Ronald E. Rice, Arthur N. Rupe Professor in the Social Effects of Mass Communication

Dept. of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara http://www.comm.ucsb.edu

Three Expertise Keywords:
innovation, mediation, online-communities

Read More:

http://www.comm.ucsb.edu/rice_flash.htm; http://www.cftnm.ucsb.edu

Why Digital Media and Learning?

I have ongoing research interests in the use and consequences of digital media in a variety of contexts.

Recent Posts:

1. Ronald E. Rice: increasing the diversity of “credibility signals” (November 22, 2006)

Description of Current Work:

I have conducted research and published widely in communication science, public communication campaigns, computer-mediated communication systems, methodology, organizational and management theory, information systems, information science and bibliometrics, social uses and effects of the Internet, and social networks.

Selected Publications/Projects/Articles/Press:

Dr. Rice has co-authored or co-edited:

Media Ownership: Research and Regulation (2006);

The Internet and Health Care: Theory, Research and Practice (2006);

Social Consequences of Internet Use: Access, Involvement and Interaction (2002);

The Internet and Health Communication (2001);

Accessing and Browsing Information and Communication (2001);

Public Communication Campaigns (1st ed: 1981; 2nd ed: 1989; 3rd ed: 2001);

Research Methods and the New Media (1988);

Managing Organizational Innovation (1987); and

The New Media: Communication, Research and Technology (1984).