Dr. Martin Hatton, communication program coordinator and associate professor, was invited to guest lecture for a doctorate-level course in mass communication theory at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. The topic was “The Current State of First-Person and Third-Person Effects Research.”

During the lecture, Hatton, whose area of expertise is mass communication theory, discussed the general state of the research as well as his current work in the area. Hatton addressed some of the research questions presented by the doctorate-level students.

“It was an honor for me to be invited by one of the most respected names  in media effects research, Dr. Jennings Bryant, to guest lecture in his place,” Hatton said.

Hatton received his bachelor of science in broadcast communication from MUW. He also completed his master of arts in speech communication and doctorate in mass communication at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

Eric Harlan, communication instructor, will be profiled in the fifth edition of “Communication and Human Behavior” to be published by Allyn and Bacon. The book is used at more than 20 colleges and universities
across the country. Each edition identifies several noted scholars to be profiled in every chapter to highlight their research and demonstrate the relevance of contemporary research to students’ lives.

Harlan is noted for a chapter he prepared for the “Encyclopedia of  Communication and Information” on wireless telecommunications. “I am excited and honored that my work will be profiled in a college  textbook that students all over the world will be learning from,” Harlan said.

Harlan received his associate degree in mass communication from the University of Kentucky, Lexington. He completed his bachelor of arts in mass communication (television/radio) and master of arts in communication theory and research from Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green.