James D. (Jimmy) Ivory (jivory@vt.edu)
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication

Dr. Ivory joined the Department of Communication in 2005. He is also the chair of the department's research coordinating committee. His primary research interests deal with social and psychological dimensions of new media and communication technologies, particularly the content and effects of new entertainment media such as video games. During 2007-2008, Dr. Ivory is the vice head and program chair for the Communication Technology Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

John Tedesco (tedesco@vt.edu)
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Communication

Robert Magee (rgmagee@vt.edu)
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication

Dr. Magee joined the Department of Communication in 2006. The bulk of his research explores two areas: (1) media psychology and (2) new technology and society.  Projects focus on the effect of psychographic variables on persuasion, and the psychology of new technology.

Roxana Maiorescu
Research Participation Coordinator

Ms. Maiorescu is a graduate student in the Department of Communication. She coordinates research scheduling, participation, and logistics. Ms. Maiorescu received a B. A. in journalism from Babes Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Her primary research interests are public relations and foreign languages.

Adrienne Ivory
Research Associate

Mrs. Ivory is a doctoral student in the Department of Human Development . She has been involved in experiments conducted in the Communication Research Facility as both a principal investigator and as a co-investigator.

Omar Maglalang
Research Associate

Mr. Maglalang is a senior in the Department of Communication from Virginia Beach, Virginia. His primary research interests deal with the perception of media in terms of race and gender and the psychological dimensions of new communication technologies including the Internet, video games, and handheld products. He is currently conducting research with Dr. Ivory in the facility as part of a field study arrangement, and has previously worked with the facility during the Spring 2007 term.

Caitlin Cooke
Research Associate

Ms. Cooke is an undergraduate senior in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies from Sterling, Virginia. She is currently researching new entertainment media, specifically video games, as part of a field study arrangement with Dr. Ivory.

Jenna Nichols
Research Associate

Miss Nichols is a sophomore (graduating early in Spring 2009) in the Department of Communication from Honaker, Virginia. She is currently conducting research with Dr. Ivory in the facility as part of a field study.

Former Facility Personnel:
Gordon Bengtson, Undergraduate Research Associate Fall 2007
Matt Giglio, Department of Communication Instructor through Srping 2007
Jacqueline Harrison, Research Participation Coordinator Spring 2007
Evan Serge, Undergraduate Research Associate Spring 2007
Stephen Serge, Undergraduate Research Associate Fall 2006