Dr. Juan Meng awarded Top Research Paper

Dr. Juan Meng

Congratulations are in order to Dr. Juan Meng, Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations, who was awarded the 2013 First Place Research Paper/IJA Best Research Paper Award with her article “Are They Celebrity Followers? Examining Third-Person Perception in the Context of Celebrity Endorsed Advertising.” 

The paper, written in partnership with Dr. Po-Lin Pan, from Arkansas State University, was presented at the  AEJMC 2013 Conference. The event took place in Washington D.C., from August 7 to August 11. Further, during the event, more than 20 presentations were held by Grady faculty and students. 

The annual conference is promoted by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), a nonprofit, educational association of journalism and mass communication educators, students and media professionals.