1. READING NEWS ON SMARTPHONES: HOW DO MOOD, MODALITY INTERACTIVITY, AND NEWS STORY LENGTH INFLUENCE USER ENGAGEMENT? Open Access 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 readingmoodmodality interactivitynews story lengthuser engagmentpersuasionuser experiencehuman computer interaction File: Download Wang_Dissertation_Final.pdf Committee Members: Michel M. Haigh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorFuyuan Shen, Committee MemberMary Beth Oliver, Committee MemberJames Dillard, Outside MemberMichel M. Haigh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair