Sample Theses from the M.A. Program

Angel, Brenna Loraine (2010)
Unfulfilled potential : a case study of traditional news media and the Internet.
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French, Stephanie Ann (2015)
Educational excellence through dual degrees : using Symbolic Convergence Theory to make it happen here.
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Friley, Lorin Brooke (2011)
Teenage pharmapocalypse? : an exploratory examination of prescription drug abuse.
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Hoag Anita (2009)
A Ferrari engine with bicycle brakes : mothers' perceptions of family communication patterns when having an ADHD child.
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Hunt, Cecilia M. (2017)
Media framing and public opinion of refugees: news coverage of Hungarian refugees, 1956-57.
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John, Abi Mathew (2017)
Student attitudes on social media and perception of instructor social media use.
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Jones, Natasacha Ryan (2012)
Building bonds & promoting healthy choices : farmers' & vendors' relationships with African American consumers.
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Jones, Ryessia (2012)
Shedding hair and baring soul : black men's talk at the barbershop.
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Kan, Miriam (2012)
Discussion board posts about Jewish interfaith relationships and intermarriage : romantic love, independence, concern for children, and ethnicity.
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Meyer, Nicole Leigh (2011)
The effects of stereotype disconfirming information and self-disclosure on stereotype endorsement, prejudice, and social tolerance of schizophrenia and major depressive disorder.
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Mudd, Mary C. (2015)
A day in the life : identity communication at the intersection of race, gender, and sexual orientation.
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Picklesimer, Sara (2010)
Gender role stereotypes in advertising : a test of the match-up hypothesis on advertising effectiveness.
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Slawsky, Richard William (2014)
Communitas in YouTube comments : the March 2012 Henryville tornadoes.
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Vincent, Christopher J. (2015)
The de-feminization of femininity : exploratory content analysis of gay male fashion magazines.
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Yang, Xiaoxu (2016)
The influence of high/low context culture on choice of communication media : students’ media choice to communicate with professors in China and the United States.
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