin WhitesideSchool of Journalism and Media
Moonhee ChoTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Jeannette IannaconeTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Katie KimTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Minjie LiTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Christina NajeraTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

AI & Data Visualization

Research involving artificial intelligence (AI). This includes building AI and using AI tools. It extends to governance, risk management, and ethics of AI as well as developing visual representations for understanding the data.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
Matthew CraigOther
Jessica FramptonSchool of Communication Studies
Marieke KellerSchool of Communication Studies
Suzie AllardSchool of Information Sciences
Dania BilalSchool of Information Sciences
Hope ChidziwisanoSchool of Information Sciences
Jiangen HeSchool of Information Sciences
Ben HorneSchool of Information Sciences
Kai LiSchool of Information Sciences
Abebe RorissaSchool of Information Sciences
Nick GeidnerSchool of Journalism and Media
Mustafa OzSchool of Journalism and Media
Martin RiedlSchool of Journalism and Media
Moonhee ChoTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Matthew PittmanTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Joe StabbTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

Data Creation, Use, & Management

Research focused on how data is created, managed, and used by researchers and others, such as policy makers and the public, who seek to learn from the data.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
Michelle ViolantiSchool of Communication Studies
Wade BishopSchool of Information Sciences
Dan GreeneSchool of Information Sciences
Kai LiSchool of Information Sciences
Peiling WangSchool of Information Sciences
Awa ZhuSchool of Information Sciences
Stuart BrotmanSchool of Journalism and Media
Martin RiedlSchool of Journalism and Media
Moonhee ChoTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

Disaster Response, Risk & Crisis Communication

Research around communicating and distributing information during and after an emergency or disaster situation.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
Elizabeth CarlsonSchool of Communication Studies
Cathy CuevasSchool of Communication Studies
Roth SmithSchool of Communication Studies
Julie AndsagerSchool of Journalism and Media
Stuart BrotmanSchool of Journalism and Media
Oluseyi AdegbolaTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Bugil ChangTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Beth FosterTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Jeannette IannaconeTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Katie KimTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Minjie LiTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Michael PalencharTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Sifan XuTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

Documentary Production, Photojournalism

Documentary filmmaking focuses on actual and real issues, events, institutions, and people. Photojournalism is the communication of news through images rather than words to tell a news story.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
Bradford CaseSchool of Communication Studies
Nick GeidnerSchool of Journalism and Media
Mark HarmonSchool of Journalism and Media
Ahmad HayatSchool of Journalism and Media
Rob HellerSchool of Journalism and Media
Mike MartinezSchool of Journalism and Media
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

Health Communication

Research centered on using communication and information expertise to advance health, access, and well-being of people and the communities they live in.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
Matthew CraigOther
Quinten BernholdSchool of Communication Studies
Jenny CrowleySchool of Communication Studies
Jessica FramptonSchool of Communication Studies
John HaasSchool of Communication Studies
Michael KotowskiSchool of Communication Studies
Laura MillerSchool of Communication Studies
Rochelle NelsonSchool of Communication Studies
Emily PaskewitzSchool of Communication Studies
Joan RentschSchool of Communication Studies
Devendra PotnisSchool of Information Sciences
Julie AndsagerSchool of Journalism and Media
Nick GeidnerSchool of Journalism and Media
Bugil ChangTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Beth FosterTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Eric HaleyTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Minjie LiTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Christina NajeraTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

International & Political Issues

Research studying how communication, media, and information affect and are affected by political attitudes, behaviors, and policies.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
Abigail BarnesSchool of Communication Studies
Bradford CaseSchool of Communication Studies
Marieke KellerSchool of Communication Studies
Ben HorneSchool of Information Sciences
Devendra PotnisSchool of Information Sciences
Scott SikesSchool of Information Sciences
Awa ZhuSchool of Information Sciences
Stuart BrotmanSchool of Journalism and Media
Mark HarmonSchool of Journalism and Media
Ahmad HayatSchool of Journalism and Media
Barbara KayeSchool of Journalism and Media
Catherine LutherSchool of Journalism and Media
Mike MartinezSchool of Journalism and Media
Mustafa OzSchool of Journalism and Media
Martin RiedlSchool of Journalism and Media
Amber RoessnerSchool of Journalism and Media
Oluseyi AdegbolaTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Moonhee ChoTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Eric HaleyTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Minjie LiTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

