Conference Papers

Conference Papers Delivered 2007-2008 (full citation)

Arsenault, A . (2007). Too much information? Gatekeeping and information dissemination in a networked world. Paper presented to the International Communication Association Conference, San Francisco, CA., May 24-28, 2007.

Arsenault, A. (2008). American media assistance 2.0: The role of ICTs in United States government media assistance programs. Paper presented to the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 22-26, 2008.

Arsenault, A. (2008). Coordination and control: Mapping United States government global media & communication strategies in Southern Africa. Paper presented to the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 22-26, 2008.

Belanger, P. (2008). Canada’s mythic peacekeepers: Identity, dissonance and risk. Canadian Communication Association, Annual Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC., June 2008.

Belanger, P. (2007). Climate science, economic tropes and cultural inertia. Institute for the Humanities Imagining Citizenship Project, SimonFraserUniversity, Vancouver, BC., November 2007.

Belanger, P. (2007). Engines and words: Rhetoric, inertia and the subversion of climate science. Canadian Communication Association, Annual Conference, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK., June 2007.

Ceren, O. (2007). Metaphoric ethics: Scientific metaphors in and through political controversies. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention.

Ceren, O. (2007). The utopian conspiracy: Critiquing the disruptive potential of conspiracy theorization. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention.

Chan, E. (2007). The quest for Zarradyn’s Gauntlets: Task and non-task group communication activity in AvatarMUD. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, San Francisco, CA., May 2007.

Chatterjee, J. S. (2008, May). Minority communities and health information knowledge gaps on obesity-related risk factors. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, Montréal, Canada. [Awarded Top Student Paper in Health Communication]

Chatterjee, J.S. , Bhanot, A., Murphy, S., Frank, L., Sen, N. (2008, May). Jasoos Vijay: A model of knowledge, discussion, behavior & recommendation. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, Montréal, Canada.

Chavez, C. & Moran, M. (2007). Fragmented landscapes: An comparative analysis of English and Spanish language advertising. Paper presented at the National Communications Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Chavez, C. (2008). Storytelling parish: An examination of Catholic parishes as sites of community discourse in Latino immigrant communities. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Chung, J. E. (2008). Political economy of media reform in Taiwan and South Korea in 1990s: With a focus on the development of cable television. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Chung, J. E. (2008). Network analysis of international film trade structure. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Park, N. K., Roman, R., Lee, S. Y., & Chung, J. E. (2007). Testing Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in developing countries: The case of TEEAL. Presented at National Communication Association (NCA) 2007, Chicago, IL. [Awarded Top Student Paper in Human Communication and Technology]

Lee, S. Y. , Chung, J. E., & Krimm, D. (2007). Internet use and political empowerment. Presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2007, Washington, DC.

Chung, J. E. , & Miller, J. (2007). Free/open source software policy in Brazil. Presented at International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2007, Paris, France.

Costanza-Chock, S. , & Gárces, A. (2007, March). Migrant voices: Applying communication for social change methodology with garment workers and day laborers in Los Angeles. Multimedia presentation at the Social Science Research Council grantees convening, Philadelphia, PA.

Costanza-Chock, S. (2007). Towards a stronger communication ecology among immigrant worker organizations in Los Angeles. Multimedia presentation at DIY Speaker Series, AnnenbergCenter for Communication, Los Angeles, CA.

Costanza-Chock, S. , Lopez, F., & Zulah, A. (2007). ¡Gigante: Despierta! Multimedia presentation at AntiochUniversity, Los Angeles, CA.

Dawkins, M. (2008). Have a little faith: Religious visions in 20th Century Fox Television’s drama “Prison Break.” Rhetoric Society of America Conference, Seattle, WA.

Dawkins, M. (2007). Passing and the rhetorical problem of identity. National Communication Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Dawkins, M. (2007). Communication pedagogy: Teaching, research, and rhetoric in an intercultural reality. CSU Fullerton.

Dawkins, M. (2007). Communication, identity and perception: A rhetorical theory of passing. VillanovaUniversity.

Dong, F. (2008). Blogosphere in China: From online communication and self presentation. 7th Annual Hawaii International Conference of Social Sciences, May 29, 2008.

Frank, L. B. , Monge, P., & Murphy, S. T. (2008). The role of exposure to and trust in media in determining health beliefs and behaviors. Paper presented at the International Conference Association Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Frank, L. B. , Murphy, S. T., & Hether, H. J. (2007). Health education in entertainment: The case of medical dramas. Poster presentation at the International Association for Media Communication Research Conference, Paris, France.

