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Officers

Outgoing Head – Fan Yang
Assistant Professor
Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications
fyang36@usf.edu
 
Head – Xi Cui
Associate Professor
Department of Communication
College of Charleston
cuix@cofc.edu
 
Vice Head – Alec Tefertiller
Assistant Professor
Department of Journalism, Public Relations and New Media
Baylor University
Alec_Tefertiller@baylor.edu
 
Vice Head Elect– Terri Hernandez
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
Mississippi State University
thernandez@comm.msstate.edu
 
Research Committee
 
Chair – Ruoxu Wang
Associate Professor
Department of Journalism and Strategic Media
University of Memphis
rwang4@memphis.edu
 
Associate Chair – Angela Zhang
Assistant Professor
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Oklahoma
angelazhang@ou.edu 
 
Member– Ololade Afolabi
             Lecturer
             Sacred Heart University
             loladeworld08@yahoo.com
 
 
Midwinter Committee 
 
Chair – Christina Najera
Assistant Professor 
College of Communication and Information
University of Tennessee, Knoxville 
cnajera@utk.edu
 
Associate Chair – Yanqin Lu
Associate Professor
School of Media and Communication
Bowling Green State University
ylu@bgsu.edu
 
Member – Yen-I Lee
            Assistant Professor
            Department of Strategic Communication
            Washington State University
            yen-i.lee@wsu.edu
 
 
PF&R Committee
 
Chair – Andrew Shumway 
Messiah University
            andrewshumway@hotmail.com
 
Associate Chair – Adrienne Darrah
                  Doctoral Student
                  Bellisario College of Communications
                  Pennsylvania State University
                  axg130@psu.edu
 
 
Teaching Committee
 
Chair – Liang Chen
              Associate Professor 
             School of Journalism and Communication 
             Tsinghua University 
             chenliang@tsinghua.edu.cn
 
 
Associate Chair– Sonali Kudva
        Assistant Professor
        University of Tampa
        skudva@kent.edu
 
 
Awards Committee 
 
Chair – Juan Liu 
Assistant Professor
Department of Mass Communication
Towson University
juanliu@towson.edu
 
Associate Chair – Anastasia Kononova
            Associate Professor
            Department of Advertising and Public Relations
            Michigan State University
            kononova@msu.edu
 
 
Communication/Social Media Committee
 
Chair – Gretchen Hoak, 
             Associate Professor of Journalism 
             Kent State University
             gdworzni@kent.edu
 
 
Associate Chair – Nicky Chang Bi 
             Assistant Professor 
             School of Communication 
             University of Nebraska at Omaha
             cbi@unomaha.edu
 
Member – Hyerim Jo
Graduate Student
Department of Communication
University at Albany, SUNY
hjo2@albany.edu
 
 
Secretary/Newsletter Editor
Ling Fang
Department of Humanities, Chengyi College 
Jimei University 
Assistant Professor
sophia8693@hotmail.com
 
Webmaster
 
Kix Patterson
Graduate Student
College of Journalism and Communications
University of Florida 
akix.patterson@ufl.edu
 
Graduate Student Liaison 
 
Louvins Pierre
Graduate Student
Department of Communications
University of Connecticut
louvins.pierre@uconn.edu

Past Officers

2022-2023

  • Outgoing Head – Kalyani Chadha
  • Head – Fan Yang
  • Vice Head – Xi Cui
  • Vice Head Elect– Alec Tefertiller
  • Research Committee
    Chair – Terri Hernandez
    Associate Chair – Ruoxu Wang
    Member– Gretchen Hoak
    Member– Yanqin Lu
  • Midwinter Committee
  • Chair – Angela Zhang
    Associate Chair– Christina Najera
    Member–Yen-I Lee
  • PF&R Committee
  • Chair – Juan Liu
    Associate Chair – Andrew Shumway
    Member – Adrienne Darrah
  • Teaching Committee
  • Chair – Stella Chia
    Associate Chair– Kai Xu
    Member– Adedayo (Dayo) Abah
    Member–Sonali Kudva
  • Awards Committee
    Chair – Celine Yunya Song
    Associate Chair – Lucinda D. Austin
    Member – Ololade Afolabi
    Member– Nicky Chang Bi
  • Communication/Social Media Committee
    Chair – Anastasia Kononova
    Associate Chair – Liang Chen
  • Secretary/Newsletter Editor - Hyerim Jo
  • Webmaster - Kix Patterson
  • Graduate Student Liaison - Louvins Pierre

