Title |
Excerpt |
Date |
Exploring the Digital Divide |
Loges, W.E. and Jung, Joo-Young (2001). Exploring the Digital Divide: Internet connectedness and age. Communication Research, 28(4), 536-562. |
11/03/08 |
Christopher Chavez to present at the NCA Conference in San Diego, CA |
Chris’ paper titled “ Beyond the Binary: A Meaning Based Approach to Ethnically Targeted Advertising” will be presented in the top papers panel of the Latina/o Communications Study Division on Saturday, November 22nd at 12:30pm. |
10/27/08 |
Personal technologies for communal purpose |
Katz, V. (2007). Personal technologies for communal purpose: A study of adolescent Latinos and new communication technologies. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago. |
10/21/08 |
Leading the community chorus |
Wilson. M.E. (2000). Leading the community chorus: The role of organizations in society. Dissertation Abstracts International, 62 (09), 2920. |
10/20/08 |
Acculturation and Latino immigrants’ health attitudes and behaviors |
Song, H. (2008). Acculturation and Latino immigrants' health attitudes and behaviors: An approach of bidimensional acculturation model, Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. |
10/20/08 |
Communication and community-building |
Lin, W.Y. (2004). Communication and community-building: The role of ethnic media in the Chinese immigrant community of Los Angeles. Dissertation Abstracts International, 65 (09), 3203. |
10/20/08 |
storytelling community: Communication infrastructure and civic engagement |
Kim, Y.C. (2003). Storytelling community: Communication infrastructure and civic engagements in urban spaces. Dissertation Abstracts International, 64 (12), 4256. |
10/20/08 |
From conversation to conversion: Children’s efforts to translate |
Katz, V. (2007). From conversation to conversion: Children's efforts to translate their immigrant families' social networks into community connections. |
10/20/08 |
Civic actions after September 11th |
Cohen, E.L., Ball-Rokeach, S.J., Jung, J.Y., & Kim, Y.C. (2002). Civic actions after September 11th: Exploring the role of multi-level storytelling. Paper presented to the Communications Conference, New York. |
10/20/08 |
Exploring the role of religious affiliation on civic engagement |
Chavez, C.A. & Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2006). Exploring the Role of Religious Affiliation on Civic Engagement Amongst New Immigrant Latinos in Los Angeles. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany. |
10/20/08 |
Communication infrastructure and neighborhood belonging |
Ball-Rokeach, S.J., Kim, Y.C., & Matei, S. (2001). Communication infrastructure and neighborhood belonging. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Washington DC. |
10/20/08 |
Metamorphosis: Transforming the ties that bind |
Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2002). Metamorphosis: Transforming the ties that bind. Paper presented a the Annenberg Public Policy Center Symposium on Deliberation, Democracy, and the Internet, Washington, DC. |
10/20/08 |
The well-connected community: A new tool for planning to use the Internet to build community |
Ball-Rokeach, S.J. & The Metamorphosis Project Team. The well-connected community: A new tool for planning to use the Internet to build community |
10/16/08 |
Metamorphosis Members to Present at APHA Conference in San Diego |
Former and current Metamorphosis members Yong-Chan Kim, Meghan Moran, Holley Wilkin, and Sandra Ball-Rokeach will be presenting their work “Community-based health information network and disease specific health literacy” at the American Public Health Association Conference held October 25-29, 2008 in San Diego, California. This work introduces a new measure of… |
10/01/08 |
(Dis)connecting the Pearl River Delta: The Transformation of a regional telecommunications infrastru |
Qui, L. (2004). (Dis)connecting the Pearl River Delta: The transformation of a regional telecommunications infrastructure, 1978--2002. Dissertation Abstracts International, 65 (07), 2411. |
09/23/08 |
Dr. Ball-Rokeach will be presenting to The Knight Commission at Google Headquarters on Sept. 9 |
Dr. Sandra J. Ball-Rokeach will be giving a presentation titled Recreating civil society in a global era: Back to basics to The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy. This is a project of the Aspen Institute and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.… |
09/06/08 |
Research on online intervention for civic engagement in ethnically diverse neighborhoods |
Metamorphosis team members are currently conducting research in the Alhambra area to assess the potential of a news website in fostering community integration and civic engagement in the ethically diverse suburb by creating a space for both journalists and residents to engage in local storytelling. This project is a joint… |
09/05/08 |
Community on the Walls: How Public Murals can Affect Intergroup Relations in a Shared Community |