González, C. (2007). The sleeping giant awakens: Latino political mobilization via communication networks. Presented at the 2007 National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL. [Top Student Paper in Applied Communication]

Félix, A., González, C. & Ramírez, R. (2007, February). Today we march, tomorrow we...naturalize?: The role of political protests and ethnic media in the path to citizenship. Presented at the Politics of Race, Immigration and Ethnicity Colloquium at the University of CaliforniaRiverside.

Félix, A., González, C. & Ramírez, R. (2007, February). Today we march, tomorrow we...naturalize?: The role of political protests and ethnic media in the path to citizenship. Presented at the UCLA Migration Study Group: Immigration and Politics Workshop at the University of CaliforniaLos Angeles.

Weber, M. , Gould, J., & Riley, P. (2007, October). Globalization, leapfrogging and the diffusion of affordable technologies: Toward a theory of pro-social convergence. National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Hanan, D. E. R. (2008) ‘No-Limits’ entertainment: Capital, queer ideology and the construction of gender variance in English-language subscription cable. Paper to be presented at the 2008 National Communication Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, November 21-24, 2008

Hanan, D. E. R. (2008). Harvesting transgressive, normative, and bourgeois pleasures in Showtime’s The L-Word. Console-ing Passions International Conference on Television Audio, Video, New Media and Feminism, Santa Barbara, CA, April 24, 2008.

Hanan, D. E. R. (2007). Christopher Street West (1970-1979): Resistance, community, containment and capital in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Queer Studies Conference, Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 2007.

Hanan, D. E. R. (2007). Fire, Earth, and Water: Deepa Mehta’s diasporic diplomacy. NCA Critical/Cultural Studies in Communication Summer Conference: “Rethinking Communication Within Changing Global Contexts” (Panel: "Cultural Influences on Participation in the Political Process") Orono, ME, June 29, 2007.

Hanan, D. E. R. (2007). Rock Star Supernova: Producing medium metamorphosis and creative displacement through convergent media and interactive technologies. Paper presented at the Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) 5th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, USA, April 19-21, 2007.

Hanan, D. E. R. (2007). Panel Co-Chair. Agency, interactive technologies, and the economics of creativity. Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) 5th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR,  USA, April 19-21, 2007.

Hanan, D. E. R. (2007). Rock Star Supernova: Producing medium metamorphosis and creative displacement through convergent media and interactive technologies. Paper presented at the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies/Association of Media Practice in Education Conference (MeCCSA/AMPE), Coventry, England, January 12, 2007.

Hanan, D. E. R. (2007). Panel Chair. The active audience. Media, Communication and Cultural Studies/Association of Media Practice in Education Conference (MeCCSA/AMPE), Coventry, England, January 10, 2007.

Heiss, B. M. (2007, November). Monochronicity vs. polychronicity: Time communication and its effects on clinician-scientists’ work role satisfaction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Fulk, J., Heiss, B. M., Liu, J., & Margolin, D. (2008, January). Networked organizational identities in social movements. Paper presented at Sunbelt XXVIII, the annual meeting of the International Network of Social Network Analysis, St. Petersburg, FL.

Fulk, J., Heiss, B. M., Liu, J., & Margolin, D. (2008, March). Networked organizational identities in social movements. Paper presented at the USC/LSE Conference on Globalization and Communication, Los Angeles, CA.

Heiss, B. M. (2008, May). Genealogies as communicative artifacts of organizational community transformation: Tracing organizational form evolution from a community perspective. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

Herr Stephenson, R. (2007, April). It’s the end of the world as we know it: Anticipation and anxiety over a closing canon. Presented at Media in Transition 5: Creativity, Collaboration, and Ownership in a Digital Age, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

Herr Stephenson, R. (2007, May). Mischief managed: Developing media literacy through fan production in the Harry Potter fandom. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Herr Stephenson, R. (2007, July). Media fandom and media literacy in American youth culture. Parent workshop presented at Enlightening 2007, Philadelphia, PA.

Herr Stephenson, R. (2007, August). Ron is the new Ringo: Media fandom in American youth culture. Presented at Prophecy 2007 Conference, Toronto, Canada.

