About this journal

Qualitative Research Reports in Communication is a scholarly, peer-reviewed annual journal sponsored by the Eastern Communication Association. The journal publishes brief qualitative and critical research essays of 2,500 words or less on a wide range of topics extending and enhancing the understanding of human communication. Topics appropriate for the journal include but are not limited to studies of intercultural, mediated, political, organizational, interpersonal and legal communication. Submissions are welcomed from all geographical regions of the globe.

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Peer Review Policy:

All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Editor
Angela Putman
Penn State Brandywine University, USA

Eastern Communication Association Board Officers
Jason S. Wrench - SUNY New Paltz, USA
President

Benjamin R. Bates - Ohio University, USA
Vice President

Leeanne Bell McManus - Stevenson University, USA
First Vice President Elect

J. Kanan Sawyer - West Chester University, USA
Immediate Past President

Cheryl Casey - Champlain College, USA
Executive Director

Ex Officio Council Members
Nicole Blau - Ohio University, USA
Director of Marketing & Exhbits - 2017 Convention

Nicholas D. Bowman - West Virginia University, USA
Interim Social Media Director for ECA

April Copes - Anne Arundel Community College, USA
K-12 Representative to NCA Legislative Assembly

Susan Drucker - Hofstra University, USA
ECA Legal Counsel

Katie Neary Dunleavy - La Salle University, USA
Four Year College Representative to NCA Legislative Assembly

Nyia Lacey - Delaware County Community College, USA
ECA Community College Representative to NCA Legislative Council

Trevor Parry-Giles - University of Maryland, USA
Archivist

Mary Toale - SUNY Oswego, USA
ECA Representative to NCA 2016 Nominating Committee

Interest Group Representatives
Elvera Berry - Roberts Wesleyan College, USA
Kenneth Burke

Malwina A. Buldys - Temple University, USA
Communication and Technology

April Copes - Anne Arundel Community College, USA
Intercultural Communication

Kay Neary Dunleavy - La Salle University, USA
Interpersonal Communication

Christine Courtade Hirsch - SUNY Oswego, USA
Rhetoric and Public Address

Annette Holba
Theory & Methodology

Tracey Quigley Holden - University of Delaware, USA
Political Communication

Zac C. Johnson - Murray State University, USA
Nonverbal Communication

Truman Keys - Western Connecticut State University, USA
Voices of Diversity

Craig Maier - Duquesne University, USA
Philosophy of Communication

Daniel Mansson - Penn State Hazelton, USA
Instructional Communication

Robin Smith Mathis - Southern Polytechnic State University, USA
Organizational Communication

Mary Mino - Penn State DuBois, USA
Communication Administration

C. Leigh Nelson - James Madison University, USA
Media Communication

Jade Olson - University of Maryland, USA
Argumentation and Forensics

Jessica Papajcik - Stark State College, USA
Community College

Christina Saindon - James Madison University, USA
Interpretation and Performance Studies

Nicholas S. Smith - Wayne State University, USA
Communication Traits

Stacy Smulowitz - University of Scranton, USA
Applied Communication

Shawn Stracher - Kent State University, USA
Health Communication

Martin Wallenstein - CUNY John Jay, USA
Communication, Law & Ethics

Editorial Board
Jonathan Amsbary, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Jerry Allen, University of New Haven, USA
Pat Arneson, Duquesne University, USA
Ronald C. Arnett, Duquesne University, USA
Benjamin Bates, Ohio University, USA
Leeanne M. Bell McManus, Stevenson University, USA
Deborah Borisoff, New York University, USA
Tim Brown, West Chester University, USA
Garnet Butchart, Duquesne University, USA
James Chesebro, Ball State University, USA
Susan Drucker, Hofstra University, USA
Deborah Eicher-Catt, University of Pennsylvania, York, USA
Martha Fay, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, USA
Larry Frey, University of Colorado–Boulder, USA
Janie Harden Fritz, Duquesne University, USA
Annette D. Madlock Gatison, Southern Connecticut State University, USA
Jessica Ghilani, University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg, USA
Tina Harris, University of Georgia, USA
Katherine Hendrix, University of Memphis, USA
Mark Hickson, III, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Michael J. Hostetler, St. John’s University, USA
Jennifer Jones, Seton Hill College, USA
Keith Keppley, Limestone College, USA
Gary Kreps, George Mason University, USA
Alan Lerstrom, Luther College, USA
Lisbeth Lipari, Denison University, USA
Jimmie Manning, Northern Kentucky University, USA
Rebecca Meisenbach, University of Missouri, USA
Lisa Millhous, West Chester University, USA
Dennis Mumby, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Bell O’Neil, Clarion University, USA
Melba Velez Ortiz, Grand Valley State University, USA
Trevor Parry-Giles, University of Maryland, USA
Larry Powell, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Linda Putnam, University of California Santa Barbara, USA
Ramsey Eric Ramsey, Arizona State University, USA
Elesha Ruminski, Frostburg State University, USA
Maria Sanders, Plymouth State University, USA
Valerie Schrader, Penn State University, Schuylkill, USA
Brent Sleasman, Gannon University, USA
Tao Sun, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA
Sarah Tracy, Arizona State University, USA
Inci Ucok-Sayrak, Duquesne University, USA
Damion Waymer, Texas A &M, USA
Richard West, Emerson University, USA
Cem Zeytinglu, East Stroudsburg, USA

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