THANK YOU FOR VOTING
The International Communication Association annual election has closed. The scope of the election included both association-wide votes (on both officers and bylaws changes) as well as votes specific to any divisions or interest groups.
CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS
ICA election results were certified by the Tellers Committee comprised of the Executive Director, the President, and the Nominating Committee Chair. The committee reviewed the list below, prepared by ICA’s Director of Governance & Member Services, and checked it against the actual submission system’s tallies to ensure accuracy.
TERMS
Unless otherwise indicated, candidates elected in the Fall 2021 election serve a two-year term beginning Monday, 30 May 2022 (the last day of the 72nd annual conference in Paris, France) and ending with the conclusion of the 2024 conference in Gold Coast, Australia. Vice Chairs elected continue to serve two additional years as Chair (beginning with the end of the Australia conference and ending with the 2026 conference).
*ICA wide positions of Board Member at Large and Treasurer each serve a three year term. Preceding the Treasurer's three year term, they will serve one year as Treasurer Elect in which the role is non-voting and observational.
ICA WIDE RESULTS (18% VOTER TURNOUT)
- President: Eun-Ju Lee, Seoul National U
- Board Member at Large*: Herman Wasserman, U of Cape Town
- Board Student & Early Career Representative: Nancy Dai, City U of Hong Kong
- Bylaws Revision Passed: I accept the proposed changes to the bylaws
DIVISION & INTEREST GROUP RESULTS
ACTIVISM, COMMUNICATION & SOCIAL JUSTICE (11% VOTER TURNOUT)- Secretary: Elisabetta Ferrari, U of Glasgow
- International Liaison: Burcu Baykurt, U of Massachusetts, Amherst
CHILDREN ADOLESCENTS & MEDIA (26% VOTER TURNOUT)- Secretary: Meryl Alper, Northeastern U
- Student and Early Career Representative: Chelly Maes, KU Leuven
- International Liaison: Regina Ahn, U of Miami
COMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY (20% VOTER TURNOUT)
- Vice Chair: Katy Pearce, U of Washington
- Student and Early Career Representative: Chengyu Fang, U of California, Santa Barbara
- International Liaison: Hyunjin Kang, Nanyang Technological U
COMMUNICATION HISTORY (24% VOTER TURNOUT)
- Vice Chair: Gabriele Balbi, U della Svizzera italiana
- Student and Early Career Representative: Bernat Ivancsics, Columbia U
- International Liaison: Nelson Ribeiro, U Católica Portuguesa
COMMUNICATION LAW & POLICY (12% VOTER TURNOUT)- Secretary: Adrian Wong, U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Student and Early Career Representative: Pawel Popiel, U of Pennsylvania
- International Liaison: Yulia Belinskaya, U of Vienna
COMMUNICATION SCIENCE & BIOLOGY (26% VOTER TURNOUT) - Vice Chair: Christopher Cascio, U of Wisconsin, Madison
- Student and Early Career Representative: Shelby Wilcox, Michigan State U
- International Liaison: Ralf Schmaelzle, Michigan State U
COMPUTATIONAL METHODS (21% VOTER TURNOUT)- Vice Chair: Matthew Weber, Rutgers U
- International Liaison: Kaiping Chen, U of Wisconsin, Madison
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION (19% VOTER TURNOUT) - Vice Chair: Marijn Meijers, U of Amsterdam
- Student and Early Career Representative: Nadine Strauss, U of Zurich
- International Liaison: Apoorva Joshi, Michigan State U
ETHNICITY & RACE IN COMMUNICATION (14% VOTER TURNOUT) - Secretary: Nour Halabi, U of Leeds
- Student and Early Career Representative: Miriam Hernandez, California State U, Dominguez Hills
- International Liaison: Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed, U of Georgia
- Vote 1 Outstanding Dissertation Award Passed: I accept the creation of the Outstanding Dissertation Award
- Vote 2 Outstanding Article/Chapter Award Passed: I accept the creation of the Outstanding Article/Chapter Award
FEMINIST SCHOLARSHIP (14% VOTER TURNOUT) - Secretary: Meredith Pruden, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- International Liaison: Irene Awino, Villanova U
GAME STUDIES (32% VOTER TURNOUT)- Secretary: Sarah Stang, York U
- Student and Early Career Representative: Alex P. Leith, Southern Illinois U, Edwardsville
GLOBAL COMMUNICATION & SOCIAL CHANGE (18% VOTER TURNOUT) - Secretary: Lea Hellmueller, U of Houston
- Student and Early Career Representative: Michael Dokyum Kim, U of Miami
- International Liaison: Rachel van der Merwe, U of Groningen
