CJC at the AEJMC Conference 2023
Washington, D.C.
Aug. 7-10
This list includes only sessions in which CJC students, faculty or alumni are presenting. For many of these sessions, CJC presenters are co-authors on the research. For a list of all sessions and co-authors on each paper or poster, visit: https://community.aejmc.org/conference/schedule/program
Monday, August 7
DeSantis vs. NOAA: Who Are Florida Journalists Listening to on Climate Change?
Alexandrea Matthews, Benjamin Lynn and Eliana DuBosar
Pandemic Lessons from Nonprofit Leaders: Insights from and for Community Resilience in Appalachia
Christen Buckley
Tweets that Matter: Exploring the Solutions to Maternal Mortality in the United States Discussed by Advocacy Organizations on Twitter
Kim Walsh-Childers
Drivers and Barriers of Joining Virtual Brand Experiences: Metaverse Implications
Hyehyun Julia Kim and Sylvia Chan-Olmsted
Panel: Black Press, Arts & Culture
Bernell Tripp
Can Artificial Intelligence Save Public Communication? Source Labeling Effects in Fact-Checking for Risky Science Issues
Won-Ki Moon
In Diversity We Trust?: Examining the Effects of Ideological Diversity on Media Trust
Eliana DuBosar and Jay Hmielowski
Caught in the Balance: Examining the Effects of Journalist Ideology and News Story Credibility
Jay Hmielowski, Brittany Shaughnessy and Luna Pittet Gonzalez
Rise of AI and Rise of Science Communication for AI: Communicating AI for AI Ethics
Won-Ki Moon
Panel: Installing Updates: Reconciling Research on Virtual Reality and Immersive Media Over Time
Sriram Kalyanaraman
Panel: “I Would Much Prefer Not to Be Visible”: Ethical Drawbacks of Visibility for Marginalized People
Rachel Grant
News for the Ages: An Examination of Trust Factors by Generational Cohort
Amy Jo Coffey and Chris DeFelice
*2023 News Audience Research Paper Award
Going the Distance for COVID 19: Relationships among News Use, Psychological Distance, Risk Perceptions, and Behavioral Intentions
Jay Hmielowski, Alexandrea Matthews, and Haoran Chu
Going Beyond Political Ideology: A Computational Analysis of Civic Trust in Science
Won-Ki Moon
Panel: Teaching Computational Communication Research Methods
Jieun Shin
Sounding the Alarm: Legal Implications of Evolving College Media Independence
Jessica Sparks
Tale of Two Requesters: How Public Records Law Experiences Differ by Requester Type
David Cuillier
Panel: What I Wish I’d Known: Maximizing Your Time as a Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
Christen Buckley
Panel: Jesse Owens: Sensation, Superstar, Sufferer, Symbol
Wayne Wanta
Tuesday, August 8
Watching Awe-Inspiring Videos Promote Tolerance Towards Others Through Humility
Yu-Hao Lee and Qing Xu
Privacy Concern and Online Medical Consultation: A Survey Based on the Health Belief Model
Shuo Yao, Haoran Chu
Feelings, Follows, and Feeds: Mood Effects on Social Media Use
Chelsea Hampton, Brittany Shaughnessy, Tracey Kyles, Uma Raja, Eliana DuBosar, Jie Jin and Benjamin Johnson
Communication Technology, Crises, and Activism
Discussant: Christen Buckley
When We Think “News Will Find Me”: Relative Credibility of Social-Media Friends, Algorithms and Editors
Yuan Sun
Whom Am I Following? Toward an Integrated Model of Mind Perception and Source Orientation for Human-Virtual Influencer Encounters
Fanjue Liu
Always Rooting for the Anti-Hero: A Critical Analysis of Audience Reactions to the Phase 4 Diversity Initiative in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Chris DeFelice
Gender, Race, and Class: Marginal Identities and Media Ambivalence Moderating/Presiding: Rachel Grant
Political Communication Division High Density Refereed Research Paper Session
Discussant: Juliana Fernandes
Panel: Addressing Burnout, Recruitment and Retention
Harrison Hove
News for the Ages: An Examination of Trust Factors by Generational Cohort
Amy Jo Coffey and Chris DeFelice
AI Impact on Personal, Professional, and Social Life
Discussant: Benjamin Johnson
Projection Effects on Online Dating Profiles: The Relationship Between Assessment of Self-crafted Photos Versus Others’ Photos
Qing Xu
Using ChatGPT to Create Health Communication Narratives: Results from Three Experiments
Haoran Chu
Panel: Politics and Sports – Intersectional Opportunities at What Cost?
