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Author:

Nafziger, Rhoda Nanre

Title:

Decolonizing History Historical Consciousness Identity and Civic Engagement of Nigerian Youth

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

education policy
history education
historical consciousness
decolonization
neocolonialism
Nigeria education policy
counterstorytelling
Youth Participatory Action Research

File:

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Committee Members:

Mindy L Kornhaber, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mindy L Kornhaber, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nicole Sheree Webster, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Alexander Gamson, Committee Member
Rebecca Tarlau, Outside Member
Nicole Sheree Webster, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Outside Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Swayne, Matthew

Title:

Clear, Compelling, and Convincing Science Communication: Designing an Online Science Communication Learning Module for STEM Graduate Students

Graduate Program:

Communications

Keywords:

science communication
health communication
risk communication
science communication training

File:

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Committee Members:

Lee A Ahern, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jessica Gall Myrick, Committee Member
Juliet Pinto, Committee Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hilton, Erica

Title:

Natural Hair Vlogging: A Thematic Analysis of Discrimination and Bias in the Industry

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

natural hair
vlogging
Black women
YouTube
discrimination

File:

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Committee Members:

Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Colleen Connolly-Ahern, Committee Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Committee Member
Niki Tanya Dickerson Vonlockette, Outside Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Jean, Elisabeth

Title:

An Analysis of the Clif Bar & Company brand, LUNA Bar's Equal Pay Campaign

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

feminist
commodity feminism
marketplace feminism
Pay inequality
Celebrity feminism
Gender marketing
race marketing
Clif Bar & Company
LUNA Bar
Critical Theory
Female athletes
Pay equality
Racial equality
Institutional racism
Narrative analysis
Semiotic Analysis
Friendly-feminism
Corporate feminism
social justice
Social activism
Cause branding
Cause-branding
Black feminism
Western feminism
Feminist critical analysis
Athletes
Pay gap
USWNT
USSF
mainstream feminism
ethics
capitalism
racial justice
women athletes
professional football
professional soccer
soccer

File:

Download Elis._Jean_Final_graduate_thesis_.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amira Rose Davis, Committee Member
Ann Marie Major, Committee Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Al Rawi, Ahmed

Title:

A PROPOSAL FOR A LAW TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT DIGITAL PRIVACY FOR AMERICAN CITIZEN

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

Surveillance
Privacy
Communications Law and Policy
Government Security Agencies

File:

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Committee Members:

BENJAMIN W. CRAMER, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
FORD RISLEY, Committee Member
PATRICK PARSONS, Committee Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Erlichman, Sara

Title:

Role Models: Conceptualization and Scale Development

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

role models
character attachment
scale development
media

File:

Download MRM.Final.Final.Dissertation.Edits.2022.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Dooley, Anne

Title:

For Better or Worse?: The Effects of Interactivity and Perspective on Identification, Social Comparison, and Self-Esteem in Video Games

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

video games
text-based games
interactivity
identification
social comparison
self-esteem
media effects

File:

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Frank Dardis, Committee Member

Author:

Gambino, Andrew

Title:

COMPUTERS ARE SOMETIMES DISTINCT AND SOCIAL ACTORS: RESPONSES TO OPINION CONFORMITY FROM HUMANS AND COMPUTERS

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

HCI
CASA
Communication
Communication and Technology
Social Presence
Chatbot

File:

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Committee Members:

Matt McAllister, Major Field Member
Denise Solomon, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Schmierbach, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Oliver, Major Field Member

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