School of Communication Faculty scholarship rundown

During this calendar year of 2018, School of Communication faculty have been active in contributing knowledge to the communication field and in their areas of specialty. Here is a rundown of publications and public contributions that many of our faculty have made this year.

NOTE: Because our faculty often collaborate with others inside and outside the School, their names may not be the first ones listed, but they are there.

Book Chapters 

• Baldwin, J. R. (2018). Evolving definitions of culture and intercultural communication for emerging global realities. In W. Jia (Ed.), Intercultural communication: Adapting to emerging global realities: A reader (2nd ed., pp. 27-43) Cognella, San Diego, CA: Cognella.
• Baldwin, J. R. (2018).  Reconsidering culture, counterculture, and nation through a Tropicália lens. In S. V. Moreira & D. C. Ota (Eds.), Communication, media, and culture: Brazil-U.S. Studies (pp. 89-102). São Paulo, Brazil: Intercom/Editora UFMS. Co-published in Portuguese as In S. V. Moreira & D. C. Ota (Eds.), Comunicação, mídia e cultura: Estudos Brasil-Estados Unidos (pp. 93-107). São Paulo, Brazil: Intercom/Editora UFMS. [NOTE: This volume is a conference proceedings.]
• Baldwin, John R.; Ioannidis, Iraklis; Heugel, Robert. (2018). Ethics, Culture, and Communication. In J. Nussbaum (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Blaney, J. R. (in press). Social media analytics, advertising, and strategic partnerships. In J.A. Hendricks (Ed.). Radio’s second century: A reader. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
• Blaney, J. R. (2018). The role of team success and failure in mitigating fan dissatisfaction with ticket price increases. In A. C. Billings, W. T. Coombs, and K .A. Brown (Eds.). Reputational challenges in sport. London: Routledge.
• Frey, T. K., Simonds, C. J., Hooker, J. F., Meyer, K. R., & Hunt, S. K. (2018). Assessing evaluation fidelity between students and instructors in the basic communication course: The impact of criterion-based speech evaluation training. Basic Communication Course Annual, 30, 2-31. Available at https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/vol30/iss1/4
• Smudde, P. M. (2018). Public relations pros and journalists: A symbiotic, dyadic relationship. In E. Huglen (Ed.), Interpersonal Communication in Multiple Contexts: Representative Anecdotes (pp. 103-120). Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt.
• Smudde, P. M., & Courtright, J. L. (2018). Strategic message design defined: A call for focused organizational rhetoric and communication. In Ø. Ihlen & R. L. Heath (Eds.), The Handbook of organizational rhetoric and communication (pp. 345-357). Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell.
• Woolard, C. E. (2018). Media literacy for political cognition in higher education:  A solution centered approach. In J. Cubbage (Ed.), Handbook of research on media literacy in higher education environments (pp. 305-335). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
• Wright, A. & Rohman, B. (In press). Teacher self-disclosure, politics, and student discomfort. In J. Mazer (Ed.) Communication and Social Media. New York, NY: Oxford.
• Wright, A. M., Rohman, B. M., Horn, D. C., Meyer, B., & Simonds, C. J. (2018). Exploring the content and implementation of the Common Core State Standards in a high school and college level course. Basic Communication Course Annual, 30, 32-60. Available at http://www.americanpresspublishers.com/BCCA.html

Textbooks

• Simonds, C. J., Hunt, S. K., & Simonds, B. K. (2018). Engaging communication. Southlake, TX: Fountainhead Press.
• Simonds, C. J., & Wright, A. M. (2018). Instructor’s manual and test bank with teacher training for Simonds/Hunt/Simonds engaging communication, 1st .ed. Southlake, TX: Fountainhead.