2021-2022

  • Masahiro Yamamoto, Outgoing Head
  • Kalyani Chadha, Head
  • Fan Yang, Vice Head
  • Xi Cui, Vice Head Elect
  • Alec Tefertille, Chair of Research Committee
  • Terri Hernandez, Associate Chair of Research Committee
  • Jian Rui, Co-Chair of Midwinter Committee
  • Angela Zhang, Co-Chair of Midwinter Committee
  • Juan Liu, Chair of PF&R Committee
  • Andrew Shumway, Associate Chair of PF&R Committee
  • Liang Chen, Chair of Teaching Committee
  • Ji Hong, Associate Chair of Teaching Committee
  • Celine Song Yunya, Chair of Awards Committee
  • Ruoxu Wang, Associate Chair of Awards Committee
  • Christina Najera, Chair of Communication/Social Media Committee
  • Dean Cummings, Associate Chair of Communication/Social Media Committee
  • Hyerim Jo, Secretary/Newsletter Editor
  • Kix Patterson, Webmaster
  • Tamar Wilmer, Graduate Student Liaison


2020-2021

  • Nan Yu, Outgoing Head
  • Masahiro Yamamoto, Head
  • Kalyani Chadha, Vice Head
  • Fan Yang, Vice Head Elect Chair
  • Xi Cui, Chair – Research
  • Alec Tefertille, Associate Chair – Research
  • Terri Hernandez, Chair – Midwinter
  • Ruoxu Wang, Associate Chair – Midwinter
  • Brian Bowe, Chair – PF&R
  • Andrew Shumway, Associate Chair – PF&R
  • Dean Cummings, Chair – Teaching
  • Jian Rui, Associate Chair – Teaching
  • Celine Song Yunya, Chair – Awards
  • Juan Liu, Associate Chair – Awards
  • Shana Meganck, Chair –Comm/Social
  • Liang Chen, Associate Chair – Comm/Social
  • Hyerim Jo, Secretary
  • A. Kix Patterson, Webmaster
  • Christina Najera, Graduate Student Liason

2019-2020

  • Nan Yu, Head
  • Masahiro Yamamoto, Vice Head
  • Kalyani Chadha, Vice Head Elect
  • Jay Hmielowski, Outgoing Head
  • Fan Yang, Research Chair
  • Xi Cui, Associate Research Chair
  • Alec Tefertiller, Midwinter Chair
  • Terri Hernandez, Associate Midwinter Chair
  • Ruoxu Wang, PF&R Chair
  • Celine Song Yunya, Associate PF&R Chair
  • Jack Karlis, Teaching Chair
  • Dean Cummings, Associate Teaching Chair
  • Weirui Wang, Awards Chair
  • Juan Liu, Associate Awards Chair
  • Shana Meganck, Communications/Social Media Chair
  • Jian Rui, Associate Communications/Social Media Chair
  • Andrew Shumway, Secretary/Newsletter Editor
  • Julia DeCook, Webmaster
  • Jordan Morehouse, Graduate Student Liason Chair
  • Joshua Dunn, Associate Graduate Student Liason Chair
  • Christina Najera, Committee Member

2018-2019

  • Jay Hmielowski, Head
  • Nan Yu, Vice Head
  • Masahiro Yamamoto, Vice Head Elect
  • Melanie Sarge, Outgoing Head
  • Xi Cui, Midwinter Chair
  • Chang Sup Park, Midwinter Associate Chair
  • Alec Tefretiller, Midwinter Committee Member
  • Kalyani Chadha, Research Chair
  • Azmat Rasul, Research Associate Chair
  • Brendan Watson, Research Committee Member
  • Robert McKeever, Research Committee Member
  • Wairui Wang, PF&R Committee Chair
  • Ruoxu Wang, PF&R Committee Associate Chair
  • Brian Bowe, PF&R Committee Member
  • Jack Karlis, Teaching Committee Chair
  • Dean Cummings, Teaching Committee Associate Chair
  • Fan Yang, Awards Committee Chair
  • Juan Liu, Awards Committee Associate Chair
  • Shana Meganck, Communicaiton/Social Media Chair
  • Terri Hernandez, Communication/Social Media Associate Chair
  • Andrew Shumway, Newsletter Editor
  • Julia DeCook, Webmaster
  • Torie Fowler, Graduate Student Committee Chair
  • Jordan Morehouse, Graduate Student Committee Associate Chair
  • Joshua Dunn, Graduate Student Committee Member

