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Author:: Tsay, Mina
Title:: Is Watching Others Self-Disclose Enjoyable? An Examination of the Effects of Depth and Mode of Information Delivery in Entertainment Media
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: information delivery
self-disclosure
media effects
entertainment
personal disclosure
disclosure
depth
mode
File:: Download Tsay_2007_Final_eTD.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Committee Member
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Member

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Author:: Yu, Nan
Title:: EFFECTS OF HEALTH MESSAGE FRAMES AND CULTURAL APPEALS ON INFLUENZA PREVENTION: A CROSS-COUNTRY INVESTIGATION
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: disease prevention
influenza
health
culture
message framing
File:: Download Dissertation_NanYu2009.pdf
Committee Members:: Fuyuan Shen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Member

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Author:: Banjo, Omotayo Oyindamola
Title:: What are You laughing at? Examining Predictors of Whites' Enjoyment of Black Entertainment
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: in-group bias
ethnic humor
enjoyment
File:: Download Banjo_Dissertation2.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Committee Member
Deborah Frances Atwater, Committee Member

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Author:: Gajendran, Ravi Shanker
Title:: LEVERAGING DIVERSITY AND TECHNOLOGY FOR TEAM PERFORMANCE: THE ROLE OF VARIETY, DISPARITY, VIRTUALITY AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING
Graduate Program:: Management - Business Adminstration
Keywords:: virtual work
variety
DIVERSITY
Virtual teams
virtuality
knowledge sharing
power
status
disparity
File:: Download Gajendran_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: David Harrison, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Harrison, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kelly A Klinger, Committee Member
Stephen Erik Humphrey, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member

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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

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Author:: Kumar, Sonali
Title:: Virtual Architectural Workspaces Digitally Mediated Collaboration in the Architectural Design Process
Graduate Program:: Architecture
Keywords:: digital mediation
collaborative learning
Virtual design studio
File:: Download Final_Thesis_Masters.pdf
Committee Members:: Katsuhiko Muramoto, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Loukas N Kalisperis, Committee Member
Ute Poerschke, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
John Messner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Hopfer, Suellen
Title:: Culture-centric narratives as health message design strategy: Developing an HPV vaccine intervention for college-aged women
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: communication
narratives
HPV vaccine
File:: Download Hopfer_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Michael L Hecht, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael L Hecht, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michelle E Day, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Eva Sharon Lefkowitz, Committee Member

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Author:: LEE, SANGKI
Title:: PERCEPTIONS OF MEDIA INFLUENCE AND SELF-ENHANCEMNT MOTIVATION: TESTING SELF-ENHANCEMENT EXPLANATION FOR THIRD-PERSON AND FIRST-PERSON PERCEPTIONS
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Third-person perceptions
first-person perceptions
self-enhancement
File:: Download Dissertation_by_Sangki_Lee_Final_Version_Upload.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
John Philip Christman, Committee Member

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Author:: Lee, Seoyeon
Title:: PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CULTURE ON AESTHETIC MOTIVATION FOR COSMETIC CUSTOMIZATION OF MOBILE PHONES
Graduate Program:: Media Studies
Keywords:: Media Psychology
Customization
Culture
Mobile Phone
File:: Download Seoyeon_Lee__Thesis__FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Hu, Yifeng
Title:: HEALTH INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET: INFLUENCE OF ONLINE SOURCES ON CREDIBILITY AND BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: behavioral intentions
information credibility
source
online health information
online information seeking
File:: Download Yifeng_Hu_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Heidi Hatfield Edwards, Committee Member
Linda Ann Wray, Committee Member

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