Conference Presentations

Johnson, E. A. (2016, April).  Uses and gratifications during pregnancy and their impact

on breastfeeding intentions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern

Communication Association (Theory and Methodology Division), Baltimore, MD. (Recipient

of top paper award in the Theory and Methodology division)

Johnson, E. A. (2015, November). What do women have to compare themselves to?: Exploring

visuals of pregnancy in online media content. Paper presented at the annual meeting

of the National Communication Association (Mass Communication Division), Las Vegas,

NV.

Johnson, E. A. (2015, November). Predicting intentions to breastfeed for three months, six months,

and one year using the Theory of Planned Behavior and body satisfaction. Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association (Health

Communication Division), Las Vegas, NV. (Recipient of Top Student Paper Award in the

Health Communication Division)

Johnson-Young, E. A. (2014, November). Contributing to a lifetime perspective of

media effects and body image: A uses and gratifications approach to media use, body

image, and weight concerns during pregnancy. Presented at the annual meeting of

the National Communication Association (Mass Communication Division), Chicago, IL.

Johnson-Young, E. A. & Bell, K. (2014, May). #rape, #slut, #whore : A Mixed methods approach

to examining hypermasculine hostile digital environments. Presented at the

Gender, Bodies, and Technology Conference, Blacksburg, VA.

Binder, A. R., Cobb, M. D., Storment, M. H., & Johnson-Young, E. A.(2013, November). 

Framing the mosquito that bites you: How descriptive labels elicit

cognitive schema and influence citizen evaluations of emerging technologies.

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication

Association (Mass Communication Division), Washington, DC.

Albada, K. & Johnson-Young, E. A. (2013, April). The Pregnant Ideal: Appearance and

Body Characteristics of Pregnant Models in Entertainment and Pregnancy Magazines. 

Paper presented at the Southern States Communication Association annual conference,

Louisville, KY. (Recipient of top paper award in the Mass Communication division)

Johnson-Young, E. A. (2013, March) What do pregnant women have to compare themselves?:

Exploring visuals of pregnancy in online media content. Poster presented at the 2012 North

 Carolina State University Graduate Research Symposium. (Advisor: Dr. Melissa Johnson)

Johnson-Young, E. A.,  & Magee, R. G. (2012, August). Social campaigns help our image,

right?: Using the situational theory to explore effects on attitudes toward a brand and its

issues. Poster presented at the AEJMC National Conference, Chicago, Ill.

Albada, K. & Johnson-Young, E. A. (2012, August). Women’s nutrition information seeking

and media use: Exploring the predictors of nutrition beliefs and eating behaviors

during pregnancy. Poster presented at the CDC’s National Conference on Health

Communication, Marketing, and Media, Atlanta, GA.

Albada, K. & Johnson-Young, E.A. (2012, August). The association between infant feeding

intentions, body issues, and information seeking behaviors during pregnancy. Poster

presented at the CDC’s National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and

Media, Atlanta, GA.

Johnson-Young, E. A. (2012, March).  Pregnancy, media use, and body image.

Paper presented at the AEJMC Southeast Colloquium, Blacksburg, VA. (with Albada,

K.)

Johnson-Young, E. A. (2012, March). Media use, body (dis)satisfaction, and behavioral

intentions: Toward a model of media effects and health during pregnancy. Poster

presented at the 2012 North Carolina State University Graduate Research

Symposium. (Advisor: Dr. Kelly Albada)

Johnson, E. A., & Magee, R. G. (2010, March). Health campaigns and video messages: The

role of regulatory focus and self esteem on behavioral intentions. Paper presented at the

AEJMC Southeast Colloquium, Chapel Hill, NC.

Magee, R. G., Cooper, E. L., Johnson, E. A., Xenakis, G., Curry, G., and Chen, H. Y. (2010,

March). Web sites and attitudes toward charities: The role of color and knowledge

activation. Paper presented at the AEJMC Southeast Colloquium, Chapel Hill, NC.