Research and Insights

CJC at the AEJMC Conference 2024

Aug. 8-11, 2024
Philadelphia

(CJC faculty, staff, students and alumni in bold)

Wednesday, Aug. 7

 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

History Division
Session: Awards Gala Pre-registration is required.
Moderating/Presiding: Rachel Grant, Florida and Brian Creech, Lehigh

Thursday, Aug. 8

 8:30 to 10 a.m. / Th003  Salon L/5th

Advertising Division

PFR Panel Session: Ask Mentors Anything: Networking and Mentorship for Graduate Students and Early Career Scholars Navigating Academic Pathways

Panelists: Juliana Fernandes, Florida; Chang Dae Ham, Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Anastasia Kononova, Michigan State; Eunjin (Anna) Kim, Southern California; Heather Shoenberger, Pennsylvania State; Jing Yang, Loyola-Chicago; Anan Wan, Kansas State; Yanyun (Mia) Wang, Colorado Boulder; Quan Xie, Southern Methodist

8:30 to 10 a.m. / Th005  Franklin Hall 10/4th

Communication Technology and Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk Divisions PFR Panel Session: Using Technology to Increase Academic Productivity: Managing Time, Project, and Collaboration

Moderating/Presiding: Jieun Shin, Florida

Panelists: Eliana DuBosar, Auburn; Donggyu Kim, Southern California; Ava Francesca Battocchio, Michigan State; Rachel Son, East Carolina; Nathan Carpenter, Florida

8:30 to 10 a.m. / Th007  Franklin Hall 11/4th

International Communication and Public Relations Divisions

Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Refereed Research Paper Session

Public Relations Division Topic — Global and Intercultural PR

01-0830-20 • Borrowing a Mouth to Speak? Foreign Content Creators in China’s National Image Building
Qiuyue Li, Yuxuan Jin, Florida

01-0830-21 • [EA] Intercultural Relationship Management for Community Engagement During COVID-19
Lan Ni, Houston; Wenlin Liu, Florida; and Yan Huang, Houston

Topic — Media Relations and Agenda Setting

01-0830-44 • [EA] The Impact of Care-Oriented Corporate Communication on Moral Legitimacy and Employee Collective Mobilization During War Times
Grace Ji, Boston; Yufan Sunny Qin, James Madison; and Rita Men, Florida

Topic — AI and Technology

01-0830-56 • AI For Social Good? Examining Perceptions of AI-Source Labels and Narratives within CSR Messages Christen Buckley, Florida; Megan Norman, Cassandra Troy, Yin Yang, Jiaqi (Agnes) Bao, Holly Overton, and Yongnam Jung, Pennsylvania State

8:30 to 10 a.m. / Th009  Salon I/5th

Media Management, Economics and Entrepreneurship Division

High Density Refereed Research Paper Session: Global Media Dynamics

Beyond Streaming: Analyzing Hulu’s Brand-Consumer Interactions on its Facebook Page
Anran Luo, Florida

 10:30 a.m. to Noon / Th019  Franklin Hall 11/4th

Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk Division

Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Refereed Research Paper Session

02-1030-02 • Why Science Should Have a Female Face: Female Experts Increase Liking, Competence, and Trust in Science
Austin Hubner, Louisville, and Olivia Bullock, Florida

10:30 a.m. to Noon / Th022  Meeting Room 307/3rd

International Communication Division

Refereed Research Paper Session: Misinformation Around the World: Who, Why, and How?

Discussant Lindita Camaj, Florida

10:30 a.m. to Noon / Th029  Salon J/5th

Sports Communication Interest Group and Broadcast and Mobile Journalism Division

Teaching Panel Session: Using Pro Partnerships to Teach Future Journalists

Panelists: Harrison Hove, Florida; David Boardman, Temple; Jillian Bauer-Reese, Temple

12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. / Th034  Franklin Hall 11/4th

Advertising and Political Communication Divisions

Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Refereed Research Paper Session

Topic — Social Responsibility and Innovative Engagement in Digital Marketing

Discussant: Juliana Fernandes, Florida

Topic — Global Elections

03-1230-55 • [EA] Intercandidate Agenda-Building in the 2024 Presidential Election: Examining Trump and DeSantis Campaign Agendas
Mohammed Alqabbaa, Barbara Myslik, Osama Albishri, and Spiro Kiousis, Florida

