FIU Discovery

Piloting uSucceed, a cybersecurity AI-driven virtual reality game for neurodivergent adults: Findings from a user-centered evaluation.  Computers in Human Behavior Reports.  23:101200.

The Role of Cognitive Load and Engagement in Students' Adoption of an AI-supported VR Training System..  IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.  32:4617-4625.

Training nursing skills in a generative artificial intelligence-enhanced virtual reality patient encounter simulation: a qualitative study from a student perspective.  Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento.  23:12.

Generation Z and social media: An analysis of news consumption by Communication students in South Florida (USA).  Communication & Society.  39:1-19.

Aligning XR Research with Autistic Priorities and Lived Experiences: Insights from the Project PHoENIX Study..  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 

Enhancing distance learning with virtual reality: investigating learners’ engagement and outcomes.  Distance Education.  46:225-252.

Learning cleanroom microfabrication operations in virtual reality – An immersive and guided learning experience.  Computers & Education X Reality.  5:100073.

‘Transition into relatable reality’: experience analysis in a 3D desktop virtual-reality-based new student online orientation.  Journal of Research on Technology in Education.  56:711-732.

Improving big data governance in healthcare institutions: user experience research for honest broker based application to access healthcare big data.  BEHAVIOUR & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.  43:1067-1095.

The Museum of Instructional Design: an Examination of Learner Experiences & Usability in a Collaborative 3D Virtual Learning Environment.  TECHTRENDS.  68:338-357.

Hyperlocal Observations Reveal Persistent Extreme Urban Heat in Southeast Florida.  Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.  62:863-872.

Effects of health misinformation on misbeliefs: understanding the moderating roles of different types of knowledge.  Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society.  21:76-93.

Digital learning experience design and research of a self-paced online course for risk-based inspection of food imports.  Food Control.  135:108698.

Crowdfunding long-form journalism: Characteristics of Funded Pitches on Kickstarter.  Journal of Magazine Media.  21:17-44.

Factors of Engagement and Patient-Reported Outcomes in a Stage IV Breast Cancer Facebook Group.  HEALTH COMMUNICATION.  35:75-82.

Among the Metavivors: Social Media and Illness Narratives of Stage IV Breast Cancer Patients.  Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience.  4:1-24.

Should there be an app for that? An analysis of interactive applications within longform news stories.  Journal of Magazine Media.  18:1-21.

RECIPROCAL (AND REDUCTIONIST?) NEWSWORK An examination of youth involvement in creating local participatory environmental news.  Journalism Practice.  11:62-79.

Open media or echo chamber: the use of links in audience discussions on the Facebook Pages of partisan news organizations.  INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY.  19:875-891.

The digital animation of literary journalism.  JOURNALISM.  17:527-546.

NEWS DIVERSITY AND MINORITY AUDIENCES Using Real Simple Syndication (RSS) to assess the democratic functions of Spanish-language media in the digital age.  Journalism Practice.  10:52-70.

"NOW WE CAN TALK" The role of culture in journalistic boundary work during the boycott of Puerto Rico's La Comay.  Journalism Practice.  9:298-313.

Does Audience Participation on Facebook Influence the News Agenda? A Case Study of The Rachel Maddow Show.  JOURNAL OF BROADCASTING & ELECTRONIC MEDIA.  57:338-355.

Transcoding the news: An investigation into multimedia journalism published on nytimes.com 2000-2008.  New Media & Society.  14:867-885.

Emerging Models of Multimedia Journalism: A Content Analysis of Multimedia Packages Published on nytimes.com.  Atlantic Journal of Communication.  18:63-78.

News Media Coverage of Environmental Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean Mediating Demand, Degradation and Development

Centuries of Silence The Story of Latin American Journalism

Centuries of Silence The Story of Latin American Journalism

Preliminary Report: Innovations in Participatory Immersive XR Research for Transition-Aged Autistic Adults.  249-260.

International Libel and Privacy Handbook (2024-2025 Edition). Argentina.

Outdated or Not? A Case Study of How 3D Desktop VR Is Accepted Today.  150-160.

Combining User Experience and Learning Efficacy in Design and Redesign.  1-26.

Virtual Reality Interventions for Autistic Individuals: Research Trends and Practices.  315-325.

Reporting on the Latino Vote and the Diverse Latino Electorate.  119-135.

FROM MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES TO VIRTUAL REALITY Tracing the Visual in and around American Literary Journalism.  465-481.

Goodbye, Miami? Reporting Climate Change as a Local Story.  53-71.

Challenges in the Reporting of Environmental Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.  1-15.

Comparing Cuban and South Florida Spanish-Language Media Coverage of Sea-Level Rise.  47-63.

Environmental News Coverage in Ecuador: New Resources, Old Media-State Tensions and Practices.  91-112.

The Future of Environmental Communication and Journalism in Latin America and the Caribbean.  177-185.

Mexico.  394-395.

Chile.  59-80.

Br(e)aking the News: The End of American Journalism Education.  253-269.

Not your father's educational technology: A case study in mobile media and journalism education.  131-147.

Media Movements: Civil Society and Media Policy Reform in Latin America.  Ed. 23. 

A Formative Usability Study to Improve Prescriptive Systems for Bioinformatics Big Data.  735-742.

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When Virtual Patients Speak: From Realism to Learner Agency in AI-Driven VR Standardized Patient Encounter Training