Communication and Aging Division
Interest Group Awards
Listed here are awards given by the Interest Group to its members. Interests Groups are smaller communities within NCA's large membership that provide a range of resources including networking opportunities, Annual Convention programming, leadership opportunities, awards, and specialized information dissemination channels, among others.
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Outstanding Book Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Peter M. Kellett & Jennifer M. Hawkins, Women’s Narratives of Health Disruption and Illness: Within and Across Their Life Stories |
| 2018 | Carla L. Fisher |
| 2015 Inaugural Winner |
Coupland, Coupland, and Giles, Language, Society, and Elderly |
Outstanding Journal Article Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2022 | TJ Thomson, Evonne Miller, Sarah Holland-Batt, Jen Seevinck, & Sam Regi, "Visibility and invisibility in the aged care sector: Visual representation in Australian news from 2018-2021" published in Media International Australia in 2021. |
| 2021 | No award given |
| 2020 | Craig Fowler, Jessica Gasiorek, & Howard Giles, "The Role of Communication in Aging Well: Introducing the Communicative Ecology Model of Successful Aging" |
| 2017 | Lindsey B. Anderson and Melanie Morgan (2017) "An Examination of Nurses' Intergenerational Communicative Experiences in the Workplace: Do Nurses Eat Their Young?" Communication Quarterly, 65(4), 377-401. |
| 2015 Inaugural Winner |
Ellen B. Ryan, Howard Giles, Giampiero Bartolucci, & Karen Henwood Ryan, E. B., Giles, H., Bartolucci, G., & Henwood, K. (1986). Psycholinguistic and social psychological components of communication by and with the elderly. Language and Communication, 6, 1-24. |
Outstanding Dissertation Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Brett Robertson, University of Texas at Austin, “Developing Resilience Through Communication and Community: Natural Disaster Preparedness in Retirement Communities” |
| 2019 | Weston Wiebe |
| 2018 | Camella J. Rising, Ph.D. |
| 2017 | Patricia Gettings, "Understanding the Communicative Process of Baby Boomer Women Adjusting to Reitrement: Connecting Micro and Macro Discourses" |
| 2015 | Danielle Catona, Rutgers University, “Active Involvement: Developing an Intervention that Actively Engages Older Adults in Fall Prevention Message Planning” |
| 2014 | Lauren Amaro, Arizona State University, “Dyadic Outcomes of Gratitude Exchange Between Family Caregivers and their Siblings” |
| 2014 | Lindsey Anderson, Purdue University, “There Goes Another Little Chip of Your Heart: Exploring the Intersections of Communication, Emotional Labor, and Age” |
| 2011 | Charles Choi, University of California, Santa Barbara, “Young Adults’ Perceptions of Communication with Intra- and Intergenerational Targets across the Lifespan: A Cross-Cultural Comparison between the USA and Mongolia” |
| 2010 | Pamela Kennedy, University of Kansas, “Intergenerational and Peer Communication in the Workplace: An Analysis of Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction” |
| 2009 | Jill Yamasaki, Texas A&M University, “Community Connectedness and Long-Term Care in Late Life: A Narrative Analysis of Successful Aging in a Small Town” |
| 2008 | Carla Fisher, Pennsylvania State University, “Communicative Adjustment to Breast Cancer across the Life Span: Mother-Adult Daughter Communication after a Breast Cancer Diagnosis” |
| 2007 |
Naomi Bell Cornman O'Neil, The Ohio State University, "Socialization of Grandchildren by their Grandparents about the Attitudes and Beliefs of Love and Marriage" |
| 2006 | Jordan Soliz, University of Kansas, “Shared Family Identity, Age Salience, and Intergroup Contact: Investigation of the Grandparent–Grandchild Relationship” |
| 2005 | Robert McCann, University of California, Santa Barbara, “Intra- and Intergenerational Communication in the Workplace: Perspectives from Thailand and the United States of America” |
Outstanding Thesis Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Amanda Cooper, "Turbulence and transformation: Caregiving spouses’ use of communication in managing and sustaining relationship across the prolonged transition of alzheimer’s disease and related dementias" |
| 2015 | Weston Wiebe, University of Kansas, “Conflict Initiating Factors and Management Styles in Family and Nonfamily Intergenerational Relationship: American Young Adults’ Retrospective Written Accounts” |
| 2012 | Nicole Piemonte, Arizona State University, “The Contradictions of Caregiving, Loss and Grief during Emerging Adulthood: Blending Autoethnography and Thematic Analysis” |
| 2011 | Danielle Catona, Rutgers University, “Age-adapted Speech in an Assisted Living Facility” |
| 2009 | Sarah Nebel, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, “Dying as an Individual: A Call for a Patient-Centered Approach to Hospice Care Research” |
| 2008 | Melinda Weathers, University of Houston, “Exploring Communication Competence, Social Support, Perceived Coping, and Religious Coping among Hispanic Family Members Caring for Loved Ones with Alzheimer's Disease” |
Top Paper Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Patricia E. Gettings,"Considering Domains of Communication about Careers and Retirement: Re-Visiting Profiles of Communication about Aging" |
