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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

The Impact of Follower-Influencer Relationship Stages on Consumers’ Perceptions and Behavioral Intentions in the Context of Influencer Marketing , Khalid Obaid Alharbi

The Effect of Social Media (Instagram) Use Patterns on The Cultural and Athletic Identity of Black Female Collegiate Athletes’ Body Image Dissatisfaction , Shelbretta Kar’Anna Ball

Contextualizing Search: An Analysis of the Impacts of Construal Level Theory, Mood, and Product Type on Search Engine Activity , Jackson Everitt Carter

Words Evaporate, the Images Remain: Testing Visual Warnings in the Context of Intentions to Vape Among U.S. Adults as an Expansion of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) , Carl Arland Ciccarelli

Risk Propensity in Journalists: An Analysis of Journalists’ Personality Traits and How They Direct Behavior in the Field , Ellen Katherine Dunn

Online Information-Seeking and Cancer Screening Intention: An Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey 2022 , Rachel Aileen Ford

Always on Display: South Carolina Civil Rights Lawyer Matthew J. Perry Jr. Expanding the Civil Sphere Through the Courts and the News Media, 1954-1963 , Christopher G. Frear

Exploring the Agenda-Setting Dynamics Between Traditional Newspapers and Twitter During Mass Shooting Event , Yujin Heo

Extreme Persuasion: Analyzing Meaning Creation and Persuasive Strategies Within Extreme Discourse on Alternative Social Media , Naomi Kathryn Lawrence

Framing Police Brutality: An Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Walter Scott’s Murder , Shamira S. McCray

Understanding Podcast Advertising Processing and Outcomes: An Analysis of Podcast Ad Types, Message Types, and Media Context on Consumer Responses , Colin Piacentine

The Unsung Heroes for Intercollegiate Athletics: Examining the Dialogic Principles of Communication in Community College Athletic Departments , Matthew Alan Stilwell

Exploring Trustworthiness Issues About Disaster-related Information Generated by Artificial Intelligence , Xin Tao

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

The Effect of Emotional Intensity, Arousal, and Valence On Online Video Ad Sharing , Chang Won Choi

“Power, Poison, Pain & Joy”: Applying a Critical Race Conceptual Model of Implicit Racial Bias to Narratives Framing Blackness in Black Sports Columns, Black Music, and Black Journalism , Christina Lauren Myers

Gatekeeping Blackness: Roles, Relationships, and Pressures of Black Television Journalists at a Time of Racial Reckoning , Denetra Walker

The Binge Viewing Index: Creating and Testing a New Measure , Larry J. Webster Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Portion of Profit Donations: CSR as Public Relations Strategy and its Relationships with Trust and Purchase Intentions , Branden Dylan Cameron Birmingham

The Role of Sexting in the Development of Romantic Relationships , Max Bretscher

Let’s Be Friends: Examining Consumer Brand Relationships Through the Lens Of Brand Personality, Engagement, and Reciprocal Altruism , Daniel D. Haun

Go with The Flow: Testing the Effects of Emotional Flow on Psychophysiological, Attitudinal, and Behavioral Changes , Chris R. Noland

Brand New: How Visual Context Shapes Initial Response To Logos and Corporate Visual Identity Systems , Robert A. Wertz

Inoculating the Public Against Misinformation: Testing The Effectiveness of “Pre-bunking” Techniques in the Context of Mental Illness and Violence , Nanlan Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Gun Violence and Advocacy Communication , Minhee Choi

The Role of Third-person Perceptions in Predicting the Public’s Support for Electronic Cigarette Advertising Regulations , Joon Kyoung Kim

Conservative Media’s Coverage of Coronavirus on YouTube: A Qualitative Analysis of Media Effects on Consumers , Michael J. Layer

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Problem Chain Recognition Effect and CSR Communication: Examining the Impact of Issue Salience and Proximity on Environmental Communication Behaviors , Nandini Bhalla

The Games Behind the Scenes: Newspaper Framing of Female African American Olympic Athletes , Martin Reece Funderburk

Effectiveness of a Brand’s Paid, Owned, and Earned Media in a Social Media Environment , Anan Wan

Providing Prevention Education About Child Sexual Abuse to Parents: Testing Media Effects on Knowledge, Behavioral Intentions and Outcomes , Jane Long Weatherred

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Creating an Online Social Movement in Socially Conservative Societies: A Case Study of Manshoor Blog Using Frame Alignment Process , Noura Abdullah Al-Duaijani

How S. C. Daily Newspapers Framed the Removal of the Confederate Flag from the State House Grounds in 2015 Through Letters to the Editor and Editorials , Thomas Craig Anderson

Breaking The Silence: Extending Theory To Address The Underutilization Of Mental Health Services Among Chinese Immigrants In The United States , Jo-Yun Queenie Li

Fandom In Politics: Scale Development And Validation , Won-Ki Moon

Fatal Force: A Conversation With Journalists Who Cover Deadly, Highly-Publicized Police Shootings , Denetra Walker

Domestic Extension Of Public Diplomacy: Media Competition For Credibility, Dependency And Activation Of Publics , Yicheng Zhu

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Hydraulic Fracturing In the United States: A Framing Analysis , Kenneth Stephen Cardell Jr.

Network vs. Netflix: A Comparative Content Analysis of Demographics Across Prime-Time Television and Netflix Original Programming , James Corfield

Framing Marijuana: A Study of How us Newspapers Frame Marijuana Legalization Stories and Framing Effects of Marijuana Stories , Hwalbin Kim

The Allure of Isis: Examining the Underlying Mechanisms that Helped the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria , Alexander Luchsinger

International Twitter Comments About 2016 U.S. Presidential Candidates Trump And Clinton: Agenda-Building Analysis In The U.S., U.K., Brazil, Russia, India and China , Jane O’Boyle

Is That Online Review Fake News? How Sponsorship Disclosure Influences Reader Credibility , Mark W. Tatge

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Measuring Strategic Communications , Jeffrey A. Ranta

Public Perceptions Of Genetically Modified Food On Social Media: A Content Analysis Of Youtube Comments On Videos , Nanlan Zhang

Toward A Situational Technology Acceptance Model: Combining the Situational Theory of Problem Solving and Technology Acceptance Model to Promote Mobile Donations for Nonprofit Organizations , Yue Zheng

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Promoting HPV Vaccination for Male Young Adults: Effects of Social Influence , Wan Chi Leung

Redneckaissance: Honey Boo Boo, Tumblr, and the Stereotype of Poor White Trash , Ashley F. Miller

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Conflicted Union: Culture, Economics and European Union Media Policy , Daphney Pernola Barr

Beating Down the Fear: The Civil Sphere and Political Change in South Carolina, 1940-1962 , Sid Bedingfield

The State v. Perry: Comparative Newspaper Coverage of South Carolina's Most Prominent Civil Rights Lawyer , Christopher G. Frear

(MASCOT) NATION: EXAMINING UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS’ FACEBOOK PAGES , Matthew J. Haught

Innovation Among Georgian Journalism Educators: A Network Analysis Perspective , Ana Keshelashvili

Emotional Bond between the Creator and the Avatar: Changes in Behavioral Intentions to Engage in Alcohol-Related Traffic Risk Behaviors , Hokyung Kim

Handcuffing Speech: Federal Fraud Statutes and the Criminalization of Advertising , Carmen Maye

