Theses/Dissertations from 2013
MARIJUANA BEHAVIORS IN THE ARABIAN GULF (GCC): APPLYING THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR, Nola Almageni
THE ROLE OF THE MESSAGE CONVERGENCE FRAMEWORK IN OBSTETRICIANS’ CLINICAL AND COMMUNICATIVE PRACTICES, Kathryn E. Anthony
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR HEALTH-RELATED PURPOSES ON WEIBO IN CHINA, Chen Chen
FACE THREAT, FACE SUPPORT, AND ADVICE EFFECTIVENESS FOLLOWING INFIDELITY, Molly S. Eickholt
A Message-Centered Approach to Understanding Young Women’s Decision-making about HPV Vaccination, Katharine J. Head
The Role of Acculturation on Bosnian Refugee Adult Child Mate Selection, Emina Herovic
COMMUNICATION AT SUPERFUND SITES AND THE REIFICATION OF DIVISION: TOWARD A CONVERGENCE-BUILDING MODEL OF RISK COMMUNICATION, Anna G. Hoover
Organizational Response to Perceptual Risk: Managing Substantial Response to Unsubstantiated Events, Elizabeth L. Petrun
Trapped in Transition: Examining first-semester college students’ discursive struggles about home and school, Molly A. Reynolds
Expressions of Concern and Social Support about Reproductive Care for Young Women on an Online Message Board, Sarah E. Riley
“Advise Me!” Understanding Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Learning in Academic Advising, Schyler Simpson
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
THE MISMANGEMENT OF MARITAL DISCLOSURES IN THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS, Randi Cariella Campbell
SOCIALIZATION, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY: AN EXAMINATION OF THE GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT, Kelly Elizabeth Dixon
EFFECTS OF IMAGE CONGRUENCY ON PERSUASIVENESS AND RECALL IN DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADVERTISING, Kristen M. Kiernicki
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND SENSEMAKING DURING A CASCADING CRISIS: TOKYO DISNEY AND THE 2011 JAPAN EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI/NUCLEAR CRISIS, Holly Ann Roberts
IMPROVING COMMUNICATION SKILLS AMONG NURSING STUDENTS: ASSESSING THE COMFORT CURRICULUM AS AN INTERVENTION, Rachel Steckler
GETTING TO 40 WEEKS: CONSTRUCTING THE UNCERTAINTY OF DUE DATES, Sarah Cornelia Vos
Theses from 2011
“WHAT’S HAPPENING” @TWITTER: A USES AND GRATIFICATIONS APPROACH, Corey Leigh Ballard
TEACHER DISCLOSURE: DEVELOPING PRIVACY RULES, MANAGING BOUNDARIES AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, Renee Monique Kaufmann
DEAF OR HEARING: A HEARING IMPAIRED INDIVIDUAL’S NAVIGATION BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, Brittany Nicole Lash
TEXTING IN THE PRESENCE OF OTHERS: THE USE OF POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN CONVERSATION, Jennifer Ann Maginnis
WHAT NOW? WHAT NEXT? A NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND COLLEGE STUDENT RETENTION, Jason Matthews Martin
BECOMING BODIES: HOW PREADOLESCENT GIRLS CONSUME AND PRODUCE MEDIA IN 21st CENTURY AMERICA, Margaret Louise McGladrey
CULTIVATING MIRACLE PERCEPTIONS: CULTIVATION THEORY AND MEDICAL DRAMAS, Rachael A. Record
UNDERSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES: PERCEIVED INTERACTIVITY AND PRESENCE WITH AND WITHOUT OTHER AVATARS IN THE ONLINE VIRTUAL WORLD SECOND LIFE, Jennifer Lynn Robinette
