Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Identity and Perception Among Aspec Consumers of Mass Media, Jericho Franke
‘IT’S LIKE FLIPPING A SWITCH’: UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES, EXPECTATIONS, AND IDENTITY OF HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS, Aubree Herman
AND THE SURVEY SAYS ... A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF STRUCTURATIONAL DIVERGENCE FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF NURSE MANAGERS WHO ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR PATIENT EXPERIENCE MEASURES, Lisa Carpenter Huddleston
Cold Calling in the Classroom: Exploring Student Perceptions of Instructor Communication using the Face Negotiation Theory, Cynthia Chinazo Nnagboro
Paper Gowns, Cold Hands, or Something Else? Black Women's Barriers to Gynecologic Screening, Nadia Ayesha Sesay
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Is This Going to Be the End? Understanding Problematic Integration Among Appalachian Patients in Colorectal Cancer Screening Navigation, Audrey Smith Bachman
Assessing Dialogic Communication Elements in Online Emergency Communication, Lauren Bailey Cain
Authentically Advocating: Public Relations' Role in Social Issues Management, Gabrielle Leigh Dudgeon
TURNING THE TIDES: AN INOCULATION THEORY AND THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR APPROACH TO DEVELOPING MENTAL HEALTH HELP-SEEKING INTERVENTIONS FOR GEN Z, Sarah Ann Geegan
THE INFLUENCE OF LINGUISTIC STYLE: A MATCHED-GUISE EXPERIMENT ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF SOURCE ACCENT, ARGUMENT QUALITY, AND ISSUE INVOLVEMENT ON PERSUASION, Sean Goatley-Soan
COMMUNICATING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE MINDFULNESS: UNDERSTANDING LISTENING AND SENSECHECKING AT WORK, Leanna Hartsough
Applying The Causal Network Model to Advance Care Planning Messages, Katherine Leigh Harville
Motivating the Protection of Others: A Theoretical Extension and Empirical Test of Compassion Appeals, Erin B. Hester
THE (MILLENNIAL) TIMES, THEY ARE A’CHANGIN’: UNDERSTANDING GEN Z’S EXPECTATIONS IN THE CLASSROOM, Hayley C. Hoffman
TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING THROUGH ORAL NARRATIVE IN A PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATION CONTEXT: AN INQUIRY INTO RADIO DRAMA-BASED TRAINING AMONG ZAMBIAN CAREGIVERS OF ABUSED AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN, Charles Brent Madinger
PREDICTORS AND OUTCOMES OF THE OCCURRENCE AND VALENCE OF CAMPAIGN-RELATED TALK: THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN NEW MEDIA USE, CONVERSATIONS, AND VICARIOUS LEARNING IN THE CONTEXT OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, Carina Mazariegos Zelaya
FROM FEAR TO ACTION: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF EMOTION DURING IMMINENT THREAT EVENTS USING THE EXTENDED PARALLEL PROCESS MODEL, Michele K. Olson
A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF REDDIT COMMENTS DISCUSSING FIBROADENOMA APPRAISAL AND DECISION MAKING, Hayley Marie Kay Stahl
Coordinating Boundaries and Negotiating Mental Health Diagnoses and Disclosure: An Exploration of Stigma and Communication Privacy Management, Paige Anne Von Feldt
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
An Examination of Communication Sequencing in Enacted Support Interactions for People with Major Depressive Disorder, Madison Adams
A Multiple Goals Perspective on Burnout Disclosure and Support among Attending Physicians, Alison N. Buckley
“IT’S THE ONLY THING WE HAVE”: WHISPER NETWORKS AMONG WOMEN THEATRE ACTORS, Richard Edward Carter
Gender Violence on Television: Insights and Implications from Female Audiences of Drama Series, Mary Celeste Clark
UNDERSTANDING STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS OF WIDOWS IN CENTRAL NIGERIA: A PATH TO COMMUNICATION AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, Meredith Annette Garrison
