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Linjuan Rita Men Comments on How Managers Should Respond to Union Organizing Efforts

Tuesday January 23, 2024

Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor and director of Internal Communication Research, is quoted in “Workers are Unionizing. How Should Management Respond?” published in Fortune on Jan. 23. The article focuses on how communication can help either resolve the conflict between management and workers or damage […]

Two Faculty Receive UFCJC’s 2023 International Educator of the Year Awards

Friday November 17, 2023

Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor and director of Internal Communication Research, and UFCJC Journalism Assistant Professor Celeste Wagner are the recipients of the College’s 2023 International Educator of the Year Senior Faculty and Junior Faculty awards, respectively. The awards presented at the UF International Center […]

University of Florida Launches Internal Communication Research Hub

Monday August 28, 2023

The global pandemic has thrust internal communications into the forefront of organizations, as companies and their leaders are realizing how important it is to keep their employees informed, connected, motivated and engaged. To address organizations’ need for communication strategies grounded in research and guided by practice, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications […]

Study: Diversity Communication and Cultural Intelligence Can Have a Positive Effect on Employee Engagement

Thursday June 29, 2023

A new study has found that diversity communication and cultural intelligence have a positive relationship with employee engagement directly and indirectly in an inclusive climate. The findings by Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor and director of Internal Communication Research, Yufan Sunny Qin, M.A.M.C. 2018 and Ph.D. […]

Linjuan Rita Men Co-Authors Book Chapter on the Power of AI-Enabled Chatbots as a Tool for Organizational Social Media Listening

Thursday May 4, 2023

Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor and director of Internal Communication Research, is the co-author of “The Power of AI-Enabled Chatbots as an Organizational Social Media Listening Tool,” a chapter in the new book Organizations Listening for Strategic Communication: Building Theory and Practice 2023. Men, Alvin […]

UFCJC Faculty, Doctoral Student and Alumna Receive 2023 Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar Research Grants

Thursday April 20, 2023

Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor and director of Internal Communication Research, Won-Ki Moon, Advertising assistant professor, and Haoran “Chris” Chu, Public Relations assistant professor, and doctoral student Jie Jin, are the recipients of four of the 19 2023 Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar Grants. The 2023 grants […]

Three UFCJC Students Receive an Honorable Mention in the 2023 Page Society Student Case Study Competition

Thursday April 6, 2023

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations seniors Darian Hernandez, Carolina Gnerre and Taimarie Carasa, led by Public Relations Professional-in-Residence Pat Ford, received an honorary communications case mention in the Arthur W. Page Society 2023 Student Case Study Competition for their case study, “More Than a Penny for Your Thoughts: Paypal’s […]

Linjuan Rita Men, UFCJC Doctoral Students and Alumnus Author Book Chapter on Leadership Communication

Wednesday December 14, 2022

Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor and director of Internal Communication Research, doctoral students Jie Jin and Renee Mitson, and Marc Vielledent, Ph.D. 2022, are the authors of “Leadership Communication During Turbulent Times,” a chapter in the Research Handbook on Strategic Communication published on Dec. 13. […]

Study: Internal Communication Can Help Strengthen Employee Engagement

Wednesday December 14, 2022

A new study has found that internal communication can help strengthen employee organizational engagement. The findings by Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor and director of Internal Communication Research, and Ana Tkalac Verčič were featured in “Redefining the Link Between Internal Communication and Employee Engagement” published in […]

Linjuan Rita Men Assumes New Role of Director of Internal Communication Research

Tuesday November 8, 2022

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Public Relations Professor Linjuan Rita Men will take on the new role of Director of Internal Communication Research, where she will serve as the College’s scholarly and public thought leader on internal communication research through academic and professional publications, pursuit of extramural funding, […]

Linjuan Rita Men Receives 2022 PRSA Educators Academy Summit Top Faculty Paper Award

Friday October 21, 2022

Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor, and a team of researchers are the recipients of 2022 Public Relations Society (PRSA) Educators Academy Summit Top Faculty Paper Award. Men, Alvin Zhou, UFCJC doctoral student Jie Jin, and Patrick Thelen, Ph.D. 2019, are the authors of “Shaping Corporate […]

Five UFCJC Faculty Receive Promotions

Friday July 1, 2022

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced promotions for five faculty members. Eric Esterline, Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer in sports media and communication and director of the Sports Journalism and Communication Program, has been promoted to senior lecturer. Esterline originally joined the College in August 2015. Herbert Lowe, […]

Study: Strategic Communication About Purpose Can Help Build Employee Organizational Trust During Times of Change

Thursday June 23, 2022

A new study by a team of University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) researchers found that communicating purpose could be an effective strategic communication tactic to help build employee organizational identification and trust during times of change. UFCJC doctoral students Yufan “Sunny” Qin, Alexis Bajalia Fitzsimmons and Eve Heffron, and faculty members […]

Study: Harnessing the Unique Conversation Power of Chatbots Can Enhance Public Relations Outcomes

Monday June 20, 2022

A new study has found that organizations can harness the unique conversation power of chatbots for enhancing perceived organizational listening and associated outcomes, according to researchers Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations associate professor, and colleagues Alvin Zhou and Wan-Hsiu Sunny Tsai. Their research, “Harnessing the Power of […]

Rita Men Receives Prestigious AEJMC Krieghbaum Under-40 Award

Friday May 27, 2022

Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations associate professor, is the recipient of the 2022 Hillier Krieghbaum Under-40 Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Men is the first UFCJC faculty member to win the Hillier Krieghbaum Award while working at the College. The […]