I forewarned you in my message yestarday that I would be sending along a couple of messages concerning CSCA. Here are the panels I was able to put together for Interpersonal and Small Group Communication. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPANDING DUCK S RELATIONAL DISENGAGEMENT TOPOGRAPHY: INTRAPERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL, AND ORGANIZATIONAL MESSAGES AND MEANINGS Thursday, April 18 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. State Chair: Deanna Sellnow, North Dakota State University "A Multi-Dimensional Modification of Duck"s Relational Disengagement Topography. Deanna Sellnow and Laurie J. Baker, North Dakota State University "Grave-Dressing: An Examination of Individual Relationship Accounts. Tamara Rhodes and Laura Oster, North Dakota State University "The Process of Relational Disengagement in Organizational Settings. Linda Johnson Wurtz, North Dakota State University Respondent: Steve Duck, University of Iowa --------------------------------------------------------------------- REVITALIZING THE STUDY OF SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Thursday, April 18 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Congress Chair: Lawrence R. Frey, Loyola University Chicago "A Rose by Any Other Name: The Vitality of Group Communication Research. Kathleen M. Propp, Northern Illinois University and Gary L. Kreps, University of Nevada, Las Vegas "The Future of Small Group Communication Research: Revitalization or Continued Good Health? Dennis S. Gouran, Pennsylvania State University "Going Forward in Group Research May Mean Going Back: Studying the Groups of Children. Joann Keyton, University of Memphis "On Interlinking Language Games: New Opportunities for Group Communication Research. J. Kevin Barge, Baylor University "Expanding the Boundaries of Small Group Communication Research: Adopting a Feminist Perspective. Renee A. Meyers, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Dale E. Brashers, Ohio State University Respondents: Ernest G. Bormann, University of Minnesota, Lawrence R. Frey, Loyola University Chicago, and Randy Y. Hirokawa, University of Iowa ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL COMMUNICATION FROM AN INTERPERSONAL AND SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION PERSPECTIVE Thursday, Apirl 18 3:45 - 5:15 p.m. Congress Chair: David Dryden Henningsen, University of Wisconsin-Madison ""I Think He"s Gotta Be Guilty, I guess": Relationships Between Jurors Predeliberative Beliefs, Arguments, and Speaking Style on Verdicts in Simulated Juries. Edward A. Mabry and Drew-Marie McKelton, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee "Decision Rule Orientation: Its Effect on a Jury"s Verdict." Kenneth J. Levine, Michigan State University "Interpersonal Communication in the Context of the Attorney- Client Relationship. David Dryden Henningsen, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Susan Frank, Pozzi, Wilson, & Atchinson, Portland, Oregon "Verbal and Nonverbal Components of Perceptions of Deception in an Accused s Statement. David Dryden Henningsen, Michael G. Cruz, and Mary Lynn Miller Williams, University of Wisconsin-Madison --------------------------------------------------------------------- EMBARRASSMENT, ANXIETY, AND FRIENDSHIP: COMPETITIVE PAPERS IN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION Friday, April 19 10:15 - 11:45 a.m. Kellogg III Chair: Tara Emmers, St. Cloud State University "Feeling Connected in Conversations: Feeling For the Self, Other, and Relationship in Conversations and Its Association With Friendship Closeness. Bart Collins, University of Kansas "If I Knew You Well, Would I Embarrass You Better?" Lisa Bradford, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee "Communication Anxiety and Communication Competence: The Relationship Between CA and Decoding Ability. Mark E. Comadena, Illinois State University -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAMILY INTERACTIONS: COMPETITIVE PAPERS IN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION Saturday, April 20 9:15 - 10:45 a.m. Wabasha I Chair: Nancy Burrell, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee "Coping, Social Support, and Family Communication: Do They Impact the Self-Esteem of Children of Alcoholics? Michelle Mize Menees, University of Kansas "Jelly Beans and Yo-Yos: Perceptions of Metaphors and Dialectical Tensions Within the Family. Donna Pawlowski, Creighton University "Kin Work: The Other Second Shift." Renee Schuh and Kathryn Dindia, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee *Top-ranked paper and top-ranked student paper. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ACTION CAUCUS: CAN THE INTERPERSONAL/SMALL GROUP AND COMMUNICATION THEORY INTEREST GROUPS COEXIST AND, IF SO, HOW? Saturday, April 20 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Wabasha II The CSCA Executive Board will vote on a motion to create an Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group at the St. Paul conference. The purpose of this panel is to engage panelists and audience members in a discussion of the respective roles the Communication Theory and Interpersonal/Small Group Communication Interest Groups should play with each other, the Association, and the Discipline. Moderator: Paul Mongeau, Miami University Panelists: Ernest Bormann, University of Minnesota Lawrence R. Frey, Loyola University Chicago Sandra Metts, Illinois State University Kathleen M. Propp, Northern Illinois University ------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERPERSONAL MESSAGES: NEW FORMS OF EXPRESSION IN CHANGING FAMILY STRUCTURES Sunday, April 21 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. State Chair: Judy Pearson, Virginia Tech University "Communication in the Stepfamily." Nancy Weber, University of Nebraska at Kearney "Birth Order and Communication Predictability in the Family." Kate Butler, Johnson County Community College "Messages of Interpersonal Control: Mothers, Sons, and Success." Maurine Eckloff, University of Nebraska at Kearney "Differences in Older Adults" Evaluations of Supportive Messages from Family Members and Friends. Melanie Morgan and Mary Lee Hummert, University of Kansas