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Author:

Gessner, Julia Nicole

Title:

Depression in the Workplace: An Examination of Exemplar Messages for Internal Communications

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

social cognitive theory
exemplification theory
employee-employer relationship
organizational public relationship
two-way symmetrical communication

File:

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Committee Members:

Denise Bortree, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jessica Myrick, Committee Member
Frank Dardis, Committee Member

Author:

Peng, Lulu

Title:

Emotional Expressions and The Retransmission of Vaccine-Related Messages on Twitter: A System Perspective

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

emotion
retransmission
emoji
vaccine
Twitter

File:

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Committee Members:

Jessica Myrick, Outside Unit & Field Member
James Dillard, Major Field Member
Rachel Smith, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Major Field Member
Andrew High, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Erlichman, Sara

Title:

Role Models: Conceptualization and Scale Development

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

role models
character attachment
scale development
media

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Schmierbach, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Oliver, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gillis, Ash Jade

Title:

Promoting Sustainable Behaviors: Merging Research on Social Norms and Innovation Diffusion

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

Social norms
Diffusion of innovations
Environmental psychology
Native plants

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Committee Members:

Janet Swim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Myrick, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jonathan Cook, Major Field Member
Karen Gasper, Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wei, Lewen

Title:

Effects of Affective and Cognitive Processing of Exemplar on Initial Attitude Formation and Attitude Stability over Time

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Exemplification
Cognitive processing
Memory
Emotion
Persuasion

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Committee Members:

Timothy Brick, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Michael Schmierbach, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cohen, Olivia

Title:

Disentangling News Story Effects on Public Opinion

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

news framing
public opinion
health communication
opioid use disorder

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Committee Members:

Michael Schmierbach, Major Field Member
Fuyuan Shen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Oliver, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Xie, Lola

Title:

Digital Media as a Self-management Tool for Young Women at Risk of Eating Disorders: A Dissertation on Patient Narratives of Eating Disorder on Social Media

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Social Media
Self-management
Health management
Patient Narratives
Narrative Persuasion
Eating Disorders

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Committee Members:

Juliet Pinto, Major Field Member
Suhang Wang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bu Zhong, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chen, Jin

Title:

Exemplifying Risks in Health News: The Interplay of Social Identity and Objective Risk

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

emotions
identification
stereotype content model
risk perception
mental health
exemplars

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Shannon Cruz, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christofer Skurka, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Major Field Member

Author:

Sun, Yuan

Title:

Effects of AI Attributes and Explanation Affordance on User Trust in AI Systems

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence
Explanation Affordance
User Agency
Message Interactivity
Trust

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
James Dillard, Outside Unit & Field Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Eng, Nicholas

Title:

Testing the Effectiveness of Emotional Appeals on Self- and Others-Focused Mental Health Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

mental health
mental illness
depression
emotions
appraisal theories of emotion
compassion
hope
humor
emotional appeal
experiment
quantitative
persuasion
strategic communication
cognitive elaboration
health communication

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Mary Oliver, Major Field Member
Christofer Skurka, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Denise Bortree, Outside Unit & Field Member