Papers should be submitted to the appropriate member of the Conference Planning Committee listed above (see also Interest Groups). Please note: requests for audio-visual equipment must accompany paper submissions or other proposals.
Completed papers and extended abstracts to:
Michael A. Shapiro
319 Kennedy Hall
Department of Communication
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-255-6356
Fax: 607-255-7905
Email: mas29@cornell.edu
A computer disk containing the proposal must accompany the five paper copies submitted for review. Any major word processing program is an appropriate format for the electronic file. Three types of proposals are accepted: (1) Abstracts or completed papers reporting on new research. All data-based single studies reporting new results fall in this category. Abstracts are limited to four pages, double spaced. Completed papers are limited to 25 pages plus tables and references. Only completed papers will be considered for presentation on the "Best of Information Systems" panel at the conference. (2) Theoretical or programmatic research papers. Substantial new syntheses of several related studies (programs of research) or major reviews of important bodies of research. Full papers are required, generally limited to 25 pages. Single studies with inflated literature reviews are NOT acceptable in this category. (3) Panel proposals. Full abstracts of panels should include participants' names, abstracts of papers (if appropriate), qualifications of participants, and importance of the panel. Submissions should indicate the category of submission.
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Completed papers to:
Steven R. Wilson
Department of Communication
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115 USA
Phone: 815-753-7023
Fax: 815-753-7109
Email: swilson@niu.edu
The Interpersonal Communication division is interested in papers and panel/program proposals that address communication processes and outcomes in interpersonal contexts. Members explore the fundamental means by which human beings create, express, interpret, and negotiate their relationships with one another. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, impression management, conversational regulation, social support, conflict aggression, self disclosure, privacy, deception, influence and power, and relationship development/maintenance/termination. Works pursuing these topics in a variety of relational, institutional and cultural contexts are welcome. The division underscores its traditional commitment to scholarship reflecting diverse theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, subject populations, and pragmatic concerns.
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Completed papers to:
James S. Ettema
Department of Communication Studies
Northwestern University
1815 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, IL USA
Phone: 708-491-7530
Fax: 708-467-1036
Email: j-ettema@nwu.edu
The Mass Communication division welcomes paper submissions on a variety of topics using either qualitative or quantitative methodologies. Although all papers should make a contribution to theory, papers that are specifically aimed at theory building in the area of mass communication are especially encouraged. Papers may deal with the factors that influence mass communication or with its effects on individuals and society. Papers that connect mass communication topics to the conference theme of "(Mis)Communicating Across Boundaries" are encouraged.
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Completed papers to:
Katherine Miller
Department of Communication Studies
University of Kansas
3090 Wescoe Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
Phone: 913-864-3633
Fax: 913-864-5203
Email: kim@falcon.cc.ukans.edu
The Organizational Communication division's primary objective is to study the role of messages, meanings, and information flow in and between organizations. However, specific interests and aims are as varied as the members. Members examine microlevel communication, such as negotiation and bargaining tactics, power messages, interviewing, decision making, quality circles and self-managing teams, emergent networks, superior-subordinate communication, organizational assimilation, performance feedback, communication competency, and information technologies. Members constantly explore new theoretical areas, such as critical theory and structuration theory and new methodologies for researching organizational communication. At broader levels, members study organizational culture, communication climates, information environments, organizational symbols, communication and productivity, and cross-cultural communication in organizational settings.
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Intercultural Communication Completed papers to:
Fred Casmir
Division of Communication
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA 90263 USA
Phone: 310-456-4214
Fax: 310-456-3083
Email: fcasmir@pepperdine.edu
International/Development Communication Completed papers to:
Bella Mody
Dept. of Telecommunication
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1212 USA
Phone: 517-432-3378
Fax: 517-355-1292
Email: mody@pilot.msu.edu
The Intercultural and Development Communication division welcomes papers and panel proposals that address theoretical, methodological, and application issues in intercultural, international, and development communication. Panel proposals that draw upon different cultural perspectives in theorizing and practicing intercultural/development communication are also encouraged. Communication students, researchers, and trainers from every part of the globe are invited to submit papers and panel proposals to the Intercultural and Development Communication division.
The division will consider only completed papers, and program proposals which include written proof of acceptance by all participants of their roles in the proposed presentations. No disk and no e-mail submissions of the competed papers and complete program proposals are required or acceptable. However, all paper and program submissions must be accompanited by two hard copies and a disk of the abstract, using the following format, in order to be considered:
Title of the submission
Name(s) of author(s) and title(s) or position(s)
Affiliation(s)
Contact address(es); email address(es)
LENGTH OF ABSTRACT: 100 - 120 words. A collection of the abstracts of papers and programs accepted for the Jerusalem conference is planned to be made available of the Division V website and/or during the Jerusalem conference. Authors assume full responsibility for the content and format of their abstracts; they will not be edited. The disks for the abstracts must make use of the following format: Any Microsfy Word version 6.0 or higher. Late submissions will not be considered.
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Completed papers to:
Susan Herbst
Department of Communication Studies
Harris Hall-Northwestern University
1881 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-2236 USA
Phone: 847-492-2850
Fax: 847-467-1171
Email: s-herbst@nwu.edu
The Political Communication division supports research and theory development on the topic of politics and communication. The scope of this topic is broad, as political communication takes place in many settings, including within and between small groups and individuals, organizations, the media, cultures, and nations. Studies of communication in government, media, individual political figures, campaigns, and advocacy groups are all within the purview of this division. The division welcomes papers that address political communication problems at all levels of analysis, using a variety of methodologies.
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Papers authored solely by students should be indicated as such
so they can be considered for the Student Award.
