The College of Communication Dissertations Series is comprised of dissertations and theses authored by Marquette University's College of Communication doctoral and master's students.
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Risk Communication As Protective Behavior, Rebecca S. Leichtfuss
Where's the Story?: An Analysis of Human Service Experience with the Media Towards an Understanding of Social Issue News, Jaime M. Leick
Hmong Communication Values Scale: Development, Reliability and Validity, Mary L. Lor
Empty Words or Inspiring Prose: Exploring Organizational Mission Statements and Organizational Identification, Heather S. McAvoy
Quality of Newspaper Coverage: A Qualitative Case Study of Competitive VS. Non-Competitive Newspaper Coverage, Amy L. Trumble
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Analyzing Media Coverage of the Case for War With Iraq: A Study of News Frames and Indexing from September 27 to October 25, 2002, Christopher Jacob Groshek
The role of satellite radio in bridging the digital divide: a case study of Worldspace Foundation projects in Africa, Antony Obiero Okonji
The Role of Satellite Radio in Bridging the Digital Divide: A Case Study of Worldspace Foundation Projects in Africa, Antony Obiero Okonji
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Negotiating Identity: Exploring Communication and Cultural Values in Mississippi Masala, Rucha Ambikar
A Comparative Study of Mother-Daughter Communication in Two Asian Cultures: A Daughter's Perspective, Elizabeth A. Crisp
Keeping the Gate: An Evaluation of Agents' Use of Cooperative Extension Press Releases, Pamela Seelman
Language Recovery Following Sodium Amytal Testing, Steffanie A. Stuyvesant
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
The Treatment By Corriere Della Sera of JFK: An Analysis of an Italian News Media Perspective on the Kennedy Presidency, Simona Alessi
Using the Elaboration Likelihood Model to Access Retirement Financial Preparation: Public Relations Implications, Tom Mueller
The Effects of Televised Professional Wrestling on Children's Levels of Aggression, Mark A. Nichols
The Mother-Adolescent Daughter Relationship: Experience, Communication, and Ethnicity, Barbara Anger Penington
Decentering Whiteness Within Public Discourse: A Critical Framework, Tracy A. Stockwell
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
The Role of Socio-emotional Content and Presence in Teen-age Evaluation of Online Magazines, James A. Aderman
The Media Agenda-Setting Function of Negative Political Advertising: Negative Advertising's Effects on News Coverage of Political Campaigns, Barry R. Houlehen
The Roles of Ethical Position and Product Knowledge in Consumer Ethical Evaluations of Advertising Content, Jeffrey J. Maciejewski
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Perceived Credibility of Anonymous Letters to the Editor Delivered Through Audiotext Systems, Michael J. Lobash
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
The Watchful Eye: A Quantitative Look at Parental Control Over Children's Television Viewing, Kim M. Becker
Arts Participation Among Generation X: The Impact of Cultural Capital on Performing Arts Consumption, Kirsten L. Bonner
The News Process: How Journalists Handle Controversial Scientific Stories, Won Yong Jang
Cairo Conference: News Framing of the Abortion Debate, Carol Lynn Kortendick
Issue Salience and Decision-Making: Applying the Heuristic-Systematic Processing Model to Political Communication, Patrick C. Meirick
Artists as Visual Communicators, Marie C. Trimborn
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Cable Subscribers' Preferences for Programs or Channels as Predictors of Cable Subscribership, Yong Jun Choi
Coverage of Religious News Stories at a Network Affiliate Television Station, Laura Ellen Cordell
Using the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Theory of Planned Behavior to Study Reading Behavior, Paul Michael Donohue
Agendas and Arenas: Bosnia, the Media, and U.S. Foreign Policy 1991-1996, Nathan D. Eisenberg
What Television Says About Women and Work: An Analysis of Prime Time Programs, 1985-1995, Meredith Ennis
The Departure of Minority Journalists from the Newsroom: Social Control, Motivation and the Spiral of Silence, Katherine Y. Hicks
St. John Ervine and the Abbey Theatre, Cory E. Johnson
Korean Chaebol's Co-Cultural Identification Strategies in Corporate Advertising (1994-96), Hoh Kim
The Interrelationship of Agendas, Social Styles, and Functional Roles in Productive Small Group Decision-Making Processes, Kimberly A. McCormick
Social and Economic Influences Over Radio Station News Content in Pluralistic Communities, Lee Edward Nieman
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Language Models and Preschool Children's Immediate Responses, Rebecca M. Riegel
Perceptions of Trust and Relevance Held Toward a Nonprofit Organization, Joseph P. Rosentreter
Looking Through the Victorian Frame: A Semiotic Analysis of Photography by Julia Margaret Cameron and Gertrude Kasebier, Joanne L. Schilz
Television's Influence on Perceptions of Women's Roles in Society: A Comparative Study, Chinyere P. Tobias
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
In Search of Identity: A Journey into the Communication and Culture of Native Americans, Jennifer A. Lundberg Anders
Video as a Prime Determinant in Television News Story Selection, Jerome G. Bader
Communicating for Behavioral Change: The Uses and Functions of Peer-Generated Messages, Toni Coleman
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Diffusion of Home TV Satellite Dishes in Oman and Satisfaction Levels Resulting From Watching Satellite Channels, Obaid Said Al-Shaqsi
Agency Perspectives on the Standardization or Specialization of International Advertising: Debates and Decisions, Kimberly M. Hazen
Application of the Social Interactive Coding System (SICS) with Normally Developing Preschoolers, Gwen Ellen Hovey
