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Author:: Wang, Ruoxu
Title:: READING NEWS ON SMARTPHONES: HOW DO MOOD, MODALITY INTERACTIVITY, AND NEWS STORY LENGTH INFLUENCE USER ENGAGEMENT?
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: smartphone news reading
mood
modality interactivity
news story length
user engagment
persuasion
user experience
human computer interaction
File:: Download Wang_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Michel M. Haigh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
James Dillard, Outside Member
Michel M. Haigh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

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Author:: Huang, Yan
Title:: ATTITUDE STABILITY AND RESISTANCE: THE IMPACT OF NARRATIVES IN HEALTH COMMUNICATION
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Narrative Persuasion
Attitude Stability
Resistance
Narrative Engagement
Cancer Communication
Health Message
Memory Accessibility
File:: Download YanHuang_Dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Fuyuan Shen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Michael Schmierbach, Committee Member
Xiaoyue Maggie Niu, Outside Member

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Author:: Wei, Lewen
Title:: Exploring the Effects of Interactive Narratives in Promoting Health Behaviors
Graduate Program:: Media Studies
Keywords:: Identification
Embodiment
Parasocial interaction
Narrative perspective
Transportation
Empathy
Health communication
Interactive narratives
File:: Download Lewen_Wei_Master_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Fuyuan Shen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member

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Author:: Yang, Fan
Title:: EXCHANGING SOCIAL SUPPORT ONLINE: DECODING MOTIVATING FACTORS FOR PROMOTING SOCIAL SUPPORT IN A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY OF IBS PATIENTS
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Online forum
social support
IBS
social network analysis
File:: Download Fan_Yang_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Bu Zhong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bu Zhong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Xiaoyue Niu, Outside Member

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Author:: Vafeiadis, Michail
Title:: THE ROLE OF NARRATIVES, FRAMES AND VISUALS IN HEALTH BEHAVIOR PROMOTION: INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS IN THE ERA OF INFORMATION OVERLOAD
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Narratives
Health
Frames
Visual
File:: Download Vafeiadis_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Fuyuan Shen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Frank Dardis, Committee Member
Marcia W Distaso, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Outside Member

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Author:: Li, Ruobing
Title:: CAN INTERACTIVE MEDIA ATTENUATE PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTANCE? A STUDY OF THE ROLE PLAYED BY USER COMMENTING AND AUDIENCE METRICS IN PROMOTING PERSUASION
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Psychological Reactance
agency
persuasion
bandwagon cue
File:: Download Dissertation_to_be_submitted_Li.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
James Dillard, Outside Member

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Author:: Yang, Chun
Title:: THE IMPACT OF DISGUST ON THREAT APPEALS: ENHANCEMENT OR ATTENUATION OF PERSUASION?
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Threat appeal
Disgust
Fear
Persuasion
File:: Download Yang__Chun_dissertation_for_eTD.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
James Dillard, Outside Member

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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

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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

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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

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