The Communication Department encourages undergraduate majors to present their research at appropriate academic conferences. As a tribute to our presenters, this page lists all student conference presentations. Due to the time delay between acceptance and the conference, some of the papers were not formally presented until after the student had graduated. Beginning in 2007, the Communication Department began honoring all students selected to present their work with a Junior Scholar Award.

Conference presentations by Communication majors (in bold) since 2005:

Eastern Communication Association, April 2012

Margaux Labaudiniere ’12 “From Billions to Bankrupt: The Enron Corporation as the Paradigm Case for an Unmanaged Business Crisis,” paper presented at the 2012 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Cambridge, MA

Luke Lapointe ’12 “Do Financial Markets Recognize a Poor Crisis Communication Strategy? A Comparative Analysis,” paper presented at the 2012 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Cambridge, MA

Jessica Rivers ’12 “Oprah Winfrey: A Look into the Image Restoration Process of a Dynamic Corporate Leader and Entertainer,” paper presented at the 2012 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Cambridge, MA

Molly Rosenman ’12 “Rhetorical Components of Apologia:  A Critical Analysis of Professional Athletes,” paper presented at the 2012 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Cambridge, MA

Kathryn Weintraub ’12 “Blowing the Whistle,” paper presented at the 2012 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Cambridge, MA

National Communication Association, November 2011

Madeleine Redlick ’12 "Island as Colony: A Post-Colonialist Critique of Dog the Bounty Hunter," paper presented at the 2011 meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA

Eastern Communication Association, April 2011

Joseph De Maio ‘11 “Charisma and Success: A Look at How Steve Jobs Addresses Success” and “More Than a Game: The Effects of the RCA’s Monopoly on Broadcasting,” papers presented at the 2011 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Washington, DC

Ashley Driscoll ’11 “(Inter)dependence on Technology in the Home: A Family Systems Approach to Analyzing the Internet’s Impact on Family,” paper presented at the 2011 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Washington, DC

Jennifer Evans ’11 “Vocational Anticipatory Socialization by the Media into the University Teaching Profession: Analyses of Award-Winning Movies,” paper presented at the 2011 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Washington, DC

Elizabeth Glowacki ’11 “An Examination of the Relationship between Interdependence Theory and Gottman’s Four Horseman of the Apocalypse in Predicting Divorce,” paper presented at the 2011 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Washington, DC

Russell Lauletta ’11 “Vocational Anticipatory Socialization of the Surgeon Profession: An Analysis of the Media’s Portrayal of the Work-Lives of Surgeons,” paper presented at the 2011 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Washington, DC

Michael Morton ’11 “The Vacuum of Silence: The Theoretical Framework and Integration of Cancer and Family Communication,” paper presented at the 2011 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Washington, DC

Madeleine Redlick ’12 “The New Coke Crisis: A Tale of a Classic Comeback,” paper presented at the 2011 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Washington, DC

Samantha Warren ’11 “What’s on TV While Mom Is Out: The Vocational Anticipatory Socialization of TV_MA Programming,” paper presented at the 2011 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Washington, DC

Eastern Communication Association, April 2010

Laura Correnti ’10 “A Comparative Analysis of Presidential Response to Economic Crisis: Silence and Incompetence,” paper presented at the 2010 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD.

Mary Lauer ’10 “The Controversy and Dangers of Websites Promoting Eating Disorders and Whether They Should Be Protected by the First Amendment,” paper presented at the 2010 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD.

Gretchen Losordo ’10 “Rhetorical Action as Persuasion in Direct-to-Consumer Advertising: Merck’s Gardasil Commercials,” paper presented at the 2010 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD.

Michelle Losordo ’10 “The Makings of Pre-Marital Post-Dissolutional Relationships: A Review of Strategies, Predictors, and Outcomes,” paper presented at the 2010 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD.

Blair Marsh ’10 “Witness the Heir to the Throne: The Construction of the LeBron James Narrative,” paper presented at the 2010 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD.

Toni Mione ’10 “Potentially Disruptive, Potentially Offensive: A Discussion of Modern Student Speech Rights Through the Analysis of Harper v. Poway School District,” paper presented at the 2010 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD.

Sydney Sanchez ’10 “An Examination of the Nuremberg Files Case Under Brandenburg,” paper presented at the 2010 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD.

