Assistant Professor of Telecommunications
(812) 855-9935
jurfox@indiana.edu

Education
  • Ph.D., Cornell University, Communication, 1999
    Dissertation: Accurate and false memories of television news stories: Confidence and experiential differences in recognition judgments.
    Minor: Cognitive Studies
  • M.P.S., Cornell University, Communication, 1991
  • B.S., Cornell University, Communication Arts, 1983
Research Interests
My research interests concern media processes and effects. In particular, I am interested in memories of mediated messages. I examine effects of message and receiver variables on memory judgments, using signal detection and calibration methods to analyze memory strength, memory decision criteria, and confidence in memory judgments.
Representative Publications
Shapiro, M. A. & Fox, J. R. (2002). The role of typical and atypical events in story memory. Human Communication Research, 28(1), 109-135.
Office Address
RTV 309
Department of Telecommunications
Indiana University
1229 E. 7th St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5501

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