USF Department of Communication

10/22/2026

Congratulations to graduate student colleague Monira Begum! Her co-authored paper, “’At home, I have to be careful what I say’: Navigating family and peer relationships through mobile communication in urban Bangladesh,” was published in the Journal of Children and Media. Read the article here: https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2026.2742852

10/21/2026

Join us for lunch! Our inaugural Lunch & Learn is coming up on October 30th! Lunch & Learn is an informal, hourlong event featuring faculty and students who share their preliminary or developing research ahead of a departmentwide discussion. The series is designed to enhance intellectual conversations across our research concentrations, strengthen departmental community, and create opportunities for research collaboration. The event is hybrid in format; for those attending in person, lunch will be served at 11:45 am, and the discussion will start at 12:00 noon. View the full details here:https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/communication/documents/lunch_and_learn_flyer_oct_30_2026.pdf

10/16/2026

Faculty colleague Dr. Joshua Scacco recently gave a guest lecture to the Northeastern University Department of Public Health and Health Sciences, titled "Quality Content is Fundamental: Has democracy in the United States taken quality community health information for granted?"

10/14/2026

Congratulations to graduate student colleague Kento Kawaida! He presented his work-in-progress paper, "Translating Pain: Making Pain Professionally Visible," at the 16th Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP) conference in New York City.

10/12/2026

In 2026, the USF Department of Communication ranked in the top 75 among 200 world universities globally, according to Shanghai Ranking!

Shanghai Ranking rates world universities in 55 academic areas, including communication. This is the second time COM @ USF has been ranked in the Top 75 since rankings of academic areas began in 2017.

Communication is one of only a small number of academic areas at USF ranked in the top 75, along with Library & Information Sciences, Transportation Science & Technology, Hospitality & Tourism Management, Oceanography, Nursing, and Education.

View the 2026 rankings here: https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2026/AS0507

10/09/2026

Congratulations to faculty colleague Dr. Marleah Dean Kruzel, who received the EACH Research Award in Memory of Jozien Bensing! Dr. Dean Kruzel was jointly honored with Dr. Christoph Becker, MD, at this year's ICCH conference in Belfast, Ireland.

10/07/2026

Congratulations to faculty colleague Dr. Keith Berry! His article, “Notes on Florida: A Chaos Narrative of Everyday Gay Performances," published in Text and Performance Quarterly in 2025, received the 2026 Best Journal Article Award from NCA's Ethnography Division.

10/05/2026

Congratulations to graduate student colleague Zane Austin Willard and PhD alumna Dr. Alisha Menzies! Their article, “Fashioning Zaya Wade in the Press: Authenticity, Black Femininity, and Transnormativity," published in the Journal of Communication Inquiry in 2024, received an Honorable Mention for the 2026 Distinguished Article Award from NCA’s Feminist and Gender Studies Division.

10/02/2026

10/02/2026

Congratulations to PhD alumna Dr. Josie Boumis, who was selected to receive one of three NCA 2026 Gerald R. Miller Dissertation Awards! Dr. Boumis graduated from our department in 2025 and went on to join Texas Christian University as an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies. Dr. Boumis will be formally recognized at this year's National Communication Association's Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony in New Orleans.