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Oral Histories of Mobile Communication β Episode 4: Rich Ling
We have another episode of the Oral Histories of Mobile Communication series up now! In this episode, @richling.bsky.social reflects on the early adoption of mobile phones in the 90s till the rise of platforms, mobility, and AI-mediated interaction today. Not to be missed!
#ICA2025 #Mobilecomm
08.12.2025 02:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A reminder that the mid-year meet & greet event is happening over the next two days! Join us if you want to learn more about the division!
01.12.2025 03:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
December's Scholar in the Spotlight is @larawolfers.bsky.social! Lara is assistant professor of digital lives and heads the Center of Digital Lives at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel. You can view the full interview with Lara through this link: www.icamobile.org/scholar-lara
01.12.2025 03:22 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by Center for Transformative Media
Episode 3: Scott Campbell β From Sprint PCS to Academia: Shaping Mobile Communication
Episode 3 from our Oral History Project is out, and this time, it is none other than our division's Vice-Chair being featured. Catch the new episode in the link below!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz_p...
#ICA2026 #mobilecomm
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We will have an amazing mid-year meet & greet event next week. Mark your calendars and we hope to see you there! #mobilecomm toward #ICA2026
26.11.2025 07:07 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
β¨ Scholar in the Spotlight is here!
Meet Rich Ling - our very first featured scholar! Discover his insights and what makes his tick!
Here's the fun part: each scholar picks the next one to spotlight. Who will Rich choose? π
Read the full interview π www.icamobile.org/spotlight-ri...
#ICAMobile
01.11.2025 02:43 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Final Call for ICA26 Submissions!The deadline is almost here! Submit your research to #ICA26 before time runs out.β°
Deadline: November 3 @ 12:00 PM EDT
π ica2026.abstractcentral.com
31.10.2025 04:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
We are so proud to have the highest voter turnout (tied with CAM) at the recent ICA elections! Congratulations to @lisemarienassen.bsky.social, @aliciagilbert.bsky.social, and Deepti Apte! Thank you also to all members of Mobile Comm who voted! You guys are awesome!
31.10.2025 03:38 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
First up in the @icamobile.bsky.social student and early career scholar event calendar is How to Submit to the Mobile Communication Division, featuring International Liaison @luytioco.bsky.social and former chair Keri Stephens. Details here:
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As always, our early career representative @mqrmobile.bsky.social has planned a list of activities throughout the year for early career scholars! Look out for the registration links every month!
25.09.2025 04:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
We are currently accepting extended abstracts and workshop proposals for the #ICA2026 Mobile Preconference! We invite submissions across diverse disciplinary, methodological, and theoretical backgrounds!
Deadline is 30th January 2026, and the full call can be found here: www.icamobile.org/calls
14.09.2025 18:08 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
International Communication Association
The upcoming calendar is currently empty.
π³οΈ ICA Elections are open!
Weβve got stellar candidates for Secretary, Early Career Rep & International Liaison!
ποΈ Vote by Oct 21, 2025: www.icahdq.org/page/Electio...
Letβs keep the tradition of strong member engagement alive!
#ICA2026 #ICAElections
10.09.2025 04:36 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
International Communication Association
Calls for Papers
π’ Heads up, everyone!
The #ICA2026 Call for Papers is live and the submission site is open! π
ποΈ Deadline: 3 Nov, 12pm EDT
π Check out this yearβs Mobile Comm CfP:
www.icahdq.org/mpage/MOBILE...
Start submitting your best work and see you in Cape Town next June!
06.09.2025 12:32 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Cal Poly - Details - Assistant Professor of Communication in Social Media and Strategic Communication (26/27)
π¨ Job Alert: Cal Poly SLO is hiring a tenure-track Asst Prof in Social Media & Strategic Communication!
π Focus: Social media strategy & analytics (crisis/risk, health, AI/humanβmachine comm)
π Full call: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/54...
22.08.2025 10:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
History of Mobile Communication | ICA Mobile
At this yearβs preconference, @asouzaesilva.bsky.social launched the History of Mobile Communication projectβdocumenting the fieldβs evolution through interviews with pioneering researchers from the 1990s and early 2000s. ποΈπ± New episodes now live at www.icamobile.org/history-proj.... Check them out!
12.08.2025 06:54 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
π¨ CFP for Mobile Media & Communication!
Special Issue: Mobile AI β Consolidating Mobile Media & Communication in the Age of AI π€π±
ποΈ Deadline: 31st October 2025
Details here: journals.sagepub.com/page/mmc/mob...
06.08.2025 07:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π¨ Reminder for division members! π¨
Planning to attend #ICA2026 or stay active in our vibrant academic community?
π Renew your ICA membership by July 31: www.icahdq.org/login.aspx
β
And donβt forget to select βMobile Communicationβ as your division to stay connected with us!
29.07.2025 09:16 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Missed the #ICA25 Mobile Preconference?
Catch the inspiring welcome note by @asouzaesilva.bsky.social, and dive into thought-provoking keynotes from Rich Ling and Lynn Schofield Clark!
π₯ Watch now: icamobile.org/mobilepreconferences/2025
Letβs keep the convo going as we count down to #ICA26! π
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Call for Governance Positions | ICA Mobile
Current calls for governance positions at the ICA Mobile Communication Division
π¨ Nominations are open! π¨
We're seeking passionate candidates for three key governance roles:
1οΈβ£ Secretary
2οΈβ£ Early Career Rep
3οΈβ£ Intl Liaison
Interested in shaping the future of our division? π
π Full call: www.icamobile.org/elections2025
π© Reach out to @larawolfers.bsky.social if you're keen to run!
