Our doctoral students have won several top paper awards at national and international communication conferences.

Chen, Z. (2015). Don Bartholomew Award for Excellence in Public Relations Research, Institute for Public Relations & Ketchum, Inc.

Chen, Z., & Hong, C. (2015). To whom do they listen? The effects of communication strategy and eWOM on consumer responses. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Top Student Paper, San Francisco, CA.

Chudnovskaya, E. V., & O’Hara, L. (2015). Indulgence versus restraint in Russia: Reflections on a new cultural dimension. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association (NCA), Top Student Paper, Las Vegas, NV.

Chudnovskaya, E. V., & O’Hara, L. (2014). Experiences of Danish business expatriates in Russia: Power distance in organizational communication. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association (NCA), Top Student Paper, Chicago, IL.

Huang, Q. & Peng, W. (2018). “Little Pink”: Being and managing the identity of a stigmatized nationalist. Paper presented at the 104th Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, Top Four Papers Award at NCA Chinese Communication Studies Division, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ji, Y. (2014). Internet-mediated relationship management in local nonprofit fundraising. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Top Student Paper, Montreal, Canada.

Masood, Z., & Huang, Q. (2017). The Un-Shattered Glass Ceiling: Twitter Users Perception of Female Presidential Candidates. Paper presented at the 2017 AEJMC Southeast Colloquium, Runner-up Top paper award, Fort Worth, Texas.

Morgan, S. E., Occa, A., Leopold, J., Mouton, A., & Peter M. (2015). “Like a chameleon”: Clinical trial and research study recruiters’ verbal and nonverbal communication strategies. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association (NCA), Top Paper Award, Las Vegas, NV.

Occa, A., & Morgan, S. E. (2016). Structure, materials, and outcomes of training programs for improving clinical trials communication: a systematic review. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association (NCA), Top Paper Award, Philadelphia, PA.

Orrego Dunleavy V., Phillips J., & Chudnovskaya E. (2016). HIV/AIDS prevention among Tz’Utujil Maya in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala: Using a community-based participatory approach to campaign design. Paper to be presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association (NCA), Top Paper Award, Philadelphia, PA.

Peng, W., Huang, Q. (2018, April). Surprised? An emotion-based model of anecdotal evidence information seeking1. Paper presented at the 2018 Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Philip C. Palmgreen Top Student Paper Award, Lexington, KY.

Peng, W., Simmons, J. V., & Huang, Q. (2018, May). What frame makes you less hesitant: The interactive effects of message balance and gain or loss framing on Zika vaccine hesitancy2. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Top Student Paper Award, Prague, Czech Republic.

Snell, K. (2015, October). News media framing of the migration of Central American children across the U.S.-Mexico Border. Paper presented at the annual Tri-University Conference (UM, FIU, FAU) held at Florida International University, Top Research Paper Award, Miami, FL.

Sun, R. (2017).  Makovsky Best Master’s Thesis of the Year Award, Institute for Public Relations, IPR Annual Distinguished Lecture and Awards Dinner, New York City.

Yook, B. (2016, October). The potential “negative” impact of Twitter in crisis communication: An examination of three cases. Paper to be presented at the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) International Conference, The Betsy Plank Graduate Research Paper Award, Indianapolis, IN.