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Author:

Lucas, Alysa Ann

Title:

THE ROLE OF FRIENDSHIP SUPPORT IN EMERGING ADULTS’ RISKY SEXUAL DECISION-MAKING: A TEST OF THE REGRET REGULATION THEORY

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

regret regulation theory
support
friendship
sexual decision-making

File:

Download ALucasDISS-FINAL_EDITS_with_ACK_1_.pdf

Committee Members:

Jon F Nussbaum, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member

Author:

High, Andrew Charles

Title:

The Production and Reception of Verbal Person-centered Social Support in Face-to-face and Computer-mediated Dyadic Conversations

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

gender differences
computer-mediated communication
Social support
comfort
Hyperpersonal perspective

File:

Download Final_dissertation_for_defense_formatted.pdf

Committee Members:

Denise Haunani Solomon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Dillard, Committee Member
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Member
Dr Chip Gerfen, Committee Member

Author:

Chadwick, Amy Elaine

Title:

PERSUASIVE HOPE THEORY AND HOPE APPEALS IN MESSAGES ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND SEASONAL INFLUENZA PREVENTION

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

theory development
affect
hope
flu
seasonal influenza
global warming
climate change
message development
environmental communication
health communication
social influence
message design
persuasion
emotion
persuasive hope theory
focus groups
online survey
college students

File:

Download Chadwick_-_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Roxanne Louise Parrott, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael L Hecht, Committee Member
James Hogan, Committee Member
Brenton Yarnal, Committee Member

Author:

Goodwin, Amanda

Title:

Identity Uncertainty, Communication, and Subjective Well-being during the Transition to College

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

identity
friendship
college students
interpersonal communication
well-being

File:

Download Goodwin_Dissertation_7.2.09.pdf

Committee Members:

Denise Haunani Solomon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Member
Michelle E Day, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member

Author:

Dodd, Ann H.

Title:

CONFLICT COMMUNICATION AND THE USE OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

conflict management
quality management
higher education
group communication
organizational communication

File:

Download Doddthesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
Michelle E Day, Committee Member
Michael John Dooris, Committee Member

Author:

Deterding, Audrey L

Title:

YOUNG ADULT SIBLING GROUPS AND DISCLOSURE: IMPLICATIONS OF SHARING PRIVATE INFORMATION

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

sibling communication
secrets
disclosure
family communication

File:

Download Deterding_Thesis.2.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle E Day, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Member
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Johnson, Amber Lauren

Title:

“WE DON’T WRITE JUST TO WRITE; WE WRITE TO BE FREE”: A RHETORICAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF SPOKEN WORD IN LOS ANGELES

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

rhetoric
poetry
performance
counterpublic
collective identity
ethnography
spoken word

File:

Download Dissertation_Amber_L_Johnson.pdf

Committee Members:

Ronald L Jackson Ii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rosa A Eberly, Committee Member
Ian E Baptiste, Committee Member
Raymond Keith Gilyard, Committee Member

Author:

Walker, Amber Marie

Title:

Convergence Communication Scale: Instrument Development and Theory Testing

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

meaning in communication
convergence communication

File:

Download Amber_Walker_Dissertation_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Miller Day, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Member
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member

Author:

Lunceford, Brett Lance

Title:

Democracy and the Hacker Movement: Information Technologies and Political Action

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

information society studies
social movements
computer hackers
rhetorical criticism
democratic practice
protest action

File:

Download Brett_Lunceford_-_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Walter Benson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Hogan, Committee Member
Stephen Howard Browne, Committee Member
Jorge Reina Schement, Committee Member

Author:

Boes, Cynthia Dawn

Title:

DEFENDING DARFUR: THE PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL OF SPEAKING FOR OTHERS

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

rhetoric
intercultural communication
speaking for others

File:

Download Boes_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Walter Benson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Walter Benson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Hogan, Committee Member
Jeremy Engels, Committee Member
Linda Furgerson Selzer, Committee Member