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Allison Eden is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Michigan State University. She serves as the Director of Doctoral Studies in Communication and is an Associate Editor of the Psychology of Popular Media (APA). Her research explores the intersection of media enjoyment, attention, and entertainment’s impact on user behavior and well-being.
- Ph.D., Michigan State University
Her research interests in media entertainment and morality examine how enjoyment influences media selection and attention. She investigates broader effects of entertainment on well-being, with a focus on cognitive and emotional responses, often collaborating with labs like TARMAC and Carisma. Dr. Eden’s work has been supported by significant grants, including a $1 million award for moral understanding through film, and has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Communication and Media Psychology.
- Donald F. Koch Quality in Undergraduate Teaching Award: Recognized for empathic teaching philosophy.
- Professional Excellence Award at Alumni Celebration: Highlighting her contributions to media psychology and communication.
Dr. Eden teaches courses including Introduction to Human Communication (COM 100), Audience Response to Media Entertainment (COM 375), Effective College Teaching (CAS 892), and Mass Communication Theory (COM 821) in alternating years. She has advised students like Lee, who won the Annie Lang Dissertation Award, and contributes to academic discourse through editorial work and conferences such as the Media and Morality Mini-Conference (https://moralmedia.org/).
