Faculty and Staff

Wald honored with Cassling Innovation Award

Dara Wald, assistant professor, was selected as the 2019 recipient of the Cassling Innovation Award by the Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Wald was recognized for her extensive collaboration with faculty and students in several disciplines across campus and her innovative approach to research and education. Read More

May 3, 2019

Erin Wilgenbusch named recipient of 2019 LAS advising award

Erin Wilgenbusch, senior lecturer, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Ruth W. Swenson Award for Outstanding Advising by Iowa State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She will be honored at the LAS Fall Convocation September 9, 2019, at the ISU Memorial Union. Read More

May 3, 2019

Jan Lauren Boyles named vice chair of AEJMC Council of Divisions

Assistant Professor Jan Lauren Boyles has been elected to serve as vice chair of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s Council of Divisions. In this position, she will also begin a four-year term on AEJMC’s Board of Directors. Read More

May 3, 2019

Sherry Berghefer named ICA’s 2018 Adjunct of the Year

The Iowa Communication Association presented its 2018 Outstanding Adjunct Teacher Award to Sherry Berghefer, a senior lecturer in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication. The award recognizes effectiveness in teaching, demonstrated through outstanding evaluations, innovative teaching strategies, exceptional learning standards, proof of student learning and service to the department. Read More

November 14, 2018

Power of TV political ads limited, Iowa State report says

The Gazette, Cedar Rapids: Political campaign ads can appear to be effective, but they cannot buy an election, a new Iowa State University study suggests. The study, led by Associate Professor Jay Newell, examined campaign ads leading up to the 2016 Iowa caucuses. Read More

October 21, 2018

Unlimited spending on television political ads fails to deliver votes

According to a study of political advertising for the 2016 Iowa caucuses led by Associate Professor Jay Newell, the candidates who spent more on TV ads generally received more support on caucus night, but this does not suggest a candidate can buy an election. Read More

October 16, 2018

Associate Professor Joel Geske awarded the 2018-19 Allen Essman Faculty Fellowship

Joel Geske, associate professor in advertising, is the first recipient of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication’s Allen Essman Faculty Fellowship made possible by Iowa State alumna, Denise Essman (marketing, 1973). The inaugural Faculty Fellowship rewards an advertising professor who has demonstrated excellence in their profession. Read More

October 6, 2018

Diversity and inclusion as a classroom and workplace benefit

Iowa Public Radio Talk of Iowa's Charity Nebbe sits down with Joel Geske, Greenlee School of Journalism; and Lorenzo Baber, in ISU's School of Education, to discuss the value of inclusion and diversity both within and beyond the classroom. Geske's research has found that working in diverse groups allows students to devise better, more universal solutions, "and it actually makes us smarter," he said. Read More

September 30, 2018

What do Iowa journalism teachers say about the New York Times, Bob Woodward and anonymous sources?

Tracy Lucht, associate professor, shares what she tells Greenlee School students about anonymous sources in this column from Daniel P. Finney of The Des Moines Register. Read More

September 12, 2018

Greenlee School teams up with Big 12 programs for AEJMC social in Washington, D.C.

Iowa State University, West Virginia University and Texas Tech University put aside their sports competition for an evening of celebration at the annual conference of… Read More

August 21, 2018