NCA past President Judy Pearson pledges $1 million to St. Cloud State University’s Communication Department. In this special episode of Communication Matters, Judy and Jeff Ringer, department chair, reflect on how Judy’s time in the program sha

Alt-Ac Careers

Jun 22nd, 2022 55m 43s

What are the possibilities for reforming graduate education, including preparing Ph.D. students for job opportunities outside of the academy and the implications of career diversity or alt-ac careers for graduate education? This episode feature

Tips for Getting Published in an Academic Journal

May 16th, 2022 43m 18s

Communication Professor Karrin Vasby Anderson joins the podcast to answer common questions related to successfully preparing and submitting manuscripts. The conversation will touch on how to write and edit your manuscript to meet the highest st

Special Issues Highlight Communication Studies from African Perspectives

Apr 14th, 2022 45m 38s

This episode addresses two new special issues of NCA’s Review of Communication that focus on the Communication discipline’s lack of attention to scholarship by African scholars, from African perspectives, and about Africa. Special issue editors

Connections Between Communication and Psychology

Mar 28th, 2022 59m 31s

In this episode, NCA Executive Director Shari Miles-Cohen speaks with University of Maryland, Baltimore’s first Chief Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer and Vice President Diane Forbes Berthoud on the connections between Communication and

NCA‘s Learning Outcomes in Communication Project

Nov 11th, 2021 48m 33s

When students complete a program of study in Communication, what should they know, understand, and be able to do? Today’s episode addresses NCA's Learning Outcomes in Communication (LOC) project, which sought to answer this question.

Environmental Communication

Oct 28th, 2021 1h 15m

Hear from scholars José Castro-Sotomayor, Edward Maibach, and Bridie McGreavy as they delve into environmental communication.

Communication in a Changing World: Navigating Relationships During and Post Pandemic

Oct 14th, 2021 1h 2m

This special episode of Communication Matters is the second in the two-part “Communication & Resilience: COVID in Contexts” series presented by NCA. In this episode, the guests will explore interpersonal relationships and social support in the

NCA 107th Annual Convention

Sep 23rd, 2021 47m 14s

This year’s convention will represent a return to our traditional face-to-face format after last year’s virtual convention. In this episode, NCA First Vice President and Primary Program Planner Roseann Mandziuk discusses the upcoming gathering.

NCA Center for Communication, Community Collaboration, and Change

Sep 9th, 2021 56m 43s

This episode focuses on the NCA Center for Communication, Community Collaboration, and Change, or CCCC, which is currently hosted by the University of North Carolina Greensboro.

Addressing Ableism and Disabilities in the Communication Classroom

Aug 19th, 2021 47m 27s

Hear from Communication scholars Jim Cherney, Janell Johnson, Nathan Stewart, and Sophia Maier about Communication research related to ableism and disabilities, as well as some best practices for classroom and campus accessibility and inclusion

COVID 19 Conspiracy Theories

Aug 5th, 2021 46m 35s

Communication professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Research Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center Daniel Romer discuss their recent study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research about how social media, mainstream media, a

Fourth of July

Jul 1st, 2021 35m 49s

Hear from Communication professors Carlnita P. Greene, Amber E. Kinser, Ascan F. Koerner, and Audra K. Nuru as they address the Fourth of July and holiday gatherings broadly, including the relationship between food and nationality, the burdens

Anti-Bullying

Jun 17th, 2021 43m 34s

Hear from Communication professors Garry Bailey, Christina S. Beck, and Stacy Tye-Williams about bullying at school and in the workplace, cyberbullying, and the role that gender, race, ethnicity, and culture play in bullying.

NCA Book Award Winners: Highlight of Terrorizing Gender and Homeland Maternity

Jun 3rd, 2021 47m 44s

This episode highlights two books that received awards at last year’s convention. Mia Fischer discusses Terrorizing Gender: Transgender Visibility and the Surveillance Practices of the U.S. Security State, winner of NCA’s 2020 Diamond Anniversa

Journal Reviewing as Mentorship

May 20th, 2021 58m 15s

This episode addresses journal reviewing as mentorship and some related issues in journal editing with Devika Chawla, the incoming Chair of NCA’s Publications Council; Mary Stuckey, a past editor of NCA’s Quarterly Journal of Speech, and two ve

Anti-Asian Hate Speech and Discrimination

May 6th, 2021 37m 40s

Hear from Communication professors Zhuo Ban, Richie Hao, and Ali Na about anti-Asian hate speech and discrimination, including the rise in violence and xenophobia related to the COVID-19 pandemic and strategies to address these issues.

BONUS: NCA Public Program - The Future of Education: Identifying Challenges and Opportunities in Pandemic

Apr 29th, 2021 1h 10m

In this bonus episode as part of NCA’s 2021 public programming series, entitled “Communication & Resilience: COVID in Contexts,” this episode will focus on how COVID-19 has brought changes to education and how those changes create challenges bu

State of the Communication Ph.D.

Apr 22nd, 2021 48m 24s

Hear from Communication professors Ellen Gorsevski, Robert Mejia, and Wei Sun about the state of the Communication Ph.D. How have our programs fared during the COVID-19 pandemic? What is the job outlook for Communication graduates? This episode

Book Highlight - The New PhD: How to Build a Better Graduate Education

Apr 8th, 2021 1h 1m

Hear from the authors recently released book, The New PhD: How to Build a Better Graduate Education, Leonard Cassuto and Robert Weisbuch, about the state of graduate school today and the possibilities for reforming graduate education.

Regional Communication Associations

Mar 25th, 2021 1h 3m

Hear from the four regional communication associations: the Central States Communication Association, Eastern Communication Association, Southern States Communication Association, and Western States Communication Association about the effects o

Public Health Communication, Vaccine Rollouts and More

Mar 18th, 2021 49m 47s

Hear from three health communication scholars: Katharine J. Head, Christy J.W. Ledford, and Xiaoli Nan on how public health communication about the COVID-19 virus has changed from nearly a year ago and the insight that communication research ca

Communication Apprehension

Mar 11th, 2021 55m 49s

Hear from Professors Karen Kangas Dwyer, Pat Gehrke, Suzy Prentiss, and Joshua Westwick about issues related to communication apprehension, including speech anxiety, and how these issues affect both students and professionals.

BONUS: Valentine’s Day Episode – COVID and Interpersonal Relationships

Feb 14th, 2021 25m 41s

Hear from Interpersonal Communication scholars Liesel Sharabi and Stephanie Tom Tong about the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our relationships, including the differences in our use of dating apps and the acceleration of romantic

Afrofuturism

Feb 11th, 2021 54m 12s

In honor of Black History Month, hear from Professors Reynaldo Anderson and Lonny J. Avi Brooks about topics related to Afrofuturism, including definitions of Afrofuturism, examples of Afrofuturism, the importance of Afrofuturism today, and how