The Research Report from Augusta University: Recent Episodes
David W. Bulla, professor at Augusta University
On this edition of The Research Report, Dr. Joel O. Iverson, communication professor at the University of Montana, discusses risk and crisis communication as it pertains to wildfires. Iverson works with U.S. Forest Service on communication strategies as community fire destruction has become a major national (and international) crisis, as witnessed this past summer with the fire in the town of Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii, or the 2018 fire in Paradise, California. The Research Report is produced by the Department of Communication at Augusta University. Dr. David Bulla is the host and producer. The audio engineer is Jasmine Garcia. The podcast is recorded in the TVC Lab in University Hall on the Summerville Campus of AU. The opinions are those of the guest and the host, not those of Augusta University.
On this edition of The Research Report, Katrina Quinn, professor at Slippery Rock University, talks with David Bulla about her book The Civil War Soldier and the Press. Quinn wrote the book with the late David Sachsman and Dea Lisica. It is the latest in a series of books from the Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression. It is published by Routledge.
Dianne Bragg, Hub Burton, and Jennifer Moore join David Bulla for a discussion about the history of the Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression, which was started in the early 1990s by Dr. David Sachsman at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Sachsman was the West Chair of Excellence in the Department of Communication at UTC, and he ran the conference for three decades. A generation of mass communication historians cut their teeth at the conference, and the panelists discuss its impact on their careers. Bragg is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Alabama; Burton is a retired administrator from the University of Maine, and Moore is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Minnesota at Duluth. The Research Report is produced by Jasmine Garcia and Ethan Ballducci. It is recorded in the TVC Lab at Augusta University. It is a production of the AU Department of Communication, for which Bulla serves as chair.
Professor Emeritus of History Hubert van Tuyll and Professor of Political Science Craig Albert join David Bulla for a discussion on the war in Ukraine. Van Tuyll and Albert provide a historical, political and military analysis of the conflict. Ethan Balducci is the producer. The Research Report podcast is produced at the TVC Lab at Augusta University. The opinions are those of the panelists and host, not AU. The Research Report is produced by the Department of Communication at AU. Jasmine Garcia is the TVC Lab coordinator.
Frank LoMonte, an attorney for CNN, is the guest on this special edition of The Research Report podcast. Here he gives the 2023 Future of the First Amendment Lecture at Augusta University. The Research Report is produced by Ethan Balducci. It is a production of the Department of Communication at Augusta University. This lecture was recorded in the Roscoe Williams Ballroom of the Jaguar Student Activities Center at AU.
Professor Will Hatcher, chair of the Department of Social Sciences at Augusta University, features on this episode of The Research Report to discuss his new book, Work-Life Balance in Higher Education (from Routledge). His co-author is Bruce D. McDonald III of N.C. State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Hatcher has his Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Mississippi State University, and he is the co-editor of the Journal of Public Affairs Education. The Research Report is a production of the Department of Communication at Augusta University. Professor David W. Bulla is the host. The producer is Dr. Timothy Williams.
On this edition of The Research Report, Dr. Andrew Goss, professor of History at Augusta University, joins Dr. David W. Bulla for a discussion of his new book, The Routledge Handbook of Science and Empire,. The engineer is Ethan Balducci, with Timothy Williams serving as audio lab engineer and co-producer. Martha Medrano is the lab intern. The Research Report comes from the Department of Communication at Augusta University.
Dr. Samuel Perry, associate professor of sociology at the University of Oklahoma, discusses his research projects. Dr. Perry is an alumnus of Augusta University, where he majored in Communication and minored in Sociology. After graduating summa cum laude at Dallas Theological Seminary, Dr. Perry earned his master’s degree in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and received his doctoral degree in Sociology, also from the University of Chicago. He is the author of 100 journal articles, four books, with three more scheduled to come out soon. He and Philip S. Gorski will have The Flag and Cross; White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy coming out April 1 from Oxford University Press. He also appears in the popular press, including Time and Newsweek, as well as CNN and The Washington Post. His research focuses on questions related to American religion and culture, as well as politics, sexuality, race, and families. Dr. Perry won an Award of Merit from Christianity Today in 2021 and the Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.
Dr. Steven Venette, a Communication professor from the University of Southern Mississippi, joins The Research Report podcast to discuss how communication during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Venette has his Ph.D. in Speech Communication from North Dakota State University. He teaches health and crisis communication and is a long-time supporter of speech and debate. Dr. Venette is interviewed by Professor David W. Bulla, chair of Communication at Augusta University. The producer is Ethan Balducci with on-site support from Timothy Williams. The views expressed here are those of the participants, not Augusta University. This is a production of Department of Communication at AU. The broadcast originated in the TVC Lab's audio studio.
Associate Professor Dustin Avent-Holt of Augusta University's Department of Social Sciences discusses his research with The Research Report Host David Bulla. Avent-Holt's recent work includes his Oxford University Press book "Relational Inequalities," co-authored with Donald Tomaskovic-Devey of UMass. The Research Report's Producer is Ethan Balducci, with support from Timothy Williams, the manager of the Augusta University TVC/Audio Lab. The podcast is a Production of the Department of Communication at Augusta University. The views expressed in the podcast are those of the guest and host, not Augusta University.
Journalist Sea Stachura talks with The Research Report host David Bulla about the making of "Shots in the Back," Stachura's Murrow Award-winning podcast about the 1970 Augusta Riots. The Research Report's Producer is Ethan Balducci, with support from Timothy Williams, the manager of the Augusta University TVC/Audio Lab. The podcast is a Production of the Department of Communication at Augusta University.
Augusta University Communication Professor Debbie van Tuyll talks to The Research Report host David Bulla about her latest book, on the Irish American Press. This episode of the Research Report was produced by Lauren Salsman. The Research Report is a production of the Department of Communication at Augusta University.