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Current UM-St. Louis faculty members are listed in bold on co-authored papers.

International Communication Association Conference, May 2007

San Francisco, CA

Jang, S. A. (2007, May). Understanding the association between communication efficacy and avoidance in situations that increase uncertainty in close relationships. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

Yoo, J. H. (2007, May). To smile or not to smile :)? Defining the effects of emoticons on relational outocmes Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.


National Communication Association Conference, November 2006

San Antonio, TX

Beatty, M. & Heisel, A. (2006, November). Spectrum analysis of cortical activity during verbal planning: Physical evidence for the formation of social interation routines.Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.

Hall, A. (2006, November). The social implications of enjoyment of different types of music, movies, and television programming. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.

Jang, S. A. (2006, November). The effects of self-efficacy and attachment styles on individuals' communication patterns in close relationships. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.

Jang, S. A. (2006, November). The relationship between negative political advertisings and voter turnouts: The role of political efficacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.

Marshall, H., Reinhart, A., Tutzauer, F., Feeley, T. H. (2006, November). Comparing college students' value-, outcome-, and impression-relevant involvement in health related issues. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.

Reinhart, A., Marshall, H., Tutzauer, F., Feeley, T. H. (2006, November). The effects of message-framing on college students' reactions. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.

Robinson, J., & Tian, Y. (2006, November). Media use and health information seeking: An empirical test of complementarity theory. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.

Tian, Y., & Yoo,J. (2006, November). Political activities on the internet and voting probability Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.

Yoo, J., & Tian, Y. (2006, November). Is there such a thing as "sadness appeal?" Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.

International Communication Association Conference, June 2006

Dresden, Germany

Hall, A. (2006, June). Audience evaluations of the realism of improbable or fantastic stories. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.

Tian, Y., Thompson, T., Robinson, J.D. (2006, June). Seeing cancer information on the internet: Antecedents and satisfactions. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.

National Communication Association Conference, November 2005

Boston, MA

Heisel, A. & Beatty, M. (2005, November). Are cognitive representations of friends' request refusals implemented in the orbitofrontal and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices? A cognitive neuroscience approach to "Theory of Mind" in relationships." Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.

Heisel, A. & Hall, A. (2005, November). Channel effects on source perceptions: An investigation of attributions of intelligence in CMC and FtF contexts. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.

Tian, Y. (2005, November). Civic engagement and internet use: A s tructural model of civic use of the internet. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.

Tian, Y. & Stewart, C.M. (2005, November). Power distance on corporate web sites: A comparison of the U.S. and Chineses Corporate Web Sites. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.

Turner, M. M., Banas, J. A., Rains, S., Moore, J., & Jang, S.A. (2005, November). Testing the effects of altercasting, source status, and target liking on compliance using the lost letter technique. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.

Yoo, J. (2005, November). Are you surprised? The effects of expectancy violation and information valence on information evaluation and uncertainty reduction. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA.


International Communication Association Conference, May 2005

New York, NY

Hall, A. (2005, May). The impact of reality programs' perceived factuality on viewers' senses of suspense and learning. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, New York, NY.

Smith, S., Smith, S., Pieper, K. M., Downs, E., & Yoo, J. (2005, May). Altruism on American television: Examining the amount of and context surrounding acts of helping and sharing. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, New York, NY.

Tian, Y. (2005, May). Being responsible to the society: A computer-assisted text analysis of the mission statements on the fortune 100 companies’ web sites. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, New York, NY.

Yoo, J. (2005, May).“Why should I trust you?” The path from information valence to uncertainty reduction, cognitive trust, and behavioral trust. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, New York, NY.


National Communication Association Conference, November 2004

Chicago, IL

Beatty, M. J., & Heisel, A. D. (2004, November). Do people rely on knoweldge structures during routine interactions or do they improvise?: An investigation of prefrontal cortex activity and message crafting. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Bresnahan, M. J., Smith, S. W., Lee, S. Y., Shearman, S., & Yoo, J. H. (2004, November). Giving and getting: Cultural factors in willingness to donate and to receive organs. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Duff, D. C., Levine, T. R., Beatty, M. J., & Woolbright, J.A. (2004, November). Testing public speaking anxiety techniques with a placebo-control. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Hall, A. (2004, November). Contributions of realism perceptions to dedicated viewers’ responses to reality programs. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Heisel, A., & Akerson, A. (2004, November). Public relations and advertising: Two sides of the same coin or different denominations? Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Heisel, A., & Hall, A. (2004, November). Attributions in computer-mediated communication: Sex, intelligence, and competence. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

La France, B. H., Heisel, A. D., & Beatty, M.J. (2004, November). Methodological issues in meta-analysis: The correlation between sample size and effect size. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Tian, Y., & Stewart, C. (2004, November). Framing the SARS Crisis: A computer-assisted text analysis of CNN and BBC's online news reports of SARS. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Yoo, J. (2004, November). Designing effective organ donation messages: A functional approach to examining the effects of sadness-inducing and fear-inducing messages. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.


