The Research Cultivation Grant (RCG) supports NCA’s mission to “foster professional success in research.” The specific goal of the RCG is to facilitate first-time grant-seeking for those without prior grant experience and/or those desiring to build a foundation for future grant pursuits.
- Advancing Disclosure Theorizing through Disclosure Quality Model: Confidants’ Perspectives of Mental Illness Disclosure in Japan
- Emiko Taniguchi-Dorios, an Associate Professor in Communicology in the School of Communication and Information at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will receive $10,000 for their proposal titled “Advancing Disclosure Theorizing through Disclosure Quality Model: Confidants’ Perspectives of Mental Illness Disclosure in Japan.” The study investigates confidants' perspectives on mental illness (MI) disclosure in Japan, addressing gaps in disclosure theories that are typically Western-centered and discloser-focused, and exploring how cultural context affects perceptions of MI disclosure quality in close relationships.
- Ghost Story: Queer Family Secrets, LGBTQ+ Death, and the Politics of Remembering
- Roberta Chevrette, an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Middle Tennessee State University will receive $10,000 for their proposal titled “A Ghost Story: Queer Family Secrets, LGBTQ+ Death, and the Politics of Remembering.” This qualitative project examines family secrets related to sexuality and HIV/AIDS in the 1980s, using hauntology and queer theory to understand the intergenerational impact of stigma on family narratives, with aims to contribute to healing and social transformation through a proposed book and documentary.
- How Augmented Reality (AR) Filters Affect Women’s Appearance Satisfaction: Capturing Affective Responses through Computational Face Reading Methods
- Megan Vendemia, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at West Virginia University, will receive $10,000 for their proposal titled “How Augmented Reality (AR) Filters Affect Women’s Appearance Satisfaction: Capturing Affective Responses through Computational Face Reading Methods.” Focusing on TikTok's Bold Glamour Filter, this study examines how AR appearance filters influence self-discrepancy and body image, particularly among women, and explores the ethical implications of corporate sponsorship and internalized beauty ideals, using computational methods to capture affective responses.
- Investigating The Effects of Media on Racial Literacy Among Black, Latino, and White Families
- Judy Watts (The University of Kansas)
- K-Beauty Project: Race, Gender, and Transnational Travel of Beauty
- Dasol Kim (State University of New York at New Paltz)
- Communication in Individualized Education Program Meetings for Special Education Students
- Kristella Montiegel (University of Colorado Boulder)
- You got your what?: Parent, Adolescents, and Menstruation Communication
- Sarah LeBlanc (Purdue Univeristy Fort Wayne)
- The effect of VR contact on American domestic students’ attitudes toward international students from Asian countries
- Mina Choi (Sejong University), Mei-Chen Lin (Kent State University), Jihyun Kim (University of Central Florida), Matthew Craig (Kent State University)
- Sexual Violence in Nigeria
- Comfort Tosin Adebayo (Towson University)
- #BlackMothersMatter: An Examination of Black Women Activist Communication Concerning Black Maternal Health
- Rokeshia Renné Ashley (Florida International University)
- Using Culture Centered Approach to Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy Among Marginalized Pakhtun Community in Pakistan
- Sayyed Fawad Shah (Jacksonville State University)
- How Do People Process Racial Hate Speech on Social Media? Examining Pandemic-Related Anti-Asian Rhetoric on Twitter
- Stephanie Tom Tong (Wayne State University) and David C. DeAndrea (The Ohio State University)
- Black Lives Matter: Prospectives from the Ground
- Andre E. Johnson & Amanda Nell Edgar, University of Memphis
- From #BlackLivesMatter to #BlackOutTuesday: Race and Mainstream Digital Engagement on Instagram
- Tisha Dejmanee, University of Technology Sydney & Kirsten Weber and Zulfia Zaher, Central Michigan University
- Investigating Communicated Narrative Sense-Making of Queer Miscarriage
- Maria Butauski, Columbia College
- Communication as Currency: Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study of a Non-Profit Financial Literacy Program for Low-Income Families
- Angela Gist-Mackey & Alesia Woszidlo, University of Kansas
- Developing and Testing a Communication Skills Training Program to Improve Pediatricians’ Conversations about Medical Uncertainty
- Anna M. Kerr, Ohio University & Charee M. Thompson, University of Illinois