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Annie Lang, (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1987) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Telecommunications at Indiana University. Her research focuses on the cognitive processing of mediated messages.

Shuhua Zhou, (Ph.D. candidate, Indiana University) is an Instructor in the Telecommunications & Film Department at the University of Alabama. His research interests are media content and effects.

Nancy Schwartz, (Ph.D. candidate, Indiana University) is an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Telecommunications at Indiana University. Her research interests include children and media and learning from electronic media.

Paul D. Boils, (Ph.D. candidate, Indiana University) is an Instructor in the Mass Communication Department at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. His research interests include the cognitive processing of mediated messages.

Robert F. Potter, (Ph.D., Indiana University, 1998), is an Assistant Professor in the Telecommunications & Film Department at the University of Alabama. His research interests include the cognitive processing of mediated messages.

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