FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication is proud to honor Dr. Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin-Madison, with the Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research.
Dr. Dunwoody received the award at the AEJMC annual conference in St. Louis in August. The award is named in honor of Paul J. Deutschmann who played a pivotal role in the movement to study journalism and mass communication scientifically. Dunwoody is the first female recipient of the award.
Dr. Dunwoody is faculty affiliate of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author/coauthor of more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and has authored/edited five books. She is a former president of AEJMC, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, and the Society for Risk Analysis. Dunwoody is also the chair-elect of the AAAS Section on General Interest in Science and Technology.
Dr. Dunwoody earned a BA in journalism at Indiana University, her MA in mass communication from Temple University, and a Ph.D. in mass communication from Indiana University.
About the Paul J. Deutschmann Award
This non-annual award is named in honor of Paul J. Deutschmann, who was a central force in the movement to study journalism and mass communication scientifically. He helped establish and develop the College of Communication Arts at Michigan State University, and served as director of its Communications Research Center. This award is presented by the AEJMC Elected Standing Committee on Research.About AEJMC
AEJMC is a nonprofit, educational association of some 3,700 journalism and mass communication educators, students, and media professionals from across the globe. The Association’s mission is to advance education in journalism and mass communication to the end of achieving better professional practice, a better informed public, and wider human understanding. For more about AEJMC visit www.AEJMC.org.