The Stories of CSCA

Abbie VanMeter on Practicing Translation at CSCA

Abbie shares her own reflections as a participant of the Central States Communication Association Conference and as the resident podcaster. She discusses the importance of engaging in the work of translating in a variety of ways across the incredibly diverse field of communication studies.  ... Listen to Ep. 1 with Kristina Scharp ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Kristina-Scharp-on-the-Theme-of-Translate-e3fao8s].  Listen to Ep. 2 with Jeff Child ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Jeff-Child-on-Being-CSCA-President-e3g0919].  Listen to Ep. 3 with Tiffany Wang ⁠here⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Tiffany-Wang-On-Creating-Meaningful-Experiences-at-CSCA-e3gmao2].  Listen to Ep. 4 with Stevie Munz here [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Stevie-Munz-on-the-CSCA-Pre-Conference-e3hbl0d]. Listen to Ep. 5 with Laura O'Hara here [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Laura-OHara-on-Saring-Creative-Solutions-at-CSCA-e3jalq6]. Listen to Ep. 6 with Xianlin Jin here [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Xianlin-Jin-on-Translating-Research-at-CSCA-e3jalv5].  Listen to Abbie's 'Stories Lived. Stories Told.' podcast ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.storieslivedstoriestold.com/podcast].  Check out the CMM Institute ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://cmminstitute.substack.com/].

Xianlin Jin on Translating Research at CSCA

Abbie and Xianlin discuss the afterlife of communication research and Xianlin's paper- What and Where Do I Learn About the Baby Formula Shortage Crisis? Exploring Crisis Communication Patterns, Influencers, and Information Resources, which won the Communication Studies Article of the Year Award.  ... Find the article-What and Where Do I Learn About the Baby Formula Shortage Crisis? Exploring Crisis Communication Patterns, Influencers, and Information Resources, co-authored by Xianlin Jin, Patric Spence, and Kenneth Lachlan- here [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10510974.2024.2370073].  ... Listen to Ep. 1 with Kristina Scharp ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Kristina-Scharp-on-the-Theme-of-Translate-e3fao8s].  Listen to Ep. 2 with Jeff Child ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Jeff-Child-on-Being-CSCA-President-e3g0919].  Listen to Ep. 3 with Tiffany Wang ⁠here⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Tiffany-Wang-On-Creating-Meaningful-Experiences-at-CSCA-e3gmao2].  Listen to Ep. 4 with Stevie Munz here [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Stevie-Munz-on-the-CSCA-Pre-Conference-e3hbl0d]. Listen to Ep. 5 with Laura O'Hara here [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Laura-OHara-on-Saring-Creative-Solutions-at-CSCA-e3jalq6]. Listen to Abbie's 'Stories Lived. Stories Told.' podcast ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.storieslivedstoriestold.com/podcast].  Check out the CMM Institute ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://cmminstitute.substack.com/].

Laura O'Hara on Sharing Creative Solutions at CSCA

Abbie and Laura reflect on the Central States Communication Association Conference, including the major benefit provided by gathering of sharing creative ideas for overcoming challenges that educators across the country face separately and together. Laura shares a useful idea from her program for engaging students while accomplishing department goals.  ... Find Laura's COMM 380 Syllabus here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HWjnrb7I-s3DTZ0FJRgBni8baPvnk_DD/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109029443765088773621&rtpof=true&sd=true]. Check out Laura's Department Engagement Inventory here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-ilm5hkig4urtmssHO7xBYFHCi06U-M8/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109029443765088773621&rtpof=true&sd=true]. View Laura's Slide Deck here [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ARR2J_2IjTL5FK6u3fj87PENGpWo8LBz/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109029443765088773621&rtpof=true&sd=true].  ... Listen to Ep. 1 with Kristina Scharp ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Kristina-Scharp-on-the-Theme-of-Translate-e3fao8s].  Listen to Ep. 2 with Jeff Child ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Jeff-Child-on-Being-CSCA-President-e3g0919].  Listen to Ep. 3 with Tiffany Wang ⁠here⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Tiffany-Wang-On-Creating-Meaningful-Experiences-at-CSCA-e3gmao2].  Listen to Ep. 4 with Stevie Munz here [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Stevie-Munz-on-the-CSCA-Pre-Conference-e3hbl0d].  Listen to Abbie's 'Stories Lived. Stories Told.' podcast ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.storieslivedstoriestold.com/podcast].  Check out the CMM Institute ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://cmminstitute.substack.com/].

Stevie Munz on the CSCA Pre-Conference

Abbie and Stevie talk about the CSCA pre-conference, why the theme of "Communicating in the Unknown: Navigating Uncertainty in a Changing Field" is so important right now, and what Stevie is looking forward to about this year's conference and next. ... Register for CSCA ⁠⁠here.⁠⁠ [https://www.csca-net.org/aws/CSCA/pt/sp/convention_overview] Listen to Ep. 1 with Kristina Scharp ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Kristina-Scharp-on-the-Theme-of-Translate-e3fao8s].  Listen to Ep. 2 with Jeff Child ⁠here⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Jeff-Child-on-Being-CSCA-President-e3g0919].  Listen to Ep. 3 with Tiffany Wang here [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Tiffany-Wang-On-Creating-Meaningful-Experiences-at-CSCA-e3gmao2]. Listen to Abbie's 'Stories Lived. Stories Told.' podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://www.storieslivedstoriestold.com/podcast].  Check out the CMM Institute ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://cmminstitute.substack.com/].

Tiffany Wang On Creating Meaningful Experiences at CSCA

Abbie and Tiffany discuss what goes on behind the scenes to prepare for CSCA, Tiffany's dual roles as Interim Executive Director and Second Vice President, and her hopes for the meaningful experiences- both academic and non-academic- that the CSCA team has worked hard to create for conference attendees.  Plus, Tiffany offers an invitation for all conference attendees to reach out to her at csca.ed@gmail.com with any accessibility or dietary needs, general questions, or requests that will help enrich your CSCA experience. ... Register for CSCA ⁠here.⁠ [https://www.csca-net.org/aws/CSCA/pt/sp/convention_overview] Listen to Ep. 1 with Kristina Scharp ⁠here⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Kristina-Scharp-on-the-Theme-of-Translate-e3fao8s].  Listen to Ep. 2 with Jeff Child here [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/abbievanmeter/episodes/Jeff-Child-on-Being-CSCA-President-e3g0919].  Listen to Abbie's 'Stories Lived. Stories Told.' podcast ⁠here⁠ [https://www.storieslivedstoriestold.com/podcast].  Check out the CMM Institute ⁠here⁠ [https://cmminstitute.substack.com/].