[Air-L] Choosing a Ph. D. program

[Theodore Plothe]

AoIR Peeps,
   Hello all. This is one of the stranger requests that will come down the pipe, but Dr. Cornish said it was OK to ask, so here I go. 
   I will be graduating from Northern Illinois in the Spring of 2011, so I have to start looking at doctoral programs now. My research interests are in new media and technology and its integration with social networking and fandom with a journalism and sports media tint. (I'm really a quad) My thesis, on NFL Players and Twitter, has been accepted for AoIR 11.0 and I am pretty stoked to see many of you there. AoIR 10 in Milwaukee really opened my eyes to the field, and my research interests are brimming.
   I know I'm not going to find an exact fit, but can anyone give me some advice? AoIR doesn't have a program database, and NATCOM is so vast, I'm getting lost in it. I've found some programs with AEJMC, but I'd really appreciate some guidance. Geography doesn't matter, but I have to stay in the States. My iguana and fiancé don't want me to leave. :( Thanks for your time and consideration!
Until next time,
Theo