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511. Who Spoke out During COVID-19 Pandemic in China? A Content Analysis About Chinese Coverages During the Outbreak

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Open Access
Author:
Qu, Yan
Title:
Who Spoke out During COVID-19 Pandemic in China? A Content Analysis About Chinese Coverages During the Outbreak
Graduate Program:
Communications (MA)
Keywords:
KEY WORDS: Media censorship; Content analysis; News source; Emotional tendency
File:
Download Yan_Qu.pdf
Committee Members:
Peter Jones Kareithi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Craig Robert Welsh, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Nakho Kim, Committee Member
Stephanie Leigh Morrow, Committee Member

512. Migration Status and Parent-Child Discrepancies in Educational Expectations: Does social capital matter?

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Open Access
Author:
Zhang, Haoyang
Title:
Migration Status and Parent-Child Discrepancies in Educational Expectations: Does social capital matter?
Graduate Program:
Sociology (MA)
Keywords:
Educational Expectations
Parent-child Discrepancies
Social Capital
China
Urban-rural disparity
File:
Download Haoyang_Zhang_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Jennifer Elyse Glick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Member
Jennifer Van Hook, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Committee Member

513. Blood-Sheady Player One - How Indiscriminate Violence is Framed in Narrative-Driven Action Video Games

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Open Access
Author:
Krishnamurthy, Aaditya
Title:
Blood-Sheady Player One - How Indiscriminate Violence is Framed in Narrative-Driven Action Video Games
Graduate Program:
Communications (MA)
Keywords:
Video Games
Violence
Ludonarrative Dissonance
Moral Disengagement
Action-Adventure
Narratives
Ludic Structure
Narrative Structure.
Narrative Structure
File:
Download BLOOD-SHEADY_PLAYER_ONE___HOW_INDISCRIMINATE_VIOLENCE_IS_FRAMED_IN_NARRATIVE-DRIVEN_ACTION_VIDEO_GAMES_-_Aaditya_Krishnamurthy_-_Revised_Corrections.pdf
Committee Members:
Nakho Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephanie Leigh Morrow, Committee Member
Yonatan Tewelde, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

515. Doing Fine or In Decline? A Look at Housing in the Historic Rust Belt Region

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Open Access
Author:
Spearly, Katie
Title:
Doing Fine or In Decline? A Look at Housing in the Historic Rust Belt Region
Graduate Program:
Sociology (MA)
Keywords:
housing
rust belt
socioeconomic status
wealth inequality
housing inequality
population decline
economic decline
File:
Download Spearly_MA_Thesis_V.3.pdf
Committee Members:
Scott Yabiku, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jonathan Kyle Daw, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Committee Member
Theodore Roberts Alter, Committee Member

516. LGBTQ+ Identity Disclosures in the Workplace: Exploring the Relationships Between Organizational Support, Interpersonal Justice, and Intention to Quit

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Open Access
Author:
Boynton, Karen
Title:
LGBTQ+ Identity Disclosures in the Workplace: Exploring the Relationships Between Organizational Support, Interpersonal Justice, and Intention to Quit
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)
Keywords:
self disclosure
workplace
LGBTQ+ identity
identity disclosure
organizational support
File:
Download Boynton_Thesis__2_.pdf
Committee Members:
Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Brian Manata, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Dillard, Committee Member
Andrew High, Committee Member

517. 'Hears' the thing: A meta-analytic systematic review of the effects perceived listening

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Author:
Vogel, Elisa
Title:
'Hears' the thing: A meta-analytic systematic review of the effects perceived listening
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)
Keywords:
listening
meta-analysis
attitude change
organizational behavior
File:
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Committee Members:
John W Gastil, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Dillard, Committee Member
Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Shannon Cruz, Committee Member

518. From Pain Management to Street Crime: A County-Level Analysis of Opioid Prescriptions and Drug-Related Arrest Rates

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Open Access
Author:
Newell, Anna
Title:
From Pain Management to Street Crime: A County-Level Analysis of Opioid Prescriptions and Drug-Related Arrest Rates
Graduate Program:
Criminology (MA)
Keywords:
Drugs
Substance Use
Arrests
Opioids
Prescribing
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Holly Nguyen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Corina Antohi Graif, Committee Member
Pamela Wilcox, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sarah Brothers, Committee Member

519. Protestant Megachurch Growth: The Role of Congregant-Focused and Public-Focused Social Services

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Open Access
Author:
Belt, Michael
Title:
Protestant Megachurch Growth: The Role of Congregant-Focused and Public-Focused Social Services
Graduate Program:
Sociology (MA)
Keywords:
Religion
Megachurches
Institutions
Social Services
Congregations
Complete Institutions
File:
Download Michael_Belt_-_Master_s_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Roger Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary J Adler, Jr., Committee Member
Eric Baumer, Program Head/Chair
John David Mccarthy, Committee Member

520. Exploring the Veteran-Civilian Health Crossover: A Matching Estimator Approach

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Open Access
Author:
Roberts, Mary
Title:
Exploring the Veteran-Civilian Health Crossover: A Matching Estimator Approach
Graduate Program:
Sociology (MA)
Keywords:
veterans
depression
physical health
biomarkers
institutions
military
File:
Download Roberts_thesis_211027.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric Baumer, Program Head/Chair
Jonathan Kyle Daw, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Committee Member
Daniel F Perkins, Committee Member