The CCI 43rd ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Monday, March 1, 2021 | 9:30am – 2:30pm ET
Student Research Stars
Best Masters Student Presentation
Ashley Orehek, Wade Bishop, & Hannah Collier
Best Doctoral Student Research Presentation
First Place: Charli Kerns
Second Place: Kevin Mallary & Devendra Potnis
Third Place: Kibum Youn & Matthew Pittman
Honorable Mention: Jessica Barfield
Research Poster Kaleidoscope
Best Research Poster Presentation
Alex Carter, Dr. Courtney Childers
Student Session Participation Winners
Jess Barfield, Kevin Mallary, Jason Stamm
Trivia Winners (Not Just Students)
Leah Cannon, Anne Hensley, Ashley Orehek
Research Advisory Committee
Suzie Allard
Yuri Cantrell
Jennifer Crowley
Brian Dobreski
Charli Kerns
Catherine Luther
Matthew Pittman
Lilli Tillman
CCI 43rd ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM (#CCISymposium2021 ) AGENDA
Symposium Agenda (PDF file)
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09:30-9:45
WELCOME
Dr. Suzie Allard
09:45-10:30
Session #1 — FACULTY RAP
Dr. Beth Foster
COVID-19 preparedness and vaccination research
Dr. Guy Harrison
Issues of identity and representation in the electronic sports media industry
Dr. Devendra Potnis
Information science research for inclusion and value-creation
10:30-10:40
Break #1
African Harp Musical Interlude by Ericka Patillo
10:40-11:30
Session #2 — STUDENT RESEARCH STARS
Jessica Barfield
Issues of identity for technologically enhanced bodies
Kevin Mallary, Dr. Devendra Potnis
Assistive technologies as conduits for receiving valuable information services: A mixed-methods study with academic libraries and disabled students
Dr. Emily Paskewitz, Tori Bertram, Dr. Laura Miller
Resilience messages for young farmers
Jason Stamm, Alex Carter, Jess Barfield, Dr. Courtney Childers
It means more during a pandemic: Fan response to the SEC’s decision to play the 2020-21 college football season
Xu (James) Zhang, Dr. Joy Jenkins
United in protest: Coverage of attacks against journalists in the 2019 Hong Kong demonstrations as a critical incident
11:30-11:40
Break #2
Mindfulness Exercise by Joan Rentsch
11:40-12:10
Session #3 — RESEARCH POSTER KALEIDOSCOPE
Alex Carter, Dr. Courtney Childers
Super Bowl advertising in a pandemic
Xu (James) Zhang, Dr. Michael T. Martínez
When you are at the front row seat to history: Photojournalists’ experiences of covering human suffering in war and conflict
12:10-12:40
Break #3
Lunchtime Games with Prizes
12:40-1:30
Session #4 — STUDENT RESEARCH STARS
James L. Cartee
Popular culture symbols and signs: Implementing semiotics theory as a theoretical framework to analyze meanings in music videos of the 90’s decade
Meredith P. Goins
Building trust: Defining subject matter expertise through U.S. federal peer review policy
Charli Kerns
Do women get wings? Representation of female action sports athletes in Red Bull media house coverage
Ashley Orehek, Dr. Wade Bishop, Hannah Collier
What (atmospheric/earth) science librarians and data managers really do?
Kibum Youn, Dr. Matthew Pittman
Thank you, Artificial Intelligence (AI): The impact of computational advertising based on product and brand variations
Xu (James) Zhang, Marina Henricks, Dr. Joy Jenkins
“We should be teaching them instead of condemning them:” The Daily Northwestern apology letter and Twitter-driven metajournalistic discourse about student journalism
1:30-1:40
Break #4
Virtual CCI Art Gallery
1:40-2:25
Session #5 — FACULTY RAP
Dr. Stuart N. Brotman
Recently-published book, Privacy’s Perfect Storm: Digital Policy for Post-Pandemic Times
Dr. Mark Harmon & Dr. Maria Fontenot
Bottom of the ballot shouldn’t mean bottom of the barrel coverage
Dr. Mark Harmon
Wealth mindset and political division
Dr. Candace White
Social media ethics and transparency project
2:25-2:30
Closing
CCI 43rd ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM (#CCISymposium2021 ) SESSION TYPES
FACULTY RAP
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STUDENT RESEARCH STARS
Jessica Barfield
Issues of identity for technologically enhanced bodies
Session #2 – 10:40-11:30
James L. Cartee
Popular culture symbols and signs: Implementing semiotics theory as a theoretical framework to analyze meanings in music videos of the 90’s decade
Session #4 – 12:40-1:30
Meredith P. Goins
Building trust: Defining subject matter expertise through U.S. federal peer review policy
Session #4 – 12:40-1:30
Charli Kerns
Do women get wings? Representation of female action sports athletes in Red Bull media house coverage
Session #4 – 12:40-1:30
Kibum Youn, Dr. Matthew Pittman
Thank you, Artificial Intelligence (AI): The impact of computational advertising based on product and brand variations
Session #4 – 12:40-1:30
Kevin Mallary, Dr. Devendra Potnis
Assistive technologies as conduits for receiving valuable information services: A mixed-methods study with academic libraries and disabled students
Session #2 – 10:40-11:30
Ashley Orehek, Dr. Wade Bishop, Hannah Collier
What (atmospheric/earth) science librarians and data managers really do?
Session #4 – 12:40-1:30
Dr. Emily Paskewitz, Tori Bertram, Dr. Laura Miller
Resilience messages for young farmers
Session #2 – 10:40-11:30
Jason Stamm, Alex Carter, Jess Barfield, Dr. Courtney Childers
It means more during a pandemic: Fan response to the SEC’s decision to play the 2020-21 college football season
Session #2 – 10:40-11:30
Xu (James) Zhang, Dr. Joy Jenkins
United in protest: Coverage of attacks against journalists in the 2019 Hong Kong demonstrations as a critical incident
Session #2 – 10:40-11:30
Xu (James) Zhang, Marina Henricks, Dr. Joy Jenkins
“We should be teaching them instead of condemning them:” The Daily Northwestern apology letter and Twitter-driven metajournalistic discourse about student journalism
Session #4 – 12:40-1:30
RESEARCH POSTER KALEIDOSCOPE
Questions? Contact the Center for Information and Communication Studies at cics@utk.edu
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