2017-2018

  • Melanie Sarge, Head
  • Jay Hmielowski, Vice Head
  • Nan Yu, Vice Head Elect
  • Jennifer Kowalewski, Outgoing Head
  • Xi Cui, Midwinter Chair
  • Kelly Kaufhold, Midwinter Associate Chair
  • Ben Lyons, Midwinter Committee
  • Masahiro Yamamoto, Research Chair
  • Azmat Rasul, Research Associate Chair
  • Kalyani Chadha, Research Committee
  • Brendan R. Watson, Research Committee
  • Chang Sup Park, Teaching Chair
  • Jack Karlis, Teaching Associate Chair
  • Ruoxu Wang, Teaching Committee
  • Dean Cummings, PF&R Chair
  • Weirui Wang, PF&R Associate Chair
  • Ben LaPoe, PF&R Committee
  • Brian J. Bowe, PF&R Committee
  • Robert McKeever, Awards Chair
  • Fan Yang, Awards Associate Chair
  • Juan Liu, Awards Committee
  • Jack Karlis, Communications Chair/Social Media Chair
  • Shana Meganck, Communications Associate Chair
  • Andrew Shumway, Secretary/Newsletter Editor
  • Alec Tefertiller, Webmaster
  • Torie Fowler, Graduate Student Liaison Chair
  • Jordan Morehouse, Graduate Student Liaision Associate Chair
  • Julia DeCook, Graduate Student Committee

Past Officers

2016 - 2017

•Jennifer Kowalewski, Head
•Melanie Sarge, Vice Head
•Jay Hmielowski, Co-Vice Head Elect/Co-Membership Chair
•Temple Northup, Co-Vice Head Elect/Co-Membership Chair
•Jensen Moore, Outgoing Head
•Kelly Kaufhold, Midwinter Chair
•Xi Cui, Midwinter Associate Chair
•Fan Yang, Midwinter Committee
•Elia Powers, Midwinter Committee
•Nan Yu, Research Chair
•Masahiro Yamamoto, Research Associate Chair
•Azmat Rasul, Research Committee
•Kalyani Chadha, Research Committee
•Brian J. Bowe, Teaching Chair
•Chang Sup Park, Teaching Associate Chair
•Jack Karlis, Teaching Committee
•Marcus Messner, Teaching Committee
•Scott Parrot, PF&R Chair
•Dean Cummings, PF&R Associate Chair
•Janet Bridges, PF&R Committee
•Weirui Wang, PF&R Committee
•Ben LaPoe, Awards Chair
•Hyojung Park, Awards Associate Chair
•Robert McKeever, Awards Committee
•Jack Karlis, Communications Chair/Social Media Chair
•Shana Meganck, Social Media Associate Chair
•Brendan R. Watson, Secretary/Newsletter Editor
•Andrew Shumway, Secretary/Assistant Newsletter Editor
•Ben Lyons, Webmaster/Listserv Manager
•Ruoxu Wang, Graduate Student Liaison Chair
•Alec Tefertiller, Graduate Student Liaison Associate Chair
•Juan Liu, Graduate Student Committee
•Jordan Morehouse, Graduate Student Committee