Roxane Coche
Conducting International Research: Experiences from African and Latin American Ph.D. Students and Professors
Maria Celeste Wagner
“I Think There’s Been a Glitch”: A Content Analytic Approach to Understanding Twitter Discourse Surrounding Ticketmaster’s Mishandling of Ticket Sales for The Eras Tour
Brittany Shaughnessy
Do Actions Speak Louder Than Words? The Role of Actions in Corporate Social Advocacy Communication
Won-Ki Moon
A Consumer-Focused, Emotion-Driven Model for Secondary Crisis Communication on Social Media: The Scale Development for Measuring Consumer Emotions in Brand Crises
Won-Ki Moon
Mobilizing Supportive Stakeholders: Applying the Social Identity Model of Collective Action (SIMCA) to Corporate Social Advocacy (CSA)
Christen Buckley
Perception of Gender Discrimination in Lebanese Sports Communication Roxane Coche
Panel: “Now, I Am #viral” – Examining Safety, Privacy, and Professionalization for Graduate Students on the Front Lines of Media
Jasmine McNealy
No Significant Difference is Far More Consequential: Examining Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Coverage in Brazil
João da Silva Teixeira (visiting scholar) and Roxane Coche
*Top Paper Award Winner, Sports Communication Interest Group
Wednesday, August 9
Panel: Demystifying and Diversifying the Grant Processes for Young Scholars and Graduate Students: Integrated Approaches and Best Practices
Carrie Miller
Threat Level Midnight: Exploring the Relationship Between Threatening Language and Engagement with News on Social Media
Eliana DuBosar and Jieun Shin
Deepfake Attitude, Partisanship, and Support for Regulation: Understanding the Mediating Mechanisms of Technology Regulation
Hyehyun Julia Kim and Jieun Shin
How to Raise Students’ Excitement and Participation in a Research Methods Class: Providing “Charging Time” for Students to Initiate the Thinking Process
Hyesoo Chang
Panel: Preparing Students for a Hostile Reality: Challenges and Possibilities for Discussing Harassment and Hostility in the Classroom
Harrison Hove
An Attack on Free Speech? Examining (de-) and (re-) platforming on American Social Media
Brittany Shaughnessy, Eliana DuBosar, Myiah Hutchens and Ilyssa Mann (undergrad)
Utilizing Digital Ethnography Techniques to Expand Walkthrough Method Using Participant-Generated Media
Renee Mitson
Discussant: Benjamin Johnson
*Third Place Top Student Paper
All Orientations Are Not Treated Equally: Interviews with LGBTQ+ Identified Advertising Agency Employees
Sophia Mueller and Kasey Windels
More Than You See: Lack of Gender Equality and Diversity in Brazilian Creative Departments
Sophia Mueller
Social Media Resources and Entrepreneurial Opportunity Evaluation
Huan Chen and Xiaofan Wei
Telling Journalism’s Story: Teaching News Literacy to Non-Journalism Majors
Moderating/Presiding: Kim Walsh-Childers
Janet Coats
Panel: Implementing Diversity in the J-School Newsroom
Harrison Hove
Rage Against the Elite: Examining the Relationships between Rural Resentment, Attitudes toward Elites, and Media Use
Brittany Shaughnessy and Jay Hmielowski
*Third Place Open Competition Paper, Communication Theory and Methodology Division
Rewriting Ordinary Life on Weibo: The Emergence and Evolution of Floating Life Diary as a Youth Subculture in China
Ziqi Zhu (master’s student) and Huan Chen
Power to the People: Examining the Effect of Popular Sovereignty and Anti-elitist Populist Communication on Selective Exposure Behavior and Political Participatory Intent
Brittany Shaughnessy, Spiro Kiousis and Myiah Hutchens
*Third Place Faculty Paper
Expanding the Borders of Escapism: A Conceptual Framework for Escapism in Mass Communication and Beyond Turn on Screen Reader Support
Chris DeFelice
Thursday, August 10
What Makes a Virtual Influencer Social? Deciphering the Persuasion Mechanism Underlying Virtual Influencers’ Robotic Social Attributes
Fanjue Liu
Public Relations in Remote and Virtual Contexts
Moderating/Presiding: Linjuan Rita Men
Understanding the Efficacy of Leadership Communication Styles in Remote Work Contexts
Renee Mitson and Jay Hmielowski
When Citizens Support AI Policies: The Moderating Roles of AI Efficacy on AI News, Discussion, and Literacy
Fanjue Liu, Heidi Makady, Seungahn Nah, and Jasmine McNealy
Rewriting Ordinary Life on Weibo: The Emergence and Evolution of Floating Life Diary as a Youth Subculture in China
Ziqi Zhu (master’s student) and Huan Chen