Selected Dissertation Titles

The final element in a student's program is successful completion and defense of a doctoral dissertation. Dissertations should represent original, independent scholarship that is of significance to the discipline of communication. Our faculty is dedicated to mentoring student through the dissertation process. As a result, our students regularly publish findings and arguments from their dissertations in academic books and journals after graduation. Below is a listing of recent dissertations, along with the names of the directing professors. This list should give you a good idea of the type of research currently being conducted in our program.

Akil II, B. R. (2007) African American News Websites: Publisher's Views, Perspectives and Experiences in Relation to the Social Construction of News, Online News and the Black Press. Directing Professor: Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more...

Barton, K.M. (2007) The Mean World Effects of Reality Television: Perceptions of Antisocial Behaviors Resulting from the Exposure to Competition-Based Reality Programming. Directing Professor: Dr. Arthur A. Raney. Read more...

Daniel, B. (2004) Workplace Bullying: A Communication Perspective. Directing Professor: Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more...

Fetissenko, M. B. (2004) Communication, Coercion, and Prevention of Deadly Conflict. Directing Professor: Dr. Marilyn Young. Read more...

Hong, C. (2006) An Experimental Study of Persuasion on the Internet: A Functional Approach to Attitudes Toward Internet Advertising. Directing Professor: Dr. Laura M. Arpan. Read more...

Hsu, C. (2005) Restructuring Broadcasting Policies in Taiwan: Managing Cultural Identity in a Recently-Democratic Society. Directing Professor: Dr. John K. Mayo. Read more...

Jung, T. (2006) The Effects of Discriminate Message Interventions on Behavioral Intentions to Eat Healthy Foods and Engage in Physical Actvities. Directing Professor: Dr. Gary R. Heald. Read more...

Leahy, K. A. (2006) Circumscribing the Public Interest in the VoIP Debate. Directing Professor: Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more...

Lee, Y. (2005) The Determinants of Consumers' Information Search Patterns in Online Marketing Communication. Committee Co-Chairs: Dr. Gary R. Heald & Dr. Laura M. Arpan. Read more...

Lee, J. (2006) Computer-Mediated Communication As Political Communication: Investigating the Agenda-setting Function. Directing Professor: Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more...

Martin, T. J. (2006) Information Processing and College Choice: An Examination of Recruitment Information on Higher Education Web Sites Using the Heuristic-Systematic Model. Directing Professor: Dr. Arthur A. Raney. Read more...

Nathaniel, D. L. (2006) Finding and "Equal" Place: How the Designation of the Steelplan as the National Instrument Heightened Identity Relations in Trinidad and Tobago. Directing Professor: Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more...

Nocasian, M. V. (2005) Creating Community over the Net: A Case Study of Romanian Online Journalism. Directing Professor: Dr. Marilyn Young. Read more...

Sun, H. L. (2003) Internet Policy and Use: A Field Study of Internet Cafes in China. Directing Professors: Dr. John K. Mayo and Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more...

Tomasello, T. K. (2004) A Content Analysis of Citations to J. C. R. Licklider's "Man-Computer Symbiosis," 1960-2001: Diffusing the Intergalactic Network. Directing Professor: Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more...

Visser, M. (2004) The Impact of Individual Differences on the Willingess of Teachers in Mozambique to Communicate About HIV/AIDS in Schools and Communities. Directing Professor: Dr. Gary R. Heald. Read more...

Wang, X. (2006) Guilt, Media Exposure, and Physical Activity: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior. Directing Professor: Dr. Gary R. Heald. Read more...

To browse all theses and dissertations in the Department of Communication please see the Florida State Library Electronic Theses and Dissertations database at http://etd.lib.fsu.edu.

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Overview Faculty Courses Admissions Student Research - Student Presentations - Student Publications - Dissertation Titles Current Student Login	Selected Dissertation Titles The final element in a student's program is successful completion and defense of a doctoral dissertation. Dissertations should represent original, independent scholarship that is of significance to the discipline of communication. Our faculty is dedicated to mentoring student through the dissertation process. As a result, our students regularly publish findings and arguments from their dissertations in academic books and journals after graduation. Below is a listing of recent dissertations, along with the names of the directing professors. This list should give you a good idea of the type of research currently being conducted in our program. Akil II, B. R. (2007) African American News Websites: Publisher's Views, Perspectives and Experiences in Relation to the Social Construction of News, Online News and the Black Press. Directing Professor: Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more... Barton, K.M. (2007) The Mean World Effects of Reality Television: Perceptions of Antisocial Behaviors Resulting from the Exposure to Competition-Based Reality Programming. Directing Professor: Dr. Arthur A. Raney. Read more... Daniel, B. (2004) Workplace Bullying: A Communication Perspective. Directing Professor: Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more... Fetissenko, M. B. (2004) Communication, Coercion, and Prevention of Deadly Conflict. Directing Professor: Dr. Marilyn Young. Read more... Hong, C. (2006) An Experimental Study of Persuasion on the Internet: A Functional Approach to Attitudes Toward Internet Advertising. Directing Professor: Dr. Laura M. Arpan. Read more... Hsu, C. (2005) Restructuring Broadcasting Policies in Taiwan: Managing Cultural Identity in a Recently-Democratic Society. Directing Professor: Dr. John K. Mayo. Read more... Jung, T. (2006) The Effects of Discriminate Message Interventions on Behavioral Intentions to Eat Healthy Foods and Engage in Physical Actvities. Directing Professor: Dr. Gary R. Heald. Read more... Leahy, K. A. (2006) Circumscribing the Public Interest in the VoIP Debate. Directing Professor: Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more... Lee, Y. (2005) The Determinants of Consumers' Information Search Patterns in Online Marketing Communication. Committee Co-Chairs: Dr. Gary R. Heald & Dr. Laura M. Arpan. Read more... Lee, J. (2006) Computer-Mediated Communication As Political Communication: Investigating the Agenda-setting Function. Directing Professor: Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more... Martin, T. J. (2006) Information Processing and College Choice: An Examination of Recruitment Information on Higher Education Web Sites Using the Heuristic-Systematic Model. Directing Professor: Dr. Arthur A. Raney. Read more... Nathaniel, D. L. (2006) Finding and "Equal" Place: How the Designation of the Steelplan as the National Instrument Heightened Identity Relations in Trinidad and Tobago. Directing Professor: Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more... Nocasian, M. V. (2005) Creating Community over the Net: A Case Study of Romanian Online Journalism. Directing Professor: Dr. Marilyn Young. Read more... Sun, H. L. (2003) Internet Policy and Use: A Field Study of Internet Cafes in China. Directing Professors: Dr. John K. Mayo and Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more... Tomasello, T. K. (2004) A Content Analysis of Citations to J. C. R. Licklider's "Man-Computer Symbiosis," 1960-2001: Diffusing the Intergalactic Network. Directing Professor: Dr. Stephen McDowell. Read more... Visser, M. (2004) The Impact of Individual Differences on the Willingess of Teachers in Mozambique to Communicate About HIV/AIDS in Schools and Communities. Directing Professor: Dr. Gary R. Heald. Read more... Wang, X. (2006) Guilt, Media Exposure, and Physical Activity: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior. Directing Professor: Dr. Gary R. Heald. Read more... To browse all theses and dissertations in the Department of Communication please see the Florida State Library Electronic Theses and Dissertations database at http://etd.lib.fsu.edu.