“Leaping Forward in Communication and Information Research”
34th Annual Research Symposium
College of Communication and Information
February 29, 2012
8:15 – 8:30 a.m. |
Registration |
CCI 3rd Floor Lobby |
Session 1: Advertising Regulations and Research
8:30 – 9:20 a.m. |
Contributed Paper Session 1: |
CCI Auditorium (Room 321) |
Moderator: Dr. Roxanne Hovland, School of Advertising and Public Relations
- An Examination of the European Advertising Standards Alliance: The Relationship Between Uncertainty Avoidance and Children’s Online Advertising Regulation Code
Nathan Evans, Ph.D. Student, University of Tennessee
- The Effects of Statistical Information in Pharmaceutical Product Advertising: The Moderating Role of Message Framing on Attitude toward the Advertisement and Perceived Importance of an Illness
Ilwoo Ju, Ph.D. Student, University of Tennessee
- Does DTCA Influence Young Adults’ Perceived Importance of Sleep Disorders? Two-Sided Message-Order Effects: The Moderating Role of DTCA Skepticism
Ilwoo Ju, Ph.D. Student, University of Tennessee
Session 2: Personal and Interpersonal Communication
9:30 – 10:20 a.m. |
Contributed Paper Session 2: |
CCI Auditorium – 321 |
Moderator: Dr. Ken Levine, School of Communication Studies
- Motherhood as salvation: The experience of young Appalachian mothers
Betsy Dortch Dalton, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
- Law Enforcement Communication, Verbal Judo & Visual Ethnography
Lorna Keathley, M.S. Student, University of Tennessee
Dr. John Haas, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
Dr. Virginia Kupritz, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
- Developing a Definition of Nonverbal Slang
Timothy E. Martin, Jr., M.A. Student, University of Alabama
Poster Judging
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break/Poster Session |
CCI Lobby |
Poster Judges:
Dr. Courtney Childers, School of Advertising and Public Relations
Ms. Rebecca Anderson, PhD student
Dr. Dania Bilal, School of Information Sciences
(Complete list of participants at the end of the program)
Session 3: Issues in News Media
11:30 – 12:20 p.m. |
Contributed Paper Session 3: |
CCI Auditorium – 321 |
Moderator: Stephanie Kelly
- The Implementation of the Liberal Model of Journalism in Croatia: Exploring the Influence of Cultural Values and the Level of Democracy
Iveta Imre, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Dr. Candace White, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
- Propinquity and News Coverage: The U.S. As Seen in Latin America
Charles F. Primm, M.S. Student, University of Tennessee
- Horatio Alger is Dying: Has TV News Noticed?
Dr. Mark Harmon, 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 and Dr. Michael Palenchar
“Leaping forward in Crisis Communication Research: Connecting with Audiences in a Rapidly Evolving Information Environment”
Keynote speaker: Dr. Deanna Sellnow
With Dr. Brandi Frisby, both from the University of Kentucky
Session 4: Social Media and Free Speech
2:15 – 3:30 p.m. |
Contributed Paper Session 3: |
CCI Auditorium – 321 |
Moderator: Dr. Mark Harmon
- Stages of the Diabetes ‘Roller Coaster’: A Textual Analysis of Tudiabetes.org®
Jodi Lynn Rightler-McDaniels,Ph.D. Student, University of Tennessee
Lisa Metzer, Former PhD. Student, University of Tennessee
- TV Journalists and Social Media Use, Adaptation to New Media
Denae D’Arcy, Ph.D. Student, University of Tennessee
- Relationship Between Usage and Age: How LGBT Individuals Use Online Social Networking Applications for Personal Relationships
Richard Curry, Ph.D. Student, University of Tennessee
- Hate Speech versus Free Speech on College Campuses: Exploring the Viability of a Constitutional and Sustainable Campus Speech Code
Michelle Epstein Garland, PhD Student, 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
- Data Curation Education in Research Centers
Chris Eaker, M.S. Student, University of Tennessee
Erica Johns, M.S. Student, University of Tennessee
Kayla Siddell, M.S. Student, University of Tennessee
- The information behavior of hospice volunteer coordinators
Sheri Edwards, Ph.D. Student, University of Tennessee
- Factors Affect University Students’ Information Literacy Competency
Rebecca Davis, Ph.D. Student, University of Tennessee
- Framing #crisis perceptions through user-generated content: An exploratory case study examining the crisis message frames in the Mexican blogger Marcia Macias crisis
Ioana Coman, Ph.D. St
udent, University of TennesseeJustin West, M.S. Student, University of Tennessee
Dr. Karen Freberg, Assistant Professor, University of Louisville
- Biodiversity Information for Natural Resource Management: Information Needs and Practices in Southern Appalachia
Dr. Miriam L.E. Steiner Davis, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Tennessee
Dr. Carol Tenopir, Professor, University of Tennessee
- Media and gender: How has the story of Chaz Bono impacted media’s portrayal of transgender people?
Scott A. Eldredge, Ph.D. Student, University of Tennessee
Iveta Imre, Ph.D. Student, University of Tennessee
- Challenges to Sharing Data Among Environmental Scientists and Data Managers in the Southeastern United States
Mary Beth Ross West, M.S., University of Tennessee
Dr. Miriam L.E. Steiner Davis, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Tennessee
- Citizen Participation in the Biological Sciences: A Literature Review of Citizen Science
Todd Suomela, Ph.D. Student, University of Tennessee
Erica Johns, M.S. Student, University of Tennessee
- Cultural Heritage Informatics Leadership (CHIL)
Md Hassan Zamir,Ph.D. Student, University of South Carolina
- The Effects of Message Quantification of DTC Advertising
Ilwoo Ju, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
- What Does It Take Them Just to Get the Job? An Analysis of Employability Skills of Today’s LIS Graduates: Implications for LIS Curricula
Liya Deng, Ph.D. Student, University of South Carolina
Andy Thomas, Undergraduate Advisor, University of South Carolina
Stan Trembach, Ph.D. Student, University of South Carolina
- Exploring the Effectiveness of Online Instructional Technology in Higher Education: Professors’ Perspective
George Shaw, Jr, Ph.D. Student, University of South Carolina
- Scholarly Reading and the Value of Library Resources: An Academic Survey of Six U.K. Universities
Rachel Volentine, M.S., University of Tennessee
Dr. Carol Tenopir, Professor, University of Tennessee
Symposium Committee
Ms. Rebecca Anderson, School of Information Sciences
Dr. Dania Bilal, 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
Ms. Bobbie Suttles, Center for Information and Communication Studies
Dr. Carol Tenopir, School of Information Sciences and Director, Center for Information and Commun