Communication Studies

Brock Purdy gives back to his LAS major through campus visit

Cyclone alum and NFL quarterback Brock Purdy returned to Ames in early November and told communication studies students that leadership and communication skills are essential to his football career. Read More

November 20, 2023

A foundation for interdisciplinary collaboration

Dara Wald's Greenlee School lab brings together students from diverse disciplines for science communication research. Read More

December 13, 2019

What makes moms behave badly?

Mothers are often their own toughest critics, but new research shows they judge other mothers just as harshly. Read More

October 14, 2019

Communications Research Roundup

Check out a few highlights of the research by our professors in Communications within LAS College! Read More

February 14, 2018

Detecting a concealed weapon or threat is not easy, even for experienced police officers

New research by faculty in psychology and communication studies highlights the need for better research and training to help police officers, military personnel and security guards accurately detect threats. Read More

August 15, 2017

Care for chronically ill children may suffer when parents and doctors are at odds

Both parties have knowledge, expertise and insight and must work together for the health of the child. Read More

July 12, 2017

Katherine Rafferty publishes chapter in “Sage Research Methods Cases – Health”

Katherine Rafferty, lecturer in psychology and communication studies, recently published “A qualitative application of problematic integration theory: Studying end-of-life conversations between spouses” in B. Flett… Read More

February 7, 2017