Social Movements, Media, and Democratization in Georgia , Maia Mikashavidze

Am I in Danger? : Predictors and Behavioral Outcomes of Public Perception of Risk Associated with Food Hazards , Sang-Hwa Oh

Parental Mediation of Adolescent Movie Viewing , Larry James Webster Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Political Advertising In Kuwait - A Functional Discourse Analysis , Jasem Alqaseer

The Westernization of Advertisements Published In Kuwaiti Newspapers From 1992 to 2012; A Content Analysis , Farah Taleb Alrefai

What Can Reader Comments to News Online Contribute to Engagement and Interactivity? A Quantitative Approach , Brett A. Borton

Exploring a paradigm shift: The New York Times' framing of sub-Saharan Africa in stories of conflict, war and development during the Cold War and post-Cold War eras, 1945-2009 , Zadok Opero Ekimwere

Mental Health On Youtube: Exploring the Potential of Interactive Media to Change Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors About Mental Health , Caroline Belser Foster

That's News to Me: An Exploratory Study of the Uses and Gratifications of Current Events On Social Media of 18-24 Year-Olds , John Vincent Karlis

Making Stewardship Meaningful For Nonprofits: Stakeholder Motivations, Attitudes, Loyalty and Behaviors , Geah N. Pressgrove

An Alternative Path: The Intellectual Legacy of James W. Carey , Matthew Ross

The Corporation in the Marketplace of Ideas: The Law and Economics of Corporate Political Speech , Matthew W. Telleen

Child Sexual Abuse In the Media: Is Institutional Failure to Blame? , Jane Long Weatherred

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

The Relationship Between Facebook Use and Religiosity Among Emerging Adults , Heidi D. Campbell

Attribute Agenda Setting, Attribtue Priming, and The Public's Evaluation of Genetically Modified (GM) Food in South Korea , Soo Yun Kim

What's Mine is Yours: An Exploratory Study of Attitudes and Conceptions About Online Personal Privacy In the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , Patrick Sharbaugh

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

How Journalists Perceive Internal and External Influence: A Qualitative Assessment of Local Television Reporters' Ethical Decision-Making , Beth Eckard Concepcion

Collective Memory of the War In Iraq: An Analysis of Letters to the Editor and Public Opinion Polls, 2003-2008 , Lisa Cash Luedeman

A Framing Analysis and Model of Barack Obama in Political Cartoons , Anthony Palmer

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Breaking Down the Fear' -- John H. Mccray, Accommodationism and theFraming of the Civil Rights Struggle in South Carolina, 1940-1948 , Sid Bedingfield

Do You See What I See?: A Comparative Content Analysis of Iraq War Photographs As Published In the New York Times and the Tehran Times , Garen Cansler

Exploring Intention to Adopt Mobile Tv Services In the U.S.: Toward A New Model With Cognitive-Based and Emotional-Based Constructs , Seoyoon Choi

Media Representations and Implications For Collective Memory: A Grounded Theory Analysis of TV News Broadcasts of Hillary Clinton From 1993-2008 , Mary Elizabeth McLaughlin

Resonance and Elaboration: the Framing Effect of Chinese Product Safety Issue Coverage , Ji Pan

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This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Communication Studies. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

COMEDY, CAMARADERIE, AND CONFLICT: USING HUMOR TO DEFUSE DISPUTES AMONG FRIENDS , Sheena A. Bringa

Navigating Toxic Identities Within League of Legends , Jeremy Thomas Miner

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

UNDERSTANDING MEDIA RICHNESS AND SOCIAL PRESENCE: EXPLORING THE IMPACTS OF MEDIA CHANNELS ON INDIVIDUALS’ LEVELS OF LONELINESS, WELL-BEING, AND BELONGING , Ashley M. Arsenault

CANCELING VS. #CANCEL CULTURE: AN ANALYSIS ON THE SURVEILLANCE AND DISCIPLINE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BEHAVIOR THROUGH COMPETING DISCOURSES OF POWER , Julia G. Bezio

DISTAL SIBLING GRIEF: EXPLORING EMOTIONAL AFFECT AND SALIENCE OF LISTENER BEHAVIORS IN STORIES OF SIBLING DEATH , Margaret C. Brock

Is Loss a Laughing Matter?: A Study of Humor Reactions and Benign Violation Theory in the Context of Grief. , Miranda B. Henrich

The Request Is Not Compatible: Competing Frames of Public Lands Discourse in the Lolo Peak Ski Resort Controversy , Philip A. Sharp

Patient Expectations, Satisfaction, and Provider Communication Within the Oncology Experience , Elizabeth Margaret Sholey

Psychological Safety at Amazon: A CCO Approach , Kathryn K. Zyskowski

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Discourse of Renewal: A Qualitative Analysis of the University of Montana’s COVID-19 Crisis Communication , Haley Renae Gabel

Activating Hope: How Functional Support Can Improve Hope in Unemployed Individuals , Rylee P. Walter

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

THE HOME AS A SITE OF FAMILY COMMUNICATED NARRATIVE SENSE-MAKING: GRIEF, MEANING, AND IDENTITY THROUGH “CLEANING OUT THE CLOSET” , Kendyl A. Barney

CRISIS AS A CONSTANT: UNDERSTANDING THE COMMUNICATIVE ENACTMENT OF COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE WITHIN THE EXTENSION DISASTER EDUCATION NETWORK (EDEN) , Danielle Maria Farley

FOSTERING COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE IN COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION: EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FOUNDATIONS TRAINING , Shanay L. Healy

Belonging for Dementia Caregivers , Sabrina Singh

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Making the Most of People We Do Not Like: Capitalizing on Negative Feedback , Christopher Edward Anderson

Understanding the Relationship Between Discursive Resources and Risk-Taking Behaviors in Outdoor Adventure Athletes , Mira Ione Cleveland

Service Failure Management in High-End Hospitality Resorts , Hunter A. Dietrich

Fear, Power, & Teeth (2007) , Olivia Hockenbroch

The climate change sublime: Leveraging the immense awe of the planetary threat of climate change , Sean D. Quartz

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The Relationship Between Memorable Messages and Identity Construction , Raphaela P. Barros Campbell

Wonder Woman: A Case Study for Critical Media Literacy , Adriana N. Fehrs

Curated Chaos: A Rhetorical Study of Axmen , Rebekah A. McDonald

THE ROLE OF BIPOLAR DISORDER, STIGMA, AND HURTFUL MESSAGES IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS , Callie Parrish

Cruising to be a Board Gamer: Understanding Socialization Relating to Board Gaming and The Dice Tower , Benjamin Wassink

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

STEAMED: EXAMINATIONS OF POWER STRUGGLES ON THE VALUE FORUM , richard E. babb

Beyond the Bike; Identity and Belonging of Free Cycles Members , Caitlyn Lewis

Adherence and Uncertainty Management: A Test Of The Theory Of Motivated Information Management , Ryan Thiel

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Redskins Revisited: Competing Constructions of the Washington Redskins Mascot , Eean Grimshaw

A Qualitative Analysis of Belonging in Communities of Practice: Exploring Transformative Organizational Elements within the Choral Arts , Aubrielle J. Holly

Training the Professoraite of Tomorrow: Implementing the Needs Centered Training Model to Instruct Graduate Teaching Assistants in the use of Teacher Immediacy , Leah R. Johnson

Beyond Blood: Examining the Communicative Challenges of Adoptive Families , Mackensie C. Minniear

Attitudes Toward Execution: The Tragic and Grotesque Framing of Capital Punishment in the News , Katherine Shuy

