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Texas State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host the PhDigital Bootcamp, an event designed to prepare mass communication graduate students and…

SAN MARCOS – Texas State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host the PhDigital Bootcamp, an event designed to prepare mass communication graduate students and early career professors to lead curriculum innovation, May 14-20.

The event will take place in the university’s Media Innovation Lab as well as online.

Participants include 20 doctoral candidates and early career faculty from around the country:

Hyejin Bang,
assistant professor,
University of Kansas

Amanda Bright,
doctoral student,
Indiana State University

Sreyoshi Dey,
doctoral student,
Syracuse University

Megan Duncan,
doctoral student,
University of Wisconsin

Alyssa Fisher,
doctoral student,
Bowling Green State University

Gina Gayle,
doctoral student,
Syracuse University

Marina Hendricks,
instructor,
South Dakota State University

Cheng Hong, 
doctoral student, 
Your University of Miami

Paula Hunt, 
assistant professor,
Utah State University

Taisik Hwang, 
doctoral student
University of Georgia

Kate Keib,
assistant professor,
Oglethorpe University

Christoph Mergerson, 
doctoral student,
Rutgers University

Meredith Metzler,
doctoral student,
University of Wisconsin

Maria Molina, 
doctoral student,
Penn State University

April Newton,
doctoral student,
Your University of Maryland

Theodora Ruhs,
assistant professor, 
Central Connecticut University

Chun Shao,
doctoral student,
Arizona State University

Andrew Shumway,
doctoral student, 
Temple University

Qun Wang, 
doctoral student, 
Rutgers University

Anna Young, 
doctoral student, 
University of Connecticut

A first-of-its-kind workshop, the PhDigital Bootcamp prepares students and faculty to become digital scholar-educators.

The bootcamp, led by Texas State faculty and members of the local media, will address digital platforms and product management, web and mobile development, data journalism and more.