• Extending the Diffusion Model in Risk Communication: A Case Study of Risk in a Public Health Campaign 

  Beauchamp, Kimberly A., M.S. (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Everett Rogers' (2003) diffusion model provided a theoretical framework through which to measure change among publics. However, use of Rogers' diffusion model can lead to research shortcomings such as lack of consequence ...

• Carl Bildt's Assertive Sweden: Rhetorical Exigence, New Identity, and Prominence 

  Carlson, Chris John (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  This study examined the text of a speech by Carl Bildt, Foreign Minister, Kingdom of Sweden, in Stockholm on December 19, 2006. Analyzed through the prism of Lloyd Bitzer's (1968) "rhetorical situation" theory, a discourse ...

• Powerful and Powerless Language in Health Media: An Examination of the Effects of Biological Sex and Topic Focus on Language Styles 

  Fandrich, Ashley Marie (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Powerless language has been shown to influence audience perceptions, and the media has been shown to influence health behaviors. However, little research has looked at powerless language in health media. This study expands ...

• The Role of Cyber and Face-to-Face Verbal Bullying on Adolescent Victims 

  Farrell, Laura Catherine (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  The purpose of this study was to examine adolescent verbal bullying across communication media (e.g., face-to-face [F2F], cyber, both). Media Richness Theory (MRT; Daft & Lengel, 1984; 1986) and hyperpersonal communication ...

• Military Marriages: A Look at Dialectical Tensions, Deployment, and Military Life Through Navy Wives' Eyes 

  Fawcett, Erienne Lee (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  This qualitative study explored the lived military relationships of eighteen Navy wives whose husbands were stationed on the Naval Air Station Whidbey Base in Oak Harbor, Washington. The researcher performed interviews ...

• Theory, Research and Application: An In-Depth Look into the Practice of Mass Communication 

  Foy, Blair Ann (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  These major papers examined the aspects of theory, research and application in regard to mass communication through examples in each designated paper. As the portfolio title indicates, the methods analyzed throughout ...

• Longdistance Romantic Relationships: Connections Among Conflict, Uncertainty, Maintenance, and Mediated Communication Use 

  Frahm, Whitney Allison (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Conflict, uncertainty, and relational maintenance have been frequent topics of study in long-distance relationships (LDRs); however, these concepts have not been studied concurrently. Interviews with 22 college students ...

• The A3 Report as Knowledge-Accomplishing Activity: A Practice-Oriented Analysis of Situated Organizational Problem Solving 

  Hatton, Angela Yvonne (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  The A3 report is a lean practice innovated by Toyota motor company. The A3 report, a growing trend in organizations, is promoted as a communication tool, but it has not been studied from a communication perspective. In ...

• Corporate Communication on Facebook: A Multi-Method Approach to Corporate Use and Stakeholder Perceptions of Social Media 

  Hedberg, Kathryn Marie (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  This study looked at how corporations are currently using Facebook and what stakeholders' perceptions are of current corporate Facebook usage. A content analysis of nine corporate profile pages was conducted. Pages were ...

• Entertainment Media's Satirical Effects on Teenage and Adult Attitudes of Political News Organizations. 

  Chianak:as, Joseph Lawrence (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  This study explored the effect of satire in persuasion by comparing attitude changes between adults and teenagers. It revealed that satire was effective in changing attitudes and that satire had a greater effect on ...

• Corporate Social Responsibility: A Roadmap for Georgia 

  Kvaratskhelia, Tamar (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Today, more than ever, business companies are held accountable and judged for their business practices. They are expected to work in ways that make a positive impact on the environment and the society. Corporate social ...

• Life Coaching and VISTA Members: What is the Nature of Impact? 

  McGregor-Pfleger, Deborah (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Research related specifically to coaching has increased gradually over the past few years. Most of the research has revolved around executive coaching, and there are limited research studies about certified coaches. To ...

• Chevron's Power of Human Energy: A Case for Corporate Social Responsibility as Identification Inducement 

  Roers, Michelle Marie (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  With corporate social responsibility (CSR) emerging as an inescapable business priority around the world, organizations are developing elaborate CSR campaigns to highlight their good deeds and influence important ...

• Using Conditional and Unconditional Process Approaches to Determine the Effectiveness and Comprehensiveness of Instructional Risk and Crisis Communication Messages 

  Beauchamp, Kimberly (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Many individuals willingly or unknowingly consume food products that have been implicated in recall announcements. Exposure to potentially contaminated food products puts people at risk for contracting foodborne disease. ...

• Exploring Communication Used Between the Marginalized and the Hegemonic 

  Swain, Denise Brown (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  The underclass, the underprivileged, and the impoverished are in an ongoing fight to get their voice heard. To accomplish a vocal position in society, this group must overcome a dismantling by their privileged adversaries. ...

• Learning the Ropes of Emotion Labor: How are Certified Nursing Assistants Socialized to Manage Emotion? 

  Wenzel, Kristina Anne (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  This project explores the organizational socialization of emotion among certified nursing assistants employed in nursing homes. Six certified nursing assistants in the encounter phase of organizational socialization ...

• Presidential Rhetoric for Second Modernity: Three Cases from the Discourse of Barack Obama 

  Geiger, Jude Justin (North Dakota State University, 2011)

  In this paper, I present studies of three of Barack Obama's speeches. In section two, I analyze Obama's "New Beginning" speech in which he attempts to improve relations between the United States and the Muslim world and ...

• “You Are an Experience!”: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Characters in Children's Animated Series 

  Vogt, Olivia (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Western society has slowly evolved to accept the identities of LGBTQ+ people. With strides forward in laws and public opinion, queer people are overall more accepted now than they have been in previous decades. However, ...

• Automated Approaches for the Early-Stage Distinguishing of Palmer Amaranth from Waterhemp 

  Venkataraju, Akhil (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Palmer amaranth is an invasive pigweed species, possessing rapid growth, posing a threat to the economy of crops including corn. Its early detection and mitigation are of utmost importance; however, it is visually similar ...

• Anonymity, Social Identification, and Online Social Influence 

  Rabby, Mir Md Fazla (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  This experiment investigated the primacy of social identification in the online social influence process with anonymity as a contextual variable. Other key variables were perceived argument strength and attitude toward ...

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