Bellisario Grad Ed
@bellisariograded.bsky.social
The MA and PhD programs in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State.
Congrats to PhD candidate Wilhelmina Antwi, who passed her Comprehensive Exams today! With co-advisors Lee Ahern and Juliet Pinto, and committee members @chrisskurka.bsky.social, @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social & Sinfree Makoni (Director of African Studies).
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Congrats to PhD candidate Wilhelmina Antwi, who passed her Comprehensive Exams today! With co-advisors Lee Ahern and Juliet Pinto, and committee members @chrisskurka.bsky.social, @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social & Sinfree Makoni (Director of African Studies).
Congratulations to PhD student Jiayun Ye who passed her Qualifying Exam this week! With advisor @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social and committee members Stephanie Madden and Sara Liao.
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Congratulations to PhD student Jiayun Ye who passed her Qualifying Exam this week! With advisor @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social and committee members Stephanie Madden and Sara Liao.
Congratulations on PhD student Alex Paloma on passing his Qualifying Exam today! With advisor @olivermb.bsky.social and committee members @chrisskurka.bsky.social and Mike Schmierbach.
October 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Congratulations on PhD student Alex Paloma on passing his Qualifying Exam today! With advisor @olivermb.bsky.social and committee members @chrisskurka.bsky.social and Mike Schmierbach.
Congratulations to PhD student Abby Simmerman, who has passed her Qualifying Exams! With advisor @christopherali.bsky.social and committee members Andrea Miller and Martin Marinos.
October 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Congratulations to PhD student Abby Simmerman, who has passed her Qualifying Exams! With advisor @christopherali.bsky.social and committee members Andrea Miller and Martin Marinos.
PhD alum @sydneyforde.bsky.social and PhD student Abby Simmerman are among the participants in the Political Economies of the Media course in Croatia! (Thanks to Ben Birkinbine for the photo!)
September 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
PhD alum @sydneyforde.bsky.social and PhD student Abby Simmerman are among the participants in the Political Economies of the Media course in Croatia! (Thanks to Ben Birkinbine for the photo!)
CONGRATS to Distinguished Prof Homero Gil de Zúñiga & PhD alum Bingbing Zhang & coauthor Rebecca Scheffauer whose article on cable news use & conspiracy theories received the Outstanding Research Article Award published by JMCQ in 2024. W/ journal editor @profdimitrova.bsky.social.
September 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
CONGRATS to Distinguished Prof Homero Gil de Zúñiga & PhD alum Bingbing Zhang & coauthor Rebecca Scheffauer whose article on cable news use & conspiracy theories received the Outstanding Research Article Award published by JMCQ in 2024. W/ journal editor @profdimitrova.bsky.social.
Congrats to the PhD grads who participated in Commencement: Jiaqi (Agnes) Bao, @erikasolis.bsky.social , @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social, Lana Medina, @sydneyforde.bsky.social; & their advisors: @jessgallmyrick.bsky.social, Patrick Plaisance, @christopherali.bsky.social, @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social.
August 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Congrats to the PhD grads who participated in Commencement: Jiaqi (Agnes) Bao, @erikasolis.bsky.social , @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social, Lana Medina, @sydneyforde.bsky.social; & their advisors: @jessgallmyrick.bsky.social, Patrick Plaisance, @christopherali.bsky.social, @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social.
Congrats to Dr. Yongnam Jung who defended her dissertation this week! With advisor S. Shyam Sundar and committee members Fuyuan Shen, Frank Dardis and James Dillard.
August 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Congrats to Dr. Yongnam Jung who defended her dissertation this week! With advisor S. Shyam Sundar and committee members Fuyuan Shen, Frank Dardis and James Dillard.
Bellisario-affiliated association-wide leadership in this year's AEJMC include Erin Whiteside, @connolly-ahern.bsky.social , Holly Overton, Alyssa Appelman, and Steve Bien-Aime.
August 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Bellisario-affiliated association-wide leadership in this year's AEJMC include Erin Whiteside, @connolly-ahern.bsky.social , Holly Overton, Alyssa Appelman, and Steve Bien-Aime.
Celebrated this week with AEJMC-wide Awards are past Dean Marie Hardin and Bellisario Prof of Media Studies @olivermb.bsky.social!
August 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Celebrated this week with AEJMC-wide Awards are past Dean Marie Hardin and Bellisario Prof of Media Studies @olivermb.bsky.social!
Congrats to faculty Stephanie Madden who, along with coauthors Luke Capizzo & Michael Steudeman, received the 2025 PR History Award from the Public Relations Division of AEJMC for their paper “Centering Historical Student Activism & the Role of Place in Issues Management for Higher Education.”
July 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Congrats to faculty Stephanie Madden who, along with coauthors Luke Capizzo & Michael Steudeman, received the 2025 PR History Award from the Public Relations Division of AEJMC for their paper “Centering Historical Student Activism & the Role of Place in Issues Management for Higher Education.”
Congratulations to Dr. @jiacheng.bsky.social, who defended their dissertation today! With Co-Chairs Michelle Rodino-Colocino and Andrea Miller and committee members Shinsuke Eguchi, Sara Liao, & Ariana Steele.
June 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Congratulations to Dr. @jiacheng.bsky.social, who defended their dissertation today! With Co-Chairs Michelle Rodino-Colocino and Andrea Miller and committee members Shinsuke Eguchi, Sara Liao, & Ariana Steele.
CONGRATS to past Dean Marie Hardin for being named the Journalism and Mass Communication Administrator of the Year by @aejmc.bsky.social!! And LUCKY Quinnipiac University to have such a wonderful new President!
