UW–Madison: In Memoriam: Sharon Dunwoody, 1947-2022 - School Of Journalism And Mass Communication

Press release from the University of Wisconsin-Madison:

February 7, 2022

Sharon Dunwoody, Evjue-Bascom Professor Emerita of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a leader in science communication research, died February 4, 2022, after undergoing treatment for cancer in recent months.

Sharon was the first woman Director of the School, serving from 1998-2003, and later served as UW-Madison’s Associate Dean for Graduate Education. She joined our faculty in 1981 and went on to become nationally and internationally renowned for her research and her mentorship of other scholars. She studied the construction of media messages and how people use those messages to guide their thinking and behavior. Sharon’s scholarship helped generations of journalists,
students and scientists become better translators of complex ideas to audiences all over the world.

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