Center for Communication Research
The Center for Communication Research (CCR) facilitates collaborative, interdisciplinary social research within the University of Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas region, and broader intellectual community. Toward this end, the CCR seeks to stimulate and support interdisciplinary collaborations; provide opportunities for undergraduate and graduate participation; engage regional, state, and national funding agencies; and acquire and maintain the equipment necessary to support research endeavors. The CCR manages a research lab space that includes state-of-the-art technology for studying all facets of communication.
The associated research lab space is located in Kimpel #405 and #405A (1,347 square feet). The following hardware and software are available:
- Perception analyzer equipment from DialSmith to gauge moment-to-moment audience responses to both prerecorded and live media content
- SnapStream video server to simultaneously record multiple channels of television programming
- Tobii Pro Spectrum eye tracker to measure both point of gaze and eye movement (1200 Hz)
- Tobii Pro Nano portable eye trackers to measure both point of gaze and eye movement outside of the lab (60Hz)
- BioPac products to collect heart rate, blood pressure, and electrodermal activity
- Portable audio and video recording equipment
- Dell laptop computers and desktop computers
- Mangold Interact software to transcribe, annotate, interpret, and code texts
- SONA Systems cloud-based participant management software
The following research projects were recently funded by the CCR.
- Lisa Corrigan - COINTELPRO 2.0: Surveillance, Disruption, and Snitching in the Black Lives Matter Movement
- Marco Dehnert - Transhumanism and the Future of Relationships
- T. Jake Dionne - Mascotting and the Mnemonic Politics of American Bison Restoration
For more information, contact the Director of the CCR.
The CCR fully supports the Department of Communication faculty's and affiliate members' research agendas.
- Lindsey Aloia
- Trish Amason
- Robert Brady
- Scotti Branton
- Lisa Corrigan
- Alex Denison
- Terrell Jake Dionne
- Amnee Elkhalid
- Jess Gantt-Shafer
- Joe Hatfield
- Fred Jennings
- Rebecca Leach
- Joomi Lee
- Angela Mensah
- Meredith Neville-Shepard
- Ryan Neville-Shepard
- Monica Sandler
- Stephanie Schulte
- Matthew Spialek
- Kasey Walker
- Stephen Dittmore
- Brian Primack
- Robert Richards
- Marty Matlock
- Dennis Beck
- Jamie Baum
- Paige Daniel Dobbs
- Matthew Ganio
- Michelle Gray
- Bart Hammig
- Philip Massey
- Abigail Carpenter Schmitt
- Barcu Bayram
- Patrick Conge
- Andrew Dowdle
- Valerie Hunt
- Angie Maxwell
- Bill Schreckhise
- Patrick Stewart
- Doug Behrend
- Ana Bridges
- Connie Lamm
- Anastasia Makhanova
- Lauren Quetsch
- Jennifer Veilleux
- Darya Zabelina
- Lisa Bowers
- Christine Holyfield
- Justin Barnum
- Kevin Fitzpatrick
- Casey Harris
- Shauna Morimoto
- Shaun Thomas
- Anna Zajicek
- Linda Jones
- Stefani Byrd
- Adam Hogan
- Brandon Bouchillon
- Ignatius Fosu
- Rob Wells
- Jan Wicks
- Cary Franklin
- Johanna Thomas
- Valandra
Lab Director
Students
Julianna Stevens is a second-year graduate student at the University of Arkansas pursuing her M.A. in Communication. Julianna’s research interests include artificial intelligence, technology, and interpersonal communication, with a focus on how emerging technologies influence human connection and interaction.
Ash Armstrong is an undergraduate junior at the University of Arkansas. Pursuing bachelor's degrees in communications and psychology, they hold a great deal of interest in how new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, shape the way we think and act.
Michael Toomey is an undergraduate sophomore at the University of Arkansas, where he is pursuing a B.A. in both Communication and Political Science with a plan to attend law school after his undergrad. He is passionate about a future career in public defense, supported by an interest in studying the nature of intrapersonal communication and its impact on criminal justice.
Alyssa Reeves is an undergraduate senior at the University of Arkansas where she is pursuing a B.A. in both Communication as well as Human Development and Family Science with a minor in Child Services. She is passionate about how technology is changing the way we interact, communicate, and connect with one another, as well as how we interact and connect with AI.
Max Cleghorn is an undergraduate junior at the University of Arkansas pursuing a B.A. in Communication as well as a B.A. in World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures with Spanish Concentration. He is interested in exploring how artificial intelligence will affect interpersonal communication as it becomes more prevalent.