Herr Stephenson, R. (2007, October). Glomp! Squee! ZOMG!: Fangirling as identity work. Presented at American Studies Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Hether, H.J. , Huang, G., Beck, V., Murphy, S.T., & Valente, T.W. (2007, November). Entertainment-education in a media-saturated environment: Examining the impact of single and multiple exposure to breast cancer storylines on two popular medical dramas. Paper presented at the 93rd National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

Kelly, S. (2007, May). A how-not-to manual: Reading gamer-produced artifacts as proscriptive codes of conduct. Poster presented at Games for Learning, Development, & Change, Los Angeles, CA.

Kelly, S. (2007, July). Importance of humor in gamer culture. Paper presented at Games, Learning & Society, Madison, WI.

Kephart III, J. M. (2007, November). Liberation or panopticon? MySpace as tool for identity management. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, ChicagoIL.

Lee, S. , & Chib, A. (2008, May). Maternal health in Indonesia: Determinants of health knowledge and attitude. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Montreal, Canada.

Park, N., Lee, S., Chung, J. E., & Roman, R. (2007, November). User acceptance of a digital library system in developing countries: An application of the technology acceptance model. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association (NCA), Chicago, IL. [Top Student Paper in Human Communication and Technology Division]

Lee, S. , & Chib, A. (2007, November). Find the missing links: A social networks framework for community development. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association Annual Convention (NCA), Chicago, IL.

Liu, J. (2007). Collective internet activism of China’s environmental NGOs and the rise of civil society. (Panel discussion) 93rd NCA, Chicago, IL, November 15–18, 2007.  

Majdik, Z. P. (2007, November). Fortuna's threat: Machiavellian virtù vs. the recalcitrance of an external reality. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Majdik, Z. P. (2007, August). Between morality and ethics: Argument in direct-to-consumer genetics. Paper presented at the NCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT.

Goodnight, G. T, Majdik, Z. P., & Kephart III, J. M. (2007, August). Presidential debates as public argument. Paper presented at the NCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT.

Margolin, D. B. (2008, May). The evolutionary stability of network links: Building blocks for a network theory. Paper presented at the 58th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Montreal, Canada.

Margolin, D. B. (2008). Bulls vs. bears online: The diffusion and evolution of argument in an online discussion network. Presented at International Sunbelt Social Network Conference (XXVIII), St, Petersburg, FL.

Matsaganis, M. (2007). Harnessing the power of neighborhood communication networks to build health literacy in diverse urban communities. National Communication Association Conference/Urban Communication Foundation Conference, Chicago, IL.

Matsaganis, M. , & Katz, V. (2007). Ethnic media beyond the first generation: Challenges and opportunities for sustainable growth. International Conference of the Union for Democratic Communications (UDC), Vancouver, Canada.

Wilkin, H. A., Ball-Rokeach, S. J., Matsaganis, M. D., & Cheong, P. H. (2007, June). Comparing communication ecologies of geo-ethnic communities: How people stay on top of their community. Paper presented at the Media Ecology Association Conference, Mexico City, Mexico.

Miller, J. (2007). The internet in China hearing and the U.S. technology corporation: Soft power and state-firm diplomacy. Presented at the National Communication Association annual conference in Chicago, International Communication Division, November 15–18.

Miller, J. (2007). Ugly Betty goes global: Global networks of localized content in the telenovela industry. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Researchers annual conference in Paris, Emerging Scholars Network, July 23-25, 2007.

Miller, J. & Chung, J. E. (2007). Open source software policy and the MNC: The case of Brazil. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Researchers annual conference in Paris, Communication Policy and Technology Division, July 23-25, 2007.

Moran, M. B. (2007). The relationship between exposure to televised violence and perceptions of televised violence: A dilution hypothesis. Paper presented at the annual conference of National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Moran, M. B. (2007). Straightedge identity and adolescent substance abstinence. Paper presented at AnnenbergSchool for Communication Annual Research Reports, Los Angeles, CA.

Moran, M. B. (2007). The role of parasocial reference groups in the formation of descriptive norms about alcohol consumption. Paper presented at the annual conference of International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Morrison, E. (2007, November 17). Introducing Zarf: Initial audience reactions to All My Children's transgender storyline. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Morrison, E. (2008, April 24). Transgender as in-group or out-group? LGB viewers respond to a T character in daytime television. Paper presented at the Console-ing Passions Conference, Santa Barbara, CA.

