{"id":159,"date":"2013-07-11T09:41:53","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T14:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/undergradresearch\/?p=159"},"modified":"2013-07-11T09:41:53","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T14:41:53","slug":"toni-maisano-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/uresearch\/2013\/07\/11\/toni-maisano-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Toni Maisano – Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Toni<\/a>

Toni and her mentor Dr. Lemley<\/p><\/div>\n

Name:<\/strong> Toni Maisano<\/p>\n

Major:<\/strong> Communication<\/p>\n

Classification:<\/strong> Senior<\/p>\n

Hometown:<\/strong>\u00a0Burnet, TX<\/p>\n

Mentor:<\/strong> Lauren Lemley, Department of Communication<\/p>\n

What I Study:<\/strong> My research centers around analyzing the rhetoric in books, films, and music. I examine critical messages contained in popular media and look at the broader impact of these messages on society. Recently, I did a rhetorical analysis of the film The Hunger Games which focused on the way the film demonstrated the power of desensitization and the implications this has for our culture.<\/p>\n

Why I do research:<\/strong> I love working closely with faculty on projects that aren’t just assignments in class, but are issues and topics that I am genuinely interested in! Also, it’s a lot of fun and provides awesome opportunities for learning outside of the classroom. I also had the chance to travel to Pittsburgh, PA to present my research at a conference–it was a great trip!<\/p>\n

Conferences:<\/strong> Toni won an Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at the 2013 ACU Undergraduate Research Festival. She also presented her research at the Eastern Communication Association Convention in Pittsburgh, PA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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