Rachel Grant

This article, written by Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, and Abby Weingarten, UF senior communications strategist, was originally published on UF News on June 28, 2023. From a Mexican immigrant reinterpretation of “Party of Five” to a Black reimagining of “The Wonder Years,” representation in…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty and doctoral students will be participating in 46 sessions at the 2023 International Communication Association (ICA) conference, being held May 25-29, 2023, in Toronto. ICA is one of the premier academic conferences for communication scholars. Research awards for UFCJC faculty…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, and colleagues Joy Jenkins and Ayleen Cabas-Mijares, are finalists for the Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly’s 2022 Outstanding Research Article Award for their article “Selling Breonna: Twitter Responses to Breonna Taylor on the Covers of O, The…

A new study has found that critical race parenting allows youth to comprehend and vocalize their racialized experiences. The findings by Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor, and Tennessee State University Assistant Professor and CJC alumnus Diane Ezeh Aruah,  were included in “With…

Research Fridays features faculty and graduate students from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications presenting current research to their colleagues. On Feb. 24, 2023, Journalism Assistant Professor Rachel Grant discussed the exploration of identity and culture within media platforms, and her work as research director for the…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor and Narrative Justice Project research director, and Vanessa Wakeman, CEO of The Wakeman Agency and former UFCJC Professional in Residence, are the co-authors of “’City by City:’ Reclaiming People of Color Voices Through the Narrative Justice Project”…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, was quoted in “How WA’s Worst Mass Shooting Isolated Seattle’s Chinese Americans” published in Crosscut on Feb. 15. The article chronicles the 1983 Wah Mee gambling club massacre, where both the perpetrators and victims were Chinese Americans. Journalists…

By Michelle Holder, B.S. Journalism 2022 Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (CJC) students, Rebeka Smolka, senior Public Relations and Political Science major, and Augustus Hoff, sophomore Journalism major and Geography minor, spent their summers interning in South Africa. From social media campaigns to wildlife photography, Smolka…

Define American released a new body of research on immigration and local news – “Reimagining Immigration News: North Carolina’s Case for the Nation” – that gives journalists in every state a road map for inclusive coverage of immigrant communities and policies. The organization collaborated with the Center for Public Interest…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is the author of a chapter in the book “Gendered Defenders: Marvel’s Heroines in Transmedia Spaces” published by The Ohio State University Press in October 2022. Grant’s chapter, “Don’t Scare Me Like That, Colonizer!” focuses on “Black Panther’s”…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications  Journalism assistant professor, was elected to the position of secretary for the International Communication Association (ICA) Communication History Division. Her two-year term will begin on May 29, 2023. ICA aims to advance the scholarly study of communication by encouraging and…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications  Journalism assistant professor, will be part of a round-table discussion at the American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA) National Convention in Memphis, Tennessee on Oct. 1. Grant will be one of six academic scholars participating in “Meet Us at the Corner…