SSCA 2018 88th Annual Convention Southern States Communication Association

28th Annual Theodore Clevenger Jr. Undergraduate Honors Conference

April 4-8, 2018 Sheraton Downtown Nashville, Tennessee MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY

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Southern States Communication Association • April 4-8, 2018 • Nashville, Tennessee 3 MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY 88th Annual Convention Southern States Communication Association

28th Annual Theodore Clevenger Jr. Undergraduate Honors Conference

April 4-8, 2018 • Sheraton Downtown • Nashville, Tennessee

MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY

PRESIDENT: Victoria Gallagher, North Carolina State University FIRST VICE PRESIDENT: Jason B. Munsell, University of South Carolina Aiken SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: Pamela G. Bourland-Davis, Georgia Southern University EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Jerold L. Hale, College of Charleston

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome ...... 7 Charter Members...... 85 UHC Welcome and Acknowledgements. . . . 8 Executive Directors...... 85. Hotel Map...... 10. SCJ Editors...... 85 Registration...... 12 SSCA Presidents...... 85. Exhibit Schedule...... 12 Award Recipients...... 86. Division & Interest Group Programs Index. . . .12 Past Conventions and Hotels...... 90. Business Meetings...... 14 Life Members...... 91. Wednesday Sessions ...... 18. Patron Members...... 91 Thursday Sessions...... 18. Emeritus Members ...... 91. Friday Sessions...... 39 Institutional Members...... 91. Saturday Sessions...... 56 Constitution...... 92. Sunday Sessions...... 76 Advertiser Index...... 98. Association Officers...... 82 Index of Participants...... 100 Representatives to NCA...... 82 2019 Call for Papers...... 105 Committees ...... 82. Divisions...... 83 This symbol denotes Undergraduate Honors Panel Interest Groups...... 84.

Cover photos (left to right, top to bottom): Gibson GuitarTown - Twang by Brent Moore/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Pretty day in Nashville by Jeff Reid/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, I Just Can’t Let You Go by Thomas Hawk/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, The Recording Angel by Adam Simmons/CC BY- NC-ND 2.0, Treble Clefs by Ray Sadler/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Two Boots by Peter Miller/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park by Chad Horwedel/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Grand Ole Opry House - Nashville, Tennessee by Timothy Wildey/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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USC Aiken Welcome to the 88th Annual SSCA Convention!

Department Howdy and Welcome to Nashville!! There will be no allusions to country songs in this little welcome note; that’s a joke. The allusions are fun, though I’m no expert or connoisseur of classic country. I’ve been everywhere with my musical tastes and I’m partial to eclectic hybrids; Lord, I was of Communication born a ramblin’ man. Oh, but I do love travel songs. I trust to get here you left on a jet plane. If so, I hope you weren’t drunk on that plane (that’s a song!). Perhaps some of you drove, you kings and queens of the road—hopefully no lost highways. Whichever way you got here, Welcome to Nashville! The city probably needs little introduction. Folks call Nashville the Music City and folks sing the praises of the city. I would urge you to go online and visit the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. website (visitmusiccity.com) for loads of great information about the city. And Nashville congratulates is a pitch perfect location for our convention theme, “Muses and Musings in the Music City.” Though the city isn’t just about music, of course, there is something inspiring and inspired about this place. Thank you so much for joining us here in Nashville. It is my ultimate hope that you have a wonderful convention and that after you’re on the road again and get back home, that you consider this “SSCA” one of your favorites. Our convention features 208 (or there abouts) panels and sessions, including fun meetings; but not including the UHC program that our Second Vice President Pam Bourland-Davis has put together. Pam has planned an amazing undergraduate conference!! Before I highlight a few spotlight panels (as I did in our recent issue of Connections—which I’m sure everyone read like 5 times), I want to sincerely thank all the division and interest Dr. Jason Munsell group planners. As we all know, SSCA is a volunteer organization and a lot of the behind closed doors work goes unheralded. We have 16 divisions and 6 interest groups. The Vice chair/Planners of all divisions and interest groups worked with countless, unnamed (but you know who you are!) reviewers to bring this program to life, this show on the road. I’m sure all of us spend loads of time studying all the info at the end of our programs and memorize the roles everyone plays. The names of all Vice-chairs/Planners are listed there, but I wanted to give a shout out in the welcome letter as well. Thank You! to Andrew Pyle, Philip Madison, Laurie Metcalf, Pat Arneson, Ashton Mouton, Scott Christen, Mary Meares, Gary Beck, SSCA First Vice President Lori Stallings, Dean Cummings, Sarah Jackson, Nick Rangel, Danielle Williams, Amber Smallwood, Kevin Marinelli, Keven Rudrow, Jeanne Persuit, Andre Johnson, Elizabeth Stephens, Johanna Broussard, Jim Pickett, and John Saunders. The back and forth I’ve had with these folks during the and 2018 Program Planner process of building this program has been great and I hope the program is as error free as humanly possible. But more importantly than error free, I hope it offers a convention that is worthy of our SSCA membership. I just want to highlight a few things, and I’ve highlighted most everything that needs highlighting in that Connections article. Thursday evening we have a panel at Nashville’s Parthenon (full scale replica of the original) in Centennial Park, Nashville’s premier urban park (2701). In the model of a Socratic dialogue, scholars will ask and answer if the Greek tradition of “rhetoric” still carries the same weight in 2018 as it did back in the day. Now, it’s important that everyone understands that, as with all off-site panels, SSCA assumes no responsibility or risk for members traveling to, from, or attending programs outside of the conference hotel. I know that some of the off-site stuff might be hard to get to and get back, but this is sort of an experiment in forging a stronger engagement with the host community. We have our opening reception, I’m calling it “Friends in Low Places” at the top of the hotel in the gorgeous Skye, 28th floor room/lounge (used to be rotating restaurant); spectacular, panoramic views of Nashville (2801). Friday afternoon we have a live band, The Nobility. This double-slot panel (3401) will be located at a music venue close to the Sheraton. Have a great SSCA! Also Friday afternoon, at the convention hotel, Paul Stobb will be hosting a VP Spotlight Panel that will feature Vanderbilt University faculty and OUTH community partners in a roundtable discussion about “town and gown” engagement (3513). After that panel, we’ll have another VP Spotlight that S CA F R really serves as the premier VP spotlight (3601). The panel will feature the city of Nashville and there will be an open bar during the panel. Saturday O O afternoon our SSCA President, Vicki Gallagher, will have her President’s Spotlight, “Sound, Body and Mind: Communication and Innovation” (4601). Y L Additional special events include our annual SSCA Awards Luncheon on Saturday (4401). NPR’s Ann Powers will serve as our keynote speaker. Ann Dr. Charmaine E. Wilson, Chair T I serves as NPR Music’s critic and correspondent. She has previously worked for the LA Times, NY Times, and Village Voice. Ann is also an author. Her I N most recent book, Good Booty, is about music, sex, race, and spirituality. There’s so much to highlight, so just thumb through the program and S Dr. Benjamin Triana A you’ll see the light. And, of course, all the Downtown Nashville attractions are within walking distance, including Music Row. When we did our site

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visit last August I did some research at Tootsies Orchid Lounge… A

Dr. Bing Han E One thing I would urge attendees to notice is that we have a full slate on Sunday This is because 2018’s SSCA is so very, very big. Huge. So huge! I

K V I So don’t get on the road again too soon. I think we sometimes forget that Sunday is actually one of our conference days. I know folks need to get

Professors Peggy Elliott, Elizabeth Webb, E home, but please check out the Sunday panels—loads of fantastic stuff. N

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U In addition to the work of the Vice Chairs/Planners, I want to thank our SSCA Executive Director, Jerry Hale, and his team in Charleston, as well

Barbara Laura, Teresa Humphrey, Jeffrey as the highly talented Janet Fisher of ConferenceDirect. Janet has been invaluable in this process. President Gallagher and the rest of the SSCA leadership team have also been very helpful, especially Ashli Quesinberry Stokes with all the work she’s done as our marketing director. I also want Wallace 1 to thank my new colleagues at the University of South Carolina Aiken. They have made my transition there very smooth and, especially my Chair 961 Dr. Charmaine Wilson, have made me feel very much at home. And huge Kudos to the folks at Vanderbilt, with a special Shout Out to Paul Stobb. Carmen Williams, Administrative Specialist If I had the power and authority I would induct Paul into the Country Music Hall of Fame for his amazing work with convention arrangements. So Welcome Nashville! Welcome to the Music City! Have fun, learn lots, no tears in beers!

Jason B. Munsell, University of South Carolina Aiken SSCA First Vice President and 2018 Program Planner USC Aiken is a comprehensive university in the University of South Carolina system, offeing undergraduate and master’s degrees to more than 3,500 students in 50 programs of study. A member of COPLAC, USC Aiken is ranked the #1 public regional college in the South by U.S. News & World Report’s guide “America’s Best Colleges.” The 2018 distinction marks USC Aiken’s 20th consecutive ranking among the top three in this category and its 13th time in first place.

6 Southern States Communication Association • April 4-8, 2018 • Nashville, Tennessee Southern States Communication Association • April 4-8, 2018 • Nashville, Tennessee 7 MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY UHC Welcome and Acknowledgements Dear UHCers, Welcome to the 28th annual Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Honors Conference, and the 88th annual Southern States Communication Association Conference. We are happy to have you join us and look forward to hearing about your research. As part of the UHC conference, you can cheer on other undergraduates, and you can attend other SSCA panels, where you just might meet some of your citations. And we’re in Nashville with many fun venues to explore. I hope you’ll take advantage of all of these options, working around your own presentation and these events you are expected to attend (details are in this program): Thursday: SSCA’s opening reception (if you’ve arrived in Nashville in time) Friday: The opening day of the UHC with eight panel options Saturday: UHC Breakfast, with awards announcements for top papers, and Grad School info as well as eight more UHC panel options. Please attend the Osborn Reception—it is in your honor! SSCA is a wonderful regional communication organization that I have been fortunate to have been part of for some 25 years. I hope you will meet some new people through both the UHC and SSCA, expanding your own network or academic family. I look forward to meeting you, and perhaps even working with you in the future. While you may be a bit nervous in presenting your research (I was, too, even as a professor), I’ve had a number of former UHCers, tell me about how the presentations were helpful to them, and that job interviewers even asked them about their presentations. This year, at least four of your reviewers (both professors and Ph.D. students), were former participants in the UHC, so you never know where this experience may lead you. And speaking of reviewers, the UHC would not run without them. I am so appreciative of their time and their feedback coming between the terms, over the holidays. You may notice that some of these folks will also be serving as panel chairs and/or respondents. Mary Beth Asbury, Middle Tennessee State Morgan Ginther, Texas A&M Jason Munsell, University of South Carolina, University Todd Goen, Christopher Newport University Aiken Patrick Bennett*, Midlands Technical College Bethany Crandell Goodier, College of David Nelson, Valdosta State University Beom Jun Bae, Georgia Southern University Charleston Tracy Nichols, Austin Peay State University Warren Bareiss, University of South Carolina Beverly Graham, Georgia Southern University Ray Ozley, University of Montevallo Upstate Michelle Groover, Georgia Southern University Emily Paskewitz, University of Tennessee, Lauren Bayliss, Georgia Southern University John Haas, University of Tennessee Knoxville Program expansion includes a Bachelor of Science in Shana Bridges*, Georgia Southern University Trudy Hanson, West Texas A&M University Joshua Pederson, University of Alabama Communication Studies in Savannah, and the Master Abby Brooks, Georgia Southern University Haley Higgs, Georgia Southern University Melissa Plew, Georgia Southern University of Arts in Professional Communication & Leadership* Brigitta Brunner, Auburn University Corey Hickerson, James Madison University Patrick Richey, Middle Tennessee State in Statesboro. Current programs include: Caleb Cates, Georgia State University Sarah Hollingsworth*, Southern Illinois University Carl Cates, Arkansas State University University Caroline Sawyer, University of South Carolina, STATESBORO CAMPUS Beaufort April Chatham-Carpenter, University of Kristen Hungerford, Miami University, Ohio Communication Studies, B.S. Arkansas, Little Rock Jenni Simon, University of North Carolina, Brandon Inabinet, Furman University Multimedia Film & Production, B.S. Joan Conners, Randolph-Macon College Greensboro Cynthia King, Furman University Multimedia Journalism, B.S. Troy Cooper*, University of Kentucky Richard Leeman, University of North Carolina, Amber Smallwood, West Georgia University Public Relations, B.S. Holly Cowart, Georgia Southern University Charlotte Jennifer Mize Smith, Western Kentucky Jean DeHart, Appalachian State University Roseann Mandziak, Texas State University University Theatre, B.A. John Edwards, II, Methodist University Linda Manning, Christopher Newport Antonio Lashon Spikes*, Southern Illinois Professional Communication & Leadership, M.A. University WE’RE EXPANDING! Beth Eschenfelder, University of Tampa University Terry Thibodeaux, Sam Houston State Jennifer Fairchild, Eastern Kentucky University Jaclyn Marsh, University of Nebraska, Lincoln ARMSTRONG CAMPUS University J. Dean Farmer, Campbell University Christopher McCollough, Columbus State Communication Studies, B.S. Andrew Tollison, Merrimack College Chris Geyerman, Georgia Southern University University Continuing its tradition of excellence in Theatre, B.A. Patrick Wheaton, Georgia Southern University Brian Gilchrist, Mount St. Mary’s University Nina Jo Moore, Appalachian State University Professional Communication & Leadership, M.A. Danielle Williams, Georgia Gwinnett College interdisciplinary approaches to critical analysis and problem-solving in communication, media and Best wishes for a phenomenal conference, theatre, the Department of Communication Arts *The M.A. in Professional Communication & Dr. Pamela G. Bourland-Davis Leadership brings together students and practitioners Chair & Professor, Georgia Southern University at Georgia Southern University will offer programs into an interdisciplinary program designed to 2nd Vice President & Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Honors Conference Planner on both the Statesboro campus and the Armstrong develop and bolster leaders, by strengthening their campus in Savannah. backgrounds in Communication Studies, Public P.S. A personal thanks to UHCer Taylor Lanfear who worked with me on the details of the UHC conference. You rock! Relations, and Writing. *Former UHC participants

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Sheraton Downtown Sheraton Downtown Floor Plan Meeting & Event Spaces

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Intercultural Communication Rhetoric and Public Address Division: Registration Hours Division: 2209, 2304, 2509, 2510, 2602, 2609, You can find Registration on the Legislative Terrace, 2nd Floor . If you can’t find it, you might 2203, 2305, 2506, 2606, 3206, 3309, 3208, 3311, 3413, 3501, 4103, 4108, be looking for love in all the wrong places… 3405, 3508, 4109, 4510, 4603, 4612, 4207, 4307, 4503, 4504, 4703, 5107, Wednesday, April 4 . . . . .3:00 . pm – 7:00 pm 4705, 5212 5204 Thursday, April 5 ...... 7:30 . am – 4:00 pm Interpersonal Communication Southern States Communication Friday, April 6 ...... 7:30. . am – 4:00 pm Division: Association: 2205, 2408, 4107, 4209, 4309, 4710 1101 (Administrative Committee), Saturday April 7 ...... 8:00 am – 3:00 pm 1201, 2101 (Executive Council), 2801 Kenneth Burke Society Interest Group: (Welcome Reception), 3101 (SSCA Exhibit Schedule 2312, 2511, 3701 Breakfast Business Meeting), 3301 (Past Please visit our exhibitors on the Legislative Terrace, 2nd Floor; we value their presence and Presidents’ Luncheon), 5210 (Time and support for SSCA . Exhibitors should always be on our minds… Language and Social Interaction Place Committee), 4101 (UHC Breakfast), Division: Thursday, April 5 ...... 12:00 . noon – 5:00 pm 3505 (NCA), 4401 (SSCA Annual Awards 2311, 2611, 3302, 3707, 4110 Luncheon), 4501 (Convention planning Friday, April 6 ...... 10:00. . am – 5:00 pm Mass Communication Division: meeting) 4801 (Osborn Reception) Saturday, April 7 ...... 9:00 . am – 12:00 noon 2206, 2309, 2310, 2407, 2504, 3306, 5101 (Nominating Committee), 5102 3412, 3511, 4111, 4311, 4711 (Convention Planning Meeting), 5201 (Committee on Committees Meeting) Programs and Business Meetings by Sponsor Performance Studies Division: (Bold Numbers = Division or Interest Group Business Meeting) 2210, 2313, 2412, 2612, 3212, 3313, State Association Interest Group: 4304, 4708 American Society for the History of Community College Division: 3512, 3703, 4212, 4512, 5103, 5203 Rhetoric Interest Group: 2307, 2406, 2603, 3204, 3407, 4709, Philosophy and Ethics of Theodore Clevenger, Jr. 2209, 2404, 2707, 3202, 3709, 4206, 5112 Communication Interest Group: Undergraduate Honors Conference of 4506 2308, 2601, 3201, 3411, 3704 SSCA ( Second Vice President): Ethnography Interest Group: 3207, 3209, 3308, 3310, 3408, 3410, Applied Communication Division: 2207, 2607, 3211, 3303, 4611, 4701 Political Communication Division: 3507, 3509, 4101, 4208, 4210, 4308, 2402, 2405, 2505, 2605, 3312, 3406, Freedom of Speech Division: 2409, 2512, 2610, 3203, 3510, 3705, 4310, 4507, 4509, 4608, 4610 4106, 4205, 4305, 4603, 4604, 4704, 2202, 2411, 2513, 3304, 4112, 4211, 4113, 4505, 4609 5105, 5106, 5111, 5202, 5206 4306, 4707 Popular Communication Division: First Vice President: Argumentation and Forensics Gender Studies Division: 2403, 2503, 3401, 3503, 3702, 4104, 2301, 2513, 2701, 3401, 3513, 3601 Division: 4203, 4312, 4607, 5110 2401, 3409, 3502, 4204, 4302, 4502, 2302, 2507, 2608, 3205, 4202, 4303, 4706, 5109 4606, 4702 President’s Panel: 4601 Association for Communication GIFTS (Great Ideas for Teaching Administrators Interest Group: Students): Public Relations Division: 2201, 3403, 3404, 3710, 5208 4102, 4201, 4301 2306, 2508, 2604, 3210, 3708, 4105, 4605, 5207 Communication Theory Division: Instructional Development Division: 2204, 2208, 2303, 2410, 3305, 3403, 2501, 2502, 2603, 2609, 3307, 3402, 4508, 5108 3504, 3506, 3706, 4511, 5204

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Division and Interest Group Business Meetings American Society for the History of Interpersonal Communication Division Rhetoric Interest Group 4710 3709 Kenneth Burke Society Interest Group Applied Communication Division 3701 4704 Language and Social Interaction Argumentation and Forensics Division Division 4706 3707

Association for Communication Mass Communication Division Administrators Interest Group 4711 3710 Performance Studies Division Communication Theory Division 3703 4508 Philosophy and Ethics of Community College Division Communication Interest Group 4709 3704

Ethnography Interest Group Political Communication Division 4701 3705

Freedom of Speech Division Popular Communication Division 4707 3702

Gender Studies Division Public Relations Division 4702 3708

Instructional Development Division Rhetoric and Public Address Division 3706 4703

Intercultural Communication Division State Association Interest Group 4705 4708

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The College of Charleston thanks Dean Jerry Hale for his service as SSCA Executive Director.

The Department of Communication at the College of Charleston offers undergraduate and graduate programs that develop leaders prepared for a con- stantly changing and challenging infor- mation era.

• Distinctive integrated curriculum • Personalized education and high impact student experiences • Professional immersion opportunities, community-based research teams, and creative independent-study projects • Nationally recognized Advisory Council

FOR MORE INFORMATION Jenifer Kopfman, PhD Chair, Department of Communication [email protected] 843.953.7017 communication.cofc.edu

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Lisa Corrigan, Rhetoric and Public Address Chair Hsiu-Jung “Mindy” Chang, Intercultural Tanya Ryan, Winona State University Adam Key, Argumentation and Forensics Chair Communication Chair Kristi Schaller, University of Georgia

DAY 1 Thursday Nelle Bedner, Association for Communication Fran Dickson, Interpersonal Communication Chair Communication administrators play an important role in support- Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Administrators Chair Jelena Petrovic, Language and Social Interaction Chair ing faculty as they develop and teach communication courses on- Jefferson Walker, American Society for the History of Brian Brantley, Mass Communication Chair line. This round-table discussion, led by panelists who have served in various capacities in the online teaching environment, will focus 1101 Rhetoric Chair Danielle Dick McGeough, Performance Studies Chair on how administrators can best support online teaching and pro- Wednesday • 2:00 pm-3:45 pm Cara Mackie, Ethnography Chair Marcus J. Coleman, Political Communication Chair vide opportunities for professional development. Room: Studio 11 Ryan McGeough, Kenneth Burke Society Chair Emily Ryalls, Popular Communication Chair Administrative Committee Meeting/Crazy Pat Arneson, Philosophy and Ethics of Communication Amber Smallwood, Public Relations Chair Chair Lisa Corrigan, Rhetoric and Public Address Chair 2202 Presiding: Victoria Gallagher, President John H. Saunders, State Association Chair Adam Key, Argumentation and Forensics Chair Thursday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Room: Melody B Participants: Linda DiDesidro, Constitution Committee Chair Nelle Bedner, Association for Communication Jason Munsell, First Vice President Janie Harden Fritz, Publications Committee Chair Administrators Chair Hashtags, Hayseeds, Harlots, and Pamela G. Bourland-Davis, Second Vice President Chris Patti, Resolutions Committee Chair Jefferson Walker, American Society for the History of Habermas: A Multiperspectival Approach Roseann Mandziuk, Immediate Past President Abby M. Brooks, Resource Committee Chair Rhetoric Chair to Activism Jason Edward Black, Time and Place Committee Chair Cara Mackie, Ethnography Chair Jerold L. Hale, Executive Director Sponsor: Freedom of Speech Division Wednesday Ashli Quesinberry Stokes, Marketing Director Kristy Cates, SSCA K-12 Representative to NCA Ryan McGeough, Kenneth Burke Society Chair Jennifer A. Samp, SCJ Editor Nakia Welch, SSCA Community College Representative Pat Arneson, Philosophy and Ethics of Communication Chair: Pat Arneson, Duquesne University Joy Hart, Finance Committee Chair to NCA Chair Hashtag Activism: Is it #relevant? Linda Jurczak, SSCA 4 Year College/University John H. Saunders, State Association Chair Cynthia Carrico, Florida Atlantic University 1201 Representative to NCA Linda DiDesidro, Constitution Committee Chair Multilayered Rurality in Multimodal Real Rural Mary Stuckey, NCA Nominating Committee Janie Harden Fritz, Publications Committee Chair Kerli Kirch, University of Miami Wednesday • 4:00 pm-6:45 pm Representative Chris Patti, Resolutions Committee Chair Room: Studio 4 (A & B) Ethos, Evidence and Digital Activism: The Rhetorical Brigitta Brunner, NCA Spectra Representative Abby M. Brooks, Resource Committee Chair Vibrancy of Netflix’s Making a Murderer Executive Council Meeting, Jason Edward Black, Time and Place Committee Chair Chandra A. Maldonado, North Carolina State Part 1/Ring of Fire Kristy Cates, SSCA K-12 Representative to NCA University Presiding: Victoria Gallagher, President Nakia Welch, SSCA Community College Representative Vuk’uzenzele: How South African Sex Workers Are DAY 2 to NCA Protesting Against Unjust Law Enforcement Participants: Thursday, April 5, 2018 Linda Jurczak, SSCA 4 Year College/University Soroya Julian McFarlane, University of Miami, Jason Munsell, First Vice President Representative to NCA and Lien Tran, University of Miami Pamela G. Bourland-Davis, Second Vice President Mary Stuckey, NCA Nominating Committee Roseann Mandziuk, Immediate Past President 2101 Representative Respondent: William Trapani, Florida Atlantic Jerold L. Hale, Executive Director Thursday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Brigitta Brunner, NCA Spectra Representative University Ashli Quesinberry Stokes, Marketing Director Room: Studio 4 (A & B) Jennifer A. Samp, SCJ Editor Executive Council Meeting, 2201 2203 Joy Hart, Finance Committee Chair Part 2/Satisfied Minds Kathryn Anthony, Applied Communication Chair Thursday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Thursday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Room: Studio 5A Michelle Violanti, Communication Theory Chair Presiding: Victoria Gallagher, President Room: Melody A Monette Callaway, Community College Chair Participants: Providing a Muse for Online Teaching: “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle”: Cross- Grant Cos, Freedom of Speech Chair Jason Munsell, First Vice President Administrative Inspiration for an Online Cultural Musings on the Rhetorics of Linda Levitt, Gender Studies Chair Pamela G. Bourland-Davis, Second Vice President Teaching Environment Motherhood Michelle Epstein Garland, Instructional Roseann Mandziuk, Immediate Past President Sponsors: Association for Communication Sponsor: Intercultural Communication Division Development Chair Jerold L. Hale, Executive Director Hsiu-Jung “Mindy” Chang, Intercultural Ashli Quesinberry Stokes, Marketing Director Administrators Chair: Katherine Hendrix, University of Memphis Communication Chair Jennifer A. Samp, SCJ Editor Chair: April Chatham-Carpenter, University of Presenters: Fran Dickson, Interpersonal Communication Chair Joy Hart, Finance Committee Chair Arkansas at Little Rock Marina Levina, University of Memphis Jelena Petrovic, Language and Social Interaction Kathryn Anthony, Applied Communication Chair Panelists: Noor Ghazal Aswad, University of Memphis Chair Michelle Violanti, Communication Theory Chair Karin Becker, University of North Dakota Dianna Watkins-Dickerson, University of Memphis Brian Brantley, Mass Communication Chair Monette Callaway, Community College Chair Kimberly Chandler, Xavier University of Louisiana While Beyoncé suggests “girls run the world,” dominant society is Danielle Dick McGeough, Performance Studies Chair Grant Cos, Freedom of Speech Chair April Chatham-Carpenter, University of Arkansas at not so accepting. As such, ideals of womanhood and motherhood are contestable across cultures, faiths, and languages. In this round Marcus J. Coleman, Political Communication Chair Linda Levitt, Gender Studies Chair Little Rock Emily Ryalls, Popular Communication Chair table, scholar-mothers explore cross-cultural rhetorics of mother- Michelle Epstein Garland, Instructional Robin O’Callaghan, Winona State University hood based on their respective ontological truths and epistemo- Amber Smallwood, Public Relations Chair Development Chair Rita Rahoi-Gilchrest, Winona State University logical influences.

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2204 relationships: Another Step in New Orleans in 2014 with Further Ex- Counting Points to Lose Pounds: An Ethnography of 2210 plorations in Non-traditional Relationships, and in Austin in 2015 Weight Loss Program Culture. Thursday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Thursday • 9:30 am-10:45 am with Examining the Conscience of Non-traditional Relationships Adam J. Harvey, Louisiana State University Thursday Room: Studio 5B With greater exposure to and acceptance of alternative lifestyles Room: Ballroom 2/3 AV in the media and in society communication researchers need to Musings on that Stuff my Momma and Them Said: Social Media and Liberating Social Change: explore how this alters our day-to-day interactions. This panel ad- An Autoethnographic Reflection on Un-Learning and …But You Don’t Look Sick: Using Theorizing the Influence of Social Media dresses some of the issues raised by our changing society. Rejecting White Supremacy and Racism Performative Autoethnography to on Public Engagement for Social Change Cassidy D. Ellis, University of Denver Address Mental Illness Stigma Sponsor: Communication Theory 2206 Respondent: Deborah Cunningham Breede, Sponsor: Performance Studies Division Moderator: Do Kyun Kim, University of Louisiana at Thursday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Coastal Carolina University Chair: Shelby Swafford, Southern Illinois University Room: Studio 6B Lafayette Panelists: Teaching Media Literacy in the Post-Truth A Discourse Analysis of Social Media Posts on the 2208 Jake Beck, Southern Illinois University “Forced Virginity Tests” In Egypt Age: Musings on Media Literacy Thursday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Devin Collins, Southern Illinois University Amal Bakry, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Room: Studio 7B Thursday Sponsors: Mass Communication Division Shelby Swafford, Southern Illinois University Rhetoric of Hashtag: #BlackLivesMatter Chair: Robert John Baron, Austin Peay State Top Papers in Communication Theory Anna Wilcoxen, Southern Illinois University Andre E. Johnson & Amanda Nell Edgar, University Recognizing the disciplinary connections between Disability Stud- University of Memphis Sponsor: Communication Theory ies and Performance Studies, this panel examines mental illness Social Media and Democratic Activism: Relating and Teaching Media Literacy in The Post-Truth Age: ‘Truth,’ Chair: T. Phillip Madison, University of Louisiana at through a performative narrative lens. Panelists explore their own experiences with mental illness to speak back to dehumanizing, Organizing The Public For The President Impeachment Rhetoric, And The Questioning Of Everything Lafayette Robert John Baron, Austin Peay State University pathologizing, and stigmatizing medical discourses. To do so, the in South Korea authors use performative autoethnography to situate their em- Do Kyun Kim, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Deterring Conspiracism and Encouraging Healthy Explicating the Intersection of Brevitas and bodied narratives within relational, cultural, and political contexts, Skepticism in the Media Literacy Course Competence (Student Paper)* attending to Disability Studies’ call for personal narratives while Social Media as a Threat To The Chinese Government: Clint G. Graves, University of Georgia Restriction, Oppression, & Ban. A. G. Hughes, University of Memphis nuancing the performing body from multiple mental health per- spectives. Qi Tang, Tennessee State University “Who Cares?”: Helping Students Connect Their Online Visualization Metaphor and Diversity of Scale (Student Actions to the Realities of the Internet in a Post-truth Paper) Joseph Ponthieux, Old Dominion University 2205 Culture 2301 Emily Kofoed, University of South Carolina Upstate Challenges in Coding: The Winding Path to Thursday • 11:00 am -12:15 pm Thursday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Making and Unmaking Media Messages: Teaching Understanding Misunderstanding *Offsite—Nashville Public Library Room: Studio 6A Production as a Part Of Media Literacy, Teaching Media Renee Edwards, Louisiana State University Room: Nashville Public Library/Civil Rights Room Adam J. Harvey, Louisiana State University Musings on Monogamy: Breaking Down Literacy as a Part Of Production Vice President Spotlight David Ellison, Austin Peay State University Michael Navarro, Louisiana State University Boundaries in a Brave New World of Brock T. Bybee, Louisiana State University Civil Rights in Nashville Relationships These papers explore various approaches to teaching media liter- Jonathon K. Frost, Louisiana State University acy in the current political and cultural climate. They offer vari- Sponsor: First Vice President Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division ous strategies for teaching media literacy, investigating the role Stories in Sonata Form: Variations on a Theme of Chair: Vanessa Beasley, Vanderbilt University Chair: Jim Parker, Ethos Evolved of creativity as a part of media literacy education, and examin- Temporal Representation (Student/Debut Paper) ing our role in teaching students to be responsible media creators Leanna Smithberger, University of South Florida and consumers. Vanessa Beasley will lead a small group on a walking tour of the Interracial Interpersonal Relationships: A continuing Nashville Public Library, just a few blocks from the Sheraton, where Innovation with Research Demands Respondent: Pavica Sheldon, University of Alabama we will spend most of our time in the Civil Rights Room. The Civ- Jean Denerson, Mercer University 2207 Huntsville il Rights Room is a permanent exhibit of materials documenting J. Thompson Biggers, Mercer University the efforts of thousands of African-American citizens in Nashville Thursday • 9:30 am-10:45 am * Top Paper to end racial segregation in the city and across the South. In Sep- Implementing Non-Monogamy: Using Equity Theory Room: Studio 7A tember 1957, Nashville took the first steps toward ending segrega- as Our Mythos tion in its public schools. Under a court order in accord with the Thomas Roberson Parker, Strategic Management Self-Reflections on Identity & Rites of 2209 Supreme Court’s historic declaration that segregation laws were no Resources Passage Thursday • 9:30 am-10:45 am longer valid, a handful of courageous parents and their first-grade Room: Studio 11 children registered at five previously segregated Nashville public The Name Game and Racial Identity in Interracial Sponsor: Ethnography Interest Group schools. In February 1960, a group of students from the city’s four Relationships Chair: Linda Levitt, Stephen F. Austin University Southern Colloquium on Rhetoric (SCoR) black colleges—American Baptist, Fisk, Meharry, and Tennessee Misty Wilson, University of West Georgia Roundtable: Country Muses and Their A&I—set out to confront segregation at lunch counters, movie the- Who or What Are The Muses In Non-Traditional Two Lives Shaped to Make Yours One: An Musings on Public Controversy aters, and other places of public accommodation. Relationships: A Look At Theory, Resources, and Autoethnographic Account of Adoption Narratives and The Civil Rights Room overlooks the intersection of Church Street Practices Identity Sponsors: Rhetoric and Public Address Division and and Seventh Avenue North, where nonviolent protests against seg- Jim Parker, Ethos Evolved Montana Jean Smith, Louisiana State University the American Society for the History of Rhetoric regated lunch counters took place. Visitors can sit at the symbol- ic lunch counter and read the Ten Rules of Conduct carried by the This panel is a continuation of work begun in the panel Commu- Global Mindedness: Culture Shock and Short-Term Roundtable discussion engages the imbrication protesters during the sit-ins and examine the timeline of local and nication in Non-Monogamous Relationships – Where, About What Study Abroad of country music and public controversy in the national events. Black and white photographs surround the room, and Whose Paying Attention at SSCA in San Antonio in 2012, in Lou- Hannah Rose Lou Barton, University of Texas at contemporary political landscape. illuminating dramatic events in this period of Nashville history. See isville in 2013 with the panel Communication in Non-monogamous parents leading their first-grade children past angry protesters, a Tyler Moderator: James Darsey, Georgia State University

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bombing meant to intimidate those who were challenging segre- Monette Callaway, Hinds Community College, Tell Me Your Story: The In-Depth Interview And Intercul- Participants: gation, and a peaceful confrontation between Mayor Ben West and Musings about Robert Denton tural Emersion Leonard Assante, Volunteer State Community College

African-American student leaders. Thursday Dena Horne, Sam Houston State University, Mary Grace Antony, Western Washington Katelyn Brooks, Middle Tennessee State University *SSCA assumes no responsibility or risk for members traveling Musings about Leslie Baxter University Scott Christen, Tennessee Tech University to, from, or attending programs outside of the conference ho- tel. Program participants and audience members are attend- Panelists will present brief presentations about their chosen schol- Culture, Power, and Identity Through Critical Jennifer James, Volunteer State Community College ing voluntarily and assume all risks associated with attendance arly muse, including theoretical and/or research contributions of Ethnography: Understanding Immigrant And Refugee Karen H. Johnson, Volunteer State Community and/or participation. the muse that were especially inspiring, followed by open discus- Experience sion. College Nurhayat Bilge, Florida International University Shaquille Marsh, Pellissippi State Community College The “Telling and Re-Telling Our Stories” panel contemplates how Malcolm McAvoy, Walters State Community College 2302 2304 interpretive and critical methodologies privilege the “cultural sto- Thursday • 11:00 am-12:15 pm Chip McLain, Walters State Community College Thursday • 11:00 am-12:15 pm ries we tell and re-tell.” Through panelists’ presentations we also Room: Melody A illuminate how the depths of intercultural experiences are made Kurtis D. Miller, Tusculum College Room: Studio 4A more visible and vivid through such methods as in-depth inter- Patrick Richey, Middle Tennessee State University Biblical Sexuality in a “Post-Christian” Musings on the Rhetorical Construction views, critical ethnography, and discourse analysis. The Tennessee Promise is regarded by many as the model program Era: Musings on the Nashville Statement Thursday of Public Space for “free community college” in the U.S. The program had a tre- Sponsor: Gender Studies Division mendous influence on the American College Promise proposed by Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division 2306 the last White House administration. Chair: Sean Patrick O’Rourke, The University of the Thursday • 11:00 am-12:15 pm Chair: Christina Moss, University of Memphis The Tennessee Promise was initiated in 2015 in response to a gov- South Room: Studio 5A ernment initiative in the state of Tennessee to increase the per- centage of Tennesseans with a college degree or certificate to 55% Panelists: Remembering Emmett Till in Mississippi Civil Rights More than Just Music: Sports Musings in Tourism by 2025. In response to this “Drive to 55” initiative, the Tennessee Jamie Capuzza, University of Mount Union the Music City Roger Gatchet, West Chester University Promise has allowed HS graduates to enroll in 2-year college de- gree programs at no cost utilizing a last-dollar scholarship model. Kimberly P. Johnson, Tennessee State University Stephen A. King, Eastern Illinois University Sponsor: Public Relations Division Melody Lehn, The University of the South Public community/technical colleges, some 4-year colleges, and Packing Heat: An Examination and Expansion of even selected private colleges participate in the program. Leland G. Spencer, Miami University Chair: Christie M. Kleinmann, Belmont University Rhetorical Situation and Rhetorical Space Theories Craig O. Stewart, University of Memphis Panelists: Student participation has eclipsed estimates. Data indicates that through “Cocks not Glocks” and “The Pink Pistols” 65% of those enrolled in the program are first-generation students In a roundtable format, the participants will each respond to the re- Abigail Barnes, Middle Tennessee State University Cultivating Engagement: Sports Teams Musings on and that 70% are from low-income families. This program has cent “Nashville Statement” on Human Sexuality, which was pub- Social Media been very popular among students, administrators, and politicians. lished and circulated on August 29, 2017 by a coalition of evangelical Community Ethos in Environmental Melodrama Cotton Hensley, University of North Texas Michelle Groover, Georgia Southern University However, while data from the young program has shown multi- Christian theologians affiliated with the Council on Biblical Manhood Christie M. Kleinmann, Belmont University and Womanhood. Panelists will prepare and present a brief posi- ple positive impacts, many faculty members in Tennessee report From Swords to Plowshares: Oscillating Space and many unintended consequences and negative impacts of this well- tion paper that analyzes a critical aspect of the Nashville Statement’s Place Directed Distraction agenda for religion, gender, and sexuality in the United States. Topics Richard A. Rush, Samford University intended program. This round table discussion will explore these Max Renner, North Carolina State University issues from the perspectives of 2-year and 4-year faculty from the discussed will include the statement’s rhetorical strategies, political Collegiate Sport and Social Media on Game Day: An implications, theological liabilities, and cultural reverberations be- state of Tennessee. yond the Music City. Following their position papers, panelists antici- Respondent: Daniel Grano, University of North Overview of Best Practices and Engaging Fans on pate a robust extension of the conversation with the audience. Carolina Charlotte Game Day Matthew Stilwell, University of South Carolina 2308 Fanning Fan Engagement with Social Media Thursday • 11:00 am-12:15 pm 2303 2305 Kevin S. Trowbridge, Belmont University Room: Studio 6A Thursday • 11:00 am-12:15 pm Thursday • 11:00 am-12:15 pm Nashville may be known as the Music City, but its musings are more Competitive Papers in the Philosophy and Room: Melody B Room: Studio 4B than just musical. Home to the Tennessee Titans and the Nashville Ethics of Communication Our Scholarly Sources of Inspiration: Telling and Re-Telling Our Cultural Predators, Nashville is evolving into a sports town. This panel will Stories: On the Importance of Interpretive examine the digital musings of sports teams and their fans and the Sponsor: Philosophy and Ethics Muses and Musings role of social media in creating fan engagement and expanding and Critical Methodologies in team influence. Chair: Janie Harden Fritz, Duquesne University Sponsor: Communication Theory Intercultural Communication Moderator: Terry Thibodeaux, Sam Houston State Musings on Super-Intelligence, Communication, and Sponsor: Intercultural Communication Division 2307 Ethics University Slavica Kodish, Southeast Missouri State University Chair: Amy N. Heuman, Texas Tech University Thursday • 11:00 am-12:15 pm “Muse” as a noun: “a source of inspiration” or “a Room: Studio 5B (2 time slots) Analog and Digital Cyber-systems and Communication guiding genius” In Support Of the Fifth Moment in Intercultural Ethics Frances E. Brandau, Sam Houston State University, Communication Scholarly Inquiry Musings on “Free Community College” Andy Tinker, Duquesne University (Student Paper) Musings about Sandra Petronio Amy N. Heuman, Texas Tech University programs: The Tennessee Promise Always be Converting: Moralizing a Post-purchase Richard S. Bello, Sam Houston State University, Tapping into the Very Moments of Intercultural Sponsor: Community College Division Funnel Media Environment Musings about Janet Bavelas Encounter: Using Qualitative Methods in Intercultural Jeremy Langett, Lynchburg College Trish Amason, University of Arkansas, Musings Communication Research Chair: S. Brad Bailey, Mississippi Gulf Coast about George Kelly Yanrong Chang, University of Texas Rio Grande Community College Respondent: James R. Pickett, Flagler College Lisa van Raalte, Sam Houston State University, Valley Musings about Kory Floyd

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2309 2311 Vilification of Sports Heroes* 2401 Anna Turnage, Bloomsburg University Thursday • 11:00 am-12:15 pm Thursday • 11:00 am-12:15 pm Thursday • 12:30 pm-1:45 pm Room: Studio 6B Room: Studio 7B Pepper Spray This: The Perspective of Ambiguity and Room: Room: Melody A Thursday Humor as a Means of Rhetorical Social Movement “Follow Your Arrow”: The Sounds Language and Current Events: Top Wade Walker, Auburn University Multiple Musings about the Debate of Identity, Expression, Reality and Student Papers in Language and Social An Analysis of HIV/AIDS Stigma and Sexualization of Process: Making Educational Music Representation Interaction the Gay Male Body in the #weareALLclean Campaign** through Structured Argumentation Sponsor: Mass Communication Sponsor: Language and Social Interaction Adam J. Harvey, Louisiana State University Sponsor: Argumentation & Forensics Division Chair: Dean C. Cummings, Georgia Southern University Chair: Bryan Crow, Southern Illinois University Respondent: Clarke Rountree, University of Chair: Timothy J. Bill, University of Kentucky Alabama at Huntsville Podcasts and Productivity: Qualitative Uses and The Symbolic Construction of the Universal Refugee: A Musings about Teaching and Coaching New/Novice Gratification Study Discourse Analysis of Syrian Refugees in the New York *Top Paper Debaters Lisa Perks, Merrimack College Times* **Top Student Paper Robert J. Glenn III, Owensboro Community and Jacob Turner, Merrimack College Noor Ghazal Aswad, University of Memphis Technical College Thursday Sarah Seero, Merrimack College The Effect of Gendered Language on Letters of 2313 Musings about Parli Prep as Educational Activity Kenney Tran, Merrimack College Recommendation for Medical Students: Applying to Brian S. Powell, Berea College The Voice: Articulating and Perpetuating Ideology Residency Training Programs Thursday • 11:00 am-12:15 pm Room: Ballroom 2/3 AV Musings about Verbal Communication as Debate David Arditi, University of Texas at Arlington Cameron K. Davis, The University of North Strategy A Different World: The Hyper-reality and Public Carolina at Charlotte Resistance You Can Afford: Addressing Taylor B. Deaton, Lexington Idea Academy Relations Manipulation in Pepsi’s “Live for the Now Opposition Discourse towards President Trump in the the Economized Self through Performing Musings about Nonverbal Communication as Debate Moments” Fiasco U.S. Media from December 2016 to June 2017 Protest Strategy Hazel James Cole, University of West Georgia Keondre Williams, Fayetteville State University Gary D. Deaton, Transylvania University Alison Slade, Columbus State University Eugenie P. Almeida, Fayetteville State University Sponsor: Performance Studies Division Musings about the Ballots from Sender and Receiver Native Advertising on TV: Effects of Ad Format and Insurrection! Recontextualization, Partial Genre Chair: Danielle McGeough, University of Northern Perspectives Media Context Blending and Interdiscursivity of ‘Insurgency’ in the Iowa Robert E. Pratt II, Walters State Community College Chad Whittle, University of Southern Mississippi 2016 Political Establishment Panelists: Fei Xue, University of Southern Mississippi Bradly Knox, University of Memphis Laura Oliver, Louisiana State University Respondent: Timothy J. Bill, University of Kentucky “Why couldn’t you just keep your knees together?” Respondent: Lauren Smith, Indiana University Alex Davenport, Southern Illinois University This panel explores some of the multiple educational and commu- Victim-Blaming in the Court Proceedings of Rape Cases Greg Langner, Louisiana State University nication aspects involved in academic debate, with a focus on Par- Jennifer Flinn, University of Memphis liamentary Debate. The focus of the panel will be on the essential 2310 Lexus Jordan, Louisiana State University contributions debate experience and knowledge can make to our Respondent: Bryan Kelso Crow, Southern Illinois Montana J. Smith, Louisiana State University culture. The panel will also focus on improving the educational as- Thursday • 11:00 am-12:15 pm University pects of debate. Room: Studio 7A Respondent: Danielle McGeough, University of “Down On Music Row”: Top Papers in *Top Paper Northern Iowa 2402 Mass Communication By staging protest through performance, each of the performers aim to create a rippling effect that leaves an impression on the Thursday • 12:30 pm-1:45 pm Sponsor: Mass Communication 2312 viewers through personal stories of hair, Blackness, protest cos- Room: Melody B Thursday • 11:00 am-12:15 pm tumes, Pride, and politics of the vagina. Chair: Melissa M. Smith, Mississippi University for Engaging Capstones: Harmonizing Room: Studio 11 Individual experiences become material, and, to a degree, acces- Theory and New Melete (practice) in Women sible, as this work manifests, drawing conclusions for broader cul- Top Papers in the Kenneth Burke Interest tural and political themes. Through critical autoethnography, this Applied Communication Leveraging the “Serial Effect”: Podcasting and the Group panel will, “look at simultaneous and infrequent roles of privilege Criminal Justice Reform ‘Niche’* Sponsor: Applied Communication Sponsor: Kenneth Burke Interest Group and marginalization that occur at the intersections of socially as- Lindsey Sherrill, University of Alabama cribed and constructed identities” (Boylorn & Orbe, 2014, p. Chair: John Meyer, University of Southern Mississippi Human Interest amid Tragedy: A Content Analysis of Chair: Johanna Broussard, Louisiana State University 235). These performances will create a critical and political re- Panelists: Airliner Disaster News Photography sponse to important social issues through creation, choreography, Art as Propaganda: Kenneth Burke and the Harlem and cultural critique. The performers believe a critical lens will al- Audrey W. Allison, Kennesaw State University Richard Lewis, University of Southern Mississippi low these distinct individual stories to draw connections to broader Jae-Hwa Shin, University of Southern Mississippi Renaissance Kimberly P. Johnson, Tennessee State University Raquel M Robvais, Louisiana State University cultural contexts (Boylorn & Orbe, 2014, p. 235). The perform- Leslie J. Reynard, Washburn University Examining Co-Parenting Relationships and Third- ers on this panel seek to critique and challenge societal norms Person Effects in Social Media Kenneth Burke and Malcom Cowley: Charting the through personal performance protests that explore identity and Qi Tang, Tennessee State University Nia Johnson, Samford University A-Musing Implications of Friendship through Letters culture in an effort to not simply describe our world, but, as is the Enacting a think, link, and create approach with attendees, this function of protest, begin to change it. Lee Farquhar, Butler University Virginia Jones, Arkansas Tech University roundtable discussion highlights strategies for (new) engaging, ap- Betsy Emmons, Samford University George Meredith and the Comic Spirit in Kenneth plied capstone experiences with a (1) QuickStart course template, Burke’s Early Poetry (2) curriculum development and faculty training, (3) assessment co- ordination, and (4) access to a post-conference, digital capstone de- Respondent: Kenny Smith, Indiana University William Schraufnagel, Northern Illinois University pository examining implications for further research. * Top Paper Attitude and the Imagined Agent: An Analysis of the

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2403 attendees also examined the role of race to explore how political Shaquille O’Neal Marsh, Pellissippi State Community take in our lives shape how we construct our identities, understand and rhetorical fields manage, produce, and ameliorate pain. In this College others, and navigate the world around us. For us, our mothers have Thursday • 12:30-1:45 pm roundtable, panelists continue the discussion started at SCoR 2017 been our most ardent supporters and our most damaging relation- Room: Studio 4A by examining the role of race within the rhetorical tradition. Malcolm McAvoy, Walters State Community College al partners. Thus, this panel positions mothers as muses, creating Chip McLain, Walters State Community College an entryway to discuss relational trauma and abuse, manipula- Exploring Ideology in Popular Culture Kurtis D. Miller, Tusculum College tion and deception, and relational maintenance and forgiveness. Sponsor: Popular Communication 2405 Patrick Richey, Middle Tennessee State University Papers on this panel conceptualize relationships as being created, Thursday • 12:30 pm-1:45 pm maintained, and dissolved discursively, while also underscoring the Chair: John H. Saunders, The University of Alabama Room: Studio 5A importance of reflecting on and narrativizing our relationships in in Huntsville 2407 order to make sense of them. Our papers use autoethnography and Making Use of The EI Muse: Exploring storytelling as a way to make our maternal relationships relatable Hero against Hero: Captain America: Civil War’s Thursday • 12:30 pm-1:45 pm to both ourselves and others. Emotional Intelligence In Applied Room: Studio 6A Representation of the Ideological Divide of Liberty and Manifestations Security “9 to 5” Meets 24/7: Tweet it, Text it, Post 2409 Timothy Wilhelm, Texas State University Sponsor: Applied Communication it: News Production in a Hyper World Thursday • 12:30 pm-1:45 pm “I’m Not Fucked Up or Depressed, Just Paralyzed By Thursday Chair: Greg G. Armfield, New Mexico State University Sponsor: Mass Communication Room: Studio 7A Hope:” Maria Bamford’s The Special Special Special and Performing Neurodivergency as Political Disability Forming, storming, norming, performing and emotion: Chair: Melissa M. Smith, Mississippi University for Revisiting Campaign 2016 Mystical and methodical musings of emotional Pedagogy Women Sponsor: Political Communication Division Jessica S. Rauchberg, University of South Florida intelligence and small groups Abby M. Brooks, Georgia Southern University Affinity Toward Using Mobile Devices for Local News Chair: Marcus J. Coleman, University of Southern Cultural Tension at Stax and Sun Studio: An Ideological Melony Shemberger, Murray State University Criticism of Memphis Music Museums “It’s Funny, Because it’s True”: Organizational Lessons Mississippi Jonathan M. Smith, University of Memphis on Emotional Intelligence from Popular Culture The Impact of Citizen Journalism on News Production Kristina Drumheller, West Texas A&M University Barrak Alhumaid, Arkansas State University #NotOkay: Stories of Sexual Assault in the Midst of the Deadpool: When our (Anti)Heroes do less, and We 2016 U.S. Presidential Election Reward Them More Emotional intelligence and perceived performance: Do The MMJ became a McJob: The McDonalidization of Alexandria S. Jenkins, Clemson University Benjamin Triana, University of South Carolina peers recognize and reward EI in small group contexts? Multimedia Journalism Joseph P. Mazer, Clemson University Jennifer Mize Smith, Western Kentucky University Dean Cummings, Georgia Southern University Aiken “The Donald” Trumps the Twitter-sphere: Masterful Musings of Emotional Maturity: Messages and Mixing The Role of Twitter Influencing Media Management of His Pre- and Post-Inauguration Respondent: John H. Saunders, The University of Politeness Matt Ritter, High Point University Content Alabama in Huntsville Abby M. Brooks, Georgia Southern University Darrell Roe, Eastern New Mexico University Andrew C. Tollison, Merrimack College Respondent: Lauren Smith, Indiana University Mary Beth Asbury, Middle Tennessee State What Trump’s Speech Announced: An Eclectic Critical 2404 Analysis of the Presidential Campaign Announcement University 2408 Thursday • 12:30 pm-1:45 pm Kenneth J. Levine, Michigan State University Speech by Donald Trump and the Codes He Employs. Room: Studio 4B Thursday • 12:30 pm-1:45 pm Robert S. Sullivan, University of Texas at Tyler Shelden, Sherlock, small groups and sociability offer ample oppor- Room: Studio 6B The History of the Race and the Rhetorical tunity for communication scholars to evaluate the muse of emo- Respondent: Scott Smith, Christopher Newport Tradition tional intelligence and explore a variety of constructs from media Musings on Mothers: Narrativizing University to meetings. This paneling of papers utilize EI constructs to gain Maternal Relationships Sponsor: American Society for the History of a greater understanding of communication in group, organization Rhetoric Interest Group and other applied contexts. Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division 2410 Chair: Keven Rudrow Chair: Joshua R. Pederson, The University of Thursday • 12:30 pm-1:45 pm 2406 Alabama Room: Studio 7B Panelists: Thursday • 12:30 pm-1:45 pm What We Are Like Now: Navigating Relational Community Musings: Connecting Lisa Corrigan, University of Arkansas Room: Studio 5B Ryan Michael Neville-Shepard, University of Transgressions Through Continuous Forgiveness Students and Course Content to Arkansas Musings on “Free Community College” Lacey Corey Brown, Southern Illinois University Community Needs for Engaged Learning Amanda Nell Edgar, University of Memphis programs: The Tennessee Promise, Part 2 Manipulation And Deception In Mother-Daughter and Better Citizenship Jay Childers, University of Kansas Sponsor: Community College Division Relationships Sponsor: Communication Theory Damariye Smith, University of Memphis Natalee M. Briscoe, The University of Alabama Chair: S. Brad Bailey, Mississippi Gulf Coast Ashley Hall, Ithaca College Forgiving Or Forgetting?: Narrativizing Forgiveness Chair: Jeff Boone, Angelo State University. Community College Andre E. Johnson, University of Memphis And Trauma In Adult Children Of Alcoholics Experiential Learning in a Communication Theory Cassidy D. Ellis, University of Denver At the recent Southern Colloquium on Rhetoric at the University Participants: Course of Arkansas in October of 2017, attendees focused on the relation- Leonard Assante, Volunteer State Community College Your Pain, My Responsibility: Navigating Emotional Leslie Rodriguez, Angelo State University ship between rhetoric and trauma through the lens of 1968. As we Katelyn Brooks, Middle Tennessee State University Parentification In Response To Familial Trauma Experiential Learning: What Is It And How Do We commemorate the fiftieth anniversaries of the My Lai Massacre, Scott Christen, Tennessee Tech University Michael L. Forst, Southern Illinois University the Tet Offensive, Johnson’s decision not to seek reelection, the as- Market It To Students? sassinations of both Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy, Jennifer James, Volunteer State Community College Relationships with mothers are arguably one of the most formative Natalie N. Pugh, West Texas A&M University the riots at the DNC, the Kerner Commission Report, the Fair Hous- Karen Hill Johnson, Volunteer State Community in a person’s lifetime. While not always positive, the role mothers George Pacheco, Jr., West Texas A&M University ing Act, the election of Richard Nixon, and the launch of Apollo VII, College

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Service Learning: Eager Students and Reluctant Faculty These panelists discuss the insights generated when connecting Storytelling and the Student Participants: & Eager Faculty and Reluctant Students performance to critical autoethnography. Presenters will explore Brandon Knight, The University of Southern Barry P. Smith, Mississippi University for Women

John Nicholson, Mississippi State University the intersections of personal and social identity as they are lived as Mississippi Thursday well as how they are re-lived via performance. Much as Robin Boy- Melissa M. Smith, Mississippi University for Women “Say Hello To My Little Friend”: Big Data And The lorn and Mark Orbe (2014) use interpersonal theory to clarify every- Using Uncertainty Reduction to Create Lessons & Brian C. Brantley, Texas A&M University – San Antonio Experiential Classroom day interpersonal encounters, this panel situates the performance Activities Kenny D. Smith, Indiana University Dave Nelson, Valdosta State University of personal narrative and other aesthetically expressive forms as a Colleen Mestayer, Tennessee Technological Lauren Reichart Smith, Indiana University powerful forum to interrogate positionality, ethical responsibility, University The primary goal of this panel is to explore the use of experien- personal identity, and every day actions and interactions. These pa- This panel explores the many nuances of fake news, incorrectly re- tial learning as the vehicle to develop students’ capacity to transfer pers go beyond critical reflection, however, as they connect their Coping with Speech Anxiety: “Managing Student ported news and partially reported news, and how to help prac- theory into practice. Panelists will discuss various types of experi- insights to and ground those insights from performance studies Stressors in the Classroom Using the Transaction Model titioners and audiences differentiate fact from fantasy or opinion. ential learning as tools in instructional development that enables scholarship. As a result, they work to extend the theoretical frame- of Stress & Coping students to bridge the gap between classroom theory and appli- work for critical autoethnography by illustrating the impact of per- cation of those theories and ideas as it allows students to reflect Carrie Reif-Stice, University of Southern formativity and clarifying its central role in our experience and the Mississippi, Troy University 2505 on their own learning. Experiential Learning is a logical expansion experiences of others. of quality teaching and learning that currently takes place and di- Self-Determination Theory: Increasing Motivation Thursday • 2:00 pm-3:15 pm Studio 5A rects the faculty to serve students more effectively as they prepare through Competence, Autonomy, & Relatedness Thursday for their career. 2501 Elizabeth Hanson Smith, Austin Community College Snack Foods & Nuclear Safety: Thursday • 2:00 pm-3:15 pm As communication scholars, we often use theory to help explain Persuasion, Organizations, & Health Room: Melody A our research findings; however, we may not “use” these same theo- 2411 Sponsor: Applied Communication Thursday • 12:30 pm-1:45 pm ries to help us teach our classes. Our jobs as instructors should be Internships in Communication: Musings, to develop lessons and activities that lead to appropriate learning; Chair: Kathryn E. Anthony, University of Southern Room: Studio 11 Meditations, and Most Used Practices therefore, using a well-developed theory to develop lessons will enhance student learning, both about course content and theory. Mississippi Viewpoint Diversity in Higher Education Sponsor: Instructional Development Division This panel will offer specific ways to use theory to drive and devel- Trusty Snacks: A Food-Based Honor System in an Sponsor: Freedom of Speech Division Moderator: Elizabeth D. Dalton, Middle Tennessee op course instruction. Academic Setting Chair: Mark Grabowski, Adelphi University State University Darrin Griffin, The University of Alabama Panelists: 2503 Jordan Nittinger, Emory University How Tolerant Should Colleges Be of Controversial Andrew Laningham, The University of Alabama Conservative Views? Mary Beth Asbury, Middle Tennessee State University Thursday • 2:00 pm-3:15 pm Grant Cos, Rochester Institute of Technology Abby M. Brooks, Georgia Southern University Room: Studio 4A Walk a Mile in Their Shoes: A Narrative Experience in Todd Lee Goen, Christopher Newport University Persuasion How Institutional Structures in Higher Education are Tattoo You: Professors, Their Tattoos, The Julie Mission, Bob Jones University Affecting Free Speech Andrew C. Tollison, Merrimack College Stories Charles Howard, Tarleton State University Improving Communication within Nuclear Security Internships provide students with valuable experiences that can Sponsor: Popular Communication supplement learning and can lead to employment opportunities. Training: Qualitative-Critical Competency Analysis How Much Should Colleges Protect Religious Speech? (QCCA) Application Mark Ward, University of Houston-Victoria However, questions remain as to what does a good internship pro- Chair: Stacy Rusnak, Georgia Gwinnett College gram look like and how should it be implemented to benefit stu- Clint G. Graves, University of Georgia Rising Attacks Against Social Justice in Academics dents? This panel seeks to open a conversation about internships, William V. Faux, II, Valdosta State University A Meta-Analysis on Narrative Persuasion in Health Spoma Jovanovic, UNC-Greensboro examining best practices as well as issues that occur with an intern- David R. Nelson, Valdosta State University Communication: Gaps in the Literature Lewis Pitts, UNC-Greensboro ship program. With this dialogue, we seek to contribute to SSCA Patrick McElearney, Louisiana State University and NCA’s Academic and Professional Resources to help guide Serena M. Daya, University of Kentucky How Corporatization of Higher Ed is Killing Campus those who wish to create or alter their internship program. Ryan Rasner, Louisiana State University Speech Respondent: Stacy Rusnak, Georgia Gwinnett Respondent: Darren L. Linvill, Clemson University Mark Grabowski, Adelphi University 2502 College This panel will highlight experiences of being a faculty member 2506 Thursday • 2:00 pm-3:15 pm who is tattooed and how that effects perception inside and outside 2412 Room: Melody B of the classroom when dealing with students, peers, and adminis- Thursday • 2:00 pm-3:15 pm Thursday • 12:30 pm-1:45 pm Room: Studio 5B Theory-Driven Instruction trators. The discussions will may include subjectivity, decorum, ste- Room: Ballroom 2/3 AV reotypes, perceptions of immediacy and the represented efforts Musings on Mediated Intercultural Sponsor: Instructional Development Division they communicate to those that are inked. Audience participation Theorizing At Home and Away is encouraged. Communication Sponsor: Performance Studies Division Moderator: Scott Christen, Tennessee Technological Sponsor: Intercultural Communication Division University Chair: Leigh Anne Howard, University of Southern 2504 Chair: Chair: Hsiu-Jung Mindy Chang, Western New Indiana Panelists: Thursday • 2:00 pm-3:15 pm England University Panelists: Embracing the Uncertainty: Applying Problematic Room: Studio 4B Integration to the Classroom Understanding Emerging Dimensions of the New Hate Daniel W. Heaton, Capital University Braden Hale Bagley, The University of Southern Fake News, Different Views, Readers Michael Waltman, University of North Carolina at Leigh Anne Howard, University of Southern Indiana Mississippi Choose: The Importance of Media Literacy Chapel Hill Karen Anderson-Lain, University of North Texas Ashley A. Mattheis, University of North Carolina at Social Penetration Theory Applied to Facebook and Sponsor: Mass Communication Bennett Paul Whitaker, Ohio State University Chapel Hill Strangers Chair: Barry P. Smith, Mississippi University for Women Kevin Bryant, Tennessee Technological University

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Online Activism: An Analysis of the Standing Rock 2508 2510 Piety of the Enlightenment: Tensions in the Movement Remembrance of Science Thursday • 2:00 pm-3:15 pm Thursday • 2:00 pm-3:15 pm Caitlin Brooks, University of Louisville Alexander W. Morales, University of South Carolina Thursday Room: Studio 6B Room: Studio 7B Kyeland Jackson , University of Louisville American Piety: Remembering the Founding In the Krista Sutherland, University of Louisville From Melete and Melpomene to Disarticulating Whiteness and Masculinity Face Historicity Scott W. Sanders, University of Louisville Marketing Metrics And Management: in the Time of Donald J. Trump Max Plumpton, University of North Carolina at Margaret D’Silva, University of Louisville Providing PR Students With Research Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division Chapel Hill Testing Relationship Between Contextual Age and Tools For Success in the Field Remembering to Forget: Public Memory as Identity Behavioral Outcomes of Instagram Use among Young Chair: Atilla Hallsby, North Carolina State University Sponsor: Public Relations Division Construction Adults in Croatia Jaime Robb, University of South Florida Pavica Sheldon, University of Alabama in Aggressive Leak Campaigns and the Emasculation of Chair: Lisa Fall, Pellissippi State Community College Mark Zuckerburg: Political Ambition and the Piety of Huntsville Julian Assange Panelists: Atilla Hallsby, North Carolina State University Silicon Valley “...Can we talk?”: Cultivating Intercultural Dialogue Pamela Bourland-Davis, Georgia Southern University When is a Dream not a Death Wish? When It is a Death Wish Jacob Abraham, Florida State College at Through the Short Film Jacksonville Thursday Mary Grace Antony, Western Washington Lisa T. Fall, Pellissippi State Community College Paul E. Johnson, University of Pittsburgh University Charles A. Lubbers, University of South Dakota On Ferguson, Whiteness, Force, and Injury: A Reading Respondent: Antonio de Velasco, University of William Thompson, University of Louisville Using Social Media for Socialization in International / of White Masculine Rhetoric through Black Studies Memphis Intercultural Communication Classes With the convergence of the traditional fields of public relations, Terrell Taylor, Vanderbilt University Philip Auter, University of Louisiana at Lafayette advertising and marketing, it is important that public relations “But What About Blue Racism?” #BlueLivesMatter and students have a basic understanding of some of the fundamental White Masculine Victimization 2512 marketing, advertising and management measures that they will James Alexander McVey, University of North Thursday • 2:00 pm-3:15 pm encounter upon graduation. This presentation will discuss some of 2507 the most essential indices and matrices typically used, including Carolina, Chapel Hill Room: Ballroom 2/3 Thursday • 2:00 pm-3:15 pm the Gap Matrix, Attribute Matrix, Competitor Matrix, Brand Devel- Respondent: Claire Sisco King, Vanderbilt University The (Special) Political Winds of the post- Room: Studio 6A opment Index (BDI), Category Development Index (CDI), the Brand Trump Era: Assessing the Handel/Ossoff Potential Index, Patti’s Advertising for Decision Making Model and There are many reasons to think whiteness and masculinity consti- Gendered Spaces at School and Work the Reputation Institute’s RepTrak Model. tute one and the same problem when it comes to political discourse Political Campaign Sponsor: Gender Studies Division leading to and following the 2016 presidential election. Donald Sponsor: Political Communication Division Trump’s repeated appeals to “fine people” in reference to neo-Nazis Chair: Caroline Sawyer, University of South Carolina 2509 and “both sides” when assigning blame to Charlottesville counter- Chair: Patrick Wheaton, Georgia Southern University Beaufort Thursday • 2:00 pm-3:15 pm protesters is clear evidence of his preference for whiteness. Trump’s Room: Studio 7A blatant sexism has been evident when, in the past year-and-a-half, A New Hope or Revenge of the Sith? Jon Ossoff and the “Typewrite Anywhere”: Gendered Mobilities of he has hurled insults at, for instance, Hillary Clinton, Ruth Bader Gins- Rhetoric of Media Expectations Typewriting Muses and Musings of Social Protest and burg, Rosie O’Donnell, Megyn Kelly, Carly Fiorina, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Bellon, Georgia State University and Mika Brzezinski. Although it may be easy or convenient to col- Rachel Plotnick, University of North Carolina at Counter-Protest Rhetoric “I didn’t know he was Jewish!:” Jon Ossoff’s Hesitant Charlotte lapse these two categories of bad behavior into a single overarch- Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division ing presidential pathology, the panel explores ethical correctives to Silences in the Georgia 6th Special Congressional Election Male versus Female College Students’ Accounts of the endemic problems of whiteness and masculinity of which Don- Rebecca Steiner, University of Georgia Chair: Kevin Marinelli, Davidson College Initiating Safer Sex Talk: The Case for Gender Schema ald Trump is merely the most recent example. These problems are Sidestepping Democratic Rage: Jon Ossoff’s Moderate Theory and Sexual Scripts personally relevant also for rhetorical critics and communication Articulating the Reemergence of Black Populism scholars, who publicly continue employ appeals to white fragility Tone in the GA 6th Debates Lynne M. Webb, Florida International University Against the Post-Racial Mystique Edward Panetta, University of Georgia Patricia Amason, University of Arkansas and misandry as a warrant for their claims. Scholars of rhetoric who Kevin Marinelli, Davidson College find the Rawlsian/Rortian investment in discursive norms of civili- Pin the Coattail on the Pelosi: Karen Handel’s Effective It is Only a Foul if the Referee Blows the Whistle: Race and Visibility: How and Why Visual Images of ty, reasonableness, and concurrent moderation of political content Use of Dissociation and Identification in the Georgia An Examination of how Male Hegemony Adversely Black Lives Matter persuasive should not disregard such claims as merely outliers to a 6th Special Congressional Election Impacts Female Basketball Players from Historically functioning discursive system, but rather as tangible elements which Candice Edrington, North Carolina State must be grappled with urgently and immediately. William Hays Watson, University of Georgia Black Colleges and Universities University Andrew Dix, Middle Tennessee State University Victoria Gallagher, North Carolina State University Respondent: Patrick Wheaton, Georgia Southern Blending In or Standing Out?: An Examination of the The Violence of the Dialectic: Institutional Responses to 2511 University Communicative Experiences of Women Applying for Police Violence Thursday • 2:00 pm-3:15 pm This year’s conference theme calls on communication scholars to Predominantly Male Residency Programs Benjamin Clancy, University of North Carolina Room: Studio 11 “consider inspiration, engage in reflection, and to listen to each Cameron K. Davis, The University of North Chapel Hill other.” Such a call is particularly appropriate in light of its absence Carolina at Charlotte Piety of our Muses: Interpretations of in contemporary political campaigns and discourses. As we ap- Attacking Frames of Dallas: Strategies Activists and Public Memory and Burkean Terminology proach the 2018 midterm elections, political communication schol- Respondent: Michael H. Eaves, Valdosta State Police Used to Frame the 2016 Dallas Shooting of Police ars are interested in the ways in which the digital age has impacted LaQuae Aughtman, University of Georgia Sponsor: Burke Interest Group and continues to impact political debates. In particular, the highly- University publicized 2017 special election in Georgia’s 6th Congressional dis- Chair: A.G. Hughes, University of Memphis Respondent: Ryan Neville-Shepard, University of trict serves as a powerful case study from which to analyze modern argument strategies in political campaigns. In the post-Trump po- Arkansas litical era, analyzing contests like the Handel/Ossoff campaign can produce innovative, novel approaches to political communication.

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2513 2602 Speaking Right or Speaking White?: A Critical Discourse 2605 Analysis of the NCA standards for public speaking Thursday • 2:30-3:45 p.m. Thursday • 3:30-4:45 Thursday • 3:30-4:45 pm competency Thursday *Offsite— Vanderbilt University Law School Room: Melody B Room: Studio 5A Room: Renaissance Room Adam Key, Texas A&M University Engaging Visual Rhetoric in the Twenty- The Effects of Instructor Credibility, Grade Incentives, Culture, Identity, and Technology Vice President Spotlight First Century and Framing of a Technology Policy on Students’ Intent Sponsor: Applied Communication Free Speech, Diversity, and Law to Comply and Motivation to Learn Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division Chair: Carrie Reif-Stice, The University of Southern Sponsor: Freedom of Speech Division Kelsey P. Moore, University of Kentucky Chair: Jason Williamson, University of South Carolina Adam S. Richards, Texas Christian University Mississippi Chair: Mark Grabowski, Adelphi University “Swoosh There It Is: Refiguring Public and Private Where Do We Go from Here? Recommendations to Vanderbilt Law School’s Federalist Society has been active in the Space in Nike’s Middle East Campaign” 2604 Facilitate the Cultural Adaptation of Child Migrants issue of viewpoint diversity because lawyers need to be exposed Erin Forest, University of Georgia Thursday • 3:30 pm-4:45 pm Mary Grace Antony, Western Washington to and understand all sides of a controversy so they can effectively University argue for their clients. However, law school faculty are increasingly “Make America a Conquest Again: Colonialism and Room: Studio 4B Acculturation and Perceptions of Peer Norms: Thursday less and less politically diverse, studies show. This panel will focus Conquest Rhetoric in the Visual and Textual Narrative of Trump’s Campaign Slogan” Trouble in Paradise: Responses to Public Implications for Hispanic Women and Mammography on these issues. Relation Crises within the Air and Cruise “Impact on Research by Academia’s Reluctance to Ryan Kor, University of Georgia Adherence Consider Taboo Topics” Visual Arguments as Scientific Persuasion” Line Industries Philip S. Poe, Mississippi State University Jay Baldwin, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Alexander W. Morales, University of South Sponsor: Public Relations Division Designing Communication for Increasing Public Transit Carolina Use: A Social Identity Approach “Preventing Micro-Aggressions against Conservative Chair: Lisa T. Fall, Pellissippi State Community College Faculty and Students” “Contemporary Photographs of Black Protest and Du DeAnne Priddis, Middle Tennessee State University Jean Goodwin, North Carolina State University Bois’ Aesthetics” Crash-landing a Crisis: A Case Study of the United Mary Beth Asbury, Middle Tennessee State University “Zero Tolerance Hate Speech Policies and Free Speech” Max Plumpton, University of North Carolina, Airlines Response to Flight 3411 Communicating With A Purpose: Risk, Race, And The Brandy Mmbaga, University of Tennessee Chapel Hill Thomas Duke, University of Alabama Increased Interactions Of Predictive Policing Sean Fourney, The University of Southern Mississippi “Are Institutional Neutrality Laws like Tennessee’s Airlines, Mountain Ranges, and Mental Health: A Respondent: Stephen Heidt, Florida Atlantic Burkean Critique of the Germanwings 9525 suicide Necessary for Viewpoint Diversity?” University Respondent: Thomas J. Socha, Old Dominion University Ben Medeiros, University of California-San Diego flight The increasing interest in visual rhetoric within the field of com- Josie Burks, University of Alabama “The Paradoxical Emergence of Anti-Semitism among munication studies is both significant and appropriate, opening Check This One Off the Bucketlist: Analysis of Malaysia Progressives” a variety of areas of inquiry into the ways in which social/political 2606 Larry Amsel, Columbia University Medical School movements are moved and shaped by visual artifacts. The diver- Airlines Flight 17 Crash Through the Discourse of Thursday • 3:30-4:45 sity of visual rhetorical uptake within movements deserves further Renewal Theory Room: Studio 5B *SSCA assumes no responsibility or risk for members traveling scholarly attention and raises the question of how visual rhetorics Brandon Boatwright, University of Tennessee, to, from, or attending programs outside of the conference ho- enable the unification and mobilization of various movements, Building Intercultural Competencies in tel. Program participants and audience members are attend- Knoxville while also leaving these same movements open to having their ing voluntarily and assume all risks associated with attendance Andrew Pyle, Clemson University Diverse Contexts: Bridging Theory and rhetoric co-opted by institutional forces. and/or participation. I’m Leaving (before I get) on a Jet Plane: United Practice Airlines’ Stance against Yoga Pants Sponsor: Intercultural Communication Division 2603 Matthew Roberts, Belmont University 2601 Chair: Piyawan Charoensap-Kelly, University of Thursday • 3:30-4:45 Examining Carnival’s Response to its Poop Cruise Thursday • 3:30-4:45 Southern Mississippi Room: Melody A Room: Studio 4A Debacle Musings on Communication Education Rod Carveth, Morgan State University Speech Tutoring for ESL Students: A Message Design Musings on Research, Ethics, and the Law Logic Paradigm Sponsors: Community College Division & Respondent: Lisa T. Fall, Pellissippi State Community Mohamed Ismail, University of Southern Mississippi Sponsor: Philosophy and Ethics of Communication College Interest Group Instructional Development Division Global Online Work: Educating Globally Working Chair: Scott Christen, Tennessee Tech Air and sea travel have long been common means of transporta- Virtual Teams in Intercultural Communication Chair: Sally Vogl-Bauer, University of Southern Indiana tion for billions of individuals across the globe. Due to the acces- Minna Mars, Logemann Aalto University Always On’: Using Social Media in the Battle to Shed a sibility afforded these industries, crises incurred by customers and Sean Penn, Celebrity Activist or Journalist? employees garner great public scrutiny. Through the use of public Appreciative Intercultural Training: A New, Provocative, Poor News Diet Chad Tew, University of Southern Indiana relations and rhetorical literatures, the papers represented in this and Effective Way to Create Global Understanding in Melony A. Shemberger, Murray State University Fieldwork, Ethics and the Law: On the Run with Alice panel seek to illuminate the ways in which various air and cruise the Twenty First Century Comfort in Familiarity: Examining the Effects of Learning lines responded to high profile crises that threatened the pub- Federico Varona, San Jose State University Goffman lic image of their individual organizations. Each paper explores Leigh Anne Howard, University of Southern Indiana Communities on Communication Apprehension Leading English Language Learners: What ELI Students Jennifer L. Fairchild, Eastern Kentucky University a distinct crisis unique to these two specific industries. Customer relations, employee relations, and crises involving physical air and Need from Consultants to Become Competent Journalism and Standards of Research: Are human Krista M. Kimmel, Eastern Kentucky University subject reviews an overreach? sea crafts are each addressed within this panel. Communicators David N. Black, University of Southern Indiana Graduating Seniors’ Perceptions of the Basic Course in Carley Young, University of Southern Mississippi Public Speaking Considering Ethics in Online Communications Research This panel addresses the application of communication theory in Barbara G. Tucker & Sean D. Self, Dalton State the diverse intercultural contexts. Specific consideration will be Erin E. Gilles, University of Southern Indiana College

