The conference was held June 4–8 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre and The Westin in Cape Town, with select programming available virtually. The event brought together communication scholars from around the world to share research and discuss contemporary issues in the field.
Faculty
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
“Scared of the Dark: Understanding Presence as an Emergent Behavior”
Assistant professor
“Children and Adolescents: Mental Health, Neurodiversity, and Interpersonal Communication” moderator
“Leveraging Social Media Creators: Comparing Online and Offline Recruitment Strategies to Engage Underrepresented Adolescents in Intensive Longitudinal Research”
“From Wounded Healers to Marketed Caregivers: A Scoping Review of Mental Health Content Creators on Social Media”
Professor
“Pro-Environmental Behaviors across Different Socioeconomic Status Groups in China: How Environmental Risk Cues Shape Persuasion”
Professor
“Content and Context Mechanisms of Parent-Adolescent Sexual Communication and Sexting Behaviors”
“Parents’ Perceived Sources of Adolescents’ Sexual Information and Sexting”
Students
Doctoral student
“Performing Neurotypicality: A Concept Explication of Autistic Masking as Strategic Identity Communication”
Doctoral student
“LIVE FROM NAIROBI II: Kenya Regional Hub – My ICA Story”
“Negotiated Adaptability: How Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Is Shaping Journalism and Media Workflows in Kenya”
“Working for Society, or Against It: Perceptions of “Balance as Bias” among Kenyan Environmental Journalists”
“Pro-Environmental Behaviors across Different Socioeconomic Status Groups in China: How Environmental Risk Cues Shape Persuasion”
“Crisis Communication and Public Sensemaking in Environmental Disasters” chair
“How Folk Theories Shape Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Ethical Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Usage in Kenyan Newsrooms”
“Important “Suspicious” Partners: Examining Journalistic Practices from the Perspectives of Environmental Reporters and Indigenous Community Climate Activists”
“’Watching the Watchdogs Attacked’: Examining Audience Perception of Online Harassment Targeting Journalists in Kenya”
Doctoral student
“Pro-Environmental Behaviors across Different Socioeconomic Status Groups in China: How Environmental Risk Cues Shape Persuasion”
Doctoral student
“Trolling is in the Eye of the Beholder: Perceptions of Trolling Motivations in Others Predict Vigilantism in Video Games”
Doctoral student
“Algorithm as Montage: Ideological Nature in TikTok Short Video Distribution”
Doctoral candidate
“Alternative Wikis, Fans, and the Codification of Copyright Norms”
Doctoral student
“Pro-Environmental Behaviors across Different Socioeconomic Status Groups in China: How Environmental Risk Cues Shape Persuasion”
Master’s student
“Dreaming an Idealized Love Story for “You”: Fanfiction Writing for Love and Deepspace Otome Game”
