Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Going Viral: A Qualitative Analysis of the Anti-Vaccine Movement & Social Media, Corinn Evancho Schumacher
Rural Embodiments of Femininity: An Autoethnographic Approach to Gender Narratives, Randi Wichman
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Cancel Culture: A Qualitative Analysis of the Social Media Practice of Canceling, Samantha Haskell
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Critical Race Theory and the Impact of Oppression Narratives on the Identity, Resilience, and Wellness of Students of Color, GerDonna J. Ellis
No Dogs Allowed: A Qualitative Study About Invisible Barriers Faced By Those with Disability, Kory Gaona
Dis/organizing Social Capital: Tension in a U.S. National Park, Blake Allen Harms
Overcoming Stigma with Dialogue: My Experiences as a Parent of an Opiate Addict, Melissa Dee LeMar
Redeeming the Monster: The God of War Subreddit's Narrative of Rebirth for Hegemonic Masculinity, Mario Sanders
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Everyday Talk: Perpetuating Cultures of Sexual Violence on College Campuses, Sara Collins
A Disposable World: Changing Attitudes Toward Sustainable Living, Hailey Claire Dugan
Disclosing Romantic Relationship Conflicts with a Third Party: A Test of the Disclosure Decision-Making Model, Michelle Marie Jimenez
"Just Call Me Poe": An Autoethnographic Look at Codeswitching and Passing, Paola Andrea Joya
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Invisible Dis/abilities: To Disclose or Not Disclose?, Julia Roma Broderick
Keep Your Voice to Yourself: The Experiences of Women of Color in Higher Education, Shanna Hagenah
Inviting Mindful Silence into Pedagogy: Supporting Agency, Voice, and Critical Engagement Through Silence, Sarah Lausch
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Decoding Nonverbal Ability: A Theoretical Model for the Acquisition of Nonverbal Decoding Skill, Julia Berger
Communicating the Message: The Relationship Between Intergovernmental Collaboration and Final Messaging to the Public, Tammy Christina Gordon
Embodied Rhetoric and the Blue Campaign: On Human Trafficking Awareness, Kayla Dawn Marie Griffin
Discourse and Identity: An Autoethnographic Resistance Beyond Athlete, Lonnie Jackson
Students' Experiences of Othering: Recommendations for Inclusive Classroom Climates, Stela Saltaga
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Radical Act of Mommy Blogging: Challenging Dominant Narratives of Motherhood Through Literal and Figurative Rhetoric, Marshiela M. Banner
Cohabitation: If You Like It You Should Plan to Put a Ring on It, Eva Marie Hart
Romantically Themed Media and the Development of Children's Understanding of Love, Tiffani Noelle Isaacson
eLearning: Exploring Correlations Among Non-Academic Social Support, Identity, and Student Success, Howard Long
Women in STEM: (Re)Negotiating Discourses and Identity, Anna New
“What Constitutes Marriage”: A Qualitative Study of Same-Sex Couples’ Experience with Marriage, Rachel Strong
Discourse Analysis of Nonprofit Organizational Communication Scholarship: A Revised Call for Scholars, Carissa K. Wilcox
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Pussy Riot and a Theory of Emancipatory Social Movement Rhetoric, Norell Joyce Conroy
Approaching Communication with Marx: On the Symbolic Reproduction of Social Relations, Shannon K. Jacobs
A Structurational Approach to Organizational Change: Exploring Idaho’s Students Come First Initiative, Matthew Aaron McCarter
Men and the Socially Created Stigma of Anorexia, Marcus Ogawa
“It Was All A Dream”: A Close Textual Analysis of Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy” as an Alternate American Dream Narrative, Kinzi Anne Poteet
Meet Me Monday: Case Study on a Community Health Program Through the Lens of the Elaboration Likelihood Model, Joshua Schlaich
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
I Bake, He Grills: Relationships in the Kitchen, Megan Boatman
Dialectic of Enlightenment: Fragments from the Past for Contemporary Communication Studies, Saša Kampič
Organizing Livelihoods: An Examination of Political Discourses Organizing a Public Park, Jared Kopczynski
Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Relationship Satisfaction: Revealing the Importance of Communication and Dialogue, Teresa Johnson Kunz
Narrating Gender: A Feminist Approach to the Narratives of the Transgender Experience, Jamie K. Lange