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given to fostering intercultural awareness among global virtual Pushing Back Against Gender and Black Masculinity: 2610 2612 teams, using appreciative inquiry to create global understanding, Jaden Smith Does “Women’s” Fashion Thursday • 3:30 pm-4:45 pm Thursday • 3:30 pm-4:45 pm crafting messages appropriate for cross-cultural peer-consulting Megan Mapes, Georgia State University Thursday contexts, and helping English as a Second Language Learners be- Room: Studio 7B Room: Ballroom 2/3 AV come competent communicators. The Past and the Future Merge to Meet Us Here: The Radical Politics of Beyoncé Knowles’ Black Motherhood Amusing Ourselves to Death? A More Than Mere Musings: Revisiting the 2607 Subjectivation in the (Post) Lemonade Era Roundtable Discussion of the 2018 U.S. Vagenda Mick Brewer, Southern Illinois University Midterm Elections Sponsor: Performance Studies Division Thursday • 3:30-4:45 Carbondale Sponsor: Political Communication Room: 6A A “Legend- wait for it-Dary” Online Audience Analysis Co-Chairs: Managing the Digs: Narrative Excavations Of HIMYM’s Hegemonic Masculine Character Barney Chair: William F. Harlow, University of Texas of the Brianne Waychoff, Borough of Manhattan of Family, Home, and Elder Care Stinson Permian Basin Community College, CUNY Kailin Regutti, Florida Atlantic University Rebecca A. Walker, Southern Illinois University Sponsor: Ethnography Interest Group Participants: Marcus J. Coleman, University of Southern Mississippi Chair: C. Wesley Buerkle, East Tennessee State Respondent: Christopher J. Vincent, Louisiana Panelists: Thursday State University Melissa M. Smith, Mississippi University for Women University Emily Graves, Louisiana State University Larry Powell, University of Alabama at Birmingham Jade C. Huell, California State University Panelists: 2609 Lauren Reichart Smith, Indiana University Sarah K. Jackson, Southern University at New Orleans Andrew F. Herrmann, East Tennessee State University Brian C. Brantley, Texas A&M University San Antonio Danielle McGeough, University of Northern Iowa Frederick N. Herrmann, Independent Scholar Thursday • 3:30 pm-4:45 pm Kenny D. Smith, Indiana University Room: Studio 7A Lyndsay Michalik Gratch, Georgia Gwinnett College James S. Herrmann, Independent Scholar Barry P. Smith, Mississippi University for Women Holley Vaughn, University of North Texas Amber Kinser, East Tennessee State University Teaching Public Speaking in the Age of Patrick Wheaton, Georgia Southern University Rebecca A. Walker, Southern Illinois University Lesli K. Pace, University of Louisiana Monroe Trump: Muses and Musings on Discordant William F. Harlow, University of Texas of the Permian Basin Brianne Waychoff, Borough of Manhattan Kelly A. Dorgan, East Tennessee State University Music Panelists will discuss the candidates, issues, and strategies of the Community College, CUNY C. Wesley Buerkle, East Tennessee State University 2018 U.S. midterm elections. The current reality-show-like atmo- Sponsors: Rhetoric and Public Address and sphere of U.S. politics will be the backdrop for the analysis. Presi- A few years ago, a meme surfaced on the Internet containing a Focusing on the conference theme, this session is inspired by the Instructional Development dent Trump will not be there. startling image –a lettered sign for a Maine gunsmith stating, muses Calliope and Clio to write and speak eloquently about histo- “Beware The Beast: Hildabeast Clinton and Its Vagenda of Mano- ries [and presents] of family life, and by Nashville as a site of major Moderator: Kathleen J. Turner, Davidson College cide” (sic). This panel reclaims the term “vagenda” from those healthcare industry. In particular, session panelists employ narra- 2611 intent on using it as an insult, and explores the various ways in tive as a tool for unearthing and sifting through their experienc- Discussants: which innovative feminist discourse contributes to the national es of/as adults caring for aging/ill parents. They examine ways Michael Osborn, University of Memphis Thursday • 3:30pm-4:45pm political (and academic) conversation. Each performance repre- that they make sense of and communicatively manage a variety of Randall Osborn, University of Memphis Room: Studio 11 sents a specific genre of feminist praxis (for example, a diatribe, “digs”—home places, relational slights, career hits, and emotion- Suzanne Osborn, University of Memphis a personal narrative, a silent body-based performance, a dance, a al excavation sites—that trouble and are troubled by the physical, Top Papers in Language and Social mixed media piece, poetry, prose, etc.). One year ago, we met and emotional, and psychological labor of caregiving. Recognizing that Kathleen J. Turner, Davidson College Interaction began discussing the vagenda. This year, join us as we revisit, re- caring for family members is culturally understood to be morally- Consider the standard advice given in public speaking textbooks, Sponsor: Language and Social Interaction Division vamp, and revive the vagenda. grounded, and that this complicates agency and identity for care- including adapt to your audience, build responsible knowledge, givers, panelists boldly confront the multi-layered relational work support your assertions, provide well-reasoned arguments, cel- Chair: Lori Stallings, University of Memphis of caring for the parents who cared for them, or didn’t much care ebrate commonalities on ceremonial occasions, avoid ad homi- 2701 for them. nem attacks, shun hasty generalizations, be culturally sensitive, Constituting the Fifth Estate Symbolically and the Thursday • 5:30 pm-6:30 pm use language eloquently, and understand the ethical implications Naming of Dan Rather* *Offsite—Nashville’s Parthenon of your choices. From his raising of the birther specter for Presi- Susan K. Opt, James Madison University Room: Nashville Parthenon, Centennial Park 2608 dent Barack Obama to his performance on the campaign trail to Thursday • 3:30-4:45 his inaugural address to his rhetorical performances as president, “Our Call to be Salt and Light”: An Ethnography of Vice President Spotlight Room: Studio 6B Donald J. Trump has consistently violated the wisdom of our tra- Evangelical Speech Codes in the 2016 Election ditional muses. These disparities raise challenges for communica- Mark Ward, University of Houston-Victoria Make Athens Great Again? The Place of Exploring Femininity and Masculinity in tion studies faculty, particularly for instructors of public speaking. “Between the Lines”: The Southern Obituary and the Classics in Contemporary Communication Culture Industries This workshop offers an opportunity for those instructors to share musings and insights into the challenges and opportunities afford- Construction of End of Life Stories Sponsor: American Society for the History of Deborah Cunningham Breede, Coastal Carolina Sponsor: Gender Studies Division ed by these disparities, with guidance by four teacher-scholars of Rhetoric, First Vice President public speaking. University Chair: Beth Bradford, Florida Southern College Christine S. Davis, University of North Carolina, Chair: Brandon Inabinet, Furman University Charlotte It’s Kill or Be Killed: A Content Analysis focused on the This panel will take place at Nashville’s Parthenon. The Parthenon Gender and Race of the Victims and Killers in AMC’s A Narrative-Discourse Analysis of African American and stands proudly as the centerpiece of Centennial Park, Nashville’s The Walking Dead Television Series Hispanic American Family Stories premier urban park. The re-creation of the 42-foot statue Athena Jacob S. Turner, Merrimack College Eugenie P. Almeida and Lenora Hayes, is the focus of the Parthenon just as it was in ancient Greece. The Lisa G. Perks, Merrimack College Fayetteville State University building and the Athena statue are both full-scale replicas of the Lea Nielsen, Merrimack College Athenian originals. Bobby Tolan, Merrimack College Respondent: Jelena Petrovic, Stetson University In the model of a Socratic dialogue, scholars will ask and answer Eric Uhl, Merrimack College if the Greek tradition of “rhetoric” still carries the same weight in *Top Paper 2018. Each panelist will both pose questions to an interlocutor and

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respond. After the dialogues, there will be time for conversation Chair: Andre E. Johnson, University of Memphis and audience questions. 2801 Thursday • 6:30 pm-8:30 pm Panelists: DAY 3 Friday Working with the city of Nashville and the staff of the Parthenon, Room: Skye, 28th Floor this panel will be open to the public. Friday, April 6, 2018 Melody Lehn, Sewanee: The University of the South SSCA Welcome Reception/ Brad McAdon, University of Memphis Panelists: Friends in Low Places Robert Terrill, Indiana University Vanessa Beasley, Vanderbilt University 3101 Andre E. Johnson, University of Memphis Brandon Inabinet, Furman University Friday • 8:00am-10:00 am Kimberly Johnson, Tennessee State University Cynthia King, Furman University Room: Ballroom 4 (2nd Level) Victoria Gallagher, North Carolina State University Michael Milford, Auburn University 88th Annual Southern States Ryan Michael Neville-Shepard, University of Communication Association Breakfast Respondent: Antonio de Velasco, University of Arkansas and Business Meeting/Beans for Memphis Mary E. Stuckey, Penn State University Breakfast In 2016, Antonio de Velasco, along with John Angus Campbell and Emily Winderman, North Carolina State University David Henry, published Rethinking Rhetorical Theory, Criticism, and Pedagogy: The Living Art of Michael C. Leff. The book is a col-

Thursday Sponsor: Southern States Communication *SSCA assumes no responsibility or risk for members traveling lection of essays from Leff that charts his “decades-long devel- to, from, or attending programs outside of the conference ho- Association opment as a scholar, revealing both the variety of topics and the tel. Program participants and audience members are attend- Presiding: Victoria Gallagher, North Carolina State approach that marked his oeuvre, as well as his long-standing cri- ing voluntarily and assume all risks associated with attendance tique of the disciplinary assumptions of classical, Hellenistic, renais- and/or participation. University sance, modern, and postmodern rhetoric.” Please join us for breakfast, the association’s annual members’ In this roundtable, panelists will reflect on Leff’s legacy and wrestle business meeting, and President Gallagher’s address. with the questions that Leff also wrestled with throughout his ca- reer. Questions such as, “What distinguishes the study of rhetoric from other pursuits in the liberal arts? From what realms of human 3201 existence and expression, of human history, does such study draw Friday • 10:15am-11:30am its defining character? What, in the end, should be the purposes Room: Melody A of rhetorical inquiry? And amid so many competing accounts of discourse, power, and judgment in the contemporary world, how Musing on the Political: Political might scholars achieve these purposes through the attitudes and Economy, Political Theory, and the strategies that animate their work?” FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Philosophy of Communication SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION Sponsor: Philosophy and Ethics of Communication 3203 Friday • 10:15-11:30 GRADUATE PROGRAMS Chair: Richard Thames, Duquesne University Room: Studio 4A Media Communication Studies Hobbes: Politics, Ethics, and Capitalism Hillbilly Elegy: Race, Class, and Culture in Public Interest Media & Communication Richard Thames and Matthew Mancino, Today’s South Integrated Marketing Communication Duquesne University Sponsor: Political Communication Division Recovering the Bourgeois Civic Virtues(?): The Political GRADUATE CERTIFICATES Economy of Civil Public Discourse Panel Moderator: Navita James, University of South Digital Video Production James R. Pickett, Flagler College Florida Multicultural Marketing Attending to Agamben’s Anti-rhetoric: Comments on a Participants: Project Management Theory of Destituent Power Navita James, University of South Florida: Race and Nick J. Sciullo, University of Central Florida Ethnicity These papers are reflections upon the notion of the “political’— Emmett Winn, Auburn University: Working Class and comm.cci.fsu.edu from the perspectives of a rereading of a classic text in politics, from an inquiry into the relationship between political economy the South and civic virtue, and finally, a cautionary tale of a reading of power Leanna Smithberger, University of South Florida: and its implications for rhetoric. Culture and Cultural Change Cody Hawley, University of South Florida: Community 3202 and Faith David Payne, University of South Florida: Identity Friday • 10:15-11:30 Politics and Narrative Florida State University Room: Melody B School of Communication J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Cri- Spotlight on Scholar sis gained national attention for both the author, his story, and his point of view during the final weeks of last year’s presidential Reexamining the Legacy of Michael C. Leff election. A New York Times bestseller, the book was named by the Sponsor: American Society for the History of Rhetoric Times as one of the “six books to help understand Trump’s win.” This panel will explore how this book speaks to issues that con-

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cern scholars of politics and culture—particularly communication taking a particular topoi relevant to the crisis (though of course all of Political Memes and Cultural Division: How the Usage Chair & Respondent: Beth Eschenfelder, University scholars in the Southern States—in ways our national conversa- the topoi intersect)—health, employment, civil rights, immigration, of Metaphor Shapes the Political Other of Tampa

tions have not. Each panelist will make a short presentation of five terror—as well as the recent anti-LGBTQ Coalition for Biblical Sexual- Dakota Yates, Kansas Wesleyan University Friday minutes on a given element, and the audience will be invited to ity’s “Nashville Statement,” followed by open discussion among the “Love, Little Rock: Breakup of the Year” participate in the conversation. panelists and with the audience. Respondent: Patrick Wheaton, Georgia Southern Matthew Brown & Alexus Raymo, Arkansas University State University “Building a Brand: An Examination of Social Media as a 3204 3206 *A Clevenger Scholar Paper (within the top 10% of submissions) Friday • 10:15-11:30 Friday • 10:15-11:30 tool in the Event Planning Industry” Room: Studio 4B Room: Studio 5B Haleigh Donovan, College of Charleston Dueling over Duel Credit: Musing it Over Study Abroad as a Muse for Teaching, 3208 “How a Single Episode Brought Back a 19-Year-Old Friday Friday • 10:15-11:30 McDonald’s Dipping Sauce to Stores for Good” with Scholars and Presidents Research, and Service Room: Studio 6B John Hakenewerth, Arkansas State University Sponsor: Community College Division Sponsor: Intercultural Communication Division A Lie by Omission? Memory and History “Fyre Festival Failure” Chair: Monette Callaway, Hinds Community College Chair: Todd Lee Goen, Christopher Newport in the Debate over the Removal of Shelby O’Brien, Arkansas State University University Confederate Memorials “CHAOS: A Study of Emergency Room Culture” Panelists: Bethany Quist, University of Portland Clyde Muse, President, Hinds Community College Panelists: Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division Tom Huebner, President, East Mississippi Community Todd Lee Goen, Christopher Newport University “Dollars Feed the Scholars Campaign and Case Study” Chair: Ryan Kor, University of Georgia Carlee Smith, Arkansas State University College Joy L. Hart, University of Louisville Michelle Cheesman, Arkansas State University Brad Bailey, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Linda D. Manning, Christopher Newport University “Carved in Granit” Rhetorical Complexities in Robert Morris, Arkansas State University Frances Brandau, Sam Houston State University Nina-Jo Moore, Appalachian State University (Confederate) Public Memory Jorge Garcia Zavala, Arkansas State University Jason Williamson, University of South Carolina Monette Callaway, Hinds Community College Kandi L. Walker, University of Louisville “Starbucks’ Red Cup Controversy of 2015” Associate’s Degrees in high school? Dual credit courses? Dual en- This panel explores the ways in which leading a study abroad pro- “Confronting Confederate Nostalgia in Charlottesville” Kaitlin Whiteside, Belmont University rollment courses? Early college? These are the now and the future. gram provides inspiration for other components of academic life. Dustin Greenwalt, Pennsylvania State University Lydia Bailey, Belmont University The outcome will have an effect on both community colleges and Panelists will discuss the ways in which study abroad enhances universities. Come and hear both sides of the story discussed with their teaching/curricula, research agendas, and service responsibil- “‘The Statue is Where It Belongs’: Iconoclasm, Analepsis, faculty and presidents. Get the information and make up your mind ities with special attention to specific exemplars from their study and the Monumental History of White Supremacy” on whether these are good for our colleges and students. Throw abroad experiences. Atilla Hallsby, North Carolina State University 3210 your two cents in as well…and away we go! “Anti-Nostalgia and the Dilemma of History’s Erasure Friday • 10:15-11:30 in Mitch Landrieu’s Speech on the Removal of Room: Studio 7B 3207 Confederate Monuments” Top Papers in Public Relations 3205 Friday • 10:15-11:30 Jeremy Grossman, Baylor University Friday • 10:15-11:30 Room: Studio 6A Sponsor: Public Relations Division Room: Studio 5A Unforgettable: Trump & The 2016 Election Respondent: Roseann Mandziuk, Texas State Chair: Amber Smallwood, University of West Georgia Queer Worldmaking in the Trump Era University Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate In the wake of the explosion of public controversy surrounding From Silence to Condemnation: Institutional Responses Sponsor: Gender Studies Division Honors Conference the removal of confederate monuments, public discussion about to ‘Travel Ban’ Executive Order 13769 * Chair: Charles E. Morris III, Syracuse University the relationships between memory, history, commemoration, and Andrew S. Pyle, Clemson University Chair: Andrew Tollison, Merrimack College political responsibility have come to the fore in the United States. Darren L. Linvill, Clemson University Panelists: Tweet vs. Statement: Examining Typographic Influence Although this panel was conceived long before the tragic events S. Paul Gennett, Clemson University in Charlottesville, VA, during which time pro-Confederacy groups Jeffrey A. Bennett, Vanderbilt University on Framing Statements Tweeted by President Trump The Current Status of Risk and Crisis Communication Charles E. Morris III, Syracuse University committed violence and murder in support of their shared values, Katelyn Brooks, Middle Tennessee State University those events have make our topic imperative to theorize and cri- Research: An Analysis of Published Articles from 1983 Thomas K. Nakayama, Northeastern University Communicative Competence and Twitter: The tique. Spanning theoretical focus from the redress of systemic in- to 2015 Erin J. Rand, Syracuse University Unethical President justice, to the iconography of memorialization, to class politics, to Jae-Hwa Shin, University of Southern Mississippi Isaac N. West, Vanderbilt University Nova Clark, Western Washington University nostalgia, the panel addresses a broad range of questions about Ecaterina Stepaniuc, University of Southern the rhetoric surrounding the removal of monuments. The central Mississippi Except perhaps for Log Cabin Republicans, LGBTQ people inside and Imprudent Impoliteness: Extending Politeness Theory question of the panel concerns how these discourses function rhe- outside of the United States knew well to treat with deep skepticism to the 2016 Presidential Debates* torically in ways that supersede the specific political motivations Emmanuel Nwachukwu, University of Southern and trepidation Donald Trump’s hollow gesture to LGBTQ communi- Lincoln Heffley, University of Arkansas that drive debates over their removal. Mississippi ties and rights at the Republican National Convention last fall. In the Transnational Corporations’ Ethical Dilemmas with months since his inauguration, Trump’s tweets and emergent policy How Social Media Influenced the 2016 Presidential agenda, and those emboldened by them, have deepened and am- Election in the United States between Hillary R. Clinton 3209 Product Recalls: A Cross-National Conflict Shifting plified queer peril, present and future. With this exigency urgently and Donald J. Trump Theory Perspective** in mind, scholars in Communication and across the academy are re- Friday • 10:15-11:30 Ying Xiong, University of Tennessee Logan Smart, Georgetown College Room: Studio 7A doubling efforts to reassess what queer worldmaking might mean “Déjà Vu All over Again: U-Turn Strategy of in the Trump era: the possibilities, the limits, the risks of productive Fear, Faith, and Nostalgia: A Rhetorical Analysis of criticism in these times of heightened queer precarity. Participants Donald Trump’s Relationship with Evangelical Voters Anything Goes: Applied Communication Volkswagen’s Emission Cheating Crisis” Richard Lewis, University of Southern Mississippi will begin this roundtable session with brief opening remarks, each Jonas Taylor, University of Georgia Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Honors Conference

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Overcoming an October Surprise: Donald Trump’s Justin Trudeau, University of North Texas 3303 Moderators: Access Hollywood Video Image Repair Ariel Gratch, Georgia College and State University Friday • 11:45 am-1:00 pm Leah E. LeFebvre, University of Alabama J. Scott Smith, Christopher Newport University Friday Lyndsay Michalik Gratch, Georgia College and State Room: Melody B Ryan Rasner, Louisiana State University University Respondents: Muses: Jade C. Huell, California State University Northridge Top Papers in Ethnography Brigitta Brunner, Auburn University and Graham Bodie, University of Mississippi Rebecca Kennerly, Georgia Southern University Christopher McCollough, Columbus State Sponsor: Ethnography Interest Group James Honeycutt, Louisiana State University Jason Munsell, University of South Carolina Aiken University Chair: Cara Mackie, Florida Southern College Matt McGlone, University of Texas at Austin Melanie Kitchens O’Meara, Augusta University Jennifer Samp, University of Georgia *Top Paper David Terry, Louisiana State University More than Just Musing: Music, Social Justice, and the Tom Socha, Old Dominion University *Top Graduate Student Paper Rebecca A. Walker, Southern Illinois University Dave Matthews Band* Friday Musing: This panel pays homage to Johnny Cash, his music, poetry, perfor- Deborah Cunningham Breede, Coastal Carolina 3211 mances, and advocacy. These performative tributes to the Man in University Leah E. LeFebvre, University of Alabama Black seek to sing his praises; celebrate the memory of the man, the Jennifer L. Erdely, Prairie View A&M University Josh Pederson, University of Alabama Friday • 10:15-11:30 myth, his musings; and practice the philosophies and principles he Room: Studio 11 Homemakers and Wise Leaders: Mary Holmes Seminary Lynsey Romo, North Carolina State University espoused. in the Religious Genealogy of the Greer Clan of Alabama** Brad Haggadone, University of Texas at Austin The Muse of 13 Reasons Why: Parenting, Pamela E. Foster, Georgia State University Ryan Rasner, Louisiana State University Media, Gender, and Beyond 3301 Exit, Voice, and Millennial Loyalty: An The blueprint of theoretical construction remains ambiguous and Sponsor: Ethnography Interest Group Friday • 11:45am–2:00pm (double slot) Authoethnography Examining Psychological Contract better understanding would benefit all in the communication field. Room: Broadway Kitchen/2nd Floor Breach and Generational Values. Often communication theory emerges by trial and error, watching Chair: Katherine Loh, Florida Southern College Kayla Pack Watson, North Carolina State University others, and/or experience. Therefore, following the thematic under- Past Presidents’ Luncheon tones, this panel aims to investigate those we aspire to be: the Muses, Panelists: *Top Paper established scholars, who provide insight in theoretical usefulness, Theresa MacNeil, Florida Southern College ** Top Student Paper development and application; whereas the Musings, or burgeoning Cara Mackie, Florida Southern College 3302 scholars, will generate their questions and insights into creation, ad- Pamela Dykes, Florida Southern College Friday • 11:45 am-1:00 pm aptation, and growth through exploration of the field. Mike Trice, Florida Southern College Room: Melody A 3304 Kate Kurtin, California State University Friday • 11:45 am–1:00 pm 3306 Musings on the Deception of Donald Room: Studio 4A The current panel analyzes the infamous Netflix show, 13 Reasons Trump: Theoretical Explanations and Friday • 11:45 am-1:00 pm Why, which centers around two high school students, Hannah Bak- Implications Top Competitive Graduate Student Room: Studio 5A er and Clay Jensen. Due to a series of unfortunate events, Hannah Papers in Freedom of Speech commits suicide and the show details her 13 reasons for commit- Sponsor: Language and Social Interaction Division ‘Not Ready To Make Nice’: Global ting suicide over the course of the series. Over the past few months Sponsor: Freedom of Speech Division Storytelling – Media Campaigning: this show has garnered many reviews, both positive and negative, Chair: Kelly Morrison, The University of Alabama at Beyond Headlines and while the crux of the series focuses around teenage suicide, it Birmingham Chair: Dave Dewberry, Rider University also discusses a myriad of other themes as well. The current panel Sponsor: Mass Communication discusses some of these themes including, parenting, gender and Using IMT2 to Explain the Deceptive Message International Discord and Harmony: Organizational rape culture, investigations of real-life teen viewership, explora- Production of Donald Trump Abridgement of Musical Expression* Chair: Brian C. Brantley, Texas A&M University San tions of media coverage, and overall suggestions for real-life ap- Steve McCornack, The University of Alabama at Pauline Theeuws, Montclair State University Antonio plications. What Both Sides Fear: Contextualizing Hate Speech in Birmingham An Exploratory Study into Sayidaty Media Campaign to the Struggle for Racial Harmony Kelly Morrison, The University of Alabama at Stop the Minors Marriage Christopher M. Bondi, Duquesne University 3212 Birmingham Ahmed Makharesh (student), Arkansas State Friday • 10:15-11:30 Using the Social Norm Model to Explain ‘Trumpist’ “Stomping” on the University: Deandre Pool, Academic University Freedom, and the Socio-Politics within the University Room: Ballroom 2/3 AV Tolerance for the Deception of Donald Trump A Rogue Nation: News Headline Tone in International Kailin Regutti, Florida Atlantic University Jeffrey Walczyk, Louisiana Tech University Coverage of North Korea’s September 2017 Nuclear Cash Me Outside: Johnny Cash as Muse Say It Ain’t So: Free Speech at a Cost for Performance Studies’ Rebels, Outlaws, TDT and Trump: Truth-Default Theory as a Lens Test to Understand how the Public Understands the Kavon Franklin, Alabama State University Butler Cain, University of North Alabama and Activists Communication of Donald J. Trump * Top Competitive Graduate Student Paper Kristina Drumheller, West Texas A&M University Sponsor: Performance Studies Timothy R. Levine, The University of Alabama at Storytelling and Advertising Production in a Global Birmingham Co-Chairs: Matrix: Selling People Stories, Community and Prolific Liar in Chief: Donald Trump and the Roller- Lisa Flanagan, Xavier University of Louisiana 3305 Authenticity Coaster of Lies Melanie Kitchens O’Meara, Augusta University Friday • 11:45 am-1:00 pm Susannah McMonagle, Eastern University Kim B. Serota, Oakland University Room: Studio 4B Narrative Framing of Syrian Migrants in British Panelists: Respondent: Caroline Sawyer, University of South Muses and Musings Theorizing: Established Religious News Amy Burt, Georgia College and State University Gregory Perreault, Appalachian State University Lisa Flanagan, Xavier University of Louisiana Carolina Beaufort and Burgeoning Scholars Discuss Developing Communication Theory Newly Paul, Appalachian State University Sponsor: Communication Theory Respondent: Darrell Roe, Eastern New Mexico University

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3307 Shining a Light on Burma: Revisiting Laura Bush’s Environmental Crises at the Industrial Level: Blame 3313 Rhetorical Advocacy and Sensemaking in Corporate Leader - Stakeholder Friday • 11:45 am-1:00 pm Friday • 11:45 am-1:00 pm Nick Santamaria, University of South Carolina Relationships Friday Room: Studio 5B Room: Ballroom 2/3AV A Not So Innocent Abroad: Communication Lillian Vogelsong, University of Alabama 21st Century Presentation Muses: Autoethnography in Germany Rangers and the Resistance: Applying the Underdog Assembling the Performance Ensemble: Lessons from Nine Contemporary Gods Alexis Weidner, Campbell University Effect to the Emergence of “Alt” NPS Twitter Accounts Artistic Retrospectives on Performance and Goddesses to Transform Your Public Emily Williams, Schreiner University Troupe Making Speaking Classroom Respondent: Shana Bridges, Georgia Southern Congrats, You Survived: How Acting Fast Can Save a University Sponsor: Performance Studies Division Sponsor: Instructional Development Division Company’s Image Sydni Woodard, Arkansas State University Chair: Justin Thomas Trudeau, University of North Friday Chair: Beau Foutz, Faulkner State Community College Texas 3309 Respondent: Christie Kleinmann, Belmont University Panelists: Friday • 11:45 am-1:00 pm Panelists: Brad Bailey, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Room: Studio 6B Justin Trudeau, University of North Texas Gautier, MS Outstanding Scholarship in Intercultural 3311 Jade C. Huell, California State University Northridge Sally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Communication: Top Papers Friday • 11:45 am-1:00 pm Andrea Baldwin, University of Houston-Clear Lake University, Daytona Beach Campus Room: Studio 7B Lisa Flanagan, Xavier University of Louisiana Steve Master, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Sponsor: Intercultural Communication Division Spotlight on Scholar Melanie Kitchens O’Meara, Augusta University Daytona Beach Campus Chair: Hsiu-Jung “Mindy” Chang, Western New This panel provides artistic retrospectives from scholar/artists Alex Rister, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, England University Sport, Rhetoric, Media and Religion who have, in various forms, led performance ensembles at their Worldwide Campus Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division local universities. We muse on the muse of such artistic models, Jennifer Woitmon, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical An emergent Pattern of IC Discrimination Within the exploring both the exigencies and possibilities of performance Chair: Christina Moss, University of Memphis group praxis. In climates increasingly pressured by budgetary and University, Daytona Beach Campus World of Intercollegiate Athletics* Andrew Dix, Middle Tennessee State University spatial limitations, we pay homage to the endurance of group ad- In our 21st century world of texting, instant messaging, and so- Panelists: vocacy art practice(s) and theorize their erudite potentials. cial media posting, a generation of students struggle to communi- How Moral Disengagement Facilitates the Detention of Michael Butterworth, University of Texas, Austin cate their ideas through public speaking. Have no fear! The work of Refugee Children and Families Kenneth Zagacki, North Carolina State University nine modern presentation muses can transform your face-to-face Mary Grace Antony, Western Washington University Abraham Khan, Pennsylvania State University 3401 or online classroom and inspire your students. This panel will cov- Competing Discourses of Racism in Response to Racial Atilla Hallsby, North Carolina State University Friday • 1:15pm-4pm (double slot) er musings from Chris Anderson, Jeremey Donovan, Nancy Duarte, Satire: South Asian Americans Speak Up *Offsite-TBA Carmine Gallo, Chip and Dan Heath, Patti Sanchez and Scott Schw- ertly. Join us to discuss what we can learn from them and one an- Anjana Mudambi, Curry College Respondent: Daniel Grano, University of North Vice President Spotlight other! We encourage participants to bring along their own public Carolina, Charlotte speaking muses to further teach and inspire us. Respondent: Mary Meares, University of Alabama Musing with the Band about Their Muses Panel features leading scholars in rhetoric, sport, and media to ex- and Music *Top Paper amine Daniel Grano’s recent book: The Eternal Present of Sport: Re- 3308 thinking Sport and Religion (Temple UP, 2017) Co-Sponsors: Popular Communication Division and Friday • 11:45 am-1:00 pm 3310 the First Vice President Room: Studio 6A 3312 Friday • 11:45 am-1:00 pm Chair: John H. Saunders, University of Alabama in Room: Studio 7A Friday • 11:45 am-1:00 pm Huntsville Setting the World on Fire: Politicians & Room: Studio 11 Policies on the International Stage Kick the Dust Up: Conflict & Crises Panelists: The Nobility Trust, Leadership, and Faith: Communication Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate This double-slot panel will serve two purposes. During the first Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate in Organizations and Families panel slot, the chair will ask questions to the entire band concern- Honors Conference Honors Conference Sponsor: Applied Communication ing how they create and use music, lyrics, and their performance Chair: Bethany Goodier, College of Charleston Chair: Ashli Quesinberry Stokes, University of North to communicate in unique ways with their audiences. There will Chair: Jennifer Mize-Smith, Western Kentucky University also be a Q and A session with the audience. During the second A Movement on Two Fronts: A Rhetorical Analysis of Carolina, Charlotte panel slot, the band will perform. This event will be held in a suit- Constructing Organizational Trust Online able music venue very close to the conference hotel. The band, Argentina’s Ni Una Menos Movement Gender Based Leadership Styles in Managerial Roles Charles Joiner, Georgia Southern University Slavica Kodish, Southeast Missouri State University The Nobility, is a local Nashville band who tours all over the South During Crisis Situations and beyond, has been the focus of a children’s book, and has Global Media and Soft Power Representation: A Abigail Hackett, Georgetown College Relating Charismatic Leadership and Organizational eight albums. Their website is http://www.thenobility.com/ Commitment: A Religious Perspective Comparative Analysis of Indian Tourism as Experienced Memorializing the Shooter and Dehumanizing the Brian Perna, The University of Southern Mississippi *SSCA assumes no responsibility or risk for members traveling & Represented in The New York Times & Travel Channel Victim: A Common Flaw in the Media to, from, or attending programs outside of the conference ho- Grace Linebarger, Stephen F. Austin State University Catherine Luke, Furman University Families Affected by Autism and Families of Faith: tel. Program participants and audience members are attend- Negotiating Identity Ambiguity in a Church Context ing voluntarily and assume all risks associated with attendance Intimacy in NGO Mass Communication: A Pentadic Analysis Hurricane Harvey Makes History: How Social Media Andrew Phillips, Regent University and/or participation. Molly McSweyn, University of Portland Saved Lives during a Natural Disaster The Importance of Being Earnest: Rhetoric of Precedent Katherine Vaughan, Arkansas State University Respondent: Greg G. Armfield, New Mexico State and Citizenship in Confederate Foreign Diplomacy University Christopher Anthony Ryan, Sewanee: University of the South 44 Southern States Communication Association • April 4-8, 2018 • Nashville, Tennessee Southern States Communication Association • April 4-8, 2018 • Nashville, Tennessee 45 MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY

Commitment in Public Health Campaigns: The This panel will offer its musings the evolution of an academic de- 3402 partment from an enrollment of 170 to 450 since the fall of 2012. A 3406 Friday • 1:15 pm-2:30 pm Awareness Myth Friday • 1:15 pm-2:30 pm key element behind its growth was the strategic attention paid to Friday Room: Melody A Nina-Jo Moore, Appalachian State University, co- local media organizations, small business and their specific needs Room: Studio 5A author of Nonverbal Communication: Studies and in the modern media economy. By making local media organiza- Are You Teaching “Number 22”?: Muses, Applications tions its muse, the faculty and staff redefined its curricular focus Health Technologies and Mediated Musings And Music Of Veteran Students Jennifer A. Samp, University of Georgia, editor and developed student media groups that served the needs of Contexts Experiencing PTSD local broadcast news, broadcast radio, film, and small businesses. of Communicating in Interpersonal Conflict in In addition to hearing the administrative perspective of its chair, Sponsor: Applied Communication Close Relationships: Contexts, Challenges, and Sponsor: Instructional Development Division the panel will also provide a platform for local media partners Chair: Slavica Kodish, Southeast Missouri State Opportunities and the chamber of commerce to present their perspective on Chair: Brett Borton, University of South Carolina University Michael Waltman, University of North Carolina, the current focus of their organizations and the needs they have Friday Beaufort for new graduates from communication, mass communication, Chapel Hill, co-author of The Communication of and journalism programs. A member of the faculty will speak to Electronic Cigarettes and Communication: An Songs in the Key of PSTD: Music as a Method of Hate cultivating the latest curricular demand, a film production pro- Examination of College Students’ Perceptions of Safety Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Lynne M. Webb, Florida International University, gram, from the ground up. Finally, a member of the department’s and Use Erin McCoy, University of South Carolina Beaufort co-editor of A Communication Perspective on the faculty will tie together each panelist’s perspective, while consid- E. Paige Hart, University of Louisville ering balancing the demands of the new media economy while Clara G. Sears, University of Louisville Veterans’ Assimilation to Higher Education: A Military: Interactions, Messages, Discourses sustaining best practices in journalism, media production, and Communication Approach Joy L. Hart, University of Louisville Successful book authors and editors discuss the details of prepar- public relations. Kandi L. Walker, University of Louisville Eric Meiners, Eastern Kentucky University ing a book proposal. In this workshop-style session, panelists re- Stories from the Frontline (of the classroom): What spond to questions from the moderator and audience on issues An exploratory study of child-audience educational Instructors Need to Know About Veteran Students such as choosing a publisher, documenting financial feasibility of 3405 videos on YouTube: Opportunities for promoting your proposed project, and the desirability of proposing an edited Friday • 1:15 pm-2:30 pm health behaviors and outcomes among children Mr. Brian Vosicky, College of Charleston and volume versus an authored book. Veteran, United States Marine Corps Room: Studio 4B Yiyi Yang, University of Memphis Kim Baker, Alabama State University Reaching and Teaching Each Other: Reframing 3404 Integrating Intercultural Communication Xueying Zhang, The University of Alabama Instructional ‘Best Practices’ for Veteran Students with in the Basic Course Sarah Pemper, The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse PTSD Friday • 1:15 pm-2:30 pm Kim Bissell, The University of Alabama Jayne Violette, University of South Carolina Room: Studio 4A Sponsor: Intercultural Communication Division Beaufort Chair: Jill Stapleton Bergeron, University of Assessing a Bilingual mHealth Resource with Oncology Musings on the Muses in Our Community: Providers and Family Caregivers for Submission to As college and university instructors find themselves face-to-face Exploring the Needs of Local Media Tennessee (Knoxville) Hispanic Health Care International with increasing numbers of veterans in our classrooms, we are now more often confronted with the challenging presence of Post-Trau- and Employers to Enhance Curriculum, Cultural Awareness is the Key to Self-Awareness Joy V. Goldsmith, University of Memphis matic Stress Disorder (PTSD) many veteran students experience. Promote Programs, and Improve Degree Jill Stapleton Bergeron, University of Tennessee Sachiko Terui, University of Memphis Panelists will explore the realities of having veteran students with Outcomes (Knoxville) Amanda J. Young, University of Memphis PTSD in class, framed by instructional communication research and Catherine Goldsmith, Independent Scholar social identity theories, and offer musings and music to support Sponsor: Association for Communication Communication Is Symbolic, Yet How Is “Love” As A Symbol Construed Cross-Culturally? Dale Goldsmith, McPherson College both instructors and students seeking to manage teaching and Administrators Lisa Dale, University of Memphis learning challenges uniquely associated with PTSD. Hsiu-Jung “Mindy” Chang, Western New England Chair: Danna M. Gibson, Columbus State University University Understanding Young Adults E-Cigarette Use through Intercultural Sensitivity and the ‘Culture Bump’ Speech the Theory of Planned Behavior 3403 “Your Needs Define Our Needs: Partnership with Local Emily Scheinfeld, The University of Texas at Tyler Media Managers that Enhance a Program” Mary Grace Antony, Western Washington Friday • 1:15 pm-2:30 pm University Brittani Crook, The University of Texas at Austin Room: Melody B Danna M. Gibson, Columbus State University Cheryl L. Perry, The University of Texas Health “Defining the 21st Century Newsroom: Needs, Using Intercultural Communication to Arouse a Cultural Science Center at Houston How to Write a Successful Book Proposal: Demands, and the Face of the Entry Level Reporter” Awareness in the Basic Course: Why and How From Idea to Contract David Hart, WRBL Channel 3, Columbus, Georgia Yanrong (Yvonne) Chang, University of Texas-Rio Respondent: Kristina Drumheller, West Texas A&M Grande Valley Sponsors: Communication Theory Division, “Broadcast Radio in the 21st Century: Opportunities for University Drawing from Cultural Value Frameworks and Association for Communication Administrators Aspiring Broadcasters” Joseph Brannon, PMB Broadcasting, Columbus, Sensibilities: Lessons in ‘Knowing Your Audience’ from 3407 Moderator: John Nicholson, Mississippi State Georgia an Interculturalist’s Perceptive University Amy N. Heuman, Texas Tech University Friday • 1:15 pm-2:30 pm “Building a Film Program From the Ground Up” Room: Studio 5B Panelists: Bryan Krass, Columbus State University This panel will present creative ways to incorporate the con- Fran Dickson, Eastern Kentucky University, co-editor cept and practices of intercultural communication into the basic Creative Conformity: Maintaining “The Value of Integrated Media in Economic speech course. The basic speech course may be the only speech the Muse of Creativity in the Face of Communication for Families in Crisis: Theories, Development” communication course most students take. Integrating intercul- Methods, Strategies Peter Bowden, Greater Columbus Georgia tural communication into standard assignments and class ex- of Standardization and Assessment Tina Harris, University of Georgia, co-author of Convention and Visitors’ Bureau ercises is a simple way to introduce them to thinking culturally Demands about themselves and others. Interracial Communication: Theory into Practice. Sponsor: Community College Division Marceline Thompson Hayes, Arkansas State Respondent: Christopher J. McCollough, Chair: Jeff Sorrels, East Texas Baptist University University, co-author of From Awareness to Columbus State University

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Panelists: 3409 Residence Halls and Race Relations: Intercultural 3413 Communication and Conflict Cole Franklin, East Texas Baptist University Friday • 1:15 pm-2:30 pm Friday • 1:15pm-2:30pm Carson Murphy, Campbell University Friday Laurie Metcalf, Blinn College Room: Studio 6B Room: Ballroom 2/3 AV Marcia Moore, Delta College Cognitive Flexibility and its Relationship with Nakia Welch, San Jacinto College In Favor of Music in Speech and Debate Collaboration and Avoidance Musings on Music’s Rhetorical Forms: Jeff Sorrels, East Texas Baptist University Preparation Zachary Rodriguez, University of Georgia Topoi, Protest, Context, and Resistance In the face of increasing assessment demands and increased reli- Sponsor: Argumentation & Forensics Division Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division ance on adjunct instructors and online courses, colleges and uni- 3411 versities are increasingly standardizing courses. This is especially Chair: Lakelyn Taylor, University of Central Florida Chair: Kasi Williamson, Fontbonne University Friday • 1:15 pm-2:30 pm true in the basic course. Many instructors may find it difficult to be How Playing with “Garage Band” Can Help Make Your Popular Tunes as Dissonant Topoi of Resistance: Woody Friday creative and innovative when their textbooks, syllabi, assignments, Room: Studio 7B and assessments are all prescribed for them. This panel will discuss Students Better Debaters Guthrie’s Peekskill Songs the rationale behind course standardization as well as strategies to Michael J. Gray, Arkansas State University Spotlight on Scholar Kasi Williamson, Fontbonne University innovate despite these limitations. Building Interpersonal and Group Cohesion through Musings on Ronald C. Arnett’s Levinas’s Beats as Rhetoric: Art Blakey, Tribal Rhythms, and the Preparation Music in Speech and Debate Rhetorical Demand: The Unending Use of Jazz as Political and Social Protest in the 1950s 3408 Lakelyn Taylor, University of Central Florida Obligation of Communication Ethics and 60s Musically-Reinforced Rituals as Pre-Competition Michael McFarland, Stetson University Friday • 1:15 pm-2:30 pm Sponsor: Philosophy and Ethics of Communication Room: Studio 6A Preparation “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” and the Natalie Bennie, Wake Forest University Interest Group Connotative Shifts of Sonic Icons” Head over Boots: Feminist Criticism Using African Music as Preparation for Individual Chair: James R. Pickett, Flagler College Amanda Nell Edgar, University of Memphis Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Events Competition Participants: Looking Toward a Different “Girl in a Country Song”: Natonya Listach, Middle Tennessee State Gender, Race and Rhetorical Voice in Country Music Honors Conference Michael J. Hyde, Wake Forrest University University Christina Moss, University of Memphis Chair: April Chatham-Carpenter, University of Patrick Richey, Middle Tennessee State University Spoma Jovanovic, University of North Carolina at Jason Edward Black, University of North Carolina, Arkansas, Little Rock Greensboro Charlotte Respondent: Nick J. Sciullo, University of Central Kristine Warrenberg Rome, Flagler College Female Flirting Cues and Male Perception Florida Respondent: James Darsey, Georgia State University Latoya Tisdale Binford, University of Alabama, Respondent: Ronald C. Arnett, Duquesne University Huntsville This panel will examine Arnett’s latest work in terms of the trajec- Autumn Abron, University of Alabama, Huntsville 3410 tory of his work on dialogue and communication ethics, conjunc- 3414 Allison Billingsley, University of Alabama, Friday • 1:15 pm-2:30 pm tions and disjunctions with other work done on Levinas, and the Friday • 1:15-2:30pm Huntsville Room: Studio 7A challenges Levinas poses for the philosophy and ethics of commu- Ballroom 4 (2nd Level) AV Juniya Bradford, University of Alabama, Huntsville nication Damien Moore, University of Alabama, Huntsville Losing Sleep: Communication and College The 2018 Digital Showcase: Sights and Tyler Poulsen, University of Alabama, Huntsville Students Sounds of the South Alexander Scruggs, University of Alabama, Huntsville 3412 Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Friday • 1:15-2:30pm Sponsor: Mass Communication I Walk Through Life Wearing Really Nice Shoes: A Honors Conference Room: Studio 11 Critical Analysis of Gender, Class, and Sexuality Within Moderator: Dean C. Cummings, Georgia Southern Schitt’s Creek Chair & Respondent: Joshua Pederson, University ‘A Million Hands Can Build a Wall’: The University Courtney Crowe, Georgia Southern University of Alabama Meanings of Social Media Photography Panelists: Miley Cyrus from 2012 to 2013: Feminist Icon or Flop The Effect of Leadership Communication within Sponsor: Mass Communication Kenny D. Smith, University of Indiana Rachel Gallagher, Western Washington University Sororities John Goshorn, Georgia Southern University Chair: Darrell Roe, Eastern New Mexico University “Moms Don’t Take Sick Days”: A Rhetorical Analysis Cailyn Carter, Western Kentucky University The 2018 Digital Showcase highlights student works from video of Gendered Stereotypes and Health Stigma in OTC Mary Adams, Western Kentucky University News Organization Framing of Police Shootings on production and media design courses. These works are presented Advertisements Impostor Syndrome and its Effects on College Students Social Media as pedagogical examples to spur discussion and innovation in such Jessica Ledford, University of Montevallo courses. The producers and/or course instructors for various works Mary Hill, Middle Tennessee State University Erin Ash, Clemson University will discuss the background of each work and how it fits into a pro- Embodying & Reimagining the Female Healthcare John Jones, Middle Tennessee State University Yiwei Xu (student), Clemson University duction curriculum. Experience for Young Adults* Brian Medrano, Middle Tennessee State University Alexandria Jenkins (student), Clemson University Mara Midiere, University of Portland Hitting the Pillow: Encouraging Adequate Sleep in If Video Killed the Radio Star, Will Instagram Save the “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story”: A College Photojournalist?: An Analysis of Photojournalism in the 3501 Feminist Criticism of Eliza Hamilton’s Role in Preserving Delaney Holt, Western Kentucky University Era of Social Photo Sharing. Friday • 2:45-4:00 pm Room: Melody A Hamilton’s Legacy “Whoa, We Can Eat As Much As We Want”: The Role Katherine Fleck, Ohio Northern University Katie Rowan, West Texas A&M University of Social Support Messaging for College Freshmen’s Top Student Papers in Rhetoric and Public Nutrition Habits Respondent: Darrell Roe, Eastern New Mexico Address Respondent: Jenni Simon, University of North Elle Johnson, University of Tennessee University Carolina, Greensboro Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division *A Clevenger Scholar Paper (within the top 10% of submissions)