2015 - 2016

•Jensen Moore, Head
•Kevin D. Williams, Immediate Past Head
•Jennifer Kowalewski, Vice Head/Programming Chair
•Melanie Sarge, Vice Head-Elect/Membership Chair
•Kelly Kaufhold, Midwinter Chair
•Robert McKeever, Midwinter Associate Chair
•Elia Powers, Midwinter Committee
•Sam Robinson, Midwinter Committee
•Jay Hmielowski, Research Chair
•Nan Yu, Research Associate Chair
•Chang Sup Park, Research Committee
•Masahiro Yamamoto, Research Committee
•Fan Yang, Teaching Chair
•Jeremy Littau, Teaching Associate Chair
•Azmat Rasul, Teaching Committee
•Brian J. Bowe, Teaching Committee
•Kalyani Chadha, PF&R Chair
•Vincent Cicchirillo, PF&R Associate Chair
•Janet Bridges, PF&R Committee
•Scott Parrot, PF&R Committee
•Michel Haigh, Awards Chair
•Ben LaPoe, Awards Associate Chair
•Hyojung Park, Awards Committee
•Shana Meganck, Awards Committee
•Jack Karlis, Communications Chair/Social Media Chair
•Iveta Imre, Social Media Associate Chair
•Brendan Watson, Secretary/Newsletter Editor
•Ruoxu Wang, Webmaster/Listserv Editor
•Jeanine Guidry, Graduate Student Liaison Chair
•Ben Lyons, Graduate Student Associate Chair
•Ran Wei, Editor of Mass Communication & Society
•Fuyuan Shen, Incoming Editor of Mass Communication & Society

2014 - 2015

• Kevin Williams, Head
• Jensen Moore, Vice-Head
• Jay Hmielowski, Mid-Winter Co-Chair
• Kelly Kaufhold, Mid-Winter Co-Chair
• Sei-Hill Kim, Research Co-Chair
• Gang (Kevin) Han, Research Co-Chair
• Jennifer Kowalewski, Teaching Co-Chair
• Nan Yu, Teaching Co-Chair
• Janet Bridges, PF&R Co-Chair
• Kalyani Chadha, PF&R Co-Chair
• Ben LaPoe, Secretary/Newsletter Editor
• Melanie Sarge, Awards Co-Chair
• Temple Northup, Awards Co-Chair
• Fan Yang, Graduate Student-Liaison
• Ruoxu Wang, Webmaster
• Jack Karlis, Committee Chair on Social Media
• Ran Wei, Editor of Mass Communication & Society (journal)
• Lisa Paulin, Immediate Past Head

2013-2014

• Lisa Paulin, Head
• Bu Zhong, Past Head
• Kevin Williams, Vice Head & Program Chair
• Jesen Moore, Research Co-Chair
• Gang (Kevin) Han, Research Co-Chair
• Jennifer Kowalewski, Midwinter Chair
• Sei-Hill Kim, Teaching Co-Chair
• Nan Yu, Teaching Co-Chair
• Janet A. Bridges, PF & R Co-Chair
• Temple Northup, PF & R Co-Chair
• Jay Hmielowski, Awards Co-Chair
• Melanie Sarge, Awards Co-Chair
• Ruoxu Wang, Webmaster
• Hua Jiang, Newsletter/Secretary
• Fan Yang, Graduate Student Liaison
• Ran Wei, Editor-in-chief, Mass Communication & Society
• Steve Perry, Immediate Past Editor, Mass Communication & Society
• Jack Karlis, Social Media Committee

2012-2013

• Bu Zhong, Head
• Seungahn Nah, Past Head
• Lisa Paulin, Vice Head & Program Chair
• Jesen Moore, Research Co-Chair
• Kevin Williams, Research Co-Chair
• Temple Northup, Midwinter Chair
• Jay Hmielowski, Teaching Co-Chair
• Melanie Sarge, Teaching Co-Chair
• Janet A. Bridges, PF & R Co-Chair
• Jennifer Kowalewski, PF & R Co-Chair
• Kevin Gang Han, Awards Co-Chair
• Sei-Hill Kim, Awards Co-Chair
• Robert Zuercher, Webmaster
• Hua Jiang, Newsletter/Secretary
• Alyssa Appleman, Graduate Student Liaison
• Woohyun Yoo, Graduate Student Liaison
• Stephen Perry, Editor-in-chief, Mass Communication & Society
• Ran Wei, Editor-Elect, Mass Communication & Society
• Benjamin Lapoe, Social Media Committee
• Jack Karlis, Social Media Committee

