Theses/Dissertations from 2024
MUSIC-FOR-THE-STATE: HEGEMONY, CULTURE PRODUCTION, AND CREATIVE LABOR IN US ARMY MUSIC, Michael S. Grenier
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
THE IMPACT OF INDIVIDUAL QUALITIES ON MESSAGE COMPREHENSION AND LIKING IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY, Evan Crawley
A CULT CLASSIC: SNEAKER CULTURE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, Gianni Dejesus
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
An Exploration of Instagram as an Active Learning Tool for Gaining New Political Knowledge, Sarah Olearnick
Unmasking Covid-19: The Pandemics Effect on Mental Health Through the Lens of Social Media, Jamie Vittoria Swanberg
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
SUPPORTING PUBLIC SPEAKERS ONLINE: A VIRTUAL SPEAKING CENTER INTERVENTION, Lindsay Jordan LaChapelle
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
AN EXAMINATION OF GOLF MAGAZINES FOR HEALTH BELIEF MODEL APPLICATIONS AND SKIN CANCER PROTECTION ADVICE, Beth A. Bailey
“THE ‘REAL COST’ OF CAMPAIGNS: ENDS CAMPAIGN EFFECTIVENESS IN TERMS OF AWARENESS AND CONTENT”, Brandon Donohue
“IF I WAS A MAN, THEN I’D BE THE MAN”: UNDERSTANDINGS OF GENDER, RACE, AND SOCIAL CLASS IN POSTFEMINIST POPULAR CULTURE, Jaclyn Griffith
CHANGING MOODS, BREAKING & BUILDING BONDS: EXPLORING EVT THROUGH LITERARY REPRESENTATION, Tina Shanahan
“JOIN OUR COMMUNITY”: PODCASTER USE OF COMMUNAL APPEALS IN CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGNS, Patricia Shea
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
MY SELFIE-IMAGE: AN ARTIST’S MULTIMEDIA PERSPECTIVE TO SELF-DISCOVERY, Kelly Ahern
Yoga, Mindfulness and Interpersonal Relationship, Lauren Evron
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HOLISTIC COACHING IN SPORTS, Evan Flanagan
FINDING COMMON GROUND; INDIVIDUAL TRAIT DIFFERENCES AND THE PERSUASIVE EFFECTS OF MORAL FRAMING, Sara Holland
TRAINING PEER TUTORS: AN EVALUATION OF BEST PRACTICES IN SPEAKING CENTERS, Rachel Sieczkowski
CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION BARRIERS IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION IN PAKISTAN, Adelina Sylaj
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
THE STUDY OF MULTICULTURAL STUDENTS PERCEPTION OF PROFESSORS’ NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR IN THE CLASSROOM, Jacqueline Britto
Making the #Personal #Political: Twitter as a Rhetorical Tool for Activist Campaigning, Annabelle Everett
Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Offshore Wind Energy in the United States, Christine Gilbert
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The Exploration of Young Audiences and Identity Development Through Social Media Platforms, Sara L. Benn
An Online Study of Actors, Self-Promotion, and the Personal Brand, Michael Gravison
The Impact of Communication Technology: The Influence of Task Type on Group Performance, Zhi Li
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Leveraging Digital Communications Technology in Higher Education: Exploring URI’s Adoption of Google Apps for Education 2015, G. Edward Crane
Situating Genre on YouTube: We Rant, We Laugh, We Conquer?, Emma Gabriele
The Impact of Social Network Sites on International Student Adjustment on a US College Campus, Richard Bowen Gillie
Account-Making by Victims of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Robin A. James
Cogenerative Dialogue's Communicative Effectiveness in Higher Education Entry-Level College Courses, Rachel Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
RHETORIC OF FLAT DESIGN AND SKEUOMORPHISM IN APPLE'S iOS GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, Ambrose Curtis
DUAL IMAGES OF THE “MONSTROUS FEMININE” IN THREE HORROR FILMS, Erica Tortolani
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL CRINGE ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN CHINA, Yue Hu
AURAL (RE)POSITIONING AND THE AESTHETICS OF REALISM IN FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER GAMES, Ryan P. LaLiberty
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
DESIGNING EFFECTIVE MESSAGES FOR INCREASING READINESS TO USE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, Jonathan M. Drew
Music Subcultures Online: The Indie Folk Scene and How Facebook Influences Participation, Katharine McGwin
Visual Images and the Rhetoric of Environmental Advocacy, Collin Syfert
Partner Perception of Nonverbal Social Skills and its Impact on Relationship Satisfaction in Dating Couples, Wynston D. Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHY, MOBILE MEDIA, AND POSTMODERNITY: ANALYZING SPACE, TIME, AND THE VISUAL CULTURE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING, Kevin J. Reardon
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
TALKING THE TALK: THE CONFUSING, CONFLICTING AND CONTRADICTORY COMMUNICATIVE ROLE OF WORKPLACE JARGON IN MODERN ORGANIZATIONS, Neal Lloyd Jones
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
THE ETERNAL JEW: JEWISH VICTIMIZATION THROUGH MARGINALIZATION, Joshua Fishlock
Whose Identity is it Anyway? A Study of the Media's Representation of Iraq Citizens and Their Culture, Joyce L'Heureux
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The Impact of Attachment Style on Joint Identity, Sarah Tardiff Zaitchik
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
An Examination of the Association of Sex and Gender and the Motives for Lying in Intimate Relationships, Anca Moraru
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
An Examination of the Relationship Between Student Satisfaction and Instructional Mode, Danielle Alfano
A Theoretical Approach to Study the Perception of Women as Credible Leaders in Male-Dominated Organizations, Regina A. Bell
WOMEN'S MARITAL SURNAME CHOICE AND THE RHETORICAL ACT, Mary-Rebecca Ebeling
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Sarcastic Family Climates: Self-Reported Evaluations of Family Interaction, Effect of Non-Literal Communication, and Attachment Style, Gary Alan Beck
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Supporting Patriarchy and Consumerism Through Sex Rhetoric: Power, Foucault and Sex and the City, Alyson Chace Arnold
The Rhetoric of Colin Powell, Scott Dauenhauer
Self-Concept, Self-Monitoring and the Relationship of Human Social Interaction, Crystal Rose Fonseca
SUBVERSION, DEMYSTIFICATION, AND HEGEMONY: FIGHT CLUB AS A POSTMODERN CULTURAL TEXT, Matthew Ortoleva
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Study of the Gender Representations within the Aliens Series, Whitney Anspach
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
An Analysis of the Rhetoric of Wilme Mankiller, Lynda D. Peters