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Vol. 15, No. 2
June 2010
Published three times annually by the Mass Communication Division of NCA.
Publications/Web Editor - Nicholas David Bowman, Young Harris College

In this issue:

Welcome from the Chair

Dear Mass Communication Division members:

Welcome, again, to another issue of The Gatekeeper. The biggest development since our last issue has obviously been the unveiling of our sponsored programs for NCA2010 in San Francisco from November 14-17. You'll find a highly diverse and compelling slate of competitive papers and panels that are sure to provide a great deal of intellectual stimulation no matter the subarea of the mass communication universe in which you reside. You'll find not only a Top Open Papers panel but also, new this year, a Top Student Papers panel. In terms of attending our Division meeting, do note that the conference is Sunday-Wednesday, which is not our typical NCA pattern. As a result, we'll meet for our business meeting on Monday afternoon rather than the typical Saturday. We'll then have our Top Open Papers presented immediately following the business meeting and we still will gather socially after that (venue TBD). As always, if you have any questions about the division or simply want to get more involved, feel free to contact me (acbilng@clemson.edu) and consider nominating yourself for an officer position in the Division in the coming years!

Andrew C. Billings
Mass Communication Division Chair
Communication Studies Department
Clemson University

MCD Members: The official minutes from the 2009 Business Meeting are available for download here. Please contact Srividya Ramasubramanian if you have any questions regardin these minutes.

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"Detecting Bull" wins SPJ Journalism Research Award

SAN JOSE, California -- The Society of Professional Journalists has awarded its annual research prize to Detecting Bull: How to Identify Bias and Junk Journalism in Print, Broadcast and on the Wild Web.

John McManus (Ph.D., Stanford University) designed this multi-media book to help readers develop their own BS (Bald Sophistry) detector as they search for reliable news as we enter the era of "buyer beware" journalism.

The news media constitute our society's central nervous system. They sense the world for us, connecting us to each other's progress and pains, allowing a nation of 300 million to act as one. But this vital system is collapsing as journalists are being laid off by the thousands.

As a consequence, mainstream news is becoming shallower and more commercially biased -- more written for advertisers' benefit and by publicity agents. Online, new providers are arising. But most don't follow professional principles. Hidden conflicts of interest abound. So we live in a strange new world where information purporting to be news is abundant but the public doesn't know what to trust.

Ironically, trustworthy news has never been more important. News explains change and technology is accelerating changes in every aspect of our lives. In this era of uncertainty, we need news literacy tools to distinguish the reliable from the rest. This book provides such critical thinking tools with lots of real-life examples -- including videos clips from TV news.

Detecting Bull exposes the biases of both audiences and journalists, helping readers notice how they interpret the world as well as how media do. It lays open the fundamental conflict of interest all news providers face between maximizing audience and servicing advertisers on the one hand and on the other, providing a picture of the world upon which citizens can act.

The author, an award-winning journalist and professor, rejects objectivity as impossible for humans and undesirable for journalists. In its place, the book provides a set of rules for judging journalism based on a more accurate, honest and rigorous standard -- empiricism -- the logical assembly of reliable evidence.

Detecting Bull features a bias detector for any content purporting to be news regardless of medium, and a separate tool for images. You'll also learn how to spot bias among stories, including omission. Finally, you'll be able to rate the quality of news, using a tool derived from the ethical standards of the Society of Professional Journalists.

In an effort to keep the price low, the book is available only from the Web site Detectingbull.com.

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Belbas-Larson Awards honor faculty excellence at The University of South Dakota

VERMILLION, S.D. -- The University of South Dakota has honored Dr. Candace Walton as one of two faculty at the 2010 Spring Commencement ceremony for excellence in teaching.

Recognized in the tenure-track category, Walton is an assistant professor in the department of Contemporary Media and Journalism in the College of Arts and Sciences. A member of the USD faculty since 2005, Walton received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Kearney in 1997, and her master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University. Walton teaches courses in mass communication, media law, writing for electronic media and audio production. Additionally, she serves as an advisor for KAOR Radio at USD and she has been honored as a two-time recipient of the National Association of Television Producers and Executives Faculty Fellow, International Award. Before joining the faculty at USD, Walton taught at Kansas State University.