Knowledge and Resistance: Feminine Style and Signifyin[g] in Michelle Obama’s Public Address , Tracy Valgento

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

BLENDED FRAMEWORK: BILL MCKIBBEN'S USE OF MELODRAMA AND COMEDY IN ENVIRONMENTAL RHETORIC , Megan E. Cullinan

THE INFLUENCE OF MEDICAL DRAMAS ON PATIENT EXPECTATIONS OF PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION , Kayla M. Fadenrecht

Diabesties: How Diabetic Support on Campus can Alleviate Diabetic Burnout , Kassandra E. Martin

Resisting NSA Surveillance: Glenn Greenwald and the public sphere debate about privacy , Rebecca Rice

Rhetoric, participation, and democracy: The positioning of public hearings under the National Environmental Policy Act , Kevin C. Stone

Socialization and Volunteers: A Training Program for Volunteer Managers , Allison M. Sullivan

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

THIRD PARTY EFFECTS OF AFFECTIONATE COMMUNICATION IN FAMILY SUBSYSTEMS: EXAMINING INFLUENCE ON AFFECTIONATE COMMUNICATION, MENTAL WELL-BEING, AND FAMILY SATISFACTION , Timothy M. Curran

Commodity or Dignity? Nurturing Managers' Courtesy Nurtures Workers' Productivity , Montana Rafferty Moss

"It Was My Job to Keep My Children Safe": Sandra Steingraber and the Parental Rhetoric of Precaution , Mollie Katherine Murphy

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Free Markets: ALEC's Populist Constructions of "the People" in State Politics , Anne Sherwood

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

COMMUNICATIVE CONSTRUCTION OF EXPECTATIONS: AN EXAMINATION OF EXPECTATIONS REGARDING MOTHERS IN NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTION , Jordan A. Allen

Let’s talk about sex: A training program for parents of 4th and 5th grade children , Elizabeth Kay Eickhoff

"You Is The Church": Identity and Identification in Church Leadership , Megan E. Gesler

This land is your land, this land is my land: A qualitative study of tensions in an environmental decision making group , Gabriel Patrick Grelle

The Constitution of Queer Identity in the 1972 APA Panel, "Psychiatry: Friend or Foe to Homosexuals? A Dialogue" , Dustin Vern Edward Schneider

The Effect of Religious Similarity on the Use of Relational Maintenance Strategies in Marriages , Jamie Karen Taylor

Justice, Equality, and SlutWalk: The Rhetoric of Protesting Rape Culture , Dana Whitney Underwood

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Collective Privacy Boundary Turbulence and Facework Strategies: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of South Korea and the United States , Min Kyong Cho

COMMUNICATING ARTIFACTS: AN ANALYSIS OF HOW MUSEUMS COMMUNICATE ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTITY DURING TIMES OF CONTROVERSY AND FINANCIAL STRAIN , Amanda Renee Cornuke

Communication Apprehension and Perceived Responsiveness , Elise Alexandra Fanney

Improving Patient-Provider Communication in the Health Care context , Charlotte M. Glidden

What They Consider, How They Decide: Best Practices of Technical Experts in Environmental Decision-Making , Cassandra J. Hemphill

Rebuilding Place: Exploring Strategies to Align Place Identity During Relocation , Brigette Renee McKamey

Sarah Palin, Conservative Feminism, and the Politics of Family , Jasmine Rose Zink

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Salud, Dignidad, Justicia: Articulating "Choice" and "Reproductive Justice" for Latinas in the United States , Kathleen Maire de Onis

Environmental Documentary Film: A Contemporary Tool For Social Movement , Rachel Gregg

In The Pink: The (Un)Healthy Complexion of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month , Kira Stacey Jones

Jihad as an Ideograph: Osama bin Laden's rhetorical weapon of choice , Faye Lingarajan

The Heart of the Matter: The Function and Relational Effects of Humor for Cardiovascular Patients , Nicholas Lee Lockwood

Feeling the Burn: A Discursive Analysis of Organizational Burnout in Seasonal Wildland Firefighters , Whitney Eleanor Marie Maphis

Making A Comeback: An Exploration of Nontraditional Students & Identity Support , Jessica Kate McFadden

In the Game of Love, Play by the Rules: Implications of Relationship Rule Consensus over Honesty and Deception in Romantic Relationships , Katlyn Elise Roggensack

Assessing the balance: Burkean frames and Lil' Bush , Elizabeth Anne Sills

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

The Discipline of Identity: Examining the Challenges of Developing Interdisciplinary Identities Within the Science Disciplines , Nicholas Richard Burk

Occupational Therapists: A Study of Managing Multiple Identities , Katherine Elise Lloyd

Discourse, Identity, and Culture in Diverse Organizations: A Study of The Muslim Students Association (University of Montana) , Burhanuddin Bin Omar

The Skinny on Weight Watchers: A Critical Analysis of Weight Watcher's Use of Metaphors , Ashlynn Laura Reynolds-Dyk

You Got the Job, Now What?: An Evaluation of the New Employee Orientation Program at the University of Montana , Shiloh M. A. Sullivan

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Because We Have the Power to Choose: A Critical Analysis of the Rhetorical Strategies Used in Merck's Gardasil Campaign , Brittney Lee Buttweiler

Communicative Strategies Used in the Introduction of Spirituality in the Workplace , Matthew Alan Condon

Cultures in Residence: Intercultural Communication Competence for Residence Life Staff , Bridget Eileen Flaherty

The Influence of Sibling Support on Children's Post-Divorce Adjustment: A Turning Point Analysis , Kimberly Ann Jacobs

TALK ABOUT “HOOKING UP”: HOW COLLEGE STUDENTS‟ ACCOUNTS OF “HOOKING UP” IN SOCIAL NETWORKS INFLUENCES ENGAGING IN RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR , Amanda J. Olson

The Effect of Imagined Interactions on Secret Revelation and Health , Adam Stephens Richards

Teaching Intercultural Communication Competence in the Healthcare Context , Jelena Stojakovic

Quitting versus Not Quitting: The Process and Development of an Assimilation Program Within Opportunity Resources, Inc. , Amanda N. Stovall

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

IMAGES AS A LAYER OF POSITIVE RHETORIC: A VALUES-BASED CASE STUDY EXPLORING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN VISUAL AND VERBAL ELEMENTS FOUND ON A RURAL NATURAL RESOURCES NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WEBSITE , Vailferree Stilwell Brechtel

Relational Transgressions in Romantic Relationships: How Individuals Negotiate the Revelation and Concealment of Transgression Information within the Social Network , Melissa A. Maier

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

THE SOCIALIZATION OF SEASONAL EMPLOYEES , Maria Dawn Blevins

Friends the family you choose (no matter what: An investigation of fictive kin relationships amoung young adults. , Kimberly Anne Clinger

Public relations in nonprofit organizations: A guide to establishing public relations programs in nonprofit settings , Megan Kate Gale

Negotiated Forgiveness in Parent-Child Relationships: Investigating Links to Politeness, Wellness and Sickness , Jennifer Lynn Geist

Developing and Communicating Better Sexual Harassment Policies Through Ethics and Human Rights , Thain Yates Hagan

Managing Multiple Identities: A Qualitative Study of Nurses and Implications for Work-Family Balance , Claire Marie Spanier

BEYOND ORGANIC: DEFINING ALTERNATIVES TO USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC , Jennifer Ann von Sehlen

