Research & Scholarship

The research and scholarly efforts of our faculty ensure that our students are educated in a vibrant and engaged environment. Recent research and scholarship projects are listed below.

Book Chapters

Berger, B. K., Meng, J. (2010). Public Relations Practitioners and the Leadership Challenge. In Robert L. Heath, Ph.D. (Ed.), The Sage Handbook of Public Relations (2nd Edition, pp. 421-434). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Contracts

Meng, J. (Principal). “ROI Research in Internal Communication.” Sponsored by International Association for Business Communicators, $2,000. (August 2009 - July 2010).

Grants

Griffin, J. L. “International Research and Development Grant.” Sponsored by University of Dayton Center for International Programs, $1,000. (June 2010).

Journal Articles

Joseph, R., Lisa, S., Robinson, J. D. (2010). Diabetic foot health education and amputation prevention. Health Communication, 25, 607-618.

Meng, J. (2010). SK-II China and its Skin Cream Scandal: An Extended Analysis of the Image Restoration Strategies in a Non-Western Setting. Public Relations Review, 36(1), 66-69.

Pan, P.-L., Meng, J., Zhou, S. (2010). Morality or Equality? Ideological Framing in News Coverage of Gay Marriage Legitimization. The Social Science Journal, 47(3), 630-645.

Robinson, J. D. (2010). Homonymic puns and Parkinson’s disease. Health Communication, 26, 770-772.

Robinson, J. D., Agne, R. R. (2010). Kindness, gentility, and rejection: An analysis of 99 manuscript reviews. Health Communication, 25, 504-511.

Robinson, J. D., Jeanine, T., Betty, L., Tian, Y. (2010). Patient-provider interaction and the regulation of Diabetes Mellitus. Health Communication, 25, 607-618.

Other

Thompson, T. L. (2010). In Thompson, T. L. (Ed.), Why is it so difficult to talk about “impact”? (6-7, vol. 25). Philadelphia, PA: Health Communication/Taylor & Francis.

Thompson, T. L. (2010). In Thompson, T. L. (Ed.), The nuts and bolts of publishing in Health Communication (6-7, vol. 25). Philadelphia, PA: Health Communication/Taylor and Francis.

Thompson, T. L. (2010). In Thompson, T.L. (Ed.), Welcome to the 100th Issue of Health Communication (6-7, vol. 25). Philadelphia, PA: Health Communication/Taylor and Francis.

Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

Meng, J., Berger, B. K. (2010). How Top Business Communicators Measure the Return on Investment of Organization’s Internal Communication Efforts. In Melissa D. Dodd and Koichi Yamamura (Ed.), Ethical issues for public relations practice in a multicultural world (vol. 13th, pp. 521-538). Gainesville, FL: Institute for Public Relations.

Presentations

Fries, P., Robinson, J. D. “Audience Perceptions of Channel Utility and Issue Salience in Health Information Seeking: Extending Media Complementarity Theory.” National Communication Association, National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. (November 15, 2010).

Griffin, J. L. “Remade in America: Hollywood Remakes of Foreign Films, 2000 to the present.” 2010 Joint Conference of the National Popular Culture and American Culture Associations, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, St. Louis, MO. (April 2, 2010).

Hess, J. “Building bridges for strength and vitality: Administrative perspectives on strengthening our departments.” Conference of the National Communication Association, National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. (November 16, 2010).

Hess, J. “Developing support for the basic course in communication: Lessons on centrality and bridge building.” Conference of the National Communication Association, National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. (November 15, 2010).

Meng, J. “The generalization and universality of public relations leadership: An application of multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis in assessing measurement invariance.” 60th Annual Convention of the International Communication Association, International Communication Association, Singapore, Singapore. (June 23, 2010).

Meng, J., Berger, B. K. “How top business communicators measure the return on investment of organization’s internal communication efforts.” The 13th Annual International Public Relations Research Conference, Institute for Public Relations, Miami, FL. (March 10, 2010).

Meng, J., Berger, B. K. “The influence of culture on the perceptions of excellent leadership in public relations.” 60th Annual Convention of the International Communication Association, International Communication Association, Singapore, Singapore. (June 23, 2010).

Meng, J., Pan, P.-L. “Measurement challenges in marketing communications: In-depth interviews with senior business communicators.” 2010 Annual Conference of the Society for Marketing Advances, Society for Marketing Advances, Atlanta, GA. (November 3, 2010).

Ravowski, C., Sparks, L., Robinson, J. D. “Predictors of health information seeking: A regression analysis of HINTS 2007 data based on jackknife replicates.” International Communication Association, International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. (November 15, 2010).

Robinson, J. D., Sparks, L. “Health Literacy, Numeracy, Media Complementary and Bounded Rationality.” National Communication Association, National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. (November 15, 2010).

Robinson, J. D., Thompson, T. L., Tian, Y., Agne, R. “The Impact of Donor versus Need-Focused Messages on Intentions to Engage in Family Discussion about Organ Donation.” Annual Convention, National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. (November 15, 2010).

Taylor, A. M. “Associated Press Style Usage and Changes.” Public Relations Society of America Dayton Chapter, Dayton, OH. (January 28, 2010).

Taylor, A. M. “Business Etiquette.” University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. (October 13, 2010).

Taylor, A. M. “Developing Professional Portfolios.” Public Relations Student Society of America, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. (March 23, 2010).

Taylor, A. M. “Legal Issues Confronting the News Media.” University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. (April 24, 2010).

Thompson, T. L. “Hope and the Act of Informed Dialogue: A Delicate Balance at End-of-Life.” James Bradac Lecture, Department of Communication, University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA. (October 8, 2010).

Wallace, S. P. “Administrative Advocacy on Campus: Engaging the Campus on Behalf of the Basic Course. Top Panel Award.” 2010 Annual Meeting, National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. (November 16, 2010).

Wallace, S. P. “Integration of the Basic Course in Communication through Engagement with the University Mission and Faculty.” 2010 Annual Meeting, National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. (November 16, 2010).

Yoder, D. D., Wallace, S. P. “Teaching basic communication skills in general education: Where do we stand and where are we headed?” Basic Course Directors Conference, Las Vegas, NV. (January 29, 2010).

Yoder, D. D., Wallace, S. P. “The foundations of professional growth: Directing the basic course as preparation for other life in the academy.” Basic Course Directors Conference, Las Vegas, NV. (January 30, 2010).