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Chair: Kevin Marinelli, Davidson College Faction before Blood: Family Communication Patterns 3506 President Obama’s Speeches Following the Sandy in the Dystopian Teen Drama Film Divergent (2014) Hook Elementary School Shooting and the Orlando Friday • 2:45-4:00 pm Outspoken Allies and Passing Athletes: Open Letter as Devyn Mullis, University of Florida Shooting: A Narrative Criticism Friday Room: Studio 5B Mediating Presence * Taylor Lanfear, Georgia Southern University Jeff Nagel, Pennsylvania State University In Zootopia Anyone Can be Anything: Tragic Framing in Disney’s Zootopia Top Papers in Instruction: Musings on George W. Bush’s Effective Jeremiadic Eulogy for the “Between Provincialism and Therapy: The Regional Taylor Bell, University of North Texas Pedagogy, Practice, Program Assessment United Flight 93 Memorial Dedication Musings of Southern Gospel” and Student Outcomes Rachel McConnell, Georgia Southern University Cody Hawley, University of Southern Florida Respondent: Dave Nelson, Valdosta State University Sponsor: Instructional Development Division Mass Shooting Rhetoric Through Political Language “The Latent Manifest: Abortion and Woman’s Brecken Settles, Appalachian State University Citizenship, Roe v. Wade to Present” 3504 Chair: Scott Christen, Tennessee Tech Friday Aya Farhat, Baylor University Respondent: Jean DeHart, Appalachian State “Rhetorical Placemaking and Pan-African Thinking: Friday • 2:45-4:00 pm Assessing Student Satisfaction in the Introductory University Room: Studio 4B Activist Efforts to Commemorate an African Burial Course: A 5-year Analysis of Student Evaluations Ground in New York City” Katherine R. Fleck, Ohio Northern University Inspiration, Innovation, and Insight in Alisa Agozzino, Ohio Northern University Megan Fitzmaurice, University of Maryland Online Courses 3508 Dialogic Grading through a Skilled Wager System** Friday • 2:45-4:00 pm Respondent: Carole Blair, University of North Sponsor: Instructional Development Division Clint G. Graves, University of Georgia Room: Studio 6B Carolina, Chapel Hill Chair: Scott Anderson, Arkansas State University Elliot D. Greenlee, University of Tennessee Cultural Identity in Conflict Humor in the Classroom: The Effects of Integrated *Top Paper Panelists: Humor on Students’ Intentional Learning * Sponsor: Intercultural Communication Division Dena Counts, Abilene Christian University San Bolkan, California State University, Long Beach Chair: Michael Forst, Southern Illinois University 3502 Elizabeth Robertson Hornsby, Southeastern Darrin J. Griffin, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Louisiana University Friday • 2:45-4:00 pm Alan K. Goodboy, West Virginia University Case Study: EU Refugee Crisis through the Lens of Room: Melody B A.G. Hughes, University of Memphis Musings about Critical Thinking in Evaluating Online Conflict Communication Spoma Jovanovic, University of North Carolina at Discussion Nazanin Bani Amerian, University of Southern Town Hall Debate: On the Advantages and Greensboro Arla G. Bernstein, Mercer University Mississippi Disadvantages of Unregulated Free Speech Brandi Quesenberry, Virginia Tech Carol A. Isaac, Mercer University Puck Winchester, University of Central Florida Sponsor: Argumentation & Forensics Division Zack Sowder, Virginia Tech Undergraduate Information Literacy and Heuristic Limits of Strategic Communication for Nation-Building: Haijing Tu, Indiana State University The Case of Spain’s Catalan Region Moderator: Michael H. Eaves, Valdosta State Decision Making in the Introductory Communication Course César Garcia, Central Washington University University Join us as we share practical and theoretical insights regarding on- line COMM education, and ruminate about current innovations in Ryan Erik McGeough, University of Northern Iowa Media and IC Shifts: A Semiotic Analysis of the Cultural Panelists: this course delivery mode. Leaving ample time for discussion, par- C. Kyle Rudick , University of Northern Iowa Identity in Two International Films Lakelyn Taylor, University of Central Florida ticipants will briefly discuss the challenges of online course as- Ali Hussain Alawi, University of Memphis sessment, how to efficiently adapt in-person courses for the web, Hannah Tabrizi, Valdosta State University Respondent: Michelle Garland, University of South building community and clustering effects in synchronous ses- Carolina Upstate Respondent: Linda Jurczak, Valdosta State An annual tradition of the Argumentation & Forensics Division, the sions, what steps to take before teaching online and how it may University Town Hall Debate features members of the division arguing on a affect your greater pedagogical choices, using screencasting to * Top Paper resolution related to current events. This year’s resolution will ad- provide feedback on various assignments, and the use of web con- ** Top Student Paper dress the advantages and disadvantages of unregulated free ferencing software in public speaking courses. speech. Audience members will be asked to participate through 3509 comments and questions after the debate. 3507 Friday • 2:45-4:00 pm 3505 Room: Studio 7A Friday • 2:45-4:00 pm Friday • 2:45-4:00 pm Room: Studio 6A Hunting, Fishing & Loving Every Day: 3503 Room: Studio 5A Friday • 2:45-4:00 pm Stay Downtown: Politicians and Policies Sports Culture & Communication Room: Studio 4A National Communication Association: Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Advocacy, Data Resources, and Program Honors Conference Top Papers in Popular Communication Initiatives Honors Conference Chair(s) & Respondent(s): Sponsor: Popular Communication NCA Representatives: Chair: Mary Beth Asbury, Middle Tennessee State University Caleb Cates, Georgia State University Chair: Dave Nelson, Valdosta State University LaKesha N. Anderson and Caitlyn Reinauer Carl Cates, Arkansas State University A Crisis of Definition: Gun Control Policy and the Whistlin’ Past Graveyards: The Drive-By Truckers & This panel features NCA office staff and elected leadership discuss- Collision of Race and Gender - Serena Williams ing the role NCA plays in disciplinary advocacy, the data resourc- Limitations of Barack Obama’s National Eulogies Southern Identity Brye Epley, University of South Carolina Aiken Chad Harriss, University of Tennessee at es available through NCA to support teaching, research, and career Following Mass Shootings Chattanooga development, and future programming ideas. Ryann Alonso, University of Arkansas Women in Sports Bonnie Hansley, College of Charleston A Semiotic Analysis of The White Stripes: Authenticity Jimmy Carter’s TEDWomen Speech: A Modern and the Carnivalesque American Jeremiad Noah Franken, West Texas A& M University Taylor Higginbotham, Georgia Southern University

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A Cluster Criticism of the 2016 Super Bowl Halftime 3512 3601 3704 Show Friday • 2:45-4:00 pm Friday • 4:30-5:45 pm Friday • 5:45-7:00 pm Kiersten Alexandra Newton, West Texas A&M Friday Room: Ballroom 2/3 AV Room: Ballroom 4, 2nd Level (AV) Room: Studio 4A University Leadership, Management, and Organizational Culture Top Student Performances in Vice President Spotlight Philosophy and Ethics in Communication in High School Athletic Departments from the Performance Studies Understanding Nashville: History and Pop Interest Group Business Meeting Perspective of Athletic Directors: A Thematic Approach Sponsor: Performance Studies Division Culture in America’s “Music City” Matthew Posey, Middle Tennessee State University 3705 All In! Examining the Impact of Social Media on the Chair: Sarah K. Jackson, Southern University at New Sponsor: First Vice President Friday • 5:45-7:00 pm Culture of Clemson Football Orleans Chair: Claire Sisco King, Vanderbilt University

Friday Room: Studio 4B Christopher Reese, College of Charleston Bitch Kitty Panelists: Sally McGreevey, Schreiner University Political Communication Division David Ewing, lawyer, historian, community organizer Business Meeting 3510 Bless Our Hearts Beverly Keel, Middle Tennessee State University Friday • 2:45-4:00 pm Colin Whitworth, Southern Illinois University professor and journalist Room: Studio 7B The Boogyman: A Mystory of Abortion Dave Pacula, music industry executive, Black River 3706 Top Student Papers in Political Shelby Swafford, Southern Illinois University Publishing Friday • 5:45-7:00 pm Room: Studio 5A Communication Music City. The Country Music Capital of the World. The Buckle of 3513 the Bible Belt. For all the glitz, twang, and gospel associated with Instructional Development Division Sponsor: Political Communication Division Nashville, telling the city’s story remains a challenge for local lead- Friday • 2:45-4:00 pm ers. This panel will explore the challenge of representing Nashville Business Meeting Chair: Nick Rangel, Houston Community College Room: Ballroom 4 (2nd Level) AV with some of the people responsible for crafting those representa- “Death, Destruction, Terrorism, and Weakness” as Tragic tions. Panelists include a local historian creating diverse accounts Vice President Spotlight of the city’s past, a veteran journalist fighting gender inequality in 3707 Muses in Donald Trump’s 2016 RNC Speech: Narrative Engagement beyond the Academy: A the music industry, and an industry executive crafting the songs Friday • 5:45-7:00 pm Rationality and Fear Appeal in Political Speech that remain central to Nashville’s identity. Room: Studio 5B Austin W. Allen, Texas State University-San Marcos Conversation with Vanderbilt Faculty and Our good friends at Vanderbilt are sponsoring an open bar during Language and Social Interaction Division Who Was More Charismatic? An Exploration of the Community Partners this panel which is why it’s starting at 4:30pm (for bar set up). We Rhetoric of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the Sponsor: First Vice President know a lot of folks will have to saunter to business meetings at 5:45, Business Meeting 2016 Election but the bar will remain open a spell after the panel for folks to muse Noor Ghazal Aswad, University of Memphis Moderator: Paul Stob, Vanderbilt University about Nashville. 3708 “Fighting to be Heard”: Shirley Chisholm and the Panelists: Friday • 5:45-7:00 pm Makings of a Womanist Rhetorical Framework M. L. Sandoz, Department of Communication Studies, 3701 Room: Studio 6A Dianna Watkins-Dickerson, University of Memphis Vanderbilt University Friday, 5:45-7:00 pm Public Relations Division Business Adrienne Neal, 4th grade teacher, Cumberland Room: Melody A Respondent: William F. Harlow, University of Texas Meeting Elementary Kenneth Burke Society Business Meeting Permian Basin Kenisha Hawthorne, Assistant Principal, KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School 3709 3511 Claire Sisco King, Department of Communication 3702 Friday • 5:45-7:00 pm Friday • 2:45-4:00 pm Studies, Vanderbilt University Friday • 5:45-7:00 pm Room: Studio 6B Room: Studio 11 Allison Inman, Education and Engagement Director, Room: Melody B American Society for the History of ‘Your Cheatin’ Heart’: Social Media/Personal Belcourt Cinema Popular Communication Division Rhetoric Business Meeting Relationships - Can You Hear ME Now? Joe Bandy, Center for Teaching and Department of Business Meeting Sociology, Vanderbilt University Sponsor: Mass Communication This panel will feature Vanderbilt University faculty and communi- 3710 Chair: Melissa M. Smith, Mississippi University for Women ty partners in a roundtable discussion about the prospects of intel- 3703 Friday • 5:45-7:00 pm lectual engagement beyond the academy. Panelists are involved in Friday • 5:45-7:00 pm Room: Studio 11 Voicemail Archival Practices a variety of community-based projects, including a debate league Room: Ballroom 2/3 Leah LeFebvre, University of Alabama for elementary- and middle-school students, educational pro- Association of Communication Brad Haggadone, University of Texas at Austin gramming at Nashville’s independent theatre, and service-learning Performance Studies Division Business Administrators Business Meeting opportunities throughout the city. This discussion will address the Meeting The Paradox of Parasocial Breakups importance of community engagement and explore the obstacles Holly Willson Holladay, Missouri State University that inhibit such efforts. Amanda Nell Edgar, University of Memphis Respondent: Emma Butterworth, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

52 Southern States Communication Association • April 4-8, 2018 • Nashville, Tennessee Southern States Communication Association • April 4-8, 2018 • Nashville, Tennessee 53 MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY GRADUATE STUDIES at THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

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4103 4105 Susanna Foxworthy Scott, Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis Saturday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Saturday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Room: Melody A Room: Studio 4A @Coping_with_ptsd: A textual and visual thematic Saturday DAY 4 analysis of Instagram as supportive communication Saturday, April 7, 2018 Musings on Rhetorical Topoi Best Practices in Partnering With Catherine E. Bahn, Arkansas State University Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division University Communications: Experiential Providers of Medicaid-Medicare Patients Learning, Department Promotion, Jennifer Flinn, University of Memphis 4101 Chair: Chris Geyerman, Georgia State University Saturday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Internships And Scholarship Andrea Jacobo, University of Memphis Room: Ballroom 4, 2nd level Myth Maker, Myth Maker, Make Me a Myth: C.S. Lewis, Sponsor: Public Relations Division Community-Based Participatory Research: Improving Mythopoesis and the Rhetoric of Glory Mississippi Public Health Association Membership Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Gregory Knight, University of Southern Mississippi Chair: Brigitta Brunner, Auburn University Rates Honors Conference Breakfast/Beans for Technological Revolution: Ideographs and Memes in Selling Applied Pedagogy: Best Practices in Braden Hale Bagley, University of Southern breakfast once again… Silicon Valley and Beyond” Experiential Learning That Improve Civic Life and Mississippi

Saturday Pamela G. Bourland-Davis, Georgia Southern University A.G. Hughes, University of Memphis Advance University Mission Carrie Reif-Stice, University of Southern Mississippi The Price to Pay for ‘20 Minutes of Action’: A Narrative Christopher McCollough, Columbus State University Second Vice President Respondent: April Chatham-Carpenter, University Critique of Character Reference Through the Stanford Camera One Ready, And Take: Giving Students the Op- of Arkansas at Little Rock UHC Participants, their registered guests, and their faculty spon- Rape Case portunity to Learn Live Video Coverage sors are invited. Logan Carpenter, Texas State University Brad Yates, University of West Georgia The Art of the Sublime: Longinus’ Vision for a ‘Free’ Rory Wojcik, University of West Georgia 4107 4102 Rhetoric Helping Students Hit the Ground Running: Preparing Saturday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Luke D. Christie, University of Georgia and Improving the Internship Experience Room: Studio 5A Saturday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Memory and the Civil Rights Movement: Three Michelle Groover, Georgia Southern University Room: Ballroom 2/3 Interpersonal Communication across the Women’s Memoirs and the Construction of a Feminist Highlighting Success: Partnering to Position the Lifespan Great Ideas For Teaching Students/GIFTS Collective Memory University as a Case Study Example Session I Nikki Orth, Pennsylvania State University Amber Smallwood, University of West Georgia, Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division Jami Payne Bower, University of West Georgia Sponsor: Community College Division Respondent: Emily Winderman, North Carolina Chair: Mary Beth Asbury, Middle Tennessee State State University University Communications Offices can serve as a resource for University Moderator: Nakia Welch, San Jacinto College public relations faculty and students in capacities beyond event coverage and promotion. This panel examines multiple types of “I’m sorry, like, it wasn’t supposed to happen this way”: Unpacking the Metaphors of Leadership: Images, Skills, 4104 partnership opportunities that exist among Public Relations pro- Relational Turbulence in Adolescent Pregnancy Knowledge, and Abilities* grams, faculty, students and university communications. Panel- Elizabeth D. Dalton, Middle Tennessee State Eric B. Meiners, Eastern Kentucky University Saturday • 8:00 am-9:15 am ists take different approaches to the relationships—developing University Musings on Bias to Enhance the Persuasive Speech: Room: Melody B civic engagement through a class project partnership with uni- versity relations and the community; expanding event coverage Sharing Emergency Alerts on a College Campus: How From Project Implicit to Jane Elliott’s “Blue Eye-Brown Exploring Gender, Identity, and Narrative and student experiential learning outside the classroom through Gender and Technology Matter Eye” in the Post-Network Era a mutually-beneficial partnership with university communica- Pavica Sheldon, University of Alabama Huntsville Jenilee Crutcher Williams, University of Tennessee tions and marketing; drawing on campus resources to address and Sponsor: Popular Communication Mary Grace Antony, Western Washington Courtney N. Wright, University of Tennessee strengthen internship opportunities for public relations students; University #SEMOSkinDeepProject: The Power of Words Chair: Alison Slade, Columbus State University and showcasing university successes through co-authoring a chap- ter in a public relations case studies book. An Examination of How Southern Emerging Adults Jeanne Harris, Southeast Missouri State University Adam Mansplains Everything: The Power-Knowledge Communicatively Manage Multiple Goals in Talking Funemployed: The Student’s Guide to Acing Public of a White-Hipster Masculinity About Race Speaking C. Wesley Buerkle, East Tennessee State University 4106 Jenna Abetz, College of Charleston Ryan Goke, Murray State University Saturday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Lynsey Romo, North Carolina State University Shiny, Happy People: Analyzing the Tragic/Romantic Room: Studio 4B Thank You! Dystopia of Black Mirror Swiping ‘Right’: How Tinder Users Use Metaphors to Amber M. Schmisseur, St. Louis Community Tori Miller, Texas State University Health & Healing: Supportive Up Their Game College Malinda Dietrich, North Carolina State University Counter-Strike as Globalization: A Critical Analysis of Communication and Addressing Grief The Speech Muse: My Intro, Your Intro, Our Intro Abbey Schneider, North Carolina State University ELeague on TBS Sponsor: Applied Communication Kayla Pack Watson, North Carolina State University S. Brad Bailey, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Steve Young, University of Southern Mississippi College Chair: Abby M. Brooks, Georgia Southern University Meredith Foulke, North Carolina State University Shameless Acceptance: An Examination of the Comic Permanent Birth Control Decision-Making within The Stories Tunes Tell Clown Terilyn J. Goins, Emmanuel College Bad News Delivery: Best Practices during Miscarriage Blended Family Couples: A Communication Jordan Winget, University of North Texas Diagnosis Accommodation Theory Perspective. Slides Against Humanity Maria Brann, Indiana University-Purdue University Wesley T. Durham, University of Southern Indiana Kurtis D. Miller, Tusculum College and Douglas E. Respondent: Alison Slade, Columbus State Indianapolis Erin E. Gilles, University of Southern Indiana Pruim, Purdue University University Jennifer J. Bute, Indiana University-Purdue *Top GIFTS University Indianapolis Respondent: Thomas J. Socha, Old Dominion University

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4108 4110 4112 Mainstream Press Framing of the Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton 2016 Presidential Nomination Saturday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Saturday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Saturday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Acceptance Speeches: Terministic Screens and the Saturday Room: Studio 5B Room: Studio 6B Room: Studio 7B Discovery of the Worldview of the Press Musings on Rhetoric and Public Language and Conflict Controversy in the Contemporary Agora: Jim A. Kuypers, Virginia Tech Controversy Sponsor: Language and Social Interaction Division Musings on Current Free Speech Cases Long Story Short: Social Media Candidate Attacks in Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division and Projections of Future Change 2016 Chair: Craig O. Stewart, University of Memphis Stephanie A. Martin, Southern Methodist Chair: Jason Edward Black, University of North Sponsor: Freedom of Speech Division Charlottesville, David Duke, and Donald Trump: How University Carolina, Charlotte Ambiguous Language Can Create a Space for Violence Chair: Rebekah L. Fox, Texas State University Sports Figures, Social Commentary, and the Role of Substantiating the “Religious Issue”: Familial and Claire D. Rhodes, Florida State College at “Can Words Kill? An Analysis of the Free Speech Sports Journalism During the 2016 Presidential Election Dialectical Transcendence in the Presidential Campaign Jacksonville Principles Presented in the Commonwealth v. Carter Erin Whiteside, University of Tennessee Discourse of John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama History v. History: On Conflicting Appeals to a Regional Case”

Saturday Scott Anderson, Arkansas State University Past. Sierra Kane, Texas State University 4201 Jonathan M. Smith, University of Memphis Antonio de Velasco, University of Memphis “Disputes on Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Saturday • 9:30 am-10:45 am A Tragic-Comic Discourse: Martin Luther King Jr. Four Confirming What We Want to Hear: Language Bias in Expression, and Equality in Higher Education: Room: Ballroom 2/3 Little Girls, and the 16th Street Bombing Studies of Cochlear Implanted Deaf Children Reflections on Turning Point USA v. Macomb Raquel Robvais, Louisiana State University Sarah Mayberry Scott, Arkansas State University Community College” Great Ideas for Teaching Students: From Terror to Oratory: The Rhetorical Education of You Don’t Own My Words: Domestic Violence Regina Alabere, Texas State University GIFTS Session II Lady Bird Johnson survivors’ Twitter responses to Media Discourse “Displaying Anti-Sexual Harassment Messages: A Case Sponsor: Community College Division Melody Lehn, University of the South Following the Ray Rice Incident in Free Speech” Caroline E. Sawyer, University of South Carolina Holly Van Eynde, Texas State University Moderator: Monette Callaway, Hinds Community Au Nom du Peuple: Unifying Aspects of the Discursive College Construction in Marine Le Pen’s Populist Rhetoric: Her Beaufort “Make them Bake Cakes! Issues of Compelled Speech Campaign Announcement Address ’It’s Not Hip Hop’: Language and Conflict in Country in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Qualitative Methods as International Teaching Tools Virginia Massignan, Georgia State University and Rap Fan Communities Commission” Laura E. Miller, University of Tennessee Amanda Nell Edgar, University of Memphis Austin W. Allen, Texas State University Musing on the Speeches of Others: Improving Respondent: Jason Edward Black, University of “Advocating for Free Speech in Pro-Life Organizations: Audience Memory of Main Points via Good Delivery North Carolina, Charlotte Respondent: Craig O. Stewart, University of An Analysis of National Institute of Family and Life Practices Memphis Advocates v. Becerra” S. Brad Bailey, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community 4109 Lucas Hackenburg, Texas State University College Saturday • 8:00 am-9:15 am 4111 The agora served as a physical marketplace of ideas for the ancient Research Rewind Room: Studio 6A Saturday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Athenians. This forum space serves as an inspiration to contem- Colleen L. Mestayer, Tennessee Technological Room: Studio 7A plate how current free speech controversies are shaping our own University We Sing from the Margins: Musings public discourse spaces. Black Women in Media Credibility Bingo—Identifying Credibility Appeals in on Non-Dominance and the Power of Everyday Life Creating and Owning Space within a Sponsor: Mass Communication Division 4113 Ruth Martin, Blinn College Hegemonic Structure Chair: Danette M. Pugh-Patton, Southern Illinois Saturday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Speech Dating: A Multi-Purpose Ice-Breaker Sponsor: Intercultural Communication Division University Carbondale Room: Studio 11 Introduction Speech Assignment Nakia Welch, San Jacinto College Chair: Melissa Jacobs, University of South Carolina The 2016 American Presidential From Mammy to Mary: A Black Feminist Critique of Escaping the Circle: Emphasizing the Fundamentals of Beaufort Proud Mary Campaign and the News: Implications for the American Republic Persuasive Speaking Through the Real-Life Application Co-Chair: Avery Allen, Independent Scholar Antonio L. Spikes & Danette M. Pugh-Patton, of Advocacy Speeches Modeled after the Movie The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Panelists: Sponsor: Political Communication Division Circle She’s a FREAK [Futuristic Retro Enigmatic Aesthetic Jumah Taweh, Clemson University Lakelyn Taylor, University of Central Florida Kween]: Missy Elliot, Temporally Situated in the History Chair: Kayla Hastrup, Louisiana State University Sarah Beach, Ohio University Musing on the transactional communication model: of Black Aesthetics” The ‘Othering’ of Donald Trump Vanessa Condon, Clemson University Creating a mural in class Zach Moss, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Stephen Cooper, Marshall University Laurie D. Metcalf, Blinn College Respondent: Kelsey Abele, Arizona State University The Future is Female, Black, and Intersectional: Black The Pundit Problem: A Look at Bias and Negativity in Fostering Honors College Application from Community Women in Science Fiction Marginalized communities are not only looked over in the narrative Cable News Coverage as the 2016 Election Came to a College to University of our society, but are often pitted against each other by the domi- Caleb McKinley-Portee, Southern Illinois Close Dena Horne, Sam Houston State University nant society. Our panel will give voice to nondominant groups, and University Carbondale Mike Horning, Virginia Tech discuss how we can lift each other up, create and own our spaces, and thrive in a hegemonic society that wishes to push us down.

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4202 4204 Patient Perspectives of Online Health Information: How “Urban vs. Rural Commemorative Narratives of Civil Rights” “Dr. Google” Aids Shared Decision-Making** Christina Moss, University of Memphis Saturday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Saturday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Katie D. Scott, University of Georgia Saturday Room: Melody A Room: Studio 4A “Placing ‘Freedom’: Urban Slavery, Plantation Survival, and Heritage Tourism” Gendered Stereotypes, Perception, and Musings on Developing a New Debate Respondent: Kathryn E. Anthony, University of Kristan Poirot, Texas A&M University Southern Mississippi Public Memory and Forensics Program: An Examination Nashville provides the perfect setting for a discussion about the relation- Sponsor: Gender Studies Division of both the Difficulties and Successes in *Top Faculty Paper ship between the concept of urban and rural. The city prides itself on of- Starting a New Program ** Top Student Paper fering all of the options of a large urban city, but with a downhome, rural Chair: Ashton Mouton, Purdue University feel. The distinction between urban and rural can certainly be explicat- Sponsor: Argumentation & Forensics Division ed, but the rhetorical meaning of the settings speaks to the way that the A Funeral Fit For A Queen: Expanding the Rhetorical South, in particular, balances between the two worlds. The papers on Chair: Jacob L. Metz, Tennessee Technological 4206 Genre of Eulogy to Drag Culture Saturday • 9:30 am-10:45 am this panel will each explore one facet of the urban/rural dichotomy, re- Christopher J. Vincent, Louisiana State University University flecting more broadly on how the concept of urban and rural is used rhe- Room: Studio 5A torically to define issues that are unique to the South. We will have short “In Whose Name We Organize:” Martyrdom and Queer Panelists: presentations of the papers before opening the discussion up to larger

Saturday Top Papers in the History of Rhetoric Grief in the Suicide of Leelah Alcorn Karen H. Johnson, Volunteer State Community College questions about the rhetorical construction of urban and rural. Evan Mitchell Schares, Louisiana State University Shaquille O’Neal Marsh, Pellissippi State Community Sponsor: American Society for the History of Rhetoric College I Want a Pink Hippopotamus for Christmas: A Holiday Chair: Steven Gaines, University of Memphis Wish Book Content Analysis Laurie Rowland, Cleveland State Community College 4208 Mary S. Norman, Texas Tech University Becky Richey, Motlow State Community College Drive-By Truckers and the Scapegoating of Southern Saturday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Room: Studio 6A Terri Manley, Texas Tech University Patrick Richey, Middle Tennessee State University Ills through the Song “Wallace” The Rhetoric of J. Marion Sims: An Attempt at While it is often difficult for established debate and forensics pro- Vernon Ray Harrison, Jefferson State Community *I Like the Sound of That: Clevenger Top Preserving a Legacy grams to compete for the attention of students amidst a myriad College Five UHC Papers Rico Self, Louisiana State University of other student organizations seeking student involvement or for Memorials to the Empire in a Postcolonial Age: programs to receive necessary funding from their institutions when Materiality and Rhetorical Performance of the Queen Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Respondent: Janine Armstrong, University of budgets are tight, it is even more difficult for new programs to devel- Victoria Memorial in London Honors Conference Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College op and thrive amidst these and other challenges. This panel brings coaches together who have recently worked to develop debate and Wanda Fenimore, University of South Carolina Chair: Nina-Jo Moore, Appalachian State University forensics programs to discuss their successes, their failures, tips they Sumter 4203 would give other developing programs, and suggestions as to how Dorothy Day and Elizabeth of Hungary: A Progressive The New and Improved Racism: Condoleezza Rice in established programs can help developing programs grow. Vision of Catholic American Womanhood Conservative Media Saturday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Noah Cline, University of North Carolina, Greensboro Room: Melody B Lori Stallings, University of Memphis 4205 What Has Montgomery to Do with Vietnam?: The Mitch Landrieu’s Address on Confederate Monuments: Media & Pedagogy: Incorporating Prophetic Call Form as a Rhetorical Resource in King’s A Metaphoric Criticism Saturday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Lily Kowtko, Georgia Southern University Popular Communication Activities and Room: Studio 4B “Beyond Vietnam” Address* Digital Learning into the Classroom Daniel Overton, Freed-Hardeman University Reconstituting A Transcendent University: Rhetorical Top Papers in Applied Communication Criticism of William Giles Dix’s An Address Sponsor: Popular Communication Respondent: Melody Lehn, Sewanee: The University William Merriman, Sewanee: University of the South Sponsor: Applied Communication Chair: Garret Castleberry, Mid-America Christian of the South Examining the Lived Experiences of Children of University Chair: Andrew S. Pyle, Clemson University Incarcerated Black Males *Top Paper Emilia Rogers, Sam Houston State University Rhetorical Form and the Four Chord Song Communication, Ritual, and Stigma at a Local Comic Book Shop Chance Young, Sam Houston State University John H. Saunders, The University of Alabama in Jermaine Roberts, Sam Houston State University Huntsville Andrew F. Herrmann, East Tennessee State 4207 University Saturday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Ked Mayaux, Sam Houston State University Exploring Narrative using Rocky Horror Picture Show Room: Studio 5B Too Dark or Not Dark Enough: The Effects of Colorism and Sweeney Todd Death’s terror and the promise of immortality as a recruitment strategy: A Terror Management Theory within Black Men Alison Slade, Columbus State University The South and the City: Rural and Urban Kyanna Washington, Sam Houston State University The Candy Bar – CHEAT TEST: SIX reasons why Perspective of Daesh’s Dabiq in Dialogue Randall G. Rogan, Wake Forest University Crystal Williams, Sam Houston State University journalists take the bait of “Fake News” Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division Regina Atandu-Salau, Sam Houston State University Dean Cummings, Georgia Southern University Think Pink! Dialectical Tensions in Survivor Discourse Using Popular Music to teach the Inverted Pyramid Style about Corporate Support of Breast Cancer Awareness* Chair: Leslie K. Pace, University of Louisiana at Monroe Respondent: Chris Geyerman, Georgia Southern Jennifer Mize Smith, Western Kentucky University Elizabeth Christian, Louisiana College “Come and Sit a Spell” When ‘Down Home Cooking” University Teaching History, Political Responsibility and Activism “Luxury, Lifestyle, and Location”: Communicating Becomes Fine Dining” *For the second year, and with encouragement from the Clevenger through Media Texts. Organizational Image Through Master Planned Ashli Quesinberry Stokes, University of North family, we are naming our top UHC paper panel the Clevenger Pan- Stacy Rusnak, Georgia Gwinnett College Community Websites Carolina, Charlotte el. Furthermore, each presenting student is considered a Clevenger Scholar. Additionally, we have labeled other UHC participants as Clev- Danielle Williams, Georgia Gwinnett College Michael Forst, Southern Illinois University Carbondale “City Slickers Selling the South: The NRA, Hunting and enger Scholars if their submission scored in the top 10% of all submis- Southern Heritage” sions. Those papers are scattered throughout the UHC program. 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4209 Masks and Badges: Real Heroes in the Fiction of 4301 Argument Education in Higher Education: Preliminary Daredevil Validity and Reliability Evidence for an Argumentation Saturday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Saturday • 11:00 am-12:15 pm Allison Moss, Coastal Carolina University Assessment Instrument* Saturday Room: Studio 6B Room: Ballroom 2/3 AV Paul E. Mabrey III, James Madison University Top Papers in Interpersonal 4211 Great Ideas for Teaching Students: GIFTS Collegiate Forensics and Community Resistance: Communication Session III Pockets of Resistance and an Unwelcoming Home Saturday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Sponsor: Community College Division John Mikolajcik, Arkansas State University – Room: Studio 7B Queretaro Chair: Gary Beck, Old Dominion University Education, Politics, and the Court Moderator: Laurie D. Metcalf, Blinn College “Since I’m A Black Woman”: Experiences of Black The Influence of Family Relationship Schemas, Parental Sponsor: Freedom of Speech Division Analyzing Commencement Speaking in Rhetorical Women in Intercollegiate Debate** Support, and Parental Verbal Aggression on Mental Criticism Hannah Tabrizi, Valdosta State University Health* Chair: Ann E. Burnette, Texas State University Trudy Hanson, West Texas A&M University Keven J. Rudrow, University of Memphis Lindsey Aloia, University of Arkansas Communicating Judicial Fairness and Justice: Moral Using PechaKucha to Enhance Communication Respondent: Christopher J. Vincent, Louisiana Saturday “I May Not Even Go To Graduation”: Hurtful Messages Integrity and the Law Students Understanding of Statistics State University Received During Transitions From College to Work Life. Pat Arneson, Duquesne University Jennifer Morrow, University of Tennessee Gary A. Beck, Old Dominion University Free Speech in the Crosshairs: An Analysis of Turning Stephanie Kelly, North Carolina A&T State *Top Paper Josh R. Pederson, University of Alabama Point USA’s “Professor Watchlist” University **Top Student Paper The Relative Effects of Perceived Partner Uniqueness Rebekah L. Fox, Texas State University Lisa Shipley, University of Tennessee and Dispositional Characteristics on Post-Transgression Ann E. Burnette, Texas State University Public Discourse & Social Media Analytics 4303 Communication and Relationship Outcomes Trigger Warnings as Respect for Student Boundaries in Brandon Boatwright, University of Tennessee, Saturday • 11:00am-12:15 pm Megan Dillow, West Virginia University University Classrooms Knoxville Room: Melody B A Comprehensive Review of Deception in Interpersonal Leland G. Spencer, Miami University Andrew Pyle, Clemson University Communication: Directions for Future Research** Theresa A. Kulbaga, Miami State University Using Music to Discuss the Nature of Language Top Papers in Gender Studies Xiaoti Fan, University of Arkansas When Privacy Becomes Public Relations: The Other Jay Pedregosa, Blinn College Sponsor: Gender Studies Division Woman in Political Sex Scandals Teaching Maslow’s Hierarchy Chair: Ashton Mouton, Purdue University Respondent: Fran Dickson, Eastern Kentucky Nancy Wiencek, Rider University Jill Stapleton Bergeron, University of Tennessee University David R. Dewberry, Rider University A Man is…/A Woman is… Hillary, History, and the Evangelical Household Code: *Top Paper Christopher H. Smejkal, St. Louis Community Why Conservative Christians Rejected the Clinton **Top Student Paper College at Meramec Candidacy 4212 Mark Ward Sr., University of Houston-Victoria Saturday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Managing Campus and Community Social Media 4210 Room: Studio 11 Accounts in New Media Disclosing Lives, Reading Bodies: A Duoethnography of Kim Bruce, West Texas A&M University Queerness in the Classroom Saturday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Top Student Papers in Performance Colin Whitworth, Southern Illinois University Room: Studio 7A “Meetingopoly” Exercise for Future Business Managers Studies Charlotte Klesman, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural Anna Wilcoxen, Southern Illinois University Three Chords & The Truth: Stories Sponsor: Performance Studies Division College “It is Embarrassing When He is Mistaken for My Father Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate (Which is Often):” An Exploration of Age Gaps in Gay Chair: Sarah K. Jackson, Southern University at New Male Relationships* Honors Conference Orleans 4302 Adam J. Harvey, Louisiana State University Chair & Respondent: Tracy Nichols, Austin Peay Saturday • 11:00am-12:15 pm One Women’s Wine is Another’s Poison: A Narrative A Suite in Six Attitude: Subverting (and Succumbing to) Room: Melody A State University the Textual Bias Analysis of Women’s Stories about Drinking** Yiyi Yang, University of Memphis This Song Speaks to Me: An Analysis of Storytelling in Leanna Smithberger, University of South Florida Top Papers in Argumentation & Forensics Lu Tang, Texas A&M University Music Dialogue in One Body: The Praxis of Scripting Oral Sponsor: Argumentation & Forensics Division Emily Adkins & Gabrielle Short, Western History for the Stage Respondent: Ashton Mouton, Purdue University Kentucky University Colin Whitworth, Southern Illinois University Chair: Jonathan M. Smith, University of Memphis Stories and Sustainability: How One Affects the Other Stage Name: Performing Sexuality Narrative Ethnographies of Culture Change and *Outstanding Student Paper ** Outstanding Faculty Paper Emma Berry, College of Charleston Dianah McGreehan, Southern Illinois University Coaching Challenges in High-Turnover Programs Motivations and Emotional Expressions in Musical Performing the Gap: Learning to Achieve Dance at a Garret Castleberry, Mid-America Christian Creation and Performance Distance University Laura King, Western Kentucky University Gregory J. Langner, Louisiana State University Stephanie Schartel Dunn, Missouri Western State Sabrina Carr, Western Kentucky University “Is this Place Inside or Out?”: Issues of Space in University Our Story is Your Story: A Call for Dialogic Narrative in Kentucky Route Zero Nonprofit Community Engagement Jesse Snider, University of North Texas Kate McMahan, Transylvania University

