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Assistants
2006-2007
 Justin
Hienz
Graduate
Research Assistant
307C Cornell Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
E-mail:
Phone: (573) 882-2866
Justin Hienz joined
the Center in May 2006 as a graduate research
assistant. He is currently pursuing master's
degrees in journalism and religious studies.
His research encompasses the intersection
between journalism and religion. Hienz holds
a B.A. in religious studies from MU.
 Jeremy
Littau
Graduate
Research Assistant
307C Cornell Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
E-mail:
Phone: (573) 882-2866
Jeremy Littau is
a first-year Ph.D. student at the MU School
of Journalism. His work focuses on online
media, specifically the use of citizen-generated
content in publications for the purpose
of building communities. He is the co-author
of two conference papers that focus on citizen
journalism, as well as a chapter in the
upcoming book Blogging, Citizenship and
the Future of Media. While at MU his studies
focus on building better communities for
media.
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 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.
 Brett
Knight
Discovery Fellow
307C Cornell Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
E-mail:
Phone: (573) 882-2866
Brett Knight is a Discovery
Fellow and Walter Williams Scholar at University
of Missouri-Columbia. The Discovery Fellowship
Program allows students to work with a faculty
member on a research project or other scholarly
activity appropriate to their major. The
Walter Williams Scholars program recognizes
the highest-achieving incoming journalism
students at MU. In his freshman year, Knight
is double-majoring in journalism and economics.
His Center work includes writing a paper
on the MU Difficult Dialogues program.
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