The Belbas-Larson Awards were established by a 1956 graduate of USD, Dean Belbas of Edina, Minn., and Sioux Falls, S.D., and his friends, Harold W. and Kathryn Larson of Bemidji, Minn., and Scottsdale, Ariz.

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CONFERENCES AND CALLS

GLOBAL FUSION 2010
Texas A&M University
October 22 - 24, 2010 in College Station, Texas
Deadline is Thursday, July 15, 2010

The GLOBAL FUSION 2010 Media & Communication Conference (comm.tamu.edu/globalfusionindex.html) will be held at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, October 22-24, 2010.

This year’s conference theme is “Sustenance and Globalization.”

Keynote speakers: Emile G. McAnany (Santa Clara University) and Karin Wilkins (University of Texas)

We consider the concept of culture in relation to the nature of global communication processes. Those interested in the role of the print, electronic, and digital media might look at their role in sustaining and modifying cultures. For those interested in non-mediated communication, a focus could be brought to bear on the ways in which folklore, traditional cultural practices, and ecology can act to sustain and empower cultures. Researchers exploring the development perspective on international communication might consider addressing community building, sustainability, development, and the roles of communication in changing and sustaining cultures, polities, and societies. Among many other possibilities, this theme also allows for an exploration of the ways in which communication technologies, both as software and hardware, can sustain and/or undermine cultures and environments.

Submissions on the theme of sustenance and globalization are preferred, but proposals for conference panels and papers may be on any topic related to global media and international communication.

Panel and individual paper proposals may be submitted in the form of abstracts of 200-250 words, in MS Word or rich text format.  Paper abstracts should be submitted anonymously, without the name or other identifying information about the author in the document.

The Global Fusion conference offers a graduate student competition. Papers submitted for the graduate student paper competition should be full length (about 25 pages in APA format), and clearly marked on the title page as being a submission for the competition.

The purpose of the Global Fusion conference series is to promote academic excellence in global media and international communication studies. These conferences bring together scholars and professionals interested in media and communication in global contexts. The conference series is sponsored by a consortium of schools including Texas A&M University, the University of Texas at Austin, Ohio University, Temple University and Southern Illinois University. The organizing committee members are Patrick Burkart, Antonio C. La Pastina, Srivi Ramasubramanian, and Marwan Kraidy.

Submission deadline: July 15, 2010
Email address for submissions: globalfusion2010@tamu.edu
Conference contact: Patrick Burkart, pburkart@tamu.edu

Global Fusion 2010 thanks conference sponsors, The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research at Texas A&M University, and the Texas A&M Department of Communication.

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Mass Communication and Society - Special Issue (Guest Editor: Dr. John C. Pollock)
"The Community Struture Model: Innovations in Exploring the Impact of Society on Media"
Deadline is Monday, January 10, 2011

The community structure model research is valuable because it explores media and journalists from an unusual perspective.  Instead of the more standard paradigm, examining the impact of media on society, this approach explores the impact of society on media.  In modern communication theory, Robert Park at the University of Chicago in the early twentieth century, concerned about integrating waves of new immigrants into US society, admonished the incipient communication field to look not only at the impact of media on public opinion, but also at the impact of public opinion on media.

The community structure approach provides communication scholars with several advantages:

A.  Measures of public opinion at the city/metropolitan level are difficult to obtain, and the community structure approach makes a contribution by enabling scholars to employ unobtrusive, easily obtainable measures that reflect metropolitan public perspectives/opinions.

B. The community structure approach specifies relatively enduring structural characteristics that pre-date most coverage, enabling scholars to make observations about social conditions existing prior to coverage, lending credence to robust causal explorations and affirmations.

C.  The community structure approach contextualizes journalists, attempting to specify the living and working environments that add perspective to what reporters write, challenging the classic “objective” reporting notion that all reporters everywhere, regardless of variations in crime rates or health care opportunities or poverty levels, can be expected to report similarly on critical issues.

