5th Annual Bay Area Undergraduate Communication Research Conference Conference Program

April 20, 2013
Santa Clara University

9:00 a.m.          Check in                                                                     

Arts & Sciences Foyer

9:30-10:30       Welcome & Keynote                                                  
Wiegand Room

• Welcome—Dr. Katherine Heintz, Santa Clara University

• Keynote Introduction—Dr. Bryan Whaley, University of San Francisco

• Keynote—Dr. Corey Cook, University of San Francisco, Director of the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good

   “Partisan Polarization, Political Communication, and the Great Echo Chamber”

10:45-12:00     Student Research Presentations                                 
Arts & Sciences 135

Communicating in Education Contexts: Perceptions of Effectiveness and Impacts on Learning

1. The Effects of In-Class Texting on Academic Performance

Rita Huang, University of the Pacific

2. Instructor Competent Communication: Perspectives from Instructors and Students

Leif Rogers, Rendell Boguiren, & Travis Kimes, San José State University

3. Perception of Effectiveness of the Coaching Process from Coaches and Students Perspective

Suchitra Varma, San José State University

4. The Effects of Non-Verbal Behavior Between Professors and Students

Cortney Ceccato, University of the Pacific

5. Communication Studies Department Communication Methodologies: A Case Study at SJSU

Daniel Hinojosa, San José State University

Panel Respondent: Dr. Stephanie Bor, University of Nevada, Reno

10:45-12:00     Student Research Presentations                                 
Arts & Sciences 133

Making a Difference (And Can We Do Better?): The Role, Potential Impacts, and Consequences of Communication

1. What’s Innit?: A Mobile App for Social Good

Alec Molloy & Brianna Martin, Santa Clara University

2. Communication Skills in Nursing: Perceptions and Needs of Nursing Students

Laura K. Murphy, Madeleine R. Karol, Daniel Long, & Soo Young Lee, University of San Francisco

3.The Impact of Empathy, and Flow, and Identification on Moral vs. Strategic Gameplay in Inside the Haiti Earthquake Simulation

Tani Pozirekides & Alexandra Zaniewski, Santa Clara University

4. The Difficult Dialogues Program—A Self-Efficacy Study

Matthew H. Zweier, San José State University

5. Domestic Violence and the National Football League: A Crisis Communication Perspective

Ali Jessani, University of Miami

Panel Respondent: Dr. Richard J. Webb, San José State University

12:00-1:00       Lunch Break

• Dining options are available on campus in the Benson Center

1:15-2:30         Student Research Presentations                                 
Arts & Sciences 135

Representation in Media: Gender, Race, Size, and Sexual Identity

1. Buffy the Gender Role Slayer: Deconstructing Female Stereotypes in Geek Culture

Amarissa Mathews, San José State University

2. The Media’s Ability to Construct and Perpetuate Patriarchal Hegemony and Racial Stereotypes in Proctor and Gamble’s Commercial, Best Job

Cali Renae Hyde, Loyola Marymount University

3. The Big Girl in the Skinny World: Body Image and Social Norms in the Ideology of Marie Claire’s Plus-Size Fashion Feature

Madeline Davis, Loyola Marymount University

4. The Primetime Soap Mother’s Presence and Impact

Hilary Smith & Aryn Tuazon, Chapman University

5. Run the World (Gays and Transgender Women)

Hoshimi Tominari, Humboldt State University

Panel Respondent: Dr. Christine Bachen, Santa Clara University

1:15-2:30         Student Research Presentations                                 
Arts & Sciences 133

Communication Matters!: Influencing Identity, Understanding, and Social Issues

1. Facebook’s Effect on Self-Esteem

Nicole McCullough, University of the Pacific

2. Popularity in the Eyes of Teens: A Rhetorical Analysis of Teen Comedies

Reginald I. Malla, San José State University

3. Explaining Diabetes: Testing Recall of Analogies in Explications

Sheila A. Brady, University of San Francisco

4. Breaking Sexuality and Gender Restraints of the 1960s: Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday” Serenade as a Driving Force for the Sexual Revolution

Dawne Stanley, Loyola Marymount University

5. Fresh Start: Nutrition Education Mobile App

Erica Morimoto & Fana Yohannes, Santa Clara University

Panel Respondent: Dr. Robert Powell, California State University, Fresno

 2:45-4:00         Student Research Presentations                                 
Arts & Sciences135

Interpersonal Relationships: Initiation, Maintenance, Intrapersonal Impacts, and Managing Challenging Disclosures

1. Refusing a Date Request: Effect of Requester Characteristics on Refusal Choice

Maude I. Ballinger, University of San Francisco

2. Relational Maintenance Via Text Messaging

Sofia Cruz, Laurel Marshall, & Tania Berlinski, San José State University

3. The Effects of Technological Advances on Social Interaction

Viviana Castellanos, University of the Pacific

4. Disclosing Sexual Preference: Testing the Effects of Modality

Steven Slasten, University of San Francisco

Panel Respondent: Dr. Mindi Ann Golden, San Francisco State University

2:45-4:00         Student Research Presentations                                 
Arts & Sciences 133

Creating Identification, Empathy, and Commitment through Communication in Organizational, Political, & Mediated Contexts

1. Facebook, Job Calling, & Job Satisfaction in the Workplace: How Employees’ Use of Facebook Can Improve Their Work Life

Brittany Hanna & Kerk F. Kee, Chapman University

2. God Bless the Discontented America: An Analysis of Discourse Used in a Political Setting to Create a Mindset Within the Middle Class

Megan Schenker, San Francisco State University

3. Volunteerism: Identification and Commitment in Assemblyman Jim Beall’s 2012 State Senate Campaign

Matthew Gloria-Dalton, San José State University

4. Positions on Education in the 2012 Presidential Campaign: an Analysis of Persuasive Strategies

Ivan Bernal, Gysel Galaviz, Trevor Hickman, Lisa Plasencia, & Sarah Sullivan, California State University, Fresno

5. Empathic Decisions Inside the Haiti Earthquake: How Flow and Presence give Players the Opportunity to Feel

Andrew J. Agcaoili & Taylor E. Alderson, Santa Clara University

Panel Respondent: Dr. Justin P. Boren, Santa Clara University

4:00-4:15         Closing Ceremony                                                     
Weigand Room

• Presentation of Certificates of Recognition by Dr. Katherine Heintz, Santa Clara University