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Title	Excerpt	Date
The potential an challenges for trilingual journalism	Ball-Rokeach, S. J., Parks, M., Chen, N.-T., Usher, N., Dong, F., Huang, J., & Carrillo, W. (2009). The Potential and Challenges for Trilingual Journalism: A Community-based approach. Paper presented at the Centres and Peripheries Conference. Glasgow, Scotland.	02/18/10
Vegan Soul Food: African-American Vegeterianism in the Media	Broad, G.M. (2009). Vegan Soul Food: African-American Vegetarianism in the Media. Paper presented at the Conference on Communication and Environment, University of Southern Maine.	02/18/10
Gardens as sites for neighborhood communication	Broad, G.M. (2009). Gardens as Sites for Neighborhood Communication: The Case of Hollywood Community Gardens. Paper presented at the Urban Communication Foundation Seminar at the Conference of the National Communication Association. Chicago, IL.	02/18/10
Recreating global society in a global era: back to basics	Ball-Rokeach, S.J., & Matsaganis, M. (2008). Recreating global society in a global era: back to basics. Presented to the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy/Aspen Institute, Mountain View, CA.	02/16/10
Structural Constraints, Neighborhood Communication Resources, and Access to Health Information	Kim, Y.C., & Wilkin, H. (in progress) Structural Constraints, Neighborhood Communication Resources, and Access to Health Information among Hispanic Immigrants in Los Angeles.	02/16/10
Living In A Stigmatized Neighborhood and Community Engagement	Kim, Y.C., & Matsaganis, M. (in progress) Living In A Stigmatized Neighborhood and Community Engagement: A Moderating Role of Connections to the Neighborhood Storytelling Network.	02/16/10
The role of participatory journalism in promoting civic engagement	Chen, N.-T., Ball-Rokeach, S.J., & Parks, M. (2010). The role of participatory journalism in promoting civic engagement in one ethno-linguistically diverse community. In Hutchison, D. & O'Donnell, H. (Eds.). Centres and peripheries: Metropolitan and non-metropolitan journalism in the twenty first century. Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.	02/16/10
Communication ecologies: Observing new immigrants negotiations of identity	Ball-Rokeach, S.J. Communication ecologies: Observing new immigrants negotiations of identity. Paper to be presented at the International Communication Association conference, Singapore 2010.	02/16/10
Comparing the communication ecologies of geo-ethnic communities	Wilkin, H.A., Ball-Rokeach, S.J., Matsaganis, M.D., & Cheong, P.H. (In Press). Comparing the communication ecologies of geo-ethnic communities: How people stay on top of their community. Journal of Electronic Communication.	02/16/10
Neighborhood effects and the invisible motor of community change	Matsaganis, M. (2007). Neighborhood effects and the invisible motor of community change. In Burd, G., Drucker, S., & Grumpert, G. (Eds.), The Urban Communication Reader, pp. 73-103. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.	02/16/10
Integrated Connection to a Neighborhood Storytelling Network	Kim, Y.C. Wilkin, H.A., Moran, M.B., & Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (Resubmitted). Integrated Connection to a Neighborhood Storytelling Network (ICSN), education, and chronic disease knowledge among African Americans and Latinos in Los Angeles. Journal of Health Communication.	02/16/10
The Evolution of Media System dependency theory	Ball-Rokeach, S.J. & Jung, J-Y, (2009). The Evolution of Media System dependency theory. In R. Nabi and M. B. Oliver, Sage Handbook of Media Processes and Effects. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.	02/16/10
Ethnic differences in health information seeking behavior	Ball-Rokeach, S.J. & Wilkin, H.A. (2009). Ethnic differences in health information seeking behavior: Methodological and applied issues. Communication Research Reports, Vol. 26. No. 1, pp. 1-8	02/16/10
Charlotte Lapsansky Investigates the Application of Communication Infrastructure Theory in India	Charlotte Lapsansky is currently conducting her dissertation field work in India where she is investigating the application of Communication Infrastructure Theory to the implementation of international development communication campaigns. She is conducting a case study of Breakthrough (http://www.breakthrough.tv), a human rights organization that builds community capacity to confront women’s rights…	02/02/10
Public responses to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots	Villanueva, G. (2009). Public Responses to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and the Transformation of the Urban Public Sphere for the 21st Century. Paper Presented at National Communication Association. Chicago, Illinois.	01/08/10
Media for social change	Villanueva, G. (2009). Media for Social Change: A Process Evaluation of Bresee's Youth Film Festival on Social Justice. Academics as Advocates session: Community-Based Research and Geo-Ethnic Media. Paper presented at Local Media for Social Change: A Southern California Regional Summit. Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA.	01/08/10
