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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

Author:

Yang, Hyun

Title:

AI Anxiety: An Explication and Exploration of Its Effect on State Anxiety When Interacting with AI Doctors

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

AI Anxiety
State Anxiety
Explainable AI
AI in Healthcare

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Committee Members:

Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Major Field Member

Author:

Shao, Ruosi

Title:

Bridging the Paradigm Gap Between CASA and Uncanny Valley: Proposing A Motivated Cognition Approach for Human-Agent Social

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

human-computer interaction
mental health
social support
empathy
health intervention

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Committee Members:

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

Author:

Reed, Olivia

Title:

A Self-Determination Theory Approach to Social Media Influencer Well-Being

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

social media influencers
self-determination theory
well-being
content creators
influencer motivations
content creator motivations
social media influencer well-being

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Heather Shoenberger, Major Field Member
Mary Oliver, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
Andrew High, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Pevac, Mikayla

Title:

“LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE CONSTELLATION OF A PERSON:” AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING HOW SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO CRAFT INCLUSIVE MESSAGING

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Feminism
Intersectionality Theory
Digital Activism
Sexual Violence

File:

Download Dissertation-Final_Document.pdf

Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Nancy Tuana, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Major & Minor Field Member
Sara Liao, Major Field Member
Stephanie Madden, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Wang, Yang

Title:

From bits to ballots: Unfolding the role of information infrastructure in political space

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Information infrastructure
Voter turnout
Voting preference
Spatial analysis

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Committee Members:

Michael Schmierbach, Major Field Member
Stephen Matthews, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Krishna Jayakar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Patrick Parsons, Major Field Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Homero Gil De Zuniga, Major Field Member

Author:

Owusu, Eva

Title:

Focusing on Wakanda: Sampling African and African American Responses to Cinematic Afrofuturism in Black Panther

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

Black Panther
film
Afrofuturism
history
African Diaspora
audience
Black Panther
film
Afrofuturism
history
African Diaspora
audience
Black Panther
film
Afrofuturism
History
African Diaspora
audience

File:

Download MAThesis_EOwusu.pdf

Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Anthony Olorunnisola, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin J Hagopian, Committee Member
J. Marlena Edwards, Committee Member

Author:

Galarza, Litzy

Title:

AMERICAN JANE?: JANE THE VIRGIN’S POLITICAL IMAGINATION OF GENDERED AND TRANSNATIONAL LATINA/O CITIZENSHIP

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

citizenship
Latinidad
television
representation
Latina/o studies
gender

File:

Download Galarza_Diss_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Paul Mcallister, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anthony Olorunnisola, Committee Member
Michelle Lyn Rodino, Committee Member
Judith Sierra-Rivera, Outside Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cruz, Joe

Title:

Constricted Citizenships: An Examination of Political Participation and Newsgathering in Stateside Puerto Rican Youth

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Puerto Rico
Social Media
Political Information
Electoral Mobilization

File:

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Committee Members:

Patrick Robert Parsons, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Colleen Connolly-Ahern, Committee Member
Alex Fattal, Committee Member
Patrick Robert Parsons, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick Lee Plaisance, Outside Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhang, Bingbing

Title:

Can narrative inoculation immunize people against science misinformation? Testing the role of affect on conferring resistance to misinformation

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

misinformation
inoculation
narrative
affect
perceived threat
persuasion

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Schmierbach, Co-Chair, Major Member & Dissertation Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Major Field Member
Mary Oliver, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
James Dillard, Outside Unit & Field Member