Sunday November 19, 2017 8:00 AM Dallas Ballroom A1 - First Floor (Conference 403001 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Center) Health Communication within the Organizational Context Sponsor: Health Communication Division Chair: Heather J. Carmack, University of Alabama "COMFORT Communication for Oncology Nurses: Program Overview and Preliminary Evaluation of a Nationwide Train-the-Trainer Course" Elaine Wittenberg, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Betty Ferrell, City of Hope National Medical Center; Joy Goldsmith, University of Memphis; Sandra Ragan, University of Oklahoma; Haley Buller, City of Hope National Medical Center "Coworker Unfairness, Unsupportiveness, and Ick for Pumping Breastmilk at Work" Mary Jiang Bresnahan, Michigan State University; Jie Zhuang, Michigan State University; Yi Zhu, Michigan State University; Xiaodi Yan, Michigan State University; Elizabeth Bogdan-Lovis, Michigan State University; Joanne Goldbort, Michigan State University; Steven Haider, Michigan State University "Finding the invisible leader: When a priori opinion leader identification is impossible" Brian Britt, South Dakota State University; Rebecca K. Britt, South Dakota State University; Jennifer Anderson, South Dakota State University; Nancy Fahrenwald, South Dakota State University; Shana Harming, South Dakota State University "The Buddy Benefit: Increasing the Effectiveness of an Employee-Targeted Weight-Loss Program through Confirming Communication" Rene Dailey, University of Texas, Austin; Lynsey K. Romo, North Carolina State University; Carolyn Dunn, North Carolina State University; Surabhi Aggarwal, North Carolina Division of Health and Human Services "Tracking Success – Outputs versus Outcomes: An analysis of accredited public health agencies’ Community Health Improvement Plan objectives" Evan Perrault, Purdue University; Jill M. Inderstrodt- Stephens, Purdue University; Elizabeth Hintz, Purdue University Dallas Ballroom A2 - First Floor (Conference 403002 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Center) Developing Friendships through Interpersonal Communication Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division Chair: Sarah Tardif, University of Massachusetts, Boston "How Many Hours Does It Take to Make a Friend?" Jeffrey A. Hall, University of Kansas "Friendship at First Sight: Thin Slices in Observing Rapport and Friendship Potential in Initial Interactions" Emi Hashi, Arizona State University "Similarities and Differences in Interpersonal Reciprocity Between Friends and Acquaintances" Bing Han, University of South Carolina Aiken; Shuo Yao, Radford University "Changes in Friendship Closeness: A Qualitative Analysis of Turning Points in Female Friendships in Early to Middle Adulthood" Eileen F. Doherty, Marymount Manhattan College Dallas Ballroom A3 - First Floor (Conference 403003 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Center) New Media and Confession: Articulating Difficult Experiences Online Sponsor: Critical and Cultural Studies Division Chair: Alvin Primack, University of Pittsburgh "Asserting Agency: Privacy, Consent and the Problem of Reception" Nicole Castro, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill "Everybody’s a Critic: New Media Environments and the Rise of Populist Criticism" Ambrose Curtis, University of Pittsburgh "Syrian Refugees’ Use of YouTube Advertisements Against Germany’s Extreme Right" Elise Homan, University of Pittsburgh "Talking $h*t: YouTube Vlog Rants, Comic Catharsis, and Heteronormativity" Emma Gabriele, University of Rhode Island "“Then I Heard It Happened to All of You Too”: The Networking of “Targeted Individuals” on YouTube" Daniel Beresheim, University of Pittsburgh Dallas Ballroom D1 - First Floor (Conference 403006 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Center) The Rhetoric of Social Class in the United States Sponsor: Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division Chair: David W. Seitz, Penn State University, Mont Alto Respondent: Jill Tyler, University of South Dakota "Examining the Legacy and Relevance of Identity in the Analysis and Study of Social Class" LaKresha D. Graham, Rockhurst University "Saving Underdogs: Deserving and Undeserving Poor in Slumdog Millionaire" Supriya Karudapuram, American University "Stuck in the Middle with You: How the Elasticity of “Middle Class” Obfuscates the Reality of Social Class" David W. Seitz, Penn State University, Mont Alto; Ryan Dodd, Gettysburg College "The Anxieties of Middle Class-ness: Labor Intensive Knowledge Work and Restrictive Lifestyle Performances" Charles