Hi everyone. As some of you know, I moved from UAB to Michigan State in August. I'm in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media (TISM) and really loving it thus far! We'd love to have some of your students who are interested in technology, social media, human-computer interaction, games, media effects, etc. apply for our PhD program! I'm particularly interested in working with students who are interested in technology and health, digital inequalities, aging and technology use, community based interventions, social, educational, and health impacts of technology use, and multitasking. If you have students who might be interested in any of my areas, I am happy to talk with them! We have faculty who are phenomenal in several other areas (see below) too! Please share with other listservs and students that you think might be interested. Thanks! Shelia Professor, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media Michigan State University MIS PhD Program @ MSU The Media and Information Studies PhD program at Michigan State University seeks engaged students who wish to join an exciting interdisciplinary program of study at the intersection of the social sciences and socio technical systems. Our diverse faculty develops and applies transformative knowledge about media and society and evolving information and communication technologies. The program engages students to become active scholars, teachers, and leaders in the media and information fields. Offered jointly by the Department of Advertising + Public Relations, the School of Journalism, and the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media, the MIS PhD program give students access to fifty PhD faculty with research interests that span critical current and emerging issues in media and information studies. Students get involved in projects early on, complementing theoretical coursework with hands-on research experiences. Particularly strong research interests of our faculty include: * Social media and social computing * Human-computer interaction * Management information systems * Games and meaningful play * Health and ICT * ICT4D * Media effects * Media and information policy * Socio technical systems Over 90 percent of our current students are supported by graduate teaching and research assistantships with generous monthly stipends, tuition remission, and health benefits. . University fellowships, dissertation completion fellowships, summer research fellowships and stipends for travel to academic conferences round out the resources available for students. Over three-fourths of our graduates are hired into faculty positions at four-year institutions at graduation. They are found in departments of mass media, journalism, advertising, public relations, and information studies across the United States and around the world. Others go on to careers in public service and business. The National Research Council (NRC) ranks the MIS doctoral program among the top 10 of all doctoral programs in communication in the United States. The National Communication Association (NCA), in their most recent doctoral program reputation study, ranked MSU's Ph.D. programs as No. 1 in educating researchers in communication technology, and in the top four in mass communication. Michigan State University ranked third in frequency of faculty publication in communication in a study reported in The Electronic Journal of Communication in 2012. East Lansing and the greater Lansing area offer a vibrant cultural environment with easy access to a variety of outdoor activities and the scenic beauty of our state year-round. Blending urban and sub-urban living, it is one of the nation's most affordable places to complete a doctoral program in media and information studies. Application deadline to be considered for assistantships is January 1, 2014. However, we will begin reviewing applications on December 1, 2013 and continue to review them through early February 2014. For more information and to apply visit http://cas.msu.edu/programs/phdinmis/ or email Dr. Robert LaRose, Director, MIS PhD Program at larose@msu.edu <mailto:larose@msu.edu> .