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Graduate Teaching Assistant Interpretations and Responses to Student Immediacy Cues , Clair Owen Canfield

Verbal negotiation of affection in romantic relationships , Andrea Ann Richards

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Art of forgiveness , Carrie Benedict

"We shall fight for the things we have always held nearest our hearts": Rhetorical strategies in the U.S. woman suffrage movement , Stephanie L. Durnford

War on Terror Middle-East peace and a drive around the ranch: The rhetoric of US-Saudi diplomacy in the post-911 period , J. Robert Harper

What do you mean by competence?: A comparison of perceived communication competence among North Americans and Chinese , Chao He

Rhetoric of public interest in an inter-organizational environmental debate: The Fernie mining controversy. , Shelby Jo. Long

Investigation of the initiation of short-term relationships in a vacation setting. , Aneta Milojevic

"It 's the other way around"| Sustainability, promotion, and the shaping of identity in nonprofit arts organizations , Georgi A. Rausch

Child left behind: An examination of comforting strategies goals and outcomes following the death of a child , Kelly R. Rossetto

Profile of the modern smokejumper| A tension-centered lens on identity and identification , Cade Wesley Spaulding

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Theses from 2024 2024.

Coming to America: Exploring the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of African International Students at a PWI and HBCU in the U.S. South , Adwoa F. Baffour

Invasion Edition: A Comparative Study of NPR Coverage of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq and Russia's Invasion of Ukraine , Ashlyn F. Barclay

“EVERYTHING IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS”: DISCOVERING PUBLIC RELATIONS IN BUSINESS SECTORS IN VIETNAM , Ba-Anh-Tu Truong

Theses from 2023 2023

Cultural Expression and Relevancy Communicated Through Marching Band Performance in Louisiana , Nicholas Ashton

What Happens Online Doesn't Stay Online: Female Elected Officials' Experiences with Online Harassment , Sarah M. Carpenter

Examining Framing of Local and National Media Coverage of Sandy Hook and Robb Elementary School Shootings , Gabrielle L. deBruler

Watching Sports Online: Evaluating the Viewing Motivations of Sports Streaming Service Users , Jordan Dove

Institutional Rhetoric and Campus Reactions: A Multi-Method Case Study Exploring University Communication and Social Responsibility In a Racial Crisis , Rockia K. Harris

BUILDING SOLIDARITY BETWEEN MINORITY GROUPS , Seonwoo Kim

Navigating Political Discussions Online: The Role Safe Spaces Play in Women's Political Participation on Twitter , Ayla Oden

From Empowerment Movement to Hijacked Hashtag: A Thematic Analysis of #ShoutYourAbortion , Sidney R. Reynen

News(?)papers: A Typology of Fake News, 1880-1920 , Olivia G. Romaguera

A NEW TEST OF THE NEWS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND CNN COVERAGE OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE , Hannah Ross

Effects of Stereotypes on Black Women Audiences , Darian M. Shorts

Framing Addiction: How Variations of News Stories Affect Attitudes Toward Addicts , James A. Smith

Is There a Balance between the U.S. Government Secrecy Regime and Free Speech Rights of Government Employees?: The Legal Landscape of the U.S. Government Control of Information , Qinqin Wang

Media Literacy in Public Education: A Mixed-Method Exploration , Jessica Wyers

Theses from 2022 2022

THE EFFECTS OF COVID 19-RELATED SOCIAL MEDIA HATE CRIME ON ASIAN AND ASIAN AMERICANS' SELF-ESTEEM , Saachi Chugh

Exploring Cognitive Associations of Athletes’ Activism Through Social Issue Primes: A Convergent Analysis , Anthony Ciaramella

Preventing Brand Activism From Backfiring: How the Use of an Ingroup Model Can Limit the Negative Effects of One-Time CSR History , Cole C. Dunnam

Does Your Opponent's Gender Make a Difference? A Content Analysis of the Use of Gender Stereotyped Issues in Female Candidates’ Campaigns in a Mixed-Gender versus an All-Women Races. , Caley R. Hewitt

A Comparative Content Analysis of How Print Media Framed the Heroin Epidemic and the Opioid Crisis , Quincy Hodges

We Are on the Same Page: How to Leverage Strategic Internal Communication to Create Shared Meaning of Corporate Social Responsibility Between Corporations and Employees , Yangzhi Jiang

Languages of Reform: Populist Revolution or Middle-class Progressivism? , Timothy Vest Klein

Influence in Digital Spaces: How Social Media and Political Influencers Shape Political Expression, Partisan Identity, and Resistance Efforts , Pamela Anne Labbe

CHANGES IN FOX NEWS COVERAGE: TONE SHIFTS BETWEEN PRESIDENCIES , Jessica Maki

The Future of Name, Image, and Likeness in Advertising , Olivia E. Nuss

Parasocial Relationships with Online Influencers , Sydney Reynolds

Cross-Issue Agenda Setting from Racism to Immigration: Spreading Activation or Group Threat? , Martina Santia

Availability, Readability, and Accessibility: Content Analysis Study of Privacy Information on Smart Device Websites , Jessica Y. Shaw

"News at Its Best:" A Case Study of Boundary Crossing In Social Media Journalism , Bailey L. Williams

Theses from 2021 2021

BALANCING ACT: WHEN GENDER AND MEDIA COLLIDE IN SPORTS , Kimberly Friedman

How "Lyingnewspapers" Made Huey Long the Ruler of His State: A Model of Press-Populist Dynamics , Christina A. Georgacopoulos

Colorism in Modern Advertising , Brianna Jones-Williams

“At the Service of the Government": American Journalists in the Great War and the Agent Model of Government-Press Relations , Meghan Menard McCune

A Critical Examination of Media Images of the Civil Rights Movement and their Role in Shaping Collective Memories among Northern White Audiences , Martha Ramirez

Challenging the Illusion of Diversity: A New Theoretical Paradigm Towards Newsroom Inclusion. , Paromita Saha

TELLING A NEW STORY OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: NARRATIVE VERSUS ARGUMENT COMMUNICATION EFFECTS ON OCD STIGMA AND RECOGNITION , Ashlyn Blaire Soileau

Operating the Digital Space in the Age of Protest Participation , Kyle Stanley

Dissertations from 2020 2020

Agenda Cueing in Aggregated Newsfeeds , Kirill Bryanov

The 2016 Louisiana Flood: How a Natural Disaster Affected Ascension Parish Elections and Perceptions of the Home Building Industry , Allyce Trapp

Theses from 2019 2019

Social Justice through Social Media: The Use of Twitter as a Tool for Activism in the #MeToo #BlackLivesMatter Era , Laura L. Coleman

TOXIC CULTURE: AN EMOTION AND SENTIMENT ANALYSIS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS IN RELATION TO CONTROVERSY AND WIN-LOSS RECORDS , Joshua R. Jackson

Health Information Seeking as a Coping Strategy to Reduce the Stress of Informal Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Forms of Dementia , Nia Francis Mason

SOURCE EFFECTS OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND DIGITAL HEALTH LITERACY AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: AN ELABORATION LIKELIHOOD MODEL PERSPECTIVE , Julia Morton

Race, Geography, and News Coverage of the Opioid Epidemic , Nicholas B. Robert

Making the Commercial Non-Commercial: Traditional Ad Effects on TV Billboards , Ian M. Skupski

Key Users, Hashtags, and Topics: Network Analyses of Twitter During Natural Disasters , Rui Wang

