Dissertations from 2019
“Goth Barbies”: A Postmodern Multiperspective Analysis of Mattel’s Monster High Media, Danianese Woods
Dissertations from 2018
Becoming Malala: A Discourse Analysis of Western and Middle Eastern Print and Broadcast Coverage of Malala Yousafzai from 2012-2017, Tamar Meguerditchian Gregorian
The Postmodern Indian: Representation and the Films of Sherman Alexie, Tara P. McCrink Burcham
Media Framing of Moldova’s Democracy Between 1991 and 2014, Ecaterina Stepaniuc
The Uses and Gratifications of Streaming Live Linear Sports Networks Online, Benjamin Whittle
Dissertations from 2017
Barack Obama’s Rhetoric of Hope for Racial Reconciliation: An Examination of American Mainstream Media’s Framing of That Message, Zainul Abedin
Cultural Values, Narratives and Myth in Reality Television, Alison Rebecca Foster Miller
Forward Myth: Military Public Relations and the Domestic Base Newspaper 1941-1981, Willie R. Tubbs
Dissertations from 2016
Why Do People Continue Using Facebook: An Empirical Study From the Perspectives of Technology Adoption and Social Contract, Chen-Wei Chang
Seeing is Believing, But is it the Truth? Reality vs. Representation of Men in Contemporary Magazine Advertisements, 1980-2010, Dana Ann Lopez Coleman
Our Voice, Our Choice: Race, Politics and Community Building on the Pages of Five Historically Black College and University Newspapers From 1930 to 1959, Sheryl Monique Kennedy Haydel
Dissertations from 2015
Running Contradiction: A Negotiated Reading of Encoding Strategies in the Boondocks Animated Series, 2005-2011, Wesley Tyler French
How Sports Celebrities Handle Crisis: The Analysis of Social, Traditional and Controlled Media, Nicole Renee Hendricks
Analysis of Bloggers’ Usage of the Web Space in Kyrgyzstan to Engage Civically and Politically, Bahtiyar Kurambayev
Public Relations in Government-Based Public Health: Testing Contingency Theory During H1N1 Response, 2009-2010, Terri Lea Sasser
Dissertations from 2014
The (Not So) New Normal: A Queer Critique of LGBT Characters and Themes in Primetime Network Television Situational Comedies, Robert Dallas Byrd Jr.
Gatekeeping the Social Games in a Post-Broadcasting World: A Qualitative Content Analysis of NBC and User-Generated Olympic Twitter Coverage During the 2012 London Games, Daniel Anthony Sipocz
Dissertations from 2013
Telling Their Own Story: How Student Newspapers Reported Campus Unrest, 1962-1970, Kaylene Dial Armstrong
Public Relations Models and Dialogic Communication in the Twitterverse: An Analysis of How Colleges and Universities are Engaging Their Publics Through Twitter, Jason Antwuan Beverly
Trayvon Martin and Election 2012 Social Media Messaging: An Analysis of Framing, Rhetoric, and Media Types in Online Messages by Civil Rights Organizations, Riva Renee Brown
Age, Gender, Race, and Culture in the ER: A Content Analysis of End-of-Life Issues in the Television Drama, Katrina Wilson Burtt
Ecological Psychology and Media Consumption Among Young Adults: A New Framework, Alice Diana Cade Ferguson
The PR President: How Ike Transformed Political Communication, Pamela Ann Parry
Tweet, Tweet, and Repeat: How College Students and Social Media Bring You the News, Judith Penelope Roberts
Life, Love, and Hegemony on Daytime TV: A Critical Analysis of Three Popular Soap Operas, Elizabeth Ann Worden
Dissertations from 2012
Real Women? Gender and Race in Prime Time Police Shows, Rondrek Juwayne Cowans
Religious Leaders in Crisis: An Analysis of Image Restoration Strategies and Content Variables, Melody Teracita Fisher
Ideological “Smackdown”: A Textual Analysis of Class, Race and Gender in WWE Televised Professional Wrestling, Casey Brandon Hart
The Impact of Celebrity Endorser Type and Source Credibility on the Advertising Attitudes and Purchase Intentions of Indian Rural Consumers, Sidharth Muralidharan
Planned Parenthood Takes On Live Action: An Analysis of Media Interplay and Image Restoration Strategies in Strategic Conflict Management, Leslie Lynn Rasmussen
"If It Ain't Broke, Break It": How Corporate Journalism Killed the "Arkansas Gazette", Donna Lampkin Stephens
Dissertations from 2011
Outsiders Within: A Framing Analysis of Eight Black and White U.S. Newspapers' Coverage of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1964, Yolanda Denise Campbell
The Oddity as Commodity: Television and the Modern Day Freak Show, Robin Marie Cecala
The Impact of Rap Music on Audience Values Structure, Janet Mignon Kucia
Full Court Press: How Mississippi Newspapers Helped Keep State College Basketball Segregated, 1955-1973, Jason Ashley Peterson
"Reading" The Apprentice: Commerce, Culture, and the Manufacturing of Reality, Sharon Simpson Terrell
Dissertations from 2010
A History of the American Film Institute, Deborah Jae Alexander
Libel in Mississippi, 1798-1832, Muriel Ann Everton
The Experiences of Mississippi Weekly Newspaper Editors as They Explore and Consider Producing Internet Editions, Cassandra Denise Johnson
Links of Connectedness: A Content Analysis and Industry Survey Comparing the Interactive Options of Community and Metro Newspaper Web Sites, Cleveland Allin Means
The Secret Identity of Race: Exploring Ethnic and Racial Portrayals in Superhero Comic Books, Lowery Anderson Woodall III
Dissertations from 2009
Source-Message-Receiver in Integrated Marketing Communication: A Study of U.S. Institutional Advancement, Sharee LeBlanc Broussard
Journalism Students, Web 2.0 and the Digital Divide, Mary Elizabeth Green
Dissertations from 2008
Toward a Free Collegiate Press: An Analysis of Influences that Can Lead to Censorship at College Newspapers, Shaniece Bell Bickham
"George Bush Doesn't Care about Black People": Hip Hop, Public Discourse and Black Politics in the Early 21st Century, Hazel Bell James Cole
The Content and Role of Web Sites in Public Relations of Religious Congregations, Jerlen Young Nelson
Dissertations from 2006
New Innovations in State Legislatures: An Examination of the Successes of Diffusion and the Potential of Personal Home Pages, Amber Jean Reetz Narro