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Author:

Lacayo, Anamarcia

Title:

What factors contribute to individuals perceiving technologies as essential? An exploration of psychological predictors of perceived essentiality in communication technologies

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

essential
indispensable
necessity
technology
cell phone
Internet

File:

Download LacayoA_2012_What_factors_contribute_to_individuals_perceiving_technologies_as_essential.pdf

Committee Members:

Michel M Haigh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Scott Cross, Committee Member
Krishna Prasad Jayakar, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Richard Denny Taylor, Committee Member

Author:

Woolley, Julia K

Title:

The Effects of Narrative Media on Self-perceptions: The Role of Identification and Narrative Engagement

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Media
Media Effects
Narrative
Narrative Engagement
Identification
Self-Concept
Self-Narrative

File:

Download Diss_Woolley_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Committee Member
Karen Gasper, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Hyangsook

Title:

Effects of online buddies and bandwagon cues on user participation in an online health community

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

online buddy
bandwagon cues
online health communities
user contribution

File:

Download Dissertation-Hyang-Sook-Kim-Final-7-16-2012.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Lee Ahern, Committee Member
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Member

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

Author:

Dou, Xue

Title:

User Experience Of Mobile Interactivity: how Do Mobile Websites Affect Attitudes and Relational Outcomes?

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Mobile phone
Interactivity
Mobile website
Public relations
Media effects

File:

Download Xue_Dou_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Marcia W Distaso, Committee Member
Erika S Poole, Committee Member

Author:

Walden, Justin Andrew

Title:

A Networked Work-life: A Study of Employee Use of Intranet Media and Organizational Communication

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Interactive technology
social media
intranets
organizational communication
public relations

File:

Download Walden_diss_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Denise Sevick Bortree, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne M Hoag, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Special Member

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

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

Author:

Appelman, Alyssa Jill

Title:

No points for style? Analysis of the psychological effects of journalistic writing conventions

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Journalism studies
Media effects
Cognitive processing
Experimental analysis

File:

Download Appelman_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Grant Schmierbach, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
James Dillard, Committee Member
James Ford Risley, Committee Member

Author:

Go, Eun

Title:

Does message interactivity help or hinder the effects of anthropomorphic online chat agents? Compensation vs. expectation effects in organizational websites

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Online chatting agent
compensation effects
expectancy violation effect
visual cue
identity cue
message interactivity

File:

Download Eun_Go_Dissertation_Final_Revised.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Denise Sevick Bortree, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member