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

👇 Cool opportunity for mobile data from @jsradford.bsky.social and Northeastern's National Internet Observatory nationalinternetobservatory.org/researchers.... Of interest to @icamobile.bsky.social 📱 Thanks to @qinli0.bsky.social for sharing! ❤️

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...

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!

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...

@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

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

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...

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

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!

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

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

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!

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!

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

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!

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

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

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

✨ 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

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

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!

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:

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!

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

🗳️ ICA Elections are open! We’ve got stellar candidates for Secretary, Early Career Rep & International Liaison! 🗓️ Vote by Oct 21, 2025: www.icahdq.org/page/Electio... Let’s keep the tradition of strong member engagement alive! #ICA2026 #ICAElections

📢 Heads up, everyone! The #ICA2026 Call for Papers is live and the submission site is open! 📝 🗓️ Deadline: 3 Nov, 12pm EDT 🔍 Check out this year’s Mobile Comm CfP: www.icahdq.org/mpage/MOBILE... Start submitting your best work and see you in Cape Town next June!

🚨 Job Alert: Cal Poly SLO is hiring a tenure-track Asst Prof in Social Media & Strategic Communication! 🔍 Focus: Social media strategy & analytics (crisis/risk, health, AI/human–machine comm) 📄 Full call: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/54...

At this year’s preconference, @asouzaesilva.bsky.social launched the History of Mobile Communication project—documenting the field’s evolution through interviews with pioneering researchers from the 1990s and early 2000s. 🎙️📱 New episodes now live at www.icamobile.org/history-proj.... Check them out!

🚨 CFP for Mobile Media & Communication! Special Issue: Mobile AI – Consolidating Mobile Media & Communication in the Age of AI 🤖📱 🗓️ Deadline: 31st October 2025 Details here: journals.sagepub.com/page/mmc/mob...

🚨 Reminder for division members! 🚨 Planning to attend #ICA2026 or stay active in our vibrant academic community? 👉 Renew your ICA membership by July 31: www.icahdq.org/login.aspx ✅ And don’t forget to select “Mobile Communication” as your division to stay connected with us!

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! 🎥 Watch now: icamobile.org/mobilepreconferences/2025 Let’s keep the convo going as we count down to #ICA26! 🚀

🚨 Nominations are open! 🚨 We're seeking passionate candidates for three key governance roles: 1️⃣ Secretary 2️⃣ Early Career Rep 3️⃣ Intl Liaison Interested in shaping the future of our division? 🌍 👉 Full call: www.icamobile.org/elections2025 📩 Reach out to @larawolfers.bsky.social if you're keen to run!

One of the best parts of #ICA25? The incredible friendships we built. 💫 We're keeping that energy alive all year long with fun activities leading up to #ICA26! 🎉 Come hang out with us at our post-ICA sessions — reconnect, recharge, and keep the good vibes going.

It’s a wrap! 🎉 #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 — see you in our post-ICA hangouts and of course, #ICA26 in Cape Town! 🌍🇿🇦

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! 📱🎤

We’re 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. Don’t miss it! 📱🌍

We close the #MobileComm business meeting with a wonderful celebration of our beloved outgoing Chair, Mariek, who has truly contributed to a diverse, kind, and inclusive community. Wait... is that a vintage Nokia?! #ICA25

Finally, our top dissertation award goes to @mqrmobile.bsky.social! #ICA25

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

Huge congratulations to our top student paper award winner @anishaarenz.bsky.social! 🎉 🎉 🎉 #ICA25

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! 🎉 #ICA25

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

Up next, we have Eduardo González speaking about how smartphones mediate networks of care among refugees in movement #ICA25

@mqrmobile.bsky.social explicating the concept of constant connectivity, providing a framework for future resarch in #MobileComm 📱 #ICA25

And now, Paula Stehr, speaking about mobile media use in critical situations #ICA25

@anishaarenz.bsky.social‬, our top student paper award winner, opens the #ICA25 session with a study examining the link between connection cues and co-present smartphone use in everyday life.

And then — it’s time for our much-awaited TOP PAPERS session! 🏆 Join us at 3PM in Centennial H (Regency 3), followed by our annual business meeting. We’d love to see you there! #ICA25 #MobileComm

It’s Mobile Comm Day at #ICA25 Denver! We’re live from 10:30am: 📱 Apps & platforms (10:30AM) 🛠️ Mobile methods (12PM) 🧠 Habits, distraction & problem use (1:30PM) Come join the convo!

Presenting new #ICA25 fellows, our very own Scott Campbell and Lynn Schofield Clark! Congratulations!