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Allocco, Lisa
The use of gender identified managerial communication skills in male and female human resources managers : a comparative study. 1999.
34 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 21-22); (Advisor: Novek)
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Amery, Jane M.
With a little help from my friends : how participation in a peer leadership program affects attitudes toward drug use. 2004.
31 pages; includes bibliographical references (p. 29-31); (Advisor: Novek)
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Anderson, Russell
Differences in public speaking apprehension and audience distractions. 2005.
32 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32); (Advisor: Novek)
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Basilotto, Jayne
Ahead of their time : Girl Scout promotional materials. 2004.
33 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 31-33); (Advisor: Novek)
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Bender, Dale
Content analysis : alien abductee narratives and select episodes of the X-Files. 2001.
31 pages; includes bibliographical references (page 30); (Advisor: Novek)
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Bennett, Stephanie
Wired : the survival of interpersonal relationships in a pervasively mediated digital culture. 2001.
53 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 39-41); (Advisor: Novek)
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Cabbell, Audrey
Black english : the language of African-American identity. 2003.
30 pages; includes bibliographical references (page 30); (Advisor: Novek)
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Cardillo, Donna Wilk
Nurses as media sources : invisible or inaccessible? 2002.
32 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 30-32); (Advisor: Novek)
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Carmody, Nanci V.
Blurring the boundaries between feminism and motherhood : how contemporary "stay-at-home" mothers are reconstructing their social identity. 2000.
41 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 38-41); (Advisor: Novek)
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Castaldo, Dawn L.
Barking in unison : shared stories of volunteer workers at a local SPCA shelter. 2008.
33 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 32-33); (Advisor: Novek)
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Chan, Shan-Lai
Communication patterns of foreign domestic workers and workers' employers in Hong Kong. 2009.
41 pages; (Advisor: Novek)
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Cicero, Nadene M.
I love you so much I could just kill you : journalistic framing of Fort Bragg killings in summer 2002. 2003.
29 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 28-29); (Advisor: Novek)
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Corcoran, Siobhan
Where can I find that guy? : the role of soap operas in cultivating unrealistic expectations about marriage. 2003.
39 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 38-39); (Advisor: Novek)
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Corrigan, Julianne
Communication hurdles for women in the workplace. 2002.
31 pages; (Advisor: Novek)
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Darcy, Courtney Hampson
Communication patterns following pregnancy loss. 2000.
29 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 26-29); (Advisor: Novek)
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Davis, Ellenann V.
The effects of positive frames in presenting AOL & Time Warner merger in Time Warner news publications. 2000.
47 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 42-47); (Advisor: Novek)
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De Nardo, Colette J.
Attitudes toward tattooed people : living with tramp stamps, sinking ships and symbolic communication. 2007.
35 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32); (Advisor: Novek)
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Drucker, Judith L.
Content analysis of environmental advertising : terminology and brand image. 2009.
41 pages; (Advisor: Novek)
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Dudek, Theresa A.
Computer-mediated communication in the classroom : incorporating information technology into the educational experience. 1999.
36 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 35-36); (Advisor: Novek)
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Farynyk, Randi
Monkey see, monkey do : do children imitate what they view on television? 2005.
38 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32); (Advisor: Novek)
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Flannelly, Timothy M.
Trial fantasy themes. [2006].
34 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 33-34); (Advisor: Wien)
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Frankiewicz, Kimberly
The forgotten realm : relationship development in online gaming. 2005.
39 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 33-34); (Advisor: Novek)
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Genovese, John
College students' perceptions of black and white criminality on local TV news. 2007.
48 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 38-40); (Advisor: Novek)
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Granato, Teresa
Fox Five News at Five and agenda setting in the 2008 Presidential primaries. 2008.
27 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 26-27); (Advisor: Novek)
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Hanley, Tom
Parental perception of commercial content in children's media. [2006].
35 pages; includes bibliographical references (page 30); (Advisor: Dolphin)
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Harding, Laura-Ilene
Teenagers' report of the relationship between food advertising and their eating habits. 2006.
35 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 34-35); (Advisor: Novek)
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Herrmann, Gina
Gendered communication during the grieving process. 2003.
32 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32); (Advisor: Novek)
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Hokanson, Shannon
Gender, rhetoric, and religion : the rhetorical tactics of Jehovah's Witnesses. 2000.
26 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 25-26); (Advisor: Novek)
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Kirkpatrick, Laura
Public input : conflicting objectives. 2008.
34 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 31-33); (Advisor: Novek)
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Kligman, Marianne
How public relations is practiced in public schools : an exploratory study. 2007.
37 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 30-32); (Advisor: Novek)
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Kolbenschlag, Bill
The blame game : newspaper editorials and the assignment of blame in school shootings. 2007.
28 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 27-28); (Advisor: Novek)
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Latner, Marcus M.
Racial and sexual representation : content analysis of African American magazine advertising. 2002.
31 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 28-29); (Advisor: Novek)
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Lew, Elaine
The practice of photo manipulation : how photojournalists make sense of it and does it affect perceptions of credibility. 2006.
33 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 29-30); (Advisor: Novek)
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Maiden, Michael Sayre, Jr.
Wholly misrepresentational : Batman as mythic American hero and marketplace villian. 2007.
46 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 41-46); (Advisor: Novek)
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Mansfield, Alyson
The role of designer handbags as a status symbol. 2005.
38 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 35-37); (Advisor: Novek)
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Newbert, Krista M.
Women's soccer participation and media coverage in USA Today. 2000.
25 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 24-25); (Advisor: Novek)
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Rivera, Glendaliz
Objective fairytale : American journalism in the 21st century. 2007.
47 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 42-44); (Advisor: Novek)
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Rosen, Michele
A communication-based perspective of the construction of social reality of women in non-traditional occupations. 1999.
30 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 27-29); (Advisor: Novek)
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Salerno, Cherylyn
Employees' perceived organizational support correlates to positive or negative attitudes toward the organization. 2004.
32 pages; includes bibliographical references (page 28); (Advisor: Novek)
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Sampson, Lauren E.
Understanding the communication dynamic between doctors and female patients in women's health care settings. 2002.
29 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 27-29); (Advisor: Novek)
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Sanford, Rebecca
"Good girls don't talk about sex!" : communication, outreach, and at-risk youth. 1998.
67 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 27-31); (Advisor: Novek)
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Shannon, Robin
News and social construction : how news professionals determine what is newsworthy. 2002.
37 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 35-37); (Advisor: Novek)
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Shinault, Shannon
Greenwashing : it's not easy being green. 2006.
32 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 30-32); (Advisor: Novek)
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Son, Nearie K.
Bilingualism and biculturalism in a group of Cambodian refugees. 2001.
41 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 38-41); (Advisor: Novek)
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Spada, Michele-Maria
Evolution of change : social networking, local government, and the diffision of innovation. 2009.
33 pages; (Advisor: Novek)
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Suriano, Gina M.
CODEPINK : the transference of computer mediated messages into social protest behaviors. 2005.
36 pages; includes bibliographical references (page 31); (Advisor: Novek)
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Sweeney, Barbara A.
Local news frames and reader perception of low-income housing. 2000.
40 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 28-40); (Advisor: Novek)
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Uddin, Nazim
Framing foreign organizations : U.S. and U.K. newspaper coverage of the Dubai Ports World merger with Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 2008.
35 pages; includes bibliographical references (pages 32-34); (Advisor: Novek)
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