#WhyIDidntReport: Using social media analysis to inform issues with sexual assault reporting , Jordyn Warren

Can Cooler Heads Prevail? New Media Technology and Affective Polarization , Brian Kendall Watson

“I Need to Believe That Something Extraordinary Is Possible”: Effects of Transcendent Media Experiences on the Destigmatization of Mental Illness , Stephanie Whitenack

Andrew T. Hatcher: Press, Public Information & Perception for a Nation in Transition Historical Content Analysis on the First African American to Serve as a White House Associate Press Secretary , Nayita Wilson

Theses from 2018 2018

Similarities and Differences in Western Media Portrayals of the Greek Economic Crisis: A Qualitative Analysis of The Guardian and The New York Times' Summer 2015 Coverage of the Greek Economic Crisis , Tryfon Boukouvidis

From Party to Publicity: The Transitional Role of Three Publicity Experts on the Road to Modern Campaigning , Meagan H. Collman

“Breathless Zeal and Careless Confidence”: German Propaganda in World War I (1914-1918) , Elisabeth Fondren

Local vs. National: How Twitter Reflects News Coverage of Colin Kaepernick Protests , Jared Paul Joseph

How Do New Media Environments Influence Consumer Responses to Advertising? A Meta-Analytic Approach to Ad Avoidance , A-Reum Jung

Political #Tweet-Talkin': How Reporters and Politicians Use Twitter in State Government , Jennifer Korth

Attribution and Power: Exploring Transgender Media Representation Strategies and their Effects on Intergroup Stereotype Content and Dehumanization , Minjie Li

“All of Our Skinfolk Ain’t Our Kinfolk;” a Triangulation Study of the Impact of Black Racial Identity on the Discourse of Media Practitioners’ Coverage of Social Justice, Political and Celebrity News , Gheni Nicole Platenburg

How Courts Analyze Voter Identification Laws under the First Amendment , Joby Len Richard

Political Giving as Civic Participation: Identifying Donors and Motivating Giving , Robyn Lynn Stiles

The Uneasy Beginnings of Public Diplomacy: Vira Whitehouse, the Committee on Public Information, and the First World War , Lauren Claire West

Wonder Women: How Race and Gender Influenced News Coverage in the 2017 New Orleans and Atlanta Mayoral Elections , Sirdaria I. Williams

Theses from 2017 2017

In-Group Effects of News Use on African Americans , Folasade A'lyce Adesanya

Social Media Activism and Activist Publics: Testing an Integrative Model of Activism on Contentious Issues , Myounggi Chon

An Impossible Direction: Newspapers, Race, and Politics in Reconstruction New Orleans , Nicholas F. Chrastil

Journalist and Hoaxer: William Francis Mannix and the Long History of Faked News , Madelyn Kay Duhon

Advancing Democracy One Tweet at a Time , Landon T. Hester

Disclosing the Truth About Instagram Endorsers: A Study of the Effects of the Use of Material-Connection Disclosures on Instagram and Types of Endorsers on Advertising Identification and Consumer Response , Lauren Francis Myers

From Products to Politics: Understanding the Effectiveness of a Celebrity Political Endorsement , Melissa Sanati

NCAA Student-Athletes and Defamation: Understanding Plaintiff Classification and First Amendment Protection , Lacey Elizabeth Sanchez

Ethnic Audiences In a Fragmented Media Era: Ethnic Audiences' Selective Exposure to Likeminded Media , Mingxiao Sui

Theses from 2016 2016

Exploring Intermedia Agenda Setting Effects of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver , Andrew Abad

Framing the Ebola Outbreak: Systemic Influences on News Coverage , Adaobi Vivian Duru

Planned Parenthood In Crisis: Social Media Strategies And Frames , Lauren Hudel Goodman

Strategic Use of Language in White House Twitter Communications , Margo L. Jolet

Exploring Organizational Resilience Asset and Its Antecedents for Effective Internal Crisis Communication , Young Kim

Examining Local Law Enforcement Public Relations , Lindsay M. McCluskey

Adding Flesh to Sullivan’s Bones: The Legacy of St. Amant v. Thompson , Eric P. Robinson

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Communicating Sustainability with Visuals: Issue Perception and Issue Engagement , Zeynep Melis Altinay

How Local Nonprofit Organizations can use Narratives to Build Organizational-public Relationships on Digital Media , Ryan Patrick DeLaune

Public Perception of Male Athletes Vs. Female Athletes in the Media , Kaleigh Elizabeth Dickson

Organizational Twitter Use: A Qualitative Analysis of Tweets During Breast Cancer Awareness Month , Pratiti Diddi

Defining Dad: Media Depiction Of The Modern Father In Print Advertising , John Robert Evans

Sourcing and Framing Analysis of Source Messages in the Coverage of Armed Conflicts by American and British Foreign Reporters , Ellada Gamreklidze

Natural Order: The Case for Applying Biomimetic Design Principles to Mass Communication Technology Design , William Glass

Compromising the Craft: A Mixed-Methodological Analysis of the Products and Processes of Storytelling in Local Television and Digital News , Keren Esther Henderson

Correcting the Conversation: An Argument for a Public Health Perspective Approach to University Timely Warnings about Sexual Assault , Ashley Hesson

In the Shadow of Big Oil A Media Content Analysis of the 'Big Oil' Stigma , Camille Nicole Ivy-O'Donnell

All the Science That Is Fit to Blog: An Analysis of Science Blogging Practices , Paige Brown Jarreau

Different Approaches to Investigatory Journalism in the Muckraking Era , Tim Vest Klein

What Female Candidates Need to Know: Current Research on Gender Effects in Campaigns and Elections , Lauren Michele Leist

Reporting for the State Department: Carl W. Ackerman's Cooperation with Government during WWI , Meghan Elizabeth Menard

Engagement Across the Pond: The NFL's Attempts to Increase Social Media Engagement Through the Cultural Targeting of Messages , Isabelle Moore

Gender Stereotypes and the Strategic Use of Emotions in the 2008 Elections , Newly Paul

Framing Theory and Its Application to the Fracking Controversy in St. Tammany Parish , Lindsay Colleen Rabalais

"Operation Red Campus”: An Experimental Analysis of CRNC Advertisements Targeting the Millennial Generation , Ellen Mullee Schmidt

The Unattainable Ideal: Walter Lippmann and the Limits of the Press and Public Opinion , Amy Solomon Whitehead

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Scrutinizing along with Visual Persuasion of Movie Billboards in Egypt from the 1930s to the 2010s/ Qualitative Content Analysis Study , Sara Ali Almaleki

WHAT MAKES CSR AUTHENTIC TO PEOPLE WITH LOW CAUSE INVOLVEMENT? AN EXPLORATION OF INFLUENCERS’ PERSUASIVE POWER VIA DUAL-PROCESS MODELS , Jeongwon Yang

MEGA- VS. NANO-INFLUENCER: THE EFFECTS OF CONSTRUAL MATCHING BETWEEN ENDORSERS AND AD MESSAGES ON ADVERTISING PERSUASIVENESS , Ploypin Chuenterawong

Overconfident and Gullible? Examining News-Finds-Me, Affective Polarization, Third-Person Bias, and Susceptibility to Online Fake News , Yu Tian

Why are VR headsets collecting dust? The exploration of potential factors affecting media consumer’s adoption of VR technologies , Shengjie Yao

