{"id":277,"date":"2018-07-01T17:11:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T17:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/?p=277"},"modified":"2018-07-01T17:11:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T17:11:07","slug":"one-year-in-happy-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/?p=277","title":{"rendered":"One Year in Happy Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The end of June 2018 marks one year since we packed up and moved to State College, PA to work at Penn State. It has been a great, and very busy, year meeting new colleagues, staff, and students. I&#8217;ve have really enjoyed becoming a part of the Bellisario College of Communications, the Science Communication Program, the Media Effects Research Lab, and the Media Psychology Research Group. These programs are doing so much great work researching, teaching, and informing the public about the role of communications and media in our society.<\/p>\n<p>I am also particularly grateful for the wonderful interdisciplinary opportunities I have experienced in the past year. From faculty networking meetings with colleagues in the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences to meeting the folks at the Institutes of Energy and the Environment and conversations with people from multiple departments who study public health, I have learned a lot from others and can&#8217;t wait to continue connecting with more Nittany Lions.<\/p>\n<p>Now that I&#8217;m settled in Happy Valley, my goal is to post more frequently about all the exciting research and outreach going on here at Penn State. Stay tuned! In the meantime, below are a few pictures from events during the 2017-2018 academic year at PSU.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_278\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-09-13.45.40-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-278\" data-attachment-id=\"278\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/?attachment_id=278\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-09-13.45.40-1.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523281540&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2018-04-09 13.45.40-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Robin Nabi, UCSB, visits with the Media Psychology Lab at PSU in April 2018.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-09-13.45.40-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-09-13.45.40-1.jpg?fit=500%2C375\" class=\"wp-image-278 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-09-13.45.40-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"Dr. Robin Nabi visits PSU\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-09-13.45.40-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-09-13.45.40-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-09-13.45.40-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-09-13.45.40-1.jpg?resize=767%2C575 767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-09-13.45.40-1.jpg?w=1500 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Robin Nabi had lunch with our Media Psychology Lab members before her Pockrass Lecture about media use and stress relief.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_279\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-18-12.02.49-e1530464355823.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-279\" data-attachment-id=\"279\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/?attachment_id=279\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-18-12.02.49-e1530464355823.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524052969&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;3&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brian Southwell, Science Communication Speaker Series\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dr. Brian Southwell talked about his research regarding health and science misinformation for our Spring 2018 Science Communication Speaker Series.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-18-12.02.49-e1530464355823.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-18-12.02.49-e1530464355823.jpg?fit=500%2C375\" class=\"wp-image-279 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-18-12.02.49-e1530464355823-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"Brian Southwell presents research about misinformation\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-18-12.02.49-e1530464355823.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-18-12.02.49-e1530464355823.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-18-12.02.49-e1530464355823.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-18-12.02.49-e1530464355823.jpg?resize=767%2C575 767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-18-12.02.49-e1530464355823.jpg?w=1500 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Brian Southwell talked about his research regarding health and science misinformation for our Spring 2018 Science Communication Speaker Series.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_280\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-26-13.50.34.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-280\" data-attachment-id=\"280\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/?attachment_id=280\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-26-13.50.34.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524750634&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2018-04-26 13.50.34\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Me with PSU graduate students enrolled in my course, Health Media Effects, Spring 2018.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-26-13.50.34.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-26-13.50.34.jpg?fit=500%2C375\" class=\"wp-image-280 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-26-13.50.34.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"Health and Media Effects seminar students\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-26-13.50.34.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-26-13.50.34.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-26-13.50.34.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-26-13.50.34.jpg?resize=767%2C575 767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-04-26-13.50.34.jpg?w=1500 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I had a great group of graduate students for my first ever graduate seminar course. The class tackled topics related to health communication and health-related media effects.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_281\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-05-01-09.40.42-e1530464337207.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-281\" data-attachment-id=\"281\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/?attachment_id=281\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-05-01-09.40.42-e1530464337207.jpg?fit=3024%2C4032\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1525167642&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00059701492537313&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;6&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2018-05-01 09.40.42\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-05-01-09.40.42-e1530464337207.jpg?fit=225%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-05-01-09.40.42-e1530464337207.jpg?fit=500%2C667\" class=\"wp-image-281 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-05-01-09.40.42-e1530464337207-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"Pancake and Gilly the pugs\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-05-01-09.40.42-e1530464337207.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-05-01-09.40.42-e1530464337207.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-05-01-09.40.42-e1530464337207.jpg?resize=767%2C1023 767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-05-01-09.40.42-e1530464337207.jpg?w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-05-01-09.40.42-e1530464337207.jpg?w=1500 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pancake and Gilly made their first trip to University Park at the end of the 2018 spring semester to bring stress relief to students and faculty during finals week.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The end of June 2018 marks one year since we packed up and moved to State College, PA to work at Penn State. It has been a great, and very busy, year meeting new colleagues, staff, and students. I&#8217;ve have &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/?p=277\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa5S9h-4t","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=277"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282,"href":"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277\/revisions\/282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.emotionsandmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}