Selected Doctoral Student Presentations

A typical initial goal for our scholarship is to present the findings or arguments at an academic conference or professional meeting, such as the prestigious International Communication Association (ICA) and National Communication Association (NCA). Below is a listing of the recent student presentations at these and other professional venues. This list should give you a good idea of the type of research currently being conducted in our program.

Ph.D. Student Presentations at ICA 2007

Ph.D. Student Presentations at NCA 2006

July 2005-June 2006 Presentations

Please note FSU doctoral student names are in bold.

Bishai, S. (2005, December 15). Back to square one? Fifty years after Emmett Till [Video]. Screening at Barrington Theatre, Tallahassee, FL.

Clark, C. (2006, March). Ida and Me: Connections and Reflections. Public lecture presented at Wesleyan College, Macon, GA.

Clark, C. (2006, February). The journalism career of Ida B. Wells-Barnet. Presented to the First Annual Public Forum on Civil Rights in Florida from 1898 to 1956. James W. H. Eason Civil Rights Museum and Research Center, Tallahassee, FL.

Clark, C. (2005, November). Ida and Me. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA. Awarded Top Four Debut Paper Award by the Performance Studies Division.

Clark, C. (2005, October). The Call and Response in African American Communication. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Florida Communication Association, Kissimmee, FL.

Clark, C. (2005, July). Through voice and pen: Ida B. Wells-Barnett and the First Amendment. Presented at the Ida B. Wells Museum and Cultural Center of African American History, Holly Springs, MS.

Grindy, M. (2005, November). Labor unions and the Internet: An actualization of “Open-Source Politics.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.

Grindy, M. (2006, February). Mapping reconciliation after terror: The Emmett Till Memorial Highway. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Florida State University Conference on Literature and Film, Tallahassee, FL.

Grindy, M. (2006, April). Terrorism, labor, and the body: A critical analysis of the Daily Worker’s coverage of the Emmett Till murder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association, Dallas, TX. Awarded Top Student Paper Award in Rhetoric and Public Address and the Top Three Papers Award in Rhetoric and Public Address.

Hong, C. (2006, March). A snapshot review of research on Internet advertising as persuasive communication. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Advertising. Reno, NV.

Hong, C., Park, Y., & Kim, K. (2005, November). A cross-cultural study of automotive company websites: A functional approach. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association. Boston, MA.

Hong, C., Park, Y., & Kim, K.(2005, August). Content analysis of automotive company websites as Internet advertising: A cross-cultural study. Paper presented at annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Newspaper Division, San Antonio, TX, 2005.

Hong, M., Park, Y., and McClung, S. (2005, August). Assessing differences in interactivity levels of newspaper websites: A content analysis of online versions of Korean and U.S. newspapers. Paper presented at annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Newspaper Division, San Antonio, TX, 2005.

Hong, M & Ahn, T. (2006, May). Interactivity as a communication tool in sport websites. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Sport Management, Kansas City, MO.

Hong, M & Ahn, T. (2005, April) Interactivity in use and gratification for new sports marketing strategy. Paper presented at the AAHPERD National Convention and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT.

Jung, T., Fitzgerald, M., & Wang, X. (2005, August). The contribution of personal norms to the integrated model of planned behavior. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Antonio, TX.

Lawson, W. (2005, November). A righteous anger in Mississippi: Close textual analysis of Reverend Edwin King’s”'Eulogy for James Chaney.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA. Awarded Top Student Paper and Top Debut Paper.

Leach, C. (Producer), & McKahan, J. G. (Director). (2005). Lilith [Motion picture short]. In competition at the 2005 Florida State University, Independent Film League Festival, Tallahassee, FL.

Lee, S. (2006, June). The Korean Wave in Japan: Winter Sonata and its implications through audience perception. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.

Lee, Y. (2006, June). Determinants of external search in online purchase: Consumers’ information search patterns in marketing communication. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.

McKahan, J. G. (2005, November). The Siege: An inquiry into texts relating the production of a terrorism film. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.

McKahan, J. G. (2006, February). Battle of Algiers: Reception history of a terrorism film. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Florida State University Conference on Literature and Film, Tallahassee, FL.

McGavock, H. & Korzenny, F. (2006, April). Trends in marketing insurance to Hispanics.  Paper presented at the CBI Multicultural Marketing for the Financial Services and Insurance Industries Conference, Brooklyn, NY.

Park, Y., & Raney, A. A. (2006, June). Exploring the priming effect of violent video games on subsequent media content selection.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.

Peterson, E. M. (2006, April). A content analysis of local television news in Orlando, Florida. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association, Dallas, TX. Awarded Top Graduate Student Paper in Mass Communication.

Raney, A. A., & Kinnally, W. (2006, June). The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat?: The complexity of enjoyment in rivalry game wins and losses.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.

Velázquez Vargas, Y. (2005, November). The “conspiracy of silence:” A Puerto Rican's exploration of her ethnic identity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.

Velázquez Vargas, Y. (2006, April). Queer Eye narratives: The construction of class and sexuality on Queer eye for the Straight Guy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, Atlanta, GA.

Velázquez Vargas, Y. (2006, April). Queer body and aesthetics in Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Paper presented at the Critical Themes in Media Studies Conference, New York, NY.

Wang, X. (2005, August). The mediating role of attitude toward the ad and identification with the spokesperson. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Antonio, TX.

Wang, X., & Arpan, L. (2005, August). The effects of ethnic identity on audience's evaluation of HIV public service announcements. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Antonio, TX.