Dr. Dallin Adams has joined the faculty at Sam Houston State University. Dr. Adams will be an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mass Communication. Dr. Adams led HCAT lab’s biophys research program during his time at the University of Utah, and was an award winning teacher in the strategic communication sequence. His laughter and…
HCAT routinely presents papers at the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). At BEA 2023, we were honored with a Top Paper in the Research Division. Led by Yi Liao, the manuscript reported the results of message experiment testing the theory of empathetic authenticity. Liao, Y., Adams, D. R., Owens, C., & Jensen, J. D. (2023, April).…
Both Kevin John and I bought drones recently with an eye toward developing novel content and experiences for experimental research. Kevin’s drone was fast – perhaps too fast – as it ended up crashing into a tree branch one day. It spiraled out of control and was never seen again. But he was not deterred:…
The lab noticed lots of new chicken places and we decided it was time to start trying them. So, over Summer 2021, HCAT lab carried out a “Summer of Chicken.” We would gather once a week and try different chicken places. It was a nice way to eat chicken, try new restaurants, and chat about…
HCAT won funding from the Immunology, Inflammation, and Infectious Disease Initiative (i3) at the University of Utah. The funding provides support for a repeated, cross sectional study that will track perceptions of COVID communication across 18 weeks. Notably, we are interested in whether people felt COVID messages were exaggerated. HCAT members Andy J. King (Iowa…