| 2021 |
Kai Kuang,"Considering Domains of Communication about Careers and Retirement: Re-Visiting Profiles of Communication about Aging" |
| 2021 |
Lindsey B. Anderson, Patricia E. Gettings,"Old Age Scares Me': Exploring Young Adults’ Feelings About Aging Before and During COVID-19" |
| 2021 |
Quinten Bernhold, "Integrating Socioemotional Selectivity Theory into the Communicative Ecology Model of Successful Aging to Understand the Implications of Age-Related" |
| 2021 |
Ressa Amanda Cooper, Margaret Jane Pitts, and Jake Harwood, “‘That’s When the Relationship Shifted’: Relational Turning Points in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias” |
| 2020 | Quinten Shenk Bernhold, "Age-Related Communication Patterns as Predictors of Affect About Aging in the Family" |
| 2020 | Quinten Shenk Bernhold, "Middle-Aged Children’s Instrumental Caregiving for an Older Parent and Depressive Symptoms: The Moderating Role of the Parent’s Accommodative Communication" |
| 2020 | Jill S. Yamasaki, "Old Friends Make the Best Friends: The Ethics of Care and Value of Age in Animal Rescue" |
| 2020 | Crystal (Yee To) Ng, Yee Man Ng, Meng Huo, and Karen Fingerman, "Older Adult’s Marital Status, Social Interactions, and Conversations in Everyday Life" |
| 2019 | Quinten Shenk Bernhold, University of California, Santa Barbara, Howard Giles, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 2019 | Weston T. Wiebe, College of the Ozarks, Yan Bing Zhang, University of Kansas |
| 2019 | Craig Fowler, Massey University, Jake Harwood, University of Arizona |
| 2019 | Quinten Shenk Bernhold, University of California Santa Barbara, Jessica N. Gasiorek, University of Hawaii, Manoa |
| 2018 | Jessica N. Gasiorek and Craig Fowler, "Effects of 'Environmental Chatter' about Age and Aging on Middle-Aged and Older Adults’ Communication and Perceptions of Aging Efficacy" |
| 2018 | Jessica D. Freeman and Jessica Elton, "'What if You Die?' Skipped-Generation Caregivers' Conversations With Their Grandchildren about Death" |
| 2018 | Sarah Fadem and Sunyoung Kim, "It’s All About Communication: Exploring Older Adults’ Perspectives on Patient Portals" |
| 2018 | Weston T. Wiebe and Yan Bing Zhang, "Older Adults’ Perspective of Intergenerational Conflict: Initiating Factors and Management Styles" |
| 2017 | Jessica Freeman and Ryan Stoldt, "Grandma or Mommy: Familial Labeling as Constructs of Identity in Grandfamilies" |
| 2017 | Jessica Gasiorek, Craig Fowler, and Howie Giles, "Communication and Successful Aging: Reconceptualizing the Role of Uncertainty" |
| 2017 | Particia Gettings and Lindsey B. Anderson, "Exploring Retirement as a Communicative Process: A Research Agenda for Communication Scholars" |
| 2015 | Craig Fowler & Jessica Gasiorek, “Profiling Younger Adults’ Communication About Aging” |
| 2014 | Craig Fowler, Jessica Gasiorek, & Howard Giles, "Introducing the Communicative Ecology Model of Successful Aging" |
| 2013 | Jill Yamasaki & Shelly Hovick, “‘That Was Grown Folks’ Business’: Narrative Reflection and Response in Older Adults’ Family Health History Communication” |
| 2012 | Howard Giles, Gholam Hassan Khaiavy, & Charles Choi, “Intergenerational Communication Satisfaction and Age Boundaries: Comparative Middle Eastern Data” |
| 2011 | Jennifer Ohs, “Relationships of Influence of Health-Care Decisions in Older Adulthood” |
| 2010 | Yi Song & Yan Bing Zhang, “Perceptions of the Son/Husband’s Mediation Styles in Chinese Mother/Daughter-in-Law Conflicts” |
| 2009 | Elizabeth Gill, “Home Sweet Home: Conceptualizing and Coping with the Challenges of Aging and the Move to a Care Facility” |
| 2008 | Carla Fisher, “Communicative Adjustment to Breast Cancer across the Life Span: Mother-Adult Daughter Communication after a Breast Cancer Diagnosis” |
| 2007 | Howard Giles, Rene Dailey, & Javashree Sarkar, “Young Adults' Intergenerational Communication Beliefs about Talking with Three Generations: Comparative Data from India” |
| 2006 | Rene Dailey, Howard Giles, & Sinfree Makoni, “Intergenerational Communication Beliefs Across the Lifespan: Comparative Data from Ghana and South Africa” |
| 2005 | Rene Dailey, Robert McCann, Howard Giles, & Hiroshi Ota, “An Integrative Perspective on Intergenerational Communication Across the Lifespan” |
Top Student Paper Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Weston Wiebe & Yan Bing Zhang, “Conflict Initiating Factors and Management Styles in Family and Nonfamily Intergenerational Relationship: American Young Adults’ Retrospective Written Accounts” |
| 2014 | Danielle Catona, “‘We Have Been Robbed of the Life We Planned’: Relational Turbulence and Experiences of Alzheimer’s Disease” |
| 2013 | Kristina Wenzel, Sara Trask, & Noah Franken, “The Institution of Home at Walnut Creek: A Nursing Home Residents’ Experience of Home and Family” |
| 2011 | Danielle Catona, “Age-adapted Speech in an Assisted Living Facility” |
| 2010 | Hai Ying Kong, “What Shall I Use: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Biomedicine, or Both?” |
Giles -Nussbaum Award
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Yan Bing Zhang |
| 2021 | Jessica Gasiorek |
| 2017 | Loretta Pecchioni |