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1. THE ROLE OF FRIENDSHIP SUPPORT IN EMERGING ADULTS’ RISKY SEXUAL DECISION-MAKING: A TEST OF THE REGRET REGULATION THEORY

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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

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

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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

4. PERSUASIVE HOPE THEORY AND HOPE APPEALS IN MESSAGES ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND SEASONAL INFLUENZA PREVENTION

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Author:
Chadwick, Amy Elaine
Title:
PERSUASIVE HOPE THEORY AND HOPE APPEALS IN MESSAGES ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND SEASONAL INFLUENZA PREVENTION
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
theory development
affect
hope
flu
seasonal influenza
global warming
climate change
message development
environmental communication
health communication
social influence
message design
persuasion
emotion
persuasive hope theory
focus groups
online survey
college students
File:
Download Chadwick_-_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael L Hecht, Committee Member
James Hogan, Committee Member
Brenton Yarnal, Committee Member

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

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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

6. CONFLICT COMMUNICATION AND THE USE OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS

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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

7. YOUNG ADULT SIBLING GROUPS AND DISCLOSURE: IMPLICATIONS OF SHARING PRIVATE INFORMATION

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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

8. “WE DON’T WRITE JUST TO WRITE; WE WRITE TO BE FREE”: A RHETORICAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF SPOKEN WORD IN LOS ANGELES

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Author:
Johnson, Amber Lauren
Title:
“WE DON’T WRITE JUST TO WRITE; WE WRITE TO BE FREE”: A RHETORICAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF SPOKEN WORD IN LOS ANGELES
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
rhetoric
poetry
performance
counterpublic
collective identity
ethnography
spoken word
File:
Download Dissertation_Amber_L_Johnson.pdf
Committee Members:
Ronald L Jackson Ii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rosa A Eberly, Committee Member
Ian E Baptiste, Committee Member
Raymond Keith Gilyard, Committee Member

9. Convergence Communication Scale: Instrument Development and Theory Testing

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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

10. Framing Animal-Rights Activism: An Analysis of Grant Morrison’s Animal Man

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Author:
Blankfield, Bryan Boyd
Title:
Framing Animal-Rights Activism: An Analysis of Grant Morrison’s Animal Man
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
animal rights
framing
comic book
Grant Morrison
Animal Man
File:
Download Blankfield_Thesis_POST_DEFENSE.2.1.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Lyle Johnstone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Lyle Johnstone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor