Faculty Research

Professor Publishes Research About Stress, Newsroom Support During COVID-19
“You can’t expect journalists to do this type of hurdling long-term without holistic support that includes logistical elements," claims Assistant Professor and TV2 advisor Gretchen Hoak, "but also mental and emotional support."
Faculty Research Spotlight: Dr. Jay Dorfman

Covering the Carnage: Journalists Risk Own Mental, Physical Health In Reporting from Dayton, El Paso
Note: Gretchen Hoak is a former television reporter/anchor and current assistant professor of journalism in Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research survey, , focused on how universities prepare young journalists for the trauma they may endure in covering violence. Kent State Today asked Hoak to share her thoughts on the impact the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton will have on the reporters assigned to cover these events.
Kent State Researchers Take New Approach with OLEDs
Journal of Communication Publishes Professor's Research on Co-Sexuality in the Workplace
Professor Teams Up with M.D.'s, Other Researchers to Prove Screen Time Impacts Child Development
Industry Publication Features Professor's Research
Ghana, FarmHer Among Faculty Paper Topics Shared at Conference

Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants
Ideastream® talks with Â鶹´«Ã½ Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.