Michael Tuntevski ’10 “Sharing ‘Closet’ Space: Relationship Maintenance Among Gays and Lesbians with Differing Levels of ‘Outness,’” paper presented at the 2010 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD.

National Communication Association, November 2009

Brenden Dougherty '10 "Poisoning the Learning Environment: Creating More Space for Student Speech," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Ashley Duggan, Ylisabyth Bradshaw, Shannon Carroll '09, Sara Rattigan, Matt Morris '09, Wayne Altman, "What Can I Learn from this Interaction? A Qualitative Analysis of Medical Student Self Reflection and Learning in a Standardized Patient Exercise about Disability," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Elizabeth Ann Glatzer '10 "A League of Their Own: Character Portrayals and Relationships in Female-Centered Sitcoms," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Kellen Elizabeth O'Gara '10 "Building from the Bottom Up: Crash as a Narrative Reconstruction of Identity Formation Post 9/11," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Michael M. Tuntevski '10 "God Hates Shock: Understanding Shirley Phelps-Roper's Motives through the Diatribe and Transcendence," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Eastern Communication Association, April 2009

Tula M. Batanchiev '09 "Informative or Oppressive? The Depiction of Domestic Violence on Television News," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Christina Cerutti '10 "Online Learning: Suicide 101–an Analysis of First Amendment Case Law and its Application to Dangerous Internet Websites," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Lisa De Gray '09 "Using Media Priming Theory to Evaluate the Men as Partners Program," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Ashley Duggan, Natalie Swergold, Kathleen Chanatry '08, Colleen Coburn '08, Shannon E. Carroll '09, Matthew Dunn '09, Aisling D. Francoeur '09, John Glass '08, Sara Weintraub '09, Hilary Weismann '08, Kathryn Zioto '08, Ylisabyth S. Bradshaw, and Wayne Altman, “When Rapport-building Goes Beyond Encouragement: Communicating Over-accommodation Toward Patients with Disabilities,” paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Kia A. Guarino '09 "The Nuremberg Files and the Future of Cyber Regulation: The Contextualization of Speech in an Increasingly Web-Based World," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Cooley A. Horner '09 "That's What She Said: A Study of Gender Roles on NBC's 'The Office,'" paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Katherine E. Julian '10 "An Unknown Future: Childhood Cancer Survivors and Uncertainty Reduction," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Nicole A. Long '10 "Finding a Voice: The Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood in Physician-Patient Interactions," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Ryan M. Morrison '10 "The Challenge for Cancer Patients to Disclose the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Physicians," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Alicia M. Parmentier '09 "Real Friends? Conceptualizations of Reality and the Effect of Cultivation on the Televised Sitcom," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Victoria H. Pascoe '09 "Discussions of Sexual Health Between Adolescent Girls and Health Providers: A Communication Privacy Management Integration," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Madeleine K. Rodriguez '09 "From Tinker's Armband to Frederick's Banner: A Narrative Analysis of Student Speech Rights," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Madeleine K. Rodriguez '09 "Intruding Upon the Rights of Other Students: Harper v. Poway and a New Standard for Evaluating Student Speech," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Kelly T. Skrodzki '09 "The Case for Offensive Speech: A Critique of Harper v. Poway Unified School District," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Molly C. Tormey '09 "Live Your Questions: An Exploration of Student Speech Rights," paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication, April 2009

Melissa Mazzeo '09 "Orientalism, Control, and Media/Government Relations: A Textual Analysis of Iranian, American, and British News Media Portrayal of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad," paper presented at the 2009 Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication, Rochester, NY.

National Communication Association, November 2008

Tula M. Batanchiev '09 "Entertainment or Oppression: Male and Female Representation in Films About Domestic Abuse," paper presented at the 2008 meeting of the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA.

Kia A. Guarino '09 "The American President and Humanitarian Crises: The U.S. Marginalization of the Rwandan Genocide," paper presented at the 2008 meeting of the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA.

Alicia M. Parmentier '09 "Once Upon a Time: CNN’s Coverage of the Minneapolis Bridge Tragedy," paper presented at the 2008 meeting of the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA.

International Association for Relationship Research, July 2008

Ashley Duggan, Libby Bradsnaw, Hillary Weisman '08 and Colleen Coburn '08 "Medical Students’ Promoting Disclosure about the Relational Component of Illness for Patients with Disabilities," paper presented at the 2008 meeting of the International Association for Relationship Research, Providence, RI.

