Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Free trial of NVIVO 9

If you are planning to attend the NVIVO 9 overview on October 7, you may want to download this free trial (30 day) version on your laptop.

http://www.qsrinternational.com/products_free-trial-software.aspx?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=September+2011+NSight+newsletter+Academia&utm_content=September+2011+NSight+newsletter+Academia+CID_9f730f451871d3a673daae01ce589362&utm_source=QSR+EDM

If you know you want to work with NVIVO, you may want get an OSU site license for the software. It's only $42.00 through OIT:

http://ocio.osu.edu/software/directory/slwin/#nvivo

See you on October 7!

Call for Papers-IARR

Hi Everybody! This is a wonderful conference that Interpersonal Communication scholars have been attending since its inception in 1982. If you want more information, follow the link below or see me...Best, Susan Kline

International Association for Relationship Research Conference

July 12 - 16, 2012
Chicago, Illinois

Call for Submissions

The International Association for Relationship Research (IARR)
conference will be held at the Palmer House Hilton and DePaul Loop
Campus in Chicago, Illinois on July 12-16, 2012. The conference will
provide an opportunity to present and learn about cutting-edge research
in the field of personal relationships. Scholars from different
countries representing a broad range of disciplines (e.g., psychology,
sociology, communication, family studies, gerontology) will gather at
the conference to share their work.
Invited speakers include Margaret Clark, Pearl Dykstra, Julie Fitness,
Jacki Fitzpatrick, Brian Spitzberg, and Anita Vangelisti.
Submissions: The Program Committee invites proposals for symposia,
papers, posters, roundtables, and interest groups on topics relevant to
research and practice in social and personal relationships. Detailed
information about the conference (e.g., how to submit proposals, how to
register for the conference) is available on the conference website
(http://iarr2012conference.com/).

Submissions should be sent electronically via the conference website
beginning November 1, 2011. The deadline for submissions is December 15,
2011.

Program: Sandra Metts and Lesley Verhofstadt, Program Committee
co-chairs, can answer your questions about the program. Please feel free
to contact them via email if you have questions/comments about the
conference program or the Call for Submissions (iarr2012program@gmail.com).

Local Arrangements: Leah Bryant, Susan Sprecher, and Ralph Erber, Local
Arrangements Committee co-chairs, can address questions about the local
community and conference arrangements. Please feel free to contact them
via email if you have questions/comments about local arrangements
(iarr2012chicago@gmail.com).

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Calendar Autumn Quarter, 2011

Meetings are on Fridays from 12:30-1:30 in Derby 3116 except where noted below.

Sept 30: Intro and Overview. Faculty and students will discuss their current research interests and needs.

Oct 7: NVivo Training. NVivo is a qualitative analysis software package. You can read a description here: http://www.qsrinternational.com/products_nvivo.aspx. NOTE: This session will take place from 12:30-2:30. You may bring a PC laptop that has NVIVO software if you would like hands-on experience.

Oct 14: Journal Club. We will discuss the article: Donvan-Kicken, E., Tollison, A., Goins, E.S. (2011). A grounded theory of control over communication among individuals with cancer. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 39, 310-330.

Oct 21: Two research talks (30 min each). Dr. Stacie Powers will present “What can’t be said: Using brain imaging to better understand communication apprehension.” Graduate student Stefanie Best will present "Different, not damaged: Studying autistic communication challenges from a dialectical perspective."

Oct 28: Dr. Janice Krieger will present “Family communication about cancer treatment decisions: An overview of the DECIDE Project.” NOTE: This session will take place from 12:00-1:00.

Nov 4: NCA Practice Talks. Please let Stacie know if you will need a slot.

Nov 11: Veteran’s Day Observed. No meeting.

Nov 18: NCA conference. No meeting.

Nov 25: Thanksgiving Break. No meeting.

Dec 2: Dr. Susan Kline will present "I know you can do it! Individual differences in esteem support messages" by Kline, S. L., Rooney, M., Jones, E., Fay, M., & O'Neill, B.