Temerlin Advertising Institute’s Dr. Hye Jin Yoon was awarded the Sam Taylor Fellowship for her proposal entitled “Humor Effects in Reducing Shame in Health Communication”. She will receive $2,000 in research funding for her project.
Dr. Hye Jin Yoon is an Assistant Professor in the Temerlin Advertising Institute at Southern Methodist University. Her primary research interests are humor effects and schema incongruity processing in advertising. Other research interests include health and environmental issues in advertising and their impact on consumers and society.
The Sam Taylor Fellowship was created by the will of the late Sam Taylor. He set aside funds to be used for continuing education and development for faculty members of United Methodist-related colleges and schools in Texas. These grants may be used for graduate study or post-graduate research. Funds are limited and the fellowships are competitive. Please join TAI in congratulating Dr. Yoon on receiving this grant.