SJMC students and faculty present at 2022 NCA Convention

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The National Communication Association will hold its annual convention November 17-20, 2022 in New Orleans. The 108th annual convention’s theme, “Honoring PLACE: People, Liberation, Advocacy, Community, and Environment,” is sure to promote engaging discussion on important topics. Graduate students and faculty from the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication will be active throughout the conference presenting research and speaking on panels. Here’s a look at the sessions featuring SJMC students and faculty:

Thursday, November 17

Poderistas Overcoming Acculturative Stress: Instagram as a Site for Care and Support for Latinas in the United States

Sponsor: La Raza Caucus

Author: Elaine Almeida; Co-Author: Jessica Needle

Did ‘Schitt’s Creek′ Get it Right? A Comparison of Rewarded Acts of Inclusivity Versus Punished Acts of Homophobia in a Fictional Narrative

Presented During: Exploring Different Experiences through Mediated Communication

Sponsor: Mass Communication Division

Author: Linqi Lu, Co-Authors: Hyungjin Gill, Ran Tao, Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Kate Christy, Karyn Riddle

A Number is Worth a Thousand Words: Effects and Psychological Mechanisms of Communicating Vaccine Efficacy Information

Presented During: Health Communication Data Blitz: Vaccine Use, Social Norms, and Health Behaviors

Sponsor: Health Communication Division

Author: Linqi Lu, Co-Authors: Sang Jung Kim, Ran Tao, Jiawei Liu, Douglas McLeod

Support Provider and Recipient Own and Inferred Interaction Goals across Two Conversations

Presented During: Social Cognition, Health, and the Environment

Sponsor: Communication and Social Cognition Division

Author: Lisa Guntzviller, Co-Authors: Megan Jacbos Farnworth, Danni Liao, Kirsten E. Pool, Jia Yan, Sarah Julien-Bell, Sarah Caban, Lauren Kriss

A Test of Restoration Postscripts and Descriptive Norm Appeals to Mitigate Psychological Reactance to an Opt-Out Organ Donor Registry in the United States

Presented During: Norms, Messaging, and Impacts on Social Behaviors

Sponsor: Health Communication Division

Author: Brian L. Quick, Co-Authors: Lauren Kriss, Ethan Morrow, Daniel Hartman, Brenda Koester

Moralization Effects of Pictorial Tobacco Control Messages: Moral Convictions, Social Regulations and Emotional Pathways

Presented During: Norms, Messaging, and Impacts on Social Behaviors

Sponsor: Health Communication Division

Author: Sijia Yang, Co-Author: Yoo Ji Suh

Friday, November 18

Mentoring, Networking, and Building Community as Asian/Pacific American Scholars

Sponsor: Asian/Pacific American Caucus

SJMC Presenters: Elaine Almeida and Sang Jung Kim

Tell China’s Conspiracy Well: Anti-CPC Conspiracy Theory Network beyond the Great Firewall

Presented During: From Political Misinformation to Conspiracy Theories

Sponsor: Political Communication Division

Author: Abby Youran Qin, Co-Authors: Fan Xiao, Linjie Dai

Psychological Reactance Theory and COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: The Role of Sanctions with Direct and Indirect Threats to Freedom

Presented During: Mediated and Organizational Impacts on Vaccine Intentions and Advocacy

Sponsor: Health Communication Division

Author: Lauren Kriss, Co-Authors: Brian L. Quick, Stephen Rains, Juliana L. Barbati

‘Community,’ Institutional Failure, and Survival: An Idographic Analysis of Community Conversations on Inequity

Presented During: Having Difficult Conversations Across Identity and Difference

Sponsor: Public Dialogue and Deliberation Division

Author: Dominique A. Salas, Co-Author: Susan Robinson

Saturday, November 19

La Raza Mentorship Panel

Sponsor: La Raza Caucus

SJMC Presenters: Elaine Almeida and Jessica Needle

Disruptive Advertising in Online Streaming Video Services: Impacts on Ad Effectiveness and Content Perceptions

Presented During: Advertising Influence and Adaptability to the Current Media Landscape

Sponsor: Mass Communication Division

Author: Katheryn R. Christy, Co-Authors: Ranran Zhu Mi, Ran Tao, Linqi Lu, Kevin Fleming

Group communication causes a reversed serial-order effect in creative process

Presented During: Group Communication Division Top Paper Session

Sponsor: Group Communication Division

Author: Paul Hangsan Ahn, Co-Authors: Lyn M. Van Swol, Runzhi Mary Lu, Sang Jung Kim, Hyelin Park, Roubert Moulder

Staying Tuned for Censored Information Sources? A media habit approach to immigrants’ information practices

Presented During: Top Student Papers in Political Communication

Sponsor: Political Communication Division

Author: Abby Youran Qin

Toward an Evidence-Driven Understanding of China Digital Trace Research and Quality Criteria in Chinese Communication Research

Presented During: Interpersonal Communication and Digital Media in China

Sponsor: Chinese Communication Association

Author: Kaiping Chen, Co-Authors: Yingdan Lu, Yiming Wang