SSCA 2013 83rd Annual Convention Southern States Communication Association 23rd Annual Theodore Clevenger Jr. Undergraduate Honors Conference April 10-14, 2013 The Seelbach Hilton Louisville, Kentucky School of Communication Studies Doctoral Studies offers in Communication focusing on …Innovation. • Health Communication with courses in organizing for health, health ...Communication. communication and culture, and diffusion of innovations • Relating and Organizing including ...Research & courses in interpersonal communication, feminisms and organizing, and organizational narrative Teaching • Rhetoric and Public Culture with courses in public deliberation, rhetoric Opportunities. and public media, and philosophy of communication Exciting research and teaching opportunities • Teaching orientations for first year graduate assistants • Working with faculty on research projects The mission of our • Collaborations in developing syllabi and course exams program is simple: Through our research, teaching, and service, For more information visit us on-line at scholars from our www.coms.ohiou.edu school seek to Or contact: Graduate Director improve, entertain, School of Communication Studies Lasher Hall • Ohio University and enlighten Athens, Ohio U.S.A. 45701 the world around us. www.coms.ohiou.edu COMMUNICATION, CHOICES, AND CONSEQUENCES Official Journal of the Southern States Communication Association Published by Routledge SPECIAL OFFERS Southern Communication Journal Southern Communication Journal is the nationally and internationally read scholarly publication of the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA). 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Meyer, University of Southern Mississippi VICE PRESIDENT ELECT: John Haas, University of Tennessee EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Carl Cates, Valdosta State University TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome .................................... .6 Charter Members ........................... .86 UHC Welcome and Acknowledgements ..... 7 Executive Directors ......................... .87 Hotel Map ................................... .8 SCJ Editors .................................. .87 Registration ................................. .10 SSCA Presidents ............................ .87 Exhibit Schedule ............................ .10 Award Recipients ........................... .88 Division and Interest Group Programs Index .10 Past Conventions and Hotels ............... .91 Business Meetings .......................... .14 Life Members ............................... .93 Wednesday Sessions ....................... .18 Patron Members ............................ .93 Thursday Sessions .......................... .18 Emeritus Members ......................... .93 Friday Sessions .............................. 38 Institutional Members ...................... .93 Saturday Sessions ........................... 55 Constitution ................................ .94 Sunday Sessions ............................ .76 Advertiser Index ........................... 101 Association Officers ......................... 84 Index of Participants ....................... 102 Representatives to NCA ..................... 84 2014 Call for Papers ........................ 107 Committees ................................ .84 Divisions .................................... .84 This symbol denotes Undergraduate Honors Panel Interest Groups ............................. .86 Cover photo: Louisville Skyline at night (with new KFC Yum! Center) by Linda Doane 4 Southern States Communication Association • April 10-14, 2013 • Louisville, Kentucky COMMUNICATION, CHOICES, AND CONSEQUENCES Southern States Communication Association • April 10-14, 2013 • Louisville, Kentucky 5 COMMUNICATION, CHOICES, AND CONSEQUENCES Welcome to the 83rd Annual SSCA Convention Dear SSCA Colleagues: Welcome to Louisville, a city that provides a truly pleasant riverside surprise. Interesting attractions can be found including right around us downtown and nearby historic college and residential areas (like Old Louisville not far away). Horse aficionados can check out Churchill Downs, site of the Kentucky Derby and museum as well as horse farms out in the country. Baseball fans will enjoy the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, a short walk from the hotel. Museums downtown include the Muhammad Ali Center. The Ethnography Interest Group plans an interactive panel late Saturday afternoon for those having visited any of those three major attractions. The Frazier History Museum and the Louisville Science Center are also close by, with an Imax theater adding to its many hands-on displays. This convention will be a chance to consider the variety of ways communication enhances choice- making. Much human history, it seems, has been pushing toward more freedom and creativity inherent in diverse human choices. Likewise, several lines of research have pursued the enhancement of decision-making through and the consequences of choices. The richness of our field is reflected in the areas we research where choices must continually be made: individual wellness and health, personal relationships, organizational life, public advocacy, persuasive campaigns, and the political future of localities, nations, and the world. I would call your attention to highlighted panels on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. On Thursday at 5:00, former SSCA presidents consider choices made through the years during the growth of our association. On Friday at 4:15, Dr. Richard Vatz of Towson State University talks about choices made through persuasion, and encourages us to “revolt.” On Saturday, at the Awards banquet and at a special panel following it at 2:45, Dr. Michael W. Kramer of the University of Oklahoma will address choices in organizations, especially involving assimilation and exit. He is joined on the panel by several scholars pursuing research in that area. This convention would not be happening without the hard work of this year’s program planners who provided timely and creative panels for us to choose from. Please greet, acknowledge, and recognize your Vice Chairs this year of our divisions and interest groups. It has been wonderful working with them. In turn, they and I had the help of reviewers to make needed choices about programming and papers. My thanks to them, too. Vice President-Elect John Haas has put together an exciting Undergraduate Honors Conference for us to enjoy, and Executive Director Carl Cates along with SSCA staff members and Janet Fisher of Conference Direct, a long-term and true friend to SSCA, made what could be at times a tedious task enjoyable and fun. I thank you all. I look forward to our interactions, explorations of research, and choices made singly and together here in Louisville! John Meyer, University of Southern Mississippi Vice President and SSCA Louisville Convention Planner 6 Southern States Communication Association • April 10-14, 2013 • Louisville, Kentucky COMMUNICATION, CHOICES, AND CONSEQUENCES Theodore Clevenger Jr. Undergraduate Honors Conference Welcome Welcome to Louisville! Dear Undergraduate Honors Conference Participants: Welcome to the 23rd annual Theodore Clevenger Jr. Undergraduate Honors Conference (UHC) and the 83rd annual convention of the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA). The members of SSCA welcome you to the conference, and we look forward to your presentations. While you are at the conference we encourage you to attend SSCA panels as well as panels that are sponsored by the UHC. We hope that you take this