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Author:: Lucas, Alysa Ann
Title:: THE ROLE OF FRIENDSHIP SUPPORT IN EMERGING ADULTS’ RISKY SEXUAL DECISION-MAKING: A TEST OF THE REGRET REGULATION THEORY
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: regret regulation theory
support
friendship
sexual decision-making
File:: Download ALucasDISS-FINAL_EDITS_with_ACK_1_.pdf
Committee Members:: Jon F Nussbaum, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member

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Author:: Dodd, Ann H.
Title:: CONFLICT COMMUNICATION AND THE USE OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: conflict management
quality management
higher education
group communication
organizational communication
File:: Download Doddthesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
Michelle E Day, Committee Member
Michael John Dooris, Committee Member

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Author:: Deterding, Audrey L
Title:: YOUNG ADULT SIBLING GROUPS AND DISCLOSURE: IMPLICATIONS OF SHARING PRIVATE INFORMATION
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: sibling communication
secrets
disclosure
family communication
File:: Download Deterding_Thesis.2.pdf
Committee Members:: Michelle E Day, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Member
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

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Author:: Fisher, Carla L.
Title:: ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATIVE BEHAVIOR OF MOTHERS AND THEIR ADULT DAUGHTERS AFTER A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: socioemotional selectivity theory
life-span communication
family communication
mother-daughter relationship
open communication
avoidance
emotional support
breast cancer
turning point
human development
transition
File:: Download Carla_L_Fisher_-_Dissertation_PDF_File.pdf
Committee Members:: Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
Michelle E Day, Committee Member
Melissa Hardy, Committee Member

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Author:: Huber, Frances N.
Title:: Communicating Social Support behind Bars: Experiences with the Pennsylvania Lifers' Association
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: Pennsylvania Lifers' Association
lifers
social support
prisoners
File:: Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
Michael L Hecht, Committee Member
John Henry Kramer, Committee Member

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Author:: Ohs, Jennifer E.
Title:: Health-Care Decision Making at the Latter End of the Lifespan
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: uncertainty management
decision making
health-care decisions
older adults
File:: Download Jennifer_Ohs_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Jon F Nussbaum, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Member
Rachel Annette Smith, Committee Member
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Member

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Author:: King, Kristin F. Chaudoin
Title:: Self-Disclosing Religious Identity: A Qualitative Study of Evangelical Christian Faculty
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: religious identity
self-disclosure
higher education
evangelical Christian
marginalized
stigmatized
File:: Download etd.pdf
Committee Members:: Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Member
Michelle E Day, Committee Member
Carol L Colbeck, Committee Member

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Author:: Weber, Kirsten Marie
Title:: MAKING A TREATMENT DECISION FOR BREAST CANCER: ASSOCIATIONS AMONG MARITAL QUALITIES, COUPLE COMMUNICATION, AND BREAST CANCER TREATMENT DECISION OUTCOMES
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: Couple
Communication
Breast cancer
Treatment decision
Uncertainty
Interference
File:: Download full_diss_7-6-09_PDF.pdf
Committee Members:: Denise Haunani Solomon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Member
Bonnie J Meyer, Committee Member

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Author:: Ebersole, Diana Schroeder
Title:: "there is no manual to this mess": Parent-adolescent communication patterns, privacy management, and talks about substance use
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: Family communication
Substance abuse prevention
Qualitative Methods
Interviews
Adolescence
Family Communication Patterns
Communication Privacy Management
File:: Download Ebersole_Dissertation_September_2012.pdf
Committee Members:: Jon F Nussbaum, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle E Day, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
Alan Booth, Committee Member

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Author:: Traeder, Tara Lurae
Title:: Cancer Communication, Uncertainty, And Patient Satisfaction: Investigating The Effect Of Patient Navigators On The Breast Cancer Treatment Decision-making Process
Graduate Program:: Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:: patient-centered communication
patient satisfaction
uncertainty management theory
breast cancer
mixed-methods
File:: Download Traeder-2015-Dissertation-Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Jon F Nussbaum, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Annette Smith, Committee Member
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member

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