Significance of Communication in the Diverse Workplace: Expatriate Adaption to Overseas Assignment - Kumi Ishii, Western Kentucky University

New Diaspora Setting and Accompanying Challenges: Acculturative Stress, Social Support and Preservation of Traditional Culture - Claudia McCalman, Southeastern Louisiana University

Work/career, Immigration and Identity: The Case of Chinese Immigrant Professionals in the United States - Min Wu, Purdue University

Michelle Randall, National Communication Association

Responses to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder on Monk among Viewers with Varying Degrees of Personal Experience with Mental Illness - Cynthia Hoffner, Georgia State University; Elizabeth Cohen, Georgia State University

A Critical Analysis of the Disciplinary Function of Food as Featured on the Reality TV Series 'The Chef Jeff Project' - Shannon Holland, Clemson University; David Novak, Clemson University

Identity and the Liminal Space between Critical and Commercial Satire: An Ideological Critique of 30 ROCK - Eleanor Seitz, University of Maine

My Death, As Seen on TV: Realism and Portrayals of Terminal Illness on Prime-Time Medical Shows - Megan Tucker, George Mason Univ

The Political Economy of 'Miami Ink' and 'L.A. Ink' - Kristine Weglarz, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Text Reminders for Immunization Compliance in Kids (TRICKs) - Amy Chesser, Univ of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita

Effects of Drunk Dialing on Social Networks - Amber Ferris, Kent State University; Erin Hollenbaugh, Kent State University, Stark

Mobilized by Mobile Communication: How the People Use Mobile Media to Change Politics and Public Service in China - Liu Jun, University of Copenhagen; Zhao Hui, Hong Kong Baptist University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Re-Discovering Human Communication Behavior - John Courtright, University of Delaware

Channel Complementarity Theory and Individual Internet Channels - Patrick T. Fries, University of Dayton

Social Capital, Digital Skill, and Differential Media Use - Yu-li Patrick Hsieh, Northwestern University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

A Study of the Effects of Vividness and Numeric Representation - Robert Dunn, University of Alabama; Shuhua Zhou, University of Alabama

Minority Influence on Attitude Change: The Leniency Contract Model - Shr-Jie Liu, University of Oklahoma; Claude Miller, University of Oklahoma

Using Mental Models to Construct Risk Messages in Informed Consent Documents for Clinical Trails - Courtney Lynam-Scherr, Purdue University

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The Emerging Role of Internal Public Relations in Medical Facilities - Daniel L. Walsch, George Mason University

A Pilot Study of Physician Response to the Implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in Rural America - Susan Wieczorek, Univ of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Community Partnership for Nonviolence Language: Examining Communication Practices in a Domestic Violence Shelter - Elizabeth Babin, Cleveland State University; Kellie Palazzolo, Arizona State University; Kendra Rivera, Arizona State University

‘One Malaysia’: Multicultural Tensions, Racialization Categories, and the Folk Beliefs of Communication - Richard Buttny, Syracuse University; Kiranjit Kaur, Universiti Teknologi

Broken Hearts: An Autoethnography of an Adult Child from a Violent Home - Shao-Hung Tso, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Wiki-Based Collaboration as a Platform for Teaching Intercultural Communication - Tatyana Dumova, Montclair State Univ

Embedding Communication Skills in the Curriculum Development of an Engineering Program - Frank Messere, SUNY Oswego; Kristen Eichhorn, SUNY Oswego; Cara Brewer Thompson, SUNY, Oswego; David Vampola, SUNY, Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY, Oswego

Veterinary Students Learn Interviewing Skills to Increase Client Compliance - Denise Ann Vrchota, Iowa State University

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On-Line Community Formation - Natalie Hopkins-Best, University of Minnesota

Hofstede in WOW: A Cultural Comparison to Examine Five Culture Dimensions in Online Role Playing Games - Chia-I Hou, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Access to Abortion and Communication Choices in Computer-Mediated Communities: An Examination of the Spiral of Silence Theory - David Kamerer, Loyola University , Chicago; Deborah Ballard-Reisch, Wichita State Univ; Bobby Rozzell, Wichita State Univ; Lou Heldman, Wichita State University

