MSRG member honored by National Science Foundation

Congratulations to MSRG member Andrew R. Binder for receiving an Honorable Mention in the 2008 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program! Andrew was the only student in the field of communication honored this year by NSF. His application received highly favorable reviews for its focus on incorporating communication theory into the social amplification of risk framework to understand better how mass media and interpersonal discussion can influence lay perceptions of risk. The social science scholars who reviewed his application all recognized his excellent record of research and his promise as a future communication scholar.