Lapsansky, C. (2008). Community on the Walls: How Public Murals Can Affect Intergroup Relations in a Shared Community. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal. |
07/31/08 |
Working Together for a shared community: Community based organizations as sites of intergroup intera |
Gonzalez, C.& Moreno, E. (2008). Working Together for a Shared Community: Community-Based Organizations as Sites of Intergroup Interaction. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal. |
07/31/08 |
An active Education: Classroom Participation as an influence on intergroup Relations between parents |
Katz, V. (2008). An Active Education: Classroom Participation as an Influence On Inter-group Relations Between Parents. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal. |
07/31/08 |
Catholic Parishes as Agents of Integration and Isolation |
Chavez, C. (2008). Catholic Parishes as Agents of Integration and Isolation. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal. |
07/31/08 |
Understanding ethnic media: Their social and cultural roles in economic and policy contexts |
Matsaganis, M., Katz, V. & Ball-Rokeach, S. J. (In preparation). Understanding ethnic media: Their social and cultural roles in economic and policy contexts. Thousand Oaks: Sage. |
07/09/08 |
Positioning ethnic Chinese television and the Internet in the lives of Chinese immigrant populations |
Ball-Rokeach, S.J., & Lin, W.Y. (2004). Positioning ethnic Chinese television and the Internet in the lives of Chinese immigrant populations: a case study. A research report to ETTV. Communication technology and community program. Los Angeles: University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication. |
07/09/08 |
The challenge of belonging in the 21st Century: The case of Los Angeles |
Ball-Rokeach, S.J. & The Metamorphosis Project Research Team, (2000). The challenge of belonging in the 21st Century: The case of Los Angeles. Metamorphosis Project White Paper. Communication Technology and Community Program. Los Angeles: University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication. |
07/09/08 |
Diagnosing the communication infrastructure in order to reach target audiences: A study of Hispanic |
Cheong, P.H., Wilkin, H.A., & Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2004). Diagnosing the communication infrastructure in order to reach target audiences: A study of Hispanic communities in Los Angeles. In Cook, D. & Whitten, P. (Eds.), Understanding health communications technologies: A case study approach. (pp.101-110). |
07/09/08 |
Radio as a successful local storyteller in Los Angeles: A case study of KKBT and KPCC |
Hardyk, B., Loges, W.E., & Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2005). Radio as a successful local storyteller in Los Angeles: A case study of KKBT and KPCC. Journal of Radio Studies. 12 (1). |
07/09/08 |
Geo-ethnic storytelling: An examination of ethnic media content in contemporary immigrant com |
Lin, W. Y & Song, H. (2006). Geo-ethnic storytelling: An examination of ethnic media content in contemporary immigrant communities. Journalism, Theory, Practice, 7, 362-388. |
07/09/08 |
Comparing the communication ecologies of geo-ethnic communities: How people stay on top of their com |
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. |
07/09/08 |
Does entertainment-education work with Latinos in the United States |
Wilkin, H. A., Valente, T. W., Murphy, S., Cody, M. J., Huang, G., & Beck, V. (2007). Does entertainment-education work with Latinos in the United States? Identification and the effects of a telenovela breast cancer storyline. Journal of Health Communication, 12(6). |
07/09/08 |
Reaching at risk groups: The importance of health storytelling in Los Angeles Latino media |
Wilkin, H.A., & Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2006). Reaching at risk groups: The importance of health storytelling in Los Angeles Latino media. Journalism: Theory, Practice, 7, 299-320. |
07/09/08 |
Using health communication connections |
Lin, W.Y, Song, H., & Ball-Rokeach, S. J. (June, 2010). Localizing the global: Exploring the transnational ties that bind in new immigrant communities. Journal of Communication, 60(2): 205-229. |
07/09/08 |
Using health communication connections to better reach audiences with cancer prevention messages |
Wilkin, H. & Ball-Rokeach, S. J. Using health communication connections to better reach audiences with cancer prevention messages. |
07/09/08 |
Ethnic differences in health information seeking behavior |
Ball-Rokeach, S.J. & Wilkin, H. (2006) Ethnic differences in health information seeking behavior: Methodological and applied issues. Paper presented at the meeting of the joint Annenberg Health Conference. |
07/09/08 |
Geo-Ethnic Communities of Los Angeles |
Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2004). Geo-ethnic communities of Los Angeles. Paper presented at the meeting of the Leadership California Conference on California Heritage: Shaping California's Future, San Francisco. |
07/09/08 |
A map to the multiethnic communication landscape |
Ball-Rokeach, S. J., Cheong, P. H., Wilkin, H. A., & Matsaganis, M. D. (2004). A Map to the Multiethnic Communication Landscape of Los Angeles Immigrant Communities, Old and New. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, New Orleans. |
07/09/08 |
Geo-Ethnicity as a Tool for Understanding |
Katz, V. & Matsaganis, M. (2007). "Geo-Ethnicity" as a Tool for Understanding Diversity in Local Media & Culture. Paper accepted to The Our Media-Nuestros Medios VI International Conference, Sydney. |
07/09/08 |
A communication ecology approach to theory and method in understanding |
Katz, V. & Matsaganis, M. (2007). A communication ecology approach to theory and method in understanding community media. Paper accepted to The OurMedia-NuestrosMedios VI International Conference, Sydney. |
07/09/08 |
Off-line social bonds as predictors for on-line social ties |
Matei, S., & Ball-Rokeach, S. J. (2001). Off-line Social Bonds as Predictors for On-line Social Ties. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Washington DC. |
06/27/08 |
Neighborhood effects and the invisible motor of community change |
Matsaganis, M. (2006). Neighborhood Effects and the Invisible Motor of Community Change. Paper presented at the International Communication Association, Dresden. |
06/27/08 |
Comparing the communication ecologies of geo-ethnic communities |
Song, H. (2007). The dual roles of ethnic media: The effect of neighborhood news and home country news connectedness of ethnic media on the sense of belonging to the residential area. Paper presented at the annual conference of National Communication Association, Chicago, IL. |
06/27/08 |
The relationship between humans, space, and media in globalization |
Song, H. (2006). The relationship between humans, space, and media in globalization: The role of local and global news in ethnic media on the sense of belonging toward the residential area. Paper presented at the Annual Conference at the Association of Pacific Rim Universities Doctoral Student Conference, Singapore. |
06/27/08 |
Comparing the communication ecologies of geo-ethnic communities |
Wilkin, H. A., Ball-Rokeach, S. J., Matsaganis, M.D., & Cheong, P. (2007). Comparing the communication ecologies of geo-ethnic communities: How people stay on top of their community. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association. San Francisco. |
06/27/08 |
Dr. Sandra Ball-Rokeach is named ICA Fellow |
The principal investigator of the Metamorphosis Project, Dr. Sandra Ball-Rokeach, was recently named as a new ICA Fellow by the International Communication Association. For full story please see the Annenberg blog: ICA Fellow |
06/12/08 |
Carmen Gonzalez is awarded three-year Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship |
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04/17/08 |
Metamorphosis team submits grant to N.I.H. |
Dr. Sandra Ball-Rokeach, Dr. Yong-Chan Kim (University of Iowa) and Dr. Holley Wilkin (Georgia State University) have submitted a grant titled “Diabetes Literacy as a Function of Where African Americans Live and How They Communicate” to the N.I.H. This grant proposes to study diabetes in three African American communities: the… |
02/15/08 |
Intent to apply for NIH Grant |
This research will inform public health education programs designed to increase health literacy among urban and rural African-American populations with respect to the prevention and detection of Type 2 diabetes as well how people with this disease can maintain good health. The findings will identify the neighborhood characteristics and the… |
01/31/08 |
Undergraduate research inspired by the Metamorphosis Project |
Evelyn Moreno who will be graduating this Spring with a major in Urban Applied Anthropology, was recently granted permission to conduct field research at a high school in Montebello, CA. Evelyn will spend the next sixteen weeks doing reasearch on the communication environment within the high school and the surrounding… |
01/19/08 |
Recently Published |
Kim Y.C., Jung, J.Y., Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2007). Information Technology and People. “Ethnicity, place, and communication technology; effects of ethnicity on multi-dimensional internet connectedness”.Vol.20 No.3 pp.283-303. |
01/10/08 |
Sandra Ball-Rokeach is quoted in Sacramento Bee news article |
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12/19/07 |
Carmen Gonzalez is presented with an award at the NCA Conference in Chicago, Illinois |
Carmen Gonzalez was awarded top student paper at NCA in Chicago, Illinois for her paper titled The Sleeping Giant Awakens: Latino Political Mobilization via Communication Networks. Metamorphosis team memebers attended the National Communication Association Conference and also presented various of their research related papers at the NCA Conference. |
11/25/07 |