June 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
CONGRATS to past Dean Marie Hardin for being named the Journalism and Mass Communication Administrator of the Year by @aejmc.bsky.social!! And LUCKY Quinnipiac University to have such a wonderful new President!
CONGRATS to faculty @profpasha.bsky.social and grad alum @yhuang.bsky.social on being named Jennifer McGill Fellows in @aejmc.bsky.social's Institute for Diverse Leadership in Journalism and Communication!
June 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
CONGRATS to faculty @profpasha.bsky.social and grad alum @yhuang.bsky.social on being named Jennifer McGill Fellows in @aejmc.bsky.social's Institute for Diverse Leadership in Journalism and Communication!
Congratulations to Dr. Jiaqi (Agnes) Bao, who passed her dissertation defense today! With chair/advisor @jessgallmyrick.bsky.social and committee members @chrisskurka.bsky.social, Fuyuan Shen, and S. Shyam Sundar.
June 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Jiaqi (Agnes) Bao, who passed her dissertation defense today! With chair/advisor @jessgallmyrick.bsky.social and committee members @chrisskurka.bsky.social, Fuyuan Shen, and S. Shyam Sundar.
Congrats to Dr. Lana Medina who defended her dissertation today! Dissertation title: "News at a Distance: Ethics & Corporate Ownership in the Digital Transformation of Local Television News." W/ advisor Patrick Plaisance & committee members Juliet Pinto, Marie Hardin & @christopherali.bsky.social.
May 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Congrats to Dr. Lana Medina who defended her dissertation today! Dissertation title: "News at a Distance: Ethics & Corporate Ownership in the Digital Transformation of Local Television News." W/ advisor Patrick Plaisance & committee members Juliet Pinto, Marie Hardin & @christopherali.bsky.social.
A big congratulations to Dr. Megan Norman on successfully defending her dissertation today! With advisor @jessgallmyrick.bsky.social and committee members @chrisskurka.bsky.social, S. Shyam Sundar, and Stephanie Madden.
May 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A big congratulations to Dr. Megan Norman on successfully defending her dissertation today! With advisor @jessgallmyrick.bsky.social and committee members @chrisskurka.bsky.social, S. Shyam Sundar, and Stephanie Madden.
Congrats to the Bellisario doctoral grads participating in commencement today: Drs. Tori Zheng Cui (with advisor Juliet Pinto) and Jared Lagroue (with advisor @mattjord.bsky.social).
May 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Congrats to the Bellisario doctoral grads participating in commencement today: Drs. Tori Zheng Cui (with advisor Juliet Pinto) and Jared Lagroue (with advisor @mattjord.bsky.social).
CONGRATS to Dr. @erikasolis.bsky.social who defended their dissertation today: a critical political economic & multi-textual analysis of microtransactions in video games. W/ co-chairs @christopherali.bsky.social & @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social & committee members Mike Schmierbach & Andrea Miller.
May 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
CONGRATS to Dr. @erikasolis.bsky.social who defended their dissertation today: a critical political economic & multi-textual analysis of microtransactions in video games. W/ co-chairs @christopherali.bsky.social & @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social & committee members Mike Schmierbach & Andrea Miller.
Big congrats to PhD candidate Jingyi Guo, who passed her dissertation proposal today! With advisor Sara Liao and committee members Elaine Hui, Cindy Lin, Andrea Miller, and @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social.
May 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Big congrats to PhD candidate Jingyi Guo, who passed her dissertation proposal today! With advisor Sara Liao and committee members Elaine Hui, Cindy Lin, Andrea Miller, and @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social.
CONGRATULATIONS to PhD candidates Lana Medina and Triwik Johnson for being named the 2025 recipients of the Djung Yune Tchoi Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student Award! They are pictured here with Associate Dean Anthony Olorunnisola.
May 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
CONGRATULATIONS to PhD candidates Lana Medina and Triwik Johnson for being named the 2025 recipients of the Djung Yune Tchoi Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student Award! They are pictured here with Associate Dean Anthony Olorunnisola.
Congratulations to PhD candidate Zhenyu Emma Zhang who passed her dissertation proposal yesterday! With her committee @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social, Sara Liao and Stephanie Madden. Not pictured: Michelle Rodino-Colocino.
April 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Congratulations to PhD candidate Zhenyu Emma Zhang who passed her dissertation proposal yesterday! With her committee @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social, Sara Liao and Stephanie Madden. Not pictured: Michelle Rodino-Colocino.
Congrats to PhD alum Dunja Antunovic and Edward Paul Downs who were recognized with Unit Service Awards from the University of Minnesota system! Dunja was recognized by the School of Kinesiology in the UMN Twin Cities campus, and Ed by the Communication department at UMN Duluth.
April 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Congrats to PhD alum Dunja Antunovic and Edward Paul Downs who were recognized with Unit Service Awards from the University of Minnesota system! Dunja was recognized by the School of Kinesiology in the UMN Twin Cities campus, and Ed by the Communication department at UMN Duluth.
Congrats to Dr. @sydneyforde.bsky.social, who passed her dissertation defense! She's pictured here with her committee: Krishna Jayakar, @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social, special member Victor Pickard (from UPenn), @mattjord.bsky.social and @christopherali.bsky.social.
April 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Congrats to Dr. @sydneyforde.bsky.social, who passed her dissertation defense! She's pictured here with her committee: Krishna Jayakar, @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social, special member Victor Pickard (from UPenn), @mattjord.bsky.social and @christopherali.bsky.social.