2023 Eastern Communication Association

This year’s Eastern Communication Association Convention was in Baltimore, Maryland. Four undergraduate students and two graduate students had their research accepted to present at the convention this year:

• Braden Bossier (undergraduate) “When the Response Does Not Match the Mess: An Analysis of Hillsong’s Crisis Response Strategies Using Situational Crisis Communication Theory”
• Chloe Brownell (undergraduate) “An Analysis of Activision Blizzard’s Unsuccessful Crisis Response through the Lens of Situational Crisis Communication Theory”
• Heather Johnson (graduate student presenting paper written as an undergraduate) “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist: Grief and Mourning on TV”
• Caroline McKnight (undergraduate) “Contradictory Responses and Late Apologies: Analyzing Facebook’s Privacy Crisis Response with Situational Crisis Communication Theory”
• Sydney Risher (graduate student) “Too Little, Much Too Late: An Analysis of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Sexual Abuse Crisis” and
  “No Saint Ever Watched Over Me”: A Fantasy Theme Analysis of Netflix’s Shadow and Bone”
• Abigayle Taylor (undergraduate) “Lorde’s Lament: A Rhetorical Analysis of Fallen Fruit”

These students’ mentors include Dr. Jeff Hobbs, Dr. Lauren Lemley, and Dr. Lynette Sharp Penya.

Students enjoy a meal at the 2023 Eastern Communication Association Convention.