Health Communication Call:

The Health Communication Division is committed to excellence in research on both the development of theory as well as the application of theory to health communication problems. Communicating about health takes place intraindividually, interpersonally, within groups and networks, in health care organizations, in the mass media, online, in and between institutions, and in society as a whole. The division invites full papers and panel proposals that address health communication at any level of analysis using qualitative or quantitative methods. Only full papers are accepted (25 pages plus tables and references maximum). The Division provides awards to the top paper authored solely by a student and to the top paper that is student-led, so student authors who want to be considered for these awards should indicate their student status. Very few panel proposals can be accepted so they must show innovation and provide exceptional added value. Panel proposals should be no substitute for peer review of completed papers. No extended abstracts or interactive paper (poster) presentations will be accepted.

However, some full papers will be assigned by the division to interactive paper presentations and authors of these papers will be notified of this assignment when decision notices are sent. Paper and panel proposals must follow the ICA submission guidelines and should be submitted online at the ICA website.

Questions? Contact:

Monique Turner
U of Maryland
Department of Communication
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-6517
E-mail: mmturner@umd.edu