September 3, 2020
Wendy Fernando is NCA’s Director of External Affairs and Publications. Wendy leads the Department of External Affairs and Publications, which produces Spectra, NCA Inside & Out, Communication Matters: The NCA Podcast, and NCA’s website, social media, and media relations content. She also works closely with NCA’s publishing partner, Taylor & Francis, serving as internal publisher of NCA’s 11 scholarly journals. She enjoys international travel, reading, Scrabble, and being a new grandma.
Wendy holds a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Maryland and has more than 30 years of experience in higher education association publishing, communications, and program development. She spent more than 17 years with the American Council on Education, as Director of Publications and Director of the Annual Meeting Program. Immediately prior to joining NCA, Wendy was Vice President of Communications and Marketing for the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Xiaoli Nan is a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher and Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication at the University of Maryland-College Park. Dr. Nan researches in the areas of persuasion and health message design as well as the role of traditional and emerging media in...
Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, spoke to Fast Company about the influence of TV on our perception of women political candidates. William Benoit, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Allan Louden, Wake Forest University, commented to al.com about the role of debates in Alabama’s state elections. In an op-ed...
Our vision for the 2021 ECA conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is to engage “Resilience” thoughtfully as a persistent response to overcoming obstacles, thriving despite challenges, and adapting to an ever-changing global landscape. As we are embedded in a historical moment marked by “wicked problems,” we look forward to the opportunity...
NCA has created two online resource banks in the past few months. NCA’s Teaching & Learning Council has developed a growing list of online teaching and learning resources that are relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic. The page includes advice and tips for faculty and students, as well as course development...
In support of its commitment to promoting diversity within the Communication discipline, NCA typically offers travel grants for student members of NCA’s caucuses (Asian/Pacific American Caucus, Black Caucus, Disability Issues Caucus, Caucus on LGBTQ Concerns, La Raza Caucus, or Women’s Caucus) to attend the Annual Convention. Due to the impact...
NCA’s Publications Council is seeking applications for editors-elect for six journals. The newly appointed editors will begin processing manuscripts in late 2021 or early 2022 and will oversee the volumes published in 2023-2025.
Recent episodes of Communication Matters delved into a variety of interesting topics. On July 9, Robin Means Coleman, Professor of Communication and Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity at Texas A&M University, joined the podcast to discuss Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present,...
NCA recently updated its three Communication Program Databases. These databases list the associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degree programs offered in Communication at institutions across the United States. To edit your program’s listing, or to add your program to one of our databases, please contact NCA at academic@natcom.org.
Applications are due Thursday, October 1, 2020 for NCA’s Advancing the Discipline grants, grants funded by the Dale Leathers Fund to Promote Communication Studies in Emerging Democracies, and the new Research Cultivation grants. Advancing the Discipline grants are designed to support projects and events that advance the discipline of Communication....