Our community has resources that exceed those found on this website and we welcome the opportunity to communicate and collaborate with you! We have an active Discord server that can be accessed by invitation. Contact eoldeathscholars@gmail.com to access the Discord.
This blog is meant to introduce new members of our community to the benefits of our Discord channels and provide a description of each chat space.
BENEFITS OF DISCORD USE
We have found that Discord, as a platform for consistent communication, can offer several benefits for researchers in communication studies and related interdisciplinary areas:
Community Building: Discord can serve as a platform to build and engage with a community of researchers, allowing for discussions, idea-sharing, and collaboration.
Real-Time Communication: Discord provides a real-time communication channel, enabling researchers to connect instantly with peers for discussions, feedback, and brainstorming.
Resource Sharing: Researchers can share resources such as PDFs, articles, books, and tools, facilitating access to valuable information within the community.
Collaboration Opportunities: Discord can be used to find collaborators for research projects, enabling researchers to work together across disciplines and institutions.
Event Organization: It can be used to organize and promote events such as conferences, seminars, and workshops, helping scholars to stay updated with the latest developments in our field.
Feedback and Peer Review: Researchers can use Discord to seek feedback on their work, engage in peer review, and improve the quality of their research outputs.
Networking: Discord provides networking opportunities, allowing scholars to connect with experts, potential collaborators, and mentors in their field.
Professional Development: Discord can be used for professional development, such as sharing job opportunities, discussing career paths, and seeking advice from experienced scholars.
For General Members of the Discord Channel
The following chat channels are available to use at your leisure…
GENERAL
read-me
This is the “start here” section of the channel, which provides directive information about our organization and community
introductions
This is where new members will show up automatically, as they join the channel. There is a prompt for new members: “Please select your pronouns and change your nickname so others can recognize you!”
This is where new members introduce themselves
CONVERSATION
academic-chat
A chat channel for bouncing academic and institutional research and community ideas around
A chat channel for people who are attending various conferences. Typically, this channel is most active during the National Communication Association (NCA) Annual Conventions and the International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conferences, respectively
chit-chat-and-humor
A general chat channel – any topic related to the community, end-of-life, death, and bereavement is welcome
Any funny business including (but not limited to) memes, satire, and dark wisecracks
death-news
Any news or current events related to the study of end-of-life, death, and bereavement
nca-division-chat
A specific chat for current members within the NCA Death and Dying Division
death-scholars-nonprofit
Public chat for the Death Scholars, Inc. nonprofit
CONNECT
Calls for research and event collaboration
Calls for conference panels (regional, national, and international)
Calls for organizational volunteers specifically for the End-of-Life and Death Scholars nonprofit
Calls for papers – publication opportunities
Calls for things outside of papers, research collaborations, or volunteers. Basically, misc. calls
BONUS: Looking for something specific? Discord has a search feature: https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000468588-Using-Search
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Chats for the Leadership Team
These channels are private channels for the planning of events, research, and initiatives related to the functioning of our organization. While they are closed to the general public, folks should know of their existence for transparency purposes. This is where we chat between executive board meetings.
NCA Death and Dying Division ("DDD") Leadership
nca-weekly-to-do
All leadership inputs their to-do lists on Monday
leadership-news
A place for all of the leadership team to add notes about platform, infrastructural, or personnel changes
nca-exec-board
The executive board chat is open to all members of the leadership team to plan and execute initiatives and continue conversations between official meetings
nca-advisory-board
A space for the advisory board to share information and ideas that pertain to either the End-of-Life and Death Scholars nonprofit or the NCA Death and Dying Division
Death Scholars, Inc. Nonprofit
nonprofit-weekly-to-do
All nonprofit leadership members input their to-do lists on Monday
fire-chat
Emergency chat for the Board of Directors
Web Management
web-weekly-check-in
All Web Team members input their to-do lists on Monday
web-team-chat
A specific channel to ask and answer Web Team-specific queries. The Web Team often uses this channel to plan and implement changes to the website and social media, troubleshoot, and strategize for digital outreach, and various social media needs
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To join the Discord community at Death Scholars, Inc., email us a request: eoldeathscholars@gmail.com
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Blog Author:
As of 2024, C. Campbell Pendleton is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder. She serves as the Vice Chair of the National Communication Association's Death and Dying Division. She is also the program manager for Death Scholars, Inc.
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