E. Soukup, University of Northern Colorado; Christina R. Foust, University of Denver Dallas Ballroom D2 - First Floor (Conference 403007 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Center) Materiality, Discourse, and Communicative Constitution of Organizing Sponsor: Organizational Communication Division Chair: Jennifer J. Mease, James Madison University Respondent: Matthew A. Koschmann, University of Colorado, Boulder "#TrumpThatBitch: The Communicative Constitution of Hate Organizations on #MakeAmericaGreatAgain" Sean M. Eddington, Purdue University "A Pattern Language for Workspace: How Organizational Spaces Communicate to Constitute Organizations" Elizabeth Wilhoit, Auburn University "Embracing Our Interdisciplinary Legacy: The Relevance of Linguistic Anthropology in Questions of Materiality" Dana H. Marshall, University of Colorado, Boulder; Tajshen Campbell, University of Colorado, Boulder "Materiality and Institutional Positioning: ISIL's Use of Material Resources in its Communicative Constitution" Jacqueline Bruscella, State University of New York, Oneonta; Ryan S. Bisel, University of Oklahoma San Antonio A - Third Floor (Conference 403011 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Center) Performative Feminist Activism Sponsor: Women's Caucus Chair: Runchao Liu, University of Minnisota Presenters: Caroline Bayne, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Samantha Perez, University of Minnesota San Antonio B - Third Floor (Conference 403012 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Center) International Students as a "Special" Population on U.S. College and University Campuses: Adjustments, Questions, and Concerns Sponsors: International and Intercultural Communication Division; Student Section Chair: EunYoung Lee, Florida Gulf Coast University Respondent: Hsin-I Sydney Yueh, Northeastern State University "Complicating Special Population Research: A Case for Non-Native, English Speaking International Students on American Campuses" Satoshi Toyosaki, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Yusaku Yajima, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale "The Impact of Social Network Sites on International Student Adjustment on a U.S. College Campus" Bowen Gillie, University of Rhode Island; Guo-Ming Chen, University of Rhode Island "The Relevance of International Student Adjustment to Life in the U.S.: A Legacy That Universities Can Create" Aayushi Hingle, California State University, Los Angeles "What can I do about my Accent? Communication Experiences of International Students in the U.S. College" Comfort Tosin Adebayo, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee State Room 1 - Third Floor (Conference 403013 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Center) Transnationalism and Hybridity at a Global Age Sponsor: International and Intercultural Communication Division Chair: Kathleen D. Clark, University of Akron Respondent: Fatima Zahrae Chrifi Alaoui, San Francisco State University "Transnational Marriage Migrants from Indonesia to Taiwan: Narrating Good and Bad Marriages" Todd L. Sandel, University of Macau "Transnational Media of Nollywood: Second-Generation Igbo American Reception" Uchenna Onuzulike, Bowie State University "Kneeling But Still Singing: Hybrid Identity and U.S. American National Anthem Protest" Michael Forst, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale "Rethinking Hybridity in K-pop: A rhizomatic approach to K-pop’s globalization" Bumgi Min, Penn State University "Dialectical Tensions in the Wal-Martization of the United States" Jonathan Matusitz, University of Central Florida; Laura Lord, University of Central Florida State Room 2 - Third Floor (Conference 403014 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Center) Broken Agencies/Broken Agency: The Role of Communication Professionals in Confronting Dysfunctional Systems Sponsor: Ethnography Division Chair: Corinne Weisgerber, St. Edwards University Presenters: Corinne Weisgerber, St. Edwards University Kara Laskowski, Shippensburg University Shannan H. Butler, St. Edwards University Lisa R. Barry, California State University, Channel Islands Stephanie Martinez, St. Edwards University State Room 3 - Third Floor (Conference 403015 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Center) You Heard it Here First: Black Journalists, Alternative Media and the Legacy of Calling Out “Fake” News Sponsor: African American Communication and Culture Division Chair: Felicia Harris, University of Houston, Downtown Presenters: Jayne Cubbage, Bowie State University Loren Saxton Coleman, University of