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4304 4306 Chair & Respondent: Jaclyn Marsh, University of Kelly E. Tenzek, University of Buffalo Dayna Kloeber, Arizona State University Saturday • 11:00am-12:15 pm Saturday • 11:00am-12:15 pm Nebraska, Lincoln Katie Margavio Striley, University of North Saturday Room: Studio 4A Room: Studio 5A Community and Collaboration in a Co-working Space Carolina-Chapel Hill Undergraduates: The Muses of State Top Three Competitive Papers in Freedom Catherine Caplan, College of Charleston Jennifer Bender, University of South Florida Associations of Speech Friendships as Researched Through the Dialectical Theory Perspective Respondent: Linda Manning, Christopher Newport Sponsor: State Association Interest Group Sponsor: Freedom of Speech Division Maddison Csernica, University of South Carolina University Chair: John H. Saunders, University of Alabama in Chair: Grant Cos, Rochester Institute of Technology Beaufort Huntsville Who am I?: Discovering Identities Constructed By 4310 Entertaining Free Expression on Public Sidewalks: Are Adopted Children Foster Participants: Saturday • 11:00am-12:15 pm City Ordinances Kicking Musical Muses to the Curb?* Megan Foster, Coastal Carolina University Brad Bailey, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Susan H. Sarapin, Troy University Room: Studio 7A (Mississippi) Pamela Morris, Indiana University-Purdue Family and Peer Communication about Safe Sex: How Conversations About Sex Impact Sexual Behavior NOISE: Masculinity, Gender & Saturday Jason Edward Black, University of North Carolina at University, Columbus Mackenzie Marquess, University of Texas, Tyler Relationships Charlotte (Carolinas) The Evolution of the Nature of Speech under the Janet Hoffman, Georgia College and State University First Amendment: From What Speech Does to What Understanding the Importance of Interpersonal Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Communication During Service Encounters (Georgia) Speech Is Honors Conference Rachel Panichella, Coastal Carolina University Leslie Rodriguez, Angelo State University (Texas) David R. Dewberry, Rider University Chair: David Nelson, Valdosta State University John H. Saunders, University of Alabama in Huntsville Student Free Speech and the Schoolhouse Gate in An Investigation on Teacher Apprehension based on Professor Self Disclosure on Facebook (Alabama) Cyberspace Gender/Sex and Inclusion Impact on Students Jessica Rosenberg, University of Tennessee Autumn Callahan, Georgia Southern University Patrick Richey, Middle Tennessee State University Amanda Kearney, Rochester Institute of Technology (Tennessee) Grant Cos, Rochester Institute of Technology The Culture Surrounding Masculinity and Male Victims 4309 of Domestic Violence* This panel features current and previous officers of state communi- * Top Competitive Paper Desiree Doyle, University of Arkansas, Little Rock cation associations across the South to discuss one of the main rea- Saturday • 11:00am-12:15 pm sons for our existence, undergraduate students. Several Southern Room: Studio 6B African American Men vs. Society: How We Feel about state associations mention undergraduate students in their mission 4307 Protesting statements because state associations can serve those students in Saturday • 11:00am-12:15 pm Exploring Positive and Dark Sides of Nigel Spears, University of Arkansas, Little Rock ways that regional and national conferences cannot. The panelists Interpersonal Communication will focus on how different associations have uniquely served un- Room: Studio 5B Transgender and the Political Appropriation dergrads, some of the challenges of getting undergrads interested Racial Rhetoric(s): A Roundtable Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division of Gender: An Ideological Analysis of HB 2 Discourse and involved, and ways in which we can continue to serve them. Miranda Swaim, Georgia Southern University Chair: Andrew Tollison, Merrimack College Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division I Am the One Who Knocks:” On Visual Imagery as a 4305 Panelists: Studying Interpersonal Communication Metapatterns: Window to Toxic Masculinity* Lisa Corrigan, University of Arkansas A Positive Interpersonal Communication Research Matthew Travagline, North Carolina State Saturday • 11:00am-12:15 pm Example and Agenda University Room: Studio 4B Paul Johnson, University of Pittsburgh Samuel Perry, Baylor University Thomas J. Socha, Old Dominion University Health Contexts: Family, Providers, and Martial Advice to Friends who Experience Infidelity: Respondent: Emily Kofoed, University of South Amanda Nell Edgar, University of Memphis Carolina Upstate Education Andre E. Johnson, University of Memphis Leave, Live with It, or Something In-Between? Jennifer Jackl, Roanoke College *Clevenger Scholar Papers (within the top 10% of submissions) Sponsor: Applied Communication In a time of heightened interest in the production and consequenc- Jenny L. Crowley, The University of Tennessee Chair: Cathlin Clark-Gordon, West Virginia University es of racialized rhetorics, the panel investigates the historical and political features of blackness (and whiteness) in the United States. An Examination of Communication Negotiation of 4311 “It’s Like Moving the Titanic:” Organizational Tensions Each member of this roundtable uses their unique mode of analysis Purebred Stigma and communicative event (different speeches, media coverage, or Lynsey K. Romo, North Carolina State University Saturday • 11:00am-12:15 pm in School Lunch Programs protest acts) to locate the rhetorical features of racialized rhetoric Room: Studio 7B Kristen E. Okamoto, Clemson University Rachel Lloyd, University of Texas at Austin from the publication of Senator Daniel Moynihan’s The Negro Fam- Zoe Grimaila, North Carolina State University Patient Autonomy and Communication in Cystic ily: The Case for National Action to the Trump Administration’s de- The Muses All Get Into the Act: Narrative Fibrosis: A Case Study ployment of evangelical whiteness. Dear Diary: Narrative Types and Emotional And Video Mediated Storytelling Amanda J. Young, University of Memphis Communication in Adolescent Journals from a Residential Treatment Center Sponsor: Mass Communication Division Loel Kim, University of Memphis 4308 Andrea Lambert South, Northern Kentucky Chair: Marsha Little Matthews, The University of Family Caregivers of Children with Down Syndrome: Saturday • 11:00am-12:15 pm University Texas at Tyler A Photovoice Study of Health Literacy Barriers And Room: Studio 6A Jessica Elton, Eastern Michigan University Pathways Alison M. Lietzenmayer, Old Dominion University Narrativity and Tellability: An Analysis of the Six- Kelly Ford, University of Memphis The Rest of Our Life: Children, Friends, Families and Colleagues Social Rejection Experiences among First-Year College Second Video Monique Bailey, University of Memphis Students Marsha Little Matthews, The University of Texas Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Joshua R. Pederson, University of Alabama at Tyler Respondent: Brian Perna, The University of Southern Honors Conference Mississippi

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No One Is Watching: Millennial Disengagement from 4501 “Zika Virus, Media Representations and Rhetoric at the 4505 The Main Stream Intersection of Gender, Race and Disability” Saturday • 2:45 pm-4:00 pm Saturday • 2:45 pm-4:00 pm Dean Cummings, Georgia Southern University Marina Levina, University of Memphis Saturday Room: Melody A Room: Studio 5A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Narrative Structures of “Touch with Care: Telesurgery and the Rhetoric of Video News Packages Planning Meeting for 2019 SSCA Robotic Touch” Top Faculty Papers in Political Derik Gray, Tyler Junior College Convention Brandon Rogers, North Carolina State University Communication The Kpop Experience: Can Narrative in International Chair: Pamela G. Bourland-Davis, 2nd Vice President “The Material and Affective Rhetorics of Clinical Space Sponsor: Political Communication Division Music Videos Connect Cultures at a Woman’s Choice of Raleigh, NC” Anita Brown, The University of Texas at Tyler All division and interest group planners for 2019 should at- Emily Winderman, North Carolina State University Chair: Nick Rangel, Houston Community College tend this meeting or the one on Sunday morning at 8am. ‘Convenience,’ ‘Short-Circuited,’ and an October 4312 Respondent: Scott Anderson, Arkansas State Surprise: Hillary Clinton’s Email Server Image Repair University Discourse Saturday • 11:00am-12:15 pm 4502 Saturday • 2:45 pm-4:00 pm As an increasingly well-established field within rhetorical studies, Scott Smith, Christopher Newport University Room: Studio 11 Rhetorics of Health and Medicine integrate an array of concerns un- Saturday Room: Melody B The Power of Myths and Storytelling in Nation The Power of Digital & Social Media der a shared aim to promote the flourishing of human and non- Trumping Argumentation: Exploring Best human bodies. According to Judy Z. Segal, health and medical Building: The Campaign for the Independence of within Popular Culture rhetoric can occur in a variety of domains, shaping the subjectiv- Catalonia from Spain (2012-2015) Practices for Teaching Argumentation in ity of patients, practitioners, and citizens in the process: “Medicine César García, Central Washington University Sponsor: Popular Communication the Trump Era is not only rhetorical as it is reproduced in published texts; it is also rhetorical as a system of norms and values operating discursively Wilson and Angell: The Politics of the Economic Chair: C. Wesley Buerkle, East Tennessee State Sponsor: Argumentation & Forensics Division Entanglement University in doctor-patient interviews, in conversation in hospital corridors, Chair: Christopher J. Vincent, Louisiana State in public debate on health policy, and in the apparatus of disease Joseph Bailey, Hardin-Simmons University classification.” The panel draws upon Segal’s expansive definition Redeploying the UAV: Democratization, Privatization, University Respondent: Melissa M. Smith, Mississippi and Commodification of the “Transhumanist” Drone of rhetoric and examines five contemporary cases of health rheto- Panelists: ric that have the potential to constrain and transform the capaci- University for Women Stare in the Consumer Market ties of subjects. Each panelist is concerned with the formation of Bradly Allen Knox, The University of Memphis Hannah Tabrizi, Valdosta State University a health-related subjectivity within a particular space or classifica- She Could Be Me: A Narrative Analysis of Barbie’s Body Aaron E. Weathers, California State University - Fresno tory domain: healthcare debates of coverage denials, geographical 4506 and Feminine Empowerment in Mattel’s “Evolution of Rico Self, Louisiana State University representation of Zika’s impact, tissue repositories, surgical the- Saturday • 2:45 pm-4:00 pm Christopher J. Vincent, Louisiana State University aters, and protested women’s health clinics. The panel suggests Barbie” Campaign that rhetorics of health and medicine are a central site to interro- Room: Studio 5B Taylor Moran, Louisiana State University This panel brings together persuasion and argumentation instruc- gate larger issues of economic and cultural disparity. Student Papers in the History of Rhetoric You Know You That Bitch When You Cause all This tors of various regions to unpack the significance of teaching ar- gumentation and persuasion in a modern political landscape. This Sponsor: American Society for the History of Conversation: A Critical Analysis of the Discourse panel explores tactics and strategies for teaching and keeping ar- 4504 Surrounding Beyoncé’s Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show gumentation relevant within a Trump era. More specifically, sever- Rhetoric Saturday • 2:45 pm-4:00 pm Lily Kunda, Old Dominion University al questions guide this panel. What is the role of argumentation? Chair: Thomas Fuerst, University of Memphis The Big Game is Just an App Tap Away: The Uses and And, what is the responsibility of argumentation and persuasion Room: Studio 4B Gratifications of Online Streaming of Sports Video instructors? The individuals that comprise this panel have taught Top Papers in Rhetoric and Public Address A Re-Examination of the Rhetoric of Benjamin persuasion, argumentation, and debate, and incorporate various Hooks: An Impetus for Civil Disobedience in a Trump Content by Millennials. strategies for keeping deliberation relevant. Chad Whittle, University of Southern Mississippi Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division Presidency Chair: Kevin Marinelli, Davidson College Damariyé L. Smith, University of Memphis Respondent: C. Wesley Buerkle, East Tennessee 4503 Antilogies and Sophistic Method: Protagoras, State University Saturday • 2:45 pm-4:00 pm Invoking : The 40th President as Ideograph Antisthenes, and the Strong Case for Rhetoric Room: Studio 4A in Presidential Debates, 1988-2016* John Banister, University of Georgia Ryan Neville-Shepard, University of Arkansas 4401 Configuring Subjectivity and Space Skye de Saint Felix, University of Maryland Performance, Freakery and National Identity in 19th Century Slave Auctions* Saturday • 12:30 pm-2:30 pm in Contemporary Health and Medical The Emmett Till Memorial Tree and the Limitations of Room: Ballroom 4 Max Plumpton, University of North Carolina at Rhetoric Treescape Rhetoric Chapel Hill Jason Edward Black, University of North Carolina, Southern States Communication Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division “Give Me a Display of Your Talent”: Callicles, Socrates, Association 88th Annual Awards Charlotte Chair: Emily Winderman, North Carolina State and Rhetorical Deadlocks in the Gorgias. Luncheon Constitutive Community, the Social Gospel and Martin Nathan Rothenbaum, University of Georgia University Luther King, Jr.’s “A Time to Break Silence” Presiding: Victoria Gallagher, President “Risk and the Rhetoric of Pre-Existing Conditions” Richard Leeman, University of North Carolina, Respondent: Wanda Fenimore, University of South Charlotte Keynote Speaker: NPR’s Ann Powers Jeffrey Bennett, Vanderbilt University Carolina Sumter “Post-Mortem Archive: Chronic Traumatic Respondent: Lisa Corrigan, University of Arkansas *Top Paper *This is a ticketed event* Encephalopathy, the NFL, and the Boston University Brain Bank” *Top Paper Daniel Grano, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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A Rhetorical Criticism of “The Murder of Lovejoy” by Musings On Instructor Feedback In An Honors Oral The goal of this panel is to further the conversation on Communica- Wendell Phillips Communication Classroom tion and Innovation begun at the 2017 SSCA conference, focusing

4507 Julia Siebert, Sewanee: University of the South S. Brad Bailey, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community attention on the innovations occurring across related subfields in Saturday rhetoric, communication and media studies particularly in relation Saturday • 2:45 pm-4:00 pm A Generic Critical Analysis of J.K. Rowling’s (2008) College Room: Studio 6A to sound, bodies, and digital technologies. The projects included Harvard Commencement Address Musings On The Humble Rubric: Examining How To here are a mix of creative works, digital projects for the public, and Middle of a Memory: News, Names & Lorenzo Soler, Georgia Southern University Maximize The Effectiveness Of This Form Of Feedback theory building all of which feature sound and theorize sound in re- Authors In The Basic Communication Course lation to bodies and materiality. Respondent: Trudy Hanson, West Texas A&M Jacob L. Metz, Tennessee Technological University Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Participants/Projects: University Can You Hear Me Now?: Using Audio Feedback In An Honors Conference Online Speech Course Justin Eckstein, Pacific Lutheran University Chair: Amber Smallwood, University of West Georgia 4510 L’Oreal Stephens, Middle Tennessee State “’Comey is not my Homey’: The acoustics of University Image-Events.” Cultural Studies Theory and Climate Change Denial in Saturday • 2:45 pm-4:00 pm Room: Studio 7B Face-Off: Providing Feedback While Maintaining Through a critical examination of former FBI Director, James Com- News Media ey’s September 2017 convocation address at However University Saturday Jimmy Bonneau, Curry College Student Face In The Public Speaking Course Encountering Intercultural Differences: Karen Hill Johnson, Volunteer State Community and the chanting response of audience members, the author intro- Is Funny News Fake News? Analyzing the Role of From Competence to Destructive College duces an approach that extends the work done on “image events” Satirical News and its Implications in Mainstream Communication to incorporate the sounds of the event as an important strategic Media Providing effective comments on students’ work is an important feature. Whereas the previous work on “image events” state that Sponsor: Intercultural Communication Division part of effective teaching, but research shows that students are the force of an argument trades on ineffable visuality, this essay il- Angela Gazzillo, Appalachian State University generally dissatisfied with the feedback they receive. Feedback has lustrates the force of sound is also important to dissemination. In Online Online Anonymity, Civility, and Comment Chair: Amy N. Heuman, Texas Tech University been shown to be problematic for a number of reasons, and stud- the case of the Comey protest, the sound of voices amplified to the Sections ies show that many students report spending less than 5 minutes right volume captured the “shot gun” audio recording (a particular Kiersten Helmey, College of Charleston Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day: An Analysis of the Use reading feedback. In this panel, instructors from several different kind of microphone technology attached to the camera) to force of Student Reflections during Short-Term, Faculty- types of institutions will focus on techniques to improve both the Black Lives Matter into the conversation about deliberation itself. History Unfolded US Newspapers and the Holocaust, Led Study Abroad Programs to Build Intercultural process of providing feedback to students and the quality of the Thus, Comey’s Convocation event provides an opportunity to theo- The Crime Now Has a Name: Genocide Communication Competence feedback we provide to students, both in face-to-face and in on- rize the importance of sonic force to the image event. Hayley McDowell, Austin Peay State University line courses. Todd Lee Goen, Christopher Newport University Keon Pettiway, Eastern Michigan University Fake News and Trust in News Article Accuracy within Linda D. Manning, Christopher Newport University “The Virtual Martin Luther King Project (vMLK)” News Gateways “Feeling Unsafe in America”: Exploring International 4512 Ruthanna Rubin & Sophia Scearce, Trinity This project explores and illustrates the relationship between ora- Students’ Musings on the Discourses Surrounding the Saturday • 2:45 pm-4:00 pm University tory and action, between changes of heart and changes in mate- Travel Ban Room: Ballroom 2/3 AV rial, lived, day-to-day experiences. This relationship has long been examined, articulated, challenged, and denied. Yet, as King’s 1960 Respondent: J. Dean Farmer, Campbell University Audra K. Nuru, Fairfield University Meghan Guarnieri, Fairfield University Page to Stage: From Page (to Screen) speech at the White Rock Baptist Church indicates, public address is to Stage: The Process of Compiling and a significant part of a larger set of conversations, actions, and rela- “All These People Abuse the System”: Towards Adapting the Novels and Screenplays of tionships that ultimately lead to changes in both hearts and minds, 4508 Developing a Typology of Memorable Hate Messages thinking and acting. Investigators on the Virtual Martin Luther Saturday • 2:45 pm-4:00 pm Angela M. Hosek, Ohio University Chocolat and A Very Long Engagement for King, Jr. Project began with a digital humanities vision: to develop Room: Studio 6B Valerie Rubinsky, Ohio University the Stage an immersive sound-based recreation (an interactive digitally ren- dered experience) of an historic moment in the 20th century US civ- Nicole Hudak, Ohio University Sponsor: Performance Studies Division Communication Theory Business Meeting Shermineh Davari Zanjani, Ohio University il rights movement. Using advanced digital and audio technology, Chair: Sharon E. Croft, Capital University the resulting vMLK project provides students, scholars, and citizens Savvanah Sanburg, Ohio University with a deeper encounter with civil rights history and a material un- 4509 derstanding of the nature and process of social transformation. Respondent: Ramesh Rao, Columbus State From page (to screen) to stage: The Process of Saturday • 2:45 pm-4:00 pm University Compiling and Adapting the Novels and Screenplays of Steven Hammer, St. Joseph’s University Room: Studio 7A Chocolat and A Very Long Engagement for the Stage “Sound Dirt Body Noise” Daniel Heaton, Capital University Crushin’ It: Rhetorical Criticism 4511 As technoCulture has become cleaner, sleeker, and more user- Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Friendly, many conventions of making have followed suit, exagger- Saturday • 2:45 pm-4:00 pm 4601 ating the modernist urges to categorize and erase noise, artifacts Honors Conference Room: Studio 11 of production, noncompliant bodies, and dirt. In response, this pre- Saturday • 4:15 pm-5:30 pm sentation offers a materialist approach to sonic composition that Chair: Morgan Ginther, Texas A&M Musings on Instructor Feedback: Room: Ballroom 4 2nd level AV weaves together indigenous understandings of human and non- The United Daughters of the Confederacy’s Improving the Process and Quality of SSCA President’s Spotlight Panel: human personhood, glitch/dirtyNewMedia practice-philosophies Collectivization of Confederate Resentment: White Feedback that reject assumptions of noiselessness, and an exploration of Of Sound, Body and Mind: dirt as both a metaphor and medium. This approach is illustrated Supremacy’s Call to Action Sponsor: Instructional Development Division through creative projects including place-based multimedia instal- Zia Gray, North Carolina State University Communication and Innovation lations and community instrument co-design projects. Chair: Monette Callaway, Hinds Community College Pass the Honey: Rupi Kaur’s Milk and Honey Helps Chair: Victoria Gallagher, North Carolina State Respondent: G. Thomas Goodnight, University of People Relate Hashtag Feedback: Using Text Expansion To Streamline University Southern California Gabriel Hidalgo, Southern Adventist University The Process Of Providing Detailed Effective Feedback Brooks and the Re-occupation of Public Morality Kurtis D. Miller, Tusculum College Cole Porter, Sewanee: University of the South 70 Southern States Communication Association • April 4-8, 2018 • Nashville, Tennessee Southern States Communication Association • April 4-8, 2018 • Nashville, Tennessee 71 MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY

4602 Music and Medicine: The Potential Impact of Music On 4606 4608 Healing Saturday • 4:15 pm-5:30 pm Saturday • 4:15 pm-5:30 pm Saturday • 4:15 pm-5:30 pm Edward C. Brewer, Appalachian State University Saturday Room: Melody A Room: Studio 5A Room: Studio 6A Understanding Organizational Change Resistance Open through Music Genre Preference And Listening Maternity, Motherhood, and Gendered Happens Like That: Applied Behavior Politics Communication 4603 Bradford R. Frazier, Belmont Abbey College Sponsor: Gender Studies Division Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Saturday • 4:15 pm-5:30 pm This panel examines the applications of music in organizational Honors Conference Room: Melody B settings and how music directs our sense-making of work, identity Chair: Linda Levitt, Stephen F. Austin University and wellness. Panelists analyze the attributes of work as depicted Chair: Laura Miller, University of Tennessee Narrative Approaches to Message Design in songs, the way music connects with identify construction, how “Let’s Make ‘Em Squeal” and “Mitch, That’s Not How across Disciplines music functions in healing, and how listening behaviors relate to You Hold a Gun:” Joni Ernst and Allison Lundergrun Yoga: Style, Space, and Spirituality on the Construction change-resistance. Grimes Faux Maternal Performance in 2014 Senate Ads of Identity and Culture Sponsor: Applied Communication J. Scott Smith, Christopher Newport University Kailey Charles, College of Charleston Saturday Chair: Yan Huang, Southern Methodist University 4605 The Biopolitical Spectacle: “Look at that face!” Personal Branding: Looking for Jobs in the Digital Age Gendered Surveillance and the Forced Surrogacy of Margaret Chase, Clemson University Applying Narrative Research in Teaching Social Media Saturday • 4:15-5:30PM Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Campaign Fine Arts in Speech Language Therapy Strategies for Public Relations Students Room: Studio 4B Bradly Knox, University of Memphis Jiangxue Han, Appalachian State University Brooke Darnell, Arkansas State University Social Media Muses & Musings Motherhood, Abortion, and the Politics of Hillary Communication Historiography within Training and The Application of Narrative Theory to Advertising Rodham Clinton Campaign Design Sponsor: Public Relations Division Development Programs Aya Farhat, Baylor University Hope Freeman, Campbell University Shanshan Lou, Appalachian State University Chair: Pamela Bourland-Davis, Georgia Southern The Changing Birth Preference Trends in South Korea: Political Affiliation, Liberal Arts Education, and Approaching Rhetorical Invention as Dramatic University South Koreans’ Perception of a Humorous Statement Arrangement Indoctrination as seen by Transylvania University First Isn’t All The Same (or is it?): Teaching Social Media at related to Birth Preference Year Students Jeffrey Motter, University of Colorado Boulder Jeyun Park, Western Kentucky University Scott Welsh, Appalachian State University the Undergraduate Versus Graduate Levels Kerby Standifer, Transylvania University Karen Freberg, University of Louisville ‘Same Same but Different’: Narrative Identification with Respondent: Rico Self, Louisiana State University Using Social Media as a Pedagogical Tool: Strategies Respondent: Emily Ann Paskewitz, University of Others in Everyday Life Tennessee Chris Patti, Appalachian State University and Tactics Ai Zhang, Stockton 4607 An exploration of how the language and theory of narrative might Proprietary Matters: Considerations for Hypothetical vs Saturday • 4:15 pm-5:30 pm 4609 guide students and practitioners in the creation of effective mes- Room: Studio 5B sages beyond the telling of traditional linear stories. Each paper Actual Clients in the Social Media Class Saturday • 4:15 pm-5:30 pm explores how narrative concepts can aid students in the process of Michelle Groover, Georgia Southern University Conspiracy Theories, Identity, and Room: Studio 6B understanding and addressing diverse audiences. Audits and Analytics: Real Time Class Assessments of Discourse: Examining Implications of Political Campaign Communication: Past Social Media Conspiracy Theories in Social Discourse and Future 4604 Haley Higgs, Georgia Southern University and Popular Culture Picturing Student Research: Using Social Media to Sponsor: Political Communication Division Saturday • 4:15-5:30pm Sponsor: Popular Communication Room: Studio 4A Create a Digital, Publishable Class Archive Chair: Austin W. Allen, Texas State University-San Ashli Quesinberry Stokes, University of North Chair: Steve Herro, College of Southern Nevada Marcos The Tempo of Organizational Life: Carolina Charlotte Identity and Conspiracy Belief: An SEM Examination of Examining the Role of Music in Sense- Social media is a newer course in the public relations curriculum, The Importance of Identification and Plain Style in making of Work, Identity and Well-being and it’s also a communication medium which can be used to stay Identity Gaps, Generic Conspiracist Beliefs, and Verbal Truman’s “Democratic National Convention Acceptance in touch with students, to model public relations work, and/or to Aggression Sponsor: Applied Communication Address.” provide a base medium for other student research projects. Social Matthew C. Ramsey, Shippensburg University Mark LaVoie, Dixie State University Chair: Emily Rine Butler, University of Florida media, for better or worse, clearly has power to change the course Zero Sum Gain: The Rhetorical Functions of Conspiracy of events, or to create events ranging from the viral ice bucket chal- The Rhetorical Dimensions of the Antichrist lenge to social- media-created crises. Students need to understand Theories Surrounding the Coca-Cola Company Michael Milford, Auburn University Attributes Of Work And Professional Life As Depicted In Rich A. Knight, Shippensburg University Country Songs its potential and limitations. Posting an image or video and/or cre- Big Data and American Presidential Campaigns: Jean L. DeHart, Appalachian State University ating a 140-character message are small parts of the learning pro- Give Me My Soros Money. After All, We Are All Paid Actors: Anticipating the “Secret Sauce” of Future Data Driven cess which must also consider strategy, messaging, branding, and The Infowars Conspiracy of Liberal Social Movements The Song Remembers When: Organizational Identity evaluation. This panel pulls together leaders in social media peda- Campaigns Robert J. Glenn, Owensboro Technical and Caleb Cates, Georgia State University Construction, Maintenance, And Sense-Making gogy as well as faculty who are testing out new approaches. The Community College Through Turning Point Songs result is a panel of both muses and musings that will provide inspi- Respondent: Joseph Bailey, Hardin-Simmons Kelli L. Fellows, Pfeiffer University ration for the next academic year, both in and out of the classroom. Berenstain or Berenstein Bears? A Critical Examination of the Mandela Effect Conspiracy and America’s University Favorite Bear Family Gary Deaton, Transylvania University Respondent: Steve Herro, College of Southern Nevada

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4610 Crystallizing the Rhythms of the Road: A Personal, 4703 4709 Political, and Rhythmical Setting of America’s Blue Saturday • 4:15 pm-5:30 pm Saturday • 5:45 pm-7:00 pm Saturday • 5:45 pm-7:00 pm Ridge Parkway Saturday Room: Studio 7A Room: Studio 4A Room: Studio 7A Leanna Smithberger, University of South Florida Save it for a Rainy Day: Media Criticism Melancholia in Absence of Closure: Using Rhetoric and Public Address Division Community College Division Business Sponsor: Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Autoethnography to Gain Control Business Meeting Meeting Honors Conference Victoria L. Brown, University of Southern Mississippi Chair: Caroline Sawyer, University of South Carolina 4704 4710 Beaufort Respondent: Ben Triana, University of South Saturday • 5:45 pm-7:00 pm Saturday • 5:45 pm-7:00 pm Carolina Aiken Room: Studio 4B Room: Studio 7B The Media Effects of Psychological Crime: A Content Analysis of Popular TV Show: Criminal Minds Applied Communication Division Interpersonal Communication Division Madison Crockett, Coastal Carolina University 4612 Business Meeting Business Meeting

Saturday More Than Friends of Dorothy: Queer Character Saturday • 4:15 pm-5:30 pm Development of Mulan and Dorothy in ABC’s Once Room: Studio 11 4705 4711 Upon a Time Top Student Papers in Intercultural Saturday • 5:45 pm-7:00 pm Saturday • 5:45 pm-7:00 pm Shelbi Felblinger, Miami University, Ohio Communication Room: Studio 5A Room: Studio 11 Gossip Girl, Your One and Only “All-knowing” Source into the Upper Class Domination of Manhattan’s Elite: Sponsor: Intercultural Communication Division Intercultural Communication Business Mass Communication Division Business Meeting Meeting A Critical Cultural Analysis of Realism and Ideology Chair: Jill Stapleton Bergeron, University of Julien Lunsford, Georgia Southern University Tennessee (Knoxville) The Stone Table and the Redemption of Man: A 4706 4801 Metaphoric Criticism of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch Contextualizing Joseph Addison’s Cato: A Muse for Early Black College Students* Saturday • 5:45 pm-7:00 pm Saturday • 6:30 pm-8:30 pm and the Wardrobe Room: Studio 5B Room: Skye/28th Floor Karis Stephens, West Texas A&M University Pamela E. Foster, Georgia State University Investigating the Significance of Color inHeathers Preconceptions of Culture: Poison or Medicine for a Argumentation and Forensics Business The Annual SSCA Osborn Reception (1989) Cross-Cultural Relationship? Meeting Sponsors: Drs. Michael and Suzanne Osborn, April Vincent, University of Arkansas Eunhui Kim, University of Alabama University of Memphis, and Pearson Publishing A Rhetorical Criticism of Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks Irie Subalternity: Locating Communication Resistance 4707 Sreelakshmi Yallapragada, North Carolina State within the Rastafari Subaltern Context Jaime Robb, University of South Florida Saturday • 5:45 pm-7:00 pm University Room: Studio 6A Respondent: Antonio Spikes, Southern Illinois Respondent: Mary Grace Antony, Western Freedom of Speech Division Business University Washington University Meeting *Top Student Paper 4611 4708 Saturday • 4:15 pm-5:30 pm 4701 Saturday • 5:45 pm-7:00 pm Room: Studio 7B Saturday • 5:45 pm-7:00 pm Room: Studio 6B From Personal to Organizational: Using Room: Melody A State Association Interest Group Business Ethnography to Better Understand Ethnography Interest Group Business Meeting Others and Ourselves Meeting Sponsor: Ethnography Interest Group Chair: Garret Castleberry, Mid-America Christian 4702 University Saturday • 5:45 pm-7:00 pm Room: Melody B Researching Sensitive Topics: Reflections on a Cancer Project Gender Division Business Meeting Dinah Tetteh, Arkansas State University Reframing Organizational Exit via Relational Dialectics: An Autoethnography Andrew F. Herrmann, East Tennessee State University

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5104 Inhumanity in New York City: Deciphering a Path to Communication Competence: A Message Production Close Rikers Island Muse Sunday • 8:00 am-9:15 am DAY 5 Matthew Klingbeil, Georgia State University Cassandra A. Ray, University of Tennessee Sunday 5101 Room: Studio 4A Sunday, April 8, 2018 Untimely Support: Documenting the Last Minute Courtney N. Wright, (Faculty sponsor and co- ‘I Like It, I Love It’: Student Papers Public Intellectual ‘Movement’ for DACA author), University of Tennessee 5101 Sponsor: Mass Communication Sara Baugh-Harris, University of Denver The Manipulativeness Nonverbal Behavior Model: Creeds, Credence, and Personal Conviction: Bridging Using Early Childhood Experiences to Predict Sunday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Chair: Melissa M. Smith, Mississippi University for Room: Melody A Critical Rhetorical Scholarship and Action in Faith Nonverbal Behavior in Adults Women Jill Inderstrodt-Stephens, Purdue University Nominating Committee Meeting Communities Space, Place and Media Representations of Disability: A Christian Norman, Middle Georgia State University Creatures of the Culture That We Create: A Postmodern Chair: Victoria Gallagher, SSCA Immediate Past textual Analysis of Speechless Focusing on important social issues that currently receive limit- Perspective of Public Art in Fayetteville, Arkansas President ed attention, this roundtable addresses critical gaps in rhetorical Ashley Elizabeth Clayborn, University of Sunday Jessica Montalvo, University of Southern Florida scholarship, while addressing our scholarly responsibility to apply Arkansas Participants: Immediate Past Chairs of SSCA Discussing Nationality in Major league Baseball our knowledge as public intellectuals. It also serves as a forum for Divisions Broadcasts at the Local and National Levels the audience to engage in discussion about the cross-discipline Zachary Arth, University of Alabama possibilities for social action. 5109 Respondent: Emma Butterworth, University of Sunday • 8:00 am-9:15am 5102 Room: Studio 6B Sunday • 8:00 am-9:15 am North Carolina at Charlotte 5107 Room: Melody B Sunday • 8:00 am-9:15am Musings on Developing a New Debate 2019 Convention Planning Meeting 5105 Room: Studio 5B and Forensics Program: An Examination Number 2 Donald Trump as Rhetorical Muse of both the Difficulties and Successes in Sunday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Starting a New Program Chair: Pamela G. Bourland-Davis, Georgia Southern Room: Studio 4B Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division Sponsor: Argumentation & Forensics Division University, VP Small Teaching: Collaborative Learning Chair: Brandon Inabinet, Furman University from Various Disciplines Chair: Jacob L. Metz, Tennessee Technological All division and interest group planners for 2019 should attend “Donald J. Trump’s Multimodal Southern Strategy and University this meeting or the one on Saturday afternoon at 2:45 pm. Sponsor: Applied Communication the Rhetoric of Americanism” Panelists: Chair: Leigh Ann Johnston, Franciscan Missionaries Erin Jorden, Marshall University Karen Hill Johnson, Volunteer State Community 5103 of Our Lady University Stephen Underhill, Marshall University “Trust Trump’s Truth: A Fantasy Theme Analysis of College Sunday • 8:00 am-9:15 am Leigh Ann Johnston, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Room: Ballroom 2/3 AV Donald Trump’s Rhetorical Vision in Three Major Shaquille O’Neal Marsh, Pellissippi State Community Lady University Speeches” College Current Topics in Performance Studies Virginia Engholm, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Jacqueline Parchois, Texas State University Laurie Rowland, Cleveland State Community College Sponsor: Performance Studies Division Lady University “Justice, and Safety, and Security: A Rhetorical Analysis Becky Richey, Motlow State Community College Zachary Rash, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Patrick Richey, Middle Tennessee State University Chair: Lindsay Greer, University of Southern Indiana of Donald Trump’s Illegal Immigration Address” University Samantha Lloyd, Florida Atlantic University While it is often difficult for established debate and forensics pro- Panelists: Using a panel format with three discussants, faculty from differ- “Building the Wall: Trump and the Rhetorical grams to compete for the attention of students amidst a myriad Lil’ Mama D’: Excerpts From a Black Superhero Arises ent disciplines will share small teaching experiences in the class- Corporeality” of other student organizations seeking student involvement or Danette M. Pugh-Patton, Southern Illinois room, including outcomes. Research is ongoing and will continue for programs to receive necessary funding from their institutions through the Fall 2017 semester. Small teaching initiatives are based Bradley Knox, University of Memphis when budgets are tight, it is even more difficult for new programs University on James Lang’s (2016) text, Small Teaching. Nicholas Bradley, University of Memphis to develop and thrive amidst these and other challenges. This pan- A Dream and the Reality: An Excerpt from My Solo el brings coaches together who have recently worked to develop Performances Ibis and Olu: An Afrofuturist Comic Book Respondent: Kevin Marinelli, Davidson College debate and forensics programs to discuss their successes, their fail- Caleb McKinley-Portee, Southern Illinois 5106 ures, tips they would give other developing programs, and sug- University Sunday • 8:00 am-9:15am gestions as to how established programs can help developing Room: Studio 5A 5108 programs grow. My Collective Memory: Lynching; Capitalism; and Sunday • 8:00 am-9:15am Socialism; And Education And Faith Applying Rhetoric for Social Change: The Room: Studio 6A Prosper Yao Tsikata, Valdosta State University 5110 Responsibility of Rhetoricians to Produce Student Debut Papers in Communication “Summoning the Spirit of Obsolescence: A Post- Practical, Socially Responsive Scholarship Sunday • 8:00 am-9:15am Human Séance Theory Room: Studio 7A Lindsay Greer, University of Southern Indiana Sponsor: Applied Communication Sponsor: Communication Theory Reinterpreting Bodies through Sound Chair: Emily Winderman, North Carolina State A Criticism on The Symbolic Interactionism and Voice in Popular Culture University Communication Theory: A Perspective from An Sponsor: Popular Communication International Student Observing, Analyzing, Presenting, and Making Claims: Ali Hussain Alawi, University of Memphis Chair: Amanda Nell Edgar, University of Memphis Bridging the Academy and Public without Colonizing Emily Kofoed, University of South Carolina Upstate

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The (Unheard) Sound of Music: Affect and the 5112 The Activist CEO: The Effects of Espresso-ing Your “Environmental Heroism, The Frontier, and Renewing Invocatory Drive in Rock and Roll Concerns in Corporate America the Fall: A Comparison of Structure and Myth in Barack Sunday • 8:00am-9:15am Katie Graves, University of Memphis Elizabeth Ashley Clayborn, University of Obama and Donald Trump’s Campaign Speeches” Sunday Room: Studio 11 A/Muse to Agitate: Hozier’s Erotic Polemic in the Arkansas Sam Watson, Baylor University Controversy of Christian Love When the Dog Bites, When the Bee Sergei Kolomeitsev, University of Arkansas “The Collective Guilt of Racialization” Brian Heslop, Coker College Stings: Our Least Favorite Theory to Teach Febriany Sapulet, University of Arkansas Nathan Rothenbaum, University of Georgia Lee Ann Mills, University of Arkansas A Dynasty of Screams: Jamie Lee Curtis and the and How We Handle It “Corporeal Anxiety, Disability, and Masculinity in the Reinterpretation of Maternal Voice on Scream Queens Differences in the Development of Undergraduate and Centers for Disease Control and Sponsor: Community College Division Graduate Student Relationships Kyle Christensen, University of Memphis Prevention Tips From Former Smokers Messages” Claire Strutzenberg, University of Arkansas The Audacity of Disidentification: Tori Covell’s Dance Chair: Brad Bailey, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Jacob Justice, University of Kansas Brittany Maddox, University of Arkansas Performance as Disruption to Audist Concepts of College Taliyah Brooks, University of Arkansas Respondent: William Balthrop, University of North Sunday Sound Panelists: Abbey Williams, University of Arkansas Sarah Mayberry Scott, Arkansas State University Carolina, Chapel Hill David Nelson, Valdosta State University Emily Goff Hoffman, University of Arkansas Richard Bello, Sam Houston State University Respondent: Amanda Nell Edgar, University of A Qualitative Study about Attitudes and Beliefs Dena Horne, Sam Houston State University Memphis Regarding Guns on Campus at the University of 5205 Todd Goen, Christopher Newport University Arkansas Sunday • 9:30-10:45am Monette Callaway, Hinds Community College Xiaoti Fan, University of Arkansas Room: Studio 4B 5111 Stephanie Coopman, San Jose State University Matthew Fey, University of Arkansas Helping Your Students Earn Internships Sunday • 8:00am-9:15am Frances E. Brandau, Sam Houston State University Alshaatha Al-Sharji, University of Arkansas Room: Studio 7B This roundtable continues discussion that began at SSCA-Norfolk Kelly Conley, University of Arkansas Sponsor: Instructional Development Division Access, Education, and Organizational and continued at SSCA-Memphis and many after that. Part V offers Kimberly Snow, University of Arkansas Chair: Zachary Denton, North Carolina A&T State an energizing presentation of how communication professors have Jarred Cuellar, University of Southern California Socialization taken communication theories and designed innovated strategies University Sponsor: Applied Communication for the classroom. Each scholar will open discussion on one of their “Creating A Campus Network: Building Relationships LEAST favorite communication theories in an attempt to provide a 5203 Chair: Carrie Reif-Stice, University of Southern glimpse into one of the hardest to define terms of today: communi- Across Campus to Provide Internships and Sunday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Assistantship Opportunities” Mississippi cation. “My Favorite Communication Theory V” invites participants and audience members to examine said theories, how they are ap- Room: Ballroom 2/3 AV Scott Christen, Tennessee Technological University Educating Citizens for a Pluralistic and Democratic proached in the classroom and how students react to them in the Following our Muse: Expanding the “Nailing the Interview: Tactics and Tips for Before, Society: Homeschooling as Rhetorological Training in a classroom. Come and listen and offer your opinions as well! Performance Studies Curriculum During, and After” Classical Conversations Community Greg Dowell, U.S. House of Representatives Staffer Sponsor: Performance Studies Division Mark Allan Steiner, Christopher Newport 5201 “General Education Oral Communication: Your First University Sunday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Chair: Scott Dillard, Georgia College and State Step to Networking for an Internship” Job Announcements as a Genre of Organizational Room: Melody A University Michelle Garland, University of South Carolina Communication Panelists: Upstate DaJung (DJ) Woo, The University of Tennessee, Committee on Committees Meeting Scott Dillard, Georgia College and State University “From Classroom to Career: Focusing on the Big Knoxville Presiding: Jason Munsell, President Jonathan Gray, Southern Illinois University Picture” Communicating our Scholarship: Examining Academic Participants: Tracy Stephenson Shaffer, Louisiana State University Ryan Goke, Murray State University Cluster Types in Orientation Toward Open Access Pamela G. Bourland-Davis, Vice President Craig Gingrich Philbrook, Southern Illinois University “Researching the Résumé: Hacking the Mass publishing Submission Algorithms” Elizabeth D. Dalton, Middle Tennessee State Victoria Gallagher, Immediate Past President These papers all in their individual way seek to comment on the Jerold L. Hale, Executive Director expansion of the performance studies curriculum. Whether the Stephanie Kelly, North Carolina A&T State University University Carol Tenopir, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Ashli Quesinberry Stokes, Marketing Director courses are offered as introductory courses, upper level courses, or Jennifer A. Samp, SCJ Editor special topics graduate courses, each of the courses is an innova- “Using Service Learning to Jump Start a Career” Lisa Christian, University of Tennessee, Knoxville tion on the curricular offering within performance studies. The pa- Bo-Christer Bjork, Hanken School of Economics Joy Hart, Finance Committee Chair Colleen Mestayer, Tennessee Technological pers each lay out course design and outcomes as well as insights in University Professionalization through Socialization: Student to how this expansion furthers the mission of the individual univer- Conceptualizations of Internships 5202 sity, the program, or the field of performance studies. “What Seemed So Obvious in Kindergarten: Helping Chelsea Beveridge, UNC Charlotte Students Acquire the Necessary Internship (Skills)” Sunday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Michelle T. Violanti, University of Tennessee Thinking like A Leader: Acting as a Colleague Room: Melody B 5204 Mark Hickson, University of Alabama Birmingham We strive to inspire our students to push themselves, and one of Following the Muse with Qualitative Sunday • 9:30 am-10:45 am the ways we can do that is by helping student think towards their Room: 4A future careers. Internships help students not only acquire skills, Respondent: Carrie Reif-Stice, University of Research Musings: Novice Scholars’ they help them network, and they showcase the student’s ability Southern Mississippi Applied Qualitative Research Commended Student Papers to future employers. This panel will discuss ways to build intern- Sponsor: Rhetoric and Public Address Division ship networks on and off campus, teach interviewing skills, as well Sponsor: Applied Communication as craft strategic résumés that help them stand out from the mass- Chair: Patricia Amason, University of Arkansas Chair: John Banister, University of Georgia es online.

