This interview is about a recent publication, authored by Dr. Stephanie Madden and her collaborators Dr. Kate Guastaferro of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and Drs. Chris Skurka and Jessica Myrick, faculty members at the Bellisario College. The study was published in the Howard Journal of Communication and titled “When Home is Not Safe: Media Coverage and Issue Salience of Child Maltreatment during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Dr. Madden also discusses the of power interdisciplinary work and how collaborations help remove the limitations of research

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(EP. 62) MEDIA COVERAGE OF CHILD MALTREATMENT DURING COVID-19

A conversation with alumnus Mike Esse ('15) of ESPN.

(EP. 61) Creating Content and a Career

Faculty member Colleen Connolly-Ahern talks about her research and work focusing on advocacy communications.

(EP. 60) ADVOCACY COMMUNICATIONS, COLLEEN CONNOLLY-AHERN

A discussion with alumnus Mike Abrams, director of journalism practices and principles for The New York Times.

(EP. 59) WHY JOURNALISM MATTERS WITH MIKE ABRAMS

Alumnus AJ Cassavell of MLB.com discusses the 2020 season covering the San Diego Padres.

(EP. 58) Covering MLB During the Pandemic with AJ Cassavell

(EP.57) CHRIS SKURKA, EMOTIONS AND MEDIA MESSAGES

Faculty member Bill Zimmerman talks about podcasting, teaching, entrepreneurship and much more.

(EP. 56) HUSTLIN' WITH BILL Z

Professor Tounsel's research interests include Black pop culture, womenism, and feminist media studies.

(EP. 55) TIMEKA TOUNSEL, HER RESEARCH ON BLACK WOMEN IN THE MEDIA

BELLISARIO COLLEGE LECTURER AND LOS ANGELES SHOW WRITER DEEPAK SETHI DISCUSSES THE IMPACT CORONAVIRUS HAS HAD ON HOLLYWOOD.

(EP.54) DEEPAK SETHI, CORONAVIRUS IMPACT ON HOLLYWOOD

DEAN MARIE HARDIN OF THE BELLISARIO COLLEGE SITS DOWN WITH DONALD P. BELLISARIO TO DISCUSS HIS PROCESS OF WRITING SCRIPTS AND HIS FAVORITE METHODS, THE ADVICE HE WOULD GIVE TO YOUNG WRITERS, AND HIS LATEST WWII-THEMED PROJECT ENTITLED "SPITFIRE".

(EP.53) DONALD P. BELLISARIO, HIS WRITING PROCESS, ADVICE FOR YOUNG WRITERS, AND HIS LATEST PROJECT "SPITFIRE"

Three juniors in the Bellisario College (Dan Howanetz, Jake Jurich and Dymand Mitchell), part of a group that we've been following with brief interviews and video updates since they arrived on campus as freshmen, sat down together for the first time in March.

(EP. 52) BELLISARIO COLLEGE JUNIOR ROUNDTABLE, JAKE JURICH(FILM-VIDEO), DAN HOWANETZ(TELECOMMUNICATIONS), DYMAND MITCHELL (JOURNALISM), DISCUSS THEIR TIME AT PENN STATE

Alumnus Ben Feller talks about his career with The Associated Press, including his time as the White House correspondent, his career change (he's now a partner at Mercury) and more.

(EP. 51) BEN FELLER TALKS COVERING POLITICS, CAREER CHANGE AND MORE

The voice of Penn State football and Men's basketball along with part-time professor Steve Jones discussed how he prepares in the off-season, teaching his students, and maintaining relationships with coaches.

(EP.50) STEVE JONES, TEACHING, PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCING, AND MEN'S BASKETBALL

Teaching professor Kevin Hagopian discussed the Oscars award show, diversity amongst the nominations, and teaching film in the Bellisario College.

(EP.49) KEVIN HAGOPIAN, THE AWARDS/OSCARS AND TEACHING FILM

Alumna Taylor Harrington and Allie Shwalb discuss success strategies during semester break for students, ranging academic minors and internships to job fair prep, networking, websites and more.

(EP. 48) SEMESTER BREAK SUCCESS

Penn State COMMversations is a podcast produced by the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. Episode topics range from the people, programs and events that shape the Bellisario College to discussing key aspects of life in the professional world for young and upcoming communications alumni.

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