The Journal of Applied Communication Research (JACR)
@jacr-official.bsky.social
JACR is a peer-reviewed publication of NCA that publishes original scholarship that contributes to knowledge about how people practice communication across diverse applied contexts.
Website: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rjac20
Website: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rjac20
📣 At NCA? Meet the JACR team!
Scholar Office Hours today, 2:30–3:45 PM, Adams Ballroom B.
Chat with editor Heather Zoller + meet the incoming editor.
Thinking about submitting or just want to connect? Come say hi! ✨
Scholar Office Hours today, 2:30–3:45 PM, Adams Ballroom B.
Chat with editor Heather Zoller + meet the incoming editor.
Thinking about submitting or just want to connect? Come say hi! ✨
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📣 At NCA? Meet the JACR team!
Scholar Office Hours today, 2:30–3:45 PM, Adams Ballroom B.
Chat with editor Heather Zoller + meet the incoming editor.
Thinking about submitting or just want to connect? Come say hi! ✨
Scholar Office Hours today, 2:30–3:45 PM, Adams Ballroom B.
Chat with editor Heather Zoller + meet the incoming editor.
Thinking about submitting or just want to connect? Come say hi! ✨
🚨 Issue 5 of the Journal of Applied Communication Research is now live on Taylor & Francis Online! Print copies will be mailed soon. Explore the latest studies bridging communication theory and practice: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjac20/c...
Journal of Applied Communication Research
Volume 53, Issue 5 of Journal of Applied Communication Research
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October 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🚨 Issue 5 of the Journal of Applied Communication Research is now live on Taylor & Francis Online! Print copies will be mailed soon. Explore the latest studies bridging communication theory and practice: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjac20/c...
📰 The new JACR Newsletter is out! Check your inbox for the latest issue highlights, author features, and updates from the Journal of Applied Communication Research. Didn’t get it? Send us a message to make sure you’re on the list. #JACR #CommResearch
October 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
📰 The new JACR Newsletter is out! Check your inbox for the latest issue highlights, author features, and updates from the Journal of Applied Communication Research. Didn’t get it? Send us a message to make sure you’re on the list. #JACR #CommResearch
📢 Volume 53, Issue 4 of the Journal of Applied Communication Research is now live on Taylor & Francis! Explore the latest applied communication scholarship here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjac20/c...
📬 Print copies coming soon!
📬 Print copies coming soon!
Journal of Applied Communication Research
Volume 53, Issue 4 of Journal of Applied Communication Research
www.tandfonline.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
📢 Volume 53, Issue 4 of the Journal of Applied Communication Research is now live on Taylor & Francis! Explore the latest applied communication scholarship here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjac20/c...
📬 Print copies coming soon!
📬 Print copies coming soon!
🌟 Editorial Board Spotlight: Dr. Karma Chávez (UT Austin) 🌟
“Applied scholarship is praxis—where theory + practice converge… a way to build trust with communities in a ‘post truth’ era.”
Learn more: liberalarts.utexas.edu/ams/faculty/...
“Applied scholarship is praxis—where theory + practice converge… a way to build trust with communities in a ‘post truth’ era.”
Learn more: liberalarts.utexas.edu/ams/faculty/...
September 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🌟 Editorial Board Spotlight: Dr. Karma Chávez (UT Austin) 🌟
“Applied scholarship is praxis—where theory + practice converge… a way to build trust with communities in a ‘post truth’ era.”
Learn more: liberalarts.utexas.edu/ams/faculty/...
“Applied scholarship is praxis—where theory + practice converge… a way to build trust with communities in a ‘post truth’ era.”
Learn more: liberalarts.utexas.edu/ams/faculty/...
🗳️ The Citizen Questions Model reimagines debates by centering voter priorities, not media agendas. Community-driven questions make debates more transparent, accountable & legitimate. Read in Journal of Applied Communication Research: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🗳️ The Citizen Questions Model reimagines debates by centering voter priorities, not media agendas. Community-driven questions make debates more transparent, accountable & legitimate. Read in Journal of Applied Communication Research: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New in JACR: Gain-framed, future-oriented messages boost PrEP uptake among Chinese MSM—without raising sexual risk intentions.
Study by Yu Guo, Yiwei Li, Yuxuan Wang, Yongkang Hou & Hongzhe Xiang.
Read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#PrEP #HIVPrevention
Study by Yu Guo, Yiwei Li, Yuxuan Wang, Yongkang Hou & Hongzhe Xiang.
