Wednesday November 16, 2011 - National Communication ...

Respondent: Fran C. Dickson, Chapman University
"The Multivocality of Sense Making: An Exploration of the Discourses College Aged Daughters Voice in Talk about
Their Mothers" Meredith Marko Harrigan, SUNY, Geneseo; Aimee E. Miller-Ott, University of Hartford
"Narrative Coherence in Online Stories Told by Members of the Adoption Triad" Leslie A. Baxter, University of Iowa;
Kristen Norwood, St. Louis University; Bryan Asbury, University of Iowa; Amber Jannusch, University of Iowa; Kristina
Scharp, University of Iowa
"Competing Voices of Marriage and Family in Conversations with Female Asian Students Sojourning in the
US" Carolyn Prentice, University of South Dakota
"'A Son, a Familiar, a Guardian, a Best Friend': A Dialogic Study of Companion Animal Stories" Lindsey Thomas,
University of Iowa
208142 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM Sheraton New Orleans Grand Ballroom B - Fifth Floor
Looking for Love and Taking the Leap: Studies on Dating
Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division
Chair: Pamela Lannutti, Boston College
"Affectionate Communication’s Influence on Perceptions of Desired Characteristics in Long-term Romantic
Partners" Ryan P. Chesnut, Pennsylvania State University; Soo Jung Hong, Pennsylvania State University; Prawit
Thainiyom , Pennsylvania State University
"The Dating Game: Scripts, Roles, and Expectations on First Dates" Graham Carpenter, Louisiana State University
"Is Dating Really Dead? Investigating the College Hookup Culture" Paul A. Mongeau, Arizona State University;
Benjamin Wiedmaier, Arizona State University
"Shopping or Eliminating? Decision Making in Online Dating Sites" Bridget L. Long, Penn State University
"Proposing a Grounded Theory Approach to Understanding the Process of Falling into Romantic Love" Noah J.
Franken, Univ of Missouri, Columbia
208143 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM Sheraton New Orleans Grand Ballroom C - Fifth Floor
The Challenges of Managing Relationships via Technology
Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division
Chair: Artemio Ramirez, University of South Florida Polytechnic
Respondent: Lynne M. Webb, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville
"Keeping in Touch With 'Back Burners': Communication Technology and Attention to Relationship
Alternatives" Jayson L. Dibble, Univ of Hawaii, Manoa; Robert R. Boller, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Krystyna
Strzyzewski Aune, Univ of Hawaii, Manoa
"Equity, Relational Maintenance, and Linguistic Features of Text Messaging" Nicholas Brody, Univ of Texas, Austin;
Jorge F. Pena, Univ of Texas, Austin
"Preferences for Online Social Interaction: Associations with Verbal Aggression, Self-esteem, and Computermediated
Communication Competency" Andrew High, Penn State University; Denise Solomon, Penn State University
"Negotiating Safety and Community: The Dynamics of Moving from an Online Matrimonial to Face-to-face
Meetings" Naveen Joshi, Wilfrid Laurier University
208144 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM Sheraton New Orleans Grand Ballroom D/E - Fifth Floor
Great Ideas for Teaching Students (G.I.F.T.S) Session I
Sponsor: Great Ideas for Teaching Students (G.I.F.T.S)
Chair: Patricia O'Keefe, College of Marin
"01. 'Discussion Day' Assignment: Helping Beginning Speakers Find their Voices" Richard Herder, Southwest
Minnesota State University