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er education institutions use 140 characters that scream at “us” in Chair: Melody Lehn, Sewanee: The University of the 5206 5208 order to try and gain our attention. In order to head off this over- Sunday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Sunday • 9:30 am-10:45 am South whelming noise individuals tend to focus their attention on cer- Sunday Room: Studio 5A Room: Studio 6A tain channels, identifying with those that are most like them, that Panelists: they are familiar with and can, therefore, accept. This glut of in- Beth S. Bennett, University of Alabama Freeing Student Costs: A Collaborative Gotta Catch ‘Em All: Struggles and formation brings with it new opportunities and challenges to find Look at Developing Departmental Strategies to Attract Communication new ways in which to battle for the scarce resource of attention. Jamie Capuzza, University of Mount Union Textbooks Studies Majors Therefore, recognizing the dependence students have on mo- Antonio de Velasco, University of Memphis bile devices now offers communication instructors a challenge in Robert N. Gaines, University of Alabama Sponsor: Applied Communication Sponsor: Association for Communication teaching students how to critically analyze the information they Peter A. O’Connell, University of Georgia are presented with. Chair: Leigh Ann Johnston, Franciscan Missionaries Administrators Sean Patrick O’Rourke, Sewanee: The University of People make decisions about what is valuable to them based on the South of Our Lady University Chair: Cole Franklin, East Texas Baptist University the information provided. When we consider how critical analy- ses of an advertisement is generally taught the one thing many Representative of diverse institutions in and beyond the South, Sunday Leigh Ann Johnston, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Participants: instructors forget to examine is the medium through which stu- panelists will consider and assess the present state of education in Lady University Cole Franklin, East Texas Baptist University dents are exposed to those advertisements. Which begs the the history of rhetoric. After panelists offer brief (5-minute) posi- Barbara Tucker, Dalton State College Scot Loyd, Oklahoma Baptist University question. . . how do we, as communication instructors, teach tion statements on undergraduate- and graduate-level programs Amy Mendes, Dalton State College Patrick G. Richey, Middle Tennessee State University our students who to critically analyze advertisements, or for that in the field, they will engage the audience in discussion of the is- matter, the information students are exposed to depending on sues raised. Benefits and challenges of Open Educational Resources (OER). Pan- Jeff Sorrels, East Texas Baptist University the medium? elists present research from multiple perspectives on adopting free Nakia Welch, San Jacinto College and extremely low-cost options for classroom instruction. This panel will offer ways in which critical analysis is currently be- In the shifting world of higher education, many departments are ing taught. Offering suggestions as to how instructors can imple- 5212 pressured to recruit majors in order to justify their size and funding. ment them in their own classes. Sunday • 9:30-10:45 While communication scholars and faculty understand the impor- Room: Studio 11 5207 tance of communication and know that communication skills are Sunday • 9:30 am-10:45 am the most important skill employers are seeking in college gradu- 5210 Negotiating Identity in Intercultural Room: Studio 5B ates, many departments still find it difficult to recruit majors be- Contexts cause students do not see a clear career path tied to the discipline Sunday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Musing About the Important Role as they do with many other majors. Panelists will address struggles Room: Studio 7A Public Relations Plays In Developing with and strategies to attract majors at their respective institutions Time and Place Committee Meeting Sponsor: Intercultural Communication Division & Sustaining the Culture Of An thus advocating for our discipline’s relevance and place whether it be at a community college, small private universities, or larger pub- Participants: Chair: Margaret D’Silva, University of Louisville Organization lic universities. In accordance with the conference theme of “Muses Jason Edward Black, University of North Carolina, Sponsor: Public Relations Division and Musings”, this roundtable discussion will seek to provoke inspi- Charlotte The Goals of ICC: Revisiting a Problem Textbook ration for those in attendance. Audience input and discussion will Ramesh Rao, Columbus State University Chair: Dr. Lisa Fall, Pellissippi State Community also be encouraged. Frances Brandau, Sam Houston State University What Counts as Diasporic Citizenship?: An Ethnographic College Kathryn E. Anthony, University of Southern Mississippi Case Study of the Indian Diaspora in the US Panelists: 5209 Renu Pariyadath, University of South Carolina Brigitta R. Brunner, Auburn University Sunday • 9:30 am-10:45 am Upstate Lisa T. Fall, Pellissippi State Community College Room: Studio 6B 5211 Beverly Graham, Georgia Southern University Sunday • 9:30-10:45am Respondent: Jon Braddy, Florida Gulf Coast Inspiring Students to Critically Analyze Room: 7B University Pamela Bourland-Davis, Georgia Southern University Information from Advertisements to Christie M. Kleinmann, Belmont University Tweets and Everything in Between The Present State of Graduate and Kellie Toon, Pellissippi State Community College Undergraduate Education in the History Regardless of the industry – strong internal relationship manage- Sponsor: Community College Division of Rhetoric ment serves as the glue that binds an organization together. Public Chair: Karen J. Freberg, University of Louisville relations management is the dominant adhesive and plays a cru- Sponsor: American Society for the History of cial role in maintaining an organization’s culture. This culture must “Teaching Advertising Using Gaming and Virtual Rhetoric be carefully crafted and nurtured. This panel will provide a creative Realities.” copulation of discussions to demonstrate how public relations cre- ates, influences and strengthens organizational culture. It includes Kathy Keltner Previs, Eastern Kentucky University a theoretical perspective that focuses on the four areas of internal “Looking for the Social Blueprint: Using the public relations’ conscience (civic professionalism, corporate social Introductory Course to Develop Public Relations responsibility, ethics, and public interest communication) in rela- Literacy” tion to organizational culture. It also provides a practical perspec- Kevin S. Trowbridge, Belmont University tive that revolves around the discussion of culture codes, rituals, Thank you for being part of SSCA! Safe travels! rites and events that help provide the unique internal environment “Audience Influence: Teaching Students the to which a culture lives. A program illustration is also used to sup- Importance of Critical Analysis” port the premise that enculturation is critical to bringing new em- Sabrina Page, Walters State Community College On the road again… ployee stakeholders into the organizational mix. 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ASSOCIATION OFFICERS CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE MINORITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AWARD Vice Chair Elect Chair: Linda DiDesidro, Marine Corps University Chair: Linda Vangelis, Christopher Newport University Nick Rangel, Houston Community College Immediate Past President Lesli K. Pace, University of Louisiana Monroe John Haas, University of Tennessee Secretary Roseann M. Mandziuk, Texas State University Bill Trapani, Florida Atlantic University Cynthia Nixon, Furman University Dena Horne, Sam Houston State University President FINANCE SUZANNE OSBORN COMMUNITY COLLEGE OUTSTANDING Victoria Gallagher, North Carolina State University Chair: Joy Hart, University of Louisville EDUCATOR AWARD FREEDOM OF SPEECH 1st Vice President/Convention Planner Wendy Atkins-Sayre, University of Southern Mississippi Chair: Monette Callaway, Hinds Community College Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative Jason Munsell, Columbia College South Carolina Aiken Jennifer Mize Smith, Western Kentucky University Deborah Hefferin, Broward Community College David Dewberry, Rider University Rick Falvo, El Paso Community College 2nd Vice President/Undergraduate Honors Convention Planner NOMINATING COMMITTEE Chair Pamela Bourland-Davis, Georgia Southern University Chair: Victoria Gallagher, North Carolina State University J. DONALD RAGSDALE AWARD FOR MENTORING Grant Cos,Rochester Institute of Technology PUBLICATIONS Chair: Andrew Pyle, Clemson University Executive Director Rick Bello, Sam Houston State University Vice Chair / Program Planner Jerry Hale, College of Charleston Chair: Janie Harden Fritz, Duquesne University John Drew, Adelphi University Dan Grano, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Brandon Inabinet, Furman University Past Executive Director Beth Goodier, College of Charleston ROSE B. JOHNSON SCJ ARTICLE AWARD Vice Chair Elect Carl Cates, Arkansas State University Pat Arneson, Duquesne University RESOLUTIONS Chair: Jennifer Samp, SCJ Editor, University of Georgia SCJ Editor Chair: Chris Patti, Appalachian State University Secretary Jennifer A. Samp, University of Georgia Larry Moore, Auburn University at Montgomery SSCA DIVISIONS Rebekah Fox, Texas Tech University Marketing Director Corey Hickerson, James Madison University Ashli Quesinberry Stokes, University of North Carolina, Charlotte GENDER STUDIES RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT APPLIED COMMUNICATION Finance Chair Chair: Abby Brooks, Georgia Southern University Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating CommitteeRepresentative Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative Joy Hart, University of Louisville Melissa Smith, Mississippi University For Women Leland Spencer, Miami University Raymond Ozley, University of Montevallo Mary Beth Asbury, Middle Tennessee State University Chair Jason Black, University of North Carolina Charlotte Chair Linda Levitt, Stephen F. Austin University SSCA REPRESENTATIVES TO NCA Frances Brandau, Sam Houston State University Kathryn Anthony, University of Southern Mississippi Carl Cates, Valdosta State University Vice Chair / Program Planner Vice Chair / Program Planner SSCA K-12 REPRESENTATIVE Gina Ercolini, University of South Carolina Ashton Mouton, Stephen F. Austin University Kristy Cates, Paragould High School Andrew Pyle, Clemson University TIME AND PLACE Vice Chair Elect SSCA COMMUNITY COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE Chair: Jason Black, University of Alabama ARGUMENTATION AND FORENSICS Beth Bradford, Florida Southern College Nakia Welch, San Jacinto Community College Frances Brandau, Sam Houston State University Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative Secretary SSCA 4 YEAR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVE Kathryn Anthony, Southern Mississippi University Kevin Bryant, University of Southern Mississippi Caroline Sawyer, Florida Southern College Linda Jurczak, Valdosta State University ROSE B. JOHNSON SCJ ARTICLE AWARD Chair INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT NCA NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE SCJ Editor and Editorial Board Adam Key,Texas A&M University Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative Mary Stuckey, Pennsylvania State University DWIGHT L. FRESHLEY OUTSTANDING NEW TEACHER AWARD Vice Chair / Program Planner linda pysher jurczak, Valdosta State University NCA SPECTRA REPRESENTATIVE Chair: Linda Jurczak, Valdosta State University Keven J. Rudrow, University of Memphis Brigitta Brunner, Auburn University Margart D’Silva, University of Louisville Chair Vanessa Beasley, Vanderbilt University Vice Chair Elect Michelle Epstein Garland, University of South Carolina Upstate Aaron Dechant, University of Memphis THE JOHN I. SISCO EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD Vice Chair / Program Planner 2015-2016 SSCA COMMITTEES Chair: Jennifer Samp, University of Georgia Secretary Scott Christen, Tennessee Technological University Cynthia KingLeeman, Furman University Chris Vincent, Louisiana State University STANDING COMMITTEES Emily Winderman, North Carolina State University INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION THEORY COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES JANICE HOCKER RUSHING EARLY CAREER RESEARCH AWARD Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative Immediate Past President Chair: Pavica Sheldon, University of Alabama at Huntsville Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative Mary Grace Anthony, Western Washington University Shaughn Keaton, Young Harris College Roseann M. Mandziuk, Texas State University Rebekah Fox, Texas State University Chair Terry Thibedeaux, Sam Houston State University President Chair Hsiu-Jung “Mindy” Chang, University of Alabama Michelle Violanti, University of Tennessee Victoria Gallagher, North Carolina State University OUTREACH AWARD Vice Chair / Program Planner Chair: Tina Harris, University of Georgia 1st Vice President/Convention Planner Vice Chair / Program Planner Mary M. Meares, University of Alabama Beth Eschenfelder, University of Tampa Jason Munsell, Columbia College South Carolina Aiken Phillip Madison, Louisiana State University Leland Spencer, Miami University Vice Chair Elect 2nd Vice President/Undergraduate Honors Convention Planner Vice Chair Elect Jill Bergeron, University of Tennessee T. EARLE JOHNSON – EDWIN PAGET DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Pamela Bourland-Davis, Georgia Southern University Michael Kotowski, University of Tennessee, Knoxville AWARD Secretary Executive Director Chair: Charles Tardy, University of Southern Mississippi Secretary Jon Braddy, Florida Golf Coast University Jerry Hale, College of Charleston Trudy Hanson, West Texas A&M University Sherry Ford, University of Montevallo INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION Past Executive Director Jim Kuypers, Virginia Tech University COMMUNITY COLLEGE Carl Cates, Arkansas State University MICHAEL M. OSBORN TEACHER-SCHOLAR AWARD Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative Chair: Stephanie Coopman , San Jose State University Carrie West, Schreiner University SCJ Editor Nakia Welch, San Jacinto College Jennifer A. Samp, University of Georgia Ann Burnette, Texas State University Chair Mary Stuckey, Penn State University Chair Fran Dickson, Eastern Kentuckey University Marketing Director Monette Callaway, Hinds Community College Ashli Quesinberry Stokes, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Vice Chair / Program Planner Vice Chair / Program Planner Gary Beck, Old Dominion University Finance Chair Laurie Metcalf, Blinn College Joy Hart, University of Louisville

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LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION Vice Chair Elect PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS OF COMMUNICATION 1957 - Mary Louise Gehring, Stetson University Brigitta Brunner, Auburu 1961 - L. L. Zimmerman, University of Florida Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative Immediate Past-Chair Craig Stewart, University of Memphis Secretary Molly Stoltz, Valdosta State University 1962 - Kevin Kearney, University of South Florida Michelle Groaver, Georgia Southern 1963 - Dwight L. Freshley, University of Georgia Chair Chair 1966 - Kevin Kearney, University of South Florida Jelena Petrovic, Stetson University RHETORIC AND PUBLIC ADDRESS Pat Arneson, Duquesne University 1969 - Julian Burroughs, Jr., Wake Forrest University Vice Chair / Program Planner Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative STATE ASSOCIATION 1972 - Jerry L. Tarver, University of Richmond Lori Stallings, University of Memphis Meredith Bagley, University of Alabama 1975 - G. Allan Yeomans, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Chair 1978 - W. Stuart Towns, University of West Florida MASS COMMUNICATION Chair John Saunders, Central Arkansas University 1981 - John I. Sisco, University of South Florida Lisa Corrigan, University of Arkansas Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative Vice-chair 1985 - Howard Dorgan, Appalachian State University Melissa Smith, Mississippi University for Women Vice Chair / Program Planner Darrell Roe, Eastern New Mexico University 1990 - Susan A. Siltanen, University of Southern Mississippi Kevin Marinelli, Davidson College Chair Vice-chair Elect 1995 - Richard R. Ranta, University of Memphis Brian Brantley, Texas A&M - San Antonio Keith Perry, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 2000 - Hal W. Fulmer, Georgia Southern University SOUTHERN ARGUMENTATION AND FORENSICS 2005 - J. Emmett Winn, Auburn University Vice Chair / Program Planner Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative Secretary 2010 - Carl M. Cates, Valdosta State University Dean Cummings, Georgia Southern University Brad Bailey, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Patrick Wheaton, Georgia Southern University 2015 - Jerold L. Hale, College of Charleston PERFORMANCE STUDIES Chair Kevin Bryant, University of Southern Mississippi Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative SSCA CHARTER MEMBERS SOUTHERN COMMUNICATION Brianne Waychoff, CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Vice Chair / Program Planner JOURNAL EDITORS Adam Key, Texas A&M University MAY 2, 1930 Chair BIRMINGHAM, AL Danielle Dick McGeough, University of Northern Iowa Vice Chair Elect Annie Boyett, Howard College 1935 - Rose B. Johnson, Woodlawn High School, Birmingham, Alabama Keven Rudrow, University of Memphis Vice Chair Ellen Haven Gould, Alabama College 1938 - Robert B. Capel, Hendrix College Sarah Jackson, Southern University at New Orleans Secretary Rose B. Johnson, Woodlawn High School (Ala.) 1942 - Claude Kantner, Louisiana State University Chris Vincent, Louisiana State University 1944 - Claude Shaver, Louisiana State University Vice Chair Elect T. Earle Johnson, University of Alabama Mrs. Earle G. McLin, Birmingham Southern College 1948 - Dallas Dickey, University of Florida Ariel Grath, Georgia College and State University 1951 - Howard Townsend, University of Texas, Austin Helen Osbond, Alabama College Secretary SSCA INTEREST GROUPS 1954 - Douglas inger, University of Florida Edwin Paget, North Carolina State College Jade Huell, California State Northridge 1957 - Charles Getchell, University of Mississippi De Witt Ashton, Mississippi State College for Women ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION ADMINISTRATORS (ACA) 1960 - Eugene White, University of Miami Virgil Baker, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville POLITICAL COMMUNICATION 1961 - Owen Peterson, Louisiana State University Immediate Past-Chair Marvin G. Bauer, Washington & Lee University Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative Cole Franklin, East Texas Baptist University 1966 - Gregg Phifer, Florida State University Mrs. Artemus Calloway Darrell Roe, Eastern New Mexico University 1969 - Dwight L. Freshley, University of Georgia Chair H. P. Constans, University of Florida 1972 - BerEhnt E. Bradley, Auburn University Chair Nelle Bedner, Central Arkansas University Mildred Ford, Montgomery, Alabama Marcus J. Coleman, University of Southern Mississippi 1975 - Ralph T. Eubanks, University of West Florida Vice Chair / Program Planner Frances Gooch, Scott College 1978 - Jerry E. Tarver, University of Richmond Vice Chair / Program Planner Pam Bourland-Davis, Georgia Southern Wilhelmina Hedde, Sunset High School in Texas 1981 - Howard Dorgan, Appalachian State University Nick Rangel, Houston Community College F. D. Mellen AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC 1984 - Martha M. Solomon, Auburn University Vice Chair Elect Vera Alice Paul, State Teachers College, Athens, Georgia 1987 - Dale G. Leathers, University of Georgia Ryan Neville-Shepard, University of Arkansas Immediate Past-Chair J. W. Raine, Berea College 1990 - Keith V. Erickson, University of Southern Mississippi Secretary Melody Lehn, University of South Carolina - Extended University John D. Shaver, Alabama Polytechnic Institute 1993 - Andrew A. King, Louisiana State University Rico Self, Louisiana State University Chair Nan Stephens, Agnes Scott College 1996 - Craig Allen Smith, University of North Carolina, Greensboro Jefferson Walker, Louisianna Tech University Irving Stover, Stetson University 1999 - Kenneth Cissna, University of South Florida POPULAR COMMUNICATION E. Turner Stump, Marshall College Vice Chair / Program Planner 2003 - Joy Hart, University of Louisville Laura Suydom, Alabama Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative Andrew Johnson, University of Memphis 2006 - John C. Meyer, University of Southern Mississippi Dave Nelson, Valdosta State University Claude M. Wise, Louisiana State University 2009 - Mary Stuckey, Georgia State University 2012 - J.D. Ragsdale, Sam Houston State University Chair ETHNOGRAPHY 2015 - Leroy Dorsey, University of Memphis Emily Ryalls, Mississippi State University Immediate Past Chair SSCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS 2018 - Jennifer A. Samp, University of Georgia Vice Chair / Program Planner Deborah Cunningham Breede, Coastal Carolina University Garrett Castleberry, Oklahoma City University Chair 1930 - T. Earle Johnson, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 1931 - M. F. Evan, Alabama 1933 Louise A. Blymer, Berea College Secretary Cara Mackie, Florida Southern College SSCA PRESIDENTS 1935 - T. Earle Johnson, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Garrett Castleberry, Oklahoma City University Vice-Chair Elizabeth Stephens, Middle Tennessee State University 1936 - A. A. Hopkins, University of Florida 1930 - Edwin Paget, North Carolina State University PUBLIC RELATIONS 1938 - Louis H. Swain, Furman University 1931 - Edwin Paget, North Carolina State University 1941 - A. C. LaFollette, Murray State College 1932 - Frances K. Gooch, Agnes Scott College Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative KENNETH BURKE SOCIETY 1944 - George Neely, Marion Institute 1933 - Henry P. Constans, University of Florida Christopher J. McCollough, Columbus State University Immediate Past-Chair 1945 - George Totten, Southwestern at Memphis 1934 - C. M. Wise, Louisiana State University Ryan McGeough, University of Northern Iowa Chair 1948 - J. T. Daniel, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 1935 - Rose B. Johnson, Woodlawn High School (Alabama) Ashli Stokes, University of North Carolina - Charlotte Chair 1949 - T. Earle Johnson, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 1936 - Giles W. Gray, Louisiana State University 1937 - Orville C. Miller, Vanderbilt University Vice Chair / Program Planner Ryan McGeough, Northern Iowa University 1953 - Delwin Dusenbury, University of Florida 1938 - James Watt Raine, Berea College Amber Smallwood, University of West Georgia Vice Chair / Program Planner 1955 - Paul Brandes, University of Southern Mississippi Jonathan Broussard, Louisiana State University

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1939 - T. Earle Johnson, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 2002 - Katherine W. Hawkins, Wichita State University DWIGHT L. FRESHLEY OUTSTANDING NEW TEACHER 1997 - William Bailey, University of Arizona 1940 - Louise A. Sawyer, Georgia State Women’s College 2003 - Marilyn Young, Florida State University AWARD honors SSCA members who have demonstrated teaching 1996 - Jill Taft Kaufman, Central Michigan University 1941 - Dallas C. Dickey, University of Florida 2004 - Terry Thibodeaux, Sam Houston State University excellence early in their careers. Nominees must teach courses in 1995 - Abran J. Salazar, Texas A & M University Albert M. Harris, Vanderbilt University (Honorary) 2005 - Kenneth N. Cissna, University of South Florida communication and have taught full- time for at least two and not Samuel L. Becker, University of Iowa 1942 - Leroy Lewis, Duke University 2006 - Charles H. Tardy, University of Southern Mississippi more than five years. In addition to the requirements noted above, Virginia Daughety, University of Iowa 1943 - Paul L. Soper, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2007 - Craig Allen Smith, North Carolina State University each nominee must submit a statement of not more than 500 words 1994 - Calvin M. Logue, University of Georgia 1944 - Robert B. Capel, Northwestern State College 2008 - Jerry Hale, University of Georgia on his or her “Philosophy and Practice of Teaching.” Thurmon Garner, University of Georgia 1945 - Robert B. Capel, Northwestern State College 2009 - Patricia Amason, University of Arkansas 1993 - Dilip Parameshwar Gaonkar, University of Illinois 2017 - Shanshan Lou 1946 - Hazel Abbot, Converse College 2010 - Tom Socha, Old Dominion University 1987 - Charles R. Conrad, Texas A & M University 2016 - Ryan McGeough 1947 - Lester L. Hale, University of Florida 2011 - Frances Brandau-Brown, Sam Houston State University 1984 - David Zarefsky, Northwestern University 2015 - Mary Beth Asbury 1948- Charles A. McGlon, Baptist Theological Seminary 2012 - Monette Callaway, Hinds Community College 2014 - Siobhan Smith, University of Louisville 1949 - Glenn R. Capp, Baylor University 2013 - John C. Meyer, University of Southern Mississippi T. EARLE JOHNSON-EDWIN PAGET DISTINGUISHED 2013 - David P. Terry, San Jose State University 1950 - Claude L. Shaver, Louisiana State University 2014 - John Haas, University of Tennessee SERVICE AWARD honors SSCA members who, through their 2012 - Casey Malone Maugh, University of Southern Mississippi - Gulf Coast 1951 - Betty May Collins, Memphis Technological High School 2015 - Jean DeHart, Appalachian State University service and leadership to the Association and the profession, have 2011 - Minsun Shim, University of Georgia 1952 - Batsell B. Baxter, David Lipscomb College 2016 - Roseann M. Mandziuk, Texas State University made significant contributions and merit recognition. 2010 - Lora B. Helvie-Mason, Southern University at New Orleans 1953 - Charles M. Getchell, University of Mississippi 2017 - Victoria Gallagher, North Carolina State University 2009 - Deborah Cunningham Walker, Coastal Carolina University 2017 - Carl Cates 1954 - Louise Davison, Davison School of Speech Correction 2008 - Monica Pombo, Appalachian State University 2016 - Charles H. Tardy 1955 - Frank B. Davis, Alabama Polytechnic Institute 2007 - Billy Wooten, Berea College 2015 - John Meyer 1956 - Elton Abernathy, Southwest Texas State University AWARD RECIPIENTS 2006 - Marcyrose Chvasta, University of South Florida 2014 - J. Donald Ragsdale, Sam Houston State University 1957 - Thomas R. Lewis, Florida State University 2005 - Daryl W. Wiesman, Clemson University 2013 - Emmet Winn, Auburn University 1958 - H. Hardy Perritt, University of Alabama ROBERT BOSTROM YOUNG SCHOLAR AWARD honors the 2004 - Kandi L. Walker, University of Louisville 2012 - Trudy Hanson, West Texas A&M University 1959 - McDonald Held, Howard Payne College most outstanding paper submitted to the convention each year by a 2003 - None given 2011 - Michael and Suzanne Osborn, University of Memphis 1960 - Joseph C. Wetherby, Duke University graduate student. The recipient of this award is determined by the 2002 - Frances Brandau-Brown, Sam Houston State University 2010 - Mark Hickson III, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1961 - William S. Smith, Auburn University Vice President through a process established by the Vice President. 2001 - Melanie Morgan, University of Louisville 2009 - Thomas Frentz, University of Arkansas 1962 - Roy E. Tew, University of Florida 2017 - Cody R. Hawley 2000 - Vanessa Beasley, Texas A & M University 2008 - None given 1963 - Roy D. Murphy, University of Southwestern Louisiana 2016 - Daniel P. Overton 1999 - Karla K. Jensen, Texas Tech University 2007 - Kenneth Cissna, University of South Florida 1964 - Carroll B. Ellis, David Lipscomb College 2015 - Jonathan M. Broussard 1998 - Charla Markhum Shaw, University of Texas, Arlington 2006 - Marilyn Young, Florida State University 1965 - James E. Popvich, University of South Florida 2014 - Nick J. Sciullo, Georgia State University 1997 - None given 2005 - None given 1966 - Franklin Shirley, Wake Forrest University 2012 - Jennifer Lynne Cronin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1996 - Carl M. Cates, Valdosta State University 2004 - Mary Evelyn Collins, Sam Houston State University 1967 - L. L. Zimmerman, University of Florida 2012 - Timothy B. Worley, University of Georgia 1995 - Enrique D. Rigsby, Texas A & M University 2003 - Richard L. Conville, University of Southern Mississippi 1968 - Marguerite Metcalf, Catholic High School (Arkansas) 2011 - Ryan Erik McGeough, Louisiana State University 2002 - Nina-Jo Moore, Appalachian State University 1969 - Waldo W. Braden, Louisiana State University 2010 - Carly T. McKenzie, University of Alabama ROSE B. JOHNSON SCJ ARTICLE AWARD honors the author 2001 - Richard Ranta, University of Memphis 1970 - Gregg Phifer, Florida State University Cynthia Nichols, University of Alabama or authors of an outstanding, significant article published in the 2000 - Susan Siltanen, University of Southern Mississippi 1971 - E. Samuel Dudley, Mississippi State University 2009 - Lauren Reichart, University of Alabama Southern Communication Journal. The recipient of this award is 1999 - Bert Bradley, Auburn University 1972 - John I. Sisco, University of South Florida 2008 - None given determined by the Editor and editorial board of SCJ through a process 1998 - Keith Erickson, University of Southern Mississippi 1973 - Wayne N. Thompson, University of Houston 2007 - Anna Turnage, North Carolina State University established by the Editor. 1997 - Jerry Tarver, University of Richmond 1974 - Dwight L. Freshley, University of Georgia 2006 - Zac Gershberg, Louisiana State University 1996 - Dwight Freshley, University of Georgia 1975 - Beverly Whitaker Long, University of Texas, Austin 2017 - Lisa A. Flores and Christy-Dale L. Sims 2005 - Carey L. Powers, City University of New York Gregg Phifer, Florida State University 1976 - Calvin M. Logue, University of Georgia 2016 - Zoë Hess Carney & Mary E. Stuckey 2004 - Kelli L. Fellows, University of Georgia 1995 - Howard Dorgan, Appalachian State University 1977 - J. Donald Ragsdale, Louisiana State University 2015 - Kathleen Hunt 2003 - Kelli L. Fellows, University of Georgia 1994 - John I. Sisco, Southwest Missouri State University 1978 - Bert E. Bradley, Auburn University 2014 - Patricia Davis, Georgia State University 2002 - Mark A. Williams, Texas A & M University 1979 - Carl L. Kell, Western Kentucky University 2013 - Wendy Atkins-Sayre, University of Southern Mississippi 2001 - William Harlow, Texas A & M University MINORITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AWARD honors 1980 - Mary Frances Hopkins, Louisiana State University 2012 - Page Toller, University of Nebraska-Omaha 2000 - Pat Ferguson, University of Memphis institutions that have demonstrated noteworthy commitment to the 1981 - Ralph T. Eubanks, University of West Florida 2011 - Daniel A. Grano, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1999 - Martin Carcasson, Texas A & M University recruitment and retention of minority students for their campuses. 1982 - Michael M. Osborn, University of Memphis 2010 - Deborah Thomson, East Carolina University 1998 - Christie Trinastich, University of Texas, Austin 1983 - Jerry L. Tarver, University of Richmond 2009 - Christina R. Foust, University of Denver 2017 - Department of Communication Studies, Furman University 1997 - Preston Coleman, University of Iowa 1984 - Dale G. Leathers, University of Georgia 2008 - James J. Kimble, Seton Hall University 2016 - Department of Communication, University of Louisiana - 1996 - Garth Pauley, Penn State University 1985 - Robert N. Bostrom, University of Kentucky 2007 - Todd McDorman, Wabash College Lafayette 1995 - Dionel Cotanda, University of South Florida 1986 - Keith V. Erickson, University of Southern Mississippi 2006 - Katherine Hendrix, University of Memphis 2015 - Department of Applied Communication, University of 1994 - Raka Shome, University of Georgia 1987 - Richard R. Ranta, University of Memphis 2005 - Michael Waltman, University of North Carolina Arkansas at Little Rock 1993 - E. M. I. Sefcovic, University of Georgia 1988 - Martha Solomon, Auburn University 2004 - Carol B. Mills, Northern Illinois University 2016 - University of Louisiana - Lafayette 1992 - Kathryn Greene, University of Georgia 1989 - James L. Applegate, University of Kentucky Austin S. Babrow, Purdue University 2015 - None given Rhonda G. Parker, University of Georgia 1990 - E. Culpepper Clark, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 2003 - Kathryn M. Olsen, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 2014 - None given 1991 - Kim E. Freeman, University of Florida 1991 - Howard Dorgan, Appalachian State University 2002 - Suzanne Fitch, Southwest Texas State University 2013 - School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University 1990 - Cindy J. Kistenberg, Louisiana State University 1992 - Lawrence A. Hosman, University of Southern Mississippi Roseann M. Mandziuk, Southwest Texas State University of Southern Mississippi Krystyna Strzyzewski, University of Arizona 1993 - Navita Cummings James, University of South Florida 2001 - John R. Stewart and Karen Zediker, University of Washington 2012 - None given 1989 - Regina M. Hoffman, Louisiana State University 1994 - Thomas S. Frentz, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 2000 - Jacquline Bacon 2011 - None given 1988 - Roy J. Schwartzman, University of Iowa 1995 - Lynne M. Webb, University of Memphis 1999 - Michael Pfau, University of Wisconsin 2010 - Department of Communication Studies, The University of 1987 - Stephanie Zimmerman, University of Kentucky 1996 - Nina-Jo Moore, Appalachian State University Patricia Moy, University of Wisconsin North Carolina at Charlotte 1997 - Renee Edwards, Louisiana State University Barry Radler, University of Wisconsin 2009 - Department of Communication and Journalism, College of 1998 - Susan Siltanen, University of Southern Mississippi Michael K. Bridgeman, University of Wisconsin Liberal Arts, Auburn University 1999 - Gary A. Copeland, University of Alabama 1998 - Robert E. Terrill, Indiana University 2008 - None given 2000 - Mary Evelyn Collins, Sam Houston State University David Zarefsky, Northwestern University 2007 - None given 2001 - Trudy L. Hanson, West Texas A & M University Marouf Hasian, Jr., Arizona State University 2006 - None given Lisa A. Flores, Arizona State University

