Launa ‘Ōlelo Kākou
We Communicate
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Department of Speech
Volume 6, Fall 2009-Spring 2010
Inside
Lee Takes Over as SCS
Adviser, 2
Debate and Forensics Society, 2
Student vs. Faculty Bowling, 2
Graduate Program Update, 3
Graduate Students Make Most
of National Conference
Experience, 3
Mahalo for Our New
Research Lab, 4
Recent Faculty Publications, 4
Speech Communication
Society, 5
Speech Faculty, 6
Reinvest in Your Speech
Department, 6
State of the Department: Changes Sweep
Through the Department of Speech!
The winds of change have definitely swept through
George Hall this semester. A new generation of graduate
students has arrived to stand alongside our great faculty.
We have a new Department Chair (Dr. Kelly Aune), a
new Director of Graduate Studies (Dr. Amy Hubbard),
and a new adviser for the Speech Communication Society
(Dr. Kate Lee). Amid all this “newness,” there seemed
to be something—or should we say someone—missing.
That someone would be Dr. Hye-Ryeon Lee. The former
Department Chair has left the Speech Department and is
currently adjusting to her new role as the Interim Associ-
ate Dean for the College of Arts & Humanities. “It is a
very interesting, perspective-changing experience,” said Dr.
Lee. “As the Department Chair, you interacted with the
New Interim Associate Dean,
Dr. Hye-ryeon Lee faculty, the department people, and a little with the Dean.
However, in this role, there are a total of nine departments
(within the College of Arts and Humanities) that I now have to work with. I am now
seeing a really different side of the university, a side previously only viewable from afar.”
Getting accustomed to her role of overseeing nine departments can be a little difficult,
especially when the department she used to call home is one of them. “I will always have
a soft spot for the Speech Department,” admitted Dr. Lee. “Sometimes I have to remind
myself to be fair in the way I approach each new perspective. It is similar to when you
are a parent and have multiple children. You try to appreciate each child equally but dif-
ferently. Of course, no one is perfect and some departments are easier to work with than
others. Knowing this, I try to be very cognitive about being fair.”
Despite only being in her new role since September 1, 2009, Dr. Lee has already noticed
her current position is very different from those she held in the past. “In this role, I get to
meet a lot of new people and it is exhilarating to learn how a large university runs from
an academic and administrative perspective,” explained Dr. Lee. “While in the Speech
Department, the research aspect was more central. My new position has actually reduced
my available time to do research. ”
Even with her time reduced, Dr. Lee still wants to have her hands in research. In fact,
one of her current projects involves working with U.C. San Diego and the Hawai‘i
Department of Health Services, on offering telephone cessation counseling services in
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 Dr. Lee Takes Over as SCS Adviser
It was in the Fall of 2007, when Dr. Hye-
Eun (Kate) Lee got her first glimpse of the
Speech Communication Society (SCS).
Although she did not really know much
about the organization, she casually attended
the events she was invited to. Interested in
learning more, Dr. Lee spent a year observing
SCS. It was within that year that something
unexpected happened. Dr. Lee had stumbled
upon an amazing discovery.
“I started noticing that the students behaved
differently. While generally very quiet in
class, the students were really sociable and
talkative at the SCS events. It was at these
events that students opened up and revealed
their true personalities, their true selves,” said
Dr. Lee.
After making this amazing discovery, Dr.
Lee decided she wanted to be more involved
with the organization and in Fall 2008, she
made the commitment to be an active faculty
member for SCS. “I like to interact with
students. Besides, I don’t think I made good
use of my time as an undergraduate. Being
involved with SCS makes me feel like I have
another chance to regain my undergraduate
life,” giggled Dr. Lee.