Read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#PrEP #HIVPrevention
‘For future gains’: examining the effectiveness of combined messaging techniques on PrEP uptake and sexual risk compensation among Chinese men who have sex with men
This study examined how gain-loss framing, temporal framing, and narrative/non-narrative format influence pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM). Utili...
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September 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
New in JACR: Gain-framed, future-oriented messages boost PrEP uptake among Chinese MSM—without raising sexual risk intentions.
Study by Yu Guo, Yiwei Li, Yuxuan Wang, Yongkang Hou & Hongzhe Xiang.
Read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#PrEP #HIVPrevention
Study by Yu Guo, Yiwei Li, Yuxuan Wang, Yongkang Hou & Hongzhe Xiang.
Read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#PrEP #HIVPrevention
🌟 Welcome Shobha Pai to JACR as our new Editorial & Social Media Assistant! Excited to have them on board helping share stories, updates, and connect with our community. 💙
Shobha is a second year masters student at the University of Cincinnati.
#communicationresearch
Shobha is a second year masters student at the University of Cincinnati.
#communicationresearch
September 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🌟 Welcome Shobha Pai to JACR as our new Editorial & Social Media Assistant! Excited to have them on board helping share stories, updates, and connect with our community. 💙
Shobha is a second year masters student at the University of Cincinnati.
#communicationresearch
Shobha is a second year masters student at the University of Cincinnati.
#communicationresearch
📢 New in JACR: Kim, Overton, Wu, Noland & Moon show that support for corporate social advocacy (CSA) depends on efficacy people back companies more when they believe their support can make a difference.
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#CSA #JACR
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#CSA #JACR
September 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
📢 New in JACR: Kim, Overton, Wu, Noland & Moon show that support for corporate social advocacy (CSA) depends on efficacy people back companies more when they believe their support can make a difference.
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#CSA #JACR
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#CSA #JACR
New in JACR: @inbal-leibovits.bsky.social examines how homeless civic actors & allies co-produce knowledge for policy + social change—and how allyship can both open space and unintentionally reinforce exclusion.
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Allyship #JACR
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#Allyship #JACR
Knowing the street: on the production of knowledge between homeless civic actors and their allies in the U.S.
Focusing on a case study of homeless civic actors and their allies in the U.S., this ethnographic study unpacks allyship as a communicative dynamic, exploring how it both facilitates and constrains...
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September 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New in JACR: @inbal-leibovits.bsky.social examines how homeless civic actors & allies co-produce knowledge for policy + social change—and how allyship can both open space and unintentionally reinforce exclusion.
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Allyship #JACR
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Allyship #JACR
Applied communication scholarship bridges research + real-world impact. 🌍✨
We’re curious: What does applied scholarship mean to you?
Reply and share your perspective—we’d love to hear from our community.
#AppliedCommunication #JACR
We’re curious: What does applied scholarship mean to you?
Reply and share your perspective—we’d love to hear from our community.
#AppliedCommunication #JACR
September 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Applied communication scholarship bridges research + real-world impact. 🌍✨
We’re curious: What does applied scholarship mean to you?
Reply and share your perspective—we’d love to hear from our community.
#AppliedCommunication #JACR
We’re curious: What does applied scholarship mean to you?
Reply and share your perspective—we’d love to hear from our community.
#AppliedCommunication #JACR
The SSCA Applied Communication Division seeks volunteers (reviewers, chairs, respondents, mentors) for the Birmingham convention.
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SSCA Applied Communication Division
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SSCA 96th Annual Convention “Comm - AI - nity: Conversations in the Age of Intelligence” April 8-12, 2026 in Birmingham, Alabama
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September 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The SSCA Applied Communication Division seeks volunteers (reviewers, chairs, respondents, mentors) for the Birmingham convention.
Support applied communication scholarship! Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Support applied communication scholarship! Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
How do Vietnamese American youth navigate #mentalhealth stigma across generations?
A new JACR article shows how “honor” & “silence” collide with youth voices for change.
Read here - > www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#CultureCenteredApproach #ImmigrantHealth
A new JACR article shows how “honor” & “silence” collide with youth voices for change.
Read here - > www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#CultureCenteredApproach #ImmigrantHealth
Culture-centered narratives of support and stigma: intergenerational tensions in the mental illness experiences of Vietnamese American youth
This study explores how second-generation Vietnamese American youth in the US Northeast make meaning of mental illness amid intergenerational stigma and structural marginalization. Drawing on the c...
