Grady College researchers to be recognized at AEJMC 2014

Academics from the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will be attending the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference August 6-9 in Montreal.

AEJMC is an educational association of journalism and mass communication educators, students and media professionals.

Grady College faculty will participate at the conference in several ways.

Presentations and Panel Discussions

In boldface type below are the names of the Grady College faculty and graduate students who are presenting and participating in panel discussions at the conference.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Becker, L., Annual Surveys of Journalism & Mass Communication. Paper to be presented.

Wednesday Aug. 6, 2014, 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Saxton, L. & Roushanzamir, E., All is Well with My Soul: Analysis of community and conditioned agency via The Defender’s coverage of the construction and opening of the Ida B. Wells Homes. Cultural and Critical Studies Division. Panel discussion.

Wednesday Aug. 6, 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Kim, E., Hou, J., Han, J.Y., & Himelboim I. Predicting retweet behavior in breast cancer social networks: Network and content characteristics. Paper to be presented.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
Billings, A., Conter, A., Karchgal, T., Kern, R. & Michaelis, V. Sports Communication Interest Group and Cultural and Critical Studies Division PF&R Panel Session: Covering Russia’s Anti-Gay Propaganda Law and Calls to Boycott the 2014 Olympic Games. Panel discussion.

Wednesday Aug. 6, 3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
Soloski. J. Stability or Rigidity: Management, Boards of Directors and the Newspaper Industry’s Financial Collapse. Paper to be presented

Wedesday, Aug. 6, 3:25 – 4:45 p.m.
Browning, N. Amoral Public Relations: A New Standard of Ethical Practice. Paper to be presented.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 8:15 – 9:45 a.m.
Hume, J., The Past as Persuader in The Great Speckled Bird. Paper to be presented.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Hamilton, J. F., Blended and Online Learning in Mass Communication and Journalism. To be discussed as an invited panelist speaker.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Cacciatore, M. A., Browning, N., Scheufele, D. A., Brossard, D., Xenos, M. & Corley, E. A. Opposing ends of the spectrum: Predicting trust in scientific and religious authorities. Paper to be presented.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Hwang, T. Newspaper coverage of Christianity in South Korea, 1996-2005. Paper to be presented.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 3:15 — 4:45 p.m.
Gogo, O., Browning, N. & Kimmel, M. Comprehending CSR Message Effects: An Application of the Elaboration Likelihood Model. Paper to be presented.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 5 – 6 p.m.
Pan, P.L. & ‬Meng, J. (2014). Informing the publics during health disaster: A crisis management approach to news media responses to flu pandemic. Research paper to be presented.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
Affleck, J., Genovese, J., Olson, K., Stewart, C. & Suggs, W. Sports Communication Interest Group and Law and Policy Division. College Sports and Intellectual Property Rights in the O’Bannon Era. Research panel discussion.

Friday, Aug. 8, 8:15 – 9:45 a.m.
Cacciatore, M. A., Meng, J., VanderMolen, A. & Reber, B. The interactive role of political ideology and media preference in building trust: A PR perspective. Paper to be presented.

Friday, Aug. 8, 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Huh J., DeLorme,D. E. & Reid, N. L., A Model of Consumer Response to OTC Advertising: Antecedents and Influencing Factors. Paper to be presented.

Friday, Aug. 8, 12:15 – 1:45 p.m.
Wojdynski, B. W. & Evans. N. J. Deception by Design. Analyzing Native Advertising Design and Disclosures on News Websites. Paper to be presented.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
Suggs, W. Tensions in the Press Box: Understanding Relationships between Journalists and Communications Professionals in Intercollegiate Athletics. Paper to be presented.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
Himelboim, I. Communication Technology Division. Panel discussion.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
Gall Myrick, J., Holton, A., Himelboim, I. & Brad, L. Hope and the Hyperlink: Drivers of Message Sharing in a Twitter Cancer Network. Paper to be presented.