As her interest in the organization grew, so has returned the favor and presented Dr. Lee
did her involvement. Although she began with the most unexpected reward. “When
as an observer from afar, Dr Lee has now I came to Hawai‘i, I had only my son,
become the adviser for Speech Communica- Eugene. Through my experience with SCS, I
tion Society. However, accepting the role of feel I have a family. I feel like the members
adviser was not always an easy transition. are my friends. They are my family. I’m
“It was stressful at first. Amy (Hubbard) did happy,” smiled Dr. Lee. (And so are we.)
such a great job. I had to reframe the way I
was thinking. In my mind, I had to rede-
fine what SCS was about. SCS was about
the students and my part would be to play
the multiple roles of member, officer, and
adviser,” concluded Dr. Lee.
Although stressful initially, she found
herself becoming very attached to her new
role. The chance to interact with students,
as themselves, proved to be an opportunity
too irresistible to pass up. Soon, these very
interactions would lead to something even
more amazing. For while she is married, her
husband remains in Korea. Dr. Lee lives here
in Hawai‘i only with her son, Eugene. As
a pseudo-single mother, a professor at the
University of Hawai‘i, and the adviser for
the Speech Communication Society, it can
be difficult to juggle all these roles. “I just try
to stay positive and do my best,” nodded Dr.
Dr. Hye-Eun “Kate” Lee and Eugene
Lee. In doing so, her commitment to SCS

Debate and Forensics Society: We’re Not About Dead Bodies

The Debate and Forensics Society
(DFS) is a new student organization
founded in January of 09’ by Speech
Professor Dr. Robert Boller and un-
dergraduate students from all over the
University. The word forensics is derived
from the Latin word forum and means
evidence based reasoning. It has only
recently become associated with crime
investigation T.V. shows, but classically
refers to to debate, the interpretation
of literature, and individual speaking
events. DFS’s mission is to provide the
University with a forum to develop
student’s argumentative abilities through
good spirited competition in order
to engender active and sophisticated
participation in professional and civic
dialogue. DFS has weekly meetings cen-
tered around competitive argumentation
and also hosts and participants in a variety
of other collegial and community events
on and off campus.
Over the last year, DFS has had numer-
ous highlights. This Fall, Hawai‘i Pacific
University hosted their Pan Pacific British
parliamentary Championship Debate
Tournament featuring nearly 50 teams
from 10 Universities. UH Månoa’s team of
Ben Siegel and Daniel Hugo won the “Is-
land Division” and placed 2nd overall! The
Speech department, along with ASUH,
also sponsored Siegel and Hugo to travel
to Oxford, England and Istanbul, Turkey
to compete in prestigious international
tournaments. DFS has also supported local
debate organizations by providing student
judges for the Hawai‘i Speech League, the
Chevron Keiki Speech Tournament, and
the Radford Complex Speech Festival.
DFS has also hosted panel discussions,
guest speakers, open houses and will host
an Intramural Debate Tournament this
Spring.
“This last year I’ve been actively involved
with the Debate and Forensics Society.
The society has opened up a new venue
for me to acquire skills necessary for my
future. The potential for other students
to gain form this society is endless. The
members of DFS look to the organiza-
tion as a place for constructive academic
growth aimed at public advocacy ad-
dressing local and global issues. The skills
and confidence they might gain from
this organization are indispensable to
any professional path and community
alignment,” said Speech Major Ryan
Delaney.

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State of the
Department
Continued from page 1
Korean, Vietnamese and Chinese starting
January 1, 2010!
As it did with the Speech Department,
the winds have brought many changes for
Dr. Lee. And although she is enjoying the
experience of her new role, she acknowl-
edges it has taken her away from the
group of people she considered like family.
“If I had to pick what I missed most about
being away from the Speech department, I
would say one of the things is the faculty,”
admitted Dr. Lee. “The interaction with
the faculty really felt like we were part of
a big family. I miss always having those
people around me. The other thing I miss
is the interaction with the students. As a
teacher it is truly a wonderful experience
to see a student catch on to something
that winds up changing their life. Those
student leaps are truly special.” We wish
Associate Dean Lee nothing but the best
in her new interim role for the College of
Arts and Humanities.