Association for Education in Mass Communication and Journalism Conference, August 2004

Toronto, Canada

Hall, A. (2004, August). The impact of viewers’ perceptions of the behavior of reality program cast members: The gratifications of foolishness, failure, and fakery. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Toronto, Canada.


International Communication Association Conference, May 2004

New Orleans, LA

Downs, E., Smith, S., Smith, S., Pieper, K. M., Yoo, J., Bowden, B., Ferris, A., & Butler, M. C. (2004, May). Conceptualizing altrusim on American television: The development of a content coding scheme. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

Hall, A. (2004, May). Audience perceptions of the nature, realism, and joys of reality programs. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

Shearman, S. M., & Yoo, J. (2004, May). Even a penny will help, but . . .; Legitimization of paltry donation and social proof strategy in soliciting donation to a charitable organization. Paper presented at the meeting of the the International Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

Yun, J., Park, S., Kim, H., Yoo, J., Kwak, Y., Kank, K. H. (2004, May). The rise and fall of online social support: Group level predictors. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.


National Communication Association Conference, November 2003

Miami, FL

Beatty, M. B. (2003, November). In search of physical evidence of verbal planning: A neuroscience approach to construct validation. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL.

Hall, A. (2003, November). Sensation seeking and the use and selection of media materials. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL.

Heisel, A. D., La France, B. H., & Beatty, M. B. (2003, November). Self-reported introversion/extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism as predictors of peer rated verbal aggressiveness and affinity-seeking competence: A path analytic study. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL.


International Communication Association Conference, May 2003

San Diego, CA

Hall, A. (2003, May). Personality and media preferences. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, San Diego, CA.


National Communication Association Conference, November 2002

New Orleans, LA

Hall, A. (2002, November). Motivation, perceptions of program quality, and identification as contributors to audiences' selection of TV programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Assocation, New Orleans, LA.

Hall, A., Kaposi, I., & Csapo-Sweet, R. M. (2002, November). David Lynch's postmodern noir universe. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Assocation, New Orleans, LA.

Heisel, A. D., La France, B. H., & Beatty, M. J.. (2002, November). Is there empirical evidence of a nonverbal profile of extraversion?: A meta-analysis and critique of the literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Assocation, New Orleans, LA.


International Communication Association Conference, July 2002

Seoul, Korea

Hall, A. (2002, July). The roots of identification: Factors predicting adult viewers' identification with media personalities. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Seoul, Korea.

Hall, A. (2002, July). Audiences' conceptualizations of the reality of mass media texts: A focus-group analysis.Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Seoul, Korea.


National Communication Association Conference, November 2001

Atlanta, GA

McCroskey, J.C., Heisel, A.D., Richmond, V. (2001, November). Associations between temperament and communication traits: A quantitative examination of communibiological relationships. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Atlanta, GA.


International Communication Association Conference, May 2001

Washington, DC

Hall, A. (2001, May). Evaluating media realism: Components of audiences' judgments of the relationship between representation and reality. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington, DC.


National Communication Association Conference, November 2000

Seattle, WA

Hall, A. (2000, November). Truth, justice, and action movies: Popular critics' responses to issues of representation in The Siege. Paper presented at the meeting of of the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA.

Heisel, A.D., & Cole, J.G. (2000, November). Self-esteem and willingness to communicate: The communiciology of the perceived self and its consequent communication. Paper presented at the meeting of of the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA.

Martin, M.M, Valencic, K.M., & Heisel, A. D. (2000, November). The relationship between students' motives for communicating with thier instructors with communication apprehension and motivation. Paper presented at the meeting of of the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA.

Neuliep, J.W., Chadouir, M., McCroskey, J.C., & Heisel, A. D. (2000, November). Testing the communibiological model of communication apprehension as temperamental expression: Intra-cultural replications and a cross-cultural comparison. Paper presented at the meeting of of the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA.



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