Topic — Authoritarianship and Extremism

03-1230-56 • America, F@*k Yeah: Examining the Relationships between Partisan Media Use, Nationalism and Attitudes toward the Government
Jay Hmielowski, Brittany Shaughnessy, and Masahiro Yamamoto, Florida

Topic — Partisans and Polarizing Media

03-1230-66 • Disaster through a Partisan Lens: Assessing the Impact of Media Bias on Death Coverage and Public Response
Ziqi Zhu and Jieun Shin, Florida

Topic — Polarization and Perception

03-1230-76 • I’ve Got Friends in Rural Places: Examining Predictors of People’s Feelings about Rural Residents
Jay Hmielowski and Brittany Shaughnessy, Florida

12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. / Th036  Salon C/5th

Communication Technology and Public Relations Divisions

PFR Panel Session: The Effects of Technology on Communication: Public Relations and Advertising in Year 2050

Panelists: Brandon Boatwright, Clemson; Shannon A. Bowen, South Carolina; Nathan J. Carpenter, Florida; Karen Freberg, Louisville; Dean Kruckeberg, North Carolina-Charlotte; Vilma Luoma-aho, Jyväskylä University

12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. / Th037  Salon K/5th

Communication Theory and Methodology Division

Refereed Research Paper Session: Theory and Method: Social Media Research

Content Engagement Capacity: A Network-Based Approach for Evaluating the Content Influence Through Engagement in Online Conversation
Rui Wang, Buffalo; Alexander Semenov, Florida, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering; and Yotam Ophir, Buffalo

2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. / Th048   Salon C/5th

Advertising Division and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Interest Group

Research Panel Session: Critical Voices in Advertising Research

Panelists: Chelsea Reynolds, Arizona State; Kasey Windels, Florida; Sophie Mueller, Miami Minjie Li, Tennessee; Louvins Pierre, Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. / Th049   Franklin Hall 11/4th

Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk and Visual Communication Divisions Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Refereed Research Paper Session

Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk Division

04-1430-13 • [EA] Utilizing Competing Biological Motivations: Can We Decrease People’s Disgust Response to Lab Grown Meat?
Rachel Bailey, Pooja Ichplani, and Yu Liang, Florida State; Jay Hmielowski, and Myiah Hutchens, Florida

2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. / Th053   Salon I/5th 

Newspaper and Online News Division

High Density Refereed Research Paper Session: Political issues and Journalism

PolitiTok: Testing the Credibility of Partisan Media Among TikTok Users
Jessica Sparks, Auburn and Myiah Hutchens, Florida

2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. / Th054  Meeting Room 309/3rd

Political Communication and Broadcast and Mobile Journalism Divisions

PFR Panel Session: “Horse Race” Coverage of Elections and “False Equivalency”: What to Avoid and How to Get it Right

Moderating/Presiding: Lindita Camaj, Florida

2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. / Th055   Meeting Room 308/3rd   

Scholastic Journalism Division

Research Panel Session: Supporting the Institutional Mission: Outreach Initiatives that Educate and Recruit High School Journalists and Communicators

Panelists: Harrison Hove, Florida; Mark Turner, Ohio; Michelle Sillman, Iowa; Jessica Pucci, Arizona State

4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. / Th063  Meeting Room 307/3rd

Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk Division

Refereed Research Paper Session: AI and Machine Learning Techniques in ComSHER

Tailoring Generative AI Chatbots for Multiethnic Communities in Disaster Preparedness Communication
Xinyan Zhao, Yuan Sun, Wenlin Liu, Florida; and Chau-Wai Wong

4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. / Th069  Salon C/5th

Public Relations Division and Commission on the Status of Minorities

PFR Panel Session: Mentoring Across Differences: Best Practices in Mentoring a Diverse Pool of Future Professionals and Academics

Panelists: Maria De Moya, Tennessee-Knoxville; Natalie Asorey, Florida; Mia Moody-Ramirez, Baylor; Elishia Cohen, Minnesota; Natalie Tindall, Texas at Austin

4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. / Th071a  Franklin Hall 11/4th

Commission on Graduate Education Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Graduate Student Showcase

Commission on Graduate Education

05-1630-16 • Link in Bio: Reclaiming Trans Identity in Adult Content on OnlyFans Kix Patterson, Florida

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. / Th075  Salon H/5th

Keynote and General Session

Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in JMC Research
Recipient: Wayne Wanta, Florida

