Office of the Provost - Georgia State University

A Dynamic University on the Rise

Risa Palm, Ph.D.

NEWS AND EVENTS

Brennen Dicker Appointed as New Executive Director of Creative Media Industries Institute

Brennen Dicker, a film and video professional with 20 years of experience, has been named executive director of Georgia State University’s Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII). CMII is a cross-college disciplinary institute, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of the Arts.

Dicker’s appointment as executive director of the CMII is part of Georgia State’s efforts to fulfill its strategic plan, aimed at elevating the university’s reputation for excellence and innovation in research, scholarship and creative endeavors. He joins Georgia State as a strategic hire under the Next Generation Program.

The CMII aligns with a strategic goal to highlight the arts and media, and to use the university’s strengths to create opportunities for exploration of the intersections among creativity, technology and entrepreneurship as metro Atlanta’s media industries in film, television, gaming and more form a vital part of the regional economy.

Research Excellence: Social Media Campaigns Spur Growth in a Brand of E-Cigarettes

Reports that use of electronic cigarettes is declining may not have accounted for explosive growth in sales of the JUUL device, a novel product that has benefited from social media marketing campaigns to reach young consumers, according to a study led by researchers at Georgia State University’s School of Public Health.

Existing surveys and other techniques designed to monitor use of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes don’t ask specific questions that might capture the use of JUUL and other newer devices, the researchers said in an article in the journal Tobacco Control.

Results of the study are published in an article titled “Vaping versus JUULing: how the extraordinary growth and marketing of JUUL transformed the U.S. retail e-cigarette market.” Dr. Jidong Huang, associate professor of health management and policy at Georgia State, is the lead author.

CENTRAL TO A NATIONAL AGENDA

The strategic plan is a guide for the university as it enters its second century and charts a path to becoming one of the nation’s premier public research institutions. It is broad and deep in its goals and initiatives and will take the university to the next level.

THE STRATEGIC PLAN

CENTRAL TO A NATIONAL AGENDA

STUDENT SUCCESS

A NATIONAL LEADER

Georgia State is a national model for student success. We harness the power of data to help our students earn their degrees. We have had one of the most dramatic increases in graduation rates in the country and we have closed the achievement gap, proving that students from all backgrounds can succeed at the same rate.

STUDENT SUCCESS

A NATIONAL LEADER

FACULTY EXCELLENCE

THE CAMPAIGN FOR GEORGIA STATE

We pursue a dynamic vision built on the hard work, dedication and achievement of people who have propelled Georgia State to where it is today. Our research is broad and deep, addressing critical societal issues and pushing the boundaries of knowledge. We continue to rise to national prominence, bringing in scholars from around the world to open new pathways of discovery and creativity. Our capital campaign is focused on continuing to keep Georgia State’s excellent faculty burning bright.

FACULTY EXCELLENCE

THE CAMPAIGN FOR GEORGIA STATE

RESEARCH

A LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITY

Georgia State is one of the nation’s premier urban public research universities, solving global challenges in human health. Researchers at Georgia State use the university’s state-of-the art facilities and work across disciplines to address critical quality of life issues, such as cancer, obesity, inflammation, vaccines, child and adult literacy, and public health issues related to smoking, among others.

RESEARCH

A LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITY

DIVERSITY

THE INSTITUTIONAL ADVANTAGE

The university’s Diversity Strategic Plan sets forth a course of action that advances the university into the ranks of great public research universities. The institution must become a leader in leveraging every aspect of campus diversity among our constituent groups of faculty, students and staff.

DIVERSITY

THE INSTITUTIONAL ADVANTAGE

NEWS AND EVENTS

Next Generation Program Sociologist Looks to Human Behavior in Cybersecurity Research

Sociologist David Maimon’s earliest research examined the effects neighborhoods have in determining why some people in neighborhoods engage in crime and deviant behaviors. In 2010, he turned his focus to cybercrime and the unique online ecosystem in which cybercriminals thrive.

Maimon leads the Evidence-based Cybersecurity Research Group in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. For this group, he has formed a team, including Georgia State’s chief innovation officer, computer science faculty from the College of Arts & Sciences, computer information systems faculty from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business and criminologists from the policy school to partner in research with cybersecurity experts from around the world. Maimon is also the first Next Generation faculty member hired to teach in Georgia’s new FinTech Academy, a Georgia Board of Regents talent initiative with a hub at Georgia State.

The cybersecurity research group will produce evidence on each of the actors in the cyber ecosystem and on the effectiveness of different tools in nudging them to respond in ways “we want them to behave,” said Maimon. “The work of this research group will help redefine and improve cybersecurity.”

Call for Proposals: Next Generation Program, Round 4

The Office of the Provost welcomes proposals for the fourth round of the Next Generation Program. The Next Generation Program, the successor to the Second Century Initiative (2CI), aims to build strength around core and innovative research and scholarly themes that have strategic importance to the university.

The successful 2CI program and the first three years of the Next Generation Program have resulted in the hiring of outstanding interdisciplinary faculty, have contributed to the significant expansion of our research, scholarship and funding, and have yielded creative new interdisciplinary courses and academic programs.

The revised Request for Proposals (RFP) challenges faculty and deans to be highly innovative and creative in proposed clusters, aligning with the university’s strategic plan that has built a research culture to tackle large and complex problems of the 21st century. The deadline for initial letters of interest is Oct. 26.