Associate Professor Dr. Ratan is director of the Social and Psychological Approaches to Research on Technology-Interaction Effects (SPARTIE) Lab....
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Jeff Siarto
User Experience Interim Director Siarto is a UI/UX designer, author, and technologist with over 15 years of experience building web and software...
Dr. Ryan Thompson
Assistant Professor Dr. Thompson holds a Ph.D. in musicology. His research focuses on intersections between gameplay and audio. His areas of...
Dr. Morgan Vigil-Hayes
Associate Professor Dr. Vigil-Hayes focuses on how communities build, use, and care for networked information systems and centers rurality and...
Valeta Wensloff
Undergraduate Director Wensloff guides the curriculum process, creates visuals and social media for the department, meets with potential students,...
Brian Winn
Professor Winn is the Director of the Games for Entertainment and Learning (GEL) Lab. His areas of expertise include: game design and game impacts....
Dr. Susan Wyche
Associate Professor Dr. Wyche’s research focuses on information and communication technologies and development (ICTD). Her areas of expertise...
Graduate School Events
There are many wonderful events sponsored by the Graduate School at MSU. These include the required RCR training sessions, guest lectures, writing...
Back to School Movement Meditation
Fri, Sep 03, 2021 11:45 AM ‐ 12:00 PM
Fridays 11:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. for MSU CommArtsSci students, faculty, and staff.
Offered by Carrie Heeter, these 10 minute yoga-based meditations are designed to be done seated comfortably in a chair with eyes closed. Research shows that meditation can help quiet the mind, relax the body, and reduce the risk of burnout.
Interested? Email carrie.heeter@gmail.com to receive the Zoom URL.
Rural Broadband Access- guest lecture by Dr. Ali
When good (enough) is the enemy of great: Rural broadband in the United States, Christopher Ali, Department of Media Studies, University of Virginia...








