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Author:

Weinert, David J

Title:

BROADCASTING, THE FCC, AND PROGRAMMING REGULATION: A NEW DIRECTION IN INDECENCY ENFORCEMENT

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Broadcasting
Enforcement
Federal Communications Commission
Indecency
Programming
Regulation

File:

Download DJW_PHD_Diss_MASTER.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert D. Richards, J.D., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert D. Richards, J.D., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert M. Frieden, J.D., Committee Member
Matt Jackson, Ph.D., Committee Member
Thomas M. Place, J.D., Outside Member

Author:

Aupperle, Anna Grace

Title:

Teen Queens and Adrenaline Dreams: A History of The CW Television Network

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

television history
The CW Television Network

File:

Download Aupperle_Dissertation_w_Formatting_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Paul Mcallister, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick Robert Parsons, Committee Member
James Ford Risley, Committee Member
Gary Cross, Outside Member

Author:

Luqiu, Lu Wei

Title:

State Propaganda and Counter-Propaganda: Two Case Studies on Nationalist Propaganda in Mainland China and Hong Kong

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

propaganda
China
Hong Kong
counter-propaganda
framing

File:

Download DissertationFinalPDF.pdf

Committee Members:

Bu Zhong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bu Zhong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Patrick Robert Parsons, Committee Member
John David Mccarthy, Outside Member

Author:

Ferchaud, Arienne Marie

Title:

Binge and bingeability: The antecedents and consequences of binge watching behavior

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

binge watching
experiment
television
media effects
engagement

File:

Download Ferchaud_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Anne M Hoag, Outside Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Kumble, Sushma

Title:

INVESTIGATING THE PERSUASIVE EFFECTS OF NARRATIVE COMMUNICATION AND CATEGORIZATION ON DE-STIGMATIZATION OF MENTAL ILLNESS

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Narratives
destigmatization
Mental Illnes
Entertainment Education

File:

Download Kumble_FinalDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Fuyuan Shen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lee Ahern, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Rachel Annette Smith, Outside Member

Author:

Orme, Stephanie Lyn

Title:

GROWING UP GAMERS: FEMALE LEISURE IN DIGITAL GAMES CULTURE

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

video games
digital games
gaming
gender
women
girls
motivations
genre
leisure

File:

Download ORME_DISSERTATION_FINAL_VERSION_MARCH_2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Matthew McAllister, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Matthew McAllister, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Committee Member
Dr. Patrick Parsons, Committee Member
Dr. Camilla Hodge, Outside Member

Author:

Grzeslo, Jenna Michelle

Title:

The role of M-Pesa in community economic development: A study of young entrepreneurs in Kenya

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

mobile payments
ICT4D
youth
entrepreneurship

File:

Download GrzesloDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Krishna Prasad Jayakar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne M Hoag, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Colleen Connolly-Ahern, Committee Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Committee Member
Mark A Brennan Jr., Outside 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

Author:

Xiao, Anli

Title:

ENGAGING FOREIGN-BORN CHINESE VOLUNTEERS: EXPLORING THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND PERSONAL OUTCOMES OF FOREIGN-BORN VOLUNTEERISM

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Public relations
volunteerism
foreign-born
strategic communication
nonprofit organizations

File:

Download 7.19_Xiao_Dissertation_Engaging_Foreign-born_Chinese_Volunteers.pdf

Committee Members:

Denise Bortree, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise Bortree, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Colleen Connolly-Ahern, Committee Member
Frank Dardis, Committee Member
Bu Zhong, Outside Member

Author:

Nutter, Alexandra Leah

Title:

Holistic Living for the Modern Blogger: Identity and Agency in Green Domestic Blogs

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

environmental communication; lifestyle blogs; commodification; critical media studies; feminism

File:

Download Alexandra_Nutter_-_Dissertation__final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew P. McAllister, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew P. McAllister, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Committee Member
Marie Hardin, Committee Member
Lorraine Dowler, Outside Member