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Communication Students Present at ECA Conference
Posted 5/7/2009
Submitted by
Lynne Kelly
Four undergraduates and eight graduate students in the School of Communication presented their research projects at the Eastern Communication Association (ECA) conference in Philadelphia on April 23.
Undergraduates Caitlin Francis, Sarah Clark, and Kevin Hochman presented their research proposal, entitled "The Effects of Anti-Substance Abuse Advertisements on Children and Young Adults." Jessica Vanski presented her research proposal (completed with Tessa Walsh, not in attendance), entitled "Gender Differences in Responses to Product Placement in HBO's Sex and the City and Entourage." The students' projects were completed in their fall 2008 course, Communication Research Methods, under the direction of Assistant Professor Aimee Miller.
Eight graduate students in communication also presented their papers at the conference. These students were selected to present their work in a competitively refereed selection process and received professional travel grants from the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Students were featured in two panels, one on global themes in movies and the other on new communication technologies. The panel on movies, with Premila Manvi, Mary Karuna Javaji, and Tejeswi Pratima Dodda as presenters, examined how specific Indian, Telugu and Hollywood films have addressed themes related to globalization and the ways in which these films represent the impact of this trend on societies.
The second panel looked at how new communication technologies and media products based on these technologies are shaping and transforming the way we live, interact and communicate with each other. The presenters included Mike Fuller, Kathryn Maggiore, and Ryan Rossignol. The papers for both of the panels were developed in courses that the students had taken with Associate Professor Sundeep Muppidi, who also served as the respondent for the panels. Associate Professor Jack Banks, director of the graduate program in communication, acted as the chair for these panels.
Graduate student Laura Lewis presented her paper on the portrayal of gender and race in the television show, Dexter, at a graduate student poster session. Michelle O'Connell (M.A. '08) presented a paper based on her thesis, which examined the impact of reticence on affect for and use of text messaging.
Many of the graduate students spent time at a booth for the University of Hartford talking with other attendees at the conference about the Master of Arts program in Communication at Hartford and encouraging prospective students to apply to the program.
Undergraduates Caitlin Francis, Sarah Clark, and Kevin Hochman presented their research proposal, entitled "The Effects of Anti-Substance Abuse Advertisements on Children and Young Adults." Jessica Vanski presented her research proposal (completed with Tessa Walsh, not in attendance), entitled "Gender Differences in Responses to Product Placement in HBO's Sex and the City and Entourage." The students' projects were completed in their fall 2008 course, Communication Research Methods, under the direction of Assistant Professor Aimee Miller.
Eight graduate students in communication also presented their papers at the conference. These students were selected to present their work in a competitively refereed selection process and received professional travel grants from the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Students were featured in two panels, one on global themes in movies and the other on new communication technologies. The panel on movies, with Premila Manvi, Mary Karuna Javaji, and Tejeswi Pratima Dodda as presenters, examined how specific Indian, Telugu and Hollywood films have addressed themes related to globalization and the ways in which these films represent the impact of this trend on societies.
The second panel looked at how new communication technologies and media products based on these technologies are shaping and transforming the way we live, interact and communicate with each other. The presenters included Mike Fuller, Kathryn Maggiore, and Ryan Rossignol. The papers for both of the panels were developed in courses that the students had taken with Associate Professor Sundeep Muppidi, who also served as the respondent for the panels. Associate Professor Jack Banks, director of the graduate program in communication, acted as the chair for these panels.
Graduate student Laura Lewis presented her paper on the portrayal of gender and race in the television show, Dexter, at a graduate student poster session. Michelle O'Connell (M.A. '08) presented a paper based on her thesis, which examined the impact of reticence on affect for and use of text messaging.
Many of the graduate students spent time at a booth for the University of Hartford talking with other attendees at the conference about the Master of Arts program in Communication at Hartford and encouraging prospective students to apply to the program.