Graduate Students Make Most of National Conference Experience
The National Communication Association
(NCA) held their 95th annual convention
this past November. Three Masters students,
one recent Masters graduate, and several
professors represented the University of
Hawai‘i at Månoa Speech Department this
year in Chicago, Illinois. Michele Hamada,
Ashley Hanna, and Jennifer Sur sat down to
discuss the experience and to enlighten other
students on conference attendance.
What did you enjoy most about NCA 2009? Hamada
Ashley: I really enjoy being surrounded
by other people who laugh at jokes about
self-disclosure and statistics. More seriously, research from multiple perspectives.
it’s exciting to be around people who are so
excited to discuss their research. I always feel
like I walk away from conferences with a
handful of new research ideas.
Jenn: I enjoyed attending different panels and tions of nonverbal communication behavior. bands). Each panelist provided more insight
learning about the most current research being Specifically, the panel analyzed the decep-
done in our field. I also enjoyed the exchange tion detection strategies utilized by the TV
of ideas between researchers and scholars
during each panel. It gave me an opportunity although the show utilizes fictitious forms
Graduate Program Update
Four of our graduate students
recently completed their thesis
or MA applied projects. Their
projects covered a variety of
topics dealing with computer
mediated communication and
the impressions teachers create
in the college classroom. We
bid fond alohas to these four
L-R: Amy Wisner, Michelle Koo, Jessica Fujimoto, Audrey Mendoza,
students and wish them most
and Allison Higashi
prosperous futures!
Blake Hendrickson: “An Analysis of Jessica Fujimoto, Michele Hamada, Allison
Friendship Networks, Social Connect- Higashi, Michelle Koo, Audrey Mendoza,
edness, Homesickness, and Satisfaction
and Amy Wisner.
Level of International Students”
Recently, four of our graduate students;
Pascale Roy Lafontaine: “Belonging and
Trust in Online Communities: The Case Ashley Hanna, Michele Hamada, Mi-
chelle Koo, and Jennifer Sur attended
of Couchsurfing as a Global Cooperative
the National Communication Associa-
Social Network”
tion convention in Chicago, Illinois. One
Kimberly Nishigaya: “E-mail Survey Re-
of the research studies presented at the
sponse Rate and the Request for Completion”
conference was co-authored by Jennifer
Jennifer Sur: “Teachers are All Actors on Sur, Nicole Saito, Ashley Hanna, Leanne
a Stage: The Role of Impression Manage-
Nakamura, Kimberly Nishigaya, and Rise
ment in the Classroom”
Doi with Dr. Amy Hubbard. The title of
This Fall, we also welcomed six new full- their paper was “Mens Facial Hair as an
time graduate students into our program: Evolutionary Signal”.
of deception detection, the show is useful
because it sheds light on the importance of
the study of nonverbal communication.
Jenn: There were two very interesting panels:
“Advances in the Study of Deception: What
the Research Tells Us” and “Top Four Papers in
Family Communication.” The first panel dis-
cussed the most recent advances in deception
research. The top communication and psychol-
ogy scholars, such as Judee Burgoon and Tim
L-R: Jennifer Sur, Ashley Hanna, and Michele Levine, presented their most recent findings on
deception and nonverbal behavior. Overall, the
panel shed some light on the exciting future of
to think about and approach communication deception research. The second panel included
interesting research findings about important
What was the most interesting panel? relationships that are sometimes neglected in
communication research (e.g., military wives
Michele: The “Lie to me” panel was the most
and deployed husbands, adult full siblings and
interesting panel in the NCA conference.
stepsiblings, and commuter wives and hus-
The panel analyzed the media representa-
into these complicated relationships.
Why should students consider attending
show Lie to Me. The panel concluded that academic conferences?
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 Mahalo for Our New Research Lab
Arts & Humanities Dean Tom Bingham and Assoc. A&H Dean Hye-ryeon Lee
MA student Audrey Mendoza in the control room
Graduate students Audrey Mendoza and Amy
Wisner in the interaction lab
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Speech faculty and graduate students are
researching their experiment-loving hearts
out now that they have their own space
for conducting studies. This is largely
thanks to Arts & Humanities Dean Tom
Bingham, who granted at least $50,000
with which to establish a Departmental
research laboratory.