02.07.2025 09:19 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 2
One of the best parts of #ICA25? The incredible friendships we built. π«
We're keeping that energy alive all year long with fun activities leading up to #ICA26!
π Come hang out with us at our post-ICA sessions β reconnect, recharge, and keep the good vibes going.
18.06.2025 05:15 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Itβs a wrap! π #ICA25 Denver was full of insights, inspiration, and new friendships.
Grateful for the chance to learn, connect, and grow together.
While #ICA25 has ended, the conversation continues β see you in our post-ICA hangouts and of course, #ICA26 in Cape Town! ππΏπ¦
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Following that, we wrap up #ICA25 with two more high-density sessions diving into a range of Mobile Communication topics.
Come join us as we close out an incredible conference together! π±π€
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Weβre closing out #ICA25 with three high-density sessions starting at 12PM in Centennial H (Regency 3)!
First up: exploring the opportunities & challenges of mobile media for specific subpopulations. Donβt miss it! π±π
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Finally, our top dissertation award goes to @mqrmobile.bsky.social! #ICA25
16.06.2025 00:36 β π 14 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
And we have TWO top paper award winners because the judges could not decide between them! @mqrmobile.bsky.social @joebayer.bsky.social @kevinkoban.bsky.social and Melanie Saumer! #ICA25
16.06.2025 00:35 β π 29 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Huge congratulations to our top student paper award winner @anishaarenz.bsky.social! π π π #ICA25
16.06.2025 00:32 β π 22 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1
The 2025 Mobile Communication Business Meeting will start at 4.30pm in Centennial H, Regency, Level 3. Come join us and learn about updates and future plans in the division... and of course, celebrate our AWARD WINNERS! π #ICA25
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Last but not least, @kevinkoban.bsky.social speaks about their naturalistic eye-tracking experiment examining people's fixation, recognition, and recall of anti-LGBTQIA+ comments on Instagram. #ICA25 #MobileComm
15.06.2025 21:52 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Up next, we have Eduardo GonzΓ‘lez speaking about how smartphones mediate networks of care among refugees in movement #ICA25
15.06.2025 21:35 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Transcultural Digital Intimacy Research Network (TransDI), Chair: Dr Liang Ge (Univ of Manchester) @liangge11.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, KES Shroff College, U of Mumbai
Researching how people use everyday media. Curious to exchange with other scientists & the public.
https://www.iwm-tuebingen.de/www/en/forschung/forschungsbereiche/AG7_Utz/index.html
Political Communication Research Group at University of Vienna
https://polcom.univie.ac.at
Master student in Communication Studies @
Shenzhen University, China || He/Him
π±Mobile Media Behaviors
π§Adolescent Digital Well-Being
π€Comm Tech & Social Cognition
Postdocal Fellow @Fudan University ο½Joint PhD of @Fudan University and @National University of Singapore ο½Platform studies ο½Agenda setting
Profesor en la Facultad de Comunicaciones, Pontificia Universidad CatΓ³lica de Chile.
Γtica de las comunicaciones, comunicaciΓ³n digital, comunicaciΓ³n polΓtica e inteligencia artificial.
Assistant Prof of Digital Lives, Uni of Basel, Media Psych/Comm Science https://psychologie.unibas.ch/de/personen/lara-nikola-wolfers/
Communicologist @uoft.bsky.social @uoftmississauga.bsky.social ICCIT/Sociology. Data Sciences Institue. McMC Lab. Studies Social Media, Virtual Reality. Author of Interpersonal Encounters https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/interpersonal-encounters/book23785
postdoc VU Brussel news & politics π¦ views are unfortunately my own even though they should be everyoneβs π¦ out of office until 12/31/9999
PhD researcher University of Antwerp | researching habitual smartphone use, digital disconnection, and well-being
Associate professor in Communications at P. U. CatΓ³lica de Chile. | Director of NUDOS | Gender, political communication, and news | EspaΓ±ol, English, & etwas Deutsch.
Doctor en cosas. Sexualities, digital culture, technology.
www.facundosuenzo.com
Media Psychology & Health Communication | Mental health misinformation | Online health communities | University of Zurich IKMZ
www.nicolebizzotto.com
Assistant prof at Hamline University-
researching social media, identity, & stigma
Current research on phone and social media use in and after prison
From Ithaca, NY - Living in the twin cities, MN
πJob market PhD candidate in Communication (Michigan State) | I study how media and messages shape relationships | Dissertating.
https://junwenhu.github.io
Postdoctoral researcher @TUChemnitz | Media Psychology | Research on social exclusion, social media, and coping
She/her. Cyberpsychology at IADT. Researches online communication & dating
Hosts a cyberpsychology podcast - βIn Bitsβ with @drliam.bsky.social
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6R1n04owVEAH4k8OaajcyZ?si=evh1YzIJSX6XhNubur-A8A
Www.nicolafoxhamilton.com
PhD @ UCSB || Intergroup Relations, Identity, Motivation, Media Effects
I study social divides and how to bridge them. I also dabble in psychometrics, latent variables and computational methods.
Website: https://linktr.ee/ismaharif