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World Social Science Association

Formerly the Western Social Science Association

Scholarship, Service, Collegiality

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AAAS - African/African American Studies
ABS - Association For Borderland Studies
AFIT - Economics (Association For Institutional Thought)
AIS - American Indian Studies
AS - Asian Studies
CDD - Chronic Disease & Disability
CJC - Criminal Justice & Criminology
CMS - Communication Studies
CS - Canadian Studies
EG - Economics General

EPN - Environmenal Policy & Natural Resource Management
GD - Globalization & Development
HIS - History
LASC - Latin American Studies & Chicano-Iberian Culture Network
MC - Mass Communication
MENA - Middle East & North Africa
NPPS - Non-Profit, Philanthropy, Social Enterprise & Entrepreneurship
NZAS - New Zealand & Australia Studies
PA - Public Administration
PFB - Public Finance & Budgeting

PS - Political Science
RAS - Rural & Agricultural Studies
SA - Sociology & Anthropology
SES - Slavic & Eurasian Studies
SP - Social Psychology
SW - Social Work
URPE - Union For Radical Political Economists
US - Urban Studies
WGBL - Women's, Gender, & LGBTQ Studies

MC - Mass Communication

13
Apr
2023

MC 1 - Communicating Health in the Digital Age

04-13-2023 1:00 pm -2:30 pm
Colonade

Coordinator: Mary Jackson-Pitts
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Affiliation: Dept. Radio-Television - Arkansas State University

 

Moderator: Doug Swanson, California State University, Fullerton

 

“Hard Topics, Tough Finds: Using Mixed Methodologies”, Mary Jackson-Pitts, Arkansas State University; Will Henderson, Clemson“
Framing of COVID-19 on Twitter”, Li-jing Arthur Chang, Jackson State University
“Benefits of Digital Media in Surgical Treatment and Patient Care”, Sophie Li, Vanderbilt University & Arkansas State University
“Foundations of Social Media Trust: Differences Across Generations”, David J Carr, Idaho State University
“Does Parent-Child Relationship Intervene Smartphone Addiction through Reducing Stress and Negative Emotions?”, Hyunin Baek, New Mexico State University

13
Apr
2023

CMS 4, LASC 7, MC 2 - Chicanos and Latinos/as in Communication

04-13-2023 2:45 pm -4:15 pm
Palm F

Coordinator: Mary Jackson-Pitts
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Affiliation: Dept. Radio-Television - Arkansas State University

 

Moderator: Maria de los Angeles Flores, The University of Texas at El Paso

 

Discussant: Mary Jackson-Pitts, Arkansas State University

 

“Chicana Counterstory in Comics: Heroes and Saints and Villains too”, Elvira Carrizal-Dukes, University of Texas at El Paso
"Language Contact and Change: Variation in the Apodosis in Conditional Expressions in Phoenix, Arizona", Laura Dicochea, Edgar Olozagaste Arizona State University
“Distinguishing Journalism Practices between Hispanic and Chicano Reporters”, Maria de los Angeles Flores, University of Texas at El Paso
“Variación lingüística del habla chicana y racismo sistémico en el sistema educativo en la novella Puppet”, Laura Dicochea, Edgar Olozagaste, and Andrea Borbon, Arizona State University

14
Apr
2023

MC 3 - International Communication

04-14-2023 9:45 am -11:00 am
Capistrano

Coordinator: Mary Jackson-Pitts
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Affiliation: Dept. Radio-Television - Arkansas State University

 

Moderator: Jennifer Margaret Keller, Western Washington University

 

“The use of social media by Jair Bolsonaro in his campaign for re-election of 2022 in Brazil”, Clara Lopes Khalsa, Eastern New Mexico University 
“Disaster journalism: A comparative study of how international news agencies covered the 2021 Haiti natural disasters on Twitter”, Matt Smothers, Arkansas State University; Lily Zeng, Arkansas State University 
“Used and Underpaid, A PEC Analysis of the Journalism Profession in Bangladesh”, Huzaifa Muhammad, Colorado State University; Kris Kodrich, Colorado State University
“Social Media Use and Individuals’ Perception of Themselves: An International Study”, Aya Nabil Karouni, Arkansas State University

14
Apr
2023

CMS 3, MC 4 - “Communities and Communication” Media Rhetoric and Media Education

04-14-2023 1:00 pm -2:30 pm
Capistrano

Coordinator: Mary Jackson-Pitts
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Affiliation: Dept. Radio-Television - Arkansas State University

 

Moderator: David J. Carr, Idaho State University

 

“Political Buzz Words and the Vocabularies of Motive”, Ralph Hanson, University of Nebraska at Kearney
“Engaging Journalism and Media Communication Students with Experiential Learning: Lessons from Semester at Sea”, Kris Kodrich, Colorado State University
“‘On Hiatus’ and ‘Unable to Locate’: The Discouraging Findings of a Post-Pandemic Census of University Student-Run Communications Agencies”, Doug Swanson, California State University, Fullerton
“Does Online Learning Impact Student Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty?”, Jennifer Margaret Keller, Western Washington University