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Russell Clayton, Ph.D. – Faculty & Staff Directory

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Russell Clayton, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Distinguished Teaching Professor

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Dr. Russell B. Clayton is an Associate Professor of Communication, a University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Founding Director of the Cognition and Emotion Lab in the School of Communication at Florida State University (FSU). Russell is also a research affiliate of the FSU Institute for Successful Longevity and the FSU Institute on Digital Health and Innovation.

Russell earned his B.S. in psychology (focus in neurophysiology) and M.A. in health psychology from Texas State University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri with a focus in health and strategic communication. Russell has been on faculty in the School of Communication since 2015. He was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2020. His research is centered on media psychology, health communication, and psychophysiological methods. He is especially interested in evaluating televised and social media tobacco and control messages to prevent and reduce tobacco use in young adults. Russell has been recognized nationally and internationally for his research contributions which frequently appear in the leading academic journals in the field including the Journal of Communication; Human Communication Research; Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication; Communication Monographs; Media Psychology; and Health Communication. He teaches courses in media/communication studies and has been recognized with three University teaching awards including the University Distinguished Teaching award.

** If you are a current or prospective student and are interested in learning more about research or working in a media psychology research lab, please feel free to email Dr. Clayton (rclayton at fsu.edu) anytime.**

Education

  • Ph.D. 2015; University of Missouri
  • M.A. 2012; Texas State University
  • B.S. 2010; Texas State University

Research Interests

Media Psychology; Health Communication; Tobacco Messaging; Persuasion; Psychophysiology; Experimental Methods

Teaching Interests

Introduction to Media Psychology; Introduction to Mass Media; Quantitative Research Methods; Mass Communication Theory and Effects; Psychology of Advertising; Media Psychophysiology