Toward Extended Situational Crisis Communication Theory: Include Visuals, Prior Performance, and Framing Devices , Mohammad Ali

Digitalizing Religion in the Age of COVID-19: A Uses and Gratifications Perspective , Abdulaziz Altawil

Whom Do You Want to Be Friends With: An Extroverted or an Introverted Avatar? Impacts of the Uncanny Valley Effect and Conversational Cues , Se Jung Kim

Bleeding Red: The Relationship Between Feminism, Brand Activism Skepticism, and Attitudes About Menstrual-Realistic Advertisements , Adriana S. Mucedola

Media and Modern Racism: Understanding Anti-asian Attitudes and Behaviors During the Covid-19 Pandemic , Jian Shi

Toward A Public Relations Theory Of Integration , Kelly Coolican Gaggin

Toward a Public Relations Theory of Integration , Kelly Coolican Gaggin

Corporate Freedom of Expression and Corporate Social Advocacy (csa): How Publics Evaluate Corporate Political Voice , Keonyoung Park

Sexual Consent on Social Media: How College Students' Exposure to Sexualized and Party-related Content on Social Media Relates to Their Sexual Consent Beliefs, Attitudes, and Intentions , Andrea Marie Smith

Mitigate Negative Effects in Spillover Crises , Jun Zhang

#METOO: NETWORKED CELEBRITY ADVOCACY AS CAPITAL PERFORMANCE , Li CHEN

THE PERCEIVED CREDIBILITY OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOJOURNALISM COMPARED TO USER-GENERATED CONTENT AMONG AMERICAN NEWS MEDIA AUDIENCES , Gina Gayle

Digital Native_Code: An Analysis of Adolescent Identity Formation Through Social Media , Jaime Riccio

Consumer Attachment and Corporate Social Advocacy: Leveraging Political Behaviors to Bolster Organization-Public Relationships , Jonathan Borden

Queering Virtual Groups: Exploring Facebook Groups as a space for identity construction and social justice among the LGBTQ community in India , Sreyoshi Dey

EFFECTS OF SOCIAL PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA NATIVES: EXAMINATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE WITH ON/OFFLINE EXPERIMENTS AND BRAIN MEASURES (FNIRS). , Soyoung Jung

THE PERSUASION PROCESSES IN VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE , Gyoung Kim

Countering Anti-Vaccination Rumors on Twitter , Ji Won Kim

Correcting Fear-arousing Disinformation on Social Media in the Spread of a Health Virus: A Focus on Situational Fear, Situational Threat Appraisal, Belief in Disinformation, and Intention to Spread Disinformation on Social Media , Jiyoung Lee

Strategic Understanding and Management of Paracrisis for Crisis Prevention , Soojin Roh

Towards an explication of the presence effects on information processing and persuasion: A construal level framework , Mincheol Shin

EXPLORATORY STUDY ON TRUST, DISTRUST, AND CREDIBILITY IN MACHINE JOURNALISM , Stephen Wonchul Song

Experiential Journalism: Presence, Emotion, and Sharing Behaviors in News Delivered by Virtual Reality, Television, and Internet in Korea and the United States , Sung Yoon Ri

Readers’ Perceptions of Newsworthiness and Bias as Factors in Participation with Digital News Content , Gregory James Munno

Privacy vs. Security: Fear appeals, terrorism and the willingness to allow increased government surveillance , Angela Marie Rulffes

“Mustn’t See TV?”: A Case Study of NBC’s 1983-84 Television Season , Dan Amernick

“Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?” The use of popular music after Hurricane Katrina , Jennifer Billinson

Netflix and the Development of the Internet Television Network , Laura Osur

Examining the Effectiveness of using CSR Communications in Apology Statements after Negative Publicity , Eun Ji Chung

Effects of social endorsement on news evaluation in Korea and the U.S. , Myojung Chung

Screens and stereotypes: The transmission of images of women of color on Twitter and television , Sherri Marie Williams

DEALING WITH DEMENTIA: HOW ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE CAREGIVER-SPOUSES/PARTNERS, PATIENTS, AND CAREGIVERS USE ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS TO COPE , Linda Daley

"That's me in the game": Being present and identifying avatar , Sung Yeun Kim

Rooting for the story: Institutional sports journalism in the digital age , Brian Peter Moritz

`ROAMING IN THE GARDEN OF FREEDOM:' CONSTRUCTIONS OF U.S. IDEOLOGY, IDENTITY, AND THE PAST IN TELEVISION NEWS'S ANNIVERSARY COVERAGE ABOUT THE BERLIN WALL , Rachel Eve Somerstein

Race, Class, Risk and Trust: Risk Communication in Post-Katrina New Orleans , Bruno F. Battistoli

The Impact of Schadenfreude as an Emotional Frame in Crisis Communications on Perception of Corporate Reputation , Kristi Gilmore

Character Education In and Out of the Classroom: Black Women Middle School Educators Share their Views on Media Images of Black , Linita Shannon

The Role of Ethical Evaluation of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Perception of Corporate Hypocrisy, the Intention of Opinioned Communication and Behavior toward a Firm , KyuJin Shim

Faux Bro: Gay Hookup Websites and Modern Gay America's Masculinity Crisis , Cory John Weaver

How Much Does This Tick You Off? Online Rejection and Criticism Lead to Negative Affect and Retaliatory Aggression , Gina Masullo Chen

Court Of Public Opinion: How the Convicted Perceive Mass Media Have Affected Their Criminal Trials and Personal Lives , Marti Cecilia Howell-Collins

Technosexuality: Technology, Sexuality, and Convergence , John M. Wolf

Performing the Self: Character Agency and Impression Management within the Narrative of Survivor: Samoa , Carolyn Davis Hedges

Internet Adoption and Integration by Network Television News (1997 to 2004) , Katherine A. Hughes

Christian Identity in Response to Moral Choices in Gaming: A Textual Analysis of Popular Video Games , Jeffrey Lance Jackson

Behind every man: Media construction of wives at the center of political sex scandals , Hinda Mandell

Audience Engagement with Mother-Daughter Relationships in Prime-Time Television of the 21st Century: A Qualitative Analysis of Interpretation, Sensemaking, and Perceived Effects , Meghan L. O'Briend

Comparing Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change During Election Campaigns in the United States, Canada and Australia , Dan Rowe

Avatars in a virtual Diaspora: Developing a theory of cultural ties and identity in Second Life , Daniel Schackman

Structure of national image in the age of networks: An empirical analysis of online social relations and information use , Hyunjin Seo

Why U.S.-based nonprofit organizations have a stake in the U.S. standing: A case study in public diplomacy , Olga Zatepilina

Knocking down barriers: Changing the conversation between health providers and patients , Heather L. Black

Issue obtrusiveness in the agenda-setting process of national network television news , Xueyi Chen

Making online HIV/AIDS PSAs more effective , Jueman (Mandy) Zhang

Hollywood and the film development process: The influence of social networks and industry structure on content decisions , Bryan R. Greenberg

The effects of relational satisfaction, organizational reputation, and identification with company on customers' communication behaviors , Soo Yeon Hong

Sensationalism, narrativity and objectivity---modeling ongoing news story practice , J. Patrick McGrail

Testing the hardwired for news theory of media surveillance , James McQuivey

Reconstructing "digital literacy" in a Constructionist computer club: The role of motivation, interest, and inquiry in children's purposive technology use , Rebecca Reynolds

Winning American hearts and minds: Country characteristics, public relations and mass media , Xiuli Wang

Mainland China frames Taiwan: Online news, event perception and issue attitudes , Gang Han

Influences on risk coverage: A case study of the Walkerton, Ontario Escherichia coli contamination , Patricia M. Kennedy

Gendering of health communication campaigns in Ghana: Cultural relevancy and social identity , Doreen Vivian Kutufam

Pop tarts and body parts: An exploration of the imaging and brand management of female popular music stars , Kristin J. Lieb

Organizational influence on recorded music: A look at the independents , Ulf Oesterle

Ethnic identity and transnational media: The relationship between second-generation Korean American adolescent ethnic identity and transnational Korean film , David C. Oh

Effects of order and proportion of positive scenes in broadcast news on memory, candidate evaluation, and voting intention , Yun Jung Choi

The news media and their state: Testing concertation in news media and their messages in a comparative analysis of 36 democracies , John Albert Hatcher

Effects of story deviance, context, and personal involvement on information processing of news stories: A Web-tracking analysis of exposure, attention, and memory retention , Jong Hyuk Lee

A screened window on the world? News framing in United States international coverage , Maggie Ting Zhang

Organizational crisis public relations management in Canada and the United States: Constructing a predictive model of crisis preparedness , Terence Timothy Flynn

TV viewing patterns, differential gain model, and social capital activities: Cross-sectional and cohort time use data , Soohong Kim

Explaining media policy: American political broadcasting policy in comparative context , Timothy P. Vos

Presidential position: Press coverage and portrayals of William J. Clinton and George W. Bush , Bradley Carl Freeman

The role of television news leads in learning from television news: The effect of anxiety-inducing leads and the lead as advance organizer on attention and memory for the news , Mark Alan Kelley

A theoretical model of national image processing and international public relations , Suman Lee

Explicating culture and its influence on magazine advertisements , Pamela Kay Morris

Public relations, legitimacy, and media access , Youngmin Yoon

The medium is the measure of itself: Using tracking data for deductive and inductive analysis of the users of an interactive experience and their behavior , Diego Bonilla

What's news? News definitions across cultures , Martin Eichholz

Questions of judgment in the newsroom: A journalistic instrumental-value theory for media ethics , Patrick Lee Plaisance

Dissecting the puzzle of knowledge gap: Media and the Internet in the political knowledge gap in the 2000 presidential election campaign , Eunyi Kim

Behind the headlines: Making news in Campaign 2000 , Elizabeth Ann Skewes

Arriving at a systems paradigm: Measuring and managing the complexity of organizations and consumers online , Vandana Vijayasri

Women in the sports pages, 1968--1997: A study of ideological influences on media content , Lisa Marie Weidman

Becoming notorious: Case study of a magazine launch , Timothy Knox Barger

A survey of business press journalists in the United States: Characteristics, professional roles and working conditions , Ian R. Bruce

Counteracting the base-rate fallacy: Effects of causal information and vivid presentation on news readers' issue perception , Hao-Chieh Chang

Setting limits on offensive movie content: A variation of the third-person effect , Ron Leone

A century of war: Analysis of the President, the images, and public opinion from the Spanish American War to the Persian Gulf War , Kimberly L. Bissell

Contact sports exposure and viewer aggression , Steven Jeffery Collins

The structure of social science revolutions: The unrealized potential of feminist scholarship in the field of mass communications , Barbara Carol Eaton

Talking about the news: News discussion panels. An analysis of the form and evolution of a broadcast news genre , Clifford E. Kobland

Public journalism in the newsroom: Constraints on content and journalist role conceptions at five award-winning newspapers , Paul Riede

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“Goth Barbies”: A Postmodern Multiperspective Analysis of Mattel’s Monster High Media , Danianese Woods

Dissertations from 2018 2018

Becoming Malala: A Discourse Analysis of Western and Middle Eastern Print and Broadcast Coverage of Malala Yousafzai from 2012-2017 , Tamar Meguerditchian Gregorian

The Postmodern Indian: Representation and the Films of Sherman Alexie , Tara P. McCrink Burcham

Media Framing of Moldova’s Democracy Between 1991 and 2014 , Ecaterina Stepaniuc

The Uses and Gratifications of Streaming Live Linear Sports Networks Online , Benjamin Whittle

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Barack Obama’s Rhetoric of Hope for Racial Reconciliation: An Examination of American Mainstream Media’s Framing of That Message , Zainul Abedin

Cultural Values, Narratives and Myth in Reality Television , Alison Rebecca Foster Miller

Forward Myth: Military Public Relations and the Domestic Base Newspaper 1941-1981 , Willie R. Tubbs

How Visual Communication Strategies, Brand Familiarity, And Personal Relevance Influence Instagram Users’ Responses To Brand Content , Lijie Zhou

Dissertations from 2016 2016

Why Do People Continue Using Facebook: An Empirical Study From the Perspectives of Technology Adoption and Social Contract , Chen-Wei Chang

Seeing is Believing, But is it the Truth? Reality vs. Representation of Men in Contemporary Magazine Advertisements, 1980-2010 , Dana Ann Lopez Coleman

Our Voice, Our Choice: Race, Politics and Community Building on the Pages of Five Historically Black College and University Newspapers From 1930 to 1959 , Sheryl Monique Kennedy Haydel

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Running Contradiction: A Negotiated Reading of Encoding Strategies in the Boondocks Animated Series, 2005-2011 , Wesley Tyler French

How Sports Celebrities Handle Crisis: The Analysis of Social, Traditional and Controlled Media , Nicole Renee Hendricks

Analysis of Bloggers’ Usage of the Web Space in Kyrgyzstan to Engage Civically and Politically , Bahtiyar Kurambayev

Public Relations in Government-Based Public Health: Testing Contingency Theory During H1N1 Response, 2009-2010 , Terri Lea Sasser

Looking Back at the Media's Future: A Mixed Method Analysis of Race and Gender Bias During the 2008 Democratic Presidential Primary Season , Tim Vance

Dissertations from 2014 2014

The (Not So) New Normal: A Queer Critique of LGBT Characters and Themes in Primetime Network Television Situational Comedies , Robert Dallas Byrd Jr.

Gatekeeping the Social Games in a Post-Broadcasting World: A Qualitative Content Analysis of NBC and User-Generated Olympic Twitter Coverage During the 2012 London Games , Daniel Anthony Sipocz

Dissertations from 2013 2013

Telling Their Own Story: How Student Newspapers Reported Campus Unrest, 1962-1970 , Kaylene Dial Armstrong

Public Relations Models and Dialogic Communication in the Twitterverse: An Analysis of How Colleges and Universities are Engaging Their Publics Through Twitter , Jason Antwuan Beverly

Trayvon Martin and Election 2012 Social Media Messaging: An Analysis of Framing, Rhetoric, and Media Types in Online Messages by Civil Rights Organizations , Riva Renee Brown

Age, Gender, Race, and Culture in the ER: A Content Analysis of End-of-Life Issues in the Television Drama , Katrina Wilson Burtt

Ecological Psychology and Media Consumption Among Young Adults: A New Framework , Alice Diana Cade Ferguson

The PR President: How Ike Transformed Political Communication , Pamela Ann Parry

Tweet, Tweet, and Repeat: How College Students and Social Media Bring You the News , Judith Penelope Roberts

Life, Love, and Hegemony on Daytime TV: A Critical Analysis of Three Popular Soap Operas , Elizabeth Ann Worden

Dissertations from 2012 2012

Real Women? Gender and Race in Prime Time Police Shows , Rondrek Juwayne Cowans

Religious Leaders in Crisis: An Analysis of Image Restoration Strategies and Content Variables , Melody Teracita Fisher

Ideological “Smackdown”: A Textual Analysis of Class, Race and Gender in WWE Televised Professional Wrestling , Casey Brandon Hart

The Impact of Celebrity Endorser Type and Source Credibility on the Advertising Attitudes and Purchase Intentions of Indian Rural Consumers , Sidharth Muralidharan

Planned Parenthood Takes On Live Action: An Analysis of Media Interplay and Image Restoration Strategies in Strategic Conflict Management , Leslie Lynn Rasmussen

"If It Ain't Broke, Break It": How Corporate Journalism Killed the "Arkansas Gazette" , Donna Lampkin Stephens

Dissertations from 2011 2011

Outsiders Within: A Framing Analysis of Eight Black and White U.S. Newspapers' Coverage of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1964 , Yolanda Denise Campbell

The Oddity as Commodity: Television and the Modern Day Freak Show , Robin Marie Cecala

The Impact of Rap Music on Audience Values Structure , Janet Mignon Kucia

Full Court Press: How Mississippi Newspapers Helped Keep State College Basketball Segregated, 1955-1973 , Jason Ashley Peterson

"Reading" The Apprentice: Commerce, Culture, and the Manufacturing of Reality , Sharon Simpson Terrell

Dissertations from 2010 2010

A History of the American Film Institute , Deborah Jae Alexander

Libel in Mississippi, 1798-1832 , Muriel Ann Everton

The Experiences of Mississippi Weekly Newspaper Editors as They Explore and Consider Producing Internet Editions , Cassandra Denise Johnson

Links of Connectedness: A Content Analysis and Industry Survey Comparing the Interactive Options of Community and Metro Newspaper Web Sites , Cleveland Allin Means

The Secret Identity of Race: Exploring Ethnic and Racial Portrayals in Superhero Comic Books , Lowery Anderson Woodall III

Dissertations from 2009 2009

Intimate Strangers and Estranged Intimates: An Investigation of the Impact of Instant Messaging and Short Message Service on the Size and Strength of Social Networks in Kuwait , Bashaiar Al-Sanaa

Source-Message-Receiver in Integrated Marketing Communication: A Study of U.S. Institutional Advancement , Sharee LeBlanc Broussard

Journalism Students, Web 2.0 and the Digital Divide , Mary Elizabeth Green

Dissertations from 2008 2008

Toward a Free Collegiate Press: An Analysis of Influences that Can Lead to Censorship at College Newspapers , Shaniece Bell Bickham

"George Bush Doesn't Care about Black People": Hip Hop, Public Discourse and Black Politics in the Early 21st Century , Hazel Bell James Cole

The Content and Role of Web Sites in Public Relations of Religious Congregations , Jerlen Young Nelson

Dissertations from 2006 2006

New Innovations in State Legislatures: An Examination of the Successes of Diffusion and the Potential of Personal Home Pages , Amber Jean Reetz Narro

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Use the following links in this order to search for available dissertations and masters theses (full text online, in our collections, for purchase in print or available for Interlibrary Loan ).

• UF Libraries Catalog Check our library holdings; we may own a copy of the thesis or dissertation you need.

• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This database contains most US & Canadian dissertations, and is fast increasing its global coverage. Retrospective digitization is ongoing; UF subscribes to all available full text online. Any titles in print only must be purchased or borrowed via ILL.
• Dissertations and Theses (WorldCat Discovery) This link opens in a new window A comprehensive database of major academic and some small, specialized US library catalogs. Each institution's own dissertations and those they've collected from others will be listed, but not necessarily available for loan. Check the WorldCat main catalog to see if the title you want is available for Interlibrary Loan and provide ILL with the Accession Number in the comments box to expedite their search process. Consult with your librarian if you need assistance.
• Center for Research Libraries CRL with its component membership organizations is an important repository of specialized academic library materials. As a member institution, UF Libraries' patrons may borrow from their extensive manuscript archives, newspapers and foreign dissertations. more... less... CRL has as part of its mission to collect foreign dissertations. Previously, these were not cataloged but available on request, however, the policy has changed and these are now a priority to catalog and digitize. Request the assistance of your librarian to properly complete an ILL request for material at CRL.
• Links to other universities' ETD pages A collection of links to other universities' web pages with information and access to their Electronic Theses and Dissertations.
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations An international open collection of links to available electronic theses and dissertations.

Accessing Dissertations

Since about 2000, US & Canadian universities have required most current or new dissertations to be submitted in electronic format. A few students may still submit in print format (if they entered their graduate program prior to the new requirement). Some authors may also restrict external access for a limited time, for example if patent issues are a concern. At UF, we're retrospectively digitizing print dissertations, but copyright requires we secure author permission (or that of the heirs). Before looking any further, check the Library catalog to see if we have the title of interest. See the UF Electronic Theses and Dissertations and the Finding Dissertations & Theses pages for further information.

For the US & Canada, ProQuest maintains a database of all dissertations and a few "selected" masters theses. This is considered a form of publication. For years a few exceptions existed, as may still be the case for older titles at a very few institutions (Harvard University, MIT and the University of Chicago were long time holdouts). UF faculty, staff and students may download full text of over 600,000 theses from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: Full Text . Full text is available for approximately one third of the theses indexed in the database. Check WorldCat Dissertations if you don't find the title of interest there (includes better Masters thesis coverage than ProQuest). Also, the Center for Research Libraries maintains an archive of dissertations produced outside of the US & Canada, but it is not comprehensive.

If you haven't found the title of interest in these sources, the next step is to search the degree-granting institution's library catalog for circulating print copies. Universities maintain one official copy as an archival record of the institution; it can't be loaned via ILL or charged out. A circulating copy may be available, but these can be stolen, lost or damaged, etc. When they go missing, they're usually not replaced.

European institutions may maintain a copy of dissertations only in departmental or college libraries, rather than the institutional library. The same is often true of master's theses at US institutions. Sometimes these are treated as manuscripts, so they can only be copied with the authors (or the author's heirs' permission). In the worst cases, the only way to access some exceptionally difficult theses and dissertations is to travel to the originating institution and sign permission forms yourself.

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Use one of the following databases to find dissertations.  Once you have identified the dissertations you need, submit an interlibrary loan request to get a copy if it is not available at UW or online.  You can also buy copies of many dissertations via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global .  

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Find UW Communication Dissertations

The UW Libraries hold physical copies of dissertations written by UW students before 2013.  From 2013 forward, most UW dissertations will only be hosted online through UW Libraries ResearchWorks Service .  To locate physical and online dissertations, use UW Libraries Search .  Try using the Advanced Search in the following ways:

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Investigated are the research trends in mass communication programs in Nigerian universities. The focus is on the methodological orientation of the lecturers who teach mass communication research method courses. Course outlines were sourced from five typical but purposively selected universities where mass communication is taught. The contents of the course outlines and the comments made by the lecturers who designed them were subjected to Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). The result shows that the methodological orientation of lecturers who teach research method courses in mass communication programs gravitate almost exclusively towards the quantitative research method. Conclusion is that either bad faith or ignorance or a combination of the two is responsible for preventing Nigerian universities from joining the community of global universities where methodological pluralism in social research has been the norm.

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