Author: Troy Rutter

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Communication Studies students present panel at Iowa Communication Association Conference

On Friday, September 30th, four Communication Studies Students (Mitch Recker, Cora Benker, Eric Swart, and Gracie Johnson) and Dr. Tina Coffelt presented a panel at the Iowa Communication Association Conference. The group presentation, “Igniting Interest in Undergraduate Research Methods,” examined the importance of research methods for Communication Studies Majors. Recker is a 2022 Communication Studies … Continue reading Communication Studies students present panel at Iowa Communication Association Conference

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Claus Kadelka develops COVID-19 model that factors in people’s social interactions more realistically

ISU math professor Claus Kadelka says early on in the pandemic he noticed many COVID-19 models were based on the assumption people engage in random social mixing. Along with a graduate student, Kadelka developed a model that takes into account that most people practice homophily. This is the tendency to associate with groups who share … Continue reading Claus Kadelka develops COVID-19 model that factors in people’s social interactions more realistically

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Douglas Gentile

Douglas Gentile was recently declared a Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.