“Having a facility like this is a major
plus in terms of maintaining our strong
research productivity, as well as being able
to attract top-notch faculty and students
to our program,” says current Speech
Department chair R. Kelly Aune. “We’re
thrilled to finally have this lab.”
The state of the art laboratory is designed
to appear and feel like a comfortable living
room, with plush couches, carpeted floors,
and wall décor. The space is outfitted with
dedicated video and audio digital record-
ing equipment, as well as a large flat-
screen monitor.
Then-Interim Associate Dean Krystyna
Aune and then-Chair Hye-ryeon Lee
were incredibly instrumental in seeing the
project through, a vision at least a decade
in the making. The lab was officially dedi-
cated through a special ceremony in the
spring of 2009.
RECENT FACULTY
PUBLICATIONS
Chai, S. K., Liu, M., & Kim, M. S. (2009). Cultural
Comparisons of Beliefs and Values: Applying the
Grid-Group Approach to the World Values Survey.
Beliefs and Values, 1, 193- 208.
Doss, K., & Ebesu Hubbard, A. S. E. (2009). The
communicative value of tattoos: The role of public
self-consciousness on tattoo visibility. Communica-
tion Research Reports, 26, 62-74.
Dibble, J. L., & Levine, T. R. (in press). Break-
ing bad news: Direction of the MUM effect and
senders’ cognitive representations of news valence.
Communication Research.
Ebesu Hubbard, A. S. (2009). Interaction adapta-
tion theory. In S. W. Littlejohn & Foss, K. A. (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of communication theory. Sage.
Ebesu Hubbard, A. S. (2009). Perspective taking,
adaptation, and coordination. In W. F. Eadie (Ed.),
21st century communication (pp. 119-127). Sage.
Ebesu Hubbard, A. S., & Burgoon, J. K. (2009).
Nonverbal communication. In M. B. Salwen &
D. W. Stacks (Eds.), An integrated approach to com-
munication theory and research (2nd ed., pp. 336-347).
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Guan, X., Park, H. S., & Lee, H. E. (2009). Cross-
cultural differences in apology. International Journal
of Intercultural Relations, 33, 32-45.
Kam, K. Y., Kim, M. S., Sharkey, W. F., & Singelis,
T. M. (2008). Culture and deception. Comunication
Currents, 3, (1). http://www.communicationcur-
rents.com/
Kim, M. S., Sur, J., & Gong, L. (2009). Humans
and humanoid social robots in communication. AI
and Society, 24, 317-325.
Kim, M. S., Wilson, S. R., Anastasiou, L., Aleman,
C., Oetzel, J., & Lee, H. R. (2009). The Relation-
ship Between Self-Construals and Perceived Face
Threats in Influence Goals. Journal of International
and Intercultural Communication, 2, 318-343.
Kim, M. S. (in press). Self-construal. In R. L.
Jackson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Identity. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage.
Kim, M. S. (in press). Trait Theory. In S. M. Little-
john & K. A. Foss (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Communi-
cation Theory. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Kim, M. S. (in press). Conversational Constraints
Theory. In S. M. Littlejohn & K. A. Foss (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Communication Theory. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage.
Kim, M. S., Kam, K. Y., Sharkey, W. F., & Singelis,
T. M. (2008). “Deception: Moral transgression or
social necessity?”: Cultural-relativity of deception
motivations and perceptions of deceptive com-
munication. Journal of International and Intercultural
Communication, 1, 23-50.
Kim, M. S. (in press). Cultural Bias in Com-
munication Science: Challenges of Overcoming
Ethnocentric Paradigms in Asia. Asian Journal of
Communication, 19.
