07/25/2018

CSCA 2019 Convention - Health Communication Interest Group Call for Papers

Hello everyone: 

I hope your summer has been going well. First, you will find below a copy of the Call for Submissions for the Health Communication Interest Group. Over the years, Health Communication has had a strong research representation at CSCA and I am confident the quality will be even stronger at the 2019 convention. I encourage you to submit your research and let it join the Dialogue in honor of next year's theme. 

Second, if you haven't yet submitted your name for consideration as a possible Chair or a Respondent for a panel, let me know. 

And finally, remember to check the Group's Facebook page for weekly postings of suggested panel ideas:  www.facebook.com/groups/137783146424405/  The page is also a good place to share ideas, brainstorm, or solicit panelists. 

If there are any questions or concerns, email me at kallia.wright@ic.edu.

Kallia Wright, HCIG Program Planner 2019

Call for Submissions: Health Communication Interest Group

Central States Communication Association Convention, April 3-9, 2019, Omaha, Nebraska

Deadline: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 by 11:59pm (CST) 


The Health Communication Interest Group invites submissions of competitive papers and panels to be considered for programming at the Central States Communication Association (CSCA) conference, April 3-6, 2019 in Omaha, Nebraska.
 

Our interest group focuses on helping key publics better grasp, appreciate, use, and articulate health communication research, practice, and teaching. Health communication scholars also monitor and evaluate the efficacy of community-based, communication-driven, and health-related applications. The interest group is dedicated to engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration to develop curricular innovations centering on health communication. Thus, scholarship, community outreach, and pedagogy comprise our mission.

 

We welcome submissions on all topics which advance our mission, especially those that address the conference theme, Dialogue. We invite papers and panels that examine the enactment (or non-enactment) of dialogue and the implications of dialogue within the health care context. Topics that could be examined include the use of technology to enhance dialogue, the implications of disclosing illness narratives in the workplace, research on how to help patients effectively and ethically instigate dialogue with practitioners, and suggestions for helping researchers engage in translational dialogue with community members. 

We strongly encourage submissions that address contemporary health opportunities and threats, invite cross-unit participation and collaboration, and create new opportunities and experiences for conference attendees. We enthusiastically encourage and prefer submissions from students and panel submissions that include panelists from multiple institutions.

 

The CSCA Health Communication Interest Group’s Facebook group is an excellent forum to share ideas and solicit panelists: www.facebook.com/groups/137783146424405/ 

 

The Health Communication Division offers three awards: top paper, top student paper, and top panel.


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES



Competitive Papers:


• A Competitive Paper must be submitted electronically using the online system located on the CSCA website: csca-net.org.

• You will submit your title, abstract and other identifying information through our new online system. Author names and any identifying information must be removed from papers prior to submission.


• Graduate and undergraduate students should type “STUDENT” on the upper right-hand corner of the title page. If the paper will be a student debut, please type “DEBUT STUDENT” on the upper right- hand corner of the title page. To be considered a student debut paper, (1) the author must be a graduate or undergraduate student, (2) the paper must have single authorship, and (3) the paper must be the author’s first paper to be presented at CSCA. Please note whether the author is an undergraduate or graduate student.
• Only completed papers conforming to current APA standards will be accepted.

• Papers may not exceed 25 pages, excluding title, abstract, references, and appendices. Papers exceeding the maximum page limit will not be considered for review.


• Individuals may submit no more than one lead-authored paper.



Discussion and Paper Panels:



• Discussion and paper panels must be submitted electronically using the online system located on the CSCA website: csca-net.org.


• Panel submissions must include the following: (a) title, (b) description (75 words or less), (c) rationale (75 words or less), and (d) a complete list of participants along with their institutional affiliations, contact information, and CSCA membership status. Panels should also include titles and brief abstracts (150 words or less) for each paper or explanation of each participant’s purpose/perspective. 


• Format:All papers and panel proposals must be submitted electronically using Microsoft Word. Documents submitted using any other format will be returned to the sender.

• Technology:All media requests must be made at the time of submission. Please only request media if it is absolutely essential to your presentation, as media requests will be closely examined before approval. Laptop computers will not be made available for presentations. 


• Deadline:Submissions must be received by 11:59pm (CST) on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. An email acknowledging the receipt of paper and panel proposals will be sent following each submission.

Submission: Submit all papers and panel proposals electronically through our new online system via the CSCA website. Details will be available on the CSCA website closer to the submission deadline. 

For further clarification, contact cscahealth@gmail.com or the program planner, Kallia Wright, at kallia.wright@ic.edu.