Journal Articles 

• Baldwin, J. R. (2018). A methodological nomad and an accidental scholar. Communication Studies, 69, 358-361. doi: 10.1080/10510974.2018.1472119.
• Banks, J., & Carr, C. T. (in press). Toward a relational matrix model of avatar-mediated interaction. Psychology of Popular Media Culture. doi: 10.1037/ppm0000180
• Carr, C. T., & Hayes, R. A. (in press). Identity shift effects of self-presentation and confirmatory & disconfirmatory feedback on self-perceptions of brand identification. Media Psychology. doi: 10.1080/15213269.2017.1396228
• Carr, C. T., Hayes, R. A., & Sumner, E. (2018). Predicting a Threshold of Perceived Facebook Post Success via Paralinguistic Digital Affordances: A Test of Explanatory Mechanisms. Communication Research Reports. 35, 141-151 doi: 10.1080/08824096.2017.1409618
• Chidester, P., Baldwin, J. R., & Zompetti J. P. (2018). Everyday protest: A naïve analysis through the narratives of three informed outsiders. Comunicação e Sociedade [Communication and Society, 39(3), 181-157 Trans. J. R. Baldwin, P. J. Chidester, & L. F. Silva. Published in English and Portuguese.
• Crowley, J. L., High, A. C., & Thomas, L. J. (in press). Desired, expected, and received support: How support gaps impact affect improvement and perceived stigma in the context of unintended pregnancy. Health Communication.
• Glascock, J., & Preston-Schreck, C. (2018). Verbal Aggression, Race, and Sex on Reality TV: Is This Really the Way It Is? Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 62(3), 427-444. DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2018.1451859
• Hayes, R. A., Wesselmann, E., Carr, C. T. (2018). “Why didn’t you Like that?”: Perceived Social Media Ostracism through Paralinguistic Digital Affordances Within Social Media. Social Media + Society. 4(3). doi:10.1177/2056305118800309
• Huxford, J. & Hopper, K.M. (in press). Reporting with emotion: A comparison of journalists’ engagement in emotional labor across media types. Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies.
• Kelly, L., & Miller-Ott, A.E. (2018). Perceived miscommunication in friends’ and romantic partners’ texted conversations. Southern Communication Journal, 83, 267-280. doi: 10.1080/1041794X.2018.1488271
• O’Sullivan, P. B., & Carr, C. T. (2018). Masspersonal communication: A model bridging the mass-interpersonal divide. New Media & Society, 20, 1161-1180. doi: 10.1177/1461444816686104
• Scharp, K. M., & Thomas, L. J. (in press). Making meaning of the parent-child relationship: A dialogic analysis of parent-initiated estrangement narratives. Journal of Family Communication. doi:10.1080/15267431.2018.1484747
• Simonds, C. J. (2018). The basic course: Informing communication pedagogy through teacher training and program assessment. Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 1 (1), 12-15.
• Simonds, C. J., & Hooker, J. F. (2018). Creating a culture of accommodation in the public speaking course. Communication Education, 393-398. 
• Simonds, C. J., Wright, A. M., Cooper, P. J. (2018). Communication for Teachers and Trainers.  Southlake, TX: Fountainhead.
• Wright, A., Rohman, B., Horn, D., Meyer, B., & Simonds, C. (2018). Teaching talk: An exploration of the content and implementation of the common core state standards. Basic Communication Course Annual, 30, Article 4. Available at: https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/vol30/iss1/5.
• Simonds, C. J. (2018, November), Playing Chutes and Ladders: Managing your basic course while navigating the ups and downs of the shifting academic landscape. Panel presented at the National Communication Association’s annual conference in Salt Lake City, UT. (with others).

Conference Papers, Panels, & Presentations 

• Bratslavsky, L. & Hopper, K.M. (2018, October). The political view from here: The View and remaking daytime television, Paper presented at the Midwest Popular Culture Association Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
• Brule, N. J., Bantz. C. R., Wackernagel-Bach, B., Dickmeyer, L. B., Frey, L. R., Randall-Griffiths, D., Hunt, S. K., & Petronio, S. G. (2018, March). “What makes us different?”: Sustaining relevance in progressive communication programs. Panel presented at the annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Milwaukee, WI. (Top Panel, Undergraduate Education and Administration Section)
• Carpenter, N. (2018, January). Expanding Social Media Literacies through Social Media Analytics. Presentation given at Illinois State University’s University-Wide Teaching & Learning Symposium, Normal, IL.
• Carr, C. T. (2018, May). Integrating social media into employee selection: What we know and where we can go. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
• Hopper, K.M., Baldwin, J., Bratslavsky, L., Chidester, P., & Zompetti, J. (2018, October). The Importance of Culturally Responsive Media Literacy in the Classroom and Beyond. Discussion panel presented at the annual Culturally Responsive Campus Community Conference, Normal, IL.
• Hunt, S. K., Lippert, L. R., Woolard, C., & Carpenter, N. (2018, June). Integrating civic learning outcomes across all majors in a school of communication. Presented at the annual Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement conference, Anaheim, CA.
• Joyce, J., Miller-Ott, A. E., & Oshita, C. (2018, November). Unwanted relational pursuit: Harassing messages online. Paper accepted for presentation the National Communication Association Convention in Salt Lake City, UT.
• Kelly, L., & Miller-Ott, A.E. (2018, January). Daughters’ and mothers’ uses of communication technology and its relationships to technology satisfaction and closeness. Paper accepted for presentation the National Communication Association Convention in Salt Lake City, UT.
•  Meyer, K. R. (2018, November). Competitive papers in the master’s education section. Respondent to panel presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Meyer, K. R. (2018, November). Teachers’ office hours. Invited panelist on NCA Teaching and Learning Council’s session presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Meyer, K. R. (2018, November). Understanding and exploring the online classroom. Respondent to panel presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Meyer, K. R. (2018, April). Difference and fan culture: Players, venues, and dissent as influences on fan engagement in sports cultures. Respondent to panel presented at the meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Milwaukee, WI.
• Meyer, K. R. (2018, April). Teaching in Trump’s America. Respondent to panel presented at the meeting of the Central States Communication Association, Milwaukee, WI.
• Miller-Ott, A. E., Lipka, E., Eilts, T., Link, E., & Thompson, H. (2018, March). “They’re going to sit in front of you but they’re not there:” Communication challenges of adult children of parents with Alzheimer’s Disease. Paper accepted for presentation the National Communication Association Convention in Salt Lake City, UT.
• Miller-Ott, A. E., Biddle, K., Edwards, J., Hauser, C., Jara, J., Kritselis, A., Nautiyal, K., Noland, K., Ratcliff, A., & Schmidt, L. (2018, November). Intersections of personal and work lives: Work-spouse relationships in organizations. Panel, “Negotiating Work-Life Dilemmas in Family Relationships using Communication Approaches” accepted for the National Communication Association Convention in Salt Lake City, UT.
• Moore, M., Huxford, J., & Bethmann, J. (2018, April 6). National security whistleblowers and journalists: Seeking social justice through ethical leaked communication. Central States Communication Association convention, Milwaukee, WI.
• Pearce, K. E., Carr, C. T., Vitak, J., & Hayes, R. A. (2018, May). Conceptualizing socially mediated visibility. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
• Simonds, C. J. (2018, November), Writing an assessment playbook for the basic course. Panel presented at the National Communication Association’s annual conference in Salt Lake City, UT.
• Simonds, C. J. (2018, April), Synthesizing the current state of the Basic Communication Course Annual: Furthering the research of effective pedagogy. Douglas Trank Top Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association’s annual conference in Milwaukee, WI.
• Simonds, C. J. (2018, April), Exploring the content and implementation of the common core state standards in a high school and college level course. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association’s annual conference in Milwaukee, WI.
• Simonds, C. J. (2018, April), Differentiating ourselves for the future: Maintaining our relevance through teaching, research, and service. Panel presented at the Central States Communication Association’s annual conference in Milwaukee, WI.
• Simonds, C. J. (2018, April), Making a difference through training. Panel presented at the Central States Communication Association’s annual conference in Milwaukee, WI.
• Smudde, P. M. (2018, September 29). Communicating at Crossed Purposes: The Possible Crux of the Disconnect between Pope Francis and the “Dubia Cardinals” about Amoris Laetitia. Paper presented at the 41st Annual Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Convention held September 28-30, 2018, at Benedictine College in Atchison, KS.
• Thomas, L. J. (November, 2018). Using PostSecret to teach content analysis and thematic analysis. G.I.F.T. accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Thomas, L. J., & Beier, I. P. (November, 2018). When foster care fosters conspiracy theory: A textual analysis of the FightCPS website. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Thomas, L. J., & Jannusch, A. (November, 2018), Policy fosters family: Examining discourses of biology and care in foster care-related government texts. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Thomas, L. J., & Scharp, K. M. (May, 2018). Voicing the system: How formerly fostered adults make meaning of the US foster care system. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Prague, Czech Republic
• Wright, A., Rohman, B., Horn, D., Meyer, B., & Simonds, C. (2018). Exploring the content and implementation of the Common Core State Standards in a high school and college level course. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association Conference, Milwaukee, WI.

Fellowships & Grants

• Lippert, L. R. (Lead PI), Meyer, B. (Co-PI), & Hunt, S. K. (Co-PI). (January 2018 – Present). Building partnerships to diversify the teacher education pipeline and facilitate civic and political learning to enhance the placement of teachers in high needs areas. Sponsored by McCormick Foundation, $50,000.00.
• Lippert, L. R. (Co-PI), & Hunt, S. K. (Co-PI) (2017, December). Assessing and improving political learning and engagement on campus: An ADP/IDHE research-to-practice initiative ($6,000, funded February 2018). College of Arts & Sciences Interdisciplinary Initiative Grant, Illinois State University.
• Zompetti, J. (2018, February). Fulbright in Kyrgyzstan. Sponsored by US State Department.

Invited Pieces 

• Smudde, P. (2018, June 19). Rumors and internal PR: Working together for an ordered state of affairs [Web log post]. Gainesville, FL: Institute for Public Relations. Available online https://instituteforpr.org/rumors-and-internal-pr-working-together-for-an-ordered-state-of-affairs/
• Smudde, P. M. (2018, April 24). APR matters to you and the profession. PRsay [Web log post]. New York: Public Relations Society of America, Available online http://prsay.prsa.org/2018/04/24/apr-matters-to-you-and-the-profession/

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