Sponsoring the Page Center Insights Report
Each year, the Page Center publishes a document that showcases the innovate work of its scholars. The annual Insights Reports focus on research that originates from a Page Center research call. Page Center leaders, including designated senior research fellows, choose a variety of projects that best fit the mission of the Page Center and specific research call.
Page Center Awards sponsors are prominently featured on the digital and print versions of the Insights Reports. Sponsorships represent a dedication to integrity in public communication, as well as a commitment to sustainability and its placement as one of the most important issues of today for public communication and beyond.
Research Projects featuring Scholar/Practitioner Collaborations
These projects were part of the 2024 call for research proposals. Their results will be featured in the 2026 Insights Report.
Disinformation in the influencer age establishing best practices for influencer relations
Staci Smith and Brian Smith, University of Mississippi; Karen Freberg, University of Louisville. Partners: Mario Nicolini, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence and Angela Dwyer, Fullintell
Ethical integration in AI for crisis communication: An international project in the U.S. and European countries
Yang Cheng, North Carolina State University; Yan Jin, University of Georgia; Jaekuk Lee, North Carolina State University; Wenqing Zhao and Nicole Cortes, University of Georgia. Partner: Philippe Borremans, International Association of Risk & Crisis Communication
Drivers and barriers of artificial intelligence technology adoption in public relations: Exploration of practitioners and client perceptions of ethical use of AI
Joon Kim and Ammina Kothari, University of Rhode Island. Partner: Bret Werner, MikeWorldWide
The roles of mindfulness and emotional intelligence in cultivating listening competencies and employee outcomes: Theoretical framework and practical guidelines
Fay Chen, University of San Francisco; Katie Place, Quinnipiac University. Partners: Ann Barlow, Peppercomm and John McCartney, Jmac Public Relations
Using the hidden histories to inspire, motivate, and attract more diverse students to the PR field
Shelley Spector, Museum of Public Relations
The Page Center has a long history of funding collaborative research among scholars and practitioners. Integrating academic efforts with professional needs is a chief research initiative and the Center led a call on the topic in 2016. Since its founding in 2004, the Center has funded nearly 350 scholars and awarded more than $1 million in funding.