Completed papers to:
Cynthia A. Hoffner
Department of Communication, MS #4480
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790-4480 USA
Phone: 309-438-7578
Fax: 309-438-3048
Email: cahoffn@ilsu.edu
The Instructional and Developmental Communication division is concerned with two broad areas: (1) communication related to any learning or instructional process, and (2) communication related to developmental processes across the life span. The division encourages papers that deal with either or both of these topic areas. Division members share a variety of research interests including: teacher-student interaction, teacher styles, student communication behaviors, instructional technology, optimal methods of information dissemination, organizational training, the impact of mass media on children of different age groups, the development of communication during childhood, adolescent communication, and communication with and among the elderly.
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Completed papers to:
John R. Finnegan, Jr.
1300 Second Street South, Suite 300
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55454-1015 USA
Phone: 612-624-5544
Fax: 612-624-0315
Email: finnegan@epivax.epi.umn.edu
The Health Communication division is committed to excellence in research and theory development regarding health and communication. The application of theory to health communication problems as well as the development of theory are of interest to the division. Communicating about health takes place intraindividually, interpersonally, within groups and networks, in health care settings, in the mass media, and in the society as a whole. The division welcomes papers that address health communication at all levels of analysis and that use either qualitative or quantitative methods.
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Completed papers or extended abstracts to:
John (Greg) M. Wise
Speech and Communication Studies
Clemson University
413 Strode Tower, Box 341510
Clemson, SC 29634 USA
Phone: 864-656-1585
Fax: 864-656-0599
Email: jmwise@hubcap.clemson.edu
The Philosophy of Communication division is interested in receiving papers concerned with theoretical, analytical and political issues that cut across the various boundaries that are often taken for granted within the study of communication. Its primary goal is to provide a forum in which scholars can explore the relations and intersections between the study of communication and the range of contemporary philosophical concerns, arguments, and positions. The division offers a lively forum for contemporary ideas, from cultural studies and postmodernism, to semiotics and the philosophy of language, to phenomenological and interpretive study of communication events.
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Completed papers to:
Leah A. Lievrouw
Department of Library & Information Sciences
University of California - Los Angeles
216 GSL & IS Building/PO Box 951520
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1520 USA
Phone: 310-825-1840
Fax: 310-206-4460
Email: llievrou@ucla.edu
The Communication and Technology division is committed to excellence in research and theory development regarding the causes, consequences, and/or context of old, present, and new communication technologies. Studies may focus on the intraindividual, interindividual, small group, organizational, nation-state, or international levels of analysis. Papers need not be limited to classical communication paradigms; papers that knowledgeably use paradigms including, but not limited to, economics, psychology, sociology, political science, history, and literary theory, are also welcome. Methods may encompass quantitative, qualitative, historical, critical, Marxist, institutional, and humanistic approaches. Papers that reflect the theme of the convention, "(Mis)Communicating Across Boundaries" will receive special consideration.
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Completed papers to:
Barbie Zelizer
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Pennsylvania
3620 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Phone: 215-898-4964
Email: bzelizer@pobox.asc.upenn.edu
The Popular Communication Division is concerned with providing a forum for the scholarly investigation, analysis, and dialogue among communication researchers interested in popular communication and popular culture. Division members employ diverse theoretical approaches and methodological tools in exploring a wide range of artifacts, processes, effects and meanings that are associated with the shaping of popular communication and popular culture. The particularly values critical research that regards popular communication and popular culture as a locus from which to generate useful and provocative questions about everyday life. Submissions that address the conference theme of (Mis)Communicating Across Boundaries are particularly welcome.
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Completed papers to:
Dean Kruckeberg
Department of Communication Studies, 260 CAC
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0357 USA
Phone: 319-273-2501
Fax: 319-273-7357
Email: kruckeberg@cobra.uni.edu
The Public Relations Division encourages the submission of research papers and theme session proposals and papers that explore broadly based issues in the theory and practice of public relations.
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Completed papers to:
Dafna Lemish
Department of Communication
Tel Aviv University
PO Box 39040
69978 Tel Aviv, ISRAEL
Phone: 972-3-6407827
Fax: 972-3-6406032
Email: lemish@ccsg.tau.ac.il
The Feminist Scholarship division is interested in receiving papers that explore the relationship of gender and communication, both mediated and nonmediated, within a context of feminist theories, methodologies, and practices. The group explores issues such as feminist teaching; international commonalities and differences by race, class, and gender; women's alternative media; and feminist cultural studies. In addition to completed papers, the Feminist Scholarship division also welcomes proposals for sessions in a variety of formats from traditional paper presentations to roundtable discussions, and poster and strategy sessions. Proposals for traditional panels must include individual abstracts of at least five pages of each participant's presentation. Submissions that address the conference theme of "(Mis)Communicating Across Boundaries" are particularly welcome.
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Papers authored solely by students should be indicated as such
so they can be considered for the Student Award.
Completed papers, extended abstracts and panel proposals to:
Anita Pomerantz
Communication Studies (265-62)
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA
Phone: 215-204-1883
Fax: 215-204-5954
Email: anita@vm.temple.edu
The Language and Social Interaction division seeks to provide a forum in which scholars with different methodological and substantive approaches to language and social interaction issues will feel welcome. Research approaches appropriate to the division would include conversation analysis, discourse analysis, discourse processing, ethnography of speaking, linguistics, semiotics, social psychology of language, and sociolinguistics, as well as hybrid and newly developed approaches. Many past presentations have concerned the issue of culture and its impact on interaction, especially when treated qualitatively. Such work would be particularly appropriate this year, in light of the conference theme, "(Mis)Communicating Across Boundaries." Whether methodological concerns, theoretical considerations, or data presentations, so long as the research addresses some aspect of how people actually use language and/or what occurs during social interaction in some context, it is welcome in the division.
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