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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

@klingelhoefer.bsky.social is our scholar in the spotlight for September! Julius is a communication science researcher at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, focusing on media effects on well-being, digital disconnection and impacts of digital media use at work & at home. View the interview: lnkd.in/e6a-fJFR

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Oral Histories of Mobile Communication Screening 📺 (HYBRID EVENT) Join the screening of the Oral Histories of Mobile Communication project on Tuesday, Sept. 22 3:30-5:00 pm (EDT) online or at Northeastern University: 350A Snell Library. Register here: northeastern.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🗳️ !!Vote now for our new division Vice-Chair!! 🗳️ ICA elections have opened so members can cast their votes until 20 October at 12:00 noon EDT. Help elect our new Mobile Communication Division Vice-Chair and vote on the proposed changes to our bylaws! Vote here: www.icahdq.org/page/Electio...

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The ICA Mobile newsletter has moved to The Link! We’ll continue sharing each issue here so you can easily find the newsletter and our ICA Mobile community. 😉 Read the September newsletter here : link.icahdq.org/discussion/i...

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📢Reminder📢: If you haven’t registered yet, make sure to do so now, tomorrow is our online session "Navigating Academic Publishing: Guidance for Early Career Scholars", with Dr. Rich Ling!

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Arturo Cocchi is our scholar in the spotlight for August 2026! Arturo is a researcher in communication sciences at Ghent University whose work examines the social, relational, and political dimensions of digital media. View our full interview with Arturo here: lnkd.in/e67Qc5mD

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

#ICA2026 was truly a blast in the beautiful city of Cape Town!! What better way to end the conference by announcing our June Scholar-in-the-Spotlight: @lisemarienassen.bsky.social! She is a postdoc at the University of Amsterdam. Read our interview with her here: www.icamobile.org/scholar-in-t...

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Time flies when you're having fun... and #ICA2026 has been a blast! 🎉 Two last sessions tomorrow: 📱 "Platforms, Mobile Infrastructure & Precarious Empowerment in the Global South" → 12pm, Room 1.64, CTICC1 L1 ❤️ "Mobile Communication in Personal Relationships" → 1.30pm, Rooms 2.41–2.43, CTICC1 L2

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

In the afternoon, we have a session on "Mobile Disconnection Practices" (12pm) in 1.64 at CTICC1, Level 1, followed by "Mobile Inequalities Among Marginalized Communities" at 3pm in 1.62 (CTICC1, Lev 1). #ICA2026

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

We have three exciting sessions tomorrow at #ICA2026! We start tomorrow with a super interesting session on "Mobile Media and Well-Being" (9am) in 1.64 at CTICC1, Level 1!

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Morgan Quinn Ross @mqrmobile.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

🦆 Great conversation and wildlife for the @icamobile.bsky.social Student and Early Career Lunch at a scenic nearby WWII Memorial!

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

A very special day for the community at #ICA2026 as our chair, @asouzaesilva.bsky.social, was inducted as an International Communication Association Fellow today! Congrats Adriana!

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

If you are an early career scholar at #ICA2026, do also consider joining the Student and Early Career Lunch at 12pm. We will meet around the Bartolomeu Dias Statue before heading out to a Woolworth's close by! Drop our SECR @mqrmobile.bsky.social a note if you have difficulties finding the location!

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

After the morning sessions, we will have another set of wonderful presentations lined up on the topic of "Mobile Inequalities Among Marginalized Communities" at 3pm (CTICC1, Lev 1).

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

It was a wonderful first day of #ICA2026 for the division. Tomorrow, we will have a high-density session on "Topics in Mobile Communication" (9am), followed by a session on "Mobile Media in Everyday Contexts" (10.30am) at Westin, Old Harbour Level.

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

And we couldn't let the meeting end without celebrating a very special birthday. Happy birthday to our Division Chair, @asouzaesilva.bsky.social! 🎂🎉 What a day to remember! #ICA2026

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

And the celebrations keep coming! 🎊 🌱 Emerging Scholar → Debjani Chakraborty 🎓 Top Dissertation (x2!) → @lisemarienassen.bsky.social & Mora Matassi

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The best division at #ICA2026 also has the best papers! 📄 Congrats to our winners: 🏅 Top Student Paper → Yixuan Liu & Xianglong Wen 🏅 Top Faculty Paper → @tothrol.bsky.social, @dougaparry.bsky.social & @klingelhoefer.bsky.social

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We just wrapped our #ICA2026 business meeting! 🎉 Big news: three new named awards honoring legends of the field: 🏆 The James E. Katz Award for Outstanding Empirical Research 📚 The Rich Ling Mobile Communication Book Award 🌱 The Leopoldina Fortunati Emerging Scholar Award

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

After the top paper session, we will hold our business meeting at 4.30pm in the same room (Bluebell, CTICC2, Level 3) followed by our reception at 6pm immediately after! Come hang out with the coolest division at #ICA2026!

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

What a lively way to start #ICA2026 tonight at the reception! Tomorrow, we will start with two top paper sessions in Bluebell at CTICC2, Level 3 (12pm, then at 3pm). We also have a poster session at the ground level of CTICC1 from 1.30pm to 2.45pm!

