Call For Papers

The Department of Communication at the University of Oklahoma invites graduate and undergraduate submissions for its annual conference to be held March 13-14, 2009 on the Norman Campus. "Emerging Approaches to Communication: Multi-method Study of Issues in Health" is this year's conference theme. Submissions may include competitive research papers (including theory and position papers), case studies, panel proposals, round table proposals, or abstracts for works in progress.  Scholarship on any topic relevant to human communication within various areas of the discipline is welcome.

Top paper awards will be presented in the graduate and undergraduate divisions.  Only completed competitive papers will be considered for awards.  All submissions should be received by December 15, 2008. All work must meet the specifications of the APA manual (5th ed).

Submissions of completed competitive research papers and case studies should include:  A title page with the author's or authors' institutional affiliation, complete with contact information, and student status (graduate or undergraduate); a 200-word abstract on the second page; and the completed manuscript. 

Submissions of panel and round table proposals should include:  A thematic title for the program; names, institutional affiliations, complete contact information, and student status (graduate or undergraduate) of all participants; names of chair and respondent (if any); and titles and 200-word abstracts for each presentation.

Submissions for works currently in progress should include:  The author's institutional affiliation, complete contact information, and student status (graduate or undergraduate); and a two-page proposal.

Please send all submissions and direct all correspondence to Josh Averbeck at soonercomconf@ou.edu.  Submissions should be a Microsoft Word attachment with a document (.doc or .docx) or rich text format (.rtf) file ending.  Scholarship submitted within the body of an email will not be considered. 

 

 

 

 


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