A Grounded Theory Approach to University Homepage Depictions: University Images as Avatars - Keith Massie, University of Utah

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Individual and Organizational Motivational Factors Influencing Service Behavior in Institutional Contexts - Vinita Agarwal, Purdue University; Howard Sypher, Purdue University

Working Mothers’ and Stay-at-Home Mothers’ Perceptions of Work-Family Balance - Alicia Alexander, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Joanne Cattafesta, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Organizational Identification in the 21st Century - Tracy Russo, University of Kansas

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Stories from Jim Crow’s Museum: Managing Personal Dissonance through Narrative - Sandra Alspach, Ferris State University

Race, Rhetoric, and Resistance in Latina/o Struggles for U.S. Citizenship - Josue Cisneros, Northeastern University

Images of Black Masculinity in Tyler Perry’s ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman - Patrice Harris, University of Central Missouri

What Color Box Do You Check? A Call to Demystify Race - Flora Keshishian, St. John's University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Disaster Preparedness Communication in China - Andrew Jared Critchfield, George Washington Univ

Culture, Communication and Performance: An Ethnographic Case Study of a Small Theater and its Actor Training Programs in Mexico City - Brad Crownover, College of Mount Saint Vincent

The Self of Nations: The Social Economy of Texts and Visions of National Identity in Contemporary Turkey - Elif Guler, Old Dominion University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Environmental Communication and Community Participatory Action Research with US Southwest Hispanic Communities - Tema Milstein, Univ of New Mexico; Claudia Anguiano, Univ of New Mexico; Yea-Wen Chen, Univ of New Mexico; Elizabeth Dickinson, Univ of New Mexico; Iliana Rucker, Univ of New Mexico; Jennifer Sandoval, Univ of New Mexico; Lissa Knudsen, Univ of New Mexico

Crisis Communication: Reflections on Western Kentucky's 2009 Ice Storm - Michael Sollitto, Murray State University; April Payne, Murray State University; Frances L. M. Smith, Murray State University; Tina Coffelt, Murray State Univ

Communicating Climate Change: Explore the U.S. Climate Scientists’ Roles in Policy Making Process - Jiun-Yi Tsai, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Intergovernmental Action: Renewable Energy and Establishment of a Legitimate Global Environmental Agency - Prince White, Bowie State University

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Reality Commodity, Postmodern Masculinity, and the Consummation of Bromance - David Moscowitz, College of Charleston

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Understanding and Promoting Regular Dental Visitation: Theoretical Analyses and Message Testing - Christina Benac, University of Kentucky

Social Marketing Health Communication Campaign to Encourage Lower-Risk Drinking among College Students - Kelly Mella, Edgewood College

Evaluating Folic Acid Campaigns for Low Health Literate Hispanic Women - Michael Mackert, University of Texas, Austin; Kate Rudzki, University of Texas, Austin; Lee Ann Kahlor, University of Texas, Austin

America’s P.R.I.D.E.: Entertainment Education as a Health Communication Intervention Strategy for Middle-School and High School Students - Elizabeth Stephens, Univ of Memphis

Utilizing Inoculation Theory to Promote Resistance to Media-Induced Body Image Disturbance in Pre-adolescent Girls - Erin Szabo, St. John's University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Breast Cancer Preventive Behaviors among Urban Indian Middle Class Women: Locating Trust in the Transtheoretical Model of Change - Vinita Agarwal, Purdue University; Howard Sypher, Purdue University

Drinking as Communication in Russian Culture - Elena Khatskevich, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst

Investigating Hidden Networks of Buzz at Risk: Communication Network Analysis for the Diffusion of HIV/AIDS Prevention Information among Illegal Immigrants in Botswana - Do Kyun Kim, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Mandi Chikombero, Ohio University; Tilero Moroka, University of Botswana

Talking to the Roma: Public Health Communication (and) Politics in Contemporary Romania - Adina Schneeweis, Oakland University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Media Influence on Appearance Expectations, Body Satisfaction, and Eatting Behaviors during Pregnancy - Kelly Albada, North Carolina State University; Linda Kean, East Carolina Univ; David Collier, East Carolina University; Yancey Crawford, East Carolina University; Jeanne Stewart, East Carolina Univ; Laura Prividera, East Carolina Univ

