Communication
 & Social Cognition

NCA 2008 Summer Conference   

 

Methods and Measures for Communication and Cognition Research

 

Thursday, July 10 – Sunday, July 13, 2008

 

Conference Registration Information

 

Inn & Conference Center, College Park, Maryland

 

Methods for studying the cognitive activity of communicators are rapidly changing.  Technological advances and cutting edge statistical methods are now available for studying cognitive processes, yet communication scholars are only beginning to become familiar with and make use of these advances. The purpose of this conference is to provide an opportunity to become familiar with these advances by having scholars present and demonstrate the latest developments in technology and statistical methods, introducing researchers to new possibilities for studying social cognition and communication.

 

 

The conference will consist of four types of sessions. First, experts in technology and methodology for studying communication and cognition will lecture on these approaches. Second, researchers experienced in the use of sophisticated data-analytic techniques will present workshops demonstrating these methods.  Third, a high density paper session will be offered for competitive submissions by conference participants.  Fourth, there will be a plenary session on Friday evening. Competitive paper submissions were received in January, and invitations for inclusion in the high density session was made in February, 2008. 

 

HIGH DENSITY PANEL PARTICIPANTS
PLEASE NOTE:

The chair of the high density panel will introduce each set of authors and their papers' titles. Participants will be invited to engage authors in conversation individually. Authors are asked to prepare a poster visually representing their theory/method/findings. Please avoid posters with a lot of text. Some easels will be available; other speakers will post their posters on the wall (bring tacks or tape). Direct questions to mmturner@umd.edu.
 

 

Confirmed Workshops

and Sessions:

 

Session I:

Paul Bolls (University of Missouri), Using Psychophysiological measures to study cognitive/emotional processing of health messages.

Session II:

Ron Tamborini (Michigan State University) & René Weber (University of California at Santa Barbara), Combining event related content analysis with brain imaging techniques.

Session III:

Annie Lang (Indiana University), Video structural and information complexity.

Session IV:

Mark Frank (University at Buffalo), Facial microexpressions: Thinking about lying and lying about thinking.

Workshop I:

George Barnett (University at Buffalo), The application of the tools of network analysis for the measurement and analysis of cognitive processes.

Workshop II:

David Roskos-Ewoldsen (University of Alabama)  Using MediaLab for reaction time measures

Workshop III

Miles Patterson (University of Missouri, Saint Louis), Mining the Mundane: Nonverbal Behavior in Unfocused Interactions.

Workshop IV:

Colin Smith and Yaov Bar-Anan (University of Virginia), Using the implicit association test to measure attitudes.

 

 

Optional On-Site Visit

 

Scheduled for Thursday afternoon for those participants who may arrive early; this visit will be to the Department of Linguistics at the University of Maryland to see the MEG and EEG equipment that is used to study brain activity associated with linguistic behavior. 

 

 

 

Registration Fees

 

NCA members:

• Regular, $105 ($130 after June 10)

• Students, $ 55 ($ 80 after June 10)

Non-members:

• Regular, $180 ($205 after June 10)

• Students, $ 85 ($110 after June 10)

Conference Registration. PDF

 

For information on membership in the National Communication Association (NCA) go to the NCA Web site: www.natcom.org.

 

Registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, all day refreshments on Friday and Saturday, Thursday reception, and Friday dinner. Lodging: The Inn & Conference Center is operated by Marriott.  The Center’s special rate for double and single rooms for the conference is $149 per day plus tax. There are a limited number of rooms at this rate, and we encourage participants to share rooms.

 

 

Proposed Outcomes

 

• On-line availability of conference papers presented at the conference.
• Special issue of select papers to be published in Communication Methods and Measures.
• Potential for a published book based on the submissions for the high-density sessions, invited lectures and workshops.

 

 

Conference Schedule

 

 

Thursday
Afternoon	Optional workshop: Linguistics Department at University of Maryland to observe how EEG and MEG equipment is used to study language and cognition.   Welcome reception   Optional dinner at Seven Seas Restaurant (registrants sign up and pay for dinner in addition to registration)
2:00 – 4:00         4:30 – 6:00        6:30
Friday
Morning		Breakfast at Inn & Conference Center   Session I ~ Psychophysiological measures   Coffee break (provided by conference)       Session II ~ Brain imaging techniques
7:30 – 8:30   8:30 – 10:00   10:00 – 10:15   10:15 – 11:45
Lunch		Lunch at Inn & Conference Center
12:00 – 1:00
Afternoon		Workshop I ~ Tools of network analysis        Coffee break (provided by conference)        High density paper session        Coffee break (provided by conference)
1:15 – 3:15       3:15 – 3:30       3:30 – 5:30       5:30 – 5:45
Evening		Plenary dinner & Keynote Speaker: David Roskos-Ewoldsen:  “The Dynamics of Communication: Methodological Implications” Inn & Conference Center, College Park, MD Dinner
6:30

Saturday
Morning	Breakfast at Inn & Conference Center   Session III ~ Structural complexity   Coffee break (provided by conference)       Session IV ~ Facial microexpressions
7:30 – 8:30   8:30 – 10:00   10:00 – 10:15   10:15 – 11:45
Lunch	Lunch at Inn & Conference Center using Workshop II ~  MediaLab & reaction time
12:00 – 1:00
Afternoon	Workshop III ~  Unfocused NV Interactions        Coffee break (provided by conference)        Workshop IV - Implicit Association Test        Coffee break (provided by conference)
1:15 – 3:15           3:15 – 3:30           3:30 – 5:30           5:30 – 6:00
Evening	(Optional dinner excursion by shuttle bus)
6:30
Sunday
Morning		Departure

 

 

Conference Registration Information

Conference Registration. PDF

 

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