“Science Communication and Information Research”
33rd Annual Research Symposium
College of Communication and Information
February 25, 2011
8: 00 – 8:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
CCI 3rd Floor Lobby |
Session 1: Politics and Journalism
8: 30 – 9:30 a.m. |
Contributed Paper |
CCI Auditorium (Room 321) |
Moderator: Dr. Courtney Carpenter-Childers, School of Advertising and Public Relations
- Why Poor and Why Rich: International Surveys Validate Attribution Theory
Dr. Mark Harmon, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
- Fourth Estate Planning: An Exploration of Perspectives That Have Shaped the Past and Present – and Those That May Determine the Future – of Journalism Education
Jamie Bumpus, MS Student, University of Tennessee
- Chilling Effect and Freedom of the Press in Mexico: Then and Now
Justin West, MS Student, University of Tennessee
Session 2: Communication in the Personal Life
9:35 – 10:35 a.m. |
Contributed Paper Session 2: |
CCI Auditorium – 321 |
Moderator: Dr. Ken Levine, School of Communication Studies
- Got Game? An Investigation of Parents’ Understanding of and Attitudes Toward Advergaming
Nathan Evans, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Dr. Mariea Grubbs Hoy, Professor, University of Tennessee
- Collegiate Assimilation and Current Quality of High School Friendships
Weston Duke, UG Student, University of Tennessee
John Runyan, UG Student, University of Tennessee
- Exploring the Lived Experience of Online Worshipers
Matthew B. Broaddus, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Poster Judging
10:35 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break/Poster Session |
CCI Lobby |
Poster Judges:
Dr. Roxanne Hovland, School of Advertising and Public Relations
Ms. Stephanie Kelly, PhD student
Dr. Lorraine Normore, School of Information Sciences
(Complete list of participants at the end of the program)
Special Session on Risk, Health & Crisis Communication
11:30 – 12:30 p.m. |
Special Session on Risk, Health and Crisis Communication |
CCI Auditorium – 32 |
Risk, Health & Crisis Communicatin Research Unit
Michael J. Palenchar, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
Elizabeth Avery, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
Karen Hilyard, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | 402 Communications Bldg. Scripps Convergence Lab |
Introduction of Speaker: Dean Michael Wirth
“Science, Government, and Information: Finding and Communicating the Results of Research”
Keynote speaker: Bonnie Carroll
Founder and President, Information International Associates (lla), Oak Ridge
Session 3: Innovative Technologies and Their Role in Communication and Information
2:10 – 3:30 p.m. |
Contributed Paper Session 3: |
CCI Auditorium – 321 |
Moderator: Dr. Kimberly Black
- Knowledge Infrastructure: The Research Library’s Role in Information Transfer
Nicholas Weber, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Crisis Communications and Social Media: Advantages, Disadvantages and Best Practices
Whitney Holmes, University of Tennessee
- A Relational Approach to Reducing Uncertainty During a Crisis Through the Use of Mobile Technology
Nicole Merrifield, MS Student, University of Tennessee
- Creative Communication Strategies in Cosmetic Surgery Websites: An Application of Taylor’s Six-Segment Message Strategy
Ho-Young (Anthony) Ahn, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Dr. Ron Taylor, Professor, University of Tennessee
Closing and Presentation of Awards
3:30 p.m. |
Closing and Presentation of Awards |
CCI Auditorium – 321 |
Dr. Carol Tenopir, Director, Center for Information and Communication Studies
Poster Session Participants
- Environmental Information Science: A Course at the Intersection of Popper’s Worlds
Lisa Metzer, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Elizabeth Noakes, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Jim Malone, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Priyanki Sinha, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Todd Suomela, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
- Cell Phones for Development
Dr. Devendra Dilip Potnis, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
- Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Scientific Data Practices & Preservation Among Turkish Environmental Scientists and Information Scientists
Dr. Suzie Allard, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
Arsev Aydinoglu, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
- Three Tests of Affluenza: TV Viewing and Materialism
Dr. Mark Harmon, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
- Collaboration – It’s a Good Thing!: A Multi-faceted Role Analysis in Graduate Student Education as “Faculty-in-Training”
Priyanki Sinha, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Jim Malone, PhD Studen
t, University of TennesseeTodd Suomela,PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Elizabeth Noakes, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Lisa Metzer, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
David Sims, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
- Biodiversity Information Needs in the Southern Appalachians
Miriam L.E. Steiner Davis, Post-Doc Research Associate, University of Tennessee
Dr. Suzie Allard, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
Dr. Carol Tenopir, Professor, University of Tennessee
Christopher Caldwell, Consultant, University of Tennessee
Jana Redmond, MS Student, University of Tennessee
- The Information Behavior of Hospice Volunteer Coordinators
Sheri Edwards, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
- The Political Context of Scientific Data: Understanding the Value Public Officials Place on Knowledge (SciValue)
Kimberly Douglass, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
- A Method to the Madness: A Survey of Research Methods Employed in Studying Science Communication
Tiffany Chao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Perceptions and Uses of Google Scholar Among Undergraduate Students
Monica Colon-Aguirre, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Karen Freberg, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Dr. Suzie Allard, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
- Journal-Ranking Lists, Ideology, and the Academic Librarian: A Critical Analysis
Stephen Bales, Assistant Professor, Texas A & M University – College Station
Laura Sare, Assistant Professor, Texas A & M University – College Station
Catherine Coke, Assistant Professor, Texas A & M University – College Station
Wyoma Vanduinkerken, Associate Professor, Texas A & M University – College Station
- The Science of Team Science: An Emerging Context for Research in Human Information Behavior and Knowledge Management
Dr. Patricia Katopol, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa
Symposium Committee
Ms. Rebecca Anderson, School of Information Sciences
Dr. Kimberly Black, School of Information Sciences
Dr. Courtney Carpenter-Childers, School of Advertising and Public Relations
Ms. Diana Hall, Administrative Services Assistant
Dr. Mark Harmon, School of Journalism and Electronic Media
Dr. Roxanne Hovland, School of Advertising and Public Relations
Ms. Stephanie Kelly, School of Communication Studies
Dr. Kenneth J. Levine, School of Communication Studies
Dr. Lorraine Normore, School of Information Sciences
Ms. Bobbie Suttles, Center for Information and Communication Studies
Dr. Carol Tenopir, School of Information Sciences and Director, Center for Information and Communication Studies