D.  Modern community structure analysis now reaches beyond the initial work of Tichenor, Donohue and Olien, focused tightly on political power structures and city size, to: a) national samples of newspapers; b) a wide range of political and social issues; and c) new conceptions of “structure”, which encompass a wide range of patterns measured by community demographics or other aggregate measures of community identity, membership, participation, production, consumption or access.

Therefore, we invite submissions for a special issue on the community structure model.  A wide range of research questions and methodologies are welcome.  While any research on the community structure model may be submitted, manuscripts that address directions for advancement of the model are particularly encouraged. Sample questions might include:           

1. Critical issues:  What crucial topics of compelling social and political importance are being addressed by scholars excited by the study of the impact of society on media coverage of critical events?          

2. Methodology: What new concepts of “structure” are emerging as closely related to reporting variation, including a wide range of ecological and resource possibilities (e.g., concepts of resource consumption such as energy)?                                          

3. Empirical measurement: What innovative measures of community structure appear promising?

4. Comparing multiple cities or nation-states:  What new insights have been offered by comparisons of more than two cities, metropolitan areas, or even nations, including variations in media systems and related elements of government control of media? 

5. New models of journalism: In addition to the classic “objective/neutral” model or alternative models such as the “guard dog” model in which media reinforce or protect socially and politically dominant groups, what other models of journalism emerge from the findings of community structure studies?  How much evidence exists for a model of journalists as “representatives” of the interests of a broad range of social and political groups in their communities?

Deadline for submissions: 

Manuscripts should be submitted by January 10, 2011, via the Mass Communication and Society online system at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mcas following the standard journal submission procedures. Authors should note in their cover letters that the submission is for the Community Structure Model symposium. Final publication will be in December 2011.
In addition, please send one hard copy of each submission to: Guest Editor John C. Pollock, Professor and Chair, Communication Studies Dept., The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628; pollock@tcnj.edu; 609-771-2338.

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Promotions, Awards, and Publications

Promotions and Appointments

Andrew Billings, Clemson University, has been promoted to Full Professor of Communiation Studies and Director of the Pierce Center for Professional Communication.

Candace M. Calloway, Wiley College, has been appointed Assistant Professor and Lead Professor of Mass Communication.

Rebecca M. Chory, West Virginia University, has been appointed the new Ph.D. Coordinator for WVU's Doctoral Program in Communication Studies.

Adam and Mary-Beth Earnheardt, Youngstown State University, have been promoted to proud parents of their third baby girl Sadie Earnheardt, born on April 29. She joins Ella, 4, and Kate, 3, to their rapidly-expanding family.

Lisa M. Harris, Lenoir-Rhyne University, has been named Association Professor with Tenure in the School of Journalism & Mass Communication.

Mary E. Hurley, St. Louis Community College - Forest Park, has been promoted to Association Professor of Communications effective July 2010.

Flora Keshishian, St. Johns Univeristy, was awarded tenure in the Department of Rhetoric, Communication, and Theatre effective Fall 2010.

Marina Levina, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, has been appointed as an Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Memphis.

Mike Murray, University of Missouri - St. Louis, was elected Chair of the Faculty Senate adn University Assembly.

Audra Myerchin, Minot State University, has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Broadcasting.

The Nido R. Qubein School of Communication at High Point University announces the following faculty appointments for the 2010-2011 academic year:

• Kent Bates, Instructor
• Dr. Ginny McDermott, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Graduate Studies
• Elizabeth McKinney, Instructor
• Dr. Julie West, Assistant Professor
• Yan Yang, Assistant Professor
  

Priya Raman, San Jose State University, has been appointed as the Associate Research Director of the Survey Policy Research Institute.

Katerina Tsetsura, University of Oklahoma, has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Sarah Ubel, Washburn University, has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure.

