Architects of Communication Scholarship

This episode features Professor Cynthia Stohl in conversation with Professor Shiv Ganesh. Professor Stohl shares her perspective on the rapid expansion of the field of communication during the 1980s, where researchers shifted to a more  embedded and global approach. She discusses how  the International Communication Association continues to globalize through affiliate journals and hubs. Professor Stohl also shares some stories about her challenges doing organizational communication research among factory workers in New Zealand. Click here for the episode transcript  FeaturingEllen WartellaShiv GaneshCynthia Stohl SponsorsWee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeMore from the host & speakers: Ellen Wartella Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication | Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social SciencesNorthwestern University Director, Center on Media and Human DevelopmentTwitter: @CMHD_NU Shiv GaneshProfessor of CommunicationMoody College of CommunicationThe University of Texas at AustinLinkedIn: shivganeshnzusFacebook: shivtalkCynthia StohlDistinguished Professor Department of Communication  University of California, Santa BarbaraWorks referenced in episodeBimber, B., Flanagin, A., & Stohl, C. (2012). Collective action in organizations: Interaction and engagement in an era of technological change. Cambridge University Press.Harness, D. Ganesh, S. & Stohl, C. (in press) Visibility Agents: Organizing Transparency in the Digital Era. New Media and Society.Knapp, M. L., Stohl, C., & Reardon, K. K. (1981). “Memorable” messages. The Journal of Communication. Putnam, L. L., & Stohl, C. (1990). Bona fide groups: A reconceptualization of groups in context. Communication Studies.Stohl, C. (1993). European managers' interpretations of participation:  A semantic network analysis. Human Communication Research, 20, 1, 97-117.  Stohl, C. (1995). Organizational communication: Connectedness in action. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.  Copy and Audio Editor:Dominic BonelliExecutive Producer:DeVante Brown

This episode features Professors James Cummings and Byron Reeves as they discuss Professor Reeves’s background and research in media psychology. Professor Reeves explores the topic of media effects and explains how data science within this area of the communications field has changed throughout his career.Click here for the episode transcript FeaturingEllen WartellaByron ReevesJames CummingsSponsor:The Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University in SingaporeMore from the host & speakers: Ellen Wartella Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication; Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social SciencesNorthwestern University Director, Center on Media and Human DevelopmentTwitter: @CMHD_NU Byron ReevesPolicy Emeritus Professor of CommunicationProfessor, School of EducationStanford UniversityTwitter: @byronreevesJames CummingsAssistant Professor, Emerging Media Studies Boston UniversityTwitter: @_jjcii Works referenced in episode: Reeves, B., Robinson, T., & Ram, N. (2020). Time for the human screenome project. Nature, 577(7790), 314-317.Script and Audio Editors:Bennett PackJacqueline ColarussoExecutive Producer:DeVante Brown

In this episode, Professor Scott Poole, in conversation with Professor Andy Pilny, discusses the discourse and interactions within groups trying to accomplish a common goal. Dr. Poole also shines light on different theories, processes, and observations he’s made in group settings throughout his illustrious career. Click here for the episode transcript FeaturingEllen Wartella Andrew PilnyScott PooleSponsor:Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University in SingaporeMore from the host & speakers:  Ellen Wartella Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication | Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social SciencesNorthwestern University Director, Center on Media and Human DevelopmentTwitter: @CMHD_NU Scott Poole David L. Swanson Professor Emeritus of Communication | Director of The Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | Senior Research Scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Fellow in Organization Science Program | Vrije University, NetherlandsAndrew Pilny Associate Professor of Communication | University of Kentucky Works referenced in episode: Pilny, A. & Poole, M. S., (2017) Group Processes: Data-Driven Computational Approaches (Editors)., Springer. 206 p.Poole, M. S. & DeSanctis, G., ( 2009), Applied research on group decision support systems: The minnesota GDSS project. Routledge Handbook of Applied Communication Research. Taylor and Francis, p. 558-583 26 p.Arrow, H., Henry, K. B., Poole, M. S., Wheelan, S., & Moreland, R. (2005). Traces, Trajectories, and Timing: The Temporal Perspective on Groups.Copy and Audio Editors:Bennett PackExecutive Producer:DeVante Brown

