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Books

Lipkin, S. N. (2002) Real Emotional Logic: Film and Television Docudrama as Persuasive Practice. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press.

McDonald, T. A., Orbe, M., & Ford-Ahmed, T. (Eds.) (2002). Building diverse communities: Applications of communication research. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Articles

Abron, J. M. (2002). Using the Internet to Fight Police Brutality: The Campaign for the Chattanooga 3. The Journal of Intergroup Relations, XXVIII, (4), 52-59.

Apker, J. & Fox, D.H. (2002). Communication: Improving RNs’ organizational and professional identification in managed care hospitals. Journal of Nursing Administration, 32, 106-113.

Borden, S. L. (2002). Janet Cooke in hindsight: Reclassifying a paradigmatic case in journalism ethics. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 26 (2): 155-170.

Ford, L. A. & Crabtree, R.C. (2002) Telling, retelling, and talking about telling: Disclosure and/as surviving incest. Women’s Studies in Communication, 25 (2), 53-87.

Gershon, R. A. & Kanayama, T. (2002). The SONY corporation: A case study in transnational media management. The International Journal on Media Management. 4, (2), 44-56.

Lipkin, S. N. (2002). Teaching Reverence for the Real: Cautionary Values in Contemporary Docudrama. Michigan Academician, 34 (1), 25.

Miller, K.I. & Apker, J. (2002). On the front lines of managed care: Professional changes and communicative dilemmas of hospital-based nurses. Nursing Outlook, 50,154-158.

Watts, E. K., & Orbe, M. (2002). The spectacular consumption of “true” African American culture: “Whassup” with the Budweiser guys?. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 19 (1), 1-20.

Yelsma, P., Brown, N. M., & Elison, J. (2002). Shame-focused coping styles and their associations with self-esteem. Psychological Reports, 90, 1179-1189.

Book Chapters

Cornwell, N. C., & Orbe, M. (2002). “Keepin’ it real” and/or “Sellin’ out to the man”: African American responses to Aaron McGruder’s Boondocks. In R. R. Means Coleman (Ed.), Say it loud!: African American audiences, media, and identity (pp. 26-43). New York: Routledge.

Gershon, R.A. (2002). The Transnational media corporation and the economics of global competition. In Yahya R. Kamalipour (Ed.), Global Communication. Belmont CA: Wadsworth.

Orbe, M. (2002). Phenomenology as a co-cultural methodology: Spaces where once-muted voices can be heard. In T. A. McDonald, M. Orbe, & T. Ford-Ahmed (Eds.), Building diverse communities: Applications of communication research (pp. 75-92). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Orbe, M., & Hopson, M. C. (2002). Looking at the front door: Exploring images of the black male on MTV’s The Real World. In J. N. Martin, T. K. Nakayama, & L. A. Flores (Eds.), Readings in cultural contexts (pp. 157-166). Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.

Orbe, M., Drummond, D. K., & Camara, S. K. (2002). Phenomenology and black feminist thought: Exploring African American women’s everyday encounters as points of contention. In M. Houston & O. Davis (Eds.), Centering ourselves: African American feminist and womanist studies in communication (pp. 123-144). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.


Conference Papers

Abron, J. M. (2002, March). Racial Profiling in the News. Lecture presented at the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

Abron,J. M. (2002, February). The Legacy and Lessons of Malcolm X. Presented at the Malcolm X Remembered Conference, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE.

Apker, J. (2002, November). Front-line nurse managers’ roles, job stressors, and coping strategies in a managed care hospital. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Apker, J. & Eggly, S. (2002, March). Constructing professional identity in morning report: An analysis of physician communication. Paper presented at the Western States Communication Association Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA.

Addison, H. (2002, March). Websites in Film Courses: A Pedagogical Framework. Paper presented at the Michigan Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters Conference. Mt. Pleasant, MI.

Borden, S.L. (2002). Waving the flag after the terrorist attacks: Was it ethical? In S.L. Borden (Session organizer), Media ethics and coverage of September 11. Panel and presentation accepted for the Seventh National Communication Ethics Conference.

