Annenberg Hosts 7th Annual Graduate Student Symposium
Each year, doctoral students present original research for feedback from faculty and peers.
![Group of five graduate students sitting at the Graduate Student Symposium](/sites/default/files/styles/320w/public/2021-01/20190426-DSC09787%201920x1250%20CROP%20smaller%20image%20size.jpg?itok=9CzfHO5s)
(L to R) Alex Tolkin, Tian Yang, Leeann Siegel, Sean Fischer, Megan Genovese
On April 26, Annenberg hosted its seventh annual Graduate Student Symposium. The event was organized by a student committee including Sean Fischer, Megan Genovese, Leeann Siegel, Alex Tolkin, and Tian Yang (pictured above). The day featured presentations by 16 doctoral students and candidates.
Panel 1 — Nothing But Norms
![Leeann Siegel, Rui Pei, Douglas Guilbeault, Yilang Peng](/sites/default/files/styles/1200w/public/2021-01/grad%20student%20symposium%202019%20panel%201.jpg?itok=N3D8SYic)
- Leeann Siegel — "The Effects of E-cigarette and Tobacco-Related Descriptive Norm Information in Media on Young People's Normative Perceptions"
- Rui Pei — "Developmental Trajectory of Peer Influence Effects on Adolescent Decision Making: A Cultural Perspective"
- Douglas Guilbeault — "The Network Dynamics of Category Formation"
- Yilang Peng — "Predicting Public Acceptance of Self-Driving Cars"
Panel 2 — Moments in Media
![Alex Tolkin, Yasemin Celikkol, Sean Fischer](/sites/default/files/styles/1200w/public/2021-01/grad%20student%20symposium%202019%20panel%202.jpg?itok=TTqRDb7G)
- Alex Tolkin — "Kavanaugh and the Court: Institutional Legitimacy in the #MeToo Era"
- Yasemin Y. Celikkol — "Visualizing Nationalism and Islam"
- Sean Fischer — "Wall-E & Political Persuasion"
Virtual Reality Demonstration
![Natalie Herbert and Kyle Cassidy giving a presentation](/sites/default/files/styles/1200w/public/2021-01/20190426-DSC09658%20low-res.jpg?itok=j5NYmkKa)
During lunch, Natalie Herbert and staff member Kyle Cassidy presented their work on providing Narcan training through virtual reality.
Panel 3 — Information Production and Producers
![Jennifer Henrichsen, Isabelle Langrock, Megan Genovese, Brendan Mahoney](/sites/default/files/styles/1200w/public/2021-01/grad%20student%20symposium%202019%20panel%203.jpg?itok=fBsqEKFr)
- Jennifer R. Henrichsen — "Reconceptualizing Indigenous Journalism Through Information Poverty Theory"
- Isabelle Langrock — "Digital Collaboration & the Production of Knowledge"
- Megan Genovese — "'This Ship and Her History': Recursion in Franchise Narratives"
- Brendan Mahoney — "The Presentation of Yelp in Everyday Life"
Panel 4 — Methods Madness
![Soojong Kim, Jacob Parelman, Tian Yang, Do Eon Lee](/sites/default/files/styles/1200w/public/2021-01/grad%20student%20symposium%202019%20panel%204.jpg?itok=ZVUwD25m)
- Soojong Kim — "Directionality of Information Flow and Echoes Without Chambers"
- Jacob Parelman — "Brain Communities and Communications"
- Tian Yang — "Niche News and Peripheral Fragmentation: A Network Percolation Approach to the Analysis of News Consumption"
- Do Eon (Donna) Lee — "Partisanship or Culture?: The Effects of Information Variety and Volume on Trust"
![Program poster](/sites/default/files/2021-01/ASC_GSS_final_program_poster%20low-ress.jpg)