Events for January 31 - January 14

Virtual Media Management Association Meeting

Zoom

For the first virtual Media Management Association (MMA) meeting of the new academic year, on Monday, September 12, 6 - 7 p.m., we are delighted to welcome back UM Media Management alumna and first MMA President Allison Blumenfeld. Allison is a Client Solutions Manager for Meta and will share her professional insights and experiences since she graduated from UM in 2014.

Research in Progress Meeting with Victoria Orrego Dunleavy, Ph.D.

Zoom

Addressing COVID-19 Misinformation and Resiliency Among Latinos Living with HIV: Formative Research Guiding the Latinos Unidos Microgame Intervention The effects of mitigation strategies including shelter-in-place orders and social distancing combined with the COVID "infodemic" disseminated by media may interact synergistically to worsen already compromised mental health outcomes and medical treatment of PLWH. We propose that a microgame intervention targeting individual resilience skill building and media literacy could be mobilized to protect the mental health of Latino PLWH as well as promote HIV care during the pandemic. Join Victoria Orrego Dunleavy, [...]