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 Speech Communication Society

Top L-R: SCS Semester Welcome Party, Fall, 2009; SCS Zombie Crawl, October, 2009; Above: Semester Kick-Off Picnic, Magic Island

It has been a very exciting year so far! With shop for our members. He educated our To help raise money and get singles to-
an almost brand new crew the Speech members on how to prepare for before, dur- gether, SCS hosted its second Speed Dating
Communication Society is keeping busy by ing, and after an interview. Attendees even Event! With other 250 matches the event
hosting lots of events. This semester SCS has received goodie bags, compliments of Ala was a success with its beautiful decorations
recruited more than 20 new members into Moana’s Sephora! and delicious snacks.
the society with many returning members. To get in touch with the community, SCS We are hoping that the rest of the semester
In order to welcome everyone into the new volunteered to help REAL! with their will be just as much fun! We still have our
academic year SCS held their Kick Off Party Zombie Crawl, which was about informing second general meeting, where members will
in the George Hall courtyard where everyone the community about the Tobacco Indus- help choose what charity we will donate $300
played very loud icebreakers that startled the tries’ agenda. Members got dressed up and to, and our end of semester party, in which we
locals. To keep the energy going we held our made up to look like zombies. look forward to the faculty’s entertainment!
bi-annual beach bash at Magic Island. From
balloon tossing to racing in sandwich wrap
there was not a shortage of fun at this event.
To prepare for the Student vs. Faculty
Bowling tournament SCS hosted a Wii
bowling tournament in George Hall.
Members gathered and practiced their
bowling techniques on the big screen! Dr.
participated after a wonderful moonwalk
into the room.
Aside from a wonderful moonwalk, Dr. Bill
also helped us with an Interviewing work-
Students vs. Faculty Bowling, December, 2009
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 Speech Faculty
R. Kelly Aune (PhD, University of Arizo-
na, 1988). Professor and Department Chair.
Message and natural language processing.
Robert R. Boller (EdD, University of
San Francisco, 2005). Assistant Professor.
Issue-sensitive self-disclosures, political
communication.
Jayson L. Dibble (PhD, Michigan State
University, 2008). Assistant Professor.
Interpersonal delivery of bad news, adoles-
cent and family communication.
Amy S. Ebesu Hubbard (PhD, University
of Arizona, 1996). Associate Professor and
Graduate Chair. Relational and nonverbal
communication, conflict, deception.
Jang-Hyun Kim (PhD, State University
of New York at Buffalo, 2007). Assistant
Professor. Social influence, network analy-
sis, international and political communica-
tion, conflict.
Reinvest in Your Speech
Department!
Your contribution makes a difference!
We hope you’ll consider making a
charitable donation to the University
of Hawai‘i Foundation in the name
of the Department of Speech. Your
tax-deductible gift supports Speech
Departmental activities such as student
scholarships, student awards, and fund-
ing student travel to present research at
professional conferences. Giving is easy
and will embolden your sense of pride
in your alma mater. It’s easy to gift
online at http://www.uhf.hawaii.edu/
support. We really do rely on your help!
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Front L-R: Dr.
Robert Boller, Kenny
Aune, Dr. Kelly Aune,
Assoc. Vice Chancellor
Dr. Krystyna Aune,
Dr. Jang-Hyun Kim,
& Ryan Kim; Back
L-R: Dr. Hye-Eun
Lee, Dr. Jayson
Dibble, Dr. Amy
Hubbard, Dr. Min-
Sun Kim, Assoc. A&H
Dean Dr. Hye-ryeon
Lee, & Dr. Devan
Rosen; Not pictured:
Dr. William Sharkey
Min-Sun Kim (PhD, Michigan State Uni-
versity, 1992). Professor. Intercultural com-
munication, persuasion, social influence.
Hye-Eun “Kate” Lee (PhD, Michigan
State University, 2008). Assistant Profes-
sor. Intercultural, interpersonal communi-
cation, research methods.
Devan Rosen (PhD, Cornell University,
2006). Assistant Professor. Organizational,
computer-mediated, and intercultural
communication networks.
William F. Sharkey (PhD, The Ohio State
University, 1990). Professor and Under-
graduate Chair. Embarrassment, conflict,
interactions between sighted and blind
people.
