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M.S. Abstracts

Graduates of our Master of Science program who select Plan A submit a thesis, which is published and available through the library. A thesis is an academic report of a research project that is derived from a theoretical perspective in communication. Plan B students complete a research-based project.

Following are selected abstracts from recent M.S. graduates of the Department of Journalism & Technical Communication.

• Crisis Communication in Outdoor Education: An Experimental Study of the Effect of Performance History on Attributions of Responsibility
  Emily Crespin, Spring 2008
  
• The Embedded Media Program and Its Effects on Journalists’ Autonomy
  T.G. Taylor, Spring 2008
  
• CACTE Web Site Usability Evaluation
  Adam Thomas Gibbs, Spring 2008
• Nominalizations and the Comprehension of Health-Related Materials: A Pilot Study
  Anne Waite, Spring 2008
• Characteristics of Soldiers Who Effectively Learn Utilizing Multimedia Instruction
  Christian David Blevins, Fall 2007
• Web Search Strategies by Women Versus Men
  Lisa A. Cantrup, Fall 2007
• Making Sustainability Matter: the Effects of Message Framing on Inclination to Act
  Jennifer Walton, Fall 2007
• Satisficing as an indicator of Response Quality in an Agency Mixed-Mode Survey
  Rita-Lyn Sanders, Summer 2007
• The Road to Inclusion and Acceptance: Experiences of Women in the Sports Journalism Profession
  Brooke Nadine Schledewitz, Summer 2007
• Narrative Processing of Entertainment Media and Mental Illness Stigma: Fiction Versus Nonfiction
  Nicole Kathryn Mossing, Summer 2006
• The Influence of Television on the Sexual Behavior of Young Adults
  Patrick Callahan, Spring 2006
• Application of Media Richness theory to Examine Managerial Media Choices and Use
  Fang-Ju Kuo, Fall 2005
• The Continued Adoption of Telecommuting by Technical Writers: Evaluating the Impact of Economic Recession and the Events of September 11, 2001
  Bruce Thomas Hallmark, Summer 2004
• The Effects of Doman Expertise on Web Navigational Tool Selection
  Bridget Julian, Fall 2004
• Indicators of Crisis Communications Preparedness
  Reghan C. McDaniel, Fall 2004
• Spatial Metaphors and Spatial Ability in Cybermedia
  Jaye Patricia Powers, Fall 2004
• Effects of Endorsement Type and Expertise indicators on Web Credibility
  Amy Robinson, Fall 2004
• The Reliance of Computer industry Trade Journalists on the World Wide Web as an Information-Gathering Source
  David J. Hachigian, Summer 2001
• Corporate Crisis Communications in the Aftermath of 1999 "Chin Chin" Earthquake in Taiwan
  Fei-Wen Ho, Summer 2001
• The Influence of Market-Driven Journalism on Network News Framing of the Clinton-Lewinsky Sex Scandal
  Pamela Taylor Jackson, Summer 2001
• A Comparison Study of Televised and Streamed Video News Messages on Free Recall
  Linda Stapel, Summer 2001
• The Design and Evaluation Criteria Museums Use to Develop Computer-Based, Interactive Multimedia Exhibits
  Camille Nygaard Stauffer, Summer 2001
• Factors Influencing the Adoption of the Renewables for Sustainable Village Power Web Site
  Julie Ann Cardinal, Summer, 2001
• Use of the Cloze Procedure to Assess Audience Comprehension of Advanced Scientific Text
  Lane Eskew, Fall 2000
• Using the Online CADD/GIS Bulletin: Audience Awareness, Innovation Attributes, and Motives
  Terri Lynn Prickett, Summer 2000
• A Comparison of Situated Learning Versus in Situated Learning Environments Presented on Health Information Web Sites
  Catherine J. Crim, Spring 2000
• Broadening the Constituencies of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies: Some Successful Strategies
  Cheryl Kolus, Spring 2000
• Healthy Eating Message Design: Source Credibility and Value Involvement as they Impact Perceived Persuasiveness
  Christian J.W. Ledford, Spring 2000
• The Legibility of Online Text on Patterned Backgrounds
  Catherine Anne McClintock, Spring 2000
• Cognitive Processing of Video
  Mark Delmar Shevy, Spring 2000