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Todd Hollingshead

Media Relations Manager/Information Manager
Email: toddh@byu.edu
801-422-8373

Todd's primary roles for BYU include writing feature stories and pitching them to national and local media, serving as a spokesperson and managing one of BYU’s social media accounts. He's also the point of contact for journalists looking for data & information requests or expert sources from our faculty.   

Todd graduated from BYU with a bachelor's degree in communications in 2004 and added a master's degree in communications in 2012. Before coming to BYU, he worked as a news reporter for The Daily Herald and The Salt Lake Tribune. Todd has worked in University Communications since 2007. He teaches an undergraduate public relations class in the Communications Department and loves the chance to be part of the students' lives.   

He loves working with the people in his department and across BYU and counts himself lucky to have witnessed the Jimmer years in person. 

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Researchers create way to significantly extend Wi-Fi range for smart-home devices

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 24, 2019
Computer engineers have created a protocol that significantly extends the distance a Wi-Fi-enabled device can send and receive signals.
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Intellect

Researchers create way to significantly extend Wi-Fi range for smart-home devices

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
October 22, 2019
Computer engineers have created a protocol that significantly extends the distance a Wi-Fi-enabled device can send and receive signals.
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Impostor Syndrome is more common than you think; Study finds best way to cope with it

By Paul Swenson
September 23, 2019
A new study from researchers at BYU reveals that perceptions of impostorism are quite common and uncovers one of the best — and worst — ways to cope with such feelings.
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Not making a top 100 corporate ranking is better than just making the cut

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
September 17, 2019
Just making the list could cost your company millions in value
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Children who face adversity have better long-term health if they have enough positive childhood experiences too

By Sara Jane Aubrey
September 11, 2019
Previous studies found having adverse childhood experiences can lead to poor health outcomes later in life. New BYU research finds the antidote is to counter those with enough positive experiences.
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Fire research from BYU creating better, faster models to predict how wildfires burn

September 04, 2019
New Department of Defense-sponsored research from BYU’s Fire Research Lab is getting into the microscopic details of how fast wildfires burn.
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BYU scientists discover way to make crops grow in salt-damaged soil

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 22, 2019
A group of BYU researchers may have found a way to reverse falling crop yields caused by increasingly salty farmlands throughout the world.
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Are Siri and Alexa making us ruder? The answer is...

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
August 15, 2019
Is the way we bark out orders to digital assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant making us less polite? Prompted by growing concerns, two BYU information systems researchers decided to ask.
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Department News

Running experts: You've already hit your stride

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 31, 2019
A new study by the duo of BYU professors finds the stride length people naturally choose is the best for them, whether they are experienced or inexperienced runners.

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