The Department of Communication and
Journalism University of Wyoming
Completed M.A. Theses, 1996-Present
An Endangered Species: Preserving a Language To Preserve A Culture: A Quantitative Case Study Of The Northern Arapaho Language And Culture.
Sherrie I. Brennan-Nutter (December 2001)
Thesis Committee Chair: Frank Millar
Cryptography, Critique, and Power: A Critical Inquiry Into the Federal Encryption Regulation Controversy.
David A. Helwich (December 2001)
Thesis Committee Chair: George Gladney
Describing Whiteness: Relationships Between Ethnic/Racial Attitudes, Ethnic Experiences, and Self-Labeling
Ai
Kuwabara (2001)
Thesis Committee Chair: Millar
The
Role of the Underdog: How the Media Portray the Underdog in Televised College
Football Games
Dustin
N. Clements (2001)
TCC: Kalbfleisch
Total
Request Live: Gender and Meaning in MTV Music Videos
Hillary
M. H. Coulson (2001)
TCC: Brown
The
Common Advertising Appeals Used in Television Commercials That Feature
Professional Athletes
Dawn
Ellerbe (2001)
TCC: K. Smith
*Print
and Broadcast Journalists’ Perceptions of the Coverage of the Columbine
Shootings: An Ethical Analysis
Jennifer M. Proffitt (2001)
TCC: Gladney
Newspaper
Editors’ Perceptions of the Pros and Cons of Civic Journalism
Jacob
A. Sherlock (2001)
TCC: Gladney
The
Framing of the Wolf: From Little Red Riding Hood to Yellowstone
Patricia
A. Dowd (2000)
TCC: Brown
Changes
in Network Television News, 1960s to 1990s: Identifying the Differences in
Reporting by Looking at Four News Events
Petra
J. Mayer (2000)
TCC: C. Smith
*A
Time of Recovery: The LGBTA at the University of Wyoming
Audra R. Diers (1999)
TCC: Drummond
Adultery
in the Military: A Case Study of Gender Stigmatization and Deviance in Media
Coverage
Christine Laura Kunz (1999)
TCC: Gladney
*Worshipping
in the Shadow of the Almighty “Sin Box”: Television’s Influence on Christian
Worship Practices
Deborah
Yvonne Lubken (1999)
TCC: Gladney
An
Examination of Television Advertiser Attitudes Toward Television Program
Content
Heather
Elizabeth Polinsky (1999)
TCC: Gladney
Mobilizing
Information on the Internet
Alicia
M. Russo (1999)
TCC: Gladney
Death
and the Maiden in the News: A Case Study of the Media’s Coverage of Women on
Death Row
Felicity
A. Sampson (1999)
TCC: Brown
Called
to Service: How a Nonprofit Agency Communicates With Its Volunteers and Staff
Debra
Baker Beck (1998)
TCC: Drummond
Media
Agenda Setting and Generation X: An Analysis of Media Framing of a Generation
Michelle Coy (1998)
TCC: Drummond
Honesty,
Attitude Similarity, and Relational Satisfaction: An Analysis of Honesty in Marital
Relationships
Rene
M. Dailey (1998)
TCC: Kalbfleisch
“Blame
It on Tabu”: Advertising the Romance
Kathleen
C. Kirsch (1998)
TCC: Drummond
Lying and Deception Detection in Television Families
Michelle A. Mazur (1998)
TCC: Kalbfleisch
“A
Few Good Men”: An Ethnographic Analysis of a Theatrical Subculture
Abigail
S. Rieb (1998)
TCC: Drummond
Military
Communication: Reading the A-2 Aviator’s Jacket in the Modern Air Force
Arlyn T. Anderson (1997)
TCC: Millar
Reactions to Deceit
Hans
A. Sanderson (1997)
TCC: Kalbfleisch
Female
Initiation of Sexual Intercourse
Ann Vinciguerra (1996)
TCC: Kalbfleisch
Love
and Other Dangers: A Metaphorical Analysis of Rock Music
Sherry
Williams (1996)
TCC: Millar
*Winner,
Professor William C. Donaghy Award for Best Thesis, Department of Communication
and Journalism. Award begun in 1999.