Friday, Aug. 8, 5:15 – 6:45 p.m.
Affleck, J., Carvalho, J., Leach, J., Michaelis, V., & Painter, C. Sports Communication Interest Group and Media Ethics Division Teaching: Teaching Sports Journalism and Ethics. Panel Discussion.

Friday, Aug. 8, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Bang, H. J. Choi, D. & Yoo. J. J. The Effects of the Valence of National Events on Persuasion in Patriotic Message : Regarding the Goal Framing. Paper accepted for presentation as a Top Two paper in the Advertising Division.

Saturday, Aug. 9, 9:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Meng, J. Testing multi-group measurement invariance of public relations leadership. Paper to be presented.

Theme Sessions

In boldface type below are the names of the Grady College faculty who are presenting and participating in a selection of informative theme sessions at the conference.

Tuesday, Aug. 5, 3:30 – 4 p.m.
Hamilton, J. Teaching Beyond the Classroom. To be presented during Advertising Division Teaching Workshop.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Meng, J. Whistleblowing, leadership development and trust: A culture for communication for government employees. Panelist. To be presented during Research Session.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Meng, J. Integrating theories and methods in decision-making criteria and process. Panelist. To be presented during Teaching Session.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Hamilton, J. The E-Learning Transformation: Promise and Challenge for Our Times. To be participating on a panel during Teaching Plenary Session.

Friday, Aug. 8, 8:15 – 9:45 a.m.
Acosta- Alzuru, C. Engaging Students Across the Curriculum. Theme session with national finalists of the 2013 Scripps Howard Journalism and Mass Communication Teacher of the Year.

Saturday, Aug. 9, 12:45 – 2:15 pm 
Scholastic Journalism Division
Dennis, J. and Crist, C. Influences of Prior Review in the High School Newspaper
 

Awards

In addition to the many selected papers and presentations, the Grady College faculty members listed below are being recognized for their accomplishments by AEMJC

Carolina Acosta-Alzuru will be recognized as a finalist for the 2013 Scripps Howard Journalism and Mass Communication Teacher of the Year award.

Itai Himelboin will accept an honorable mention from the journal Communication Methods and Measures for the article he co-authored with Marc Smith and Ben Shneiderman, “Tweeting apart: Applying network analysis to detect selective exposure clusters in Twitter.” 

Yan Jin, a new faculty member starting this fall, will be receiving the Krieghbaum Under-40 Award. This annual award honors an AEJMC member under 40 years of age who has shown outstanding achievement and effort in AEJMC’s three key areas: teaching, research and public service.

Maria Len-Rios, a new faculty member starting this fall, will be receiving the 2nd place ComSHER Article of the Year Award 2014 with Amanda Hinnant and Rachel Young. The article, “Journalistic Use of Exemplars to Humanize Health News”, was published in Journalism Studies and will be formally acknowledged at the ComSHER Division Business Meeting.

Karen Russell will be recognized as the editor of the top downloaded journal article from the Journal of Public Relations Research, the official journal of the AEJMC PR Division.

“We support excellent scholarship and education in the fields of public relations and advertising,” commented Tom Reichert, the department head of Grady College’s Advertising and Public Relations, on Russell’s achievement. “We also want our professions to know that a great deal of that excellence emanates from UGA's Grady College.”

Receptions

Two receptions are scheduled for Grady College AEJMC members as the conference concludes in Montreal.

AEJMC members from The University of Georgia and The University of Florida will gather for the “The World’s Largest Indoor Tailgate” at Salons 6 & 7 at Le Centre Sheraton Montreal on Friday, Aug. 8, 8:45 to 10 p.m. Game wear is a must for entry. Please RSVP by Aug. 4 to karena@uga.edu.

The Grady College Centennial brunch meeting and discussion will be held at Salon Musset, Level A at the Le Centre Sheraton Montreal on Saturday, Aug. 9, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Please RSVP by Aug. 4 to karena@uga.edu.

Date: July 17, 2014
Author:  Katelyn Lewis, klewis@uga.edu
Contact:  Sarah Freeman,  freemans@uga.edu