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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:

Baker, Michelle Kerry

Title:

The role of positive character appraisal in narrative messages designed to reduce social distance: An experiment in genetic stigmatization reduction

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

stigmatization
stigma reduction
genetic stigma
alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
narratives
positive character appraisal

File:

Download Baker_Final_Version_Dis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fuyuan Shen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
George Anghelcev, Committee Member
Rachel Annette Smith, Committee Member

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

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:

Ruiz, Jessica

Title:

Assessing the persuasive effects of temporal distance and social distance on intentions to volunteer

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

psychological distance
social distance
temporal distance
persuasion
construal level theory
advertising

File:

Download Ruiz_-_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fuyuan Shen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lee Ahern, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Francis Erin Dardis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor