03/18/2025

CSCA 2025 - Graduate Student Caucus - Conference reminders

Hello GSC members,

We are only two weeks from the conference, and I hope you're as eager as I am to hear about all the fantastic research our colleagues are undertaking conducting. Ensure you’re all registered for the conference before you arrive, as rates increase onsite. As you plan your conference, I hope you’ll find some of our Caucus panels of interest and attend our business meeting: 

Thursday, April 3, 12:30 PM (Salon E)

What Now? Navigating Post-graduate Positions (Top Panel)

Chair: Adam Whiteside, Northwest Missouri State University

Presenters:

Connor Wilcox, Concordia College
Olivia Watson, Michigan State University
Yoo Jung (Erika) Oh, Michigan State University
Matthew Craig, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
America Edwards, University of Kentucky
Karly Poyner-Smith, Columbia College.

Friday, April 4, 4:30 PM (Salon F)

Graduate Student Caucus Business meeting. We will elect a new Secretary and discuss ideas for the 2026 Conference.

Friday, April 4, 4:30 PM (Salon F)

Graduate Student Caucus: Top Papers

"The Power of Emotion in Health Campaign Messages: Investigating the Effects of Fear and Hope Appeals on College Students (Paul D. Skalski Award for Top Paper, Top Debut Paper)" Emmanuel O. Odunfa, University of Oklahoma 

"Theatre as a Communication Tool for Social Change: A Phenomenological Study with Theatre Professionals" Jessica Paxton, University of Central Missouri

"Truth, Discourse, and Religious Authority: A Foucauldian Analysis of the Cultish Podcast" Caroline Chastain, Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Please check the program for other competitive papers and panels. You can search for graduate student caucus-sponsored sessions to find what might interest you.

If you have any questions between now and April, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Gertude Misornu Nartey (she/her)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
gertrude@uwm.edu

See you all in Cincinnati!