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Midway through the preconference after 4 wonderful sessions. Weather is perfect, everyone is fed, and we are starting the second half of the day with a Mobile Methods Workshop #ICA2026

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

#ICA2026 is officially off for the Mobile Communication Division at our annual preconference at the University of Cape Town! Kicking things off is Vice-Chair Scott Campbell and keynote speaker, Tanja Bosch, on "Mobile Communication in an AI Age".

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The ICA Mobile Preconference is days away! Wed June 3 at U of Cape Town with keynotes by Tanja Bosch & @dougaparry.bsky.social, workshops, panels & dinner reception! Full program can be found here: icamobile.org/mobilepreconferences/2026preconfprogram See you there! #ICA2026 #MobileCommunication

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

@gvanhoffelen.bsky.social is our May scholar in the spotlight! Gaëlle is a PhD student at the Media Psychology Lab (KU Leuven). She studies the various dimensions of self-presentations on social media and their effects on well-being. View our interview with her here: www.icamobile.org/scholar-gaelle

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The ICA Mobile Communication Division is accepting nominations & self-nominations for Vice-Chair! Lead the future of the division and shape the pre-conferences in Bangkok & Chicago and eventually step into the Chair role. Learn more: www.icamobile.org/vice-chair26 #ICA2026

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Call for Governance Positions | ICA Mobile

Current calls for governance positions at the ICA Mobile Communication Division

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Reminder that there will be some upcoming pre-ICA hangouts and activities this coming week! If you are new (or a seasoned ICA conference attendee), please join us to talk and learn more about the divison and the conference in general! #ICA26 #MobileComm

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Our April 2026 scholar in the spotlight is Yifei Lu, a PhD student at the Annenberg School for Communication at University of Pennsylvania, interested in (mobile) social interactions and social cognition. See our full interview with Yifei here: www.icamobile.org/scholar-yifei

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

In Episode 5 of the Oral Histories of Mobile Communication, we hear from @jasonfarman.bsky.social, Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, whose work has been foundational to the study of embodiment, space, and mobile media. Watch the episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ahi...

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Episode 5: Jason Farman – Embodied Space, Delay, and Mobile Storytelling

YouTube video by Center for Transformative Media

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Our ECR @mqrmobile.bsky.social has planned another two information sessions on 7th and 8th April! Do join if you are interested to learn more about the division, meet likeminded individuals, and some new friends in preparation for #ICA26 in Cape Town!

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Two exciting opportunities are closing soon! Nominations for the Top Dissertation Award are due March 31, and the Emerging Scholar Research Grant deadline is May 4. Know someone deserving? Nominate them! Details: www.icamobile.org/topdissertat... www.icamobile.org/emergingscho...

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Top Dissertation Award 2026 | ICA Mobile

Call for Nominations for the the Top Dissertation Award

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

@rzhprfshr.bsky.social is our March 2026 scholar in the spotlight! She is a PhD student working closely with @joebayer.bsky.social and Dr Mimi Brinberg in understanding how everyday mobile media use affects relationships. See our full interview with Razieh here! www.icamobile.org/scholar-razieh

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Mobile Media & Communication @mobilemediacomm.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Working with digital & comp tools? MMR is dedicated to short pieces introducing research tools for #mobilecomm research. 🛠️📱 🎯Goal: Transparency, reuse & recognition for the tools we build and use. Editor: dscheykopp.bsky.social 👉https://journals.sagepub.com/page/mmc/mobile_research_resources

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

February 2026's scholar in the spotlight is @aliciagilbert.bsky.social! Alicia is a PhD candidate and research associate at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany. You can read our interview with Alicia here: www.icamobile.org/scholar-alic...

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Exciting news for Mobile Communication Division members attending the @icahdq.bsky.social Annual Conference in Cape Town in June! We are offering division swag. More reasons to come join us later this year at the #ICAMobile reception! #ICA2026

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

To our mobile early career scholars, do consider signinf up for the Early Career Colloquium if you would want amazing and detailed feedback on your projects!

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

This is a reminder that the #ICA2026 Mobile Preconference submission deadline is coming up next week! Do consider sending in your workshop proposals and extended abstracts before the deadline! The full call can be found here: www.icamobile.org/calls

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Mora Matassi is January's scholar in the spotlight! She is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires, Argentina. You can view the full interview with Mora through this link: www.icamobile.org/scholar-mora

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Exciting times ahead! In June, our newly elected officers @lisemarienassen.bsky.social, @aliciagilbert.bsky.social, and @deeptiapte.bsky.social will officially step into their roles to take #ICAMobile forward. We look forward to introducing them at the #ICA26 Business Meeting. Stay tuned!

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

For all early career scholars: Our ECR @mqrmobile.bsky.social is running a senior scholar support program. If you are interested in getting a senior scholar to provide feedback, please sign up through the interest form by 19 January!

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

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

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Oral Histories of Mobile Communication — Episode 4: Rich Ling

YouTube video by Center for Transformative Media

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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!

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

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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Episode 3: Scott Campbell – From Sprint PCS to Academia: Shaping Mobile Communication

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

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

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

✨ 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? 👀 Read the full interview 👉 www.icamobile.org/spotlight-ri... #ICAMobile

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Final Call for ICA26 Submissions!The deadline is almost here! Submit your research to #ICA26 before time runs out.⏰ Deadline: November 3 @ 12:00 PM EDT 👉 ica2026.abstractcentral.com

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ICA Mobile Communication @icamobile.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

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!

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Morgan Quinn Ross @mqrmobile.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

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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