Best Presentation Awards

Recognising outstanding research presentations across all sessions at ICA-TH 2026 — the 76th Annual ICA Regional Hub Thailand.

S. Maartandan Suppiah
🏆 ✦ Best of the Best

S. Maartandan Suppiah

Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia

Session A3

Presented Paper

"IDEA Model-Based Approaches to Risk and Crisis Communication in Non-Communicable Diseases"

Best Presentation

One outstanding presenter was selected from each session based on evaluation scores from the judging panel.

🥇 Session A2

Automating the News: AI Anchors, Hype, and Bounded Journalism in China

Yiming Chen

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China

🥇 Session A3 — Best of the Best

IDEA Model-Based Approaches to Risk and Crisis Communication in Non-Communicable Diseases

S. Maartandan Suppiah

Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia

🥇 Session A4

Gendered Motivations and Platformed Sexual Labor: Cis and Trans Women Creators on OnlyFans

Saittawut Yutthavorakool

Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

🥇 Session B2

The Sonic Sovereignty of the Voiceless: Silence, Inequality, and Recognition in Southeast Asian Cinema

Teerapong Seerisarn

Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

🥇 Session B3

Media Coverage of Crime and Its Effects on Thai Audiences' Perceptions of Criminal Suspects and Persons of Interest

Chanamon Phansab

Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

🥇 Session B4

The Personal Branding Process of Historical Knowledge Influencers: A Case Study of Dr. Wit Sittivaekin and Nat Klinmalee (Farose)

Max Immonen

Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand

🥇 Session C2

News Framing of PM 2.5 Air Pollution in Thailand: A Comparative Study of National and Local News Websites

Lalita Jitkaroon

Naresuan University, Thailand

🥇 Session C3

Bridging the Knowledge-Behavior Gap: A Health Communication Study of Liver Fluke Prevention in Thailand

Kanyika Shaw

Panyapiwat Institute of Management, Thailand

🥇 Session C4

Active Ageing through Meaning, Routine, and Voice: An Onsite Study of Older Adults in Myanmar

Aung Pyae

Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

🥇 Session D1 (Virtual)

The Reproduction of the Vertical Digital Divide in Vietnam's AI Education Strategy

Thuy Thi Phuong Tran

Dalat University, Vietnam

🥇 Session D3

Komunikograpiya: A Methodological Framework for Filipino Communication Research

Juven Nino Villacastin

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Philippines

🥇 Session D4

The Influence of Social Media Content on Vietnamese Gen Z's Domestic Tourism Intention: The Mediating Roles of Flow Experience and Destination Envy

Thu-Trang Hoang, Dou-Phuc Nguyen

Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam, Vietnam

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PSU Faculty of Communication Sciences