SSCA - Interpersonal Communication

Relationships and Communities in the Digital Age

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication division; Chair: Kelli L. Fellows, Appalachian State University
Conundrums of Interpersonal Communication in a Digital Age: I Can Hear What You're Not Saying. Nina-Jo Moore, Appalachian State University
Stargate and the Mission for Friendship: Establishing and Extending Identity through Television Viewership and Online User Group Participation. Karen Wightman, Berry College
Computer Mediated Communication and Gender: Linguistic Violence on Discussion Lists. Nicole Colston, Appalachian State University
Identity and the Digital Era: Creating Memories of One?s Self Through OneTrueMedia.com. Monica Pombo, Appalachian State University
Looking for Love in Cyberspace: A Qualitative Analysis of Romantic Relational Development of Women Over 30 Using Computer Dating Services. Kelli L. Fellows, Appalachian State University

Sponsor: Interpersonal communication Division; Chair: Amber Walker, Penn State University
Assessing the Impact of the Interpersonal Communication Course. Michelle Epstein Garland, University of Tennessee
A Conceptual Definition of Family:? A Necessary Condition for Communication Scholars Studying Families. Todd Lee Goen, University of Georgia
Social Support and People Living with HIV or AIDS. Yan Guan, University of Southern Mississippi
The Effects of Communication Style and Content on Employee Morale. David W. Seeger, Lourdes College
Does Physical Appearance Play a Role in Forming a Positive Initial Impression About Others. Kaci Willis and Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Texas Tech University: Respondent: Fran Dickson, University of Denver

Sponsor: Interpersonal communication division; Chair: Jean Bodon, University of Alabama at Birmingham
The Study of Biology and Interpersonal Communication, The First 40 Years (1959-1999). Mark Hickson, III, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Using Communibiology to Study Interpersonal Communication Variables. James C. McCroskey, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Nervism, Cognitivism, and Biological Studies in Communication. Chris Sawyer, Texas Christian University
The Diffusion and Institutionalization of Biological Accounts of Communication Processes: Reflections on Foot-in-the-Door, Brick-Through-the-Window, and Other Strategies for Gaining Entrance into the Discipline. Charles Tardy and Yan Guan, University of Southern Mississippi: The presenters provide four different views of how biology and interpersonal communication interact with one another. Beginning with the history of such interdisciplinary approaches the presenters expand to include bio-social theory and communibiology.

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication division; Chair: Michael Arrington, University of Kentucky; Respondent: Melissa Young, Texas Christian University
** Father-Daughter Relationships: Examining Family Communication Patterns and Relationship Maintenance. Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Texas Tech University
* How is Your Romantic Relationship Really Going? Dating Relationships, Jealousy, Relational Uncertainty, Nonverbal Cues, Affection, Relational Maintenance and Dependence Power. A. Rhian Drain, Bethany Castleberry, and Patricia Amason, The University of Arkansas
Winning an Argument at Any Cost: Competitiveness and Conflict Styles. Eric M. Fife and C. Leigh Nelson, James Madison University
Interpersonal Conversations: From the Scottish Moralists to Emmanuel Levinas. Melissa Miller Chastain, Spalding University: ** Top Paper; * Top Student Paper