Theses/Dissertations from 2021
MEETING THEIR EXPECTATIONS: STUDENT EXPECTATIONS AND PERCEPTIONS OF INSTRUCTOR CLARITY, CREDIBILITY, RAPPORT, AND CLIMATE IN ONLINE COURSES, Nikki Kowalski
I Need to See Me on TV: Parasocial Affirmations of Sexual and Gender Identity Development of LGBTQ+ Mass Media Consumers, Donald I. Lowe
Communication Strategies to Intervene in Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Adult Couples, Kaylee Marie Lukacena
THE CONSENT OF MAN: AN EXAMINATION OF PRIVACY AWARENESS, SURVEILLANCE, AND PRIVACY POLICY (MIS)USE, Will Reilley Silberman
The Persuasive Power of Instagram Metrics: Examining How User-Generated Cues Affect Consumer’s Perception of Influencer Credibility, Madison Lea Wallace
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
RECIPES FOR ANGER APPEALS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, Tianen Chen
RAISING INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE OF AMERICAN STUDENTS: A PILOT STUDY, Sheyla Finkelshteyn
Quantifying and Typifying Image Use in Television News Coverage of Mass Shootings, Ellie Catherine Hudd
Defying the Odds: Exploring the Ways First-Generation College Students Enact Resilience, Paris Lauren Nelson
ENCOURAGING HEALTHY EATING AMONG OLDER ADULTS USING THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL: AN EVALUATION OF A PILOT INTERVENTION, Lauren Brinkman Roberson
ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION VALUE CHAINS FOR GOUT SELF-CARE MANAGEMENT, Maranda Russell
BOUNDARIES AND INFOMEDIARIES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE INFORMATION PRACTICES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, Robert M. Shapiro II
Conversation Goals, Communication Satisfaction, and Relational Dynamics While Navigating Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pre- and Post-Diagnosis Dyadic Examination of Family Communication, Elizabeth A. Spencer
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
“MORE THAN JUST A BOX”: THE CO-CREATION OF SOCIAL IDENTITY WITHIN HISPANIC-CAUCASIAN MULTIETHNIC FAMILY SYSTEMS, Anna-Carrie H. Beck
A Descriptive Analysis of Health Influencer Videos on YouTube in the Ostomy Community, Sarah Irenke Sophia Bell
NAVIGATING THE MICHELLE P. WAIVER: A NARRATIVE EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF PARENT CAREGIVER-RELATED UNCERTAINTY AND DECISION MAKING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, Whittney H. Darnell
CAT IN THE CLASSROOM: UNDERSTANDING INSTRUCTOR BEHAVIOR AND STUDENT PERCEPTIONS THROUGH COMMUNICATION ACCOMMODATION THEORY, Terrell Kody Frey
A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO INTERORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION VIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR TWITTER ACCOUNTS, Lauren Johnson
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: A LOOK INTO REPRESENTATIONAL ISSUES IN ADVERTISING, Elizabeth Ann Langlois
Mobile Technology and Classroom Relationships, Joe C. Martin
DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING A QUALITY OF DELIVERY SCALE AND ASSESSING ADULT-TRAINEES’ COGNITIVE LOAD, MOTIVATION, AND COMPLIANCE, Kelsey P. Moore
“IT’S HARD TO GET YOUR HEAD AROUND SOMETHING LIKE THIS”: FIGURATIVE AND INTENSE LANGUAGE FOR SENSEGIVING DURING SEVERE WEATHER COVERAGE, Robert W. Prestley
SHYNESS IN THE CLASSROOM: A STUDY IN NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION CODES, Nora E. Radway