COMMUNICATION and TECHNOLOGY AT MICHIGAN STATE

Building on traditional strengths in media studies, interaction analysis, and other areas, MSU’s faculty includes intellectual leaders in theory and research on the effects of communication technologies, from email through electronic games. Graduate courses in the department[s/ and the College of Communication Arts & Sciences] offer students an exceptional degree of depth across a wide array of communication systems and settings.)


Faculty:

Frank Boster
Hee Sun Park
John L. Sherry
Ron Tamborini
Joseph B. Walther

Adjunct Faculty:

Frank Biocca
Judee K. Burgoon
Pamela Whitten
Bradley Greenberg


Rankings:

NCA: #1 Communication and Technology Doctoral Program
CIOS Com Vista “Top 10” programs in Computer


Courses/Seminars:

Computer-Mediated Communication
Seminar in Online Behavior
Mass Communication Theory and Research
Communication Research Methods
Communication Research Design
Applied Communication Research II
Advanced Seminar in Organizational Communication
Social Influence


Journal Editorial Boards:

Journal of Interactive Advertising
Communication Theory
Communication Monographs
Communication Research
Human Communication Research
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
Grants:


Recent Publications:

Boster, F. J., Meyer, G. S., Roberto, A. J., Inge, C., & Strom, R. (2006). “Some effects of video streaming on educational achievement.” Communication Education.

Eveland, W. P., Jr., Cortese, J., Park, H. S., & Dunwoody, S. (2004). “How web site organization influences free recall, factual knowledge, and knowledge structure.” Human Communication Research.

Flanagin, A. J., Park, H. S., & Seibold, D. R. (2004). “Group performance and collaborative technology: A longitudinal and multilevel analysis of information quality, contribution equity, and members' satisfaction in computer-mediated groups.” Communication Monographs.

Greenberg, B. S., Eastin, M., & Hofschire, L. (2006). “Parenting the Internet.” Journal of Communication.

Lachlan, K. A., Smith, S. L., & Tamborini, R. (2005). “Models for aggressive behavior: The attributes of violent characters in popular video games.” Communication Studies.

Lee, B., & Tamborini, R. (2005). “Third-person effect and Internet pornography: The influence of collectivism and Internet self-efficacy.” Journal of Communication.

Nowak, K., Watt, J. H., & Walther, J. (2005).  “The influence of synchrony and sensory modality on the person perception process in computer mediated groups.” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.

Pena, J., Walther, J. B., & Hancock, J. T. (2007). “Effects of geographic distribution on dominance perceptions in computer-mediated groups.” Communication Research.

Park, H. S., Lee, H. E., & Song, J. A. (2005). “’I am sorry to send you SPAM’: Cross-cultural differences in use of apologies in e-mail advertising in Korea and USA.” Human Communication Research.

Sherry, J. L. (2006). “Would the great and mighty Oz play Doom? A look behind the curtain of violent video game research.” In P. Messaris & L. Humphreys (Eds.), Digital media: Transformations in human communication.

Sherry, J. L., & Pacheco, A. (2006). “Matching computer game genres to educational outcomes.” Electronic Journal of Communication.

Sherry, J. L. (2006). “Violence in video games.” In J. J. Arnett (Ed.), Encyclopedia of children, adolescents, and the media.

Sherry, J. L., Greenberg, B. S., Lucas, & Lachlan, K. (2006). “Video game uses and gratifications as predictors of use and game preference.” In P. Vorderer & J. Bryant (Eds.), Playing computer games: Motives, responses and consequences.

Smith, S. L., Lachlan, K. & Tamborini, R. (2004). “Popular video games: Quantifying the presentation of violence and its context.” Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.

Tamborini, R., & Weber, R. (2006). “Aggression and electronic games.” In J. J. Arnett (Ed.), Encyclopedia of children, adolescents, and the media.

Tamborini, R., & Skalski, P. (2006). “The role of presence in electronic games.” In P. Vorderer & J. Bryant (Eds.), Playing video games: Motives, responses, and consequences.

Tamborini, R., Eastin, M., Lachlan, K., Skalski, P., Fediuk, T., & Brady, R. (2004). “Violent virtual video games and hostile thoughts.” Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.

Walther, J. B. (2004).  “Language and communication technology: An introduction to the special issue.”   Journal of Language and Social Psychology.

Walther, J. B. (2006).  “Nonverbal dynamics in computer-mediated communication, or : ( and the net : (  ‘s with you, : ) and you : ) alone.”  In V. Manusov & M. L.
Patterson (Eds.), Handbook of nonverbal communication.

Walther, J. B. (2007). “Selective self-presentation in computer-mediated communication: Hyperpersonal dimensions of technology, language, and cognition.” Computers in Human Behavior.

Walther, J. B., & Bazarova, N. (2007). “Misattribution in virtual groups: The effects of member distribution on self-serving bias and partner blame.” Human Communication Research.

Walther, J. B., & Bunz, U. (2005).  “The rules of virtual groups: Trust, liking, and performance in computer-mediated communication.”  Journal of Communication.

Walther, J. B., Gay, G., & Hancock, J. T. (2005). “How do communication and technology researchers study the Internet?”  Journal of Communication.

Walther, J. B., Loh, T., & Granka, L. (2005). “Let me count the ways: The interchange of verbal and nonverbal cues in computer-mediated and face-to-face affinity.” Journal of Language and Social Psychology.

Walther, J. B., Pingree, S., Hawkins, R. P., & Buller, D. B. (2005). “Attributes of interactive online health information systems.” Journal of Medical Internet Research.
Walther, J. B., Van Der Heide, B., Kim, S., Westerman, D., & Tong, S. T. (2008). “The role of friends’ behavior on evaluations of individuals’ Facebook profiles: Are we known by the company we keep?” Human Communication Research.

Walther, J. B., Wang, Z., & Loh, T. (2004). “The effect of top-level domains and advertisements on health web-site credibility.”  Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Wickham, K., & Walther, J. B. (2007). “Perceived behaviors of emergent and assigned leaders in virtual groups.” International Journal of E-Collaboration (Special Issue on Virtual Team Leadership).