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Journalists' Framing of Terrorist Attacks and Audience Reaction: A Longitudinal Case Study of The Boston Globe
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
This study aimed to elaborate on the presentation of news about the Boston Marathon bombing on The Boston Globe’s Facebook page and people’s reaction to it. A social crisis such as this invites people’s attention to online ...
A Rhetorical Consideration of Christian Nationalism, Secular Society, and the Need for a Civic Religious Pluralism
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
This dissertation considers the place of religious argument in the public sphere. While deliberation about religion’s place in the formal public sphere within the United States has often been seen as taking place in a ...
Latching on to Information: Effects of Information-Seeking Behavior on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Recommendations on breastfeeding in the United States suggest that infants should be exclusively breastfed for six months with continued breastfeeding in conjunction with complementary foods for at least one year. However, ...
"Cause You Don't Really Need a Teacher to Learn Stuff": Theorizing a ‘Lanes of Learning' Model of Informal, Self-Directed Learning
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
The goal of this dissertation was to explore how self-directed learners assess their learning in informal contexts. Self-directed learners experience high intrinsic motivation and learner control, so studying these learners’ ...
Predicting Disclosure of Student Mental Health Problems to Instructors: A Communication Privacy Management Perspective
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
The transitional period of attending college marks a shift towards personal independence for students. The management of conversational topics requires students to determine how they share information. Management of mental ...
The Effects of Eating Disorder Disclosure on Interpersonal Attraction on Mobile Dating Apps
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
In the United States, stigma surrounding mental illness is ever present. With a large misrepresentation from the media, those suffering with mental illnesses, like eating disorders, often face different types of social ...
Using Conditional and Unconditional Process Approaches to Determine the Effectiveness and Comprehensiveness of Instructional Risk and Crisis Communication Messages
(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. ...