Christian, S.E. (2002, November) The Student Newspaper Diversity Series: Focus on Islam. presentation for the Communicating Common Ground project at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

Christian, S.E. (2002, August). The Public in Public Health: Getting the Health Issues of Black, Hispanic and Other Minority Women into the Newspaper. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami, FL.

Christian, S.E. (2002, August). Bringing the Newsroom to the Classroom: How to do Combat Videotaping to Convey the Messages of the Newsroom Battlefield. Poster presentation for the Great Ideas For Teaching program at the annual meeting of the Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami, FL.

Christian, S. E. (2002, May). The September 11, 2001 Attack: Covering Traumatic Events and Reporting on Victims. Paper presented at the Seventh National Communication Ethics Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.

Ellis, J. B. (2002, November). Psychological contracts: Assessing similarities and differences in the perception of quality communication and work-life promises for blue-collar and white-collar employees. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Conference at their annual meeting in New Orleans, LA.

Ellis, J. B. (2002, March). Psychological contracts: Promises of quality communication and work-life issues. Paper presented at the Western States Communication Association Conference at their annual meeting in Long Beach, CA.

Ford, L. A. (2002, March). Working along the margins: developing community-based strategies for communication about health to marginalized populations. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Western States communication Association, Long Beach, CA.

Ford, L. A. (2002, March). Making sense of breast cancer: Narratives of identity lost and found. Presented at annual conference of Western States Communication Association, Long Beach, CA.

Gershon, R. A. (2002, September). The Deregulation Paradox: The Telecommunications Industry in Crisis. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Alexandria, VA.

Gershon, R. A. (2002, July). The SONY Corporation: Japanese Values and a Changing Corporate Culture. Paper presented at the Global Media Studies Conference, Spokane, WA.

Hearit, K. M. (2002, November). Cross-Cultural Apologia as Secular Remediation Ritual: The Case of the USS Greenville. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA

Junger, R. (2002, August). Overcoming Asymmetric Information: The Rise of Chicago as a Center of Information, 1850-1865. 85th Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami Beach, FL.

Junger, R. (2002, May) ‘Reach for the Sky'...'My Good Man': A Comparison of the Use of Firearms in Early Dickens and the Fiction of Louis L'Amour, Midwestern Victorian Literature Conference, Toledo, OH.

Kayany, J. M. (2002, March). Increasing organizational responsiveness through the Web: A case for emphasizing the communication component in web design. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI.

Koermer, C. D., Ford, W. S. Z., Toale, M. C., & Dohanos, A. D. (2002, November). A confirmatory factor analysis examination of the service provider sociality scale. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

Lapinski, M. K., Peterson, M., & Randall, L. (2002, November). Invisibility fuels the epidemic: Understanding the prevention-related needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA

Lapinski, M. K. & Orbe, M. (2002, July). Evidence for the construct validity and reliability of a scale measuring the components of Co-Cultural Theory. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Seoul, Korea.

Lapinski, M. K., Lee, E. L., DeVries, R. (2002, July). Understanding the role of cultural dimensions and perceived norms on attitudes toward environmental issues. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Seoul, Korea.

Lapinski, M. K. & Boster, F. J. (2002, July). Response to persuasive messages from ingroup and outgroup source in two cultures: Taiwan and the United States. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Seoul, Korea.

Lipkin, S. N. (2002, August). Ways to Watch the Real: Spectatorship Strategies in Pirates of Silicon Valley. University Film and Video Association Annual Conference, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY.

Lipkin, S. M. (2002, March). Teaching Reverence for the Real: Cautionary Values in Contemporary Docudrama. Michigan Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters Annual Conference, Central Michigan University, Ann Arbor MI.

Orbe, M. (2002, November). Negotiating multiple identities between ‘here’ and ‘there:’ Explicating the communicative experiences of first generation college students of color. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

Orbe, M. (2002, November). Applying co-cultural theory in the context of difficult dialogues: Reflections on the 2000-2002 Community-Based Civil Rights Health Project. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

Propp, K. M. (2002, November). Metaphors of survival: A textual analysis of the decision-making strategies of the Survivor contestants. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

Yelsma, P., & Marrow, A. (2002, November). An examination of couples' difficulties with emotional expressiveness and their marital satisfaction. Paper presentation at the National Communication Association Conference New Orleans, LA.