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MICHAEL M. OSBORN TEACHER-SCHOLAR AWARD honors JANICE HOCKER RUSHING EARLY CAREER RESEARCH 2003 - Andrew Thomas Ross, George Washington University 2001 - Ralph Behnke, Texas Christian University SSCA members who have balanced professional careers, having AWARD honors SSCA members who have demonstrated exceptional 2002 - Cynthia Ledford, University of Kentucky 2000 - Lynne M. Webb, University of Arkansas achieved excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. scholarly ability through research and publication early in their academic 2001 - Sara Bakker, George Washington University 1999 - Joann Keyton, University of Memphis 2000 - Melanie Dotson, Samford University 1998 - Charles H. Tardy, University of Southern Mississippi 2017 - Richard Leeman careers. Nominees must be untenured, assistant professors in the field of 1999 - Mark T. Witko, University of Wyoming 1997 - Renee Edwards, Louisiana State University 2016 - Mary Stuckey communication, and no more than five years shall have passed between 1998 - Kevin Hooper, North Carolina State University 1996 - James L. Applegate, University of Kentucky 2015 - Lynne Webb nominee’s appointment to the rank of assistant professor (or receipt of 1997 - Amy Tilton, University of Texas, Corpus Christi 1995 - Mark L. Knapp, University of Texas 2104 - Roseann Manduziuk, Texas State University terminal degree) and the time of the award. In addition, nominees must 1996 - Andrea Doughty and Kelli Jones, University of Alabama at 1994 - Theodore Clevenger, Jr., Florida State University 2013 - Kenneth N. Cissna, University of South Florida have participated in the program of the annual convention at least twice Birmingham 2012 - Katherine Hendrix, University of Memphis (or participated once in the convention program and published an article 1995 - Blaine Hummel and Garret Ulosevich, Trinity University GENDER STUDIES SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR 2011 - Kathleen J. Turner, Davidson College in the Southern Communication Journal). In addition to the requirements 1994 - Gerard Pfannensteil, Trinity University 2010 - Jerry Hale, University of Georgia noted above, a maximum of three (3) representative publications by the 2017 - Pat Arnesen 1993 - Joshua Boyd, David Lipscomb University 2009 - None given nominee must be submitted. 2016 - None given 1992 - Lorice Evans, Trinity University 2008 - Art Bochner, University of South Florida 2017- Leland Spencer 2015 - Jason Edward Black, University of Maryland 2014 - None given 2007 - Martin Medhurst, Baylor University 2016 - Shaughan A. Keaton JOHN I. SISCO EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD honors 2006 - None given 2015 - Pavica Sheldon 2013 - Jane Jorgenson, University of South Florida SSCA members who have consistently demonstrated excellence in 2012 - None given 2005 - Marilyn Young, Florida State University 2014 - Rebekah Fox, Texas State University teaching communication throughout their academic careers. Nominees 2004 - Julia T. Woods, University of North Carolina Po-Lin Pan, Arkansas State University 2011 - Marion Meyers, Georgia State University must be employed full-time teaching courses in communication for a 2010 - Janis Edwards, University of Alabama 2003 - Robert E. Denton, Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute 2013 - Graham Bodie, Louisiana State University minimum of ten years. In addition to the requirements noted above, 2002 - None given E. Johanna Hartelius, University of Pittsburgh 2009 - Carole Blair, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill each nominee must submit a statement of not more than 500 words on 2008 - Roseann M. Mandziuk, Texas State University 2001 - Janice Rushing, University of Arkansas 2012 - Megan Foley, Mississippi State University his or her “Philosophy and Practice of Teaching.” 2000 - None given Brandon Inabinet, Furman University 2007 - Julia T. Wood, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1999 - Ronald H. Carpenter, University of Florida 2011 - Ambar Basu, University of South Florida 2017- Christina L. Moss 2006 - Elizabeth Allen Bell, University of South Florida 1998 - Mary Frances Hopkins (emeritus), Louisiana State University 2010 - None given 2016 - Ann Burnette 2005 - Sonja K. Foss, University of Colorado at Denver 1997 - Tom Frentz, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 2009 - Dan Grano, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2015 - Carol Thompson Karen A. Foss, University of New Mexico 1996 - None given Ashli Q. Stokes, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2014 - Leigh Anne Howard, University of Southern Illinois 2004 - Donna Nudd, Florida State University 1995 - Beverly Whitaker Long, University of North Carolina, 2008 - Jason Edward Black, University of Alabama 2013 - Michael I. Arrington, University of Kentucky 2003 - None given Chapel Hill Cris Davis, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2012 - Jennifer A. Samp, Auburn University 2002 - Diana K. Ivy, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi 1994 - Michael M. Osborn, University of Memphis 2007 - Elissa Foster, San Jose State University 2011 - Barbara Biesecker, University of Georgia 2001 - Lynne Webb, University of Arkansas 2006 - Stacy Holman Jones, University of South Florida 2010 - Deanna Dannels, North Carolina State University 2000 - None given OUTREACH AWARD honors SSCA members who have made 2005 - Arthur Raney, Florida State University 2009 - Sean O’Rourke, Furman University 1999 - Trudy L. Hanson, West Texas A&M University significant contributions to the profession by facilitating the success and 2004 - Michael I. Arrington, Ohio University 2008 - Joy Hart, University of Louisville 1998 - Katherine Hawkins, Wichita State University access of under-represented populations or the integration of specific 2003 - Kevin Wright, University of Memphis 2007 - Elizabeth Bell, University of South Florida 1997 - Susan Stiltanen, University of Southern Mississippi groups of students, professionals, or scholars into the communication 2002 - None given 2006 - Mary E. Stuckey, Georgia State University 1996 - Marsha Vanderford, University of South Florida discipline or professional organizations. The significant contribution may 2001 - None given 2005 - None Given 1995 - Renee Edwards, Louisiana State University be the initiation of a major activity, the completion of a major project, or 2000 - None given 2004 - Stephen Braden, Georgia State University 1994 - Julia T. Wood, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill represent a lifetime of work with numerous individuals or on numerous 1999 - Jim Kuypers, Dartmouth College 2003 - None Given 1993 - Carol J. Jablonski, University of South Florida meaningful activities. The scope of the activity may be national, regional, 1998 - Jennifer Monahan, University of Georgia 2002 - Katherine Hendrix, University of Memphis 1992 - Mary Frances HopKins, Louisiana State University or local, and might involve mentoring, advising, liaison, or other activities. 1997 - Kathryn Greene, East Carolina University 2001 - Bonnie J. Dow, University of Georgia 1991 - Navita Cummings James, University of South Florida 2000 - James A. Aune, Texas A & M University 1990 - Marsha Houston, Tulane University 2017 - Amy Heuman 1996 - Sean Patrick O’Rourke, Vanderbilt University 1999 - Lawrence A. Hosman, University of Mississippi 1989 - Virginia E. Wheeless, Morehead State University 2016 - Sean O’Rourke 1995 - Cindy J. Kistenberg, University of Houston, Downtown 1998 - Mark Hickson III, University of Alabama, Birmingham 1988 - Kathleen J. Turner, Tulane University 2015 - None given Roxanne L. Parrot, University of Georgia 1997 - George Grice, Radford University 2014 - None given 1996 - Nina-Jo Moore, Appalachian State University SUZANNE OSBORN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2013 - Jimmie Manning, Northern Illinois University FRANKLIN SHIRLEY AWARD FOR THE TOP 1995 - Calvin M. Logue, University of Georgia OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD Committee, whose 2012 - Dominique Gendrin, Xavier University UNDERGRADUATE HONORS CONFERENCE PAPER honors the most outstanding paper submitted each year to the Theodore 1994 - Marsha L. Vanderford, University of South Florida purpose shall be to solicit nominees for the award, evaluate them 2011 - Sean Long, University of North Carolina at Charlotte based on the criteria established in the “Awards Guideline” and 2010 - Tina Harris, University of Georgia Clevenger Jr. Undergraduate Honors Conference. The recipient of this award is determined by the Vice President Elect through a process OUTSTANDING SCHOLAR IN COMMUNICATION THEORY designate a recipient or recipients, unless none of the nominees 2009 - William Thompson, University of Louisville AWARD meets the criteria. 2008 - Margaret D’Silva, University of Louisville established by the Vice President Elect. 2007 - None given 2017 - Nejla Day 2017 - Courtney Wright, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2017 - Richard Falvo 2006 - Carol Winkler, Georgia State University 2016 - Samantha Grainger Shuba 2016 - None given 2016 - Deborah Hefferin 2005 - Steve Madden, Clemson University 2015 - Polina Larina 2015 - None given 2015 - Monette Callaway 2004 - None given 2014 - Terrell Jake Dionne, University of North Texas 2014 - Lynne M. Webb, University of Arkansas 2003 - None given 2013 - Kirsten Clark, Millsaps College 2013 - James Honeycutt, Louisiana State University J. DONALD RAGSDALE AWARD FOR MENTORING 2002 - Marsha Houston, University of Alabama 2012 - Monica Lawson, Transylvania University 2012 - Ronald C. Arnett, Duquesne University Committee, whose purpose shall be to solicit nominees for the 2001 - None given 2011 - Diana Lynde, Columbia College 2011 - Jerry Hale, University of Michigan, Dearborn award, evaluate them based on the criteria established in the 2000 - Tyrone L. Adams, University of Louisiana, Lafayette 2010 - Brad Griffith 2010 - John C. Meyer, University of Southern Mississippi “Awards Guideline” and designate a recipient or recipients, unless 1999 - Robert Denton, Viginia Tech 2009 - Lateshia Beachum, Columbia College 2009 - Pamela Kalbfleisch, University of North Dakota none of the nominees meets the criteria. 1998 - Suzanne Osborn 2008 - Kattrina Baldus, James Madison University 2008 - William G. Powers, Texas Christian University 2017 - Kenneth Zagacki 1997 - Lynne M. Webb, University of Memphis 2007 - Judith Novak, University of Kentucky 2007 - None given 2016 - Wendy Atkins-Sayre 1996 - Andrew King, Louisiana State University Drew Anderson, Georgia Southern University 2006 - None given 1995 - E. Culpepper Clark, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 2006 - Alex Teh, University of Georgia 2005 - James C. McCroskey, West Virginia University 1994 - Theodore Clevenger, Jr., Florida State University 2005 - Jennifer Bafundo, Furman University 2004 - Richard Conville, University of Southern Mississippi 2004 - Lindsey Ilion, George Washington University 2003 - J. Donald Ragsdale, Sam Houston State University 2002 - Kenneth N. Cissna, University of South Florida

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PAST CONVENTIONS & HOTELS LIFE MEMBERS Michael Osborn Donald Loeffler 1930 BIRMINGHAM, AL 1960 WINSTON-SALEM, NC 1989 LOUISVILLE, KY Ty Adams Suzanne Osborn Cal Logue Thomas Jefferson Hotel Robert E . Lee Hotel Brown Hotel Patricia Amason Selene Phillips Brad Mello 1931 ATLANTA, GA 1961 MIAMI, FL 1990 BIRMINGHAM, AL Kenneth Andersen Larry Powell Harold Mixon Henry Grady Hotel Everglades Hotel Radisson Hotel Michael Arrington Andrew Pyle Richard Quianthy 1932 ASHEVILLE, NC 1962 AUSTIN, TX 1991 TAMPA, FL Bill Balthrop Richard Ranta Beatrice Kay Reynolds 1933 BEREA, KY Driskell Hotel Hyatt Regency Boone Tavern 1963 NASHVILLE, TN 1992 SAN ANTONIO, TX Benjamin Bates Michelle Violanti Kurt Ritter 1934 BIRMINGHAM, AL Andrew Jackson Hotel St . Anthony Hotel Frances Brandau-Brown John Sisco Carol Roach Thomas Jefferson Hotel 1964 HOUSTON, TX 1993 LEXINGTON, KY Donna Bruenger Robert Smith Stephen Smith 1935 NEW ORLEANS, LA Texas State Hotel Hyatt Regency & Radisson Plaza Monette Callaway Jeff Sorrels James Studer Stevens Hotel with NATS 1965 DURHAM, NC with CSCA Cristina Cardenas Leland Spencer Jim Vickrey 1936 GAINESVILLE, FL Jack Tar Hotel 1994 NORFOLK, VA Carl Cates Mary Stuckey Enid Waldhart Thomas Hotel 1966 MIAMI, FL Omni Hotel James Chesebro Jerry Tarver Marilyn Young 1937 NASHVILLE, TN Everglades Hotel 1995 NEW ORLEANS, LA The Monteleone Hotel Ken Cissna Terry Thibodeaux Andrew Jackson Hotel 1967 LITTLE ROCK, AR Michelle Violanti 1938 ATLANTA, GA Marion Hotel 1996 MEMPHIS, TN Mary Evelyn Collins INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS Celeste Condit Lynne Webb Henry Grady Hotel 1968 MEMPHIS, TN (CANCELLED) The Peabody Hotel Alabama Communication Peabody Hotel 1997 SAVANNAH, GA Stephanie Coopman Steven Weiss 1939 BATON ROUGE, LA Association Heidelberg Hotel 1969 MEMPHIS, TN Hyatt Regency James Darsey Patrick Wheaton Arkansas State University 1940 CHATTANOOGA, TN Peabody Hotel 1998 SAN ANTONIO, TX Jean DeHart Danielle Williams Patten Hotel 1970 WINSTON-SALEM, NC La Mansion del Rio Margaret D’Silva Emmett Winn University of Central Florida 1941 BIRMINGHAM, AL Robert E . Lee Hotel 1999 ST. LOUIS, MO Michael Eaves Clemson University Adams Mark Hotel Tutwiler Hotel 1971 NEW ORLEANS, LA Jennifer Edwards College of Charleston 1942 ATLANTA, GA Roosevelt Hotel 2000 NEW ORLEANS, LA PATRON MEMBERS Columbus State University Henry Grady Hotel 1972 SAN ANTONIO, TX The Monteleone Hotel Renee Edwards Keith Erickson Arthur Bochner Florida Atlantic University 1943 JACKSON, MS El Tropicano Hotel 2001 LEXINGTON, KY Kristen L . Cockrell Furman University Radisson Plaza Hotel William Faux II Heidelberg Hotel 1973 LEXINGTON, KY Dean Cummings The University of Georgia 1944 JACKSON, MS Phoenix Hotel 2002 WINSTON-SALEM, NC Janet Fisher Heidelberg Hotel 1974 RICHMOND, VA The Adams Mark John Foster John Daly Georgia Southern University 1945 CLEVELAND, TN (CANCELLED) John Marshall Hotel 2003 BIRMINGHAM, AL Robert Frank Victoria Gallagher Louisiana State University Cherokee Hotel 1975 TALLAHASSEE, FL Sheraton Hotel Hal Fulmer Robert Glenn The University of Memphis 1946 ATLANTA, GA Tallahassee Hilton Hotel 2004 TAMPA, FL Michael Gray Middle Tennessee State Wyndam Harbour Island Hotel Michelle Garland Henry Grady Hotel 1976 SAN ANTONIO, TX Alan Goodboy Jerold Hale University 1947 BATON ROUGE, LA El Tropicano Hotel 2005 BATON ROUGE, LA Trudy Hanson Millersville University Heidelberg Hotel 1977 KNOXVILLE, TN Radisson Hotel Russell Guthrie Sally Hardig Roderick Hart University of Montevallo 1948 NASHVILLE, TN Hyatt Regency Hotel 2006 DALLAS, TX Edgar Johnson III North Carolina State University Marriott Galleria-Addison Joy Hart Maxwell Hotel 1978 ATLANTA, GA Jimmie Manning Ohio University 1949 WACO, TX Sheraton Biltmore Hotel 2007 LOUISVILLE, KY Katherine Hawkins Roosevelt Hotel 84 Southern States Marriott Downtown Mark Hickson III Jason Munsell Old Dominion University 1950 BIRMINGHAM, AL Communication Association 2008 SAVANNAH, GA Lawrence Hosman Kandi Walker Purdue University Tutwiler Hotel 1979 BILOXI, MS Hyatt Regency Heather Hundley Sam Houston University Broadwater Beach Hotel 2009 NORFOLK, VA 1951 GAINESVILLE, FL Ronald Jackson II University of South Florida Thomas Hotel 1980 BIRMINGHAM, AL Marriott Waterside EMERITUS MEMBERS Pamela Kalbfleisch University of Southern 1952 JACKSON, MS Hyatt House Hotel 2010 MEMPHIS, TN M . Violet Asmuth Mississippi Heidelberg Hotel 1981 AUSTIN, TX The Peabody Hotel Stephanie Kelly Jerry Bangham Hilton Palacio del Rio Jenny Korn The University of Tennessee, 1953 GREENVILLE, SC 2011 LITTLE ROCK, AR Richard Baxter Knoxville Poinsett Hotel 1982 HOT SPRINGS, AR Doubletree Hotel Jim Kuypers Hope Bock University of Texas at Arlington 1954 DALLAS, TX Arlington Hotel 2012 SAN ANTONIO, TX Roseann Mandziuk Amanda Borden The University of Texas of the Adolphus Hotel 1983 ORLANDO, FL The St . Anthony Hotel Matt Martin Richard Conville, Jr . 1955 MEMPHIS, TN Hilton Inn-Florida Center 2013 LOUISVILLE, KY Brian McGee Permian Basin 1984 BATON ROUGE, LA The Seelbach Hilton Norma Cook Peabody Hotel Eva McMahan Texas State University 1956 HATTIESBURG, MS Hilton Hotel 2014 NEW ORLEANS, LA Blanton Croft Texas Tech University Forrest Hotel 1985 WINSTON-SALEM, NC The New Orleans Sheraton Martin Medhurst Bill Edwards Nina-Jo Moore Valdosta State University 1957 ATHENS, GA Georgia Hyatt House Hotel 2015 TAMPA, FL Millard Eiland Virginia Tech University 1986 HOUSTON, TX The Marriott Waterside Dave Nelson Center for Cont . Education Dwight Freshley Volunteer State Community Shamrock Hilton Hotel 2016 AUSTIN, TX P Judson Newcombe 1958 HOUSTON, TX Deborah Hefferin College Rice Hotel 1987 ST. LOUIS, MO Hyatt Regency - Austin Kathryn Olson Rosanna Herndon Clarion Hotel with CSCA Western Kentucky University 1959 LOUISVILLE, KY 2016 GREENVILLE, SC Sean Patrick O’Rourke C . Franklin Karns Sheraton Seelbach Hotel 1988 MEMPHIS, TN The Hyatt Regency The Peabody Hotel

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6. The Marketing Director shall be responsible for development, implementation, and evaluation of association marketing activities. These include, but are not limited to: strategic planning, preparing and implementing various marketing activities, membership development and SSCA CONSTITUTION maintenance, organizational branding, securing advertising, and expansion of state, regional, and national organizational awareness. 7. All SSCA representatives to NCA shall represent the interests of SSCA and its members at the national level, reporting to SSCA’s president. ARTICLE I: NAME 8. The Immediate Past President shall chair the Nominating Committee and other duties accepted in consultation with the President. The name of the Association shall be the Southern States Communication Association. 9. The Administrative Committee includes the President, the 1st Vice President, the 2nd Vice President, the Executive Director, the Journal Editor, the Marketing Director, the Immediate Past President, and the Finance Committee Chair. ARTICLE II: PURPOSE The purpose of the Association shall be to promote study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of the artistic, humanistic, and scientific Section 5. Vacancies. principles of communication. The Association, a not-for-profit organization, exists for educational, scientific, and literary purposes only. No part of the net revenues of the Association, if any, may be used for the private benefit of any individual or group, except that the Executive Council may establish 1. The Executive Council shall have authority to fill any vacancy, other than the Presidency, created by the death, resignation, or disability of an scholarships or research grants for projects or purposes appropriate to the Association. elected officer of the Association. 2. In the event of multiple officer vacancies and/or a vacancy at a point after submissions have been received for the annual convention or ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP undergraduate honors conference, the Administrative Council shall, at its discretion, select a replacement. Section 1. Individual Membership. Individual membership in the Association shall be open, upon application, to any interested person upon payment 3. In the event of an Executive Director vacancy, the Executive Council shall put forward a replacement who would be ratified by the of the current annual dues. Regular membership, student membership, sustaining membership, patron membership, and lifetime membership are association membership. all individual memberships. Active individual membership is a requirement for all elected and appointed positions that support and represent the association. The Executive Council shall set services provided for the different categories of membership. ARTICLE V: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Section 1. Membership. ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS The membership to the Executive Council of the Association shall be: Section 1. Officers. The officers of this Association shall be: 1. President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Executive Director, Journal Editor, Marketing Director, Chair and members of the Finance The Administrative Committee includes the President, the 1st Vice President, the 2nd Vice President, the Executive Director, the Journal Editor, the Committee. Marketing Director, the Immediate Past President, and the Financial Committee Chair. 2. The chairs of the established Divisions of the Association. 3. The Immediate Past President, retiring Executive Director, and retiring Journal Editor, each for one year following that person’s term of Section 2. Term of Office. The terms of office of the President, 1st Vice President, and 2nd Vice President shall be for one year; of the Journal Editor, the office. Marketing Director, and representatives to the National Communication Association (NCA), three years; and of the Executive Director, five years. 4. Three members elected at large by members of the Association for a three-year term to serve as representatives to the Legislative Assembly of the National Communication Association. On a three-year rotating basis, they shall be elected to represent the interests of High School, Section 3. Succession. College, and Community/Two-Year College members. The High School, College, and Community/Two Year College Representatives to the Legislative Assembly of the National Communication Association shall present a report based on correspondence and notes from business 1. The 1st Vice President shall automatically succeed to the office of the President upon the expiration of the President’s term of office. The 1st meetings of the National Communication Association to the Executive Council at its first meeting at the annual convention. Vice President shall succeed the President should the President’s office become vacant through death, resignation, or disability. 2. The 2nd Vice President shall automatically succeed to the office of 1st Vice President upon expiration of the 1st ice President’s term of office. Section 2. Terms of Office. Newly elected officers and Council members shall assume office at the close of the annual convention with the exception of the The 2nd Vice President shall serve as assistant to the 1st Vice President. The 2nd Vice President shall succeed the 1st Vice President should Executive Director, who shall take office as provided in Article VII, Section 4B and 4C. the 2nd Vice President’s office become vacant through death, resignation, or disability except as specified in Section 5. Section 3. Meetings. The Executive Council shall normally meet at least three (3) times each year, twice at the annual convention prior to the Association business meetings, and once at the annual convention of the NCA. Section 4. Duties of Officers. 1. The President shall perform the following duties and such other related duties as shall arise: Section 4. Duties and Responsibilities. The Executive Council shall receive reports, recommend budgets, initiate action, establish scholarships or 1. Preside at all business meetings of the Association and of the Executive Council. research grants for projects or purposes appropriate to the Association, and oversee the long-range planning for the Association. In the period between 2. Appoint and notify all committees except those otherwise provided for. annual conventions, the Executive Council shall act for the membership of the Association. 3. Provide oversight of divisions and interest groups. 4. Serve as liaison officer between the Southern States Communication Association and all other national, regional, and associations Section 5. Emergency Procedures. In case of an emergency that would make it either impossible or impractical for the president to convene the with similar or related interests. Executive Council, the President may empower an Emergency Council consisting of the President, the Immediate Past President, the 1st Vice President, 5. See that members of the profession receive notice of meetings and activities of the Association and of the Executive Council, the 2nd Vice President, and the Executive Director to act for the Executive Council. unless the transmission of such notices has been otherwise assigned. The President may consult each member to determine what action is to be taken on behalf of the Executive Council. Items not requiring an immediate 6. Facilitate the performance of the constitutional duties of all other officers and committees. decision are to be decided by polling the entire Executive Council. 2. The 1st Vice President shall perform the following duties and such other related duties as shall arise: 1. Prepare the program for the annual convention. Section 6. Quorum. Those members of the Executive Council present at a regularly scheduled and announced meeting of the Executive Council shall 2. Serve as program coordinator of the sectional programs arranged by the officers of the recognized Divisions of the Association. constitute a quorum. The 1st Vice President, as program chair, shall consider the recommendations of the Division Vice Chairs as to programs, but shall have final authority regarding the program and winner of the Robert Bostrom Award selection. ARTICLE VI: MEETINGS 3. Assist the President in promoting the activities and interests of the Association as needed or requested. Section 1. Business Meetings. The Association shall hold at least two (2) business meetings at each annual convention. 3. The 2nd Vice President shall perform the following duties and other such related duties as shall arise: 1. Be responsible for the annual recruitment efforts of the Association. Section 2. 2. Assist the President and 1st Vice President in promoting the activities and interests of the Association as needed or requested. 3. Plan the annual Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Honors Conference and determine the Franklin Shirley Award winner. 1. Annual Convention. The Association shall hold a convention and the Theodore Clevenger, Jr. Undergraduate Honors Conference each year 4. The Executive Director shall perform all ordinary duties of the Secretary and Treasurer of the Association and of the Executive Council. in the months of March or April, preferably during the first full week in April or as near thereto as feasible, at a time determined by the 1. As Treasurer, the Executive Director shall furnish a financial report at each annual convention. The Executive Director shall Executive Council upon recommendation by the Time and Place Committee as provided in Article IX, Section 1. incorporate into the report a financial accounting covering all publications and the results of the official independent accounting 2. Regional Rotation. Whenever possible, the Time and Place Committee should seek to systematically rotate the Annual Convention site review. among the several geographical regions within the larger region covered by the Southern States Communication Association. 2. The Executive Director shall notify the National Communication Association Executive Offices of the names and addresses of the 3. Local Arrangements. An SSCA member living in or near the host convention city shall chair a local committee to assist the Administrative newly elected High School, College, and Community/Two Year College Representatives to Legislative Assembly immediately after Committee with convention arrangements. the election results have been announced. 3. The Executive Director shall appoint a newsletter editor and a Webpage Editor. Section 3. Strategic Planning Meeting. Upon the call of the President, the Administrative Committee, Immediate Past Executive Director, Finance 4. The Executive Director shall publish the SSCA newsletter and conduct Association elections in accordance with procedures Committee Chair, and other appropriate members as designated by the President, shall meet for the purpose of strategic planning. No more than five outlined elsewhere in the Constitution. years shall elapse between such meetings. The president is responsible for providing a summary report of the meeting to be filed with the Executive 5. The Executive Director shall negotiate and sign all contracts on behalf of the Association, subject to approval of the Association. Director and to be presented at the subsequent annual convention’s business meeting. 5. The Journal Editor shall direct and supervise the publication of the Southern Communication Journal as authorized by the Executive Council. Section 4. Quorum. Those members of the Association present at a regularly scheduled and announced meeting of the Association shall constitute a quorum. 92 Southern States Communication Association • April 4-8, 2018 • Nashville, Tennessee Southern States Communication Association • April 4-8, 2018 • Nashville, Tennessee 93 MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY MUSES AND MUSINGS IN THE MUSIC CITY

ARTICLE VIII: DUES AND FEES ARTICLE VII: NOMINATIONS, ELECTIONS, AND APPOINTMENTS Section 1. Categories. Section 1. Nominating Committee. 1. Dues and fees of the Association shall be established for the following categories: 1. Method of Selection. 1. Regular Membership 1. The Nominating Committee shall consist of the Immediate Past President of the Association, as chair, and the Immediate Past 2. Student Membership Chairs of all Divisions. 3. Sustaining Membership 2. All members shall serve for one year. 4. Patron Membership 3. The Committee Chair or designee shall give a report to the Executive Council at its annual meeting during the National 5. Institutional Membership Communication Association convention. 6. Life Membership 2. Restrictions. A member of the Nominating Committee shall not be eligible for any office to be considered by that committee. 7. Convention Fees 3. Responsibilities. 8. Undergraduate Honors Conference Fee 1. Nominations for the Slate of Officers may be made by the following methods: 2. Establishment of Rates: The rates for the dues and fees in each of the categories shall be established by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the membership 1. By the Nominating Committee voting at an annual convention business meeting. 2. Any SSCA member in good standing may make recommendations to the Nominating Committee. 3. Nominators may submit materials supporting nominees. Section 2. The Executive Director and Marketing Director, in consultation with 4. Other names may be added to the Slate of Officers by petition filed with the Nominating Committee at least six months the Administrative Committee, shall set fees for the following: exhibitor fees, advertising fees for the convention program, and ads for job postings. before the annual convention. The petition shall state the names of the nominee and the office to which the person is being nominated and shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) Association members in good standing at the time ARTICLE IX: COMMITTEES and who represent at least two states and five separate institutions. Section 1. Standing Committees. 2. The Nominating Committee shall check with all possible nominees to make each one aware of the responsibilities of the office to which the person is being nominated and to determine that the nominee will accept and assume the responsibility if elected. 1. Committee and Purposes. The standing committees and their purposes shall be: Nominees must be members in good standing at the time of the nomination. 1. Committee on Committees, whose purpose shall be to make committee appointments at each convention, and to review 3. The chair of the Nominating Committee shall submit to the Executive Director a list of nominees along with vita information assignments in the fall, filling committee vacancies as needed. While any committee may recommend new members, the power on each candidate and platform statements from each candidate for the office of 2nd Vice President at least one hundred twenty of appointment shall reside in the Committee on Committees. (120) days prior to the annual convention. 2. Constitution Committee, whose purpose shall be to review the Constitution periodically and to recommend such amendments as may seem necessary to provide for new developments within the Association and in its relationship with the National Section 2. Officers to be Elected. Communication Association. 1. Officers to be elected each year are the 2nd Vice President and one Member-at- Large to the Executive Council, who is also the 3. Finance Committee, whose purpose shall be to prepare an annual budget, present it to the Council for approval, maintain a representative to the Legislative Assembly of NCA (the High School, College, and Community/Two Year College Representative to balanced budget, and supervise its use. The Executive Director shall be an ex-officio member of the Finance Committee. The the Legislative Assembly of the National Communication Association on a rotating basis). Finance Committee must approve payment for non-budgeted items in excess of $1,000. The Finance Committee shall make 2. Officers to be elected every three years are the representative to the NCA Nominating Committee. recommendations on the investment of money raised through the payment of Life Membership dues. 4. Nominating Committee, whose purpose shall be to nominate yearly a slate of one or more candidates for 2nd Vice President, Section 3. Election. candidates for the other elected offices that may be vacant, and perform such duties as prescribed in Article VII, Section 1C. 5. Publications Committee, whose purpose shall be to monitor and make recommendations concerning the publication needs of the 1. First Ballot. Association, to develop and approve policies related to the appearance, frequency, and graphic layout of the publications, and to 1. At least seventy (70) days before each annual convention the Executive Director shall make available a ballot to each member of recommend to the Executive Council editors of SSCA publications (other than the newsletter editor). the Association who is in good standing at the time. 6. Resolutions Committee, whose purpose shall be to draft and present the standard and any special resolutions at the annual 2. This ballot shall contain the names of the candidates for the various offices for which the Nominating Committee is charged convention. to present candidates. The vita information for each candidate and the platform statements of no more than 300 words for all 7. Time and Place Committee, whose purpose shall be to solicit and receive competitive bids from cities for the annual convention. candidates shall be made available to all members. 8. Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee, whose purpose is to recruit and retain underrepresented populations as 3. A deadline of at least thirty-five (35) days prior to the annual convention shall be set for voting. members and determine the recipient of the Minority Recruitment/Retention Award. 4. To be valid, each ballot must be submitted by an association member in good standing and verified by the Executive Director at 9. Resource Development Committee, whose purpose is to research, plan, and develop financial resources and fundraisers to benefit the close of voting. the organization. The Executive Director shall serve as an ex-officio member of this committee. 1. 10. T. Earle Johnson-Edwin Paget Distinguished Service Award Committee, whose purpose shall be to solicit nominees for the 1. Second Ballot. If a candidate does not receive a majority vote by the first ballot, a second ballot listing the two candidates who received the award, evaluate them based on criteria established by the Association in the “Guidelines for Awards,” and designate a recipient or plurality of votes shall be taken in the same manner as the first ballot, except that the Executive Director shall open the voting at least thirty recipients, unless none of the nominees meets the criteria. (30) days prior to the convention and close the voting at least fifteen (15) days prior to the convention. 11. Janice Hocker Rushing Early Career Research Award, whose purpose shall be to solicit nominees for the award, evaluate them based on criteria established by the Association in the “Guidelines for Awards,” and designate a recipient or recipients, unless Tie Between Two Candidates. If two candidates are the only ones on the ballot and receive exactly the same number of votes or a majority is not none of the nominees meets the criteria. achieved, the Executive Director shall contact both candidates prior to conducting a second election. The second election shall open the voting at least 12. John I. Sisco Excellence in Teaching Award Committee, whose purpose shall be to solicit nominees for the award, evaluate thirty (30) days prior to the convention and close the voting at least fifteen (15) days prior to the convention. In the event that another tie or lack of them based on the criteria established in the “Guidelines for Awards,” and designate a recipient or recipients, unless none of the majority ensues, the Executive Director shall conduct an election at the annual convention business meeting. nominees meets the criteria. 13. SSCA Outreach Award Committee, whose purpose shall be to solicit nominees for the award, evaluate them based on the criteria Section 4. Officers to be Appointed. established in the “Guidelines for Awards,” and designate a recipient or recipients, unless none of the nominees meets the criteria. 14. Dwight L. Freshley Outstanding New Teacher Award, whose purpose shall be to solicit nominees for the award, evaluate them based 1. The Executive Director and the Marketing Director shall be appointed by the Executive Council upon recommendation of a sub-committee on the criteria established in the “Guidelines for Awards,” and designate a recipient or recipients, unless none of the nominees appointed by the President and ratified by the membership at the convention. meets the criteria. 2. The Journal Editor shall be appointed by the Executive Council, upon the recommendation of the Publications Committee, and ratification 15. Rose B. Johnson SCJ Article Award Committee, whose purpose is to determine the recipient or recipients based on criteria by the membership at the convention. established by the Association in the “Guidelines for Awards.” 3. The Executive Director and Journal Editor shall be appointed one year prior to taking office. 16. Michael M. Osborn Teacher-Scholar Award Committee, whose purpose shall be to solicit nominees for the award, evaluate 4. The term of the Executive Director shall correspond to the fiscal year of the Association, August 1 to July 31, and continue for five (5) them based on the criteria established in the “Guidelines for Awards” and designate a recipient or recipients, unless none of the consecutive fiscal years. nominees meets the criteria. 17. Suzanne Osborn Community College Outstanding Educator Award Committee, whose purpose shall be to solicit nominees for the award, evaluate them based on the criteria established in the “Awards Guideline” and designate a recipient or recipients, unless none of the nominees meets the criteria 18. J. Donald Ragsdale Award for Mentoring Committee, whose purpose shall be to solicit nominees for the award, evaluate them based on the criteria established in the “Awards Guideline” and designate a recipient or recipients, unless none of the nominees meets the criteria.

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1. Appointment ARTICLE XI: INTEREST GROUPS 1. The Committee on Committees shall consist of the Administrative Committee.. Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of the Interest Group structure of the Association shall be to recognize and to encourage the spheres of interest and 2. Standing Committees should consist of three members in good standing. activities of the expanding specialties of communication. 3. Members of the Standing Committees, except the Nominating Committee, the Committee on Committees, and the Rose B. Johnson Award Committee, shall be appointed for a term of three years, with staggered terms, shall be eligible for reappointment, Section 2. Interest Group Names. Each Interest Group will represent a major or emerging specialization of communication. In order to be an officially and shall have the retiring member serve as chair. recognized Interest Group of the Southern States Communication Association, at least 2% of the Association’s membership shall have indicated 4. Members of the Rose B. Johnson SCJ Article Award Committee shall consist of the SCJ Editor and the Editorial Board. membership in the Interest Group. Any Interest Group failing to attract 2% of the membership (as determined 60 days prior to the meeting of the 2. Reports. Each committee shall present its reports to the Executive Council in session at the convention as requested by the President, and the Administrative Committee at the time of the annual convention) shall be placed on a one-year probationary status during which time it has the President is empowered to require reports of progress during the year. opportunity to achieve the minimum. Any Interest Group failing to achieve the minimum a second year or failing to elect officers or failing to submit a program will have its status as an Interest Group revoked. The list of recognized Interest Groups will be kept by the Executive Director. Recognized Section 2. Special Ad Hoc Committees. The President may appoint special committees as deemed necessary and desirable to assist in carrying out Interest Groups will be guaranteed one program slot and one business meeting at the annual convention. Additional time slots may be allocated if the program for the year. Such appointments will expire with the end of the President’s term in office. The Executive Council may authorize the available, based on the size of the membership in the Interest Group. appointment of special committees to serve longer than one year. Section 3. Membership. Each member of the association may be an official member of up to 2 Interest Groups and may affiliate with other Interest ARTICLE X: DIVISIONS Groups for an additional fee set by the Finance Committee. Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of the Division structure of the Association shall be to recognize and to encourage the spheres of interest and activities of the specialties of communication. Section 4. Meetings. At each annual convention there will be a designated time in the program for either a program or a business meeting of each Interest Group (see Section 2 above). Section 2. Division Names. Each Division will represent a major specialization of communication. In order to be an officially recognized Division of the Southern States Communication Association, at least 5% of the Association’s membership shall have indicated membership in the Division. Any Section 5. Officers. Members of each Interest Group shall elect the officers for the Interest Group. Division failing to attract 5% of the membership (determined 60 days prior to the meeting of the Administrative Committee at the annual convention) shall be placed on a one-year probationary status during which time it has the opportunity to achieve the minimum. The Executive Director shall 1. The officers and their responsibilities shall be: notify divisions of probationary status when membership falls below 5%. Failing to achieve the minimum or failing to elect officers shall result in the 1. The Chair, who shall be the chief officer of an Interest Group and shall be responsible to the President of the Association. Divisional status being revoked and the division becoming an Interest Group. The following Divisions are recognized and shall be guaranteed space on 2. The Vice-Chair, who shall serve as program chair for the Interest Group program(s) at the annual convention and shall be the convention program, which will be allocated based on division size: responsible to the 1st Vice President of the Association. 3. The Interest Group shall take minutes and publicize activities of the Interest Group and shall be responsible to the Executive 1. Communication Theory Director of the Association. 2. Freedom of Speech 2. Activities and specialty interests within each Interest Group shall be directed by the officers of that Interest Group. 3. Intercultural Communication 4. Performance Studies Section 6. Establishment of New Interest Groups. New Interest Groups of the Association may be arranged by concerned individuals petitioning the 5. Mass Communication Executive Council for such recognition, detailing the academic rationale for such status, and indicating specifically the membership of the proposed 6. Rhetoric and Public Address Interest Group. A new Interest Group cannot be recognized until 2% of the membership of the Association has indicated the desire to join such an 7. Southern Argumentation and Forensics Interest Group. 8. Language and Social Interaction 9. Instructional Development ARTICLE XII: PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY 10. Applied Communication Section 1. The American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, most recent edition, shall be the parliamentary 11. Gender Studies authority for all matters of procedure not specifically covered in this Constitution. 12. Popular Communication 13. Interpersonal Communication Section 2. Parliamentarian. The President may appoint a parliamentarian to serve at the President’s pleasure. 14. Public Relations 15. Community College ARTICLE XIII: AMENDMENT 16. Political Communication This Constitution may be amended:

Section 3. Each member of the Association shall be an official member of up to two (2) Divisions and may affiliate with additional divisions for a fee set 1. By majority approval of the Executive Council and two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast at an annual convention business meeting, or by the Finance Committee. 2. By a majority vote at two consecutive annual convention business meetings, or 3. By two-thirds (2/3) approval of the Executive Council and a majority of the votes cast at the annual convention business meeting, or Section 4. Meetings. At each annual convention there will be a designated time in the program for a business meeting of each Division. 4. By majority approval of the Executive Council and a majority of the votes cast at an annual convention business meeting provided the Amendment had prior approval of the Section 5. Officers. Members of each Division shall elect the officers for the Division. Constitution Committee and was circulated among the membership at least thirty (30) days before the date of the annual convention.

