{"id":101359,"date":"2025-08-18T16:31:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/?p=101359"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:57:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:57:05","slug":"sig-research-bea2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/sig-research-bea2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Interest Group (SIG) Research Call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Interest Group (SIG) Research-in-Progress at BEA2027<br \/>Social Media | Strategic Communication<br \/>Submission Deadline: December 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"961\">At BEA, we recognize that media is evolving faster than ever, with new technologies reshaping communication, education, and industry. To address emerging issues and ongoing research transforming media and media education, we are creating Special Interest Groups. These SIGs provide a forum for research-in-progress, offering opportunities to spotlight timely scholarship. Submitted research will be presented during panels at BEA\u2019s annual convention in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"961\">All research can be submitted through BEA&#8217;s convention submission platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"961\"><a href='https:\/\/bea2.secure-platform.com:443\/bea2027\/solicitations\/2003\/home' class='big-button bigblue' target=\"_blank\">Click here to submit.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year we are producing two SIGs: <strong>Social Media<\/strong> and <strong>Strategic Communication<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#4f4f4f&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Special Interest Gro<\/strong><strong>ups (SIGs):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-The <strong>Social Media<\/strong> SIG seeks scholarship that examines the ever-evolving role of social media. Topics can include engagement, algorithms, ethics, pedagogy, misinformation &amp; more.<br \/>Chair: Amanda Czuprynski, Regent University &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:amanczu@mail.regent.edu\">amanczu@mail.regent.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-The <strong>Strategic Communication<\/strong> SIG brings together scholars exploring how individuals and organizations strategically use communication media to inform, influence, engage, and build relationships with audiences. We welcome research on strategic planning, public relations, advertising, branding, organizational communication, crisis communication, and strategic communication pedagogy.\u00a0<br \/>Chair:\u00a0Gregory J. Hoplamazian, Loyola University Maryland &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:gjhoplamazian@loyola.edu\">gjhoplamazian@loyola.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>FAQs &amp; Submission Guidelines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Blind Review:<br \/><\/span><\/b>Any submission that is uploaded with author\u2019s identifying information will not be considered for review and will automatically be disqualified.\u00a0 Please note that you do not have to be a current member to submit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation:<\/strong><br \/>Research-in-progress will be accepted for in-person presentation (for panels and\/or digital posters). Registration for the convention is required.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"373\">Extended abstracts accepted<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Submissions must be research-in-progress.<\/li>\n<li>Length: 500\u2013750 words (PDF format)<\/li>\n<li>Structure: Should include purpose, research question(s), methods (or proposed methods), and significance\/relevance.<\/li>\n<li>Optional: References may be included but are not required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note on panel submissions:<\/strong> If you would like to propose a panel, workshop or full research paper related to Social Media or Strategic Communication please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/call-for-panels\/\">panel submission call.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Interest Group (SIG) Research-in-Progress at BEA2027Social Media | Strategic CommunicationSubmission Deadline: December 15 At BEA, we recognize that media is evolving faster than ever, with new technologies reshaping communication, education, and industry. To address emerging issues and ongoing research transforming media and media education, we are creating Special Interest Groups. These SIGs provide a forum for research-in-progress, offering opportunities to spotlight timely scholarship. Submitted research will be presented during panels at BEA\u2019s annual convention in Las Vegas. All research can be submitted through BEA&#8217;s convention submission platform.\u00a0 <a href='https:\/\/bea2.secure-platform.com:443\/bea2027\/solicitations\/2003\/home' class='big-button bigblue' target=\"_blank\">Click here to submit.<\/a> This year we are producing two SIGs: Social Media and Strategic Communication.The Special Interest Groups (SIGs): -The Social Media SIG seeks scholarship that examines the ever-evolving role of social media. Topics can include engagement, algorithms, ethics, pedagogy, misinformation &amp; more.Chair: Amanda Czuprynski, Regent University &#8211; amanczu@mail.regent.edu -The Strategic Communication SIG brings together scholars exploring how individuals and organizations strategically use communication media to inform, influence, engage, and build relationships with audiences. We welcome research on strategic planning, public relations, advertising, branding, organizational communication, crisis communication, and strategic communication pedagogy.\u00a0Chair:\u00a0Gregory J. Hoplamazian, Loyola University Maryland &#8211; gjhoplamazian@loyola.eduFAQs &amp; Submission Guidelines: Blind Review:Any submission that is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[190],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bea2027"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101359"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101828,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101359\/revisions\/101828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}