Top Student Paper Awards The Department of Communication is proud to celebrate the achievements of our graduate students at this year’s Western States Communication Association (WSCA) conference. Their innovative research contributions were recognized among submissions from across the western United States, demonstrating excellence in scholarship in our graduate program. Lauren Buisker has earned a Top […]
Faculty Dr. Meara Faw was named a 2025 Best Teacher Award recipient by the CSU Alumni Association, a prestigious recognition driven by nominations from students and alumni who have experienced her outstanding work in the classrooms of Colorado State University. The award celebrates her dynamic teaching style and her enduring influence on students’ academic and […]
Dr. Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager and M.A. graduate Emily Dosch published in Intercultural Communication Research Associate Professor Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager and 2023 M.A. graduate Emily Dosch have published the paper “Nosotros somos Malinche: Rethinking Identity, Embracing the Power of Mestizaje” in the latest issue of Intercultural Communication Research. Abstract: In this essay, we examine the role of visual and material […]
From April 12 to 15, the annual Society for Cinema & Media Studies (SCMS) Conference convened in Denver. It was the first in-person SCMS Conference since 2019. Many faculty and graduate students from the Department of Communication Studies attended to present their research and learn from other media and film studies scholars from around the […]
Our graduate committee was beyond impressed by the nominations they received this year for the Excellence in Teaching Award at the M.A. and Doctoral levels. Communication Studies graduate students are doing amazing work and are making phenomenal contributions in the classroom! Congratulations to the winners of this year’s awards, Hayley Hasberger (M.A. Student) and Michelle […]
A number of Communication Studies faculty and students are being recognized by CSU’s College of Liberal Arts for their outstanding work this year. Congratulations to all the award recipients! College of Liberal Arts Awards The following Communication Studies faculty and students will receive their awards at the April 25, 2023 All-College Meeting & Awards Ceremony. […]
Madison Barnes-Nelson’s book chapter published in Considering Diversity Across Audiences, Content, and Producers M.A. student Madison Barnes-Nelson has published the paper “Female friendship and intersectional allyship on Brooklyn Nine-Nine” as a chapter in the fifth edition of the book Race/Gender/Class/Media: Considering Diversity Across Audiences, Content, and Producers (Routledge, 2023), edited by Dr. Rebecca Ann Lind. Just […]
Dr. Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager & Emily Dosch’s paper published in Communication, Culture, and Critique Associate Professor Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager and M.A. student Emily Dosch have published the paper “Beyond bad hombres, mamacitas, and borders: Rethinking representation of Mexicanidad in 2017 animation Coco” in the latest issue of Communication, Culture, and Critique. Abstract: The release of Coco in […]
Cari Whittenburg’s paper published in Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric Along with coauthor Brian L. Ott—Professor of Communication at Missouri State University—Ph.D. student Cari Whittenburg has published the paper “‘There are two sides to every story’: Text and con-text at the Mob Museum” in the latest issue of Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric. Abstract: The Museum of Organized […]
Congratulations to our Ph.D. Student Michelle Matter, who won a College of Liberal Arts – Highest Achievement Award for Scholarship/Research at the 2022 GradShow! CSU GradShow The Colorado State University GradShow is an annual event at which hundreds of CSU graduate students present their research, entrepreneurship, and creative arts. On November 16, 2022, students competed […]
