Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Madison Duboise
The effects of augmented reality on prosocial behavior intentions in the disaster news context: The mediating role of physical presence and empathy
Get full access to this article View all access and purchase options for this article. References Aitamurto T, Aymerich-Franch L, Saldivar J, et al. (2022) Examining augmented reality in journalism: presence, knowledge gain, and perceived visual authenticity. New Media & Society 24(6): 1281–1302. Azuma RT (1997) A survey of augmented reality. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments 6(4): 355–385.
In Confidence ambassador program features UA students
Navigating the professional world often leaves women with a number of questions unanswered by job listings and employee handbooks. New professionals look to those with experience to guide them through internships or dream jobs, so one woman has created a platform geared towards Gen Z women in all walks of their professional life.
Community women's non-profit consolidates resources for citizens in the Black Belt - The Crimson White
The Black Belt is a region in Alabama with a deeply rooted history. While it does contain nine out of the ten poorest counties in Alabama, there is one thing you will find in abundance within the area: community. BlackBelt Women Rising is a nonprofit organization located in Uniontown, Alabama, south of Tuscaloosa, that is serving surrounding communities that make up the Black Belt.
Pageant and modeling industries fail to address mental health
Beauty standards in America have created a desire for others to fit an ideal and unattainable vision of beauty: one that focuses on being tall, thin, tan and blonde while neglecting diversity of any kind. The pageant industry is one that has historically pushed these unhealthy standards since its inception in the 1800s, with the birth of swimsuit competitions, fitness routines and other appearance-based methods of rating contestants.
Bows That Bless supports foster care agencies in Alabama
Madison Duboise, Contributing Writer April 24, 2022 Lindsey Wood isn’t old enough to be a foster parent, but she’s using her sewing skills to support the foster community by making and selling hair bows for her charity, Bows That Bless. When Wood, a freshman majoring in biology on the pre-dental track, was an 11-year-old in Thorsby, Alabama, she learned how to sew. Then she stumbled across a YouTube tutorial for making hair bows.
Landscaping and grounds staff impact UA’s natural environment
CW / David Gray The trees on the Quad are part of the collection of over 12,000 trees on the campus that earned UA the title of Tree Campus USA for the seventh consecutive year. Madison Duboise and Savannah Ichikawa April 20, 2022 Year-round, The University of Alabama’s facilities and grounds employees work to create and maintain the Capstone’s lush landscape.
University Band and Concert Band prepare for final performance of semester
Madison Duboise | @madison.duboise, Contributing Writer April 6, 2022 The University Band and Concert Band have been working all semester to ensure music is brought to campus throughout the year. Members of the two bands have worked hard to get back into the concert setting as COVID-19 brought many restrictions to live performances. They recently returned to the stage and picked up right where they left off.
How UA and Tuscaloosa organizations combat relationship abuse
Madison Duboise, Contributing Writer March 20, 2022 The most recent UA Campus Security and Fire Safety Report shows there were 60 reports of on-campus dating violence from 2018 to 2020. Domestic violence and intimate relationship abuse are present in all relationships, not just romantic ones. Psychological and physical are the two main types, and many forms of abuse fall under each category. “Interpersonal violence is a huge deal.
Stigma causes issues for women’s health
Madison Duboise | @madison.duboise and Haley Taylor March 2, 2022 Many young girls are taught to keep their periods a secret, hide their tampons when they go to the bathroom, or use code words to discuss issues regarding their menstruation to avoid scrutiny or disapproval. This aspect of women’s health is often left behind closed doors.
Lou and Co. was sparked by a UA business course
Madison Duboise | @madison.duboise, Contributing Writer December 1, 2021 Lou and Company is a gift store located at 1922 University Blvd. that specializes in gifts that are often locally and artisanally sourced. Sydney Burns, a University of Alabama alumna, opened the store with the help of her mom Kelli Powers after Burns graduated in 2016.
Crimson Cuts: UA student opens barber shop downtown
Madison Duboise | @madison.duboise, Contributing Writer November 14, 2021 In its first month of business, the new barber shop Crimson Cuts has carved out a new space for college students to get haircuts. What started as one chair in a dorm building turned into multiple chairs in a space off-campus. The University holds the annual Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition, where students pitch business ideas to a panel of judges, with a chance to win $50,000.
House Plant Collective lays down roots in Tuscaloosa
Madison Duboise | @madison.duboise, Contributing Writer November 10, 2021 A new local plant shop, House Plant Collective, has laid down its roots in the Tuscaloosa area and is gaining popularity among plant enthusiasts. Jessica Watts, the owner of House Plant Collective and a Birmingham local, started the business in Birmingham in 2020. Collecting plants in her home started out as a hobby, but it soon took over any available empty space.
Finding Black communities in Tuscaloosa
Madison Duboise, Contributing Writer October 21, 2021 More than a century after the University’s founding, the campus was integrated. Even after integrating, Black students had to find community and resources on campus. Now, there are at least 16 organizations that specifically serve Black students at the University. ON CAMPUS Black Student Union The University’s Black Student Union was established in 1968 to help fulfill the needs of Black students across campus.
Businesses come and go: Why three business have survived on the Strip
Madison Duboise and Sarah Clifton September 22, 2021 The location of the Strip and Downtown Tuscaloosa along University Boulevard gives the area and its businesses accessibility to the 38,320 students at The University of Alabama as well as the locals. Though the Strip and Downtown continue to thrive, other businesses in Tuscaloosa have taken a recent hit due to COVID-19 and the struggles it brought especially onto the restaurant industry.
Constructed Complexity exhibit highlights collage and assemblage art forms
Selma Glass, “Shades of Blue,” 1995, mixed media on paper, Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama, PJ2008.0249. Madison Duboise | @madisonduboise, Contributing Writer September 1, 2021 The Paul R. Jones Museum’s fall exhibit, “Constructed Complexity: Assemblage and Collage, features Amalia Amaki, Benny Andrews, Joy Ballard Peters, Hans Bhalla, Allan L. Edmunds, Selma Glass, Sam Gilliam, John T. Riddle Jr., Molly Brooke Threadgill and others.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Madison
Contact Madison, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack