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Author:

Raup-Krieger, Janice L.

Title:

IDENTITY AS A FRAMEWORK FOR METAPHOR USE IN CANCER MESSAGES DESIGNED FOR RURAL, LOW-INCOME, OLDER ADULT WOMEN

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

rural health
metaphor
message design
identity
cancer clinical trials
medically-underserved

File:

Download krieger_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael L Hecht, Committee Member
Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Eugene Joseph Lengerich, Committee Member

Author:

Yu, Nan

Title:

EFFECTS OF HEALTH MESSAGE FRAMES AND CULTURAL APPEALS ON INFLUENZA PREVENTION: A CROSS-COUNTRY INVESTIGATION

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

disease prevention
influenza
health
culture
message framing

File:

Download Dissertation_NanYu2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Fuyuan Shen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Youjeong

Title:

CAN YOUR AVATAR IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH? THE IMPACT OF AVATAR CUSTOMIZATION

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

health communication
customization
virtual identity
Avatar
self-preservation

File:

Download FinalDraft_YoujeongKim.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Hyangsook

Title:

Effects of online buddies and bandwagon cues on user participation in an online health community

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

online buddy
bandwagon cues
online health communities
user contribution

File:

Download Dissertation-Hyang-Sook-Kim-Final-7-16-2012.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Lee Ahern, Committee Member
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Member

Author:

Bellur-thandaveshwara, Saraswathi

Title:

Effects Of Interactivity, Contingency And Conversational Tone On User Responses To A Web-based Health Application.

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Interactivity
Contingency
Preventive Health
Turn-taking cues

File:

Download Bellur_corrected.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Special Member