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Author:

Woolley, Julia K

Title:

The Effects of Narrative Media on Self-perceptions: The Role of Identification and Narrative Engagement

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Media
Media Effects
Narrative
Narrative Engagement
Identification
Self-Concept
Self-Narrative

File:

Download Diss_Woolley_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Committee Member
Karen Gasper, Committee Member

Author:

Khoo, Guan-soon

Title:

The Therapeutic Effects of Cinema: An Experimental Study of Catharsis through Narrative Media and Contemplation

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Catharsis
Media Effects
Cinema
Coping
Well-being
Expressive Writing

File:

Download Khoo_2012_dissertation_v04_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Jennifer Elise Graham Engeland, Committee Member

Author:

Waddell, Thomas F

Title:

The Bandwagon Effect of Audience Metrics on Media Effects and Enjoyment

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Bandwagon Effect
Media Effects
MAIN Model
Agency Affordances
Presumed Influence

File:

Download Waddell_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
George Anghelcev, Committee Member
James Dillard, Committee Member