lsc student research showcased at aapor, ica, and aejmc

LSC students and faculty are presenting (award winning) papers and are playing leadership roles in all three major communication conferences this spring and summer. Among the highlights:

  • Multiple paper awards from both AEJMC and ICA for LSC student/faculty teams;
  • LSC students and faculty as moderators, discussants, and reviewers for divisions including Science Communication, Political Communication, Mass Communication and Communication Theory and Methodology;
  • Dominique Brossard as 2009 Program Chair and Vice Head, and Hernando Rojas as Research Chair for AEJMC’s Communication Theory & Methodology Division.

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LSC faculty also serve as major advisor for a number of students in other departments who won awards at AEJMC:

  • Amy B. Becker, “New voters, new outlooks? Same-sex marriage, social networks, and generational politics” (Top-3 Student Paper, Mass Communication and Society Division).
  • Emily K. Vraga, Kjerstin Thorson, Timothy Fung, & Hans K. Meyer, “Emotions vs. Cognitions? Testing Competing Models of Response to a Media Message in Predicting Participation.” (Top-3 Student Paper, Communication Theory and Methodology Division)
  • Timothy Fung & Elliott Hillback, “Health Risk as a Threat to Freedom: Exploring the Role of Psychological Reactance in Reactions to West Nile Virus News Coverage. (Eason Prize, Top Student Paper, Science Communication Interest Group)

Among the papers presented:

  • Binder, A. R. (2009, August). Differentiating measures of news media use along dimensions of attention and exposure, medium, and content domains. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Boston, MA.
  • Binder, A. R., & Scheufele, D. A. (2009, May). Telling me something I already know? Testing intensification effects of news media use on attitudes and vote choice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Borah, P., Anderson, A., Tsai, J., & Gunther, A. C. (2009, August). Attention to exemplars: Moderating effects of information processing and personal involvement in exemplification. Paper presented to the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Boston, MA.
  • Brossard, D., Anderson, A., & Scheufele, D. A. (2009, May). Tracking public interest in emerging technologies: Mapping the landscape. Paper presented to the annual convention of the American Association of Public Opinion Research 2009 Convention, Hollywood, FL.
  • Cacciatore, M. A., Scheufele, D. A., & Corley, E. A. (2009, August). It depends on what you’ve heard: Exploring the link between risk perception and attitudes across different applications of nanotechnology. Paper presented to the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication. Boston, MA.
  • Dalrymple, K. E., Becker, A. B., Brossard, D., Scheufele, D. A., Gunther, A. C. (2009, August). Getting citizens involved: How controversial science policy debates stimulates issue participation during a political campaign. Paper presented to the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Boston, MA. (Top-2 Faculty Paper, Science Communication Interest Group)
  • Dalrymple, K. E., Scheufele, D. A., & Corley, E. A. (2009, May). Proximity to experts? Rethinking operationalizations of cognitive outcomes based on dual-source measures. Paper presented to the annual convention of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Dudo, A., Brossard, D., Shanahan, J., Scheufele, D. A., Morgan, M., & Signiorelli, N. (2009, August). Science on television in the 21st century: Recent trends in portrayals and their contributions to public attitudes toward science. Paper presented to the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Boston, MA.
  • Dudo, A., Dunwoody, S., & Scheufele, D. A. (2009, August). The emergence of nano news: tracking thematic trends and changes in media coverage of nanotechnology. Paper presented to the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication. Boston, MA.

  • Fung, T., Brossard, D., & Ng, I. (2009, May). There is water everywhere: How news framing amplify the effect of ecological worldviews on preference for flooding protection policy. Paper presented to the annual convention of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

  • Ho, S. S., Scheufele, D. A., & Corley, E. A. (2009, May). Making sense of policy choices: A closer look at the mediating roles of elaborative processing and interpersonal discussion on public perceptions of nanotechnology. Paper presented to the annual convention of the International Communication Association conference, Chicago, IL.
  • Ho, S. S., Scheufele, D. A., & Corley, E. A. (August, 2009). Value predispositions, mass media, and attitudes toward nanotechnology: The interplay of public and experts. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Boston, MA.

  • Meier, A., Shaw, B. R., Feder, J., & Puig-i-Abril, E. (2009, August). E-Patients with chronic illnesses: Analyzing the commonalities and differences among three online groups. Paper to be presented to the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Boston, MA.
  • Namkoong, K., Heo, K., Kim, S., Fung, T. K., & Gunther, A. C. (2009, May). Testing a projection explanation for exemplar effects. Paper presented to the annual convention of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Puig-i-Abril, E., & Rojas, H. (2009, May). Talk-Centered blood donation: Tracing the path to becoming a blood donor. Paper presented to the annual convention of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Rojas, H., Puig-i-Abril, E., Wright, P. & Berrio, C. (2009, May). Mobilizers mobilized: Information, expression, mobilization and participation in the digital age. Paper presented to the annual convention of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Shih, T.J., Wijaya, R. & Brossard, D. (2009, May). News coverage of public health risk issues: The role of news sources and the process of news construction. Paper presented to the annual convention of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Tal-Or, N., Cohen, J., Tsfati, Y., & Gunther, A. C. (2009, May). An experimental investigation of the influence of presumed media influence. Paper presented to the annual convention of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL. (Top-4 Faculty Paper, Mass Communication Division)
  • Wijaya, R., Shih, T.J., & Brossard, D. (2009, August). Analysis of the role of news sources in the media frame-building process of epidemic hazards. Paper presented to the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Boston, MA.