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September 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
How do Vietnamese American youth navigate #mentalhealth stigma across generations?
A new JACR article shows how “honor” & “silence” collide with youth voices for change.
Read here - > www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#CultureCenteredApproach #ImmigrantHealth
A new JACR article shows how “honor” & “silence” collide with youth voices for change.
Read here - > www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#CultureCenteredApproach #ImmigrantHealth
What happens when government funding dominates interorganizational collaboration? Read D piece “When resource dependency discourse dominates interorganizational collaboration: a case study of a statewide effort to end homelessness” by DaJung Woo & Tsu-Yi Chien at www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
August 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
What happens when government funding dominates interorganizational collaboration? Read D piece “When resource dependency discourse dominates interorganizational collaboration: a case study of a statewide effort to end homelessness” by DaJung Woo & Tsu-Yi Chien at www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Interested in using film & media narratives as a vehicle for understanding and supporting social and behavioral change? See report “Mental models and enduring climate action: the Earth Connection Film Festival” by Jessica Eise, Amanda Camarillo & Sarah Lasley at www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1....
Mental models and enduring climate action: the Earth Connection Film Festival
Climate change is one of the major interconnected social crises related to human health and the environment we face today, and motivating public action is a pressing challenge within that. The 2024...
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July 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Interested in using film & media narratives as a vehicle for understanding and supporting social and behavioral change? See report “Mental models and enduring climate action: the Earth Connection Film Festival” by Jessica Eise, Amanda Camarillo & Sarah Lasley at www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1....
Communicating #Weather Warnings
Demonstrating the importance of public scholarship, scholars @kerikstephens.bsky.social and Hamilton Bean are sharing their crucial insights about communicating weather #warnings. Check out their article at The Conversation: theconversation.com/why-it-can-b...
Demonstrating the importance of public scholarship, scholars @kerikstephens.bsky.social and Hamilton Bean are sharing their crucial insights about communicating weather #warnings. Check out their article at The Conversation: theconversation.com/why-it-can-b...
July 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Communicating #Weather Warnings
Demonstrating the importance of public scholarship, scholars @kerikstephens.bsky.social and Hamilton Bean are sharing their crucial insights about communicating weather #warnings. Check out their article at The Conversation: theconversation.com/why-it-can-b...
Demonstrating the importance of public scholarship, scholars @kerikstephens.bsky.social and Hamilton Bean are sharing their crucial insights about communicating weather #warnings. Check out their article at The Conversation: theconversation.com/why-it-can-b...
Update from the JACR Team
Associate Editor Julius Matthew Riles continues to make impactful scholarly contributions to the field of communication research. He recently co-authored three publications exploring #Media effects and #communication in #health and #justice contexts:
Associate Editor Julius Matthew Riles continues to make impactful scholarly contributions to the field of communication research. He recently co-authored three publications exploring #Media effects and #communication in #health and #justice contexts:
July 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Update from the JACR Team
Associate Editor Julius Matthew Riles continues to make impactful scholarly contributions to the field of communication research. He recently co-authored three publications exploring #Media effects and #communication in #health and #justice contexts:
Associate Editor Julius Matthew Riles continues to make impactful scholarly contributions to the field of communication research. He recently co-authored three publications exploring #Media effects and #communication in #health and #justice contexts:
Check out JACR online first article, “Facilitation of young migrants’ agency in policy lab meeting interactions: a case analysis in an Italian city” by Claudio Baraldi & Antonella Capalbi at www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1....
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Facilitation of young migrants’ agency in policy lab meeting interactions: a case analysis in an Italian city
Policy Labs are initiatives promoted to improve citizens' participation in the elaboration of institutional policies on specific themes. Policy labs involve the collaboration of interested citizens...
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July 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Check out JACR online first article, “Facilitation of young migrants’ agency in policy lab meeting interactions: a case analysis in an Italian city” by Claudio Baraldi & Antonella Capalbi at www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1....
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What happens when a consent contract is introduced in a dance production?
Read Alaina C. Zanin, Carrisa S. Hoelscher and Sarah Wilcoxon piece titled “We created the policy, so we don’t need to use it: a qualitative case study of consent policy implementation” at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read Alaina C. Zanin, Carrisa S. Hoelscher and Sarah Wilcoxon piece titled “We created the policy, so we don’t need to use it: a qualitative case study of consent policy implementation” at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We created the policy, so we don’t need to use it: a qualitative case study of consent policy implementation
This case study describes how members of a dance production negotiated organizational consent by documenting the collaborative implementation of a ‘consent contract.’ This contract functioned as po...