Friday, Aug. 9

8:30 to 10 a.m. / F009   Franklin Hall 10/4th

Broadcast and Mobile Journalism and Political Communication Divisions

Teaching Panel Session: Election 2024: Student Media Coverage, Special Projects and Innovative Storytelling Tools

Moderating/Presiding: Harrison Hove, Florida

8:30 to 10 a.m. / F011  Franklin Hall 11/4th

Cultural and Critical Studies Division and Community Journalism Interest Group Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster)

Refereed Research Paper Session

Topic V — “Feminist and Gendered Discourses in Media”

06-0830-27 • [EA] Father’s Rights Versus Feminists: A Content Analysis of Joint Custody in the Media
Kristine Crane, Florida

Topic VI — “Selling Identities and Body Politics Across Media Landscapes”

06-0830-37 • Produce 101 China: An Occasion of Enchantment and Transgression Jiayue Li, Florida

8:30 to 10 a.m. / F015   Salon L/5th

Public Relations Division

Refereed Research Paper Session: Public Relations for Social Good: Government, Higher Education, DEI, and CSR Contexts

Whose Green Is Greener? Examining the Effects of Corporate’s Insetting and Offsetting Carbon Emission Efforts on Purchase Intention
Shupei Yuan, Northern Illinois, and Haoran Chu, Florida

 8:30 to 10 a.m. / F020  Meeting Room 411/4th

AEJMC and Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication

Roundtable Discussion: You’re Invited:  Coffee with Leadership

Moderating/Presiding: Linda Aldoory, American, AEJMC President, 2023-24

Leadership: Teresa L. Mastin, Michigan State, AEJMC President-Elect, 2023-24; Bey-Ling Sha, California State Fullerton, AEJMC Vice President, 2023-24; Johnny Sparks, Ball State, ASJMC President, 2023-24 Emily Metzger, Kent State, ASJMC President-Elect, 2023-24; Hub Brown, Florida, ASJMC Vice President, 2023-24

12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. / F036  Franklin Hall 11/4th

Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Refereed Research Paper Session

International Communication Division (INTC)

Topic II — Communicating Crisis and Tragedy

07-1230-32 • Facebook Campaigns in the Era of Covid19: The Mobilizing Power of Visual Populism in the Global East
Dren Gërguri, University of Pristina and Lindita Camaj, Florida

Media Management and Economics Division (MMEE)

Topic I — Demand and Success Factors for Digital Media

07-1230-49 • Micro Dramas, Macro Influence: Dissecting the Business Models Behind China’s Mobile-Optimized Entertainment Wave
Anran Luo and Huan Chen, Florida

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Interest Group (LGBTQ)

Topic I — Queering Popular Culture

Discussant Kix Patterson, Florida

 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. / F060  Salon L/5th

Public Relations and Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk Divisions

Teaching Panel Session: Give Them What They Want: How to Introduce Your PR, Journalism, Health Comms and Other Students to Public Interest Communications

Moderating/Presiding: Angela Bradbery, Florida

2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. / F061  Franklin Hall 10/4th

Scholastic Journalism Division and Commission on the Status of Minorities

PFR Panel Session: Implementing Diversity in the J-School Newsroom: Part II

Moderating/Presiding Jesús Ayala, California State, Long Beach

Panelists: Keonte Coleman, Syracuse; Celeste Gonzalez de Bustamante, Texas at Austin; Rachel Grant, Florida; Nathian Rodriguez, San Diego State

2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. / F065  Meeting Room 411/4th

Elected Standing Committee on Research

Research Award Panel Session Paul J. Deutschmann Award

Moderating/Presiding: Tom Johnson, Texas at Austin

2024 Recipient: Wayne Wanta, Florida, emeritus

Panelists: Charles Davis, Georgia; Uche Onyebadi, Texas Christian; Hub Brown, Florida; Andrea Hall, Middle Tennessee State

4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. / F072  Meeting Room 411/4th

Media Management, Economics and Entrepreneurship and Magazine Media Divisions

PFR Panel Session: Becoming a Public Scholar: Best Practices Engaging with Mainstream Media

Moderating/Presiding: Amy Jo Coffey, Tennessee

Panelists: Todd Holmes, California State, Northridge; Andy Selepak, Florida; Rachel Grant, Florida; Amy Kristin Sanders, Texas at Austin

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. / F083  Salon L/5th

Advertising Division

Top Paper Refereed Research Paper Session: Best of the Best: Advertising Division Top Paper Session

