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Communication Matters: The NCA Podcast is the podcast of the National Communication Association. Recorded from our National Office in Washington, DC, the podcast discusses emerging scholarship, established theory, and new applications, all exploring just how much Communication Matters—in our classrooms, in our communities, and in our world.
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Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Expanding Educational Opportunities Beyond the Classroom
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
NCA past President Judy Pearson pledges $1 million to St. Cloud State University’s Communication Department. In this special episode of Communication Matters, Judy and Jeff Ringer, department chair, reflect on how Judy’s time in the program shaped her career, and explore the opportunities this gift will create for the department and its future students.
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Alt-Ac Careers
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
What are the possibilities for reforming graduate education, including preparing Ph.D. students for job opportunities outside of the academy and the implications of career diversity or alt-ac careers for graduate education? This episode features a conversation on alt-ac careers with Communication Scholar Shantel Martinez, Professor Sarah J. Tracy, and Graduate Student Marco Dehnert.
Monday May 16, 2022
Tips for Getting Published in an Academic Journal
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Communication Professor Karrin Vasby Anderson joins the podcast to answer common questions related to successfully preparing and submitting manuscripts. The conversation will touch on how to write and edit your manuscript to meet the highest standards, how to choose an appropriate journal for your work, and how to handle feedback during the peer review process.
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Special Issues Highlight Communication Studies from African Perspectives
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
This episode addresses two new special issues of NCA’s Review of Communication that focus on the Communication discipline’s lack of attention to scholarship by African scholars, from African perspectives, and about Africa. Special issue editors and Communication professors Godfried A. Asante and Jenna N. Hanchey join the podcast.
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Connections Between Communication and Psychology
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
In this episode, NCA Executive Director Shari Miles-Cohen speaks with University of Maryland, Baltimore’s first Chief Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer and Vice President Diane Forbes Berthoud on the connections between Communication and Psychology.
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
NCA‘s Learning Outcomes in Communication Project
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
When students complete a program of study in Communication, what should they know, understand, and be able to do? Today’s episode addresses NCA's Learning Outcomes in Communication (LOC) project, which sought to answer this question.
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Environmental Communication
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Hear from scholars José Castro-Sotomayor, Edward Maibach, and Bridie McGreavy as they delve into environmental communication.
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Communication in a Changing World: Navigating Relationships During and Post Pandemic
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
This special episode of Communication Matters is the second in the two-part “Communication & Resilience: COVID in Contexts” series presented by NCA. In this episode, the guests will explore interpersonal relationships and social support in the context of COVID-19, both in and outside the classroom.
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
NCA 107th Annual Convention
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
This year’s convention will represent a return to our traditional face-to-face format after last year’s virtual convention. In this episode, NCA First Vice President and Primary Program Planner Roseann Mandziuk discusses the upcoming gathering.
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
NCA Center for Communication, Community Collaboration, and Change
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
This episode focuses on the NCA Center for Communication, Community Collaboration, and Change, or CCCC, which is currently hosted by the University of North Carolina Greensboro.