JSMS Names Associate Editor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
STEPHENVILLE, Texas—Dr. Amber L. Harris-Bozer, assistant professor in Tarleton State University’s Department of Psychological Sciences, has been named the first associate editor of The Journal of Social Media in Society (JSMS).
A product of the Texas Social Media Research Institute (TSMRI), the peer-reviewed JSMS launched its first issue in 2012, and its success and growth has led to the need for an addition to the editorial team.
Founding editors, Dr. Sarah Maben, assistant professor in Tarleton’s Department of Communication Studies, and Dr. Credence Baker, associate professor of curriculum and instruction and assistant graduate dean of the College of Graduate Studies, started the journal to give authors a place to publish cutting edge research devoted to social media and mobile technology.
“Dr. Harris-Bozer brings her methodological strengths and research savvy to our leadership team,” Maben said. “We always have been a multi-disciplinary effort and are excited to expand to include her psychology and neuroscience background.”
Harris-Bozer joined the Department of Psychological Sciences at Tarleton in January 2014. She teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses, primarily in the biological psychology areas. Her EEG lab investigates how chronic pain is processed in the brain. In addition to her neuroscience research, she has been involved in teaching-as-research projects. She is also the parliamentarian for the Faculty Senate, and previously served as a reviewer for the JSMS.
A Tarleton alumna, Harris-Bozer received her bachelor’ degree in psychology with a minor in social work in 2008. She obtained a master’s degree in educational psychology with an emphasis in experimental psychology from Tarleton in 2010, and her master’s in health psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2013. She earned her doctorate from UTA in 2015 and specialized in neuroscience.
The JSMS recognized by Katz
The Journal of Social Media in Society has been listed as a highly recommended title (K+) in the 2016 edition of Katz’s Magazines for Libraries.
The journal boasts more than 60 reviewers from institutions across the globe and Tarleton. Almost 300 manuscripts have been submitted in the journal’s history, with many from international authors.
The latest issue was published at the end of 2016 and included articles about athletes using Twitter, the citizen framing of #Ferguson, self-monitoring on Facebook, social media usage during working hours, social media as a screening mechanism for job applicants and an obesity discourse on The Biggest Loser’s Facebook page. The journal is an open-access publication, located at http://thejsms.org.
The Journal of Social Media in Society is one of the handful of academic journals based at Tarleton, and is supported financially by TSMRI, the College of Liberal and Fine Arts and the College of Education.
About TSMRI
The Texas Social Media Research Institute (TSMRI) is a group of faculty, staff and students at Tarleton State University with a mission of conducting social media research; sharing social media best practices; and providing social media education for students, non-profit organizations, state agencies, school districts and higher education institutions.
Tarleton, a member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow’s professional leaders. With campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.
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Contact: Dr. Sarah Maben – Editor, JSMS
817-291-1997
[email protected]
