The Mary Junck Research Colloquium Series
Fall Schedule, 2010-11

 

School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The colloquia meet from 2-3:30 p.m. on Thursdays in the Freedom Forum Conference Center (3rd floor) in Carroll Hall.

 

Date

Speaker

Title

Abstract

Sept.
16

Dr. Betty H. Winfield

Professor

School of Journalism

University of Missouri

The Past is Never Past...

Professor Winfield examines how journalists rely on historical references in their news coverage. Based upon her previous studies, she asks at what point in the news cycle history is invoked, for what kinds of stories, …

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Sept.
23

Dr. Mark West

Professor

Mass Communication Department

University of North Carolina at Asheville

Why Do People Believe Stupid Things? Knowing, Believing, and Know-nothings: Risk Perceptions and Mass Communiation Research

This colloquium sums up some recent research findings about risk perceptions of smoking and of climate change. This talk explores the problems that diversity of belief creates in the social world...

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Sept.
30

Dr. Seth Noar

Associate Professor

Department of Communication

University of Kentucky

Harnessing the Power of Interactive Health Communication Applications for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Poor health behaviors contribute significantly to morbidity and early mortality among significant portions of the population in the United States and globally. While interpersonal intervention approaches are efficacious, they are expensive and difficult to bring to scale...

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Oct.
28

 

Mr. James W. Bunn

President

Global Health Communications

Public Health In The Media: Why It Is Misunderstood, Undervalued, Underutilized, and Under-appreciated

This colloquium scrutinizes the dynamics between the media, particularly mainstream news media, and what is euphemistically described as "public health." From the perspective of public health professionals, the untapped potential of closer working relationships with media professionals will be explored as well as...

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Nov.
4

 

Dr. Linda Cameron

Professor

Department of Psychology

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Imagery and Self-Regulation Processes: Implications for Health Communications

Within the health domain, one of the fundamental challenges is to develop communication and intervention strategies that will motivate individuals to engage in protective behaviors. In this talk, I will review advances in self-regulation theory and research on how imagery and affective arousal influence health information processing...

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Nov.
11

Dr. Ron Tamborini

Professor

Department of Communication

Michigan State University

Examining the Reciprocal Influence of Media and Morality

The relationship between media and morality has been a lasting concern among media scholars and practitioners. Does morality play a part in how audience members select, interpret and respond to media content. Can media content shape moral values? This presentation examines simple and complex processes thought to shape the reciprocal influences that connect media and morality, and reports the results of recent work on a Model of Intuitive Morality and Exemplars.

 

Nov.
18

 

Prof. Deborah Gerhardt

Assistant Professor

School of Law

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Searching for the Public Domain in a Copyright Publication Maze

The article presents the first empirical study of copyright publication case law. Publication is a magic moment in copyright law. For U.S. works created before 1989, publication is the pivotal moment when a work could acquire copyright protection that would give its owner powers to control its use. But if that owner did not observe required legal formalities,

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Dec.
3

 

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To see videos of previous colloquium presentations, load iTunes on your computer. Within the iTunes Store, click on "iTunes U." Under "Find Education Providers," click on "Universities and Colleges." Click on "UNC-Chapel Hill," and then click on "School of Journalism and Mass Communication." You will see a logo for the Mary Junck Colloquium Series, and clicking on that will lead to a list of available presentations.

For a more direct route to the videos, search for "Mary Junck" from the iTunes store home page.

 

If you would like additional details/information
about the colloquium series, or have any suggestions,
please contact

Sriram "Sri" Kalyanaraman
E-mail: sri@unc.edu
Phone: 919-843-5858