Erica Austin

• Top paper, Mass Communication & Society Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, 2010.
• Washington State University Honors College Thesis Advisor Award, 2010
• Samuel H. Smith Leadership Award, Washington State University, 2009.
• Top Two Paper, Mass Communication & Society Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, 2008.
• Top Paper Panel, International Communication Association, 2007.
• Top Two Paper, Mass Communication & Society Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2006.
• Public Relations Educator of the Year, 2004, Greater Spokane Area Public Relations Association.
• Top Two Paper, Mass Communication & Society Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2003.
• Top Three Paper, Communication Theory and Methodology Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2002.
• Krieghbaum Under-40 Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2001, Washington, D.C.

Bruce Pinkleton

• Top paper, Mass Communication & Society Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, 2010.
• Educator of the Year, Public Relations Society of America, Greater Spokane Chapter and Spokane Regional Marcom Association (jointly awarded), 2007.
• Top-Two Paper, Mass Communication and Society Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2007.
• Top-Four Paper, Health Communication Division, International Communication Association, 2007.
• Top-Three Paper, Mass Communication and Society Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2006.
• Top-Two Paper, Mass Communication and Society Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2003.
• Top-Three Paper, Communication Theory and Methodology Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2002.

Douglas Blanks Hindman

• President, Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, 2005-2006
• Head, Communication Theory and Methodology Division, AEJMC, 2008-2009

Stacey Hust

• Ranked as the 28th most productive scholar of top conference papers in AEJMC, according to a refereed review of all AEJMC presentations from 1999 to 2008 (Musambira & Nesta, 2010).  This ranking means Dr. Hust in the top 1% of AEJMC authors (n=3,091) and the top 3% of those authors who have written top conference papers (n=1,026).  Top conference papers were considered any paper that received a top paper award at AEJMC.
• Identified as the highest ranked individual in top convention paper productivity in the Entertainment Studies Interest Group, AEJMC, according to a refereed review of all AEJMC presentations from 1999 to 2008 (Musambira & Nesta, 2010).
• Chair, Commission on the Status of Women, AEJMC, 2010-2011.
• Ranked as a leading, global scholar in advertising and drug abuse prevention by the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship, 2008 – present.
• Top Five Faculty Paper, Entertainment Studies Interest Group, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2008.
• Second Place, Top Faculty Award, Entertainment Studies Interest Group, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2007.
• Minnie S. and Eli A. Rubinstein Research Award given to graduate students completing dissertations. Dissertations evaluated for research design, policy implications, and relevance to the field, 2005.
• Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society Member. Members must be in the top one-third of their graduate class in leadership; scholarship and intellectual development; contribution to the academic department and university; and ethical behavior. Members must be nominated by a director of their academic department and a faculty member, 2005.
• Alan Bussell Award/Kappa Tau Alpha Award for Top Student Paper Competition, Minorities and Communication Division, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2003.
• Top Three Faculty Paper Award, Communication Theory and Methodology Division, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2002.
• The Association for Faculty Women Outstanding Woman in Graduate Studies Award based on leadership, research and academic performance, Washington State University. Nominations for university-wide award must come from a professor and only one award is given to a master’s student, 2000.
• Vice Chair, Commission on the Status of Women, AEJMC, 2008-2009
• Research Chair, Commission on the Status of Women, AEJMC, 2008-2009

Editorial Board Appointments

Erica Austin

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Children and Media, 2010-Present.
• Editorial Board Member, Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, 2001-present.
• Editorial Board Member, Health Communication, 2000-present.
• Editorial Board member, Journal of Public Relations Research, 2000-present.
• Editorial Board member, Communication Research, February 1999-present.
• Editorial Board member, Mass Communication & Society, 1997-present.
• Editorial Board member, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 1999-present.

Bruce Pinkleton

• Editorial board member, Communication Research, 2007-present.
• Editorial board member, Journal of Communication, 2005-present.
• Editorial board member, Mass Communication and Society, 2004-present.
• Editorial board member, Journal of Public Relations Research, 2000-present.

Douglas Blanks Hindman

• Editorial Board, Mass Communication & Society, 1998 – present

Stacey Hust

• Editorial board member, Mass Communication & Society, 2009

Reviewer for Refereed Journals

Below are the refereed journals for which Center faculties review:

• Addiction
• Alcohol and Alcoholism
• American Journal of Public Health
• Applied Cognitive Psychology
• Communication Monographs
• Communication Reports
• Communication Research
• Communication Theory
• Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics
• Health Communication
• Health Education Research
• Human Communication Research
• Journal of Adolescent Health
• Journal of Advertising
• Journal of Applied Communication Research
• Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
• Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
• Journal of Children and Media
• Journal of Communication
• Journal of Developmental Psychology
• Journal of Family Communication
• Journal of Health Communication
• Journal of Media Literacy Education
• Journal of Public Relations Research
• Journal of Radio Studies
• Journal of Sex Research
• Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
• Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
• Journalism and Mass Communication Monographs
• Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
• Personality and Individual Differences
• Political Communication
• Political Research Quarterly
• Preventive Medicine
• Prevention Science
• Psychological Reports
• Mass Communication and Society
• Media Psychology
• Men & Masculinities, 2006 – present
• Sex Roles: A Journal of Research
• Science, Technology, & Human Values
• Social Problems, 2006 – present
• Women’s Health and Urban Life: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal
• Women & Health, 2005 – present