2011-2012

• Seungahn Nah, Head
• Francesca Dillman Carpentier, Past Head
• Bu Zhong, Vice Head & Program Chair
• Lucy Atkinson, Research Co-Chair
• Sei-Hill Kim, Research Co-Chair
• Lisa M. Paulin-Cid, Midwinter Co-Chair
• Temple Northup, Midwinter Co-Chair
• W. Joann Wong, Teaching Co-Chair
• Jay Hmielowski, Teaching Co-Chair
• Janet A. Bridges, PF & R Co-Chair
• Namkee Park, PF & R Co-Chair
• Jennifer Kowalewski, Awards Co-Chair
• Kevin D. Williams, Awards Co-Chair
• Robert Zuercher, Webmaster
• Jensen Moore, Newsletter/Secretary
• Melanie Sarge, Graduate Student Liaison
• Edson Tandoc, Graduate Student Liaison
• Stephen Perry, Editor, Mass Communication & Society
• Ran Wei, Editor-Elect, Mass Communication & Society
• Erin Ash, Social Media Committee
• Jack Karlis, Social Media Committee
• You Li, Social Media Committee
• Benjamin Lapoe, Social Media Committee

2010-2011

• Francesca Dillman Carpentier, Head
• Donnalyn Pompper, Past Head
•Seungahn Nah, Vice Head & Program Chair
• Vincent Cicchirillo, Research Co-Chair
• Heather LaMarre, Research Co-Chair
•Lisa Paulin-Cid, Midwinter Research Chair
• Janet A. Bridges, PF&R Co-Chair
• Bu Zhong, PF&R Co-Chair
• W Joann Wong, Teaching Co-Chair
• Kelley Crowley, Teaching Co-Chair
• Jensen Moore, Awards Co-Chair
• Lucy Atkinson, Awards Co-Chair
• Jennifer Kowalewski, Newsletter Editor/Secretary
•Kevin D. Williams, Webmaster
• Jay Hmielowski, Graduate Student Liaison
• Temple Northup, Graduate Student Liaison
•Stephen Perry, Editor, Mass Communication & Society

2009-2010

• Donnalyn Pompper, Head
•Jennifer Henderson, Past Head
• Francesca Dillman Carpentier, Vice Head & Program Chair
• Seungahn Nah, Research Co-Chair
• Bu Zhong, Research Co-Chair
•Janet A. Bridges, Midwinter Research Chair
• Lisa Paulin-Cid, PF&R Chair
• Frank E. Dardis, Teaching Chair
• W Joann Wong, Newsletter Editor/Secretary
•Kevin D. Williams, Webmaster
• Seth C. Lewis, Graduate Student Liaison
• Heather Epkins, Graduate Student Liaison
•Stephen Perry, Editor, Mass Communication & Society

2008-2009

• Jennifer Henderson, Head
• Diana Martinelli, Past Head
• Donnalyn Pompper, Vice Head & Program Chair
• Cory Armstrong , Research Co-Chair
• Michael McCluskey , Research Co-Chair
• Janet A. Bridges, Midwinter Research Chair
• Lisa Paulin-Cid , PF&R Co-Chair
• Francesca Carpentier, PF&R Co-Chair
• Andrea Holt Duke , Teaching Co-Chair
• Frank E. Dardis, Teaching Co-Chair
• Cary Roberts Frith, Newsletter Editor/Secretary
• Kevin D. Williams, Webmaster
• Daren Brabham, Graduate Student Liaison
• Lauren Reichart, Graduate Student Liaison
• Stephen Perry, Editor, Mass Communication & Society

2007-2008

• Diana Martinelli, Head
• Marie Hardin, Past Head
• Jennifer Henderson, Vice Head
• Janet A. Bridges, Research Co-Chair
• Shahira Fahmy, Research Co-Chair
• Donnalyn Pompper, Midwinter Research Chair
• Jennifer Fleming, PF&R Co-Chair
• Francesca Carpentier, PF&R Co-Chair
• Dan Haygood, Teaching Co-Chair
• Frank E. Dardis, Teaching Co-Chair
• Cary Roberts Frith, Newsletter Editor/Secretary
• Kevin D. Williams, Webmaster
• Andrea H. Duke, Graduate Student Liaison
• Stephen Perry, Editor, Mass Communication & Society