Grants

Apker, J., Ford, W. S. Z., & Propp, K. (2002). Professional Nurse Communication in Health Care Teams, Bronson Healthcare Group, Kalamazoo, MI, $107,902.

Christian, S. E. (2002). Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation grant for the Journalism Video and Interactive Multi-Media Project, $10,000.

Christian, S. E. (2002). Teaching Tolerance grant from the Southern Poverty Law Center for the Student Newspaper Diversity Series, $2,000.

Christian, S. E. (2002). Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty Development Fund grant for pedagogical training, $400.

Christian, S. E. & Nwulu, P. (2002). Journalism video and interactive media project. This project, sponsored by a grant from the Center for Ethics in Journalism will introduce journalism students to effective journalistic practices in the areas of research, writing, source development, and ethical issues, $10,000.

Lapinski, M. K. (2002). Arts and Sciences Teaching and Research Award, Faculty Research and Travel Award $500.

Steinke, J. (2002). Arts and Sciences Teaching and Research Award (ASTRA) “Scientists on Screen: Images of Women Scientists in Popular Films.” 2001-2002.Amount Awarded: Grant awarded for research on images of women scientists in films, $1,000.

Creative Activities

Abron, Newspaper Articles “Black Panther political prisoner Jalil Muntiqim should be freed.” San Francisco Bay View, June 5, 2002, p.5.

Abron, Newspaper Articles “Michigan black activist goes on trial.” Michigan Citizen, January 24-February 6, 2002, pp. A-1 and A-4.

Borden, Interviews with the media Interview on First Amendment survey results with Matt Robertson of WKZO 590 AM in Kalamazoo, Oct. 10, 2002. Aired Oct. 11, 2002.

Christian, S.E. & Kirk, J. (2002). “Breaking Into Chicago’s Toughest Market: The Beer Industry in the Windy City.” (draft title). Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine, Cover Story. (Pending) magazine story

Christian, S.E. & Coen, J. (Filed 2002, Oct. 9) “New Paradigm for Mental Health System in Chicago.” (draft title). Chicago Tribune, story currently in editing process. Article in lead news section

Christian, S.E. (2002, Feb. 1). “Maker of Anthrax Vaccine Gets OK to Supply Military.” Chicago Tribune, Section 1 (News), p.8. article in lead news section

Christian, S.E. (2002, July 21) “Addressing the Threat of Bioterror,” Chicago Tribune, Section 2 (Perspective), p. 1. Articles in the Opinion/Editorial Section

Junger, R. Contributor to Encyclopedia of Advertising, edited by Gretchen Willenberg. (Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, forthcoming).

Junger, R. Contributor to Historical Dictionary of the Gilded Age, edited by Leonard Schlup. (Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, forthcoming).

Junger, R. Contributor to The Encyclopedia of Chicago History (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, forthcoming).

Kayany, Developed a website for Sanghamitra, a social service agency in Andhra Pradesh, India. Summer 2002.

Lapinski, M.K. (2002). Prevention Options for Positives Research Protocol. Report prepared for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Intervention Section, Michigan School of Community Health.

Lipkin Script Reader: Iowa Motion Picture Association, annual screenplay competition: 1999; 2001; 2002.

Nwulu, A New Beginning, 2002. Wrote and produced a dramatic film that looks at the response of numerous civil society groups to People Living with HIV/AAIDS. This film was shot on location in Abuja, Nigeria, and will be used aired on television and other venues in numerous African countries.

Orbe, M. (2002). Civil Rights Health: A community-based assessment of the City of Pontiac (MI). Lansing: Michigan School of Civil Rights.

Orbe, M. (2002). Civil Rights Health: A Resource Manual. Lansing: Michigan School of Civil Rights.

Orbe, M. (2002). Civil Rights Health: A community-based assessment of Muskegon (MI) County. Lansing: Michigan School of Civil Rights.


 

 

 

 

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