Morrison, E. (2008, May 25). Transgender tolerance and entertainment-education: Decreasing stigma through All My Children’s Zoe storyline. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Morgan, S., Movius, L. & Cody, M. (2007). The power of narratives: The effect of organ donation storylines on the attitudes, knowledge and behaviors of donors and non donors. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, San Francisco, CA., May 24-28, 2007.

Movius, L. (2007). National regulation in an international world: Transborder data flows and privacy. International Association for Media and Communication Research, Paris, France., July 23–25, 2007.

Nam , Y. (2008, May). Reinforcement of hegemonic value in an immigrant community through narratives. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Newman, R. Panelist at the International Communication Association conference in Montreal, May 2008. This plenary session is to discuss work undergone in Washington, DC last summer and to connect those efforts to communication scholarship.

Pan. S. (2007). An exploration of online social support: Case study of China’s biggest BBS for HBV carrier. Paper accepted by 2008 Western States Communication Association (WSCA) Annual Conference, Denver/Boulder, CO.

Pan. S. (2007). Predictors of perceived social support and involvement in an online support group for China’s HBV carriers. Paper delivered to 2008 International Communication Association (ICA)Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.

Phua, J. (2008, May). Consumption of sports team-related media: Its influence on sports fan identity salience and self-esteem. International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Phua, J. (2008, May). Online organization of the gay and lesbian community in Singapore.  International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Platt, C. A. (2008). Family values 2.0: The pedagogical function of new media in the same-sex marriage debate. Paper presented at the Consoling Passions Conference, April 24-26, Santa Barbara, CA.

Platt, C. A. (2007). Nurturing recruitment through the Army Reserve's ‘help them find their strength’ campaign. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, November 15-18, Chicago, IL.

Platt, C. A. (2007). Focusing the family: The argumentative evolution of ‘family values’ in the same-sex marriage debate. Paper presented at the 15th SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation, August 2-5, Alta, UT.

Portwood-Stacer, L. (2008). T-shirts are good for thinking: Branding, consumption, and radical political identity. Paper accepted to International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Quebec.

Portwood-Stacer, L. (2007). Feminism without politics: The 'girlie' backlash and feminist 'craftivism.' Paper delivered at International Communication Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Portwood-Stacer, L. (2007). Consuming 'trash': Representations of poor whites in U.S. popular culture. Paper delivered at International Communication Association Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Powers, S. (2008, May). Contested airwaves: A comparative analysis of the organizational goals and operations of Al-Hurra and Al-Jazeera.ICA Conference.

Rafferty, S. (2007, August). Fruitless speech? An analysis of parrhesia in the pre-invasion debate on troop levels. Paper presented at the 15th ALTA Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT.

Rafferty, S. (2007, November). Parody, parrhesia and prosopopeia: Comedic discourse as critical discourse in times of controversy. Paper presented at the 93rd Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Rafferty, S. (2008, April). The presence and absence of music in the media coverage of the 2007 anti-G8 protests. Paper presented at the Music & Politics Conference at the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Music, Santa Barbara, CA.

Rafferty, S. (2008, August). Comic frames and parrhesiastic games: Burke and Foucault on the theory and practice of criticism. Paper presented at the 3rd Tokyo Conference on Argumentation, Tokyo, Japan.

Ratan, R. A. (2008). The presentation of self in everyday second life: An attempt to relate psychological and virtual gender. Paper presented at the When Media Environment Become Real Conference, University of Berne, Switzerland.

Ratan, R. A. , Santa Cruz, M., & Vorderer, P. (2007). Multitasking, presence & self-presence on the Wii. In L. Moreno (Ed.), Proceedings of the 10th Annual International Workshop on Presence (pp.167–190), Barcelona , Spain : Starlab Barcelona S.L.

Ratan, R. A. & Bailenson, J. N. (2007). The effects of behavioral and facial similarity on persuasion in a collaborative virtual environment. Paper presented at the Communication and Technology Commission of the International Communication Association, CA.

Robertson, S. R. (2007). Parody of the myth as a fusion of Burkean humor and comedy: A preliminary investigation. Paper presented at the annual National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, November 15-18, 2007.

Robertson, S. R. (2007). But you don't really mean that!: Ramifications of personal belief on argument selection in intercollegiate debate. Paper presented at the annual National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL, November 15-18, 2007.