Television Channel Preferences Among University Students: A Study in Ankara University in Turkey, Sahin Karasar
Grassroots Media: Approaches to Development Communication and Evangelization, Peter Muiruri
Riot Images: Comparing Photographic Coverage of the 1965 and 1992 Los Angeles Riots in Weekly News Magazines, Jeffrey R. Novak
Immediate and Delayed Effects of Television Commercial Repetition Moderated by Advertising Message Involvement, Abdullah Akin Sahin
Television Viewing and Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill: A Social Construction of Reality, Jeffrey F. Seipel
The Walt Disney Programs, 1954-1961, and the Ideological Tools of Progress, Matthew Simonette
The Effects of Imagery and Repetition in Telemarketing, Garth W. Viegas
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
VCR Utility and Parental Rule Making for Children, Karen C. Engels
Unrealistic Expectations: A Thematic Comparison of Public and Private Birthing Narratives, Jessica Kristine Finstad
Communicating Catholicism in India: An Analysis of the Role of Cultural Artifacts, Stephen Joseph Lionel
Management for the Sake of Art: The Role of the Arts Marketer, Judith L. McGeorge
From Laxatives to Luxury: The Evolution of Advertising Appeals in Modern Maturity, Amy-Mae Miller
Clinical Application of the Social Interactive Coding System (Sics), Julie A. Petrie
Developing AIDS Public Service Announcements for the Inner-City Teenager: A Theory of Reasoned Action Approach, Wendy W. Salomon
Are We Only Wrong if Someone Gets Caught: A Study of the Credibility of Digitally Altered Photography, Tracy Strother
An Analysis of The New York Times' Coverage of President Clinton's 1993 Deficit Reduction Proposal, Renee T. Vandlik
The Shift of Print Media Reportage of HDTV: Implication for Agenda-Building, Hua Yan
Parenting Styles and Adolescent Self-Determination in Academic, Religious, and TV-Related Activities, Fernando Zabala
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
A Thematic Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of a Local Level Election Campaign, Kevin A. Barnes
Don McNeill's Breakfast Club 1933-1968: A Videotape Presentation, Allen Brown
Women in the Senate: A Comparative Study of Two Women Candidates and the Press Coverage of Their Campaigns, Vandana Chaturvedi
Campus Newspapers and Coverage on Conflict Issues During the Sixties: An Exploratory Study, Giuseppe Costa
The appeal of the St. Anthony Messenger to American Catholics (1960-1969): Applying Media Dependency, Olympio J. D'Mello
The Effect on Middle School Students of Television Advertising in the Classroom Applying the Theory of Reasoned Action, Terrence F. Falk
U.S. Reaction to the Persian Gulf War: The Conflict/Consensus Model Applied to 13 Newspapers for a Two Month Period, Christine M. Gehrmann
Information Processing of Consumer Advertisements and Learning Effects in Continuous and Non-Continuous Visual Formats, Nancy A. Munroe
A Pilot Study of the Role of Information Sources in High Risk Consumer Decision--Making Among Affluent Elderly, Diane C. Perrone
A Readership Study of the South Side Spirit: Who Reads the Free Urban Community Newspaper, Thomas A. Ruesch
Universal Aspects of Performance: A Multicultural Approach to Performance and Training Methods, Kevin A. Schwartz
A Readership Survey of Northwestern Lutheran Magazine, Dorothy J. Sonntag
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Advertising's Influence on Fashion Selection: An Application of Fishbein-Ajzen, Angelique Anacleto
The Public Relations Strategies Used by Wisconsin Hospitals During a Crisis, Kristin A. Destree
A Comparative Study of Two Presidents and the Front Page Press Coverage They Received in Selected Newspapers, Elizabeth A. Hansen
The Mentoring Relationship: An Investigation of Communication Functions, Perceived Importance, and Gender, Amy S. Korpi
Social Support Provision: Expanding a Theory, Mindy Beth Marcus
Involuntary Job Loss: A Communicative Case Analysis of the Individual/Organizational Interface, Marifran Mattson
A Comparison of Selected Urban River Revitalization Efforts and the Role of Public Opinion, Diane L. Murry
Reporting Community News: The Conflict-Consensus Model Applied to a Single Community Newspaper Over Time, Raymond Gregory Novak
Information Seeking and Risk Perception: A Study of Utility Customers Concerned About Electric and Magnetic Fields, Jacqueline C. Olson
Image and Role Creation in the American Presidency: Eisenhower's Public Address, Matthew P. Payne
The Effects of Biological Sex on Perceptions of Women and Their Communication Competencies as Managers, Bonnie L. Peterson
Gender Stereotypes in Television Advertising and Effects on Children's Gender Schemata, Rhonda Sue Plotkin
Product Placements in Motion Pictures: A Memory Based Perspective Applied to the Recall of Brand Names, Shonali Sabherwal
Mass Media Instruction in High School Language Arts Curriculum: A Survey of Wisconsin Secondary Language Arts Teachers, Sandra K. Schmidtke
The Impacts of Human Health Risk Information and Mobilization Information on Environmental Communication, Martha E. Schott
Enhancing Organizational Communication and Executive Performance through Upward Evaluation, Deborah W. Splaingard
Family Communication Patterns and Adolescent Perceptions of Television Portrayals, Fernando A. Zabala
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
The American Catholic Journalist: Attitudes and Beliefs in the Decision Making Environments at Catholic Publications, Dennis J. Coday
Can Theatre Teach? The Efficacy of Using Creative Dramatics as a Teaching Tool in Elementary Education, Susan Disbrow
A Church Woman's Magazine: Audience Analysis from a Uses and Gratifications Perspective, Beth L. Fredrickson
An Examination of David Mamet's World View, Thomas G. Hofrichter
The Impact of Viewing Crime Dramatization of Television on Perceptions of Crime and Justice in Society, Joan L. Kennedy