Communication Research Center at Boston University
The Communication Research Center at BU consists of faculty and students who use the most advanced theory and methods to examine communication phenomena.
06/18/2020
Congratulations to CRC research fellow and Division of Emerging Media Studies at BU doctoral student Jiaxi Wu! She has just been awarded a two-year fellowship from the American Heart Association's To***co Center for Regulatory Sciences.
Congratulations to Jiaxi Wu, CRC graduate fellow and rising third-year student in the Emerging Media Studies doctoral program! She has just been awarded a two-year $100,000 fellowship from the American Heart Association’s To***co Center for Regulatory Sciences. Dr. Traci Hong (COM) and Dr. Jessica...
06/08/2020
Reminder that our first eye tracking workshop of the summer is taking place this Wednesday! Learn the fundamentals of this biometric research method during a live Zoom session. RSVP here.
The Communication Research Center (CRC) at Boston University is equipped with the technology, software, facilities, and expertise to aid researchers in conducting studies using biometric methods. There is vast potential for researchers of various disciplines to utilize these methods in order to glea...
06/01/2020
Our first online biometric workshop of the summer is approaching! This Wednesday at 1:30 we will be hosting our Facial Expression Analysis session. RSVP and learn more at the link below.
The Communication Research Center (CRC) at Boston University is equipped with the technology, software, facilities, and expertise to aid researchers in conducting studies using biometric methods. There is vast potential for researchers of various disciplines to utilize these methods in order to glea...
05/20/2020
is upon us! College of Communication, Boston University faculty and student researchers will be virtually sharing their work with scholars around the world.
Check out our list of presentations by CRC research fellows.
*Update: While this schedule remains the same, the conference will now be taking place virtually (not in Australia, as previously planned).* This May, communication scholars from around the globe will convene for the International Communication Association’s 70th annual conference, including sever...
05/18/2020
Check out our Spring 2020 newsletter for an update on our lab renovations, information about our upcoming biometrics workshops, recent publications by our research fellows, and more!
05/18/2020
We would like to share some exciting news! Our warmest congratulations to CRC fellows, Michelle Amazeen and Chris Wells, for being promoted to Associate Professors with tenure at Boston University.
05/15/2020
This summer, the CRC will be offering free online research workshops! Learn more and RSVP on the COM Beyond website.
The Communication Research Center (CRC) at Boston University is equipped with the technology, software, facilities, and expertise to aid researchers in conducting studies using biometric methods. There is vast potential for researchers of various disciplines to utilize these methods in order to glea...
05/13/2020
THIS FRIDAY! Celebrate how we "kept COM and carried on" through a unique semester with posts by COM students, faculty and alumni sharing our success across social channels throughout May 15.
05/12/2020
"Ramping up on-campus lab work will be gradual and contingent on public health advisories," says Gloria Waters, vice president and associate provost for research.
VP of research Gloria Waters says ramping up on-campus lab work will be gradual and contingent on public health advisories
05/07/2020
Join the celebration! On May 15th, post photos from the year and personal messages in words and video on how we and carried on through a unique semester.
05/04/2020
A study by CRC researchers Sarah Krongard and Mina Tsay-Vogel uncovered a relation between binge-watching violent shows and "mean world perceptions."
04/28/2020
New research by CRC fellow Chris Wells explores "how interactions between candidate communications, social media, partisan media, and news media" shaped public attention to the American presidential candidates in 2015-2016.
How populists engage with media of various types, and are treated by those media, are questions of international interest. In the United States, Donald Trump st...
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The Communication Research Center (CRC) is the College of Communication’s (COM’s) media research hub. Research is an integral part of faculty and student activities at Boston University. Researchers at COM use the most advanced theory and methods to examine communication phenomena. Addressing both theoretical and applied problems through a range of quantitative and qualitative perspectives, faculty and students engage in the most cutting-edge developments in communication research that provide an extraordinarily fertile ground for innovation and science.
The CRC was established in 1959 and reorganized in 1994. The CRC pioneered the use of television as a research tool, conducting systematic analyses on the effects of television on children and measuring political opinions and voting intentions. This early beginning led the CRC to develop a specialty in survey research methodology.
Today, the CRC has 35 research fellows who specialize in topics including: media effects, emerging media, political communication, health communication, public relations, film and television studies, media and adolescents, international communication, and communication law. Several research faculty also serve as editors of competitive peer-reviewed journals.
The CRC has recently updated a number of research tools such as the iMotions biometric research platform which allows faculty and students to examine physiological responses to media (e.g., websites, ads, television programs, and video games). Other recent additions include a virtual reality system which aids faculty and students to investigate issues related to psychological presence, empathy, and immersive storytelling.
In 2009, the CRC established the Communication Research Colloquium Series consisting of monthly research presentations that highlight current and original research of faculty in COM. This forum provides an intellectual exchange of ideas and perspectives, features scholarship in several methodological traditions, and fosters discussions among faculty and students about a variety of research topics in the field of communication.
In 2011, the Dr. Melvin L. DeFleur Distinguished Lecture Series was established. Each year two distinguished scholars from outside of the university are invited to share their outstanding scholarship, expertise, and experience with the BU community. In recognition of the pioneering and inspirational contributions of Dr. Melvin L. DeFleur to the field of mass communication research and his service as a venerable and inexhaustible member of the CRC, the faculty members named this series in his honor.