On-going Research on the Experiences of Families and Caregivers of Children with Disabilities - Karyn Jones, Clemson University

Illness as a Coordinated Family Activity: Use of Complementary and Alternative Medieme by Chinese Immigrants in the United States - Hai Ying Kong, University of Oklahoma

Parent-Child Communication about Nutrition - Khadidiatou Ndiaye, Michigan State University; Jenn Anderson, Michigan State University; Rose Clark-Hitt, Michigan State University; Caroline Coleman, Michigan State University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

What If I’m Scared to Speak Up? An Investigation of Cold Calling and Communication Apprehension in the Classroom - Kimberly Aguilar, California State University, San Bernardino

Initial Mapping of the Verbally Aggressive Brain - Theodore Avtgis, West Virginia University; Edward Polack, West Virginia University; Julie Brefczynski-Lewis, West Virginia University Center for Advanced Imaging

How Do Laypeople Understand Alzheimer’s Disease? - Connie Bullis, University of Utah

The Use of Commercial Voice Stress Analysis Computer Programs to Quantify the Speech Anxiety of Beginning Public Speakers: A Comparative Study Using Video Exemplars of Performing versus Conversing Methodologies - Lance Lockwood, Santa Ana College; Richard Doetkott, Chapman University

The Relationship of Emotional Intelligence with Indices of Communication Competence - Edward Woods, Marshall University; Camilla Brammer, Marshall University; Susan Gilpin, Marshall University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

The ‘Role’ of Gay in Costa Rica: Applying Social identity Theory to the Construction of Sexial Identity - Wes Condray, West Texas A&M University

GLBT Media Producers in the Shadow of Hollywood - David Coon, University of Washington

Opening a Gay and Lesbian Teen Alternative High School of the Performing Arts - Gregory Tillman, Ebony Cultural Arts

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

The Other Woman: Fate or Sin? - Sook-Young Lee, Luther College

The Role of Discovery Method for the Relational Outcomes of Marital Infidelity - Wendy Nichols, Merrimack College

Ethnic Identity in Baby-Naming Practices of Internationally Adopted Children - Elizabeth Suter, University of Denver

Communication in the Systems of Family and School - Christina Yoshimura, Univ of Montana

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

How Television Killed the Planet - Jennifer Good, Brock University

Effects of Stereotypical Media Exemplars on Racial Beliefs, Casual Attributions, and Support for Affirmative Action - Srividya Ramasubramanian, Texas A&M University

Can Brand Placement Influence Identity Formation? - Brittany Rowe-Cernevicius, Bowling Green State Univ

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

The 2007-2008 Writers’ Strike as an Opportunity for Integrative Research on Labor Organizations and Multimedia Content - Ryan Fuller, University of California, Santa Barbara; Nina O'Brien, University of Southern California, Santa Barbara; Linda Putnam, University of California, Santa Barbara; Michael Siciliano, University of Pittsburgh

Media Representations and ‘Othering’ of the U.N. in U.S. Media in Times of Conflict Post 9/11 - Sudeshna Roy, Stephen F. Austin University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

European Identity: Across which Lines? Defining Europe through Public Discourses on the Roma - Susana Martínez Guillem, University of Colorado, Boulder

A Relational Model of Public Diplomacy - Rhonda Zaharna, American University

Attitudinizing toward English as the Lingua Franca of the Globalizing World - Xianguang Zhang, Grand Valley State University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Framing National Images of Asian Countries: Analysis of News Coverage of South Korea, Japan, and China in American Newspapers - Jinbong Choi, Texas State University, San Marcos

Estimating Citizen Preferences about Environmental Policy Alternatives: The Effects of News Coverage, Personal Opinion and Involvement - Cindy Christen, Colorado State University

Users as News Gatekeepers On-line - Ericka Menchen-Trevino, Northwestern University

Content Analysis of Traditional and New Media Coverage of a Proposed Tires-to-Energy Plant in Erie, Pennsylvania - Anne Zaphiris, Mercyhurst College

