06/26/2024

ECA 2025 Convention Nonverbal Communication Interest Group Call for Papers

Call for Submissions

116th Eastern Communication Association Annual Convention

“Contemporary Problems, Creative Solutions”

Hyatt Regency, Buffalo, NY

March 26-March 30, 2025

Submission Deadline: October 16, 2024, 11:59pm PST

The Nonverbal Communication Interest Group is seeking submissions for the 116^th annual ECA Convention. We invite submissions that align with ECA 2025’s vision, focusing on nonverbal communication (e.g., paralinguistic cues, facial expressions, body language, environmental communication, and the like). The 2025 convention theme is Contemporary Problems, Creative Solutions. We encourage all submissions to explore contemporary problems and creative solutions through the lens of nonverbal communication. Let these questions be your guide:

• How can nonverbal communication studies, through scholarship, teaching, and practice, provide creative solutions to contemporary societal, environmental, geopolitical, technological, and economic problems?
• What strategies within nonverbal communication studies best prepare undergraduate and graduate students to address these contemporary problems with creative solutions?
• How can we broaden the scope of nonverbal communication research, teaching, and practice to settings and situations outside our traditional contexts?

The Nonverbal Communication Interest Group invites two types of submission and the specific requirements for each type are as follows:

Submission Guidelines for Completed Papers

Papers should be written in accordance with the University of Chicago Manual of Style or APA 7th edition (whichever is appropriate). The following fields need to be completed for individual submissions:

• Title
• Description (aka. Abstract) including the Professional Responsibility Statement.
• Student Paper marked when appropriate.
• The word “Debut” marked on all papers written by authors who have not presented previously at a regional or national convention.
• Special requests
• Audio Visual Needs
• Upload final paper or additional documents (file types accepted: Word or PDF).
• If the paper has multiple authors, submitter should indicate who will be presenting at the convention.

Submission Guidelines for Panel/Program Proposals 

Please submit panel/program proposals is one MS Word file (.doc or .docx). Proposals should be written according to the University of Chicago Manual of Style or APA 7th edition (whichever is appropriate). Include the following items in all panel/program submissions:

• Thematic Title
• Participants (Names & Affiliations) including chair and respondent.
• Special requests
• Rationale
• Audio Visual Needs
• Upload supporting documents that include titles and abstract for each paper or presentation, program copy (no more than a 75-word description) as it should appear in the final program.

For additional information about the upcoming convention, please visit ECA’s website https://ecacomm.org/. All questions or concerns related to the Nonverbal Communication Interest Group can be directed to:

Madison Neurohr, Doctoral Candidate
Department of Communication
University at Buffalo, SUNY
mneurohr@buffalo.edu

Convention Acceptance Notifications: January 2025