Sanders, W. S. & Amason, P. (2007, November). Communication apprehension and mediated self-disclosure in pre-existing and primarily face to face relationships: A test of uncertainty reduction theory. Accepted for presentation at the National Communication’s annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Schuh, J. S. (2007, July). Exploration of the concept of false intimacy: Being vicariously involved with celebrities. Paper presented at the 2007 International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference, Paris, France.

Schuh, J. S. (2008, May). Involvement with celebrities: Examining the relationships between similarity identification, wishful identification, and parasocial interaction. Paper presented at the 58th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Danninger, M., Takayama, L., Wang, Q., Schultz, C., Beringer, J., James, F., Hofmann, P., Nass, C. (in press). Can you talk or only Touch-Talk? A VoIP-based phone feature for quick, quiet, and private communication. Proceedings of the International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces (ICMI 2007), Nagoya, Japan.

Scott, D. T. (2008, May 24). Contested kicks: Sneakers and gay masculinity, 1964-2007. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada. [Top Student Paper Award in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Studies Interest Group]

Scott, D. T. (2007, November 16). Virtual spaces, public faces: Gendered subject positions in online communication networks of electromagnetic radiation activists. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Sen, N. Health consequences of shift work in India. Global Communication Conference.

Sey, A. (2007). Mobile phones and the pursuit of sustainable livelihoods: Why connectivity matters. Presented at the 57th International Communication Association Pre-conference Workshop “Mobile Communication: Bringing Us Together or Tearing Us Apart?”, May 23-24, 2007, San Francisco, CA.

Sey, A. (2007). What have mobile phones wrought? Presented at the 57th Annual International Communication Association Conference, San Francisco, CA, May 25-28, 2007.

Sey, A. (2007). Mobile phones in rural and urban livelihoods: Why connectivity matters. Paper presented at the 2nd Ghana Mobile Conference, Accra, Ghana, November 14, 2007.

Sey, A. (2007). Mobile payphone systems in Africa: Developments, uses and implications. Paper presented at the 93rd National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, November 15–18, 2007.

Shen, C. & Monge, P. (2008, May). Power asymmetry and network structure in Open Source community. Paper presented at the 58th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Montreal, Canada.

Shen, C. & Fulk, J. (2008, May). Ecological dynamics of online communities. Paper presented at the 58th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Montreal, Canada.

Shipley, B. , Coombs, M., Govahi, G., Kim, J., Lavis, S., Rocher, S. (2007). Dangerous business: An interactive ethics case activity. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Business Simulations and Experiential Learning, San Antonio, TX.

Song, H. (2007, August). The dual roles of ethnic media: The effect of neighborhood news and home country news connectedness of ethnic media on the sense of belonging to the residential area. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, D.C. [Top Student Paper Award]

Song, H. (2007, November). Connections to mainstream and ethnic media in context: An empirical test of a two-dimensional ethnic identity model. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Song, H. (2007, November). The effect of dual content of ethnic media on its dual role: The effect of local news and home country news on the sense of belonging to the residential area. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Song, H. (2007, May). Seeing oneself in the media: Conceptualizing self-image in the media from self awareness theory. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Jung, Y., Vorderer, P., & Song, H. (2007, May). Posting and reading personal messages: The motivation of personal blog use and the effects of personal blog use on users’ loneliness, belonging, and well-being in real life. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Strait, L. P. (2007). Does God ‘exist’ according to Catholicism? An attempt to establish intersubjective understanding between Thomists and Postmodernists. Paper Presented to the Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Strait, L. P. (2007). A Habermasian analysis of intercollegiate policy debate. Paper Presented to the Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Usher, N. B. (2008). Recovery from disaster:How journalists at the New Orleans Times-Picayune understand the role of a post-Katrina newspaper. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

Usher, N. , & Morrison, E. (2008, May 23). The demise of the gay enclave, communication infrastructure theory, and the reconstitution of gay public space. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Usher, N. B. (2007). Equality ride:Examining argument, ritual, and consummatory rhetoric through a faith-based new social movement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Usher, N. B. (2007). Evangelizing pro-gay discourse: Gay Christian rhetoric and the reclamation of moral values for sexual minorities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL. [Top Paper Award]

Waisanen, D. J. , & Suzuki, T. (2008). From Colbert to counterfactual argument: Reflections on parodic public spheres. Paper presented for the 3rd Tokyo Conference on Argumentation, Tokyo, Japan.

Waisanen, D. J. (2008). Political conversion rhetoric and regenerative reflexivity: David Horowitz’s Second Thoughts as epistemological ethos. Paper presented for the Rhetoric and Public Address Division at the 2008 Western States Communication Association Conference, Denver, CO.

Waisanen, D. J. (2008). Navigating speech amidst a sea of feeling: A disciplinary turn toward performance. Paper presented for the Community College Interest Group Division at the 2008 Western States Communication Association Conference, Denver, CO.

Waisanen, D. J. (2008). World’s worst public speech. Paper presented for the Community College Interest Group Division at the 2008 Western States Communication Association Conference, Denver, CO.

Waisanen, D. J. (2008). Fostering the flames of excellence: Passing the torch to the next generation. Panel chaired at the 2008 Western States Communication Association Conference, Denver, CO.

Waisanen, D. J. , & Suzuki, T. (2007). Audience deliberation in the parodic, epideictic public sphere: Polarization, critical engagement, or playful politics? Paper presented at the Alta Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT.

Waisanen, D. J. (2007). Whither the values voters in election 2004: The rhetoric of the Christian Right and Left on Meet the Press. Paper presented for the Rhetoric and Public Address interest group at the 2007 Western States Communication Association Conference, Seattle, WA.

Wallis, C. (2007). Techno-mobility and translocal migration: Mobile phone use among female migrant workers in Beijing. Invited speaker, Female Labor Migration in Globalizing Asia: Translocal/Transnational Identities and Agencies Conference, Singapore, September 13-14, 2007.

Wallis, C. (2007). Gender, identity, and technology among Chinese female migrants in Beijing. Paper presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Meeting, Paris, France, July 23-25, 2007.

Wallis, C. (2007). Techno-mobility and translocal migration: Gender, identity, and technology among female migrants in Beijing. Paper presented at the Cultural Studies Now Conference, London, England, July 20-22, 2007.

Wang, H. & Wellman, B. (2008, January). Social connectivity in American: On and offline. Paper presented at the 28th International Sunbelt Social Network Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL.

Wang, H. (2008, January). Mapping the communication infrastructures of Chinese urban youth: A pilot study among Beijing high school students. Paper presented at the 4th Graduate Seminar on Contemporary China, University Services Centre for China Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.

Wang, H. (2007, July). Hedonic processing of narrative persuasion: An examination of Dae Jang Geum for social change. Paper presented at the 8th Association of Pacific Rim Universities Doctoral Students Conference, KeioUniversity, Tokyo, Japan.

Wang, H. , & Wellman, B. w/ Cole, J. I., & Suman, M. W. (2007, June). Solitude, participation or transformation? Unraveling the American myth of social isolation and networking in the age of the Internet. Paper presented at the 3rd Communities & Technologies International Conference, East Lansing, MI.

Weber, M. S. , Monge, P, & Fulk, J. (2008). Evolution of online communities: A structural perspective. International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 22–26, 2008.

Weber, M. S. , & Monge, P. (2008). A source-hub-authority model of information flow in online environments. International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 22–26, 2008.

Weber, M. S. , Gould, J., & Riley, P. (2008, April). Globalization, leapfrogging and the diffusion of affordable technologies toward a theory of pro-social convergence. USC Annenberg Globalization Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Weber, M. S. , & Hollingshead, A. (2008). Advice seeking in online discussions: Network characteristics as cues of information trustworthiness. International Network of Social Network Analysis, Tampa, FL, January 23–27, 2008.

Weber, M. S. & Monge, P. (2007, November). The flow of digital news in a network of authorities, hubs and providers. Webscience, Networks, and Society Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Winkelman, D. (2007, November). Henry Highland Garnet, abolition, and the rhetoric of agitation. Paper contributed to the National Communication Association Conference (93rd), Chicago, IL.

Xiong, L. (2008, May). A preliminary study of the interfirm network of wireless mobile media business in the U.S. Paper presented at the 58th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

Xiong, L. (2008, May). Imagining the medium of the mobile game: Technical, commercial, and social issues. Paper presented at the 58th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

Zhou, M. ,(2007, April). Wenyi Wang: Diva citizenship practiced on the global media. Presented at Fifth Annual Meeting Presented by Cultural Studies Association (U.S.), Oregon, April 19-21, 2007.  Abstract available at: http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/viewabstract.php?id=872&cf=4.