Faculty-led Research Labs/Projects
Below is a list of faculty-led research labs and projects that demonstrate the dynamic range of research interests and initiatives that graduate students can interact with in the Department of Communication and Journalism.
The CDI Co-Laboratory is a group of scholars who are committed to understanding how communication interventions and practices can be designed to promote individual and collective change and development, and transformation of individuals, organizations, and communities. Our mission is to develop actionable knowledge that academics, and practitioners, and policymakers can use to design and implement communication interventions that promote the health and well-being of society.
Contact: J. Kevin Barge, Chair
Global Fusion began in 2000 to promote academic excellence in global media and international communication studies and is sponsored by a consortium of universities: The University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, Ohio University, Southern Illinois University, Temple University and University of Virginia.
Contact: Patrick Burkart, Manager
NMRDC is an online resource center and research network for scholars and students interested in investigating the intersection of emerging technologies, religion, and digital culture.
Contact: Heidi Campbell, Director
This project investigates the role technology played in churches during the COVID-19 pandemic and the ways digital media use continues to shape religious worship, outreach, and community-building in a post-pandemic reality.
Contact: Heidi Campbell, Principal Investigator/Director
NMRDC is an online resource center and research network for scholars and students interested in investigating the intersection of emerging technologies, religion, and digital culture.
Contact: Heidi Campbell, Principal Investigator
The Media & Gaming Lab is designed to facilitate faculty and student creative projects and research.
Contact: Joey Lopez, Director
The Data Justice Lab is dedicated to developing knowledge, resources, and community around data for social justice.
Contact: Lu Tang, Director
The Multimodal Ethnography Flow engages multiple modes of research, media, and epistemologies to imagine ethnographic inquiries, expressive culture, and practices of belonging.
Contact: George Villanueva, Director
The Race & Ethnic Studies Institute is dedicated to fostering, celebrating, and producing cutting-edge research related to race and ethnic studies among the community of scholars at Texas A&M University and beyond.
Contact: Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, Interim Director
The Aspen Conference provides spaces of connection and community for communication scholars committed to developing practical theory and collaborative research that bridge academic-practitioner interests.
Contact: Anna Wolfe, Member of the Steering Committee
