Innovation Diffusion Lab

Members of IDL presented several papers at the NCA 110th Annual Convention on November 21-24, 2024, in the vibrant city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

🚀 Get Ready for Conference Success! 🚀

The Innovation Diffusion Lab & COMC Graduate Student Society at Texas Tech University invite you to join us for Conference Hacks: Tips, Tricks, and Strategies for Making the Most of Academic Conferences! 🎓✨

🎤 Featuring Expert Panelists:

Dr. S. Austin Lee
Assistant Professor, Journalism & Creative Media Industries (JCMI), College of Media & Communication, Texas Tech University

Dr. Justin Keene
Associate Professor, Journalism & Creative Media Industries (JCMI); Director, Center for Communication Research;
Interim Assistant Dean for Research,
College of Media & Communication, Texas Tech University

🗓️ Date: November 15, 2024
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM (CST)
💻 Location: Zoom ID 525 533 5375 (link https://texastech.zoom.us/my/kerk.kee )

Join us to discover insider strategies on networking, presenting with confidence, and making impactful connections. Whether you’re new to conferences or looking to refine your approach, this panel will equip you with essential tools for success!

📩 For Zoom link and other questions, reach out to IDL student lead, Mahedi Hasan ([email protected])

Don’t miss out on these invaluable tips—see you there! 🌟

Call for Abstracts

2nd Diffusion Research Symposium 2025
Date: April 25, 2025 (Friday); 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CDT
Place: Virtual (Online via Zoom)

We are excited to invite undergraduate and graduate students from Texas Tech University, co-sponsoring universities (to be announced), the U.S., and around the world to submit their research to the 2nd Diffusion Symposium 2025, focusing on the Diffusion of Innovations paradigm (Rogers, 2003). Faculty members may participate as co-authors, but the primary submission should come from students. Interested individuals without a paper are also welcome to register and attend the symposium.

Submission Guidelines:
Format: Abstracts (250-500 words, excluding references, figures, and tables)
Style: Please follow APA 7th edition for formatting guidelines.
Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025

Please submit using this form or via idlresearch website:
https://lnkd.in/gYNbVGja

For more details, please check our website: https://lnkd.in/gTQBBKkF

For any additional information, please reach out to [email protected] (Mahedi Hasan, IDL Student Lead) and [email protected] (Kerk Kee, IDL Faculty Lead).

Call for Abstracts

2nd Diffusion Research Symposium 2025
Date: April 25, 2025 (Friday); 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CDT
Place: Virtual (Online via Zoom)

We are excited to invite undergraduate and graduate students from Texas Tech University, co-sponsoring universities (to be announced), the U.S., and around the world to submit their research to the 2nd Diffusion Symposium 2025, focusing on the Diffusion of Innovations paradigm (Rogers, 2003). Faculty members may participate as co-authors, but the primary submission should come from students. Interested individuals without a paper are also welcome to register and attend the symposium.

Submission Guidelines:
Format: Abstracts (250-500 words, excluding references, figures, and tables)
Style: Please follow APA 7th edition for formatting guidelines.
Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025

Please submit using this form or via idlresearch website:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHX9XkfOiRgh67tBziPD_OYxuvwvjgETSSYmyr-vU2z67ULA/viewform

For more details, please check our website: https://www.idlresearch.org/symposium-2025

For any additional information, please reach out to [email protected] (Mahedi Hasan, IDL Student Lead) and [email protected] (Kerk Kee, IDL Faculty Lead).

Congratulations to IDL member MD Ashraful Goni for presenting a lightning talk on Bangla AI at the Media Party in New York on September 28th! This event, hosted by the Brown Institute at Columbia Journalism School, focused on the future of journalism, AI, and their impact on democracies.

Learn more: https://mediaparty.org/

🎉 Congratulations to the CI Compass team on their recent poster presentation about building a Community of Practice for Big Science Organizations!

Scan the QR code or visit the link to learn more about their approach to fostering collaboration and innovation in these complex scientific communities.

Check it out here: 🔗 https://zenodo.org/records/13835131

Our very own MD Ashraful Goni will be presenting at the Science Gateways Conference 2024! He’ll be sharing insights from his research on "User Competence Metrics for Science Gateways: The Case of the KnowCOVID-19 Gateway."

Authors are: MD Ashraful Goni, Roland Oruche, Minhaz Uddin, Opeyemi Lawal, Prasad Calyam, Kerk Kee

In his talk, he’ll dive into how user competence—things like domain knowledge, technical skills, and problem-solving—can impact how people use science gateways. Some really interesting findings, like how age and education play a role, but gender and ethnicity? Not so much! 🤯

In case you want a sneak peek, you can check out his earlier presentation from our IDL meeting right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bezFnF57Jk4

We can’t wait to see him present at the conference!

User Competence Metrics for Science Gateways: MD Ashraful Goni's Presentation on Knowcovid-19 In this insightful presentation during an IDL (Innovation Diffusion Lab) meeting, MD Ashraful Goni explores user competence metrics for science gateways, foc...

We are incredibly grateful to Md Ashraful Goni for his outstanding leadership and dedication as the former student lead of the Innovation Diffusion Lab! Your contributions have left a lasting impact on all the members you've helped and supported. Thank you for everything, Goni! 🙏
Please join us in welcoming Mahedi Hasan as our new student lead! 🌟 We are excited about the fresh ideas and energy he will bring to our team. Together, let's continue driving innovation forward and make great strides in the coming year!

Catch up Post:

Congratulations to Opeyemi! Opeyemi A. Lawal, Doctoral Student & Research Assistant, showcased her research at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication. She presented a poster titled "Hashtags and Health: Comparative Analysis of the Perception of Health Mis (Information) on Social among Ghanaian and American Students."

Catch up Post: Congratulations to Dr. Kee!

We're thrilled to announce that our IDL Faculty lead, Dr. Kerk F. Kee, has been honored with two prestigious awards! He's been honored with the 2024 Nancy J. Bell Graduate Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Award for his outstanding support of graduate students, as well as the Global Engagement Awards 2024 for his extraordinary efforts in enhancing our global presence.



For more details about Dr. Kerk Kee's remarkable achievements and the awards he's received, check out the links below.

https://www.depts.ttu.edu/international/intlopr/global_vision_awards.php

https://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/financial/awards.php

CONGRATULATIONS🎉 to our Faculty lead, Kerk Kee for receiving the 2023 Nancy J. Bell Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Award!!!

We also congratulate our student lead, Ashraful Goni and other Graduate Student Society, College of Media and Communication Cui M.S. Venus Bayat, Cloudy, Ch'ree Essary, Herman, Natasha Strydhorst for receiving awards from the Texas Tech University Graduate School!

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IDL Faculty Lead, Dr. Kerk Kee, presented at the Global Strategic Communication Consortium, GSCC, St, Petersburg, FL, United States. The Paper titled, "A typology of strategies for virtual collaborations during the Pandemic" is NSF-supported. Details at idlresearch.org ,