Awards

Kevin G. Barnhurst, University of Illinois - Chicago, is participating with a team of international collaborators in developing a Research Network in an area which crosses History, Discourse Analysis, and Journalism Studies. The project is being funded by the British Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Heather Crandall, Gonzaga University, has been awarded an Exemplary Faculty Award for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Donald R. Browne, University of Minnesota, delivered the keynote address at an international conference on Minority Language Media held at Aberystwyth University in Wales, May 18 and 19, 2010. The address was entitled "In Our Own Words: The Long Road to Linguistic Minority Electronia Media and the Long (?) Road Ahead." You can download a copy of the address here.

Adam Earnheardt, Youngstown State University, was awarded YSU's top honor for public service, the Distinguished Professor Award for Public Service.

Mary-Beth Earnheardt, Youngstown State University, was awarded the Distinquished Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Nichola Gutgold, Penn State University - Lehigh Valley, was the recipient of the 2009 Donald P. Ecroyd Research Award from the Pennsylvania Communication Association.

Mary E. Hurley, St. Louis Community College - Forest Park, has completed her second M.A. degree in American Cultural Studies from Washington University.

Laura R. Linder, Marist College, has been awarded a sabbatical for the Fall 2010 semester to write a paper tentatively titled “In The Principal's Office: A Textual Analysis.”  This paper will analyze the elements of The Principal’s Office (TruTV), a “reality” television show, to illustrate how the show simultaneously challenges and confirms our preconceptions of principals, high school students, and to a lesser degree, parents. 

Catherine McCormick, Penn State University - Harrisburg, was awarded first place in the "People" division of the Penn State Harrisburg International and Intercultural Photography Contest for her photography "Hombre en la iglesia". The photo was taken during a trip to Granada, Nicaraqura in 2007.

Kekeli K. Nuviadenu, Bethune-Cookman University, was awarded the Robert B. and Mary Alice Massey Faculty Member of the Year. A photo of Kekeli receiving the award is available here, and more information on the award can be read in the final two paragraphs of the official announcement here.

Mina Tsay, Boston University, will receive a Promising Professor award at the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication's national conference in Denver. The AEJMC Mass Communication & Society Division and Graduate Education Interest Group will honor the best and brightest teachers during the annual Promising Professor Awards Panel & Workshop on Friday, August 6, where Mina Tsay will present her teaching philosophy and ways she actively incorporates it in the classroom.

Maria Williams-Hawkins, Ball State University, was awarded the University's first Diversity Advocate Award.

Ronald J. Zboray and Mary Saracino Zboray, University of Pittsburgh, have won the 2010 E. Jennifer Monaghan Prize for their book, "Their Everyday Ideas: Socioliterary Experience Among Antebellum New Englanders". This award is given to the best book on the history of literacy published in the past three years and is awarded by the History of Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association.

Grants

Renee Hobbs, Temple University, received a grant of $150,000 to develop Powerful Voices for Kids, a university-school partnership program that brings media literacy education to Philadelphia children enrolled at the Russell Byers Charter School in Philadelphia. The program offers a summer institute for educators and includes a research component examining the developmental trajectory of children's understanding of key media literacy concepts, including author, audience, purpose, and point of view.

Denise Ferguson, Indiana Wesleyan University, was awarded a Hinds Fellowship at Indiana Wesleyan University for the 2010-2011 academic year. The Hinds Fellowship is designed to allow IWU faculty with established habits of scholarship to pursue scholarly projects by awarding course load reductions and financial support. Each award comes witha course reduction and $3,000 to use toward research. The fellowship will provide support for Dr. Ferguson's research about the relationship between religious media and culture, and the involvement of influential issues organizations in national political elections and public policy.

Flora Keshishian, St. Johns University, was awarded a grant of $5,000 by the Fulbright Scholar Program to develop a course in Intercultural Communiation at Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute in Armenia.

Audra Myerchin, Minot State University, has been awarded an Advanced Study Grant from MSU in the amount of $3,000.

Publications

Andrew Billings, Clemson University, published the book "Communicating about Sports Media: Cultures Collide" (Aresta, 2010).

Melissa A. Click, Jennifers Stevens Aubrey, and Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz, University of Missouri, published the book "Bitten by Twilight: Youth Culture, Media, and the Vampire Franchise" (Peter Lang, 2010).

Renee Hobbs, Temple University, published the book "Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning" (Corwin/Sage, 2010).

Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois - Chicago, has published a book entitled "A Private Sphere: Democracy in a Digital Age." (Polity Press, 2010).

Helen Sun, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, pubished the book "Internet Policy in China: A Field Study of Internet Cafes" (Lexington/Rowan and Littlefield, 2010). [endorsement by Dr. Merle Goldman here]

Raul Damacio Tovares, Trinity Washington University, and Alla V. Tovares, Howard University, published the book "How to Write About the Media Today" (Greenwood/ABC Clio, 2010).

Weerakkody, N., Deaken University, published the book "Research methods for media adn communication" (Oxford, 2009).

Richard Wolff, Dowling College, has published a book entitled "The Church on TV: Portrayals of Priests, Pastors, and Nuns on American Television Series" (Continuum, 2010).

Bill Yousman, University of Massechusetts - Amherst, published the book "Prime Time Prisons on U.S. TV: Representations of Incarceration" (Peter Lang, 2010).

Ronald J. Zboray and Mary Saracino Zboray, University of Pittsburgh, have published the book "Voices without Votes: Women and Politicsin Antebellum New England" (University of New Hampshire Press/University Press of New England, 2010).

Recent Journal Articles of Interest from MCD members

Keshishian, F. (December, 2009). Write to cleanse the mind and cleanse the mind to write. Center for Teaching and Learning Newsletter, 15 (4), p. 6.

Keshishian, F. (2010). Anticipatory socialization and motivating factors influencing the choice of major: The case of pharmacy students. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 74 (4), Article 75, pp. 1-6.

Keshishian, F., Brocavich J. M., R. Boone, T., & Pal, S. (2010). Motivating factors influencing choice of major: A comparative survey analysis of pharmacy vs. non-pharmacy students. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 7(3), Article 46, pp. 1-7.

Krakowiak, K. M., & Tsay, M. (in press). The role of moral disengagement in the enjoyment of real and fictional characters.
International Journal of Arts and Technology.

Semati, M. (2010). Islamophobia, culture and race in the age of empire. Cultural Studies, 24(2), 256-275.

Tsetsura, K., & Luoma-aho, V. (in press). The role of trust and innovation in Russian journalism. Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics, 7(4).

Tsay, M., & Brady, M. (in press). A case study of cooperative learning and communication pedagogy: Does working in teams make a difference? Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Tsay, M., & Krakowiak, K. M. (in press). The impact of perceived similarity and identification on moral disengagement. International Journal of Arts and Technology.

Weinhold, W. (in press). Letters from the editors: American journalists, new media, and the future of journalism. Journalism Practice.

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NCA's RFP Tracker - Opportunities for Mass Communication Research

NCA's RFP Tracker identifies funding opportunities (including research grants, residential fellowships, travel funds, awards, etc.) for communication scholars. There are many grant opportunities for those interested in mass communication research. The RFP Tracker lists funding and fellowship opportunities for graduate students, post-docs, faculty, and people outside of the academy. Check out the RFP Tracker website at http://www.natcom.org/index.asp?bid=10977 and download the most recent report.

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NCA looking for Subject Matter Experts for national database

Jennifer Glicoes of the National Communication Association main office is looking for MCD members interested in serving as Subject Matter Experts to be contacted by news media organizations. If you are interested in this opportunity, please e-mail Jennifer (jglicoes@natcom.org) with the following information:

• Name and affiliation
• Email address 
  
• Telephone number
  
• Brief 300 word biography
  
• Names of any relevant publications (3-5)
  
• Names of any relevant courses you teach

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Position Announcements

Bradley University
Chairperson
Department of Communication

Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, invites applications and nominations for Chairperson of the Department of Communication.  Recognized for excellence in its academic programs, interdisciplinary collaborations, international initiatives, use of technology, and its commitment to cultural diversity, the Department includes areas of study in Advertising, Electronic Media, Journalism, Organization Communication, Public Relations, and Sports Communication.

