2024 ICA Conference Program - click here for a PDF version!

Sept. 27-28 at DMACC-Urban (Building 7) in Des Moines!

DMACC Campus Map (you can also access the campus map and driving directions to DMACC-Urban here; parking for the conference is in Parking Lot F)

Building 7 Map - First Floor

Building 7 Map - Second Floor

Friday, Sept. 27:

  • 9:15-10:30 a.m.: Session Block A

    • Like Lemmings Off a Cliff: Regional colleges content with the demographic graduation drop off and the disfavor of higher education. What can we do?

      • Chair: Dr. Elizabeth K. Viall, Wayne State (Neb.)

      • Panelists: Dr. Teresa Morales, Wayne State (Neb.); Dr. Allyn Lueders, Wayne State (Neb.)

    • The different elements of media: Understanding the differences between journalism and public relations in communication production and education.

      • Chair: Dr. Lori Costello, University of South Dakota

      • Panelists: Dr. Kyle Miller, Northwest Missouri State; Dr. Joy Daggs, Northwest Missouri State; Amy McCoy, Drake

    • AI on our side: ChatGPT as a Tool in the Two-year Composition Classroom.

      • Panelist: Amee Schmidt, Marshalltown Community College

  • 10:45 a.m.-noon: Session Block B

    • G. Jon Hall Online GIFT Forum — Social Media in Education.

      • Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Brand, University of Northern Iowa

      • Panelists: Dr. Marianne Leonardi, St. Ambrose; David Wendt, West Burlington (Iowa) High School

    • Relevant Reflections: Harnessing Pop Culture in Communication Studies.

      • Chair: Aimee Langager, DMACC-Urban

      • Panelists: Amy McCoy, Drake; Aimee Langager, DMACC-Urban; Dr. Lori Costello, USD

    • Research in Progress Panel:

      • (Drake) Not Like Us: How Mixedness, Racial Ambiguity, and Accusations of Cultural Appropriation Influenced the Outcome of the Kendrick Lamar/Drake Rap Beef.

        • Dr. Anthony C. Peavy, Iowa State; Dr. Dawne McClure, Pasadena City College; Jarael Madyun, ISU

      • The ‘Dragon Lady’ Stereotype Portrayal in American Films from the 1990s to Present: Impacts on Asian American and Pacific Islander Women’s Identity and Perception.

        • Albert Junior Nyarko, Washington State

  • 12:15-1:45 p.m.: Business Meeting and Awards Luncheon

  • 2-3:15 p.m.: Session Block C

    • Looking Back and Looking Forward: Online Technologies in Teaching — 20 Years of G. Jon Hall Online GIFT Forum.

      • Chair: Dr. Melissa Beall, UNI

      • Panelists: Dr. Joy Daggs, Northwest Missouri State; Marilyn Shaw, UNI; Eric Upmeyer, Vinton Shellsburg (Iowa) HS; Dale Cyphert, UNI; Gayle Pohl, UNI

    • Is Oral Communication Becoming a High School Class?

      • Chair: Ryan Courtney, Hawkeye Community College

      • Panelists: Dr. Anthony Peavy, Iowa State; Dr. Ryan McGeough, UNI; Dr. Mary Fornoff, ISU; Sade Barfield, UNI

    • Embodying Creativity in the Public Speaking Classroom.

      • Chair: Dr. Maggie LaWare, ISU

      • Panelists: Jacob Oliver, ISU; Ali Seyyed Mousavi, ISU; Emma Krab, ISU; Duong “Zoe” Nguyen, ISU; Nathan Vinehout Kane, ISU; Benjamin Godard, ISU; Elham Khamoushi, ISU; Joan Chamberlin, ISU; Sara Haughn, ISU

  • 3:30-4:45 p.m.: Keynote Speaker - Dr. Kendra Hall, WITCC

  • 5-6 p.m.: Social Hour & Reception: 20th Anniversary Celebration of G. Jon Hall Online GIFT Forum

 

Saturday, Sept. 28:

  • 9:15-10:30 a.m.: Session Block D

    • Embracing Failure with Compassion: A Path to Grow for Professors and Students.

      • Co-Chairs: Amy McCoy, Drake; Aimee Langager, DMACC-Urban

    • Not to Know is Bad; Not to Wish to Know is Worse: An Invitation to Intercultural Learning and Social Justice in Africa.

      • Chair: Dr. Joshua E. Young, Divine Word

      • Panelists: Sr. Jesca Alitubeera, Divine Word; Sr. Cecilia Fukah Egho, Divine Word; Sr. Monica Kabiru, Divine Word; Sr. Leah Kinyua, Divine Word; Sr. Yvette Muyere Shey, Divine Word; Sr. Comfort Nguyongo, Divine Word.

    • Of Climate or “We Live in an Age of Fools”: Using External Evidence to Critique the Iowa Caucus Discourse of Vivek Ramaswamy.

      • Panelists: Dr. Thomas Duncanson, Millikin University; Dr. Jeffrey Brand, UNI

  • 10:45 a.m.-noon: Session Block E

    • Creating partnerships in rural communities: Exploring public relations campaigns for real-world clients.

      • Chair: Dr. Joy Daggs, Northwest Missouri State

      • Panelists: Dr. Kyle Miller, Northwest Missouri State; Georgia McGonigle, Northwest Missouri State; Lucas Prater, Northwest Missouri State; Anna Hart, Northwest Missouri State

    • Westphal Student Paper Panel:

      • 1st place – “User Perception of Gender Portrayals in Video Games” by Quinn T. Gienapp, University of South Dakota.

        Advisor – Travis Loof, Ph.D.

      • 1st Runner up  – “Private Wounds and Public Spectacle: Exploring Nonconsensual Pornography in the Context of Public and Private Figures” by Lindsay Gagnon, University of South Dakota.

        Advisor – Janet Davison, Ph.D.

      • 2nd Runner up – “Role of Social Support on the Wellbeing of International Students: A Case of a U. S. Private University” by Christian Otchere, Marquette University.

        Advisor – Josh Miles, Ph.D.

      • 3rd Runner up – “The Word Digitized for the Modern Church: Exploring the Empowering Potential of Podcasting” by Comfort Nguyongu, Divine Word College.

        Advisor – Joshua Young, Ph.D.

      • 4th Runner up – “Toward Understanding the College Students’ Mental Health” by Lizbeth Garcia Tellez, Olivia Ohler, Darta Delecka, and Luis Alvarez, University of Northern Iowa.

        Advisor – Sarina Chen, Ph.D.

    • Research in Progress Panel:

      • Anonymity and Agency in Professional and Public Discourse.

        • Dr. Bryan L. Kampbell, Buena Vista

      • Revenge of the Liberal Arts: Generative AI’s Regeneration of Communication Education’s Relevance.

        • Dr. Joshua E. Young, Divine Word