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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

2016 African American Communication and Culture Division and Black Caucus Outstanding Research Awards

2016 African American Communication and Culture Division and Black Caucus Outstanding Research Awards

Call for Submissions

2016 African American Communication and Culture Division and Black Caucus Outstanding Research Awards



The African American Communication & Culture Division (AACCD) and the Black Caucus of NCA seeks nominations from division and caucus members for the 2016 annual research awards. Awards will be granted to the author(s) of theory and/or research on specific issues of concern to African Americans, Black ethnicity, or people of the African Diaspora representing a variety of communication contexts, processes, practices, theory development, or innovative research approaches. There will be one award for an outstanding book; one for an outstanding refereed article; one for outstanding book chapter; and one award for outstanding dissertation/thesis. Book nominations may include authored books, edited books, and textbooks.

To be considered for an award, articles, books, and textbooks must meet the following minimum criteria: Nominations will be accepted for works published between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016. At least one author must be an NCA member.

Award recipients will be announced during the division business meeting at the NCA convention in Philadelphia, PA and award winners should agree to attend the conference to receive their award in person.

In order to nominate the work of others or yourself, send a statement of nomination and the accompanying publication. Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged and preferred. When nominating a book or textbook, if an electronic version of the book is not available, please send an electronic statement to the awards committee chair, and ask the book publisher to mail (4) copies of the book under separate cover to the awards committee chair (Amber Johnson).

All nominations must be postmarked no later than Monday, August 15, 2016 in order to be considered for the award. Please note that nominations will not be considered without receipt of the accompanying publication or book packet material. Please send nominations to:

Amber Johnson
Chair- Awards Committee
Email:ajohns37@slu.edu
Mailing Address:
Dr. Amber Johnson
Chair- Awards Committee
Saint Louis University - Department of Communication
Xavier Hall #329
3733 West Pine Mall
Saint Louis, MO 63108

Call for 2016 Outstanding Scholarly Book Award Nominations


Deadline: August 15, 2016



The African American Communication and Culture Division and the Black Caucus seek nominations for its 2016 Outstanding Book Award to be given to the author(s) or editor(s) of an outstanding scholarly book. Books published between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016 will be eligible for consideration. Self-nominations are strongly encouraged. All letters of nomination should clearly explicate how the book makes, or promises to make, a significant contribution to African American communication scholarship. In addition, the nomination letter should note specifically which single chapter is best representative of the nominated book.

The nomination packet should include the nomination letter and the book.  Electronic copies, including proof pages, will be accepted.  If electronic copies are not available, please submit (4) hard copies of the proof pages to the address below.  You can also ask the book publisher to mail (4) copies of the book under separate cover to the awards committee chair if an electronic version of the book is not available. All nomination packet materials for the book award should be sent to:



Amber Johnson
Chair- Awards Committee
Email:ajohns37@slu.edu
Mailing Address:
Dr. Amber Johnson
Chair- Awards Committee
Saint Louis University - Department of Communication
Xavier Hall #329
3733 West Pine Mall
Saint Louis, MO 63108


Call for 2016 Outstanding Scholarly Article Award Nominations


Deadline: August 15, 2016



The African American Communication and Culture Division and Black Caucus seek nominations for its 2016 Outstanding Article Award to be given to the author(s) of a peer-reviewed journal article. Articles published between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016 are eligible for consideration. Self-nominations for the article award are strongly encouraged. All letters of nomination should clearly explicate how the article makes, or promises to make, a significant contribution to African American communication scholarship.

Please send the nomination letter and electronic copy of the article (preferably as a PDF) to Amber Johnson@ajohns37@slu.edu If an electronic version is not available, please send four (4) copies of the nomination and article to:



Dr. Amber Johnson
Chair- Awards Committee
Saint Louis University - Department of Communication
Xavier Hall #329
3733 West Pine Mall
Saint Louis, MO 63108

Call for 2016 Outstanding Book Chapter Award Nominations


Deadline: August 15, 2016



The African American Communication and Culture Division and Black Caucus seek nominations for its 2016 Outstanding Book Chapter Award to be given to the author(s) of a chapter or essay appearing in an edited book. Articles or book chapters published between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2015 are eligible for consideration. Self-nominations for the article award are strongly encouraged. All letters of nomination should clearly explicate how the article or book chapter makes, or promises to make, a significant contribution to African American communication scholarship.

Please send the nomination letter and electronic copy of the book chapter (preferably as a PDF) to Amber Johnson @ ajohns37@slu.edu If an electronic version is not available, please send four (4) copies of the nomination and article to:


Dr. Amber Johnson
Chair- Awards Committee
Saint Louis University - Department of Communication
Xavier Hall #329
3733 West Pine Mall
Saint Louis, MO 63108


Call for 2016 Outstanding Dissertation Award Nominations


Deadline: August 15, 2016



The African American Communication and Culture Division and Black Caucus seek nominations for its 2016 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. The advisor of the dissertation or a faculty member from the department in which the dissertation was completed should make nominations. Eligible dissertations must have been defended between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016. The nomination packet must include a cover letter written by the advisor or faculty nominator and the following: 1) a 500-word (maximum) abstract of the dissertation; 2) an article-length report of the dissertation (32 double-spaced pages maximum—includes title page, tables, figures, appendices, and references) OR a selection from the dissertation the applicant thinks is most representative of the study (32 double-spaced pages maximum).

Please send the nomination letter and electronic copy of the nomination materials (preferably as a PDF) to Amber Johnson @ ajohns37@slu.edu If an electronic version is not available, please send four (4) copies of the nomination and article to:


Dr. Amber Johnson
Chair- Awards Committee
Saint Louis University - Department of Communication
Xavier Hall #329
3733 West Pine Mall
Saint Louis, MO 63108

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