Research

At the Robertson School, we are scholars and practitioners with expertise in media theory and practice.

Collaborators, visiting scholars and graduate students are encouraged to connect with us to see where we can work together. We enjoy the intersection of media and culture. We like teaching it, researching it and working in it. Let's do it together.

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Publications

Explore select faculty publications or visit individual faculty members’ pages and review their listed research interest areas and publications.

Media+Health Lab

The Media+Health Lab at the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture brings together a team of interdisciplinary scholars who focus on digital, visual and social media research for promoting health and reducing health disparities.

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Research Topics

Robertson School faculty publish on the following topics and more:

  • The role of the media in public health and the environment
  • Crafting health-related messages, the interactions between media and politics
  • How media practices differ in international contexts
  • How corporations communicate about social change
  • How news consumers’ characteristics affect their media preferences
  • How communicators can practice in a socially responsible way
  • The role of visuals in the communicative process

Grants

Our faculty have earned a number of research grants from well-known funders, including:

  • Facebook
  • Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • United States Department of State (Fulbright)
  • Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
  • Arthur W. Page Center
  • International Studies Association
  • Institute for Integrative Health

Awards

Our professional faculty have received a number of awards from: 

  • Healthcare Advertising Awards
  • Aster Awards
  • Richmond Ad Club Person of the Year
  • Virginia Public Relations Awards
  • ADDY Awards (in student categories)