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Author:: Limperos, Anthony Michael
Title:: ASSESSING THE VIABILITY OF MEDIATED EXERCISE COMPANIONS IN MOTIVATING FUTURE EXERCISE INTENTIONS: AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF TRADITIONAL AND ADVANCED FORMS OF EXERCISE MEDIA
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: media
new communication technology
exercise
motivation
enjoyment
File:: Download Limperos_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

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Author:: Oeldorf-Hirsch, Anne
Title:: ENGAGEMENT WITH NEWS CONTENT IN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: new
content sharing
social media
Facebook
File:: Download DissertationFINALAnneOeldorf-HirschAugust2011.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Rachel Annette Smith, Committee Member

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Author:: Xu, Qian
Title:: EFFECTS OF MODALITY INTERACTIVITY AND USER AROUSAL IN ONLINE SHOPPING SITES
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: interactivity
modality interactivity
arousal
e-commerce
File:: Download Dissertation_Qian_forSubmission.pdf
Committee Members:: Shyam Sundar Sethuraman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shyam Sundar Sethuraman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Rachel Annette Smith, Committee Member

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Author:: Khoo, Guan-soon
Title:: The Therapeutic Effects of Cinema: An Experimental Study of Catharsis through Narrative Media and Contemplation
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Catharsis
Media Effects
Cinema
Coping
Well-being
Expressive Writing
File:: Download Khoo_2012_dissertation_v04_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Jennifer Elise Graham Engeland, Committee Member

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Author:: Bellur-thandaveshwara, Saraswathi
Title:: Effects Of Interactivity, Contingency And Conversational Tone On User Responses To A Web-based Health Application.
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Interactivity
Contingency
Preventive Health
Turn-taking cues
File:: Download Bellur_corrected.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Special Member

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Author:: Oh, Jeeyun
Title:: Visualizing, Thinking, and Feeling through Interactivity: Effects of Interactivity on User Engagement, Attitudes, and Beliefs toward Anti-smoking Messages
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Interactivity
Interactivity Effects Model
Persuasion
Dual Process Model
User Engagement
Attitudes
Involvement
HCI
File:: Download Jeeyun_Oh_Dissertation_College_of_Communications_v2.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
James Dillard, Committee Member

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Author:: Shade, Drew Daniel
Title:: Television as an Instrument of Social Change: Examining Involvement, Musical Performance, and Viewer Effects
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: entertainment-education
social change
involvement
identification
transportation
elevation
music presentation
File:: Download Shade-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Matthew Mc Allister, Committee Member

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Author:: Johnson, Ariel C
Title:: connected learning: exploring children’s motivations for new media use, technology identity and academic outcomes
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: youth media use
connected learning
informal learning
academic performance
need fulfillment
power usage
File:: Download FinalDraftACJ_ThesisSubmission.pdf
Committee Members:: Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heather A Zimmerman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Jia, Haiyan
Title:: Big Data or Small Stories? Exemplification and Interactivity Effects on Shaping Perception and Attitude of Social Issues
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Interactivity
exemplification theory
interactive visualization
baserate information
big data
user engagement
vividness
File:: Download Haiyan_Jia-Dissertation-Final.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member

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Author:: Hoewe, Jennifer Elizabeth
Title:: The Influence of Race/ethnicity and Political Identification Cues in News Stories on the Cognitive Processing of and Attitudes toward Political Candidates and Racial/ethnic Minority Groups
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Cueing
Heuristic Systematic Processing Model
Congruity Theory
Stereotypes
News Media
Voting Behavior
Political Candidates
File:: Download Jennifer_Hoewes_Dissertation__formatted_.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Francis Erin Dardis, Committee Member
Peter K Hatemi, Committee Member

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