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Communication Arts alum Olivia Babler (BA‘13) was recently part of a team that uncovered a silent film from 1923 that was presumed to be ‘lost’, The First Degree (dir. Edward Sedgwick, Universal Pictures). The discovery …

Aaron Greer, new Associate Professor in Communication Arts, met author Marsha Walker at Temple University while earning his MFA. Greer was drawn to Walker’s semi-autobiographical short stories about a girl growing up in Appalachia, Eastern …

Paul’s study explores how requiring different types of reasoning (abduction, deduction, or induction) during creative problem-solving and brainstorming affects creative performance and brain activity. It has long been assumed that abductive reasoning best serves creative …

Sara McKinnon was awarded the 2020-2021 Vilas Associate Award for a project titled Violent Rhetoric: Constructions of Mexico in US Media and Politics. Violent Rhetoric examines contemporary US discourses of violence in Mexico to question …

Lea Jacobs, Mae D. Huettig Professor of Communication Arts, specializes in the production practices and organizational structure of the American film industry and in the development of film styles and genres. Her research areas include …

Allison Prasch is the winner of the Center for the Humanities First Book Program Award for her manuscript “The Global Rhetorical Presidency: Cold War Rhetoric on the World Stage.” The program supports tenure-track, junior faculty …

In teaching everything from large introductory courses to small graduate seminars, Professor Lori Lopez has earned high marks and glowing comments from students for her approach to controversial topics such as racism. As the creator …

Jeff Smith, professor of film, specializes in American film history. He has made important contributions to the study of the Hollywood Blacklist, music in film, and the psychological effects of the film soundtrack. Smith has …