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June 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
What happens when a consent contract is introduced in a dance production?
Read Alaina C. Zanin, Carrisa S. Hoelscher and Sarah Wilcoxon piece titled “We created the policy, so we don’t need to use it: a qualitative case study of consent policy implementation” at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read Alaina C. Zanin, Carrisa S. Hoelscher and Sarah Wilcoxon piece titled “We created the policy, so we don’t need to use it: a qualitative case study of consent policy implementation” at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We hope everyone who went to #ICA25 enjoyed the conference. As u revise your papers based on conference feedback, consider submitting your work to JACR. Pieces that are building #theory & insights for practice would be a good fit at the #journal. Submit ur work at www.tandfonline.com/journals/rja...
June 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We hope everyone who went to #ICA25 enjoyed the conference. As u revise your papers based on conference feedback, consider submitting your work to JACR. Pieces that are building #theory & insights for practice would be a good fit at the #journal. Submit ur work at www.tandfonline.com/journals/rja...
New Issue Alert
We are excited to share with you JACR latest Issue which is now available for you to explore at www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjac20/5.... Vol 53 Issue 2 articles address diverse social justice themes including the potential of community-driven research in reshaping #LGBTQ empowerment, 1/7
We are excited to share with you JACR latest Issue which is now available for you to explore at www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjac20/5.... Vol 53 Issue 2 articles address diverse social justice themes including the potential of community-driven research in reshaping #LGBTQ empowerment, 1/7
May 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New Issue Alert
We are excited to share with you JACR latest Issue which is now available for you to explore at www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjac20/5.... Vol 53 Issue 2 articles address diverse social justice themes including the potential of community-driven research in reshaping #LGBTQ empowerment, 1/7
We are excited to share with you JACR latest Issue which is now available for you to explore at www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjac20/5.... Vol 53 Issue 2 articles address diverse social justice themes including the potential of community-driven research in reshaping #LGBTQ empowerment, 1/7
Read JACR latest published article, “Beyond ramen noodles: how critical consciousness transforms resilience for U.S. college students navigating food insecurity” by Jasmine R. Linabary, Ziyu Long Rebecca Rodriguez Carey, Elizabeth Wilhoit Larson &Tessa M. Hall at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Beyond ramen noodles: how critical consciousness transforms resilience for U.S. college students navigating food insecurity
Drawing on qualitative interviews, this study explored how U.S. college students engage in resilience strategies in response to food insecurity. While adaptive resilience strategies provided short-...
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May 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Read JACR latest published article, “Beyond ramen noodles: how critical consciousness transforms resilience for U.S. college students navigating food insecurity” by Jasmine R. Linabary, Ziyu Long Rebecca Rodriguez Carey, Elizabeth Wilhoit Larson &Tessa M. Hall at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
You are invited to attend NCA Virtual Learning Opportunity on Understanding Authoritarianism: Lessons from Ukraine and Europe on Friday, April 25, 2025, 3pm-4:30pm EST.
This session highlights how applied insights from #communication #research can guide global responses to rising #Authoritarianism.
This session highlights how applied insights from #communication #research can guide global responses to rising #Authoritarianism.
April 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
You are invited to attend NCA Virtual Learning Opportunity on Understanding Authoritarianism: Lessons from Ukraine and Europe on Friday, April 25, 2025, 3pm-4:30pm EST.
This session highlights how applied insights from #communication #research can guide global responses to rising #Authoritarianism.
This session highlights how applied insights from #communication #research can guide global responses to rising #Authoritarianism.
“How do you feel about getting childcare app notifications at work? “It’s a roller coaster of emotions!” one working mom shared” Stephanie. It explores how these apps both support & disrupt work engagement—and introduces the personal paradox of tech in work life. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
April 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“How do you feel about getting childcare app notifications at work? “It’s a roller coaster of emotions!” one working mom shared” Stephanie. It explores how these apps both support & disrupt work engagement—and introduces the personal paradox of tech in work life. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Nominate someone or yourself for NCA Applied Communication Division Awards by MAY 15, 2025, at 11:59 PM PT.
These awards acknowledge significant contributions in applied communication #theory, #research, and/or #practice. Send your electronic submissions of nomination letters to mweathers@wcu.edu.
These awards acknowledge significant contributions in applied communication #theory, #research, and/or #practice. Send your electronic submissions of nomination letters to mweathers@wcu.edu.
March 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM