CCI Research Presentations and Publications
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(2008). Public Opinion on Public Interest: Radio Audience Perceptions of Localism and Diversity.
American Association for Public Opinion Research conference.
(2007). It's All Greek to Me: Deciphering Credibility of Components of the Internet Among Politically Interested Internet Users.
International Conference on Media.
(2005). Voter decision making: The tensions of personal identity, personal ethics and personal benefit.
American Behavioral Scientist. 49, 63-77.
(2004). A Web for All Reasons: Uses and Gratifications of Internet Resources for Political Information.
Telematics and Informatics. 21, 197-223.
(2003). Around the World Wide Web in 80 Ways: How Motives for Going Online are Linked to Internet Activities Among Politically Interested Internet Users.
Social Science Computer Review. 21, 304-325.
(2003). Boost or Bust for Democracy: How the Internet Influences Political Attitudes and Behaviors.
Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics. 8, 9-34.
(2002). Around the World Wide Web in 80 Ways: How Motives for Going Online are Linked to Internet Activities Among Politically Interested Internet Users.
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual convention.
(2002). Building a Web of Trust: Testing the Gamson Hypothesis on Politically Interested Internet Users.
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research.
(2002). I heard it Through the Internet: Factors that Determine Online Credibility Among Politically Interested Internet Users.
(Stavros, A. V., Ed.).Advances in Communications and Media Research. 1, 181-202.
(2002). Online and In the Know: Uses and Gratifications of the Web for Political Information.
Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. 46, 54-71.
(2001). A Boom or Bust for Democracy? How the Internet Influences Political Attitudes and Behaviors.
Global Fusion annual conference.
(2001). Do 'Instant Polls' Hit the Spot? Phone-in v. Random Sampling of Public Opinion.
(Adler, E S., & Clark R., Ed.).How It's Done, An Invitation to Social Research.
(2001). Poll Question Readability and Don't Know Replies.
International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 13, 72-79.
(2001). A Web for All Reasons: Uses and Gratifications of Internet Resources for Political Information.
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference.
(2001). When Congressional Candidates Spend Campaign Cash on Polling.
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research.
(2000). Agendas, Spirals, and Casting: News and Polls in the 2000 Presidential Primaries,.
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research.
(2000). Democracy’s Rebirth or Demise? The Influence of the Internet on Political Attitudes.
(Schultz, D., Ed.).It’s Show Time! Media, Politics, and Popular Culture. 209-228.
(2000). Using is Believing: The Influence of Reliance on the Credibility of Online Political Information Among Politically Interested Internet Users.
Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. 77, 865- 879.
(1999). A Tangled Web: The Internet's Influence on Political Attitudes.
National Communication Association annual conference.
(1999). Using is Believing: The Influence of Reliance on Credibility of Online Political Information.
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference.
(1998). Online and In the Know: Uses and Gratifications of the Web for Political Information.
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual convention.
(1997). An Agenda Setting Perspective on Historical Public Opinion.
(McCombs, M., & Shaw D. L., Ed.).Communication and Democracy: Exploring the Intellectual Frontiers in Agenda-Setting Theory. 169-182.
(1997). Soliciting Public Opinion and Public Comments: TV Stations' Use of On-line Surveys.
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference.
(1996). How Voters Use News Media to Learn About Issues.
(Shaw, D. L., McCombs M., & Kerr J., Ed.).Patterns: Reporting Beyond News Events. 283-300.
(1996). Poll Question Readability and Don’t Know Responses: International English Speaking Respondents.
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research.
(1995). Effects of Orientations to the political system, Election Campaigns, and the Media on Voter Decisionmaking Strategies.
International Communication Association annual conference.
(1995). Measuring the strength of candidate preferences.
national convention of the American Association of Public Opinion Research.
(1995). Public Opinion and Readability in Scaled Questions.
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research.
(1995). Reliability and Validity Issues with Phone-In Polls.
Media, Government, and Public Policy Conference.
(1994). Active and Passive Indicators of Public Opinion: Assessing the Call-in Poll,.
Journalism Quarterly. 71, 169-175.
(1994). Applying Readability Formulas to Poll Questions: Effects of Question Difficulty on the 'Don't Know' Response.
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference.
(1994). Is one as good as another? The relative influence of pre-election surveys on voter behavior.
Newspaper Research Journal. 15, 13-19.
(1994). Question Readability and Public Opinion Poll Effects.
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research.
(1993). Do 'Instant Polls' Hit the Spot? Phone-in v. Random Sampling of Public Opinion.
Journalism Quarterly. 70, 369-380.
(1993). The Impact of Messages on Survey Participation in Answering Machine Households.
Public Opinion Quarterly. 57, 232-237.
(1993). Mass Media and Public Opinion in Romania: Forward to the Past,.
A.R.A. Journal, The American-Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences. 126-130.
(1993). Media and Public Opinion During Transition from Communism (in Romanian).
Sociologia Romaneasca. 2, 187-198.
(1993). Media as Catalysts, Impediments and Facilitators of Public Opinion Formation in the New Romania, (in Russian).
(Manaev, O., & Pryluk Y., Ed.).Media in Transition from Totalitarianism to Democracy. 86-102.
(1992). Media and Public Opinion in the New Romania.
International Colloquia on "Media in Transition and Transition of Media.
(1992). The Role of Media in Romanian Public Opinion Formation.
17th Annual Congress of the American-Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences.
(1991). Campaign Malaise: Public Opinion, Media Use and Voter Motivation.
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference.
(1991). Mass Media as Facilitators and Impediments for Public Opinion Formation in Romania.
International Colloquium on "Interaction of Media, Public and Power Institutions in the Democratization Process.
(1991). Prodigy Goes to War: Public Opinion and Videotext Polling During the Persian Gulf War.
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference.
(1991). Telephone Answering Machines: A Problem or Boon to Survey Researchers?.
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference.
(1990). Do 'Instant Polls' Hit the Spot? Phone-in v. Random Sampling of Public Opinion.
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference.
(1990). Public Opinion and the Two Pornography Commissions: Comparing the Incomparable.
Southwestern Mass Communication Journal. 6, 1-14..
(1988). Party Identification and Political Change in Alabama.
(Swansbrough, R. H., & Brodsky D. M., Ed.).The South’s New Politics: Realignment and Dealignment.
(1987). Public Opinion and the Two Pornography Commissions.
42nd Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research.
(1986). Mixed Party Identification in Alabama.
Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics.