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2004 Convention Program

3006      BUSINESS MEETING

7:30-8:30 am, Sunday, February 15, Pavilion IV

Yes, we're meeting on Sunday morning again! Please join us!

3106      TOP THREE COMPETITIVE PAPERS IN HEALTH COMMUNICATION

8:40-9:55 am, Sunday, February 15, Pavilion IV

Presented by the Health Communication Interest Group

Chair: Scott Moore, California State University, Fresno

Place and Meaning and the Meaning of Place in the ER
Leigh Arden Ford, Western Michigan University
Walter R. Zakahi, New Mexico State University

Powerful Communication: A Case Study of Disciplinary Hierarchy on an Interdisciplinary Geriatric Oncology Team
Laura L. Ellingson, Santa Clara University

Warranted Concerns, Warranted Outlooks: A Focus Group Study of Public Opinion about Genetics Research
Benjamin R. Bates, Ohio University
John Lynch, University of Georgia
Jennifer L. Bevan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Celeste M. Condit, University of Georgia

Respondent: Scott T. Paynton, Humboldt State University

3306      WIDENING OUR CIRCLE THROUGH PEDAGOGY: TOWARD SOCIAL JUSTICE IN AND BEYOND THE HEALTH COMMUNICATION CLASSROOM

1:10-2:25 pm, Sunday, February 15 , Pavilion IV

Presented by the Health Communication Interest Group

Chair: Kellene Rees, New Mexico State University

"I'd never have my baby that way!": Teaching Students about the Cultural Construction of Pregnancy and Birthing Practices from a Social Justice Perspective
Laura L. Ellingson, Santa Clara University

Cultural Heritage and Health Care Practices: Teaching Students to Understand their Own and Other¹s Cultural Orientations to Health Care
Patricia Geist-Martin, San Diego State University

Service-Learning or Just Volunteering: Which is Best?
Anne P. Hubbell, New Mexico State University

The Politics of Advocacy: Promises and Perils in Organizing the Critical Service Learning Course
Nikki C. Townsley, University of Colorado, Boulder

Respondent: Leigh Arden Ford, Western Michigan University

3406      WIDENING OUR CIRCLE BY UNDERSTANDING DIVERSE HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES

2:35-3:50 pm, Sunday, February 15, Pavilion IV

Presented by the Health Communication Interest Group

Chair: Anne Hubbell, New Mexico State University

Subjects of Social Control: Critical Insights of the Medicalization of Depression
Salina Monreal, San Diego State University

Mediation for In-Hospital Patients and their Healthcare Providers: Benefits and Difficulties
Katie R. Sullivan, University of Utah

Slippery Places: Situating the Discourse of Alcoholics Anonymous within the Field of Health Communication
Matthew Thatcher, University of Iowa

Indian Audience Interpretations of Health-Related Content in The Bold and the Beautiful
Avinash Thombre, University of New Mexico Everett M. Rogers, University of New Mexico Arvind Singhal, Ohio University

3506      HEALTH COMMUNICATION IN THE COLLEGE STUDENT AND ONCOLOGY COMMUNITIES

4:00-5:15 pm, Sunday, February 15, Pavilion IV

Presented by the Health Communication Interest Group

Chair: Juliann C. Scholl, Texas Tech University

The Effects of Relational Commitment and Threats to Interpersonal Goals on Condom Use for Disease Prevention among College Students
Laura R. Umphrey, Northern Arizona University
John C. Sherblom, University of Maine

Everyday Health Communication among College Students
Leslie A. Baxter, University of Iowa
Nichole Egbert, Kent State University
Evelyn Ho, University of Iowa

Telecenter Functionality and Bridging the Digital Divide: Widening the Circle of a Cancer Prevention Internet Intervention
Una E. Medina, University of New Mexico

Uncertainty Management of Online Cancer Community Members
Tamar Ginossar, Tel Aviv University

Respondent: Kevin Wright, University of Memphis

4006      SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOLARSHIP: EVERETT M. ROGERS

8:30-9:45 am, Monday, February 16, Pavilion I

Presented by the Health Communication Interest Group and the Organizational Communication Interest Group

Co-Facilitators:
Scott Moore, California State University, Fresno
John Oetzel, University of New Mexico

Everett M. Rogers, Distinguished Professor of Communication at the University of New Mexico, has conducted health and organizational communication research for over 40 years. He is a widely cited communication scholar and has over 400 publications to his credit. He will share his research on diffusion of innovations as it applies to health and organizational contexts. After his presentation, the two respondents will talk about Dr. Rogers's contribution to their respective subdisciplines.

Participants:
Everett M. Rogers, University of New Mexico
Mike Slater, Colorado State University
David R. Seibold, University of California at Santa Barbara

4105      SMOKERS' AND NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS: LEGAL WRANGLING OVER ALBUQUERQUE¹S CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE

9:55-11:10 am, Monday, February 16, Sendero II

Presented by the Freedom of Expression and Legal Communication Interest Group, the Rhetoric and Public Address Interest Group, and the Health Communication Interest Group

In the fall of 2001, San Diego State University students studying health and communication embarked on community-based service learning projects. What resulted from these partnerships were tangible projects that were created and implemented for various organizations. The scholars on this panel will present their community-based health and communication research and discuss how this new type of scholarly work helps to bridge communication theory with practice.

Chair: Paul, Siegel, Gallaudet University

Panelists:
Cheryl A. Ferguson, New Mexicans Concerned About Tobacco
Gene Messer, Coalition Against Government Intrusion, and General Manager of Midnight Rodeo
Lisa McNichol, New Mexico Department of Health, Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program
Neil Simon, KOB-TV