Southern Mississippi Meredith Clark, University of North Texas Felicia Harris, University of Houston, Downtown State Room 4 - Third Floor (Conference 403016 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Center) When "Our Legacy, Our Relevance" Changes: What Happens when Colleges/Universities Merge? Sponsor: Community College Section Chair: Rick Lindner, Georgia State University, Perimeter College Presenters: Brian Kline, University of North Georgia, Gainesville Linda Bowen, Georgia State University Jennifer Heusel, Coker College Pamela A. Hayward, Augusta University Adam David Roth, University of Rhode Island Shari L. Szalwinski, Chattahoochee Technical College Julie Langley, Georgia State University 403018 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Houston B - Third Floor (Conference Center) Fandoms and Political Action Sponsor: Political Communication Division Chair: Ryan S. Rigda, Texas A&M University Respondent: Amber Davisson, Keene State College "Hallows or Horcruxes? The Deployment of Harry Potter in the 2016 Presidential Election" Ryan S. Rigda, Texas A&M University "Social Justice Warrior or Jingoistic Patriot: Political Appropriation of Captain America in the Trump Era" Victoria Stiegel, Texas A&M University "The Problematic Fave: Negotiating Political Identity Through Fandom in the 2016 Presidential Election" Emily S Sauter, Minnesota State University, Mankato "Trek Against Trump: Star Trek Fandom in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election" Ashley Hinck, Xavier University 403019 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Houston C - Third Floor (Conference Center) “If You Build It, They Will Post”: The Beneficial Applications of Higher Education Institutions Creating and Utilizing Social Analytics Labs Sponsor: Human Communication and Technology Division Chair: Joseph Mazer, Clemson University Presenters: Brandon Boatwright, University of Tennessee Courtney Childers, University of Tennessee Stephen K. Hunt, Illinois State University Nathan Carpenter, Illinois State University Laeeq Khan, Ohio University Itai Himelboim, University of Georgia Derek Ray Lane, University of Kentucky 403021 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Austin 1 - Second Floor New Developments in the Discursive Accomplishment of Addressing, Interpreting and Translating Sponsor: Language and Social Interaction Division Chair: Gonen Dori Hacohen, University of Massachusetts, Amherst "BiModal Code-switching: Evidence beyond code-blending in written English" LaReina Hingson, Gallaudet University; Marissa Rivera, Gallaudet University "Interpreting Journalistic Questions in Dual-Lingual Political Press Conferences: Media Censorship in China" Ruey-Ying Liu, University of California, Los Angeles "Introduction to Tshangla Kinship Address System of Bhutan" Dorji Wangchuk, University of Macau "What Capital "D" Deaf can Teach Capital "D" Discourse: A Case Study of the Nyle DiMarco's Endorsement of Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton" Sarah Scott 403022 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Austin 2 - Second Floor CSR, International Implications, and Theoretical Paradigms in Public Relations Sponsor: Public Relations Division Chair: Michael L. Kent, University of Tennessee Respondent: Gayle M. Pohl, University of Northern Iowa "Get Legit or Quit: NGO advocacy and agenda building efforts in the midst of the European Immigration Crisis" Laura Gamo, University of Tennessee, Knoxville "How Public Relations Contributes to Integrated Communication in Matrix Organization in Non- English Speaking Country" Jung Kyu (Rhys) Lim, University of Maryland "Societal Public Relations: Articulating a Public Relations Paradigm" Katie M. Brown, University of Maryland "The (Re)Naming of Yale’s Calhoun College: Applying and Extending Corporate Historical Responsibility" Cody Wilson, Purdue University 403023 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Austin 3 - Second Floor Context Still Matters! GLBTQ Social Movement, Rights, and Environments Sponsors: Feminist and Women Studies Division; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Communication Studies Division Chair: Dawn Marie D. McIntosh, University of Denver Respondent: James McDonald, University of Texas, San Antonio "Pride or Perversion? The Vacillating Opinions on Gay Pride, 1979-2011" Patrick Johnson, University of Colorado, Boulder "Slashing the Patriarchy, Together: Lesbian Feminism and "Scream" (1996)" Kyle Christensen, University of Memphis "Seen but Not Heard in Sochi: LGBT Visibility and Ill-Discerned Kairos at the 2014 Winter Olympics" Kenneth Lythgoe, University of Wisconsin-Madison "“Tick…Tick…Tick Goes the Queerbomb” Resisting the Corporatization of Austin Pride" Hunter Thompson, Syracuse University "Homonegativity in India: Unpacking Situational and Cross-Situational Antecedents and Consequences of Negative Attitudes toward Homosexuality" Arunima Krishna, Boston University 403024 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Pearl 1 - Second Floor Rejection Happens: Reducing Stigma and Increasing the Transparency and Normalcy of Rejection in Academia Sponsor: Training and Development Division Chairs: Angeline Sangalang, University of Dayton; Cynthia Wang, University of Southern California; Ashton Speno, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Presenters: Nicholas David Bowman, West Virginia University Elisia Cohen, University of Minnesota D. Robert DeChaine, California State University, Los Angeles John M. Kephart, California State University, Northridge Respondent: Kristen Harrison, University of Michigan 403025 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Pearl 2 - Second Floor Dear Discipline: The Rhetorical Value of Private Letters Sponsor: Public Address Division Chair: Bryan Blankfield, University of Pittsburgh Presenters: Bryan Blankfield, University of Pittsburgh Nathan A. Crick, Texas A&M University Samuel McCormick, San Francisco State University Mary E. Stuckey, Penn State University 403027 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Pearl 4 - Second Floor Bridging the Gap for Differently-Abled Teachers through Disclosure Sponsor: Disability Issues Caucus Chair: Michael S. Jeffress, University of the West Indies Respondent: Amin Makkawy, California State University, Fresno "Almost Passing: Using Disability Disclosure to Recalibrate Able-Bodied Bias in the Classroom" Julie-Ann Scott, University of North Carolina, Wilmington; Kelly Peter Herold, Winona State University "Disability at the Center: Finding Safety in Critical Conversations" Kimberly M. Cuny, University of North Carolina, Greensboro "Disclosing Disability around the Coffee Stand: Strategies for Boosting Collegiality in Academe" Pauline Newton, Southern Methodist University; Michael S. Jeffress, University of the West Indies "Negotiations of In/visible Disability in the Rhetoric Classroom" Rebecca Miner, University of Central Missouri 403028 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Pearl 5 - Second Floor Understanding the Role of Risk in Impacting Health-Related Outcomes Sponsor: Health Communication Division Chair: Gretchen L. Bergquist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln "Beyond demographics and attitudes: The relationship of young women’s emotional states with skin damaging and skin safety behaviors" Jessica Gall Myrick, Penn State University; Jessica Fitts Willoughby, Washington State University "Difference in Cancer Information Seeking among Smokers and Nonsmokers: A RISP Perspective" Di Pei, George Mason University; Xiaoquan Zhao, George Mason University; Gary L. Kreps, George Mason University; Guoming Yu, Beijing Normal University "Exploring the interaction effects of risk perception, temporal framing, and consideration of future consequences on risk-reducing behavioral intention" Mengfei Guan, University of Georgia; Jiyeon So, University of Georgia "The Role of Communicator Predispositions in Understanding Sexual Safety/Risk" Sean M. Horan, Texas State University; Kristen Farris, Texas State University; Marian L. Houser, Texas State University 403030 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Executive Boardroom - Second Floor Regional President and Executive Director Meeting Sponsor: NCA National Office Presenters: Stephen J. Hartnett, University of Colorado, Denver Trevor Parry-Giles, National Communication Association Benjamin R. Bates, Ohio University Cheryl Casey, Champlain College Victoria J. Gallagher, North Carolina State University Jerold L. Hale, College of Charleston Michelle A. Holling, California State University, San Marcos Heather L. Hundley, Middle Tennessee State University Jimmie Manning, Northern Illinois University Shawn Wahl, Missouri State University 403031 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton Live Oak -Second Floor The Opportunities and Challenges of Communication Technology for Group Communication Scholarship Sponsor: Group Communication Division Chair: Maggie Boyraz, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Presenters: Katie Kyungwon Kang, Rutgers University Jennifer L. Gibbs, Rutgers University Erin K. Ruppel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Marshall Scott