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Assistants
2007-2008
 Jeremy
Littau
Senior Graduate
Research Assistant
307C Cornell Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
E-mail:
Phone: (573) 882-2866
Jeremy Littau is
a second-year Ph.D. student at the MU School
of Journalism. His work focuses on online
media, specifically how user-generated content
can both build communities as well as help
redefine journalism in the digital age.
He has authored five conference papers that
focus on citizen journalism, a case study
in a recent book on media ethics, and also
is co-author of a chapter in the book Blogging,
Citizenship and the Future of Media.
He joined the Center in 2006.
Littau is working
on several projects for the Center, including
projects that look at religion coverage
in the media and public interest in those
issues. Littau is a graduate of Biola University,
where he earned a B.A. in journalism. Before
coming to MU, Littau worked in journalism
for eight years at newspapers of varying
size. His last job in the newspaper industry
was as an editor at the Los Angeles Daily
News.
 Ji
Xiang
Graduate Research
Assistant
307C Cornell Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
E-mail:
Phone: (573) 882-2866
Ji Xiang, a graduate student
in the MU School of Journalism, entered
the two-year M.A. program in August 2006.
Ji joined the Center in September 2006 as
a graduate research assistant. She previously
worked at BusinessWeek magazine's
Beijing bureau and Hill & Knowlton public
relations agency in Shanghai, China. Ji
holds a B.A. degree in television journalism
from Beijing Broadcasting Institute. In
her work at the Center, she is researching
religion and news on the Internet.
 Krystyna
Pease
Graduate Research
Assistant
307C Cornell Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
E-mail: kap6c2@mizzou.edu
Phone: (573) 882-2866
Kryssy Pease is pursuing
an M.A. in in-depth public affairs reporting
at MU. Her research interests include the
role religion plays in politics, which she
will be studying during the presidential
election of 2008. She earned a B.J. in broadcast
journalism and a B.A. in philosophy from
MU in 2007. For her work at the Center,
she is analyzing inclusion of religion in
journalism textbooks. Pease joined the Center
in August 2007.
 Timothy
Walker
Graduate Research
Assistant
307C Cornell Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
E-mail: tjw4h5@mizzou.edu
Phone: (573) 882-2866
Tim Walker is a graduate
student at the Missouri School of Journalism.
He graduated from MU in May 2007 with a
B.J. in broadcast journalism and a minor
in religious studies. Walker joined the
Center in August 2007. His interests include
encouraging religious literacy among journalists,
religion and state government, and the role
of journalists in religious conflict. He
is compiling academic journals relating
to religion and various professions, as
well as assisting in creating a questionnaire
to assess religious literacy among journalists.
 Sarah
Spears
Work Study Student
307C Cornell Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
E-mail: smsxb6@mizzou.edu
Phone: (573) 882-2866
In her freshman year at
MU, Spears is interested in writing and
international studies. She received a scholarship
from the MU School of Music. After graduation,
she intends to work as a travel writer for
magazines and newspapers. Spears joined
the Center in September 2007 as a work study
student. She assists with office duties
and promoting Center events.
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