Chung, S. presented "Mathematical Models of Message Discrepancy: Previous Models Analyzed and a New Model Proposed" at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, 2007.

Chung, S., Fink, E. L, & Kaplowitz, S. A. presented "The Comparative Statics and Dynamics of Beliefs: The Effect of Message Discrepancy and Source Credibility" at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, 2007. This paper received the Top Paper Award from the Communication & Social Cognition Division of the National Communication Association, Chicago, 2007.

Chung, S., Fink, E. L, & Kaplowitz, S. A. (in press). "The Comparative Statics and Dynamics of Beliefs: The Effect of Message Discrepancy and Source Credibility." Communication Monographs.

Chung, S., & Fink, E. L. (in press). "The Cognitive Dynamics of Beliefs: The Effect of Information on Message Processing." Human Communication Research.

Roberta Davilla has been asked to serve on the editorial review board for "Communication Teacher." This commitment will be from 2008-2011. "Communication Teacher" is a quarterly teaching resource and is a publication sponsored by NCA (the National Communication Association). Instructional activities that can be conducted in either the K-12 or college classroom are solicited. A new addition under the direction of the new editor is submission of manuscripts focusing on communication education assessment in either the K-12 or college classroom. Davilla also presented two papers at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November, 2007: "Can’t You Just Write a Check? How Couples Communicate and How Children Learn about Money and Personal Finance" and "I Never Anticipated This: Student and Community Responses to a Poverty Simulation."

Miczo, N., Miczo, L., & Judee K. Burgoon published Part IV: Chapter 55, "Converging on the Phenomenon of Interpersonal Adaptation: Interaction Adaptation Theory" in The Nonverbal Communication Reader (3rd Ed.) edited by Laura K. Guerrero and Michael L. Hecht, Waveland Press, 2008.

Miczo, L., Miczo, N., and Orlandini, L. (MA 2006) presented "Investigating the Associations Between Parental Pampering, Narcissism, and Attachment Style" to the Family Communication Division, National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Miczo, N. Averbeck, J., and Mariani, T. presented "Affiliative and Aggressive Humor, Attachment Dimensions, and Interaction Goals" to the Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association convention, Chicago, IL. (Lena, Joshua, and Theresa are current or recent Master's students in our program.)

Miczo, L., & Burgoon, J. K. (2008). "The interactive aspects of interpersonal guilt: Relational pragmatics and consequences." In M. Motley (Ed.), Studies in Applied Interpersonal Communication, Ch. 3. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Miczo, N., & Burgoon, J. K. (2008). "Facework and nonverbal behavior in social-support interactions among romantic dyads." In M. Motley (Ed.), Studies in Applied Interpersonal Communication, Ch. 12. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Miczo, N. (2008). "Dependence and independence power, conflict tactics and appraisals in romantic relationships." Journal of Communication Studies, 1, 56-82.

Wu, M. Y. (2008). "Comparing expected leadership styles in Taiwan and the United States: A study of university employees." China Media Research, 4(1), 36-46.

Wu, M. Y. & Baah-Boakye, K. presented "Public Relations in Ghana: Work-Related Cultural Values and Public Relations Models" at the 2007 National Communication Association Annual Convention, Public Relations Division, Chicago, IL.

Wu, M. Y. & Baah-Boakye, K. (2008). "A profile of public relations practice in Ghana: Practitioners’ roles, most important skills for practitioners, relationship to marketing, and gender equality." Public Relations Quarterly, 52(1), 30-36.

David Zanolla and Stacey Macchi were nominated by students to receive HOPE (Honoring Our Professors' Excellence) Awards from UHDS.