People become empowered when they have an understanding of information. This is what drove her to become an information science professor.
Dr. Santos Green’s area of expertise is school libraries, particularly how to design learning environments and how librarians can partner with teachers.
Dr. Campbell’s research focuses on the media coverage of racial issues and African Americans, as well as the historical portrayal of African Americans in the media.
In addition to leading the Public Relations/Strategic Communications Research Group, Dr. Overton studies how businesses can give back to their community.
Dr. Kawooya explores how to minimize the legal and policy barriers to information access, particularly in Africa.
Research is not just something professors do in their spare time. It’s a vital part of what we do to ensure that what we teach is timely and relevant. Faculty say that research informs teaching. Much of our research is interdisciplinary, drawing our two schools together and linking them to others across the university. Our health information and communication collaboration is a good example.
Consistent with our role as a Carnegie Foundation-designated doctoral university with “very high research activity,” our faculty and students are involved in a broad range of research projects with funding from sources including the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of State and Health Sciences South Carolina.
Faculty and students participated in more than $1,000,000 of external research and development grants last year. We have been recognized for our research and service to the profession with some of the highest accolades.