Reclaiming Premium Brand Equity: Establishing A PostPandemic Framework for Theatrical Film Advertising on Social Media**
Chris DeFelice, Florida

**First Place Graduate and Undergraduate Student Paper Award

From Toddler to Teen: The Bit to Byte Growing-up Narrative Effect of A Virtual Influencer on Consumer Perceptions and Brand Choice***
Jeongmin Ham, Florida; Sitan Li, Hyunji Kim and Matthew Eastin, Texas at Austin

***  Top Special Topic Paper Award

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. / F085  Salon J/5th    

History Division

Top Paper Refereed Research Paper Session

Discussant: Rachel Grant, Florida

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. / F088  Franklin Hall 10/4th

Media Management, Economics and Entrepreneurship Division

MMEE Division Top Paper Session

To #ReleaseTheSnyderCut: A Case Study on the Influence of Astroturf Campaigns on High-Risk Management Decisions****
Chris DeFelice, Florida

*** Second Place Student Paper Award

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. / F090  Salon B/5th

Political Communication Division

Top Paper Refereed Research Paper Session

This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: Disagreeable Political Discussion Frequency and Content Moderation**
Eliana DuBosar, Auburn; Brittany Shaughnessy, Luna Pittet Gonzalez, and Myiah Hutchens, Florida

** Second Place Faculty Paper

7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

UF CJC Reception at SPIN!

211 S 15th St, Philly (Corner of 15th & Walnut)

Saturday, Aug. 10

8:30 to 10 a.m. / Sa015  Franklin Hall 11/4th

Newspaper and Online News Division and Commission on the Status of Women

Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Refereed Research Paper Session

Newspaper and Online News Division

Topic — News and Society

09-0830-34 • The Document Divide: Public Record Requester Demographics, Efficacy, and Those Left Behind
David Cuillier, Florida and A.Jay Wagner, Marquette

8:30 to 10 a.m. / Sa019  Franklin Hall 8/4th

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Interest Group and Commission on the Status of Minorities

PFR Panel Session: Building Bridges and Sharing the Spotlight: How Media Outlets Gain Trust and Share Stories of Historically Marginalized Communities

Moderating/Presiding: Stephen Jiwanmall, La Salle

Panelists: Harrison Hove and Kalisha Whitman, Florida; Jeremy Rodriguez, Philadelphia Gay News; Jesús Ayala, Long Beach; Kris Vera-Phillips, Arizona State; Gheni Platenburg, Houston

10:30 a.m. to Noon / Sa022  Franklin Hall 11/4th

Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Paper Refereed Research Paper Session

Advertising Division (ADVD) Topic — Digital Engagement and Technology in Advertising

Discussant: Yuan Sun, Florida

Communication Theory and Methodology Division (CTAM)

10-1030-17 • They’re Threatening Us: Partisan Media Use, Perceived Threats, and Political Engagement
Brittany Shaughnessy and Jay Hmielowski, Florida, and Michael Beam, Kent State

10-1030-21 • [EA] The Field of Communication is Becoming Less Disruptive: A Citation Analysis from 1976 to 2017
Luling Huang, Missouri Western State and Kun Xu, Florida

Entertainment Studies Interest Group (ESIG)

10-1030-57 • Been There, Streaming That: Media Substitution, Brand Equity, and Moviegoer Attitudes Towards Streaming Blockbuster Films
Chris DeFelice, Florida

10:30 a.m. to Noon / Sa027  Salon H/5th

Minorities and Communication and Mass Communication and Society Divisions

PFR Panel Session: Navigating the Openly Anti-DEI Landscape: Exploring Classroom and Administrative Challenges and Opportunities

Panelists: Gheni Platenburg, Houston; Earnest Perry, Missouri; Keonte Coleman, Syracuse; Rachel Grant, Florida

2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. / Sa039 Salon A/5th

Communication Theory and Methodology and Broadcast and Mobile Journalism Divisions

PFR Panel Session: Empowering Communication Scholars: Amplifying Academic Voices on Social Media Platforms

Moderating/Presiding: Benjamin K Johnson, Florida

2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. / Sa050  Meeting Room 407/4th

Research Panel Session: Catching Up with the Scholars: Progress Reports from 2024 Senior and Emerging Scholars and the 2023 Collaborative Scholars

Polarization by Examining How Targeted Ideological Messaging through Useof Moral Cues May Stimulate Political Participation and Influence Attitudes in Support for Green Energy
Alexandrea Matthews, Florida

4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. / Sa054  Franklin Hall 10/4th

Broadcast and Mobile Journalism and Minorities and Communication Divisions

Teaching Panel Session: Expanding Journalism Education: Balancing Hard, Soft and Intangible Skills to Effectively Train Student Journalists

Panelists: Jennifer Thomas, Howard; Maggie Messitt, Pennsylvania State; Ty Lawson, Columbia; Justin C. Blankenship, Auburn; A. Kix Patterson, Florida

4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. / Sa060  Franklin Hall 11/4th

Mass Communication and Society Division

Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Paper Refereed Research Paper Session

Topic IX — Partisan Media Use and Conflict

12-1630-35 • Watch the World Burn: Need for Chaos, Alternative/Hyper-partisan Media Use, and Believing Conspiracy Theories
Eliana DuBosar, Auburn; Ekaterina Romanova, Kansas; Brittany Shaughnessy, and Luna Pittet Gonzalez, Florida; Jessica Sparks, Auburn; and Myiah Hutchens, Florida

4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. / Sa061   Meeting Room 411/4th

Media Ethics and Law and Policy Divisions

PFR Panel Session: Newsgathering, Privacy and Ethics: Expanding Ethics in a Digitized World

Panelists: Jane Kirtley, Minnesota; Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CEO, International Association of Privacy Professionals; Jasmine McNealy, Florida

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. / Sa069   Meeting Room 404/4th

Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk Division

Top Paper Refereed Research Paper Session

Parental Support, Social Media Disorder, and Depressive Symptoms Among Early Adolescents in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands: The Case of Guam****
Francis Dalisay, Florida; Masahiro Yamamoto, Albany; Yoshito Kawabata, University of Guam; Pallav Pokhrel, and Scott Okamoto, University of Hawaii Cancer Center

****Fourth Place Paper, Tie

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. / Sa070   Salon J/5th

Communication Technology Division

Top Paper Refereed Research Paper Session

I’ve Been Targeted for Going Against the Narrative: Understanding Implications of Content Moderation and De-platforming* Eliana DuBosar, Auburn; Brittany Shaughnessy, and Myiah Hutchens, Florida

* Top Paper

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. / Sa071   Salon C/5th

Communication Theory and Methodology Division

Top Paper Refereed Research Paper Session: Best of CTAM

Validation of the Character Morality-as-Cooperation Questionnaire (CMACQ)**** Charles Monge, and Matthew Grizzard, Ohio State, Rebecca Frazer, Florida, and Charles Francemone, Ohio State

**** Top Method Paper

 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. / Sa082   Franklin Hall 9/4th

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Interest Group

Top Paper Refereed Research Paper Session: Championing Change: LGBTQ Interest Group Top Paper Session

Moderating/Presiding: A. Kix Patterson, Florida

Sunday, Aug. 11

 9:30 to 11 a.m. / Su005   Salon K/5th

Newspaper and Online Division

Refereed Research Paper Session: Artificial Intelligence and the Cutting Edge of Journalism

When Artificial Intelligence Meets Humans: A Comparative Study of News Credibility Among AI, Journalists, and AI-Journalists Collaboration
Fanjue Liu, Mo Chen, and Seungahn Nah, Florida

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. / Su012   Salon K/5th

Communication Theory and Methodology Division

Refereed Research Paper Session: Theory and Method: Studying Politics and Polarization

Maybe They’re Not So Bad: Political Discussion, Support for Partisan Compromise, and Affective Polarization
Brittany Shaughnessy, and Luna Pittet Gonzalez, Florida; Eliana DuBosar, and Jessica Sparks, Auburn; and Myiah Hutchens, Florida

[EA] That’s What (Politically Diverse) Friends are for: Examining the Correlations and Effects of Social Network Diversity on Polarization and Feelings about the Future
Jay Hmielowski, Florida; Vincent Cicchirillo, Saint Xavier University; and Myiah Hutchens, Florida

I Hate Everything About News: Examining the Perceived Ideology of Journalists as a Mediating Variable between Political Beliefs and Media Perceptions
Jay Hmielowski, Florida; and Masahiro Yamamoto, Albany

Sorry, We’re Closed to Your Views: Partisan Media Use, Moral Polarization, and Support for the Open Marketplace of Ideas
Brittany Shaughnessy and Jay Hmielowski, Florida

[EA] = This submission was accepted as an extended abstract.