Academics as Advocates	Gonzalez, C., Broad, G.M., & Villanueva, G. (2009). Academics as Advocates: Community-Based Research and Geo-Ethnic Media. Presented at the Local Media for Social Change: A Southern California Regional Summit, Los Angeles CA.	01/06/10
The Alhambra Project	Chen, N.-T. & Huang, J. (2009). The Alhambra Project: Building a Civically-Engaged Community Through the Re-Localization of News in Alhambra, Los Angeles County. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.	01/05/10
Publicly and privately constituting community	Katz, V. (2009). Publicly and privately constituting community: A theoretical approach to understanding urban community development. Presented to the International Communication Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.	01/05/10
How children mediate connections between home and community	Katz, V. (2009). How children mediate connections between home and community: The case of Latinos in South Los Angeles. Top 3 Faculty Paper presented to the International Communication Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.	01/05/10
Understanding ethnic media: Producers, consumers and societies	Matsaganis, M., Katz, V.S., & Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2011). Understanding Ethnic Media: Producers, Consumers, and Societies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.	12/10/09
How children of immigrants use media to connect their families	Katz, V.S. (2010). How children of immigrants use media to connect their families to the community: The case of Latinos in Los Angeles. Journal of Children and Media. 4(3), 298-315.	12/10/09
How family talk affects community storytelling: The role of family interaction in new immigrant civi	Wilkin, H., Katz, V., & Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2009). How family talk affects community storytelling: The role of family interaction in new immigrant civic engagement. Journal of Communication 59(2), 387-406.	12/10/09
Dr. Sandra J. Ball-Rokeach is honored with a 2009 Wayne Danielson Award	“The Wayne A. Danielson Award recognizes scholars who have made a significant contribution to the understanding of communication. This contribution may stem from new ideas that have important implications for the field or a particular area of study. The contribution also may be viewed as the cumulative impact of a…	11/01/09
Lauren Frank		09/08/09
Metamorphosis sends off three more professors to teach accross the United States	The three new professors are listed below along with their new directions; Matthew Matsaganis, research associate with the Metamorphosis Project, recently accepted a tenure-track assistant professor appointment in the Communication Department at the State University of New York at Albany, beginning the Fall Semester of 2009. Christopher Chavez, research associate…	07/20/09
Hispanic advertising as a social orientation	Chavez, C. (2009). Hispanic advertising as social orientation. An examination of the advertising industry as a field of cultural production. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.	06/24/09
The role of social identity in adolescent behavior	Moran, M. (2009). The Role of Social Identity in Adolescent Smoking Behavior. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.	06/24/09
Rediscovering the communication engine	Matsaganis, M. D. (2008). Rediscovering the communication engine of neighborhood effects: how the interaction of residents and community institutions impacts health literacy and how it can be leveraged to improve health care access. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.	06/23/09
Top Papers at the International Communication Association Conference	Dr. Vikki Katz, will receive an award for her paper titled, “How children mediate connections between home and community: The case of Latinos in South Los Angeles”, and it is a top 3 faculty paper in the Children, Adolescents, and Media Interest Group. PhD student, Carmen Gonzalez, has also scored…	05/21/09
Alhambra Project members to present at the Centres and Peripheries Conference in Glasgow, Scotland	On May 7, Alhambra Project members Nancy Chen and Jin Huang will present findings from the group’s year-long research at the Centres and Peripheries Conference organized by the Glasgow Caledonian University. Their presentation, titled “The Potential and Challenges for Trilingual Journalism: A Community-based Approach”, focuses on the trends of civic…	05/04/09
Using health communications to better reach audiences	Wilkin, H. & Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2006) Using health communication connections to better reach audiences with cancer prevention messages. Paper presented at the meeting of the joint Annenberg Health Conference.	03/03/09
Localizing the Global: Exploring the Transnational Ties That Bind in New Immigrant Communities	Localizing the Global: Exploring the Transnational Ties That Bind in New Immigrant Communities by Wan-Ying Lin Assistant Professor Department of Media and Communication City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon HONG KONG Hayeon Song Assistant Professor Department of Communication University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Sandra Ball-Rokeach Professor Annenberg…	03/02/09
The Internet Connectedness Index	Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2000). The Internet Connectedness Index: Going beyond the digital divide to long term issues of inequality. Paper presented at The London School of Economics/Annenberg School Conference on Globalization, London.	03/01/09
Maintaining the digital hub: Locating the community technology center in a communication infrastruct	Hayden, C., & Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2007). Maintaining the digital hub: Locating the community technology center in a communication infrastructure. New Media and Society, 19(2), 237-259.	02/28/09
Are Spanish language television shows connecting Los Angeles Latino residents to their health storyt	Wilkin, H.A., & Gonzales, C. (2006). Are Spanish language television shows connecting Los Angeles Latino residents to their health storytelling networks? Paper presented at the 56th International Communication Association Conference, Dresden, Germany.	02/28/09
An update on the Alhambra Project	The Alhambra project is in the final stage of preparation for a series of focus groups that involve Alhambra residents of different ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. These focus groups are designed to shed light on the current levels of civic participation of Alhambra residents and the potential opportunities for connecting…	02/23/09
Community and market: A survey of Korean-Americans in Southern California	Kim, Y., Ball-Rokeach, S. & Song, H. (Ed). (2003). Community and market: A survey of Korean-Americans in Southern California. (Available from the Korea Daily, 690 Wilshire Place, Los Angeles, CA 90005).	01/22/09
Diagnosing communication connections: Reaching underserved communities through existing communicatio	Wilkin, H.A. (2006). Diagnosing communication connections: Reaching underserved communities through existing communication ecologies. Dissertation Abstracts International, 67 (06).	12/17/08
Internet connectedness and its social origins: An eclological approach to communication	Jung, J.Y. (2003). Internet connectedness and its social origins: An ecological approach to communication media and social inequality. Dissertation Abstracts International, 64 (09), 3126.	12/17/08
From a paradigm of neighborhood effects to a communication-based model of community change	Matsaganis, M. (In press). From a paradigm of neighborhood effects to a communication-based model of community change. In Gumpert, G., Drucker, S., & Burd, G. (Eds.), The Urban Communication Reader. Hampton Press.	12/17/08
Ascription of “safe” and “unsafe” places	Matei, S. & Ball-Rokeach S.J. (2002). Ascription of "safe" and "unsafe" places: Communicative allocation of an overlooked scarce resource. Paper presented at the American Sociological Association, Chicago.	12/17/08
Storytelling neighborhood:Paths to belonging in diverse urban environments	Ball-Rokeach, S.J., Kim, Y., & Matei, S. (2001). Storytelling neighborhood: Paths to belonging in diverse urban environments. Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Meetings. Los Angeles.	12/17/08
The Internet in the communication infrastructure of urban residential communities	Matei, S., & S.J. (2003). The Internet in the communication infrastructure of urban residential communities: Meso or macro--linkage? Journal of Communication, 53(4), 642-657.	12/15/08
Political Protest, Ethnic Media, and Latino Naturalization	Felix A., Gonzalez, C., and Ramirez, R. (2008). Political Protest, Ethnic Media, and Latino Naturalization. American Behavioral Scientist, 52(4), 618-634.	12/03/08
Metamorphosis members present on their diverse research interests at NCA in San Diego, CA	This weekend, members of the Metamorphosis Project drove south to San Diego, CA for the annual National Communication Association conference to present research that they have been working on outside of the Metamorphosis Project. Papers and presentations by our team members included “Primed by Supersize: Examining the Attitudinal Effects of…	11/24/08
Metamorphosis members use communications research to promote civic engagement in Alhambra, CA	Members of the Metamorphosis Project have been working on “The Alhambra Project” with the goal of reaching out to Alhambra’s diverse communities through exploring “new media and traditional communication channels” to promote civic engagement “in an innovative way”. The following is the project synopsis: The Alhambra Project Synopsis This project…	11/20/08
Digital divide(s) among Hispanic immigrants and Internet connections	Cheong, P. H. & Wilkin, H. A. (2005). Digital divide(s) among Hispanic immigrants and Internet connections for health information seeking. In M. Allen & M. Convalso (Eds.), Internet Research Annual, 2, 175-188.	11/05/08
Exploring the digital divide: Internet connectedness and age	Loges, W.E. and Jung, Joo-Young. (2001). Exploring the digital divide: Internet connectedness and age. Presented to the 51st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C.	11/03/08
exploring the digital divide: internet connectedness and age	Loges, W. E. and Jung, Joo-Young. (2001). Exploring the digital divide: Internet connectedness and age. Paper presented to the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Washington, D.C.	11/03/08

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