Yi Liao, PhD student and HCAT Lab Associate Director, defended her comprehensive exams in September 2024. Yi wrote her comprehensive responses over the summer during her 30-day exam window. During her defense, Yi demonstrated an excellent mastery of the literature and impressed her committee with thoughtful and deep responses. Now that she has completed the…
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).…
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…