Kansas Newspapers in the 21st Century: Adaptation to Innovation - Dawne Leiker, Fort Hays State University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

The Klepsydra’s Influence upon Oratorical Precepts and Practices in Ancient Greece - Timothy Behme, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

A Liquor Store in San Francisco: Conducting a Critical Ethnography of a Drifting Spatial Discourse - Hunter Fine, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

The Rhetoric of Display in Second Life Religious Settings - Edward Lee Lamoureux, Bradley University

Du (Sa) Voir and the Subjection of the Body: Toward a Critical Visual Rhetoric of the Body - Bryan Walsh, Indiana University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Oncologist-Patient Communication about Breast Cancer Related Internet Information - Carma Bylund, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Use of the Internet in the Job-Search Process - Eszter Hargittai, Northwestern University

Collaborative Knowledge Creation on Health 2.0 Blogs: A Study of Learning through Appraisal - Ginnifer Mastarone, University of Illinois, Chicago

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

The Tell-Tale Data: Virtual Whispering and Final Student Grades - Susan Cook, Metro State College of Denver; Clark Germann, Metro State College of Denver

Out of Class Communication and Students’ Views of Relational Boundaries - Bonnie Farley-Lucas, Southern Connecticut State Univ; Margaret Sargent, Southern Connecticut State Univ

On-Line Discussion and Student Engagement - Mary Lahman, Manchester College; Leonard Williams, Manchester College

Multiple Self-Presentation by Teaching Assistant Students on Facebook - Jian Rui, Michigan State University

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Democratic Organizing in the Corporate Sphere - Brent Bonine, Ohio University

Communication and Decision-Making in the Nonprofit Board Meeting - Theresa Castor, University of Wisconsin, Parkside

Work/play, Community/corporation: The Corporate Campus and Employee Subjectivity - Samantha Szczur, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

The Delivery of Bad News in Medical Settings - Natasha R. Brown, Purdue University

Coordinating Concerns in Tissue Consent Conversations - Kathleen Haspel, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ

Understanding Cervical Cancer Diagnosis: Physicians’ Experiences of Giving Bad News - Melissa Meghan Thompson, University of Memphis

Best Practices in Communication with Older Adults - Deanna Womack, Kennesaw State Univ; Linda M. Johnston, Kennesaw State University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Physician-Patient Communication Training Approach Using a New Interdisciplinary Dyad-Centered Model - Christa Arnold, University of Florida; Justin Coran, University of Florida

Listening to Heal: What Motivates Exemplary Physicians to Sustain Empathic Connection with Patients? - Helen Meldrum, Bentley College

Patient-centered Communication and the Long-Call Shift: Assessing the Effect of Occupational Pressures and Individual Factors on Physician Behavior - Stacey Passalacqua, University of Arizona

A Study of Communication between Head and Neck Cancer Patients and Their Physicians - Lori Roscoe, University of South Florida; Jillian Ann Tullis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Judith Czaja McCaffrey, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Digital Democracy and the vote for Nebraska’s license plates - Kane Click, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Nicholas Steffans, University Utah

Exile from Normal: Considering Disability, New Media, and Minority Group Status - Carlos Clarke Drazen, University of Illinois, Chicago

U.S. Cities Twitter about the 2008 Presidential Election: Fantasy Theme Analysis of Messages from Three Cities during Three Election-Night Time Phases - Bobby Rozzell, Wichita State Univ; Deborah Ballard-Reisch, Wichita State Univ; Lou Heldman, Wichita State University; David Kamerer, Loyola University , Chicago

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

A Qualitative Study of Attitudes, Beliefs, and Core Values of Older Adults in Relation to Health Marketing of Fall Prevention and Physical Activity Programs in King County, WA - Pamela Poe, Manhattan College; Elizabeth A. Phelan, Harborview Medical Center; Hendrika Meischke, University of Washington; Kristen Hammerback, University of Washington; Alex Bohl, University of Washington

Controlling the Message: A Strategic Approach to Nation Branding - H. Efe Sevin, Emerson College; Gregory Payne, Emerson College; Craig Hayden, American University; Richard Nelson, Louisiana State University

