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Accomplishments & Awards

Aisha Durham

AISHA DURHAM WINS PRESTIGIOUS MARSHA HOUSTON AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION

Aisha Durham, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Affiliated Associate Professor in the Departments of Humanities & Cultural Studies, Women's & Gender Studies, and Africana Studies at the University of South Florida, recently received the inaugural Marsha Houston Award from the National Communication Association (NCA).

January 21, 2022Accomplishments

Anjuliet Woodruffe

ANJULIET G. WOODRUFFE WINS PRESTIGIOUS DONALD P. CUSHMAN MEMORIAL AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION

Anjuliet G. Woodruffe, doctoral candidate and graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida, recently received the 2021 Donald P. Cushman Memorial Award from the National Communication Association (NCA).

January 21, 2022Accomplishments

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DR. FALLON GOODMAN DELIVERS TALK ON SOCIAL ANXIETY IN THE MODERN WORLD

Recently, USF Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Fallon Goodmandelivered a TEDx talkdiscussing what social anxiety is, why it’s increasing across the globe, and the costs to our health.

January 21, 2022Accomplishments

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DR. NAVITA JAMES RECEIVES THE 2021 NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION WOMEN’S CAUCUS FRANCINE MERRITT AWARD

Dr. Navita James, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Communication at USF, recently received the 2021 National Communication Association (NCA) Women’s Caucus Francine Merritt Award.

January 21, 2022Accomplishments

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EVANGELINE LINKOUS NAMED 2021 PLANNER OF THE YEAR

USF MURP Program Director Evangeline Linkous was named 2021 Planner of the Year by the Sun Coast Section of the American Planning Association.

January 21, 2022Accomplishments

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PATRICE BUZZANELL WINS PRESTIGIOUS SAMUEL L. BECKER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION

Patrice Buzzanell, Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida and Endowed Visiting Professor for the School of Media and Design at Shanghai Jiaotong University, recently received the 2021 Samuel L. Becker Distinguished Service Award from the National Communication Association (NCA).

January 21, 2022Accomplishments

Lee Braver

PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR TAKES UNIQUE APPROACH TO GUEST EDITING

When Lee Braver, Professor of Philosophy at USF, became guest editor of the journal of the leading society of Heidegger Scholars this year, he decided to do something outside the norm.

January 21, 2022Accomplishments

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

SIGS PROFESSOR RECEIVES CRAIG L. BRIANS AWARD

Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan was recently recognized at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting in Seattle, where she received the 2021 Craig L. Brians Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research & Mentorship from the Political Science Education Section.

January 21, 2022Accomplishments

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STEVE WILSON WINS PRESTIGIOUS MARK L. KNAPP AWARD IN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION

Steve Wilson, Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida and affiliated scientist with the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University, recently received the 2021 Mark L. Knapp Award in Interpersonal Communication from the National Communication Association (NCA).

January 21, 2022Accomplishments

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USF EARNS ACCREDITATION IN URBAN PLANNING

The University of South Florida’s (USF) Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program has earned accreditation by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB). PAB accredits urban planning programs in North American universities that meet value and quality standards developed by PAB in collaboration with the American Planning Association, the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.

January 21, 2022Accomplishments

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ZIMMERMAN SCHOOL SENIOR INSTRUCTOR EARNS ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP

Wayne Garcia, a Senior Instructor in the Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications at USF, was recently named the James A. Clendinen Professor in Editorial and Critical Writing in the Zimmerman School, effective immediately for a two-year term.

January 21, 2022Accomplishments

 How Political Parties Mobilize Religion: Lessons from Mexico and Turkey Cover

NEW BOOK DETAILS RELIGIOUS MOBILIZATION BY POLITICAL PARTIES

Luis Felipe Mantilla, Associate Professor with the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus, recently published his book How Political Parties Mobilize Religion: Lessons from Mexico and Turkey.

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