Please join us as we hear the top papers presented from the Gender Issues division. Vice Chair/Paper Competition Chair: Casey Hart, Stephen F. Austin State University Debut Paper Competition 1st Place: Hailey Lynn Mills, The University of Akron; Avatar Creation: The Social Construction of “Beauty” in Second Life 2nd Place: Ibrahim Saleh, Convenor of Political Communication, University of Cape Town; Weaving the Dreams of Gender Empowerment in Egypt Open Paper Competition 1st Place: Paul MacArthur, Utica College; James Angelini, University of Delaware; Andrew Billings, University of Alabama; Alexis March, Utica College; Parallel Lines of Commentary? The NBC Broadcast Network’s Primetime Depiction of Male Gymnasts at the 2012 Olympic Games 2nd Place: Roger Cooper, Ohio University; Tang Tang, University of Akron; Gender and the Attributes for Career Success Among News Professionals
Monday April 7, 2014 4:00pm - 5:15pm PDT
Pavilion 11