August 26, 2025 Updated May 19, 2026 Congratulations to these College of Media students who received campus and college awards and honors, and scholarships and fellowships that were made possible thanks to our donors. HONORS Bronze TabletInscription on the Bronze Tablets in the Main Library recognizes students ranking in the top three percent of their graduating class. […]
August 26, 2025 The Institute of Communications Research is excited to announce their newest cohort! Please learn more about the students’ research interests below and join us in welcoming them to the University of Illinois College of Media community this fall. For more information, see full student profiles. Thomas Farrenkopf earned his master’s degree in cinema and media […]
Email: sk217@illinois.edu Research Interests Seo-Young (Selene) Kim is a doctoral student at the Institute of Communications Research (ICR). Her research examines how technology shapes consumer behavior, with a particular focus on the music industry. She uses biometric methods to investigate how consumers attend to and respond to media experiences. Recent Publications / Presentations Publications Presentations […]
Email: ketank2@illinois.edu Research Interests I am interested in the tools and techniques that have been used to manipulate images throughout history. My research investigates the technical and discursive formations that constitute film restoration. I hope to gain a deeper understanding of how the manipulation of images is framed through the intersecting histories of image generation, […]
Email: aimank@illinois.edu Research Interests Aiman’s research focuses on advertising, consumer behavior, neuromarketing, and biometrics. She applies methods such as eye-tracking, facial recognition, and GSR to study how consumers process advertising messages and make decisions. Recent Publications and Presentations Academic Roles Aiman previously served as Dean of the School of Management at Almaty Management University (AlmaU). […]
Email: xiaohua8@illinois.edu Research Interests My research interests lie at the intersection of persuasion, health communication, and information behavior. I am particularly interested in how individuals seek, process, and respond to health information in changing media environments, as well as how persuasive strategies shape their perceptions and decisions in health-related contexts. Before joining ICR, I earned […]
Email: thomasf9@illinois.edu Research Interests Recent Publications/Presentations “Children of the Corn Sweats” (film in development) Recipie for Revenge (2024): Director of Photography “Indigenous Voices Reshaping Cinema: Native American Representation in Dances with Wolves (1990) and Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher (2021).” Oregon Undergraduate Research Journal: McNair Special Issue 21, no. 3 (August 2023): 29–45. https://doi.org/10.5399/uo/ourj. Academic Roles Thomas is a Graduate […]
August 20, 2025 | Sharita Forrest, University of Illinois News Bureau Teachers and high school students live in vastly different media worlds, and that’s one of several digital divides that undermine the efficacy of state-mandated media literacy instruction in Illinois high schools, a recent study suggests. The researchers—Institute of Communications Research doctoral student Sakshi Bhalla and Michelle Nelson, […]
August 19, 2025 This fall, the College of Media announces two new department heads, seven faculty promotions, and one new faculty member. In the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising, Sang-Hwa Oh has been promoted to associate professor with indefinite tenure. Carrie Wilson-Brown has been promoted to senior lecturer. Penne Heede joins the department as […]
August 19, 2025 Faculty and graduate students from the College of Media co-presented various topics of research at the 108th annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication on August 7-10, 2025, in San Francisco, California. This year’s conference theme was “Leading in Times of Momentous Change: Individual and Collective Opportunities.” Presenters […]