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Author:: Marathe, Sampada Sameer
Title:: THE ‘ME’ REVOLUTION IN MEDIATED COMMUNICATION: INVESTIGATING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COSMETIC AND FUNCTIONAL CUSTOMIZATION
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Cosmetic customization
Functional customization
Sense of control
Sense of identity
Intrinsic motivation
Customization
Attitude toward portal
Behavioral intention
User experience
File:: Download Sampada_Marathe_Dissertation_Mass_Comm_2010.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member

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Author:: Li, Na
Title:: Designing for cross-cultural group chat
Graduate Program:: Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:: cross cultural communication
synchronous annotation
language proficiency
File:: Download dissertation_NaLI.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Rosson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Millar Carroll, Committee Member
Andrea H Tapia, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Special Member

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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:: Jung, Eun Hwa
Title:: Senior Citizens’ Interactions on Facebook: The Effects of Social Networking Affordances on Psychological Well-being
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: senior citizens
Facebook
technological affordances
uses and gratifications
self-determination
well-being
File:: Download Final_Dissertation_Draft_Eun_Hwa_Jung.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member

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Author:: Wu, Mu
Title:: I Text therefore I Am: Message Interactivity vs. Message Exchange in Addictive Use of Instant Messaging
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Instant messaging
Interactivity
Media habit
Message contingency
Message exchange
Texting addiction
Mobile phone
File:: Download Dissertation_Mu_Wu_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Outside Member

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Author:: Chen, Dong
Title:: Supporting collaborative information analysis using interactive visualization: A design research
Graduate Program:: Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:: collaboration
visualization
visual analytics
information analysis
classroom study
File:: Download dongchen-dissertation-v4.pdf
Committee Members:: Jack Carroll, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Carroll, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan M Mac Eachren, Committee Member
Xiaolong Zhang, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Outside Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Program Head/Chair

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