Alex Carter (School of Advertising & Public Relations)
Jason Stamm (School of Journalism & Electronic Media)
Social Studio Sessions: Wednesdays 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. via https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/98794836766
Jason Stamm is a Ph.D candidate in his fourth year in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media. He is in his second year as the liaison to JEM for the Adam Brown Social Media Command Center. Jason’s research centers around college sports recruiting, sports journalism practice, and sports audiences. His dissertation, titled Homers or journalists? A uses & gratifications approach to who follows college sports recruiting websites and their perceptions of credibility, connects industry practices and work routines with audience expectations.
Jessica Barfield (School of Information Sciences)
Social Studio Sessions: Thursdays 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. via https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/93759268356
Jessica is a first-year Ph.D. student from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She holds her Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in Economics and Environmental Earth Sciences and an M.S. in Business with an emphasis in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin – Masdison. Jessica’s research focuses on human-computer-interaction and understanding trust in smart devices.