Dr. Lucinda Davenport is the Director of the School of Journalism at Michigan State University, a nationally accredited program since 1949. She previously served as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, among other administrative positions. In addition to the Michigan State University Excellence in Teaching Award and the College of Communication Arts and Sciences Faculty Impact Award, she has earned national honors for her research, which focuses mainly on news media and innovative technology, media history, and journalistic ethics. Dr. Davenport has professional experience in newspaper, radio, television, public relations, and digital news, and she is known to be an innovator with digital news and journalism education. She earned her Ph.D. in mass communication from Ohio University, an MA in journalism from the University of Iowa, and a BA double major in journalism and Radio/TV/Film from Baylor University. Her master's thesis and doctoral dissertation were firsts in the country on computerized information services and online news. Visit Dr. Davenport at http: //jrn.msu.edu.
