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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

Author:

High, Andrew Charles

Title:

The Production and Reception of Verbal Person-centered Social Support in Face-to-face and Computer-mediated Dyadic Conversations

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

gender differences
computer-mediated communication
Social support
comfort
Hyperpersonal perspective

File:

Download Final_dissertation_for_defense_formatted.pdf

Committee Members:

Denise Haunani Solomon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Dillard, Committee Member
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Member
Dr Chip Gerfen, Committee Member

Author:

Goodwin, Amanda

Title:

Identity Uncertainty, Communication, and Subjective Well-being during the Transition to College

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

identity
friendship
college students
interpersonal communication
well-being

File:

Download Goodwin_Dissertation_7.2.09.pdf

Committee Members:

Denise Haunani Solomon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Member
Michelle E Day, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member

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

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

Author:

Walker, Amber Marie

Title:

Convergence Communication Scale: Instrument Development and Theory Testing

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

meaning in communication
convergence communication

File:

Download Amber_Walker_Dissertation_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Miller Day, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Member
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member

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

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

Author:

Kam, Jennifer A.

Title:

DISENTANGLING THE EFFECTS OF CULTURAL BROKERING AMONG MEXICAN-HERITAGE YOUTH

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

Mexican-heritage youth
academic performance
cultural brokering
language brokering
parentification
general strain theory
substance use

File:

Download JKam_Diss_5-17-09.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael L Hecht, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael L Hecht, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Member
Michelle E Day, Committee Member
Pui Wa Lei, Committee Member

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