Explore a range of immigration subjects and analyze literature from a social ecological framework to uncover the theoretical and practical implications of research on communication and immigration.

Analyze areas such as risk assessment, risk perception, message design, media options, and barriers to effective risk communication. Consider how access to risk information, perceptions of risk, and reactions to risk messages vary depending on the audience.

Examine recent and noteworthy scholarship in the social scientific literature regarding the often-stigmatized processes of interpersonal/relational communication. Distinguish aspects of communication that are typically seen as dysfunctional, problematic, and destructive; aspects of communication that appear to be negative but also serve a function or produce desirable outcomes; and aspects of communication that are poorly understood or hidden in the shadows of other scholarly work.