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Matt Sheehan

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Paper exploring local discursive frames of poverty and race wins 2023 research prize

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Teresa Gonzales, Ph.D., Elizabeth M. Thissell and Soumitra Thorat take home $10,000 Hon Prize in Public Interest Communications Research Researchers using ethnographic research in a small Midwestern town exploring discursive frames… Continue Reading Paper exploring local discursive frames of poverty and race wins 2023 research prize
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Center welcomes two collaborators in research and strategy

The UF Center for Public Interest Communications is thrilled to announce that internal negotiations with CJC administration has concluded and we’re able to formally welcome two faculty collaborators to the… Continue Reading Center welcomes two collaborators in research and strategy
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2023 Research Prize Finalists
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Center announces three finalists for the $10,000 public interest communications research prize

A committee of scholars and practitioners working with the Center for Public Interest Communications at the University of Florida has selected three finalists for the annual Prize for Research in… Continue Reading Center announces three finalists for the $10,000 public interest communications research prize
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Jack Barry Helps Startup Companies in Tunisia Create Social Value

Barry conducted trainings on how to effectively add a social value component to entrepreneurial business projects, and how to best market that social value to more interested audiences.    By… Continue Reading Jack Barry Helps Startup Companies in Tunisia Create Social Value
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The Back of the Envelope Guide to Strategy

Coming up with a strategic communications plan doesn’t have to require a staff retreat and hours of work. Simply focusing on making the right decisions in the right sequence can… Continue Reading The Back of the Envelope Guide to Strategy
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The Fundamentals of Excellent Communication: The Science of What Makes People Care

The scientific evidence is piling up: people don’t act on information, they act on what they care most about. We’ve distilled six core principles from behavioral, cognitive and social science… Continue Reading The Fundamentals of Excellent Communication: The Science of What Makes People Care
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Re-examining narratives on poverty and wealth — the BROKE project

In 2019, the Center for Public Interest Communications and the Radical Communicators Network co-applied for the Gates Grand Economic Challenge and earned a small grant from the Omidyar Network to… Continue Reading Re-examining narratives on poverty and wealth — the BROKE project
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Center partners with Radical Communicators and Milli to release report on poverty narratives

Stories around poverty and wealth often highlight individual choices and actions as the source and solution of complex issues. To examine this phenomenon, the Center for Public Interest Communications partnered… Continue Reading Center partners with Radical Communicators and Milli to release report on poverty narratives
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Center presents with UNHCR Innovation Service at 2022 United Nations Behavior Science Week

In an effort to understand how worldviews and values shape individual’s responses to refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Innovation Service partnered with the Center for Public Interest Communication to research how… Continue Reading Center presents with UNHCR Innovation Service at 2022 United Nations Behavior Science Week
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Karel Chair hosts Public Interest Communications Summer Institute

Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications Angela Bradbery convened dozens of faculty and professionals in June 2022 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. for the inaugural summer institute in public… Continue Reading Karel Chair hosts Public Interest Communications Summer Institute
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