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Author:

Drivas, Magdalayna

Title:

Make me pretty: The role of customization in the effects of attractive avatar use on self-image

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

video games
avatars
Proteus effect
social comparison theory
customization
body image

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wei, Lewen

Title:

Effects of Affective and Cognitive Processing of Exemplar on Initial Attitude Formation and Attitude Stability over Time

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Exemplification
Cognitive processing
Memory
Emotion
Persuasion

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Committee Members:

Timothy Brick, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Michael Schmierbach, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cohen, Olivia

Title:

Disentangling News Story Effects on Public Opinion

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

news framing
public opinion
health communication
opioid use disorder

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Committee Members:

Michael Schmierbach, Major Field Member
Fuyuan Shen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Oliver, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cho, Eugene

Title:

The Role of Ad Customization, Ad Personalization and Privacy Customization in Reducing Reactance to Ads from Smart Speakers

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

advertisement; ad attitudes
ad intrusiveness; reactance
customization; personalization; power usage; privacy concern; smart speaker(s)
voice assistant(s)
voice deletion
voice profiling
voice recognition.

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Committee Members:

Michael Schmierbach, Major Field Member
Saeed Abdullah, Outside Unit & Field Member
Frank Dardis, Major Field Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Stoltzfus, Lars

Title:

Ex-Plain Queerness: Mediated Being And Becoming Among Gender And Sexually Diverse Amish, German Baptist Brethren, And Mennonites

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Media Studies
Queer Studies
Transgender Studies
Media and Identity
Amish
Mennonite
Hutterite
Plain People

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Committee Members:

Hil Malatino, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Matthew Jordan, Major Field Member
Matthew Mcallister, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Patrick Parsons, Major Field Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Xie, Lola

Title:

Digital Media as a Self-management Tool for Young Women at Risk of Eating Disorders: A Dissertation on Patient Narratives of Eating Disorder on Social Media

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Social Media
Self-management
Health management
Patient Narratives
Narrative Persuasion
Eating Disorders

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Committee Members:

Juliet Pinto, Major Field Member
Suhang Wang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bu Zhong, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chen, Jin

Title:

Exemplifying Risks in Health News: The Interplay of Social Identity and Objective Risk

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

emotions
identification
stereotype content model
risk perception
mental health
exemplars

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Shannon Cruz, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christofer Skurka, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Major Field Member

Author:

Sun, Yuan

Title:

Effects of AI Attributes and Explanation Affordance on User Trust in AI Systems

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence
Explanation Affordance
User Agency
Message Interactivity
Trust

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
James Dillard, Outside Unit & Field Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Eng, Nicholas

Title:

Testing the Effectiveness of Emotional Appeals on Self- and Others-Focused Mental Health Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

mental health
mental illness
depression
emotions
appraisal theories of emotion
compassion
hope
humor
emotional appeal
experiment
quantitative
persuasion
strategic communication
cognitive elaboration
health communication

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Mary Oliver, Major Field Member
Christofer Skurka, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Denise Bortree, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Darrah, Adrienne

Title:

The role of relationships in effecting outcomes as related to the impact of nonprofit financial misconduct

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Fundraising
Philanthropy
Uncertainty
Relationship Management
Nonprofit
Organizational Behavior

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Frank Dardis, Major Field Member
Shannon Cruz, Outside Unit & Field Member
Denise Bortree, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephanie Madden, Major Field Member