HEALTH COMMUNICATION (18% VOTER TURNOUT)
- Vice Chair: Jingbo Meng, Michigan State U
- International Liaison: Peter Busse, U de Lima
HUMAN-MACHINE COMMUNICATION (23% VOTER TURNOUT) - Vice Chair: Jihyun Kim, U of Central Florida
- Vote Bylaws Adoption Passed: I accept the proposed bylaws
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (18% VOTER TURNOUT) - Secretary: Jingjing Han, Fudan U
- Student and Early Career Representative: Alexis Shore, Boston U
- International Liaison: Jiawei Liu, Jinan U
INSTRUCTIONAL & DEVELOPMENTAL COMMUNICATION (17% VOTER TURNOUT) - Vice Chair: Stephen Croucher, Massey U
- International Liaison: Idit Manosevitch, Kinneret Academic College
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (15% VOTER TURNOUT)
INTERGROUP COMMUNICATION (24% VOTER TURNOUT) - Secretary: Sara Kim, U of Louisiana, Monroe
- International Liaison: Gabrielle Byrd, U of Kansas
INTERPERSONAL (17% VOTER TURNOUT) - Secretary: Liesel Sharabi, Arizona State U
- International Liaison: Leena Mikkola, Tampere U
JOURNALISM STUDIES (22% VOTER TURNOUT)- Vice Chair: Edson C. Tandoc, Jr., Nanyang Technological U
- International Liaison: Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou, Massachusetts Institute of Technology & U of Zurich
LANGUAGE & SOCIAL INTERACTION (16% VOTER TURNOUT) - Secretary: Menno Reijven, U of Amsterdam
- Student and Early Career Representative: Frédéric Dion, U of Montreal
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER & QUEER STUDIES (26% VOTER TURNOUT)- Student and Early Career Representative: Christopher J. Persaud, U of Southern California
- International Liaison: Elija Cassidy, Queensland U of Technology
MASS COMMUNICATION (16% VOTER TURNOUT) - Secretary: Mark Boukes, U of Amsterdam
Student and Early Career Representative: Isabelle Freiling, U of Vienna- International Liaison: Meghnaa Tallapragada, Temple U
MEDIA INDUSTRY STUDIES (17% VOTER TURNOUT)- Vice Chair: Emily West, U of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Student and Early Career Representative: Yuval Katz, U of Michigan
- International Liaison: Godwin Simon, Queensland U of Technology
MOBILE COMMUNICATION (25% VOTER TURNOUT)
- Secretary: Kathrin Karsay, KU Leuven
- Student and Early Career Representative: Anneleen Meeus, KU Leuven
- International Liaison: Waqas Ejaz, National U of Science and Technology
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION (23% VOTER TURNOUT)
- Vice Chair: Jeffrey Treem, U of Texas, Austin
- International Liaison: Colleen Mills, U of Canterbury
PHILOSOPHY THEORY & CRITIQUE (18% VOTER TURNOUT) - Secretary: François Allard-Huver, U de Lorraine
- International Liaison: Cheryll Soriano, De La Salle U
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION (25% VOTER TURNOUT)- Vice Chair: Kate Kenski, U of Arizona
- Student and Early Career Representative: Ernesto de León, U of Bern
- International Liaison: Taberez Ahmed Neyazi, National U of Singapore
POPULAR COMMUNICATION (21% VOTER TURNOUT) - Vice Chair: Cesar Jimenez-Martinez, Cardiff U
- International Liaison: Julie Escurignan, Sorbonne Paris Nord U
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY (21% VOTER TURNOUT)- Vice Chair: Ilan Manor, Tel Aviv U
- Student and Early Career Representative: Zhao Huang, U Paris-Est/U Gustave Eiffe
- International Liaison: Tania Gómez-Zapata, U de las Americas Puebla
PUBLIC RELATIONS (17% VOTER TURNOUT) - Secretary: Lisa Tam, Queensland U of Technology
- International Liaison: Claudia Labarca, Pontificia U Católica de Chile
- Vote 1 Passed: I accept the proposed guidelines: ICA Public Relations Book Award
- Vote 2 Passed: I accept the proposed guidelines: ICA Public Relations Heath Award
- Vote 3 Passed: I accept the proposed guidelines: ICA Public Relations Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation Award
SPORTS COMMUNICATION (19% VOTER TURNOUT)- Vice Chair: Danielle Coombs, Kent State U
- Student and Early Career Representative: Vincent Peña, U of Texas, Austin
- International Liaison: Thomas Horky, Macromedia U
VISUAL COMMUNICATION STUDIES (14% VOTER TURNOUT)- Secretary: T.J. Thomson, Queensland U of Technology
- Student and Early Career Representative: Natalia Mielczarek, Virginia Tech
- International Liaison: Anat Leshnick, U of Colorado, Boulder
- Vote Bylaws Revision Passed: I accept the proposed changes to the bylaws
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