Qualifications:  Among required qualifications are appropriate earned terminal degree and qualification for appointment at the rank of Tenured Full Professor in Communication; excellent teaching and scholarship; the capacity to relate well to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and external constituents; and among preferred requirements is a successful record of acquiring grants and financial support.  For a full list of qualifications and application information visit: www.bradley.edu/humanresources/opportunities/faculty.shtml.  CFA Chairperson for the Department of Communication.  Starting Date: August 2011. Screening of applications will begin with the start of the fall 2010 semester and continue until the position is filled.

Bradley University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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Bradley University
Assistant Professor of Advertising
Department of Communication

The Department of Communication seeks a dynamic and creative professor to join a highly productive team of interdisciplinary colleagues to develop a world-class program in new media advertising beginning August 2011. The ideal candidate will be able advise students and embrace a global perspective, cultural diversity, and an understanding of the new digital age of advertising and one who reaches across academic disciplines and institutions to collaborate with colleagues in other departments, universities, and corporate entities. The successful candidate will teach a variety of lower and upper division undergraduate courses in advertising, primarily creative, with an emphasis on new media, copywriting, principles and campaigns courses, as well as writing and other departmental core courses as appropriate.   

Salary is competitive. Screening begins with the start of the fall 2010 semester and continues until position is filled. 
 
Interested individuals should submit a hard copy and an electronic letter of application, resume/curriculum vita and hard copies of three current letters of recommendation to:
 
Dr. Margaret Young, Chair
Advertising Search Committee 
Department of Communication
Bradley University
Peoria, IL  61625
E-mail: mly@bradley.edu

Please see the full position description: http://www.bradley.edu/humanresources/opportunities/faculty.shtml

BRADLEY UNIVERSITY is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Members of ethnic minorities and women are especially encouraged to apply.

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Bradley University
Assistant Professor of Sports Communication
Department of Communication

The Department of Communication is seeking to fill an assistant professor position in sports communication beginning August 2011.  The individual selected will be expected to possess a terminal degree; Ph.D. in communication is preferred. Progress toward a terminal degree will be considered but the individual will be eligible for a tenure track position only upon completion of the terminal degree.  Appropriate college level teaching experience is required. Facility with digital aspects of converged media and a record of research and/or creative production are preferred. The individual should be able to teach courses in Sports Media and Society, International Issues in Sports, Digital Journalism, Sports Promotion and Publicity and other courses in the individual’s area of expertise. 

Salary is competitive. Screening begins with the start of the fall 2010 semester and continues until position is filled. 

Interested individuals should submit applications including a letter addressing qualifications, curriculum vita, and three letters of recommendation electronically and in hard copy to

Dr. Chris Kasch, Chair
Sports Communication Search Committee
Bradley University
1501 W. Bradley Avenue
Peoria IL 61625
E-mail: ckasch@bradley.edu

For full position information and description http://www.bradley.edu/humanresources/opportunities/faculty.shtml

BRADLEY UNIVERSITY is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Members of ethnic minorities and women are especially encouraged to apply.

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Western New England College
Assistant Professor of Communication
Department of Communication

Western New England College seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Communication.  Western New England College, an institution of nearly 4000 students in Springfield, MA, offers a degree program in communication with concentrations in media theory and production; journalism; professional communication; and public relations.  Applicants with primary expertise in one or more of the following areas preferred: qualitative and quantitative research methods, communication theory, interpersonal communication, small group communication, language and communication, and nonverbal communication.  Specific course assignments will be made depending on the department’s needs.  Candidates will be expected to teach four classes of between 20 and 25 students per semester, to advise undergraduate students beginning in the second semester after their hire, and to demonstrate active scholarship in a field of communication.  A Ph.D. in communication or a closely related field is required by August 31, 2011.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vita, teaching evaluations, and three letters of recommendation – at least two of which provide insight into the candidate’s teaching abilities – to Communication Search Committee, C/O Jody Levesque, School of Arts and Sciences, Western New England College, Springfield, MA  01119 (jlevesque@wnec.edu).  Applications should be received by November 1, 2010, and the references should mail their letters of recommendation directly to the Search Committee.   Preliminary interviews with candidates may be held at the National Communication Association conference in November.
Western New England College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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MCD Officers 2009-2010