Knowledge Creation

Research into the generation, construction, dissemination, and disruption of new knowledge and concepts.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
Matthew CraigOther
Abigail BarnesSchool of Communication Studies
Ryan CarlsonSchool of Communication Studies
Bradford CaseSchool of Communication Studies
Suzie AllardSchool of Information Sciences
Brian DobreskiSchool of Information Sciences
Ben HorneSchool of Information Sciences
Devendra PotnisSchool of Information Sciences
Abebe RorissaSchool of Information Sciences
Catherine LutherSchool of Journalism and Media
Mustafa OzSchool of Journalism and Media
Martin RiedlSchool of Journalism and Media
Erin WhitesideSchool of Journalism and Media
Moonhee ChoTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Minjie LiTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Dustin ThomasTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

Organization & Individuals

Research centered on communication and information flows within and between organizations and individual people.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
Ryan CarlsonSchool of Communication Studies
Elizabeth CarlsonSchool of Communication Studies
Jessica FramptonSchool of Communication Studies
John HaasSchool of Communication Studies
Jon HessSchool of Communication Studies
Marieke KellerSchool of Communication Studies
Michael KotowskiSchool of Communication Studies
Joe LybargerSchool of Communication Studies
Emily PaskewitzSchool of Communication Studies
Roth SmithSchool of Communication Studies
Michelle ViolantiSchool of Communication Studies
Courtney WrightSchool of Communication Studies
Joy Marie DoanSchool of Information Sciences
Devendra PotnisSchool of Information Sciences
Scot SmithSchool of Information Sciences
Guy HarrisonSchool of Journalism and Media
Byron KeysSchool of Journalism and Media
Moonhee ChoTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Eric HaleyTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Jeannette IannaconeTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Katie KimTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Minjie LiTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Christina NajeraTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Dustin ThomasTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Julie LongmireUndergraduate Programs and Advising
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

Science / Environmental Communication

Research concerning how the gap between science and society is bridged, including the sharing of information between the two.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
John HaasSchool of Communication Studies
Laura MillerSchool of Communication Studies
Emily PaskewitzSchool of Communication Studies
Jiangen HeSchool of Information Sciences
Kai LiSchool of Information Sciences
Julie AndsagerSchool of Journalism and Media
Bugil ChangTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Moonhee ChoTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Minjie LiTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Sifan XuTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

Social Media

Research studying how websites and applications facilitate the creation and sharing of content, and relationships through social networks and virtual communities.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
Matthew CraigOther
Abigail BarnesSchool of Communication Studies
Bradford CaseSchool of Communication Studies
Jenny CrowleySchool of Communication Studies
Jessica FramptonSchool of Communication Studies
Roth SmithSchool of Communication Studies
Ben HorneSchool of Information Sciences
Devendra PotnisSchool of Information Sciences
Scott SikesSchool of Information Sciences
Awa ZhuSchool of Information Sciences
Nick GeidnerSchool of Journalism and Media
Barbara KayeSchool of Journalism and Media
Byron KeysSchool of Journalism and Media
Catherine LutherSchool of Journalism and Media
Mustafa OzSchool of Journalism and Media
Martin RiedlSchool of Journalism and Media
Oluseyi AdegbolaTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Courtney ChildersTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Moonhee ChoTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Katie KimTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Minjie LiTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Christina NajeraTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Matthew PittmanTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Joe StabbTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Sifan XuTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

Sports Communication

Research examining how communication, information, and analytics about sports is exchanged, utilized, and understood within the wider context of sports and their role in society.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
Bradford CaseSchool of Communication Studies
Guy HarrisonSchool of Journalism and Media
Amber RoessnerSchool of Journalism and Media
Erin WhitesideSchool of Journalism and Media
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Workforce

Research relating to workforce changes, employment trends, and industry needs to better support the scientific process.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
Emily PaskewitzSchool of Communication Studies
Courtney WrightSchool of Communication Studies
Suzie AllardSchool of Information Sciences
Wade BishopSchool of Information Sciences
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

User Experience

Research into all aspects of user’s interaction with a product, system, or service, including the users overall experience and how the product fits into completing the users’ tasks.

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ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI
Matthew CraigOther
Bradford CaseSchool of Communication Studies
Jessica FramptonSchool of Communication Studies
Hope ChidziwisanoSchool of Information Sciences
Rachel Fleming-MaySchool of Information Sciences
Dan GreeneSchool of Information Sciences
Jiangen HeSchool of Information Sciences
Awa ZhuSchool of Information Sciences
Barbara KayeSchool of Journalism and Media
Martin RiedlSchool of Journalism and Media
Dustin ThomasTombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
ResearcherSchool or Unit in CCI

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