National Conference
Experience
Continued from page 3
Ashley: First of all, it’s always fun to see what
those scholars whose articles you just spent a
semester reading actually look like! Second, it’s a
great networking opportunity. Especially for
those students considering continuing on to
a PhD program, conferences are a great place
to get a grasp of what other departments are
like, as well as to get some face time with
accomplished professors. Finally, conferences
give you a glimpse of the newest research
being done in our field.
Future conferences to be attended by UH stu-
dents and faculty include the Western States
Communication Association’s annual confer-
ence in Anchorage, Alaska (March, 2010), the
International Communication Association
(ICA)’s annual conference in Singapore ( June,
2010), and the next NCA conference in San
Francisco, California (November, 2010).
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution
PUBLICATIONS
Continued from page 4
Kim, M. S. (2008). Intercultural Norms. In W. Donsbach
(Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Communication.
New York: Blackwell. Blackwell Reference Online. 06
March 2009 <http://www.communicationencyclopedia.
com/subscriber/tocnode?
Kim, M. S., Chen, G-M, & Miyahara, A. (2008). Com-
munication as a Field and Discipline: East Asia. In W.
Donsbach (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Com-
munication (pp. 602-609). New York: Blackwell.
Kingsley, C. Y., Park, H. S., & Lee, H. E. (2007). A test
of Equity Theory in the context of workplace friendship:
A comparison of the United States and Korea. Journal of
Communication, 57, 576-598.
Kingsley, C. Y., Park, H. S., & Lee, H. E. (2007). Cultural
differences in the effects of inequity on coworker friend-
ships. Human Communication, 10, 82-102.
Lee, H. E., & Park, H. S., Lee, T. S., & Lee, D. W. (2007).
Relationships between LMX and subordinates’ feedback
seeking behaviors. Social Behavior and Personality, 35,
659-674.
Lee, T. S., Lee, D. W., Lee, H. E., & Park, H. S. (2005).
Superior-subordinate relationships in Korean civil engi-
neering companies. Journal of Management in Engineering,
21, 159-163.
Lee, S., Kim, J., & Rosen, D. (in press). A Semantic Net-
work and Categorical Content Analysis of Internet and
Online Media Research. The Open Communication Journal.
Nigg, C., Lee, H.-R., Ebesu Hubbard, A. S., & Kim, M.-
S., (2009). Gateway health behaviors in college students:
Investigating transfer and compensation effects. Journal of
American College Health, 58, 39-44.
Park, H. S., Lee, H. E., & Song, J. A. (2005). “I am sorry
to send you SPAM”: Cross-cultural differences in use of
apologies in e-mail advertising in Korea and USA. Human
Communication Research, 31, 365-398.
Rosen, D., Stefanone, M. A., & Lackaff, D. (in press).
Online and offline social networks: Investigating
culturally-specific behavior and satisfaction. Proceedings of
the 43rd Hawai`i International Conference on System Sciences.
New Brunswick: Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, Inc. (IEEE).
Rosen, D., Stefanone, M. A., & Lackaff, D. (in press).
Culturally unique social patterns in computer-mediated
social networking. In J. Park and E. Abels (eds.), Inter-
personal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication
Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and
Cultural Variables. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Rosen, D. (2009). Productivity and performance in aca-
demic networks: Applications of liaison communication
to Simmelian ties, structural holes, and degree centrality.
Connections, 29 (2).
Rosen, D., & Corbit, M. (2009). Social network analysis
in virtual environments. In Proceedings of ACM’s Hypertext
Conference. New York: Association for Computing Ma-
chinery (ACM).
Stefanone, M. A., Lackaff, D., & Rosen, D. (in press). The
relationship between traditional mass media and ‘social
media’: Reality television as a model for social network site
behavior. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 54, 3.
Stefanone, M. A., Lackaff, D., & Rosen, D. (in press).
Reality television and computer-mediated identity: Offline
exposure and online behavior. In A. Hetsroni (Ed.), Reality
television: Modeling the global and the local. Nova Publishing.
Weber, R., Tamborini, R., Lee, H. E., & Stipp, H. (2009).
Soap opera exposure and enjoyment: A longitudinal test of
disposition theory. Media Psychology, 11, 462-487.