Eastern Communication Association, April 2008

Kimberly R. Walsh '08 "Beauty and the Patriarchal Beast: Gender Role Portrayals in Sitcoms Featuring Mismatched Couples," paper presented at the 2008 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication, April 2008

Christina Parks '08 "The Portrayal of Iranian Women in the American Print Media," paper presented at the 2008 Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication, Rochester, NY.

Eastern Communication Association, April 2007

Elizabeth Barnet '07 "Physician Substance Abuse and Communication Issues within the Medical Marriage," paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI.

Emily Berg '06 "Hosty v. Carter: The Problems with Extending Hazelwood to a University Setting," paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI.

Lindsey Day '07 "Malcolm X and Public Memory: The Legacy of Malcolm X Among the X-Hat Generation," paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI.

Mary Elizabeth Findlay '07 "Bake Me a Wish: Betty Crocker's Warm Delights and the Depiction of the Single Woman’s Real Sexual Fantasy," paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI.

Chris Hunker '07 "Zell Miller's 2004 RNC Keynote Address: An Analysis of the Rhetorical Configurations that Triggered the Tirade," paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI.

Brady Littlefield '07 "'Try and Tear Me Down': The Berlin Wall Metaphor and its Impact on the Wholeness Narrative in Hedwig and the Angry Inch," paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI.

Alexis Mark '07 "A Triangle of Trust: Doctor-Patient-Parent Communication within a Medical Visit Context," paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI.

Erin Morley '07 "Freedom of Speech Revisited in Our Hi-Tech World: A New Standard for True Threats via the Internet," paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI.

Elizabeth Pawelczyk '07 "True Threats in Planned Parenthood v. ACLA," paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI.

Thomas Simmons '07 "The Fallacy of the American Dream: Disorder as Seen in Spike Lee's He Got Game," paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI.

National Communication Association, November 2006

Emily Berg '06 "The Rhetoric of Jefferson Davis and the Memory of the American Founding," paper presented at the 2006 meeting of the National Communication Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Ashley Duggan, Beth A. Le Poire, and Jennifer Gaze '06 "Nonverbal and Verbal Communication in Substance-abusive Relationships," paper presented at the 2006 meeting of the National Communication Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Christopher J. Hunker '07 "From Hazelwood to Hosty: Student Publications as Public Forums," paper presented at the 2006 meeting of the National Communication Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.  NOTE: An expanded version of this paper was published in the Communication Law Review 7.1 (2007).

Sara Ann Mehltretter '05 and Dale Herbeck, "Debating and the Great Debates of 1960: Presidential Libraries as Sites for Political Argumentation," paper presented at the 2006 meeting of the National Communication Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

American Public Health Association, November 2006

Ashley Duggan, Beth A. Le Poire, and Jennifer Gaze '06 "Communication Predictors of Substance Abuse Relapse, Persuasive Effectiveness, and Goal Attainment," paper presented at the 2006 meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 2006

Kellie Cairns '06 and Dale Herbeck, "From PETA to Lamparello: The Chilling Effect of Trademark Law on Political Parody," paper presented at 2006 meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Eastern Communication Association, April 2006

Emily Berg '06 "Lincoln's First Inaugural Address: A Study of Coalition and Crisis," paper presented at the 2006 meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Western Communication Association, February 2006

Emily Berg '06 "Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address: A Study of Rhetoric and Reaction," paper presented at the 2006 meeting of the Western Communication Association, Palm Springs, CA.

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 2005

Anne Trevethick '05 and Dale Herbeck, "The First Amendment and Internet Filters: A Study of Boston Public Libraries after Implementation of the Children's Internet Protection Act," paper presented at the 2005 meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Convention, San Antonio, TX.

International Communication Association, May 2005

Sara Ann Mehltretter '05 and Dale Herbeck, "'A Beard and a Pasty Forehead': Collective Memory of the First Kennedy-Nixon Debate," paper presented at the 2005 meeting of the International Communication Association Convention, New York, NY.

Eastern Communication Association, April 2005

Sara Ann Mehltretter '05 and Jonathan Bowman, "Ethos and Delivery: An Analysis of Colin Powell and the War in Iraq," paper presented at the 2005 meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.