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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:: Balakrishnan, Bimal
Title:: EVALUATING IMPACT OF NAVIGABILITY AFFORDANCES AND NARRATIVE TRANSPORTATION ON SPATIAL PRESENCE
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: virtual reality
narratives
navigability
spatial presence
HCI
affordances
File:: Download Balakrishnan_eTD_2008.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Loukas N Kalisperis, Committee Member
Aleksandra B Slavkovic, Committee Member

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Author:: Wu, Baixue
Title:: CONTRASTING DIFFUSION PATTERNS FOR PC AND MOBILE VIDEOS: A USER-CENTRIC VIEW OF THE INFLUENCING FACTORS
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: innovation
adoption
computer
video
mobile
diffusion
File:: Download BAIXUE_WU_-_DISSERTATION_All_new.pdf
Committee Members:: Dennis Karl Davis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis Karl Davis, Committee Member
Richard Denny Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Carleen Frances Maitland, Committee Member

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Author:: Constantin, Corina Daniela
Title:: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF POP-UP WINDOWS IN ONLINE INFORMATION PROCESSING
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: visual processing
facial EMG
skin conductance
orienting responses
psychophysiology
pop-up windows
affective biases
File:: Download ConstantinCD_PhD_Thesis_07.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Karen Gasper, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member

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Author:: Stavrositu, Carmen
Title:: Technologies of Psychological Empowerment: The Role of Agency and Community in Blogging
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: blogging
new media
empowerment
agency
community
File:: Download Thesis_Stavrositu.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Stephanie A Shields, Committee Member

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Author:: Yan, Changmin
Title:: Toward an Understanding of the Emotive Structure and Motivational Systems and Their Influence on the Processing of Strategic Health Messages
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Motivation
Mood
Emotion
Affect
Frames
Framing
Persuation
Health
File:: Download Changmin_Yan_Dissertation.PDF
Committee Members:: Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
James Dillard, Committee Member

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Author:: Downs, Edward Paul
Title:: How can Wii learn from video games? Examining relationships between technological affordances and socio-cognitive determinates on affective and behavioral outcomes.
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: social cognitive theory
learning
video games
golf
File:: Download Downs_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
John Philip Christman, Committee Member

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Author:: Yang, Hyeseung
Title:: Do Media Portrayals of Affluence Foster Feelings of Relative Deprivation? Exploring a Path Model of Social Comparison and Materialism on Television Viewers' Life Dissatisfaction
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: television
materialism
social comparison
relative deprivation
media portrayals
life satisfaction
File:: Download Dissertation_-_Hyeseung_Yang.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mark E Hill, Committee Member

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Author:: Kim, Jinhee
Title:: Do we improve, disrupt, or embrace sadness? Exploring sadness-based media choice and its anticipated effects on coping
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: mood management
sadness coping
sadness regulation
media choice
media use
File:: Download Jinhee_Dissertation_Final_Upload.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Stephanie A Shields, Committee Member

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