Research papers from Rowan presented at ECA conference
Research papers from Rowan presented at ECA conference
June 9, 2008
Ten research papers written by students, alumni and faculty members from Rowan University were presented at the 2008 convention of the Eastern Communication Association this spring in Pittsburgh.
The papers were selected for presentation at the ECA through a blind peer review process in general competition with faculty and graduate students nationwide.
"It's so rare to have undergraduates presenting original research projects at these conferences, which mostly include the work of faculty members and graduate students," says Rowan communication studies professor Maria Simone.
Papers presented at the ECA conference were written by students in Simone's political communication course, in a senior seminar taught by Professor Julie Haynes, and in a family communication class taught by Professor Lorin Arnold.
The papers were presented in three panels, "Making a Difference Through Dissent: Agitative Rhetoric and Possibilities for Resistance"; "Diverse Family Systems, Interactions, Outcomes and Assessments: Students Study Family Processes Across Domains and Family Types"; and "Differences in the News."
The papers presented included:
- "Does the public interest make a difference? The politics of media reform from the 1920s until the 1960s," presented by Simone;
- "Out of the Closet and Into the Streets: The Queer Nation Manifesto and the (Re)formation of Identity" by David Penyak of South Plainfield, who earned his bachelor's degree in communication studies from Rowan in 2007;
- "Hurricane Katrina: The Selective Negligence of FEMA and the Reemergence of a Watchdog Press" by Samantha Gable, a 2007 communication studies graduate from Lumberton;
- "Nothing to Lose: Social Protest Rhetoric of the Fat Underground," presented by Jill Ferrara, a 2007 communication studies graduate from Williamstown;
- "Examining the Truth's ‘Singing Cowboy'" and "The Effects of Parental Conflict on Adult Children," presented by Patricia Ryan of Rio Grande, who earned her bachelor's degree in communication studies from Rowan last year;
- "Teaching Rhetoric of Social Protest through Rhetorical Form" by Communication Studies Professor Julie Haynes, who also served as chair of the agitative rhetoric panel;
- "Socializing Gender in Diverse Family Systems" by Allison Chellew of Woodbury, who earned her communication studies degree from Rowan this May;
- "Family Size, Attitudes and Interaction" by Chelsey Rodier, a Lumberton resident who earned her communication studies degree from Rowan in 2007;
- "Sibling Attachment and Diverse Relationships" by Ian Sheldon, a 2007 communication studies graduate from Collingswood.
Established in 1910 by professors at Swarthmore, Haverford the University of Pennsylvania, the ECA is the oldest and strongest regional conference in the communication field.
The papers were selected for presentation at the ECA through a blind peer review process in general competition with faculty and graduate students nationwide.
"It's so rare to have undergraduates presenting original research projects at these conferences, which mostly include the work of faculty members and graduate students," says Rowan communication studies professor Maria Simone.
Papers presented at the ECA conference were written by students in Simone's political communication course, in a senior seminar taught by Professor Julie Haynes, and in a family communication class taught by Professor Lorin Arnold.
The papers were presented in three panels, "Making a Difference Through Dissent: Agitative Rhetoric and Possibilities for Resistance"; "Diverse Family Systems, Interactions, Outcomes and Assessments: Students Study Family Processes Across Domains and Family Types"; and "Differences in the News."
The papers presented included:
- "Does the public interest make a difference? The politics of media reform from the 1920s until the 1960s," presented by Simone;
- "Out of the Closet and Into the Streets: The Queer Nation Manifesto and the (Re)formation of Identity" by David Penyak of South Plainfield, who earned his bachelor's degree in communication studies from Rowan in 2007;
- "Hurricane Katrina: The Selective Negligence of FEMA and the Reemergence of a Watchdog Press" by Samantha Gable, a 2007 communication studies graduate from Lumberton;
- "Nothing to Lose: Social Protest Rhetoric of the Fat Underground," presented by Jill Ferrara, a 2007 communication studies graduate from Williamstown;
- "Examining the Truth's ‘Singing Cowboy'" and "The Effects of Parental Conflict on Adult Children," presented by Patricia Ryan of Rio Grande, who earned her bachelor's degree in communication studies from Rowan last year;
- "Teaching Rhetoric of Social Protest through Rhetorical Form" by Communication Studies Professor Julie Haynes, who also served as chair of the agitative rhetoric panel;
- "Socializing Gender in Diverse Family Systems" by Allison Chellew of Woodbury, who earned her communication studies degree from Rowan this May;
- "Family Size, Attitudes and Interaction" by Chelsey Rodier, a Lumberton resident who earned her communication studies degree from Rowan in 2007;
- "Sibling Attachment and Diverse Relationships" by Ian Sheldon, a 2007 communication studies graduate from Collingswood.
Established in 1910 by professors at Swarthmore, Haverford the University of Pennsylvania, the ECA is the oldest and strongest regional conference in the communication field.