Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Role of Sexting in the Development of Romantic Relationships, Max Bretscher
Brand New: How Visual Context Shapes Initial Response To Logos and Corporate Visual Identity Systems, Robert A. Wertz
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Gun Violence and Advocacy Communication, Minhee Choi
The Role of Third-person Perceptions in Predicting the Public’s Support for Electronic Cigarette Advertising Regulations, Joon Kyoung Kim
Conservative Media’s Coverage of Coronavirus on YouTube: A Qualitative Analysis of Media Effects on Consumers, Michael J. Layer
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The Games Behind the Scenes: Newspaper Framing of Female African American Olympic Athletes, Martin Reece Funderburk
Effectiveness of a Brand’s Paid, Owned, and Earned Media in a Social Media Environment, Anan Wan
Providing Prevention Education About Child Sexual Abuse to Parents: Testing Media Effects on Knowledge, Behavioral Intentions and Outcomes, Jane Long Weatherred
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Creating an Online Social Movement in Socially Conservative Societies: A Case Study of Manshoor Blog Using Frame Alignment Process, Noura Abdullah Al-Duaijani
How S. C. Daily Newspapers Framed the Removal of the Confederate Flag from the State House Grounds in 2015 Through Letters to the Editor and Editorials, Thomas Craig Anderson
Breaking The Silence: Extending Theory To Address The Underutilization Of Mental Health Services Among Chinese Immigrants In The United States, Jo-Yun Queenie Li
Fandom In Politics: Scale Development And Validation, Won-Ki Moon
Fatal Force: A Conversation With Journalists Who Cover Deadly, Highly-Publicized Police Shootings, Denetra Walker
Domestic Extension Of Public Diplomacy: Media Competition For Credibility, Dependency And Activation Of Publics, Yicheng Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Hydraulic Fracturing In the United States: A Framing Analysis, Kenneth Stephen Cardell Jr.
Network vs. Netflix: A Comparative Content Analysis of Demographics Across Prime-Time Television and Netflix Original Programming, James Corfield
The Allure of Isis: Examining the Underlying Mechanisms that Helped the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Alexander Luchsinger
Is That Online Review Fake News? How Sponsorship Disclosure Influences Reader Credibility, Mark W. Tatge
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Measuring Strategic Communications, Jeffrey A. Ranta
Public Perceptions Of Genetically Modified Food On Social Media: A Content Analysis Of Youtube Comments On Videos, Nanlan Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Promoting HPV Vaccination for Male Young Adults: Effects of Social Influence, Wan Chi Leung
Redneckaissance: Honey Boo Boo, Tumblr, and the Stereotype of Poor White Trash, Ashley F. Miller
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Conflicted Union: Culture, Economics and European Union Media Policy, Daphney Pernola Barr
Beating Down the Fear: The Civil Sphere and Political Change in South Carolina, 1940-1962, Sid Bedingfield
The State v. Perry: Comparative Newspaper Coverage of South Carolina's Most Prominent Civil Rights Lawyer, Christopher G. Frear
(MASCOT) NATION: EXAMINING UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS’ FACEBOOK PAGES, Matthew J. Haught
Innovation Among Georgian Journalism Educators: A Network Analysis Perspective, Ana Keshelashvili
Handcuffing Speech: Federal Fraud Statutes and the Criminalization of Advertising, Carmen Maye
Social Movements, Media, and Democratization in Georgia, Maia Mikashavidze
Am I in Danger? : Predictors and Behavioral Outcomes of Public Perception of Risk Associated with Food Hazards, Sang-Hwa Oh
Parental Mediation of Adolescent Movie Viewing, Larry James Webster Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Political Advertising In Kuwait - A Functional Discourse Analysis, Jasem Alqaseer
The Westernization of Advertisements Published In Kuwaiti Newspapers From 1992 to 2012; A Content Analysis, Farah Taleb Alrefai
What Can Reader Comments to News Online Contribute to Engagement and Interactivity? A Quantitative Approach, Brett A. Borton
Exploring a paradigm shift: The New York Times' framing of sub-Saharan Africa in stories of conflict, war and development during the Cold War and post-Cold War eras, 1945-2009, Zadok Opero Ekimwere
Mental Health On Youtube: Exploring the Potential of Interactive Media to Change Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors About Mental Health, Caroline Belser Foster
That's News to Me: An Exploratory Study of the Uses and Gratifications of Current Events On Social Media of 18-24 Year-Olds, John Vincent Karlis
Making Stewardship Meaningful For Nonprofits: Stakeholder Motivations, Attitudes, Loyalty and Behaviors, Geah N. Pressgrove
An Alternative Path: The Intellectual Legacy of James W. Carey, Matthew Ross
The Corporation in the Marketplace of Ideas: The Law and Economics of Corporate Political Speech, Matthew W. Telleen
Child Sexual Abuse In the Media: Is Institutional Failure to Blame?, Jane Long Weatherred
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Relationship Between Facebook Use and Religiosity Among Emerging Adults, Heidi D. Campbell
What's Mine is Yours: An Exploratory Study of Attitudes and Conceptions About Online Personal Privacy In the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Patrick Sharbaugh
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
How Journalists Perceive Internal and External Influence: A Qualitative Assessment of Local Television Reporters' Ethical Decision-Making, Beth Eckard Concepcion
Collective Memory of the War In Iraq: An Analysis of Letters to the Editor and Public Opinion Polls, 2003-2008, Lisa Cash Luedeman
A Framing Analysis and Model of Barack Obama in Political Cartoons, Anthony Palmer
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Breaking Down the Fear' -- John H. Mccray, Accommodationism and theFraming of the Civil Rights Struggle in South Carolina, 1940-1948, Sid Bedingfield
Do You See What I See?: A Comparative Content Analysis of Iraq War Photographs As Published In the New York Times and the Tehran Times, Garen Cansler
Media Representations and Implications For Collective Memory: A Grounded Theory Analysis of TV News Broadcasts of Hillary Clinton From 1993-2008, Mary Elizabeth McLaughlin
Resonance and Elaboration: the Framing Effect of Chinese Product Safety Issue Coverage, Ji Pan