This episode features Professor Judee Burgoon in conversation with Professor Norah Dunbar. They discuss how Judee became interested in the field of communication, especially interpersonal communication. Judee shared how she developed EVT, Expectancy Violations Theory, one of the most influential theories in the field, and her other contributions like interpersonal deception theory. Also, she talked about her thinking of the big intellectual questions of communication in the next decade.Click here for the episode transcript  FeaturingEllen WartellaNorah DunbarJudee Burgoon Sponsor:Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeMore from the host & speakers: Ellen Wartella Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication | Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social SciencesNorthwestern University Director, Center on Media and Human DevelopmentTwitter: @CMHD_NU Norah DunbarProfessor, Department of CommunicationUniversity of California Santa BarbaraTwitter: @nedPhDJudee BurgoonDirector of Research, Center for the Management of InformationProfessor of CommunicationProfessor of Family Studies and Human DevelopmentUniversity of ArizonaFacebook: [email protected]: Judee BurgoonWorks referenced in episode:Burgoon, J. K., Buller, D. B., & Woodall, W. G. (1989). Nonverbal communication: The unspoken dialogue. Harpercollins College Division.Burgoon, J. K., Bonito, J. A., Ramirez Jr, A., Dunbar, N. E., Kam, K., & Fischer, J. (2002). Testing the interactivity principle: Effects of mediation, propinquity, and verbal and nonverbal modalities in interpersonal interaction. Journal of communication, 52(3), 657-677.Copy and Audio Editor:Kate InExecutive Producer:DeVante Brown

This episode features past ICA president, Professor Emeritus Peter Monge in conversation with Professor Noshir Contractor. They discuss Professor Monge’s transition from theological studies and education to a pioneer in the field of communication and his subsequent contributions to the areas of systems theory, communication networks, and organizational communication. Professor Monge further provides insight on how ICA, and the field of communication as a whole, has evolved since the 1970s and how he envisions the field further evolving, via globalization efforts and his introduction of evolutionary and ecological theory into organizational communication research.Click here for the episode transcript FeaturingEllen WartellaNoshir Contractor Peter Monge Sponsor:The Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University in SingaporeMore from our guests:  Ellen Wartella Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication | Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social SciencesNorthwestern University Director, Center on Media and Human DevelopmentTwitter: @CMHD_NUNoshir Contractor Jane S. & William J. White Professor of Behavioral Sciences | McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science Professor of Management & Organization | School of Communication & the Kellogg School of ManagementNorthwestern University Director | Science of Networks in Communities (SONIC) Research GroupPeter MongeProfessor Emeritus of Management and Organization | Marshall School of Business Professor Emeritus of Communication | Annenberg School for Communication and JournalismUniversity of Southern California Works Referenced in Episode:Farace, R. M., & Monge, P. R. P. and Russell, H. 1977. Communicating and Organizing. Reading, MA: Addison-Wedsey Publishing Co.Hilbert, M., Oh, P., & Monge, P. (2016). Evolution of what? A network approach for the detection of evolutionary forces. Social Networks, 47, 38-46.Monge, P. R., Contractor, N. S., & Contractor, P. S. (2003). Theories of communication networks. Oxford University Press, USACopy and Audio Editors:  Lucia Barnum Dominic Bonelli Sharlene Burgos Executive Producer:DeVante Brown

This episode features Homero Zuniga in conversation with Teresa Correa. They discuss Homero’s background from Spain to the US of how he stepped into journalism, media, and communication, giving suggestions for people who don't speak English. He also mentioned his contribution to build a better informed and civic society where all citizens can participate in the value of democracy.Click here for the episode transcript  FeaturingEllen WartellaTeresa CorreaHomero Gil de Zuniga Sponsor:Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeMore from the host & speakers: Ellen Wartella Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication | Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social SciencesNorthwestern University Director, Center on Media and Human DevelopmentTwitter: @CMHD_NU Teresa CorreaFull Professor and Director of Centro de Investigación en ComunicaciónLiteratura y Observación Social (Research Center in Communication, Literature and Social Observation), CICLOS UDPSchool of Communication at Universidad Diego Portales, Chile.Twitter: @tcorrear @Ciclos_udp  @comyletrasudpHomero Gil de ZúñigaDistinguished Research Professor at University of SalamancaProfessor at Pennsylvania State UniversitySenior Research Fellow at Universidad Diego Portales.Twitter: @_HGZ_ @USAL @PSUBellisario Works referenced in episode:Gil de Zúñiga, H., Jung, N., & Valenzuela, S. (2012). Social media use for news and individuals' social capital, civic engagement, and political participation. Journal of computer-mediated communication, 17(3), 319-336. Correa, T., Hinsley, A. W., & De Zuniga, H. G. (2010). Who interacts on the Web?: The intersection of users’ personality and social media use. Computers in human behavior, 26(2), 247-253.Copy and Audio Editor:Jabari ClemonsLacie YaoExecutive Producer:DeVante Brown

In this episode, Professor Isabel Molina-Guzmán interviews Professor Angharad Valdivia on her foundational scholarship to women and gender studies and Latina/o studies. Professor Valdivia advocates for diversifying communication and understanding the difference between international and intersectional. She discusses how she teaches issues of incarceration and environmental justice through watching and discussing media. Click here for the episode transcript. FeaturingEllen WartellaAngharad ValdiviaIsabel Molina-Guzmán Sponsor:Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeMore from the host & speakers:  Ellen Wartella Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication | Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social SciencesNorthwestern University Director, Center on Media and Human DevelopmentTwitter: @CMHD_NUAngharad ValdiviaResearch ProfessorAffiliate faculty member in the Women and Gender in a Global Perspective Program and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean StudiesIllinois at Urbana-ChampaignTwitter: @AngharadValdiviIsabel Molina-GuzmánProfessor in Latina/Latino Studies and CommunicationFaculty affiliate of the Institute of Communication Research, Gender & Women’s Studies and Latin American & Caribbean StudiesIllinois at Urbana-ChampaignTwitter: @LaProfaMolinaWorks referenced in episode Valdivia, A. N. (2020). The gender of Latinidad: Uses and abuses of hybridity. John Wiley & Sons.Valdivia, A. N. (Ed.). (1995). Feminism, multiculturalism, and the media. Sage.Copy and Audio Editors:Troy CruzDominic BonelliExecutive Producer:DeVante Brown

