The UMSL Communication Department was a presence at this year’s International Communication Association (ICA) conference in London this June as several alumni and faculty presented their research. Papers by UMSL alumni and faculty that were presented at the conference included the following:
- “Big run or smart gun:” How racially-based sports frames influence subsequent audience behaviors and attitudes of audiences towards athletes” by Gregory Cranmer, Nicholas Bowman (UMSL alumnus, B.A., 2003; M.A. 2005), and Zac Goldman
- “Studying the pleasures of the discerning gamer: Subjective quality judgments as predictors of good video game experiences” by Christina Evelin Schumann, Nicholas Bowman (UMSL alumnus, B.A., 2003; M.A. 2005), and Daniel Schultheiss
- “The relationship between use of ideal-body media and men’s drive for muscularity: Considering the roles of peer expectations and current exercise patterns” by Alice Hall, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication
- “Tools of Emancipation? Media glare, online social networks, and discursive choice in the Chilean student movement” by Jackson Foote (UMSL alumnus, M.A., 2010)
- “Video games as meaningful entertainment experiences” Mary Beth Oliver, Nicholas Bowman(UMSL alumnus, B.A., 2003; M.A. 2005), Julia K. Woolley, Ryan Rogers, Brett Sherrick, and Mun-Young Chung
Hyde Park in London, down the street from where the 2013 International Communication Association convention was held