MCD Officers
Chair Andrew C. Billings Communication Studies Dept. Clemson University 409 Strode Tower Clemson, SC 29634 acbilng@clemson.edu (864) 656-1477	Vice Chair Marina Krcmar Department of Communication Wake Forest University PO Box 7347 Winston-Salem, NC 27109 Krcmarm@wfu.edu (336) 758-5407
Vice Chair-Elect Adam Earnheardt Youngstown State University Department of Communication 1 University Plaza Youngstown, OH  44555 acearnheardt@ysu.edu (330) 941-1845	Past Chair Travis L. Dixon Department of Speech Comm. U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 304 Communication Bldg. Urbana, IL 61801 tldixon@uiuc.edu (217) 244-01041
Secretary Srividya Ramasubramanian Texas A&M University Department of Communication 211 Bolton Hall College Station, TX 77843 srivi@tamu.edu (979) 845-5178	Secretary-Elect Jake Jensen Purdue University Department of Communication BRNG 2144 West Lafayette, IN 47907 jdjensen@purdue.edu (765) 494-7781
Publications and Web Editor (expires '12) Nicholas David Bowman Young Harris College Department of Comm. Studies 102C Goolsby Hall Young Harris, GA 30582 ndbowman@yhc.edu (706) 379-5215	Graduate Student Rep. Elizabeth Hatfield Texas A &M University Department of Communication MU 4234 TAMU College Station, TX ehatfield@tamu.edu (979) 845-6594
Research Committee
Chair Jennifer Stevens Aubrey University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Communication 136 Heinkel Bldg. Columbia, MO 65211 aubreyj@missouri.edu (573) 882-0739
Vice Chair-Elect ('10) Sumana Chattopadhyay Marquette University Diederich College of Comm. 403 Johnston Hall Milwaukee, WI 53233 sumanach@gmail.com (414) 288-3488	Vice Chair-Elect ('11) Srividya Ramasubramanian Texas A&M University Department of Communication 211 Bolton Hall College Station, TX 77843 srivi@tamu.edu (979) 845-5178
Nominations Committee
Chair (expires '11) Nancy Jennings University of Cincinnati McMicken Coll. of Arts & Sci. 137 McMicken ML 0184 Cincinnati, OH 45521 nancy.jennings@uc.edu (513) 556-4456	Committee (expires '11) Melissa Click University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Communication 132 Heinkel Bldg. Columbia, MO 65211 ClickM@missouri.edu (573) 884-4694
Commitee (expires '10) Michaela Popescu Cal State-San Bernandino Dept. of Communication Studies 5500 University Parkway San Bernardino, CA 92407 popescum@csusb.edu (909) 537-5862	Commitee (expires '10) Elizabeth Behm-Morawtiz University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Communication 137 Heinkel Bldg. Columbia, MO 65211 behmmorawitze@missouri.edu (573) 882-9786
Commitee (expires '10) Laura Beth Daws Georgia Highlands College Department of Humanities Room 311 Cartersville, GA 30121 ldaws@highlands.edu (770) 597-5923	Commitee (expires '10) Rebecca M. Chory West Virginia University Department of Comm. Studies 108 Armstrong Hall Morgantown, WV 26506 rchoryas@wvu.edu (304) 293-3905
Representatives to NCA General Assembly
Legislative Assembly (expires '10) Stan Tickton Norfolk State University Mass Communication/Journalism 700 Park Ave., Unit 3249 Norfolk, Virginia 23504 stickton@nsu.edu (757) 823-2383	Legislative Assembly (expires '11) Jeff Tyus Youngstown State University Department of Communication 1 University Plaza Youngstown, OH  44555 jltyus@ysu.edu (330) 941-3631
NCA Resolutions Committee Karyn Riddle University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication 5014 Vilas Communication Hall Madison, WI 53706 kriddle@wisc.edu (608) 263-7836	NCA Nominating Committee Mina Tsay Boston University Department of MC/ADV/PR 640 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 minatsay@bu.edu (617) 358-5860

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