Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Exploring the Influence of Students' Perceptions of Instructional Message Content Relevance and Experienced Cognitive Load on Students' Cognitive Learning, Benson T. Sexton
A Beacon of Hope: Inoculating Against Relapse, Allison F. Thieneman
USING SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY TO UNDERSTAND CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRISTS’ DISCUSSIONS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE WITH THEIR PATIENTS, Kevin A. Wombacher
The Outsiders: Understanding How Activists Use Issues Management to Challenge Corporate Behavior, Chelsea Lane Woods
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Sticking to the Script: Sexual Scripts in the Slasher Sub-Genre, Jennifer L. Clay
DO BLACK LIVES MATTER IN AMERICAN MAINSTREAM NEWS MEDIA? TWO CASE STUDIES OF POLICE-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS OF BLACK MEN EXPLAINING A RACIST MEDIA ENVIRONMENT, Alfred J. Cotton III
Chaos Theory and Emergent Behavior: How Ephemeral Organizations Function as Strange Attractors through Information Communication Technologies, Morgan C. Getchell
THE IDEA MODEL: DESIGNING EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING MESSAGES USING INSTRUCTIONAL RISK COMMUNICATION, Nigel D. Haarstad
COMMUNICATING SOCIAL SUPPORT: UNDERSTANDING COMPLEXITIES OF BREASTFEEDING COMMUNICATION AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN MOTHERS, Nicole Rachael Peritore
The Impact of Receiver Sex on Feedback Message Choice by Supervisors and the Influence on Employees' Attitudes and Behaviors, Amanda Ruth Slone
Protecting Online Privacy, Stephanie D. Winkler
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Adolescent Perceptions of Nutrition: Identifying Memorable Messages, Audrey S. Bachman
TRANSFORMING TEACHERS: EXPLORING CHANGING PERCEPTIONS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, Taylor Brashear
Parents' Expressed Educational Dissent in Middle School Education Systems, Marjorie M. Buckner
Examining Peer Perceptions of Humorous Communication in the College Classroom, David Chanson Davenport
Investigating the Effects and Persuasive Mechanisms of Expository and Narrative HPV Vaccine Messages, Adam J. Parrish
COLLEGE STUDENTS’ USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT ALCOHOL AND DRINKING BEHAVIORS, Jenna E. Reno
“IT’S A VERY TRICKY COMMUNICATION SITUATION": A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF END-OF-LIFE FAMILY CAREGIVER COMMUNICATION BURDEN, Sara Lynn Shaunfield
A MODEL MODALITY: ASSESSING THE EDUCATIONAL INTEGRITY OF THE BLENDED BASIC COURSE, Michael G. Strawser
RELAX AND LOG ON FACEBOOK: EXAMINING STUDENTS’ USE OF FACEBOOK TO RELIEVE ACADEMIC STRESS THROUGH PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, Tamika Tompoulidis
FROM GRAPES TO WINE TO BRANDS TO CULTURE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF KENTUCKY WINERIES AND KENTUCKY WINE PRODUCERS, Benjamin J. Triana
Aggression Predictors in Video Games: Is Catharsis to Blame?, Robert Craig Vaughn