In this episode, Professor Shiv Ganesh interviews Professor Stan Deetz on his life journey and the evolution of communication from the early days of rhetoric. Professor Deetz breaks down his ideas about the limitations of liberal models of democracy as well as his hopes for generative democracy. He also expresses his frustration with the marginalization of emergent theories and how that manifests itself in academia and in the International Communication Association. Click here for the episode transcript FeaturingEllen WartellaShiv GaneshStan Deetz Sponsor:Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeMore from the host & speakers:  Ellen Wartella Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication | Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social SciencesNorthwestern University Director, Center on Media and Human DevelopmentTwitter: @CMHD_NUStan DeetzPresident of Interaction Design for InnovationProfessor Emeritus and President’s Teaching ScholarUniversity of Colorado, BoulderShiv GaneshProfessor in the Moody College at the University of Texas at AustinTwitter: @utexasmoodyWorks referenced in episode Deetz, S. (1992). Democracy in an age of corporate colonization: Developments in communication and the politics of everyday life. SUNY press.Deetz, S. (2021). The politics of mediation: Colonization to co-generative democracy. In J. Wasko and J. Swartz (Eds.)  MEDIA: A Transdisciplinary Inquiry (pp. 132-145). Chicago: Intellect/University of Chicago Press.Deetz, S. (2017). Disarticulation and conflict transformation: Interactive design, collaborative processes, and generative democracy. Communication and conflict transformation through local, regional, and global engagement, ed. PM Kellett, and TG Matyók. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.Copy and Audio Editors:Daniel ChristainDominic BonelliExecutive Producer:DeVante Brown

This episode features Ronald Rice in conversation with Abel Gustafson. They discuss Ronald’s background of how he merged as a communication analyst. Ronald also shared his thoughts on developments and insights as he was involved in the world of computers and information networks at the front row, and how he brought communication technology and network analysis together to understand how people use computer media communication. Click here for the episode transcript  FeaturingEllen WartellaAbel GustafsonRonald Rice Sponsor:Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeMore from the host & speakers: Ellen Wartella Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication | Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social SciencesNorthwestern University Director, Center on Media and Human DevelopmentTwitter: @CMHD_NU Abel Gustafson Assistant Professor, School of Communication, Film, & Media StudiesUniversity of CincinnatiTwitter: @abelgustafsonLinkedIn: Abel Gustafson, PhDRonald RiceArthur N. Rupe Chair in the Social Effects of Mass CommunicationDepartment of CommunicationUniversity of California Santa BarbaraWorks referenced in episode:Rice, R. E. (1984). The new media: Communication, research, and technology. SAGE Publications, Incorporated.Rice, R. E., & Atkin, C. K. (Eds.). (2012). Public communication campaigns. SAGE publications. Copy and Audio Editor:Dominic BonelliExecutive Producer:DeVante Brown

In this episode, Barbara Osborn interviews Professor Emerita Sandra Ball-Rokeach about her struggles and triumphs working as a woman in sociology and communication theory since the 1960s. Professor Ball-Rokeach tells anecdotes about her time serving on the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence under President Lyndon B. Johnson. This experience led her to develop media system dependency theory, a multi-level analysis from the psychological to the sociological. Professor Ball-Rokeach also discusses how she brought theory to practice through her Metamorphosis project, which focused on civic engagement in 11 major communities in Los Angeles County. Click here for the episode transcript FeaturingEllen WartellaBarbara OsbornSandra Ball-Rokeach Sponsor:Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeMore from the host & speakers: Ellen Wartella Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication | Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social SciencesNorthwestern University Director, Center on Media and Human DevelopmentTwitter: @CMHD_NUBarbara OsbornSenior Strategist at Wow The CrowdLinkedIn: Barbara Osborn, Ph.D.Twitter: @Bosborn  Sandra Ball-RokeachProfessor, Emerita of Communication at USC AnnenbergWorks referenced in episode: DeFleur, M. L., & Ball-Rokeach, S. (1989). Theories of mass communication (Vol. 5). New York: Longman.Ball-Rokeach, S. J. (1998). A theory of media power and a theory of media use: Different stories, questions, and ways of thinking. Mass Communication and Society, 1(1-2), 5-40.Copy and Audio Editors:Dominic BonelliExecutive Producer:DeVante Brown