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Author:

Flores, Juan Carlos

Title:

A STRATEGY OF POWER RELATIONS FOR RACIALLY DIVERSE PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTITIONERS

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

diverse
diversity
business
public relations
organization
organizational power dynamics
power dynamics
power
power relations
mentors
race
minority groups
dominant groups

File:

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Committee Members:

Denise Bortree, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michel Haigh, Committee Member
Matt McAlister, Committee Member

Author:

Xiao, Anli

Title:

ENGAGING FOREIGN-BORN CHINESE VOLUNTEERS: EXPLORING THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND PERSONAL OUTCOMES OF FOREIGN-BORN VOLUNTEERISM

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Public relations
volunteerism
foreign-born
strategic communication
nonprofit organizations

File:

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Committee Members:

Denise Bortree, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise Bortree, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Colleen Connolly-Ahern, Committee Member
Frank Dardis, Committee Member
Bu Zhong, Outside Member

Author:

Gessner, Julia Nicole

Title:

Depression in the Workplace: An Examination of Exemplar Messages for Internal Communications

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

social cognitive theory
exemplification theory
employee-employer relationship
organizational public relationship
two-way symmetrical communication

File:

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Committee Members:

Denise Bortree, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jessica Myrick, Committee Member
Frank Dardis, Committee Member

Author:

Buckley, Christen

Title:

Corporate Conscience: Applying Ethics of Care Informed Crisis Responses to Corporate Social Advocacy Backlash

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

corporate social advocacy
ethics of care
situational crisis communication theory
crisis response type
corporate reputation
public interest communications
boycott
backlash
activism intentions

File:

Download Dissertation_Buckley_Upload_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Holly Overton, Major Field Member
Colleen Connolly-Ahern, Major Field Member
Patrick Plaisance, Outside Unit & Field Member
Denise Bortree, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Eng, Nicholas

Title:

Testing the Effectiveness of Emotional Appeals on Self- and Others-Focused Mental Health Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

mental health
mental illness
depression
emotions
appraisal theories of emotion
compassion
hope
humor
emotional appeal
experiment
quantitative
persuasion
strategic communication
cognitive elaboration
health communication

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Mary Oliver, Major Field Member
Christofer Skurka, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Denise Bortree, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Darrah, Adrienne

Title:

The role of relationships in effecting outcomes as related to the impact of nonprofit financial misconduct

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Fundraising
Philanthropy
Uncertainty
Relationship Management
Nonprofit
Organizational Behavior

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Frank Dardis, Major Field Member
Shannon Cruz, Outside Unit & Field Member
Denise Bortree, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephanie Madden, Major Field Member

Author:

Kim, Nahyun

Title:

Corporate Social Advocacy, Corporate Misconduct, and Perceived Corporate Hypocrisy

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Perceived Corporate Hypocrisy
Corporate Social Advocacy
Corporate Misconduct

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Committee Members:

Michael Schmierbach, Major Field Member
Fuyuan Shen, Major Field Member
Lijiang Shen, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Denise Bortree, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair