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Author:

Smalls, Ashley

Title:

Blerd Lines: An Intersectional Analysis in Media Fandom

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

fandom
social media
race and media

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Committee Members:

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

Author:

Cikovic, Matthew

Title:

"I think it's a way of just making us feel like a part of the thing that we love" The evolving relationship between fan filmmakers and media owners

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

fandom
fanfilms
fan films
fan filmmaking
Henry Jenkins
media studies
media culture
media
film

File:

Download Dissertation_Cikovic_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Matt McAllister, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Major Field Member
Ekaterina Haskins, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephanie Madden, Major Field Member

Author:

Andersen Tuttle, Karlin

Title:

Your Trusted Friend: Untold Histories of Five Christian Women's Magazines, 1974-2023

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Christian women's magazines
women's magazines
Brio Magazine
Daughters of Sarah
Just Between Us
Christian Womanhood

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
James Risley, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Matt Tierney, Outside Field Member
Cathleen Cahill, Outside Unit Member
Matt McAllister, Co-Chair, Major Member & Dissertation Advisor
Sara Liao, Major Field Member

Author:

Salomone, Cecilia

Title:

"No elegy needed:" Representations of the Appalachian region in Appodlachia

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

appalachia
podcasts
stereotypes
alternative media

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Kevin Hagopian, Major Field Member
Russell Frank, Major Field Member
Matt McAllister, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephanie Madden, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Bennett, Spencer

Title:

Immersive Incarceration: Perspective-Taking Cues in 360-Degrees Videos to Enhance Empathy for Individuals Currently Incarcerated and Promote Prison Reform

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

virtual reality
360-degree videos
perspective taking
empathy
attitudes towards prisoners
prison reform

File:

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Committee Members:

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

Author:

Min, Bumgi

Title:

When Disinformation Endangers Refugees: A Cross-national Study of the Effects of Refugee Fake News on U.S. and South Korean Audiences

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Disinformation
Fake News
Digital Media
Global Public Opinion
Survey Research
Social Media

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Committee Members:

Bu Zhong, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Oliver, Co-Chair & Major Field Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Major Field Member
Krishna Jayakar, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yang, Yin

Title:

What Messages Help Address Period Poverty? Testing the Effectiveness of Individual and Collective Narratives Combined With Visuals of Menstrual Blood

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Narrative Persuasion
Emotions
Period Poverty
Menstrual Justice
Message Effects
Gender
Health Communication

File:

Download Dissertation_Yin_Yang.pdf

Committee Members:

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