Wednesday November 16, 2011 - National Communication ...

Top Papers in Communication and the Future: Voices of Online Romance, Globalization, and Digital
Protest
Sponsor: Communication and the Future Division
Chair: Shane Tilton, Ohio University, Lancaster
Respondent: Angela M. Lee, University of Texas, Austin
"Lovebirds of a Feather: Online Dating and Homophily Preference in Romantic Relationships" Derek Blackwell,
University of Pennsylvania
"Cultivation Theory and the Digital Age: Extrapolations and Limitations in the Age of New Media" Sara Colabella,
Fairfield University
"Losing Their Voice! Fighting for Immediacy and Losing to Technology in the College Classroom" Chris Gurrie,
University of Tampa
"When the youth text their voices for the radio: Mobile phones and radio convergence in Turkey" Ece Algan,
California State Univ, San Bernardino
"Diffusion and Glocalization: Dialectical Tensions for Wal-Mart de México" Elizabeth Minei, University of Oklahoma;
Jonathan Matusitz, Univ of Central Florida
"Collapsing the Global and the Local through Interscalar Strategies: A Glurbanization Perspective" Jonathan
Matusitz, Univ of Central Florida
412128 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM Sheraton New Orleans Evergreen - Fourth Floor
Top Papers in Communication and Social Cognition
Sponsor: Communication and Social Cognition Division
Chair: Lisa Lindsey, Naval Postgraduate School
"In Search of the Elusive Boomerang Effect II" Frank Boster, Michigan State University; Briana DeAngelis, Michigan
State University; David D. Clare, Michigan State University
"Stress and Personality as Antecedents to Verbal and Physical Aggression: Verbal Collaboration and Social Distancing
as Compensatory Strategies" Mark Hamilton, University of Connecticut; Alice E. Veksler, University of Connecticut;
Melissa A. Tafoya, Arizona State University
"Putting Threat in Perspective: The Rational Reappraisal of Anecdotal Crime Stories" Charles R. Berger, Univ of
California, Davis; Yehreen Ha, University of California, Davis
412129 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM Sheraton New Orleans Gallier A - Fourth Floor
Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division and Caucus Business Meeting
Sponsor: Asian / Pacific American Caucus
Presenters:
Hsin-I (Cynthia) Cheng, Santa Clara University
Chin-Chung Chao, Univ of Nebraska, Omaha
Shinsuke Eguchi, University of Denver
Mariko Izumi, Columbus State Univ
Lili Shi, CUNY / Kingsborough Community College
Ako Inuzuka, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown
412130 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM Sheraton New Orleans Gallier B - Fourth Floor
Fitting In: Experience of Immigration in the U.S. and Japan
Sponsor: International and Intercultural Communication Division
Chair: Alexis Valianos, Arizona State University
"Assessing Intercultural Experience: Differences in Acculturation, Intercultural Sensitivity, and Cognitive Flexibility