| Dr. Abdollah Farrokhi,
professor of mass communication at Black Hills State
University, presented a research session titled
“Conducting Questionnaire Research in a
Statistically Valid Way” at the recent National
Collegiate Convention in New York City. Farrokhi, who
chairs the research committee at the College Media
Advisers Inc., also presented and moderated a research
presentation forum at the convention. A number of college
professors participated and presented research papers in
this panel presentation. Both quantitative as well as
qualitative research papers on various issues of
contemporary mass media were presented.
Farrokhi also attended the CMA board of directors
conference to plan and discuss research presentations for
the fall national convention. This convention will be
held in Washington, DC, during the first week of
November.
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The committee chairs will be
responsible for planning, organizing and presenting
sessions, workshops, lectures, meetings and special
events at the national convention. The New York
convention offered over 300 educational sessions to more
than 1,100 college journalists in the areas of print,
broadcast, public relations and advertising. The Columbia
Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) co-sponsored this
years College Media convention in New York. CSPA is the
oldest national college media organization sponsored by
Columbia University. College media advisers represent
faculty and staff advisers from the nation's collegiate
newspapers, yearbooks, magazines, broadcast and online
media.
Farrokhi has been a member of the BHSU faculty since
1986. He earned his Ph.D. in mass communications from
Florida State University in 1985.
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