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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:: 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

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Author:: Limperos, Anthony Michael
Title:: ASSESSING THE VIABILITY OF MEDIATED EXERCISE COMPANIONS IN MOTIVATING FUTURE EXERCISE INTENTIONS: AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF TRADITIONAL AND ADVANCED FORMS OF EXERCISE MEDIA
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: media
new communication technology
exercise
motivation
enjoyment
File:: Download Limperos_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

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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

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Author:: Douai, Aziz
Title:: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING AND THE MANAGEMENT OF FOREIGN PUBLIC OPINION: THE CASE OF AL-HURRA TELEVISION IN THE “ARAB STREET”
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: US/Arab relations
democracy promotion
public diplomacy
media diplomacy
Al-Hurra
propaganda
international broadcasting
Middle East media
media and conflict
File:: Download Douai_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: John Spicer Nichols, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Spicer Nichols, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Amit Schejter, Committee Member
Thomas Walter Benson, Committee Member

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Author:: Oeldorf-Hirsch, Anne
Title:: ENGAGEMENT WITH NEWS CONTENT IN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: new
content sharing
social media
Facebook
File:: Download DissertationFINALAnneOeldorf-HirschAugust2011.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
Rachel Annette Smith, Committee Member

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Author:: Balakrishnan, Bimal
Title:: EVALUATING IMPACT OF NAVIGABILITY AFFORDANCES AND NARRATIVE TRANSPORTATION ON SPATIAL PRESENCE
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: virtual reality
narratives
navigability
spatial presence
HCI
affordances
File:: Download Balakrishnan_eTD_2008.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Loukas N Kalisperis, Committee Member
Aleksandra B Slavkovic, Committee Member

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Author:: Sipes, Carrie
Title:: Examining the effects of message type and framing on transportation, attitudes, and behavioral intentions
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: public health
evidence type
risk communication
transportation
framing
driving while distracted
File:: Download C._Sipes_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Fuyuan Shen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Francis Erin Dardis, Committee Member
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Member

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Author:: Constantin, Corina Daniela
Title:: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF POP-UP WINDOWS IN ONLINE INFORMATION PROCESSING
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: visual processing
facial EMG
skin conductance
orienting responses
psychophysiology
pop-up windows
affective biases
File:: Download ConstantinCD_PhD_Thesis_07.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Karen Gasper, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member

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Author:: Stavrositu, Carmen
Title:: Technologies of Psychological Empowerment: The Role of Agency and Community in Blogging
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: blogging
new media
empowerment
agency
community
File:: Download Thesis_Stavrositu.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Stephanie A Shields, Committee Member

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