NCA 110th Annual Convention: Communication for Greater Regard
Nov. 21-24, 2024 New Orleans
Texas Tech College of Media & Communication Presentations
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Thursday, November 21, 2024
8:00 AM to 9:15 AM – Galerie 1 2nd Floor Marriott
Extreme Weather Experiences, Emotional Reactions to Messages, and Support for Pro-Climate Policies
Asheley R. Landrum and Bruce Wang Shibo
9:30 AM to 10:45 AM – Bayside B – 4th Floor Sheraton
From Love to Music: Regarding the Expansive Possibilities in Games
Chair: Megan Condis
9:30 AM to 10:45 AM – Preservation Hall Studio 9 – 2nd Floor Marriott
#Metaverse Takes X: How Language and Message Features Drive Information Diffusion
Mir Hasib and Kerk Kee
9:30 AM to 10:45 AM – Grand Ballroom DE – 5th Floor Sheraton
Influence of Exposure to Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Antidepressants on Knowledge and Belief of Perinatal Depression
Opeyemi Adeola Lawal
9:30 AM to 10:45 AM – Grand Ballroom DE – 5th Floor Sheraton
Celebrities Disclosing Their Mental Health Struggles: A Thematic Analysis of Public Attitudes
Anika Tahmin Tanni and Ioana Coman
9:30 AM to 10:45 AM – Grand Ballroom DE – 5th Floor Sheraton
Influencing Parenthood: Analyzing Themes in Instagram Expert Influencer Content
Lauren Tortella
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM – Balcony J, 4th Floor Marriot
Family Communication Division Panel Discussion
Panelist: Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM – Grand Ballroom DE, 5th Floor Sheraton
La Raza Mentorship Panel: Mentorship and Community-Building for Greater Regard
Carolina Perez
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM – Nottoway – 4th Floor Sheraton
Leveraging Grant Funding for Greater Regard: Building, Maintaining, and Innovating Externally Funded Work Within and Outside of the Academy
Kerk Kee
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM – Borgne – 3rd Floor Sheraton
Beyond the Screen: Evolving Implications of Social Media
Aubree Herman – Session Chair
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM – Mardi Gras, Salon B – 3rd Floor Marriott
Legal and Diplomatic Responses to Ship Hijackings by Sea Pirates: A Critical Analysis
Ali Ahsan – Co-Presenter
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM – Napoleon D2, 3rd Floor Sheraton
Reimagining the Future of Reproduction from a Black Queer Lens
Robyn Bria Adams
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM – Grand Ballroom DE – 5th Floor Sheraton
#FreakTok : Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Rough Sex Behavioral Intentions and TikTok Use
Margaret Bennett-Brown – Co-Presenter and Co-Author
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM – Grand Ballroom DE – 5th Floor Sheraton
Patient’s Perception of Communication with Healthcare Providers: Examining the Experiences of African International Students
Emmanuel Edmund
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM – Grand Ballroom DE – 5th Floor Sheraton
College Students’ Perception of Online Hate Speech, Effects, and Coping Strategies
Vera Siripi
2:30 PM to 3:45 PM – Mardi Gras, Salon C – 3rd Floor Marriott
Communication Assessment Division Meeting
Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter
2:30 PM to 3:45 PM – Preservation hall Studio 8 – 2nd Floor Marriott
President Trump, January 6, and the Rhetoric of Immanent Lawless Action
Catherine Langford
2:30 PM to 3:45 PM – Balcony K – 4th Floor Marriott
Boosting Engagement: Strategies for Online Communication Classes
Mary Oluwasayo Tinuoye
2:30 PM to 3:45 PM – Galerie 2 – 2nd Floor Marriott
The Impact of Affectionate Communication and Emotional Intelligence on Sexual Stress Among College Women
Margaret Bennett-Brown and Camden Rose Smith
4:00 PM to 5:15 PM – Grand Ballroom DE – 5th Floor Sheraton
Reeling in Pseudoscience: Analyzing the Persuasive Characteristics of Messages Used to Promote Errant Health Claims in Instagram Reels
Camden Rose Smith
4:00 PM to 5:15 PM – Grand Ballroom DE – 5th Floor Sheraton
Journalists’ Role in a Global Infodemic: COVID-19 Vaccine News Coverage in the U.S., Ghana, and Bulgaria
Emmanuel Edmund and Miglena Sternadori
4:00 PM to 5:15 PM – Grand Ballroom DE – 5th Floor Sheraton
Unveiling the Interplay: Communication Patterns and Gender Dynamics in Navigating Sexual Consent Within Romantic Relationships
Sumeyya Akdilek
4:00 PM to 5:15 PM – Preservation Hall Studio 10 – 2nd Floor Marriott
Translating Research on Nonverbal Communication for Parents of Autistic Children: A Word Count Report and Recommendations
Dare N. Akinloye
Friday, November 22, 2024
8:00 AM to 10:45 AM - Grand Ballroom DE – 5th Floor Sheraton
Greater Regard for Leveraging Human Intelligence, Creativity and Shared Wisdom Using Artificial Intelligence: An NCA Collaboratory on AI in Education
Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter
9:30 AM to 10:45 AM – Galerie 2 – 2nd Floor Marriott
Romantic relationships: courtship, sex, transitions, networks
Sumeyya Akdilek – Chair
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM – Balcony I – 4th Floor Marriott
‘It’s like Flipping a Switch’: Understanding the Identity of High School Wrestlers
Aubree Herman
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM – Napoleon D2 – 3rd Floor Sheraton
Analyzing the ‘Big Family Reunion’: A Study on Public Rallies and Media Narratives Against LGBTQ+ Rights in Turkey
Sumeyya Akdilek
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM – Mardi Gras, Salon C – 3rd Floor Marriott
The influence of faith on the perception of reality in Amenábar’s The Others
Luana Peters Garcia Buriche Coutinho
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM – Grand Ballroom DE – 5th Floor Sheraton
Examining Liability Perception, Organizational Silence and Behavioral Accommodation of International Students in the Usa Regarding Healthcare Insurance
Md. Sajedul Islam
1:00 PM – Bayside B – 4th Floor Sheraton
Game Studies Division Meeting
Megan Condis – Chair
2:30 PM to 3:45 PM – Preservation Hall Studio 9 – 2nd Floor Marriott
Conglomerate Advertising: Exploring the Impact of Multiple Brand Inclusions on Advertising Effectiveness
Caden Coleman
4:00 PM - Grand Ballroom DE – 5th Floor Sheraton
Technology Adoption for Organizational Resilience and Adaptive Organizing During the Pandemic Crisis
Mahedi Hasan, Oluwabusayo Okunloye, Joni Litsey, and Kerk Kee
4:00 PM - Grand Ballroom DE – 5th Floor Sheraton
Research in Progress: Bangla AI: Introduction to an AI Based Workplace Technology for Ethnic Media Organizations
MD Ashraful Goni
Saturday, November 23, 2024
8:00 AM to 9:15 AM – Napoleon A3 – 3rd Floor Sheraton
Toxic Masculinity of Feminist Ally? The Evolving Public Memory of Nirvana’s Most Controversial Song
Mattie Hamilton
9:30 AM to 10:45 AM – Mardi Gras, Salon C – 3rd Floor Marriott
Understanding Communication Assessment From a Variety of Perspectives
Julia(Wei) Cui - Chair
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM – Nottoway – 4th Floor Sheraton
Human Communication and Technology Division Meeting
Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM – Napoleon B1 – 3rd Floor Sheraton
Personal Foul! A Critical Discourse Analysis of Super Bowl LIV and its Commodification of Culture
Carolina Perez
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM – Mardi Gras, Salon C – 3rd Floor Marriott
The Dynamics of Military Veterans’ Identity Performance in the Workplace: An In-Group Out-Group Perspective
William Thomas Howe
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM – Preservation Hall Studios Foyer – 2nd Floor Marriott
The Alien Invader: A Metaphorical Exploration of The Economist’s Representation of Information and Communications Technologies
Jeffery Acheampong Adu
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM – Napoleon A3 – 3rd Floor Sheraton
Reviving and Enhancing Womanism in Africa: A Critical Analysis of Netflix’s Amina
Winifred Sekyibea Abakah
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM – Bayside B – 4th Floor Sheraton
Twitch Chat Advertising: How Live Chat Valence Affects Consumer Advertising Perceptions
Austin Camper
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM – Balcony J – 4th Floor Marriott
Young Adults’ Emotion Work in Families: Investigating Emotion Regulation, Emotion Labor, and Family Communication Patterns
Jenna LaFrieniere and Julia(Wei) Cui
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM – Balcony I – 4th Floor Marriott
Beyond the Babushkas: American Stereotypes of Russia - A Focus Group Exploratory Pilot Study
Maria Shpeer and Anastasia Vishnevskaya
2:30 PM to 3:45 PM – Gallier AB – 4th Floor Sheraton
Greater Regard: A Look at Master’s Student Research in Communication
Jenna LaFrieniere – Chair
2:30 PM to 3:45 PM – Gallier AB – 4th Floor Sheraton
Chilling Communication for Greater Regard: Speech and Academic Freedom in Texas
Catherine Langford
4:00 PM to 5:15 PM – Napoleon B3 – 3rd Floor Sheraton
(Im)possibilities in feminist pedagogy: Querying the potential of “body neutrality” as a tool for greater (dis)regard for corporeal beings in the classroom and beyond
Aubree Herman
4:00 PM to 5:15 PM – Grand Ballroom B – 5th Floor Sheraton
The Diffusion, Reinvention, and Governance of AI in the ‘Global Bangla’ Community: The Case of Bangladesh and West Bengal
Sadia Afrin Ratna
Sunday, November 24, 2024
9:30 AM to 10:45 AM – Nottoway – 4th Floor Sheraton
Academic Assistance or Ethical Dilemma? Exploring the Motivations of ChatGPT Usage in Higher Education
Mir Hasib and Md. Shariful Islam