2012 Division & Interest Group Election Candidates
The online ballot system opens on 1 September for association-wide and section elections. All members can access the ballot from the ICA website.
Below is a full list of the candidates for Division/Interest Group offices in the 2012 ICA election. In addition, four sections ask section members to vote on proposed bylaw amendments. For a complete listing of candidates running for association-wide positions, revisit the August Newsletter.
Online voting will remain open until 12 October, with the final results announced in the November issue of the ICA Newsletter.
Division Candidates
CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND THE MEDIA – VICE CHAIR
Dina Borzekowski, Johns Hopkins U, USA
Sahara Byrne, Cornell U, USA
Nancy Jennings, U of Cincinnati, USA
ETHNICITY AND RACE IN COMMUNICATION – VICE CHAIR
Federico Subervi, Texas State U, USA
FEMINIST SCHOLARSHIP – VICE CHAIR
Natalia Rybas
GLOBAL COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE – VICE CHAIR
Terry Flew, Queensland U of Technology, AUSTRALIA
Shiv Ganesh, U of Waikato, NEW ZEALAND
Katherine Sarikakis, U of Vienna, AUSTRIA
INFORMATION SYSTEMS – VICE CHAIR
Jan Van den Bulck, Katholieke U - Leuven, BELGIUM
Kevin Wise, U of Missouri, USA
INSTRUCTIONAL & DEVELOPMENTAL COMMUNICATION – SECRETARY
Li Li, Ohio U, USA
Michelle Violanti, U of Tennessee, USA
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION – VICE CHAIR
Julia Khrebtan, U of Colorado - Denver, USA
Stephen M. Croucher, U of Jyvaskyla, FINLAND
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION – BYLAW AMENDMENT
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION – VICE CHAIR
Ascan Koerner, U of Minnesota, USA
Nicholas A. Palomares, U of California - Davis, USA
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION – SECRETARY
Amanda Denes, U of California - Santa Barbara, USA
LANGUAGE & SOCIAL INTERACTION – VICE CHAIR
Paul Denvir, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, USA
Alena L. Vasilyeva, Minsk State Linguistic U, BELARUS
MASS COMMUNICATION – VICE CHAIR
David Berube, North Carolina State U, USA
R. Lance Holbert, Ohio State U, USA
Young Mie Kim, U of Wisconsin - Madison, USA
Oscar Peters, U of Twente, THE NETHERLANDS
MASS COMMUNICATION – BYLAW ADOPTION
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION – SECRETARY
Rebecca J. Meisenbach, U of Missouri, USA
Keri Stephens, U of Texas - Austin, USA
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION – BYLAW AMENDMENT
PHILOSOPHY, THEORY, AND CRITIQUE – VICE CHAIR
Alison Hearn, U of Western Ontario, CANADA
POPULAR COMMUNICATION – SECRETARY
Melissa Aronczyk, Carleton U, CANADA
Alison Brzencheck, U of Massachusetts - Amherst, USA
Stephen Harrington, Queensland U of Technology, AUSTRALIA
Stijn Reijnders, Erasmus U Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
CarrieLynn D. Reinhard, Dominican U, USA
PUBLIC RELATIONS – VICE CHAIR
Erich Sommerfeldt, U of Maryland - College Park, USA
Chiara Valentini, Aarhus U, DENMARK
VISUAL STUDIES – VICE CHAIR
Giorgia Aiello, U of Leeds, UNITED KINGDOM
Mary A. Bock, Kutztown U of Pennsylvania, USA
Interest Group Candidates
COMMUNICATION HISTORY - SECRETARY
Nicole Maurantonio, U of Richmond, USA
Peter Schaefer, Marymount Manhattan College, USA
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION – VICE CHAIR
Merav Katz-Kimchi, Tel Aviv U, ISRAEL
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION – SECRETARY
Jay Hmielowski, Yale U, USA
Janel Schuh, U of Southern California, USA
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION – BYLAW ADOPTION
GAME STUDIES – VICE CHAIR
Nicholas Bowman, West Virginia U, USA
Julia Kneer, U of Cologne, GERMANY
GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER – COCHAIR
D. Travers Scott, Clemson U, USA
INTERGROUP COMMUNICATION – VICE CHAIR
Janice L. Krieger, Ohio State U, USA