Somewhere between a Rockstar, a researcher and an educator: a look into the world of instructional communications with Dr. Zac Johnson

By Erika Ortiz, Emily Lopez, Stephanie Viramontes, and Cody Sargenti

Dr. Zac Johnson

In an attempt to gain better insight into the world of communications research, we sat down with Dr. Zac Johnson, a professor at California State University, Fullerton who specializes in instructional research and student communication. Johnson has been part of research on student confirmation and the effect having a camera on in a Zoom class has on student learning. Johnson opens up to us about what peaked his interest in this field, what problems are brought into it in a post-COVID era, and how he researches these problems himself.

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Women in Advertising – Our Interview with Dr. Vega

By Kaleigh Medellin, Miranda Garcia, Ariana Castro, Hannah Ridge

For this assignment, we decided to give our feedback on the interview we had with Dr. Vega. Dr. Vega is a professor at California State University, Fullerton with over 10 years of industry experience. We asked her about women in the advertising industry and her answers left us with a lot to think about. These are our reflections on this interview.

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