1. The officers and their responsibilities shall be: ARTICLE XIV: DISSOLUTION 1. The Chair, who shall be the chief officer of a Division and shall be responsible to the President of the Association. Section 1. Dissolution by Vote. The Association may be dissolved only at a special meeting called for that purpose, and in the manner prescribed by the 2. The Vice Chair, who shall serve as program chair for the section programs at the annual convention and shall be responsible to relevant state laws, by vote of three- fourths (3/4) of the members present. Subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of such laws, upon any the 1st Vice President of the Association and ascends to the office of Chair. such dissolution of the Association all its property remaining after satisfaction of all its obligations shall be distributed to one or more corporations, 3. The Vice Chair-Elect, who ascends to the office of Vice Chair and assists the Chair with divisional responsibilities. funds, foundations, or learned societies such as the Executive Council may select, organized or operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary, or 4. The Secretary, who shall take minutes and publicize activities of the Division and shall be responsible to the Executive Director of educational purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder, member or individual, and which does not the Association. carry on propaganda or participate or intervene in any political campaign. 2. Activities and specialty interests within each Division shall be directed by the officers of that Division. Section 2. Dissolution by Inaction. If for any reason the Association shall be unable to elect officers and conduct business in the manner prescribed Section 6. Establishment of New Divisions. New Divisions of the Association may be arranged by concerned individuals petitioning the Executive by its Constitution, including Section 1 above, all property remaining after satisfaction of all its obligations shall be turned over to the National Council for such recognition, detailing the academic rationale for such status, and indicating specifically the membership of the proposed division. A Communication Association, the national organization with which this regional association is affiliated. new Division cannot be recognized until 5% of the membership of the Association has indicated their desire to join such a division. Revised March 2017

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INDEX OF PARTICIPANTS • SSCA 2018 Baldwin, Andrew ...... 3313 Briscoe, Natalee M...... 2408 Coleman, Marcus J...... 1201, 2101, Elton, Jessica ...... 4309 Goodier, Bethany ...... 3308 Baldwin, Jay ...... 2513 Brooks, Abby M...... 1201, 2101, 2409, 2610 Emmons, Betsy ...... 2310 Goodwin, Jean ...... 2513 Please note that first number represents Balthrop, William ...... 5204 2405, 2501, 4106 Collins, Devin ...... 2210 Engholm, Virginia ...... 5105 Goldsmith, Catherine ...... 3406 day (ex. 2 is means Wednesday), second Bandy, Joe ...... 3513 Brooks, Caitlin ...... 2506 Condon, Vanessa ...... 4109 Epley, Brye ...... 3509 Goldsmith, Dale ...... 3406 number means time of day (ex., 2 on Banister, John ...... 4506, 5204 Brooks, Katelyn ...... 3207 Conley, Kelly ...... 5202 Erdely, Jennifer L...... 3303 Goldsmith, Joy V...... 3406 Thursday is 9:30am, 3 is 11am, etc…), Barnes, Abigail ...... 2304 Brooks, Taliyah ...... 5202 Cooper, Stephen ...... 4113 Eschenfelder, Beth ...... 3209 Goshorn, John ...... 3414 third number is panel slot per day and Baron, Robert John ...... 2206 Brooks, Katelyn ...... 2307, 2406 Coopman, Stephanie ...... 5112 Ewing, David ...... 3601 Grabowski, Mark ...... 2411, 2511 time (so 2305 means second day, 3rd Barton, Hannah Rose Lou ...... 2207 Broussard, Johanna ...... 2312 Corrigan, Lisa ...... 1201, 2101, F Graham, Beverly ...... 5207 time period, 5 panel during that time Baugh-Harris, Sara ...... 5106 Brown, Anita ...... 4311 2404, 4307, 4504 Fairchild, Jennifer L...... 2603 Grano, Daniel ...... 2304, 3311, 4503 period and day…) Beach, Sarah ...... 4109 Brown, Lacey Corey ...... 2408, 4205 Cos, Grant . . . . . 1201, 2101, 2411, 4306 Fan, Xiaoti ...... 4209, 5202 Gratch, Ariel ...... 3212 Beasley, Vanessa ...... 2301, 2701 Brown, Matthew ...... 3209 Counts, Dena ...... 3504 Farhat, Aya ...... 3501, 4606 Gratch, Lindsay Michalik . . . . 2612, 3212 A Beck, Gary ...... 4209 Brown, Victoria L...... 4611 Crockett, Madison ...... 4610 Farmer, J. Dean ...... 4507 Graves, Clint G...... 2208, 2505, 3506 Abele, Kelsey ...... 4109 Beck, Jake ...... 2210 Brunner, Brigitta ...... 1201, 2101, Croft, Sharon E...... 4512 Farquhar, Lee ...... 2310 Graves, Emily ...... 2612 Abetz, Jenna ...... 4107 Becker, Karin ...... 2201 3210, 4105, 5207 Crook, Brittani ...... 3406 Fall, Lisa T...... 2508, 2604, 5207 Graves, Katie ...... 5110 Abraham, Jacob ...... 2511 Bedner, Nelle ...... 1201, 2101 Bruce, Kim...... 4301 Crow, Bryan ...... 2311 Faux II, William V...... 2503 Gray, Derik ...... 4311 Abron, Autumn ...... 3408 Bell, Taylor ...... 3503 Bryant, Kevin ...... 2502 Crowe, Courtney ...... 3408 Felblinger, Shelbi ...... 4610 Gray, Jonathan ...... 5203 Adams, Mary ...... 3410 Bello, Richard ...... 2303, 5112 Buerkle, C. Wesley . . . . 2607, 4104, 4312 Crowley, Jenny L...... 4309 Fellows, Kelli L...... 4604 Gray, Michael J...... 3409 Adkins, Emily ...... 4210 Bellon, Joe ...... 2512 Burks, Josie ...... 2604 Csernica, Maddison ...... 4308 Fenimore, Wanda ...... 4206, 4506 Gray, Zia ...... 4509 Agozzino, Alisa ...... 3506 Bender, Jennifer ...... 4309 Burnette, Ann E...... 4211 Cuellar, Jarred ...... 5202 Fey, Matthew ...... 5202 Greenlee, Elliot D...... 3506 Alabere, Regina ...... 4112 Bennie, Natalie ...... 3409 Burt, Amy ...... 3212 Cummings, Dean C. . . . 2309, 2407, 3414, Flanagan, Lisa ...... 3212, 3313 Greenwalt, Dustin ...... 3208 Alawi, Ali Hussain ...... 3508, 5108 Bennett, Beth S...... 5211 Bute, Jennifer J...... 4106 4203, 4311 Fleck, Katherine R...... 3412, 3506 Greer, Lindsay ...... 5103 Alhumaid, Barrak ...... 2407 Bennett, Jeffrey A...... 3205, 4503 Butler, Emily Rine ...... 4604 Flinn, Jennifer ...... 2311, 4106 Griffin, Darrin J...... 2505, 3506 Allen, Austin W...... 3510, 4112, 4609 Bergeron, Jill Stapleton . .3405, 4301, 4612 Butterworth, Emma ...... 3511, 5104 D Fitzmaurice, Megan ...... 3501 Grimaila, Zoe ...... 4309 Allen, Avery ...... 4109 Bernstein, Arla G...... 3506 Butterworth, Michael ...... 3311 Dale, Lisa ...... 3406 Ford, Kelly ...... 4305 Groover, Michelle . . . . 2306, 4105, 4605 Allison, Audrey W...... 2402 Berry, Emma ...... 4210 Bybee, Brock T...... 2208 Dalton, Elizabeth D. . . . 2501, 4107, 5111 Forest, Erin ...... 2602 Grossman, Jeremy ...... 3208 Almeida, Eugenie P...... 2311, 2611 Beveridge, Chelsea ...... 5111 Darnell, Brooke ...... 4608 Forst, Michael L. . . 2408, 3508, 4205, 4603 Guarnieri, Meghan ...... 4510 Aloia, Lindsey ...... 4209 Biggers, J. Thompson ...... 2205 C Darsey, James ...... 2209, 3413 Foster, Megan ...... 4308 Alonso, Ryann ...... 3507 Bilge, Nurhayat ...... 2305 Cain, Butler ...... 3306 Davenport, Alex ...... 2313 Foster, Pamela E...... 3303, 4612 H Al-Sharji, Alshaatha ...... 5202 Bill, Timothy J...... 2401 Callahan, Autumn ...... 4310 Davis, Cameron K...... 2311, 2507 Foulke, Meredith ...... 4107 Hackenburg, Lucas ...... 4112 Amason, Patricia. . . . . 2303, 2507, 5202 Billingsley, Allison ...... 3408 Callaway, Monette . . . .1201, 2101, 2303, Davis, Christine S...... 2611 Fourney, Sean ...... 2605 Hackett, Abigail ...... 3310 Amerian, Nazanin Bani ...... 3508 Binford, Latoya Tisdale ...... 3408 3204, 4201, 4511, 5112 Daya, Serena M...... 2505 Foutz, Beau ...... 3307 Haggadon, Brad ...... 3305, 3511 Anderson, LaKesha N...... 3505 Bissell, Kim ...... 3406 Caplan, Catherine ...... 4308 Deaton, Taylor B...... 2401 Fox, Rebekah L...... 4112, 4211 Hakenewerth, John ...... 3209 Anderson-Lain, Karen ...... 2412 Bjork, Bo-Christer ...... 5111 Capuzza, Jamie ...... 2302, 5211 Deaton, Gary D...... 2401, 4607 Franken, Noah ...... 3503 Hale, Jerold L. . . . 1101, 1201, 2101, 5201 Anderson, Scott . . . . . 3504, 4108, 4503 Black, David N...... 2601, Carpenter, Logan ...... 4103 DeHart, Jean L...... 3507, 4604 Franklin, Cole ...... 2402, 3407 Hall, Ashley ...... 2404 Anthony, Kathryn ...... 1201, 2101, Black, Jason Edward . . . 1201, 2101, 3413, Carr, Sabrina ...... 4210 Denton, Zachary ...... 5205 Franklin, Kavon ...... 3304 Hallsby, Atilla ...... 2510, 3208, 3311 2505, 4205, 5210 4108, 4304, 4504, 5210 Carrico, Cynthia ...... 2202 Dewberry, David R. . . . .3304, 4211, 4306 Frazier, Bradford R...... 4604 Hammer, Steven ...... 4601 Antony, Mary Grace . . . 2305, 2605, 3309, Blair, Carole ...... 3501 Carter, Cailyn ...... 3410 De Velasco, Antonio ...... 2511, 3202, Freberg, Karen ...... 4605, 5209 Han, Jiangxue ...... 4603 3405, 4107, 4612 Blomstrom, Sally ...... 3307 Carveth, Rod ...... 2604 4110, 5211 Freeman, Hope ...... 4608 Hansley, Bonnie ...... 3509 Amsel, Larry ...... 2513 Boatwright, Brandon ...... 2604, 4301 Castleberry, Garret . . . .4203, 4302, 4611 de Saint Felix, Skye ...... 4504 Fritz, Janie Harden ...... 1201, 2101, 2308 Hanson, Trudy ...... 4301, 4509 Arditi, David ...... 2309 Bodie, Graham ...... 3305 Cates, Caleb ...... 3509, 4609 Dickson, Fran . . . .1201, 2101, 3403, 4209 Frost, Jonathon K...... 2208 Harlow, William F...... 2610, 3510 Armstrong, Janine ...... 4202 Bolkan, Sam ...... 3506 Cates, Carl ...... 3509 Dietrich, Malinda ...... 4107 Fuerst, Thomas ...... 4506 Harris, Jeanne ...... 4102 Arneson, Pat . . . .1201, 2101, 2202, 4211 Boone, Jeff...... 2410 Cates, Kristy ...... 1201, 2101 DiDesidro, Linda ...... 1201, 2101 Harris, Tina ...... 3403 Arnett, Ronald C...... 3411 Bondi, Christopher M...... 3304 Chandler, Kimberly ...... 2201 Dillard, Scott ...... 5203 G Harrison, Vernon Ray ...... 4206 Armfield, Greg G...... 2405, 3312 Bonneau, Jimmy ...... 4507 Chang, Hsiu-Jung “Mindy” . . . 1201, 2101, Dillow, Megan ...... 4209 Gaines, Robert ...... 5211 Harriss, Chad ...... 3503 Arth, Zachary ...... 5104 Borton, Brett ...... 3402 2506, 3309, 3405 Dix, Andrew ...... 2507, 3309 Gaines, Stevens ...... 4206 Hart, E. Paige ...... 3406 Asbury, Mary Beth ...... 2405, 2501, Bowden, Peter ...... 3404 Chang, Yanrong ...... 2305, 3405 Doyle, Desiree ...... 4310 Gallagher, Rachel ...... 3408 Hart, David ...... 3404 2605, 3507, 4107 Bower, Jami Payne ...... 4105 Charles, Kailey ...... 4608 Donovan, Haleigh ...... 3209 Gallagher, Victoria . . . . 1101, 1201, 2101, Hart, Joy L...... 1101, 1201, 2101, Ash, Erin ...... 3412 Bourland-Davis, Pamela G. . . .1101, 1201, Charoensap-Kelly, Piyawan ...... 2606 Dorgan, Kelly A...... 2607 2509, 3101, 3202, 4401, 3206, 3406, 5201 Assante, Leonard ...... 2307, 2406 2101, 2508, 4101, 4501, Chase, Margaret ...... 4608 Dowell, Greg ...... 5205 4601, 5101, 5201 Harvey, Adam J. . . 2207, 2208, 2312, 4303 Aswad, Noor Ghazal . . . 2203, 2311, 3510 4605, 5102, 5201, 5207 Chatham-Carpenter, April . . . 2201, 3408, Drumheller, Kristina . . . 2405, 3306, 3406 Garcia, César ...... 3508, 4505 Hastrup, Kayla ...... 4113 Atandu-Salau, Regina ...... 4208 Braddy, Jon ...... 2512 4106 D’Silva, Margaret ...... 2506, 2512 Garland, Michelle Epstein . . . 1201, 2101, Hawthorne, Kenisha ...... 3513 Atkins-Sayre, Wendy ...... 4207 Bradford, Beth ...... 2608 Cheesman, Michelle ...... 3209 Duke, Thomas ...... 2604 3506, 5205 Hawley, Cody ...... 3203, 3501 Aughtman, LaQuae ...... 2509 Bradford, Juniya...... 3408 Childers, Jay ...... 2404 Dunn, Stephanie Schartel ...... 4302 Gatchet, Roger ...... 2304 Hayes, Lenora ...... 2611 Auter, Philip...... 2506 Bradley, Nicholas...... 5107 Christen, Scott ...... 2307, 2406, Durham, Wesley T...... 4107 Gazzillo, Angela ...... 4507 Hayes, Marceline Thompson . . . . . 3403 Brandau, Frances E...... 2303, 3204, 2502, 2603, 3506, 5205 Dykes, Pamela ...... 3211 Gennett, S. Paul ...... 3210 Heaton, Daniel W...... 2412, 4512 B 5112, 5210 Christensen, Kyle ...... 5110 Geyerman, Chris ...... 4103, 4208 Heffley, Lincoln ...... 3207 Bagley, Braden Hale ...... 2502, 4106 Brann, Maria ...... 4106 Christian, Elizabeth ...... 4203 E Gibson, Danna M...... 3404 Heidt, Stephen ...... 2602 Bailey, Joseph ...... 4505, 4609 Brannon, Joseph ...... 3404 Christian, Lisa ...... 5111 Eaves, Michael H...... 2507, 3502 Gilles, Erin E...... 2601, 4107 Helmey, Kiersten ...... 4507 Bailey, Lydia ...... 3209 Brantley, Brian ...... 1201, 2101, 2504, Christie, Luke D...... 4103 Eckstein, Justin ...... 4601 Ginther, Morgan ...... 4509 Hendrix, Katherine ...... 2203 Bailey, Monique ...... 4305 2610, 3306 Clancy, Benjamin ...... 2509 Edgar, Amanda Nell . . . 2204, 2402, 3413, Glenn III, Robert J...... 2401, 4607 Hensley, Cotton...... 2304 Bailey, S. Brad . . . 2307, 2406, 3204, 3307, Breede, Deborah Cunningham . . . .2207, Clark-Gordon, Cathlin ...... 4305 3511, 4110, 4307, 5110 Goodboy, Alan K...... 3506 Herrmann, Andrew F. . . .2607, 4205, 4611 4102, 4201, 4304, 4511, 5112 2611, 3303 Clark, Nova ...... 3207 Edrington, Candice ...... 2509 Goodnight, G.Thomas ...... 4601 Herrmann, Frederick N...... 2607 Bahn, Catherine E...... 4106 Brewer, Edward C...... 4604 Clayborn, Elizabeth Ashley . . .5108, 5202 Edwards, Renee ...... 2208, Goen, Todd Lee . . 2501, 3206, 4510, 5112 Herrmann, James S...... 2607 Baker, Kim ...... 3406 Brewer, Mick ...... 2608 Cline, Noah ...... 4208 Ellis, Cassidy D...... 2207, 2408 Goke, Ryan ...... 4102, 5205 Herro, Steve ...... 4607 Bakry, Amal ...... 2204 Bridges, Shana ...... 3308 Cole, Hazel James ...... 2309 Ellison, David ...... 2206 Goins, Terilyn ...... J. 4102 Heuman, Amy N...... 2305, 3405, 4510

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Heslop, Brian ...... 5110 Kelly, Stephanie ...... 4301, 5205 Maddox, Brittany ...... 5202 Mission, Julie...... 2505 Page, Sabrina ...... 5209 Renner, Max ...... 2304 Hickson, Mark ...... 5111 Kennerly, Rebecca ...... 3212 Madison, T. Phillip ...... 2208 Mmbaga, Brandy ...... 2513 Panetta, Edward ...... 2512 Reynard, Leslie J...... 2402 Hidalgo, Gabriel ...... 4509 King, Claire Sisco . . . . .2407, 3513, 3601 Makharesh, Ahmed ...... 3306 Montalvo, Jessica ...... 5104 Panichella, Rachel ...... 4308 Rhodes, Claire D...... 4110 Higginbotham, Taylor ...... 3507 King, Cynthia ...... 2701 Maldonado, Chandra A...... 2202 Moore, Damien ...... 3408 Parchois, Jacqueline ...... 5107 Richards, Adam S...... 2603 Higgs, Haley ...... 4605 King, Laura 4...... 210 Mancino, Matthew ...... 3201 Moore, Kelsey P...... 2603 Pariyadath, Renu ...... 2512 Richey, Becky ...... 4204, 5109 Hill, Mary ...... 3410 King, Stephen A...... 2304 Mandziuk, Roseann ...... 1101, 1201, Moore, Marcia ...... 3407 Park, Jeyun ...... 4606 Richey, Patrick . . . 2307, 2402, 3409, 4204, Hoffman, Emily Goff...... 5202 Kinser, Amber ...... 2607 2101, 3208 Moore, Nina-Jo ...... 3206, 3403, 4208 Parker, Jim ...... 2205 4304, 5109, 5208 Hoffman, Janet...... 4304 Kim, Do Kyun ...... 2204 Manley, Terri ...... 4202 Morales, Alexander W...... 2511, 2602 Parker, Thomas Roberson ...... 2205 Rister, Alex ...... 3307 Holladay, Holly Willson ...... 3511 Kim, Eunhui ...... 4612 Manning, Linda D. . . . . 3206, 4309, 4510 Moran, Taylor ...... 4312 Paskewitz, Emily Ann ...... 4608 Ritter, Matt ...... 2407 Holt, Delaney ...... 3410 Kim, Loel ...... 4305 Mapes, Megan ...... 2608 Morris III, Charles E...... 3205 Patti, Chris . . . . .1201, 2101, 2303, 4603 Robb, Jamie ...... 2511, 4612 Honeycutt, James ...... 3305 Kimmel, Krista M...... 2603 Mapp, Chris ...... 1201, 2101 Morris, Pamela ...... 4306 Paul, Newly ...... 3306 Roberts, Jermaine ...... 4208 Horne, Dena ...... 2303, 4201, 5112 Kirch, Kerli ...... 2202 Marinelli, Kevin ...... 2509, 3501, 5107 Morris, Robert ...... 3209 Payne, David ...... 3203 Roberts, Matthew ...... 2604 Horning, Mike ...... 4113 Kleinmann, Christie M. . .2306, 3310, 5207 Marquess, Mackenzie ...... 4308 Morrison, Kelly ...... 3302 Pederson, Joshua R. . . . 2408, 3305, 3410, Robvais, Raquel M...... 2312, 4108 Hornsby, Elizabeth Robertson . . . . 3504 Klesman, Charlotte ...... 4301 Mars, Minna ...... 2606 Morrow, Jennifer ...... 4301 4209, 4309 Rodriguez, Leslie ...... 2410, 4304 Hosek, Angela M...... 4510 Klingbeil, Matthew ...... 5106 Marsh, Jaclyn ...... 4308 Moss, Allison ...... 4210 Pedregosa, Jay ...... 4301 Rodriguez, Zachary ...... 3410 Howard, Charles ...... 2411 Kloeber, Dayna ...... 4309 Marsh, Shaquille O’Neal . . . . 2307, 2406, Moss, Christina . . .2304, 3311, 3413, 4207 Pemper, Sarah ...... 3406 Roe, Darrell ...... 2409, 3306, 3412 Howard, Leigh Anne ...... 2412, 2601 Knight, Brandon ...... 2502 4204, 5109 Moss, Zach ...... 4111 Perks, Lisa ...... 2309, 2608 Rogan, Randall G...... 4205 Huang, Yan ...... 4603 Knight, Gregory ...... 4104 Martin, Stephanie A...... 4113 Motter, Jeffrey...... 4603 Perna, Brian ...... 3312, 4305 Rogers, Brandon ...... 4503 Hudak, Nicole ...... 4510 Knight, Rich A...... 4607 Martin, Ruth...... 4201 Mouton, Ashton ...... 4212, 4303 Perry Cheryl L...... 3406 Rogers, Emilia ...... 4208 Huebner, Tom ...... 3204 Knox, Bradly A. . . .2311, 4312, 4606, 5107 Massignan, Virginia ...... 4108 Mudambi, Anjana ...... 3309 Perry, Samuel ...... 4307 Rome, Kristine Warrenberg ...... 3411 Huell, Jade C...... 2612, 3212, 3313 Kodish, Slavica ...... 2308, 3312, 3406 Master, Steve ...... 3307 Mullis, Devyn ...... 3503 Petrovic, Jelena . . . . . 1201, 2101, 2611 Romo, Lynsey ...... 3305, 4107, 4309 Hughes, A.G. . . . .2206, 2511, 3504, 4103 Kofoed, Emily ...... 2206, 4310, 5106 Mattheis, Ashley A...... 2506 Munsell, Jason B...... 1101, 1201, Pettiway, Keon...... 4601 Rosenberg, Jessica ...... 4308 Hyde, Michael J...... 3411 Kolomeitsev, Sergei ...... 5202 Matthews, Marsha Little ...... 4311 2101, 3212, 5201 Philbrook, Craig Gingrich ...... 5203 Rothenbaum, Nathan ...... 4506 Kor, Ryan ...... 2602, 3208 Mayaux, Ked ...... 4208 Murphy, Carson ...... 3410 Phillips, Andrew ...... 3312 Rountree, Clarke ...... 2312 I Kowtko, Lily ...... 4208 Mazer, Joseph P...... 2409 Muse, Clyde ...... 3204 Pickett, James R...... 2308, 3201, 3411 Rowan, Katie ...... 3408 Inabinet, Brandon ...... 2701, 5107 Krass, Brayn ...... 3404 McAdon, Brad ...... 3202 Pitts, Lewis ...... 2411 Rowland, Laurie ...... 4204, 5109 Inderstrodt-Stephens, Jill ...... 5108 Kulbaga, Theresa A...... 4211 McAvoy, Malcolm ...... 2307, 2406 N Plotnick, Rachel...... 2507 Rubin, Ruthanna ...... 4507 Inman, Ilison ...... 3513 Kunda, Lily ...... 4312 McCoy, Erin ...... 3402 Nagel, Jeff...... 3501 Plumpton, Max ...... 2511, 2602, 4506 Rubinsky, Valerie ...... 4510 Isaac, Carol A...... 3506 Kurtin, Kate ...... 3211 McCollough, Christopher ...... 3210, Nakayama, Thomas K...... 3205 Poe, Philip S...... 2605 Rudick, C. Kyle ...... 3506 Ismail, Mohamed ...... 2606 Kuypers, Jim A...... 4113 3404, 4105 Navarro, Michael ...... 2208 Poirot, Kristan ...... 4207 Rudrow, Keven J...... 2404, 3502, 4302 McConnell, Rachel ...... 3507 Neal, Adrienne ...... 3513 Porter, Cole ...... 4509 Rush, Richard A...... 2306 J L McDowell, Hayley ...... 4507 Nelson, David R...... 2410, 2503, Posey, Matthew ...... 3509 Rusnak, Stacy ...... 2503, 4203 Jackl, Jennifer ...... 4309 Lanfear, Taylor ...... 3507 McElearney, Patrick ...... 2503 503, 4310, 5112 Poulsen, Tyler ...... 3408 Ryalls, Emily ...... 1201, 2101 Jackson, Kyeland ...... 2506 Langett, Jeremy ...... 2308 McFarland, Michael ...... 3413 Neville-Shepard, Ryan Michael . . . .2404, Powell, Brian S...... 2401 Ryan, Christopher Anthony ...... 3308 Jackson, Sarah K...... 2612, 3512, 4212 Langner, Gregory J...... 2313, 4212 McFarlane, Soroya Julian ...... 2202 2509, 2701, 4504 Powell, Larry ...... 2610 Ryan, Tanya ...... 2201 Jacobo, Andrea ...... 4106 Laningham, Andrew ...... 2505 McGeough, Danielle Dick . . . .1201, 2101, Newton, Kiersten Alexandra . . . . . 3509 Powers, Ann...... 4401 Jacobs, Melissa ...... 4109 LaVoie, Mark ...... 4609 2313, 2612 Nichols, Tracy ...... 4210 Ponthieux, Joseph ...... 2208 S James, Jennifer ...... 2307, 2406 Ledford, Jessica ...... 3408 McGeough, Ryan . . . . .1201, 2101, 3506 Nicholson, John ...... 2410, 3405 Pratt II, Robert E...... 2401 Samp, Jennifer A...... 1101, 1201, James, Navita ...... 3203 LeFebvre, Leah E...... 3305, 3511 McGlone, Matt ...... 3305 Nielsen, Lea ...... 2608 Previs, Kathy Keltner ...... 5209 2101, 3305, 3403, 5301 Jenkins, Alexandria S...... 2409, 3412 Lehn, Melody ...... 2302, 3202, 4108, McGreehan, Dianah ...... 4212 Nittinger, Jordan ...... 2505 Pruim, Douglas E...... 4102 Sanburg, Savvanah ...... 4510 Johnson, Andre E...... 2204, 2404, 4206, 5211 McGreevey, Sally ...... 3512 Norman, Christian ...... 5106 Pugh, Natalie N...... 2410 Sanders, Scott W...... 2506 3202, 4307 Leeman, Richard...... 4504 McKinley-Portee, Caleb . . . . .4111, 5103 Norman, Mary S...... 4202 Pugh-Patton, Danette M. . . . .4111, 5103 Sandoz, M.L...... 3513 Johnson, Elle ...... 3410 Levina, Marina ...... 2203, 4503 McLain, Chip ...... 2307, 2406 Nuru, Audra K...... 4510 Pyle, Andrew . . . .2604, 3210, 4205, 4301 Santamaria, Nick ...... 3308 Johnson, Karen Hill . . . .2307, 2406, 4204, Levine, Kenneth J...... 2405 McMahan, Kate ...... 4210 Nwachukwu, Emmanuel ...... 3210 Sapulet, Febriany ...... 5202 4511, 5109 Levine, Timothy R...... 3302 McMonagle, Susannah ...... 3306 Q Sarapin, Susan H...... 4306 Johnson, Kimberly P. . . .2302, 2305, 3202 Levitt, Linda 1201, 2101, 2207, 4606 McSweyn, Molly ...... 3308 O Quesenberry, Brandi ...... 3504 Saunders, John H...... 1201, 2101, Johnson, Nia ...... 2310 Lewis, Richard ...... 2310, 3210 McVey, James Alexander ...... 2510 O’Brien, Shelby ...... 3209 Quist, Bethany ...... 3209 2403, 3401, 4203, 4304 Johnson, Paul E...... 2510, 4307 Lietzenmayer, Alison M...... 4309 Meares, Mary ...... 3309 O’Callaghan, Robin ...... 2201 Sawyer, Caroline E...... 2507, 3302, Johnston, Leigh Ann ...... 5105, 5206 Linebarger, Grace ...... 3308 Medeiros, Ben ...... 2513 O’Connell, Pete A...... 5211 R 4110, 4610 Joiner, Charles ...... 3308 Linvill, Darren L...... 2505, 3210 Medrano, Brian ...... 3410 Okamoto, Kristen E...... 4305 Rahoi-Gilchrest, Rita ...... 2201 Sayre, Owen ...... 4207 Jones, John ...... 3410 Listach, Natonya ...... 3409 Meiners, Eric ...... 3402, 4102 Oliver, Laura ...... 2313 Ramsey, Matthew C...... 4607 Scearce, Sophia ...... 4507 Jones, Virginia ...... 2312 Lloyd, Rachel ...... 4309 Mendes, Amy ...... 5206 O’Meara, Melanie Kitchens . . .3212, 3313 Rand, Erin J...... 3205 Schaller, Kristi ...... 2201 Jordan, Lexus ...... 2313 Lloyd, Samantha ...... 5107 Merriman, William ...... 4208 Opt, Susan K...... 2611 Rangel, Nick ...... 3510, 4505 Schares, Evan Mitchell...... 4202 Jorden, Erin ...... 5105 Loh, Katherine ...... 3211 Mestayer, Colleen L. . . . 2502, 4201, 5205 O’Rourke, Sean Patrick . . . . .2302, 5211 Rao, Ramesh ...... 4510, 5212 Scheinfeld, Emily ...... 3406 Jovanovic, Spoma . . . . 2411, 3411, 3504 Lou, Shanshan ...... 4603 Metcalf, Laurie D...... 3407, 4201, 4301 Orth, Nikki ...... 4103 Rash, Zachary ...... 5105 Schmisseur, Amber M...... 4102 Jurczak, Linda ...... 1201, 2101, 3508 Loyd, Scot ...... 5208 Meyer, John ...... 2402 Osborn, Michael ...... 2609 Rasner, Ryan ...... 2503, 3305 Schneider, Abbey ...... 4107 Justice, Jacob ...... 5204 Lubbers, Charles A...... 2508 Metz, Jacob L...... 4204, 4511, 5109 Osborn, Randall ...... 2609 Rothenbaum, Nathan ...... 5204 Schraufnagel, William ...... 2312 Luke, Catherine ...... 3310 Midiere, Mara...... 3408 Osborn, Suzanne ...... 2609 Ray, Cassandra A...... 5108 Sciullo, Nick J...... 3201, 3409 K Lunsford, Julien ...... 4610 Mikolajcik, John ...... 4302 Overton, Daniel ...... 4206 Raymo, Alexus ...... 3209 Scott, Katie D...... 4205 Kane, Sierra ...... 4112 Milford, Michael ...... 2701, 4609 Rauchberg, Jessica S...... 2403 Scott, Sarah Mayberry . . . . . 4110, 5110 Kearney, Amanda ...... 4306 M Miller, Kurtis D. . . .2307, 2406, 4102, 4511 P Reese, Christopher...... 3509 Scott, Susanna Foxworthy ...... 4106 Key, Adam ...... 1201, 2101, 2603 Mabrey III, Paul E...... 4302 Miller, Laura E...... 4201, 4608 Pace, Lesli K...... 2607, 4207 Regutti, Kailin ...... 2608, 3304 Scruggs, Alexander 3...... 408 Khan, Abraham ...... 3208 Mackie, Cara. . . . 1201, 2101, 3211, 3303 Miller, Tori ...... 4104 Pacheco Jr., George ...... 2410 Reif-Stice, Carrie . . 2502, 2605, 4106, 5111 Sears, Clara G...... 3406 Keel, Beverly ...... 3601 MacNeil, Theresa ...... 3211 Mills, Lee Ann ...... 5202 Pacula, Dave ...... 3601 Reinauer, Caitlyn ...... 3505 Seero, Sarah ...... 2309

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Self, Rico ...... 4202, 4502, 4606 Tang, Lu ...... 4303 Watkins-Dickerson, Dianna . . .2203, 3510 Self, Sean D...... 2603 Tang, Qi ...... 2305, 2402 Waychoff, Brianne...... 2612 Serota, Kim B...... 3302 Taweh, Jumah ...... 4109 Watson, Kayla Pack ...... 3303, 4107 Settles, Brecken ...... 3507 Taylor, Jonas ...... 3207 Watson, Sam ...... 5204 SSCA 89th Annual Convention Call Siebert, Julia ...... 4509 Taylor, Lakelyn ...... 3409, 3502, 4201 Watson, William Hays ...... 2512 Simon, Jenni ...... 3408 Taylor, Terrell ...... 2510 Weathers, Aaron E...... 4502 Shaffer, Trace Stephenson ...... 5203 Tenopir, Carol ...... 5111 Webb, Lynne M...... 2507, 3403 Sheldon, Pavica . . . . . 2208, 2506, 4107 Tenzek, Kelly E...... 4309 Weidner, Alexis ...... 3308 Shemberger, Melony ...... 2407, 2603 Terrill, Robert ...... 3202 Welch, Nakia ...... 1201, 2101, 3407, “Conflict & Crisis Sherrill, Lindsey ...... 2310 Terry, David ...... 3212 4102, 4201, 5208 Shin, Jae-Hwa ...... 2310, 3210 Terui, Sachiko ...... 3406 Welsh, Scott ...... 4603 Shipley, Lisa ...... 4301 Tetteh, Dinah ...... 4611 West, Isaac N...... 3205 at the Crossroads of Change” Short, Gabrielle ...... 4210 Tew, Chad ...... 2601 Wheaton, Patrick . . . . .2512, 2610, 3207 Slade, Alison ...... 2309, 4104, 4203 Thames, Richard ...... 3201 Whitaker, Bennett Paul ...... 2412 Smallwood, Amber . . . .1201, 2101, 3210, Theeuws, Pauline ...... 3304 Whiteside, Erin ...... 4113 4105, 4507 The Nobility ...... 3401 Whiteside, Kaitlin ...... 3209 April 3-7, 2019 Smart, Logan ...... 3207 Thibodeaux, Terry ...... 2303 Whittle, Chad ...... 2309, 4312 Smejkal, Christopher H...... 4301 Thompson, William ...... 2508 Whitworth, Colin . . . . .3512, 4212, 4303 Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa | Montgomery, Alabama Smith, Barry P...... 2504, 2610 Tinker, Andy ...... 2308 Wiencek, Nancy ...... 4211 Smith, Carlee ...... 3209 Tolan, Bobby ...... 2608 Wilcoxen, Anna ...... 2210, 4303 Smith, Damariye L...... 2404, 4506 Tollison, Andrew C. . . . .2405, 2501, 3207 Wilhelm, Timothy ...... 2403 Smith, Elizabeth Hanson ...... 2502 Toon, Kellie ...... 5207 Williams, Emily ...... 3310 Smith, Jennifer Mize . . . 2405, 3312, 4205 Tran, Kenney ...... 2309 Williams, Abbey ...... 5202 Southern States Communication Association’s 89th conference brings us back to Alabama, home to our first listed conference Smith, Jonathan M. . . . .2403, 4108, 4302 Tran, Lien ...... 2202 Williams, Crystal ...... 4208 Smith, Kenny D. . . 2310, 2504, 2610, 3414 Trapani, William ...... 2202 Williams, Danielle ...... 4203 location in 1930 when the conference was held in Birmingham, where we would return six more times. For the first time Smith, Lauren Reichart. . . . . 2309, 2407, Travagline, Matthew ...... 4310 Williams, Emily ...... 3310 in 2019, SSCA will be in Montgomery. And what better place to explore paradigm shifts – in theory, in civil rights, in the 2504,2610 Triana, Benjamin ...... 2403, 4611 Williams, Jenilee Crutcher ...... 4102 south – than in Montgomery, where an act of not giving up a bus seat led to a nearly year-long bus boycott, and ultimately Smith, Melissa M...... 2310, 2407, 2504, Trice, Mike ...... 3211 Williams, Keondre ...... 2311 to a Supreme Court decision upholding the district court ruling that the segregation on the bus was unconstitutional. As the 2610, 3511, 4505, 5104 Trowbridge, Kevin S...... 2306, 5209 Williamson, Jason ...... 2612, 3208 capitol city, Montgomery was the destination for the march from Selma. The city also witnessed the attack on the integrated Smith, Montana Jean ...... 2207, 2313 Trudeau, Justin ...... 3212, 3313 Williamson, Kasi ...... 3413 Smith, J. Scott . . . 2409, 3210, 4505, 4606 Tsikata, Prosper Yao ...... 5103 Wilson, Misty ...... 2205 group of Freedom Riders by a white mob supported by the police. Montgomery lays claim to being both the “Cradle of Smithberger, Leanna ...... 2208, 3203, Tu, Haijing ...... 3504 Winchester, Puck ...... 3508 the Confederacy” and the “Birthplace of Civil Rights,” a paradox in its own right, and a paradox that places the city at the 4212, 4611 Tucker, Barbara ...... 2603, 5206 Winderman, Emily ...... 2701, 4103, crossroads of change, even if that change came in small increments and still seeks fulfillment. Snider, Jesse ...... 4212 Turnage, Anna ...... 2312 4503, 5106 Snow, Kimberly ...... 5202 Turner, Jacob ...... 2309, 2608 Winget, Jordan ...... 4104 The 89th SSCA conference provides a venue to explore change as it is often effected by conflict and crisis. Taking the Spears, Nigel ...... 4310 Turner, Kathleen J...... 2609 Winn, Emmett ...... 3203 orientation that conflict and crises are not always entirely negative, yet change us in some way, we have the opportunity Spencer, Leland G...... 2302, 4211 Woitmon, Jennifer ...... 3307 to explore the rhetoric and policy of change. Possible topics include the rhetoric and/or fantasy of protests, crisis Spikes, Antonio L...... 4111, 4610 U Wojcik, Rory ...... 4105 Socha, Thomas J. . .2605, 3305, 4107, 4309 Uhl, Eric ...... 2608 Woo, DaJung (DJ) ...... 5111 communication, communicating and promoting history and change, rhetoric and media representation of the Civil Rights, Soler, Lorenzo ...... 4509 Underhill, Stephen ...... 5107 Woodard, Sydni ...... 3310 “the Resistance,” or #MeToo movement(s). Outside of historical events highlighting conflict, crisis, protest, and rhetoric, the Sorrels, Jeff...... 3407, 5208 Wright, Courtney N...... 4102, 5108 “crossroads of change” allows divisions to explore significant shifts in theory, in media and in approaches, and to anticipate South, Andrea Lambert ...... 4309 V what might be next. Sowder, Zack...... 3504 Van Eynde, Holly ...... 4112 X Stallings, Lori ...... 2611, 4206 Van Raalte, Lisa ...... 2303 Xu, Yiwei ...... 3412 Our conference site is located just off the Alabama River, and within 3-12 blocks (approximately .3-1 mile walks if you Standifer, Kerby...... 4608 Varona, Federico ...... 2606 Xue, Fei ...... 2309 choose), one can find the Civil Rights Memorial, Rosa Parks Museum, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Dexter Parsonage Steiner, Mark Allan ...... 5111 Vaughan, Katherine ...... 3310 Xiong, Ying ...... 3210 Museum, Freedom Rides Museum, Southern Poverty Law Center, Alabama State Capital (First Confederate Capitol), and Steiner, Rebecca ...... 2512 Vaughn, Holley ...... 2612 Stepaniuc, Ecaterina ...... 3210 Violanti, Michelle T...... 5205 Y the First White House of The Confederacy. For those still enjoying the 88th Nashville Conference, there is always the Hank Stephens, Karis ...... 4610 Violette, Jayne ...... 3402 Yallapragada, Sreelakshmi ...... 4610 Williams Museum. And you may be able to get in some Biscuits – if you like baseball, of course. Stephens, L’Oreal ...... 4511 Vincent, April ...... 4610 Yang, Yiyi ...... 3406, 4303 Stewart, Craig O...... 2302, 4110 Vincent, Christopher J...... 2608, 4202, Yates, Brad ...... 4105 Each division and interest group is encouraged to program at least one panel addressing the conference theme, and division/ Stilwell, Matthew ...... 2306 4302, 4502 Yates, Dakota ...... 3207 interest group co-sponsored panels which provide unique opportunities to reflect on the theme are encouraged. In addition Stob, Paul ...... 3513 Vogelsong, Lillian ...... 3310 Young, Amanda J...... 3406, 4305 to traditional panels of papers, the VP is interested in workshops and interactive programs that maximize opportunities to Stokes, Ashli Quesinberry . . . 1101, 1201, Vogl-Bauer, Sally ...... 2601 Young, Carley ...... 2606 address the theme and/or contemporary communication issues in ways that encourage professional development. 2101, 3310, 4207 Vosicky, Brian ...... 3402 Young, Chance ...... 4208 Striley, Katie Margavio ...... 4309 Young, Steve ...... 4014 Where entire panels are proposed, submitters are encouraged to diversify the institutional affiliation of the panel participants, Strutzenberg, Clair ...... 5202 W and to consider opportunities to bring in colleagues and peers who have not recently or never attended an SSCA conference. Stuckey, Mary E...... 1201, 2101, 2701 Walczyk, Jeffrey ...... 3302 Z Program proposals which do not align with SSCA’s divisional and interest group structure may be submitted directly to the Sullivan, Robert S...... 2409 Walker, Jefferson ...... 1201, 2101 Zagacki, Kenneth...... 3311 Sutherland, Krista ...... 2506 Walker, Kandi L...... 3206, 3406 Zanjani, Shermineh Davari ...... 4510 vice president for consideration as part of the Vice President’s Spotlight Series. The deadline for all submissions is September Swafford, Shelby ...... 2210, 3512 Walker, Rebecca A...... 2612, 3212 Zavala, Jorge Garcia ...... 3209 7, 2018. The complete call for papers will be posted in June 2018. For more information, contact Dr. Pamela Bourland-Davis Swaim, Miranda ...... 4310 Walker, Wade ...... 2312 Zhang, Ai ...... 4605 by email at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you in Montgomery in 2019! Waltman, Michael ...... 2506, 3403 Zhang, Xueying ...... 3406 T Ward, Mark ...... 2411, 2611, 4303 Tabrizi, Hannah . . . . . 3502, 4302, 4502 Washington, Kyanna ...... 4208

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106 Southern States Communication Association • April 4-8, 2018 • Nashville, Tennessee Communication Studies M.A. Program Located at North Carolina’s urban research institute, the Communication Studies program at UNC Charlotte offers a premier setting in which to study the blend of communication theory and practice. Our generalist program allows for students to take classes within different subfields of the discipline, including: health communication, public relations, media studies/rhetoric and organizational communication. Together, faculty and students make up our community of scholars who are committed to furthering communication studies. Teaching and research assistantships are available to well-qualified applicants. Graduate Faculty:

Erin Basinger Health, Interpersonal Comm. Jason Edward Black Rhetorical Studies and Social Change Jaime Bochantin Organizational Comm., Stress & Burnout, Work-life Balance Jonathan L. Crane Media Studies, Film Theory and Cultural Studies Christine S. Davis Communication in Health, Disability, & End-of-life Contexts Tiffany Gallicano PR, Public Engagement Loril M. Gossett Organizational Comm. & Virtual Work Daniel A. Grano Rhetoric and Sports Culture Min Jiang International Media & Media Technology Dean Kruckeberg International Public Relations & Ethics Richard W. Leeman Rhetoric & Public Address Stephanie Norander Org. Comm., Comm across curriculum Rachel Plotnick History of Information, Comm. & Media Technologies Margaret M. Quinlan Health, Disability & Gender Clifton Scott Organizational Comm., Meetings & High Reliability Organizing Ashli Q. Stokes PR, Rhetoric & Health Campaigns

www.gradcomm.uncc.edu For more information, contact: Dr. Jaime Bochantin, Graduate Program Director [email protected]