Accomplishments: Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies
Arthur D. Soto-V谩squez (Journalism and Media Studies), with co-authors Elizabeth Terrazas-Carrillo, Ediza Garcia, Karen Morales, and Arianna Requejo (Texas A & M International University), recently published "La T贸xica: A Gender Role Stereotype for Latinas and Its Perceived Influence on Intimate Partner鈥
Stephen Bates (Journalism and Media Studies) recently published 鈥淭he Strange Tale of Rincon Island,鈥 recounting an artificial island built off the California coast for oil and gas exploration in the 1950s, before the state allowed offshore platforms. Operator Richfield Oil Corp. subsequently created an adjacent artificial reef to increase fish鈥
Arthur D. Soto-V谩squez (Journalism and Media Studies), with co-editors Kim Fox (American University in Cairo) and Aram Sinnreich (American University), recently guest edited a symposium on "The Turn to Podcasts as a Mass Campaign Medium" in The Journal of Radio and Audio Media. The set of research articles focuses on when podcasting鈥檚鈥
Arthur D. Soto-V谩squez (Journalism and Media Studies), with co-authors Ariadne Gonzalez, Di Mu, Marcela Moran, and Cindy Salazar-Collier (all Texas A&M International University), earned the Top Paper Award in the Health Communication Interest Group at the 2026 Central States Communication Association. The paper was titled, "From Focus Groups鈥
Arthur D. Soto-V谩squez (Journalism and Media Studies) delivered an invited talk titled "Latino Shift: The Making and Remaking of the U.S. Latino Voter in the Trump Era" for the Center for Global Change and Media in the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin. Through an analysis of media coverage, election data, and鈥
Ashlee Frandell (Public Policy), Aya Shata (Journalism and Media Studies), and Drew Blasco (Public Health) were awarded the iRDA Sustainability in Arid Lands Funding grant to support research on local county governments' adoption of AI, focusing on challenges, resource limitations, and strategies to enable effective and responsible鈥
Aya Shata (Journalism and Media Studies) and Ashlee Frandell (Public Policy) were awarded the iRDA Creative Media, Entertainment, and Cultural Industries Funding Competition to support research examining public communications professionals鈥 trust in generative AI and its influence on communication practices in the government sector.
Arthur D. Soto-V谩squez (Journalism and Media Studies), earned a Top Paper Award (Runner-Up) in the Communication Theory and Research Interest Group at the 2026 Western States Communication Association. The paper was titled, "Etiological Myth in U.S. Right-Wing Politics." The paper advances an etiological approach to studying political rhetoric and鈥
Aya Shata (Journalism and Media Studies) and her interdisciplinary team won the 性视界传媒 President鈥檚 Interdisciplinary Research Challenge, receiving an equivalent of $20,000 of research development support. The project examines faculty AI competencies and develops an evidence-based, discipline-informed AI training program to support more鈥
Arthur D. Soto-V谩squez (Journalism and Media Studies), with co-author Andres Bernal (CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies), recently published "Like, subscribe, profit? Personal finance influencers on YouTube under neoliberalism" in Consumption Markets & Culture. In the article, the authors use natural language processing methods and鈥
Julian Kilker (Journalism and Media Studies) and Yvonne Houy (Fine Arts) presented at the University of Amsterdam鈥檚 December 2025 GenAI & Creative Practices: Past, Present, and Future conference, as part of that university鈥檚 innovative "Responsible Digital Transformations" initiative. The research panel focused on international partnerships to鈥
Julian Kilker (Journalism and Media Studies) was an invited presenter at the Desert Studies Institute鈥檚 Nov. 5 Curiosity Lab event 鈥淭he Possible Unknown: Stories about Exploring the Unreachable.鈥 In his Outdoor Night Lab presentation, he showed how the Nevada desert is an ideal environment for research and creative practice with demonstrations of鈥