Competitively Selected Conference Papers
(Papers are solo- or first-authored execpt for numbers 10, 11, 16, 21, 23.)

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P31. Bunz, U. (2007, November). Grandchildren and grandparents' use of new technologies: Bringing together what has grown apart? Invited presentation at a panel of the Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide (PPDD) at the 93 th National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

P30. Bunz, U., & Carlton, K. (2007, September). Meta AoIR: Defining Internet Research through an Analysis of AoIR Conference . Presented at the 8 th annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, Vancouver, Canada.

P29. Bunz, U., & Carlton, K. (2007, June). Communication media use in the grandparent/grandchild relationship . Presented at the 57 th International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

P28. Bunz, U. (2006, November). Teaching spatial thinking in the Communication classroom: Sample exercises. Presented at the 92 nd annual convention of the National Communication Association, San Antonio , TX .

P27. Bunz, U., Curry, C., & Voon, W. (2006, June). Perceived versus actual computer-email-web (CEW) fluency. Presented at the 56th annual conference of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany. Top paper in the Communication Technology Division.

P26. Bunz, U., & Lever, K. (2005, November). The technological aptitude inventory: Laying a theoretical foundation.Presented at the 91st National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA.

P25. Bunz, U. (2005, October). Wireless coffee instead of Internet cafe: Mapping access in Manhattan. Paper to be presented at the 6th annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, Chicago, IL.

P24. Bunz, U. (2005, May). A gender-focused meta-analysis of computer-email-web fluency and CMC Competency Studies. Presented at the 55th annual International Communication Association conference, New York.

P23. Walther, J. B., & Bunz, U. (2005, January). The rules of virtual groups. Presented at the annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

P22. Bunz, U. (2004, November). The role of rational choice and social construction selection criteria in medium choice processes. Presented at the 90th National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

P21. Rice, R. E., & Bunz, U. (2003, November). Developing, applying, and evaluating a wireless course feedback system to increase student-teacher interaction and student learning. Presented at the 89th National Communication Association Convention, Miami, FL. (PDF file - 215 KB)

P20. Bunz, U. (2003, November). Effective website communication as an application of the mediated communication model. Presented at the 89th National Communication Association Convention, Miami, FL.

P19. Bunz, U. (2003, October). Changes in medium choice and technology-mediated communication competence due to active exposure to computer-mediated communication technologies in a cross-university virtual classroom. Presented at the 4th Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, Toronto, Canada.

P18. Bunz, U. (2003, June). "We speak in code, in case the telephone operator should be eavesdropping!" - How popular movies reflect society's attitude toward technology. Presented at the Media Ecology Association Conference, Hempstead, NY. (PDF file - 193 KB)

P17. Bunz, U. (2003, May). Shifting frontiers: Passing from computer literacy into computer-mediated communication competency territory. Presented at the 53rd International Communication Association Conference, San Diego, CA.

P16. Campbell, S., & Bunz, U. (2002, November). Communication accommodation in electronic mail, Or: Answers to the old “What’s in a word?” question. Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, New Orleans, LA. (PDF file - 240 KB; appendix/questionnaire - 81 KB)

P15. Bunz, U., & Campbell, S. (2002, October). Politeness accommodation in electronic mail, Or: Up to what is Dr. Aitken? Presented at the Association of Internet Researchers, Maastricht, The Netherlands. (PDF file - 181 KB)

P14. Bunz, U. (2002, April). Too old, too poor, too busy: Instructional use of communication technology for reaching social fringe groups. Presented at the Southern States Communication Association Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.

P13. Bunz, U. (2001, November).  The computer-email-web (CEW) fluency scale – Development, results, and application. Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Atlanta, GA. (PDF file - 203 KB)

P12. Bunz, U. (2001, November).  Usability and gratifications – Towards a website analysis model.  Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Atlanta, GA.

P11. Sypher, H. E., & Bunz, U. (2001, November). Blackboard, First Class, Netmeeting and more: A comparison of several collaboration software applications. Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Atlanta, GA.

P10. Walther, J. B., Boos, M., Jonas, K., Prell, C., D’Addario, K., & Bunz, U. (2001, October). Mis-attribution and attributional redirection to facilitate effective virtual groups. Presented at Internet Research 2.0: The Second International Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN. (PDF file - 135 KB)

P9. Bunz, U. (2001, May). The Internet fluency instrument – Development and results.  Presented at the German Online Research 2001 Conference, Goettingen, Germany.

P8. Bunz, U. (2001, May). The website assignment as a valuable exercise – Beyond establishing presence to creating significance. Presented at the German Online Research 2001 Conference, Goettingen, Germany. (PDF file - 122 KB)

P7. Bunz, U. (2001, April). Theoretically, that’s how you do it: Using narratives when computers let you down in the technology classroom.  Presented at the Southern States Communication Association Conference, Lexington, KY. (PDF file - 119 KB)

P6. Bunz, U. (2000, November). CMC in international organizations—Strengthening weak ties into community.  Presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Seattle, WA.

P5. Bunz, U. (2000, June). Contesting the future: Cyberspace strategies, marketing and public relations.  Presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Acapulco, Mexico.

P4. Bunz, U. (2000, April). Teaching CMC through CMC: Experiences from a cross-university computer-mediated communication class.  Presented at the Southern States Communication Association Conference in New Orleans, LA. (PDF file - 172 KB)

P3. Bunz, U. (1999, April). An international communications perspective on professional Internet usage: A survey of public relations practitioners' usage of the Internet in six European countries and Australia with comparisons to the United States.  Presented at the Southern and Central States Communication Associations Conference in St. Louis, MO. Top four paper in the PR Division. (PDF file - 1.33 MB)

P2. Bunz, U. (1998, April).  McResearch: A long term case study on Internet dependability. Presented at the Southern States Communication Association Conference in San Antonio, TX.

P1. Bunz, U. (1997, April). Too far to go home for the weekend.  An international undergraduate woman student's experience. Presented at the Southern States Communication Association Conference in Savannah, GA.