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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

Author:

Ferchaud, Arienne Marie

Title:

Defender of the weak or renegade of The Wasteland? The effects of virtual moral choice on narrative processing

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

morality
choice
narrative
video games
engagement
enjoyment
appreciation

File:

Download Ferchaud_Thesis_Complete.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wei, Lewen

Title:

Exploring the Effects of Interactive Narratives in Promoting Health Behaviors

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

Identification
Embodiment
Parasocial interaction
Narrative perspective
Transportation
Empathy
Health communication
Interactive narratives

File:

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Committee Members:

Fuyuan Shen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member

Author:

Chai, Yiting

Title:

REVISITING THE POWER OF POSITIVE EMOTIONS: THE EFFECTS OF AWE ON INFORMATION PROCESSING AND INFORMATION RECALL

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

Awe
Happiness
Emotion and Cognition
Elaboration Likelihood Model
Information Processing
Information Recall
Discrete Emotion

File:

Download Yiting_Chai_-_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Jessica Gall Myrick, Committee Member

Author:

Dooley, Anne

Title:

For Better or Worse?: The Effects of Interactivity and Perspective on Identification, Social Comparison, and Self-Esteem in Video Games

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

video games
text-based games
interactivity
identification
social comparison
self-esteem
media effects

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Frank Dardis, Committee Member

Author:

Drivas, Magdalayna

Title:

Make me pretty: The role of customization in the effects of attractive avatar use on self-image

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

video games
avatars
Proteus effect
social comparison theory
customization
body image

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Xu, Qing

Title:

Game streaming as pandemic relief: how might gratifications of viewing gameplay combat mental stress

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

Game streaming
COVID-19
Stress
Twitch
YouTube gaming
Uses and gratification
Recovery

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Christofer J Skurka, Committee Member

Author:

Reed, Olivia

Title:

Fitness Transformation Videos on Instagram and their Effects on Body Image

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

Instagram
Body image
Body appreciation
Idealized body
Fitspiration
Self-compassion
Social media
Positive body image
body malleability

File:

Download O.Reed_Thesis_Submit.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jessica Gall Myrick, Committee Member
Heather Shoenberger, Committee Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Program Head/Chair