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Author:: Wang, Ruoxu
Title:: READING NEWS ON SMARTPHONES: HOW DO MOOD, MODALITY INTERACTIVITY, AND NEWS STORY LENGTH INFLUENCE USER ENGAGEMENT?
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: smartphone news reading
mood
modality interactivity
news story length
user engagment
persuasion
user experience
human computer interaction
File:: Download Wang_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Michel M. Haigh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
James Dillard, Outside Member
Michel M. Haigh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

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Author:: Huang, Yan
Title:: ATTITUDE STABILITY AND RESISTANCE: THE IMPACT OF NARRATIVES IN HEALTH COMMUNICATION
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Narrative Persuasion
Attitude Stability
Resistance
Narrative Engagement
Cancer Communication
Health Message
Memory Accessibility
File:: Download YanHuang_Dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Fuyuan Shen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Michael Schmierbach, Committee Member
Xiaoyue Maggie Niu, Outside Member

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Author:: Aviles, Jose Alejandro
Title:: Paths to Prejudice Reduction Utilizing Virtual Avatars and Agents
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Avatars
Agents
Proteus
Racism
Prejudice
Contact Theory
File:: Download Aviles_diss_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Michael Schmierbach, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
George Anghelcev, Committee Member
Duane Francis Alwin, Outside Member

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Author:: Vafeiadis, Michail
Title:: THE ROLE OF NARRATIVES, FRAMES AND VISUALS IN HEALTH BEHAVIOR PROMOTION: INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS IN THE ERA OF INFORMATION OVERLOAD
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Narratives
Health
Frames
Visual
File:: Download Vafeiadis_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Fuyuan Shen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Frank Dardis, Committee Member
Marcia W Distaso, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Outside Member

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Author:: Li, Ruobing
Title:: CAN INTERACTIVE MEDIA ATTENUATE PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTANCE? A STUDY OF THE ROLE PLAYED BY USER COMMENTING AND AUDIENCE METRICS IN PROMOTING PERSUASION
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Psychological Reactance
agency
persuasion
bandwagon cue
File:: Download Dissertation_to_be_submitted_Li.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
James Dillard, Outside Member

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Author:: Yang, Chun
Title:: THE IMPACT OF DISGUST ON THREAT APPEALS: ENHANCEMENT OR ATTENUATION OF PERSUASION?
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Threat appeal
Disgust
Fear
Persuasion
File:: Download Yang__Chun_dissertation_for_eTD.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
James Dillard, Outside Member

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