2006-2007

• Marie Hardin , Head
• Jennifer Greer, Past Head and Midwinter Convention Chair
• Diana Knott Martinelli , Vice Head
• Janet A. Bridges , Research Co-Chair
• Fuyuan Shen , Research Co-Chair
• Ran Wei , Midwinter Research Chair
• Shahira Fahmy, PF&R Co-Chair
• Donnalyn Pompper, PF&R Co-Chair
• Jennifer Henderson, Teaching Co-Chair
• Frank E. Dardis , Teaching Co-Chair
• George Gladney , Newsletter Editor/Secretary
• Kevin D. Williams , Webmaster
• Andrea M. Holt , Graduate Student Liaison
• Stephen Perry, Editor, Mass Communication & Society

2004-2005

• H. Denis Wu, Head
• Jennifer Greer, Vice Head/Program Chair
• George Gladney, Secretary/Newsletter Editor
• Diana Knott, PF&R
• Jennifer Henderson, Teaching
• Renita Coleman, Research
• Tom Gould, Web Editor
• Nicole Smith, Graduate Student Liaison

2003-2004

• Dane S. Claussen, Head
• H. Denis Wu, Vice Head/ Program Chair
• Marie Curkan-Flanagan, Secretary/Newsletter Ed.
• Stacey Cone, PF&R Chair
• Diana Knott, Teaching Co-Chair
• Jennifer Jacobs Henderson, Teaching Co-Chair
• Dietram A. Scheufele, Research Chair
• Dominique Brossard, Research Vice-Chair
• Lois Boynton, Graduate Student Liaison
• James Shanahan, Mass Comm & Society Ed.
• Thomas Gould, Web Editor

2002-2003

• Kathy Brittain McKee, Head
• Paul Voakes, Past Head
• Dane Claussen, Vice Head
• Jennifer Greer, Research/Competition Co-Chair
• Donica Mensing, Research/Competition Co-Chair
• Marie Curkan-Flanagan, Newsletter Editor
• Stacey Cone, Teaching Co-Chair
• Diana Knott, Teaching Co-Chair
• Denis Wu, PF&R Chair
• Lisa Boynton, Graduate Student Liaison
• Brian Carroll, Graduate Student Liaison
• Carol J. Pardun, Mass Comm & Society Editor
• Thomas Gould, Web Editor

2001-2002

• Paul Voakes, Head
• Kathy McKee, Vice-Head/Program Chair
• Dane S. Claussen, Newsletter Editor
• Lois Boynton, PF&R
• Janet Bridges, Research/Competition Co-Chair
• John Beatty, Research/Competition Co-Chair
• Jennifer Greer, Teaching Standards Co-Chair
• Stacey Cone, Teaching Standards Co-Chair
• Juanita Darling, Graduate Student Liason
• Thomas Gould, Web Editor

2000-2001

• Dan Panici, Head
• Dane Claussen, Research/Paper Competition Chair

1999-2000

• Carol Pardun, Head
• Dan Panici, Secretary
• Jennifer Greer, PF&R
• Kathy McKee, Teaching
• Donica Mensing, Graduate Liaison
• Paul Voakes, Research/Competition Co-Chair
• David Demers, Mass Comm & Society Editor
• Thomas Gould, Web Editor

1998-2000

• Ginger Carter, Head
• Carol Pardun, Vice Head
• Dan Panici, Secretary
• Jennifer Greer, PF&R
• Kathy McKee, Teaching
• Donica Mensing, Graduate Liaison
• Paul Voakes, Research/Competition Co-Chair
• David Demers, Mass Comm & Society Editor

1997-1998

• Margot Hardenbergh, Head
• George Gladney, Vice-Head, Spring Conference Coor.
• Paul S. Voakes, Research Committee
• Ginger R. Carter, Secretary/Newsletter Editor, Research Committee
• Carol J. Pardun, Teaching
• George Thottam, PF&R
• Kathy B. Mckee, Membership
• William F. Griswold, MCR Committee
• Steven Sheilds,Past Head and Chair, Nominations & Elections
• Diana Stover & William Tillinghast, Co-editors, Mass Comm Review