Poole, University of Illinois Andrea B. Hollingshead, University of Southern California Bei Yan, University of Southern California 403033 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton City View 1 - Fourth Floor Why Can't We Be Friends? Interpersonal Challenges to Friendship Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division Chair: Jenna McNallie, Augsburg College "An examination of the relationships between unfollowing and hiding on Facebook and verbal aggressiveness, argumentativeness, and self-esteem" Hailey Gillen Hoke, Weber State University "I’m a Shrillary and My Friend is a Trump Thug. Can We Get Along? A Theoretical Exploration of Serial Arguments Nested within Intractable Conflict" Robert G. Matheny, Wayne State University; Katheryn C. Maguire, Wayne State University "The power of peer influence: How socialization agents impact prosocial behavior" Clay Craig, Texas State University; Mary E. Brooks, West Texas A&M University; Shannon Bichard, Texas Tech University "“The Company You Keep”: Developing a Measurement Model of Social Network and Partner Influence" James B. Stein, Arizona State University 403034 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton City View 2 - Fourth Floor Understanding Ourselves through the Legacy of Media Sponsor: Critical and Cultural Studies Division Chair: Rachel E. Silverman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Respondent: Douglas Battema, Western New England University "Expanding Narrative-world: Activating Imagination, Memories, and Attachment" Thiam Huat Kam, Rutgers University "Corporate Inclusion, Chinese Exclusion: Corporate Personhood and the Chinese Question in Nineteenth-Century California" Kevin L. Musgrave, University of Wisconsin-Madison "Contemporary Acts of Resistance in Mr. Robot" Jonathan Smith, University of Memphis "Serving (Fetishized) Time: An Intersectional Analysis of Netflix’s Food Trucks in Mexico and the United States" Lauren J. DeCarvalho, University of Arkansas; Nadia I. Martínez-Carrillo, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne 403035 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton City View 3 - Fourth Floor Reaching Out: Discussing the Formation of Collaborative Relationships in Basic Course Administration Sponsor: Basic Course Division Chair: Lindsey B. Anderson, University of Maryland Presenters: Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post, George Mason University Jennifer Hall, Purdue University Angela M. Hosek, Ohio University Kristina Ruiz-Mesa, California State University, Los Angeles Ashley Jones-Bodie, University of Mississippi 403036 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton City View 4 - Fourth Floor The Body and the State Sponsor: Feminist and Women Studies Division Chair: Kourtney M. Maison, University of Utah Respondent: Roberta Chevrette, Middle Tennessee State University "Body Mappings and Mortality: Critical Boundaries in Surveillance" Kalemba Kimera Kizito, University of Memphis "Militant Pacifist: Liberian Women and Collective Body Rhetoric" Kiah Bennett, Syracuse University "Power and Resistance in the Prison Industrial Complex: A Critical Reading of Orange is the New Black" Lindsay D. Scott, University of New Mexico "Stop the Woman, Save the State: Policing, Order, and the Black Woman’s Body" Rudo Mudiwa, Indiana University 403037 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton City View 5 - Fourth Floor Developing a Legacy beyond the Ivory Tower: Cultivating Partnerships with Non-academics for Applied Research Sponsor: Applied Communication Division Chairs: Joann Keyton, North Carolina State University; Tara Watterson, University of Kentucky Presenters: Angela N. Gist-Mackey, University of Kansas Michelle Miller-Day, Chapman University Jennifer E. Ohs, Saint Louis University John Parrish-Sprowl, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 403038 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Sheraton City View 6 - Fourth Floor Women’s Lives and Feminist Praxis: The Relevance of Inclusive Research and Writing Sponsor: Feminist and Women Studies Division Chair: Tim McKenna Buchanan, Manchester University Respondent: Stephanie L. Young, University of Southern Indiana "Framing Colombia identities and humanature: The female voices in National Geographic Magazine (1948-1952)" Monica Perez-Marin, Universidad de Medellín "Women’s spaces, male privilege, and the challenges of (queer) feminist inclusivity" Justin J. Rudnick, Minnesota State University, Mankato "“Fit is the New Skinny”: Performance of gender in the crossfit gym" Kristen E. Okamoto, Clemson University