Girls will be Girls: Discourse, Poststructuralist Feminism, and Media Presentations of Women, Amanda Soza
Self-Actualization on Steroids: An Exploration of Social Skills, Dating, and Lifestyle Training for Heterosexual Men in a Western Cultural Context, James Daniel Wolfe
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Individuals’ Privacy Conceptions and Perceptions: A Translation from Privacy in General to Privacy with Gmail and Google, Stephanie Jean Cleary
Always a Bridesmaid Never a Bride: Examining the Deinstitutionalization of Marriage and the Modern Day Spinster, Kasha Nicole Glynn
Identity, Identification, and Change: An Examination of Nuns’ Lived Experiences Post Vatican II, Krista A. Herring
Political Advertising in the 2012 Presidential Election: How Visual and Aural Techniques Are Used to Convey Meaning, James Lake Poston
Anchoring the News with Comedy: Considering the Role of Critique in News Through an Analysis of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", Tabitha Louise Simenc
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Student-Athletes’ Perceptions Toward Identity and Life After Sport, David Andrew Browning
The Power of Stories: A Communicative Investigation of Dancehall Narratives and Caribbean Culture, Marlon Emmanuel Douglas
Orientalism and Media Representations of Iran in the USA, Ashutosh Mishra
An Investigation of Corporate Identification and Disidentification, Wijnand Hendrik Rijkenberg
Let’s Make a Connection: Understanding How Physically Interactive Technology Is Taking the Virtual to the Physical, Lacey Vander Boegh
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The MetroBurb: American Values in Facebook Culture, Heather Marie Carlson
Exploring Dialectics in Grandparent Grief: Communication with Family and Friends Following the Death of a Grandchild, Ashley Nicole Duchow-Moore
User Motivations for Using Business Facebook Pages, Malcolm Lee Hong
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Stepping Away From the Ring: An Autoethnographic Study of Hero Worship Created Through Media Consumption, James Ross Gatfield
Stepfamily Stories: How Stories about Rituals Communicate a Sense of Family, Donna Jean Lang
Still Flying: The Communicative Constitution of Browncoat Fandom as Culture, Jonathon Nicholas Lundy
Ldcommunity.Com: Helping Educate Students and Postsecondary Instructors About Learning Disabilities, Ryan Stauffer Scott
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Women in White Coats: Female Physician Role Enactment in Medical Clinic Interactions, Katie Lynn Bohannon
Constructing Marriage: A Thematic Analysis of Self-Help Books on Marriage, Stephanie Mae Jones
A Project to Produce an Engineering Text for Publication: From Concept to Print, Mary J. Miller
Virtually There: Social Structure Over Time and Space, Wayne Erik Rysavy
Speaking Engagement: The Correlation Between Communication Apprehension and Student Involvement in the University Environment, Danielle Ashley Verhulp
An Organizational Communication Perspective on the University: Understanding How Individuals Constitute Organizations, Charles Ritchie Woffinden
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Captivating Distractions: Marketing Music in Consolidated Markets, Jaclyn Dawn Brandt
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Sites of Nurse Production: A Post-Structuralist Examination, Manda V. Hicks
Systematically Distorted Communication as Opposition to Freedom: The Case of Theocracy in America, Brianna Travis
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Hate Rhetoric and the Rhetorical Strategy of Typology, Transfer, and Dramatic Presentation: A Critical Analysis of Four Sermons by Wesley A. Swift, Dean L. Matlock
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
The Tension of Expressiveness: Reading Adorno on Behalf of the Subject, Kevin R. Harrison
Ideologies Implicit in the War on Terrorism: A Rhetorical Analysis of Speeches from Opposing Voices, Kellie A. Rose
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Listening with Ricoeur: A Hermeneutic for Listening Theory, Jerald Catt-Oliason
Habermas, Nietzsche, and West: Critiquing and Complementing Notions of Social Democracy Via Existential Ethics and Aesthetics, Ann K. Johnson
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Ethnography of Everquest: Fehr's Four Factor Friendship Formation Model in an Online MMORPG Environment, Kimberly Edmundson
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Toward a Framework of Covert Interaction, Kerenza Williams