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The OSU School of Communication is ranked #1 in the country in the areas of Broadcasting & Media based on a quantitative study of faculty productivity by CIOS!

We are also ranked in the top five in the study of Media and Children, Cognition, and Race and Ethnicity! Way to go ATM members!

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

ATM members to present at ICA

The ATM group will have a strong presence at the annual ICA conference in Montreal this May. Both ATM faculty and grad students will present papers in a variety of divisions. Congratulations to everyone, with a special congratulations to Joyce Wang for her Top Paper in the Information Systems Division!

Appiah, O., & Goodall, C. Hip-Hop Imagery on Cigarette Packages and their Effects on Audiences Smoking-Related Attitudes: Ethnic Identity as a Defense Against Tobacco Marketing. Health Communication Division

Gong, L., Appiah, O., & Elias, T. Race as a Real and Virtual Social identity: The Moderating Effects of Ethnic Identity on Ingroup Favoritism toward Real versus Virtual Human Representations. Communication and Technology Division

Hively, M. H. & Landreville, K. D. The Interaction between Efficacy and Emotion in Predicting Civic Engagement. Mass Communication Division

Holbert, R. L., & Benoit, W. L. A Theory of Political Campaign Media Connectedness. Political Communication Division

Holbert, R. L., & Hansen, G. J. Stepping Beyond Message Specificity in the Study of Affect as Mediator and Inter-Affective Associations: Fahrenheit 9/11, Candidate Aversion, and Perceptions of Debate Superiority. Mass Communication Division

Hu, M., & McDonald, D. G. Social Internet use, trait loneliness and mood loneliness. Mass Communication Division

Knobloch-Westerwick, S., & Meng, J. Looking the Other Way: Selective Exposure to Attitude-Consistent and Counter-Attitudinal Political Information. Political Communication Division

Knobloch-Westerwick, S., David, P., Eastin, M., Tamborini, R., & Greenwood, D. Sports Spectators' Suspense: Affect and Uncertainty in Sports Entertainment. Mass Communication Division

Kurita, S., Lee, S., Wang, Z., & Lang, A. (2008). How Much is Too Much? Media Structure, Content, Cognitive Load, and Overload. Information Systems Division.

LaMarre, H. & Knobloch-Westerwick, S. Dark Black Rap and Bright White Rock: Effects of Radical Music on Support of Ethnic Group. Mass Communication Division

Landreville, K., & LaMarre, H. Documentary and Historical Reenactment Film: A Comparison of Transportation, Emotion, Interest, and Learning. Mass Communication Division

Mahood, C. How violent video game play and aggressive personality interact to affect aggression: An examination of competing hypotheses. Game Studies Interest Group

McDonald, D. G., Meng, J. & Lin, S. Media Enjoyment as Experience: Segmentation, Cohesion and Empathy. Information Systems Division

Moyer-Gusé, E., & Nabi, R. Comparing the persuasive effects of entertainment-education and educational programming on risky sexual behavior. Mass Communication Division

Nathanson, A. I. Investigating the Generalizability of Mediation Results to New Populations and New Contexts. Mass Communication Division

Riddle, K., Cantor, J., Byrne, S., & Moyer-Gusé, E. Young children’s fright reactions to violence, war, and conflict in the news. Instructional and Developmental Communication Division

Wang, Z., Lang, A, & Busemeyer, J. R. Motivational Processing and Choice Behavior during Television Viewing: An Integrative Dynamic Approach. Information System Division. (Top Paper Award)

Yegiyan, N., Wilson, B., Gao, Y., Mayell, S., Wang, Z., & Lang, A. Approach? Avoid? Or Both? Processing Coactive Motivational Media Messages. Information Systems Division.