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Author:

Marathe, Sampada Sameer

Title:

THE ‘ME’ REVOLUTION IN MEDIATED COMMUNICATION: INVESTIGATING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COSMETIC AND FUNCTIONAL CUSTOMIZATION

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Cosmetic customization
Functional customization
Sense of control
Sense of identity
Intrinsic motivation
Customization
Attitude toward portal
Behavioral intention
User experience

File:

Download Sampada_Marathe_Dissertation_Mass_Comm_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member

Author:

Jung, Eun Hwa

Title:

Senior Citizens’ Interactions on Facebook: The Effects of Social Networking Affordances on Psychological Well-being

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

senior citizens
Facebook
technological affordances
uses and gratifications
self-determination
well-being

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_Draft_Eun_Hwa_Jung.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Jinyoung

Title:

ALEXA, WHO TOLD YOU THIS? EXAMINING HOW MEDIA PLATFORM AND SOURCE TAILORING AFFECT USERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF INFORMATION DELIVERED BY A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Alexa
information credibility
source tailoring
customization
virtual assistant
media platform

File:

Download Revised_Doctoral_Dissertation_Jinyoung_Kim__Summer_2018_.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Outside Member