SSCA - Interpersonal Communication

Communication: The Nexus for the Academy and the World

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair: Kelli Fellows, University of Georgia
Baby Boy: The Black Momma's Boy. Demetrius Richmond, University of Arkansas
Physicians, Patients, and Medical Dialogue in the NYPD Blue Prostate Cancer Story. Bethany Crandell Goodier, College of Charleston, and Michael Irvin Arrington, Ohio University
Responses to Conversational Retreat: Topics, Retreat Strategies, and Relational Change. Rodney Reynolds, Pepperdine University
Message Transmission in Marital dyads. Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Jackson State University: Respondent: Kelli Fellows, University of Georgia

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair: Janet Lynn Reynolds, Pepperdine University
Race, Relationship Initiation and Social Bonding in a University Setting. Stacey A. Peterson, Kean University
Culture and Individualism in Relational Communication. Ann Neville Miller, University of Georgia
Mothers and Daughters Talking about Sex: A Family Systems Perspective. Amy R. Daulton, University of Missouri-Columbia
Is Communication the Nexus for Transformative Change in the Academy? Revisiting Critical Pedagogy and Hegemony in Classroom Settings, Mary L. Rucker, Wright State University: Respondent: Janet Lynn Reynolds, Pepperdine University

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair: J. D. Ragsdale, Sam Houston State University
Communication Apprehension in Online Education: The Dreaded Discussion Board. William Dulaney, Florida State University
To Talk or Walk: An Analysis of Interpersonal Communication Apprehension and Recruiter Attractiveness in a Career Exhibition Setting. Tait J. Martin and Mindy McCoy, Florida State University
Communication Apprehension among Male and Female College Students. Felicia Jordan, Florida State University.
The Fear Factor: Exploration of Communication Apprehension as it Relates to Traditional and Nontraditional Students. Sandra Halvorson, Florida State University
Effects of Communication Apprehension on GPA and Career Choice. James C. Gumm and Robert C. Whitbred, Southeastern Louisiana University: Respondent: J. D. Ragsdale, Sam Houston State University

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair: Patricia Rockwell, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
* Growing and Reshaping in the Cocoon: The Role of Uncertainty in Women's Online Disclosures about Sexually Transmitted Disease. Kelly A. Dorgan, East Tennessee State University, and Roxanne L. Parrott, Pennsylvania State University
The Effects of Negative and Positive Probes on Content Credibility in Truth-tellers and Deceivers. Mark C. Hunter, Melissa J. Young, and Anne E. Lucchetti, Texas Christian University
Sex Differences, Commitment, and the Repair of Marital Relationships. Frances E. Brandau-Brown and J. D. Ragsdale, Sam Houston State University
** 'Play it Again, Sam': The Role of Unwanted Repetitive Communication Patterns in Friendships and Romantic Relationships. Kelli L. Fellows, University of Georgia: Respondent: Rodney Reynolds, Pepperdine University; * Top Paper; ** Top Student Paper

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair: Frances E. Brandau-Brown, Sam Houston State University
Making Up is Hard to Do: The Role of Ambiguous Messages in Relational Repair. J. D. Ragsdale and Frances E. Brandau-Brown, Sam Houston State University
'Did You Just Say What I Think You Said?' Interpretations of Equivocal Messages in Satisfied and Dissatisfied Marriages. Richard Bello, Sam Houston State University
Cajun Equivocation: Aging Cajuns' Use of Equivocal Messages in Oral Histories. Terry M. Thibodeaux, Sam Houston State University

Panel Three: Fostering and Facilitating Discourse: Tampa Bay Cases; Sponsors: Rhetoric & Public Address; Mass Communication Division; Applied Communication Division; Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair and Moderator: Cole C. Campbell, senior associate, Charles F. Kettering Foundation; Panelists:
Ben Eason, publisher, The Weekly Planet
James Abraham, senior writer, The Charlotte Sun
Dena Leavengood, University of Tampa: Participants will discuss several recent free speech cases and issues in the Tampa area. Eason and Leavengood, a community activist and adjunct at the University of Tampa, are active in the New Patriotism Project. Abraham has an active studies circle project in Charlotte County, Florida

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair: Elissa Foster, University of Texas, San Antonio
Drawing on Personal Experience to Develop Research Questions. Danna M. Gibson, Columbus State University
Collecting and Analyzing Data with Student Research Groups. Kandi L. Walker, University of Louisville
Writing the Article in Family Communication. Fran Dickson, University of Denver
Selecting the Appropriate Publication Outlet for your Manuscript. Lynne M. Webb, University of Arkansas
Revising your Manuscript for Reviewers and Editors. Patricia Amason, University of Arkansas