Public Relations, Crisis Communication and Technology - Cory Young, Ithaca College; Arhlene A. Flowers, Ithaca College

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

A Rose by Any Other Name: Gift Publishing - Susan Cook, Metro State College of Denver; Karen Krupar, Metro State College of Denver; Karen Lollar, Metropolitan State College; David Weber, University of North Carolina, Wilmington; Bonnie Hirsch, Metro State College of Denver; Linda Abeyta, Metro State College of Denver

Engaged Scholarship: Balancing Community and Research Needs - Beth Eschenfelder, University of Tampa

The Media and Communication Dictionary: A Handbook for Students, Scholars, and Professionals - Sharon Kleinman, Quinnipiac University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

‘Twitter Friends’ in 140 Characters or Less: Developing, Maintaining, and Dissolving Relationships through Microblogging - Deborah Ballard-Reisch, Wichita State Univ; Bobby Rozzell, Wichita State Univ; David Kamerer, Loyola University , Chicago; Lou Heldman, Wichita State University

Tie Strength, Source Credibility and eWOM Effect on the Blogosphere - Jiun-Yi Tsai, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr. A Dissenting Celebrity - Margaret Cavin, Florida Gulf Coast Univ

Michelle Obama, Motherhood, and American Political Discourse - Sheryl Cunningham, Wittenberg University

Environmental Communication: A rhetorical analysis of Al Gore’s enactment of climate crisis management - Kathleen Hunt, University of Utah

Visuality and Social Change: The Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Papers (1942-2004) - Diana Martinez, University of Texas, Austin

The Rhetoric Surrounding Mary Todd Lincoln: Public Disgrace to Public Memory - Deborah Lynn Moses, Benedictine University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

At-Risk Adolescent Girls, Sex, and the Gardasil Vaccine - Tasha Dubriwny, Texas A&M University

The Role of Discourse in Women’s Menopausal Experiences and Menopausal Management Decisions - Jessica Elton, Eastern Michigan University

Negotiating Gender, Sexuality, and Class Differences Within a Presumed Culture of Sameness - Carolina Webber, University of Utah

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Where Are the Muscular Christians? Promise Keepers and the Rhetoric of Sentimentalism - Jennifer Abbott, Wabash College

Rhetoric as Translation: An Exploration of Contemporaneity and Critical Theoretical Frames for Contemporary Rhetoric - John Patton, Wingate University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Communicating STEM - Kathleen Kirsch, Chadron State College; Sally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ

Appreciating the Value of Community Engagement - Glynis Fitzgerald, Central Conn State Univ

Unlocking the Curriculum: What College Journalism Students and Prison Inmates Can Learn from Each Other - Eleanor Novek, Monmouth University

The Influence of Service Learning Projects on Student Learning - Nanette Potee, Northeastern Illinois University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Ideological Discourses in Voluntarily Celibate Romantic Relationships - Diana Breshears, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Darren Epping, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Creating Case Studies from Survey Data to Address College Students’ Sexual Behaviors, Attitudes, and Communications - Chrys Egan, Salisbury University; Rebecca Hudson Powell, NASA Wallops Flight Facility

Developing a Continuum for Understanding Casual Sexual Relationships - Carmen Lee, San Diego State Univ; Kelly Morrison, Michigan State University

Similarities and Differences between Male and Female College Students Accounts of Initiating Safer-Sex Talk - Claire L. Morledge, University of Arkansas; Megan E. Moore, University of Arkansas; Katherine Spurlock, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Lynne Webb, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Patricia Amason, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Paula Agee, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Interviews with Women about Their Communication with Heterosexual Partners Concerning Sexual Discrepancies - Moon-Sook Son, University of Arkansas; Lynne Webb, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Myria W. Allen, University of Arkansas; Patricia Amason, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Does Communication Matter? Testing the Effects of Expressive Writing in the Context of Psychological Trauma Associated with Relational Dissolution - Alice Veksler, Arizona State University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association

Social Networking: A New Model for Marketing Business - Ryan Hazelwood, West Texas A&M University

Exploring Individual Integration into Social Networks - Breanna McEwan, Western Illinois University

Connection or Not: How Do People Use Facebook - Jian Rui, Michigan State University

Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association