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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Advancing Karl Jaspers: The Connection Between the Theory of Existential Communication and Mentoring Satisfaction, Nolan Patrick Bowers

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Organizational Culture's Impact on Job Satisfaction: A Reconceptualization of the Competing Values Framework, Isaac Thor Erickson

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I Can't Look Away: Parasocial Relationships with Dance Mom Characters Across TV and Social Media, Kennedy Kay Pirlet

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Fighting for What is Right: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Fan Campaign to Save Anne with an E from Cancellation, Marie E. Anderson

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"We Give Them the Most Important Thing Possible. We Give Their Dreary Lives Excitement”: Toward a Theoretical Model of Narrative Parasocial Engagement, Dominic Delbert Meyers

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Theoretical Motivations for Posting in #MeToo, Shannon Pappas

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Disclosing for Closure: Negotiating Boundaries for Self-Expansion After Violence, Jadah M. Morrison

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An Examination of Trust in News Mediums by College Students: A Comparison of Egypt and the USA, Karim Soliman

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Identity Negotiations in Family Relationships: Discussing Substance Use Disorder Through the Communication Theory of Identity, Sarah-Michele Q. Weaver

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The Impact of Facebook Affordances on Doomscrolling Behaviors during the Relational Dissolution Process, Emma Williams

ETDS from 2019

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Make the Inaugural Great Again: A Rhetorical Analysis of Donald J. Trump’s Inaugural Address, Danielle F. Dickerson

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Undoing Gender: An Analysis of How Women Communicate Within the Agricultural Industry, Shala R. Larson

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Our Stigmatized American Heroes: Examining How Veterans with PTSD Communicatively Manage Stigma, Rikki A. Roscoe

ETDS from 2018

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"I Don't Want to Hear About Your Dick": Communicatively Managing Stigma Surrounding Foreskin Restoration, Joshua Hartelt

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Framed by Sexuality: An Examination of Identity-Messages in “Purity Culture” Reflections, Ashley Pikel

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No “I” in Team: A Sport Communication Ethnography of Cohesion and Leadership of a Collegiate Track and Field Team, Dean Stier

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#Rest in Digital Peace: Examining Attachment Dimensions' Relationship to Grief Messages on Facebook, Kendall Uhrich

ETDS from 2017

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Exploring the Relationship Between Immediacy Behaviors and Student Motivation in Engineering Classrooms: Immediacy as a Cause of Motivation, Andrea N. Barahona Guerrero

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The Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Rhetorical Analysis of President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and President Donald J. Trump’s Political Discourse About Syrian Refugees, Erin Lionberger

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Do College Students Perceive Stigma the Same Way Experts Do? An Experimental Test of Lay Perceptions of Body-Size Stigma, Andie Malterud

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Funny in a Man's World: Women Comedians' Use of Political Satire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Jessica M. Peterson

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Account Service and Creative Personnel: Interpersonal Conflict and Dialectical Tensions in Advertising Agencies, Ashley Phillips

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Graduate School Decisions: The Impact of Out-of-class Communication on First-generation College Students, Kaitlyn Voges

ETDS from 2015

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Cliteracy and Justice For All : A Critical Rhetorical Analysis of Sophia Wallace’s Cliteracy Campaign, Vanessa Condon

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The Effects of Media on the Financial Socialization and Spending Habits of Generation Y, Julia Rose DeCook

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Investigating Work/Life Balance of Community Assistants in University Housing, Kama Konda-Varilek

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Public Speaking Anxiety and Feedback Interactions in the Speech Center, Hanna Larsen

ETDS from 2014

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Sugar and Spice and Everything Fabulous: A Thematic Analysis of Coming Out as a Drag Queen, Hannah Bowman

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The Relationship Between Nonverbal Immediacy and Therapeutic Alliance in Higher Education Client-Counselor Interactions, Valerie Kleinjan

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Symbolic Convergence of Family, Organizational, and Health Communication : Family-Staff Interaction and Quality of Care in Group Homes, Lindsay Quenzer

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The Impact of Newspaper Opinion Writing on South Dakota Legislators, Elizabeth A. Reiss

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Adopted Individuals’ Communication About Adoptive Identity Outside the Family Context : A Qualitative Content Analysis of Adoptees’ Disclosure of Identity, Haley Christine Vellinga

ETDS from 2013

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Cultural Fit Wanted: A Content Analysis of Human Resource Generalist Job Advertisements, Kelli J. Chromey

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Bullying Prevention Training in the Real World : A Thematic Analysis of New Teacher Experiences, Erica Gutzmer

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An Analysis of Undergraduate Introductory Astronomy Syllabi from Physics and Astronomy Departments, Christopher J. Hunt

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What if They Hate Me? An Examination of Counterfactual Narratives in Lesbian Coming Out Stories, Jade Metzger

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Christ's Love in Comic Form: A Queer and Visual Rhetorical Criticism of Chick Tracts, Sarah Walker

ETDS from 2012

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A Wink and a Nod: A Content Analysis of Facial Expressions in the Animated Film UP, Matt Delzer

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You Throw Like a Girl: The Use of Nonverbal Communication in A League of Their Own, Kari E. Eliason

ETDS from 2007

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Gender Portrayal in J.K. Rowling's “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”: A Feminist Rhetorical Criticism, Nicole Ackman

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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Remote Sensing of Phragmites Australis with The EO-1 Hyperion Sensor, Bruce W. Pengra

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A Meta-Analysis of Gender Communication Courses, Jill M. Ward

Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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A Study of Press Freedom in Taiwan From 1949 to 2003, Cheng-Huan Chen

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A Rhetorical Analysis of Three Characters from Moises Kaufman's Playscript The Laramie Project Using Kenneth Burke's Dramatistic Pentad, Scott Gessford

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The Perceived Empathicness and Attentiveness of the University Instructor, Michael L. King

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The Competitive One-Act Play Program in South Dakota High Schools from 1974 to 2003, Mark W. Lindell

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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An Aristotelian Analysis of Campaign Speeches Given By President Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 and Senator John McCain in 2000, Travis Ryan Dahle

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An Analysis Of Creative Arts Methods Used In Communication Disorders Intervention, Angie M. Guest

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Interpersonal Communication: An Analysis of Curriculum, Cassandra LeClair-Underberg

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An Analysis Of Disability Service Offices At Public Universities In South Dakota, Teresa Schoenfelder-Evans

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An Assessment of the Oral Communication Training Given to Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives, Jeffrey S. Van Overbeke

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A Statistical Analysis of Communication Apprehension and Graduate Teaching Assistants, Joshua N. Westwick

Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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A Content Analysis of "Culture Matters, the Peace Corps Cross-cultural Workbook", Annie M. Clement

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The Music Man : Costume Design and the Use of Gender Coding, Stacie Rose Horst

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A Burkean Analysis of the War Speeches of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and George W. Bush, Kristofer B. Kracht

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Beauty and the Beast : Costume Design and Development, Kathy K. Laun

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Propp's Fairy Tale Function in Braveheart : A Structural Analysis, Jerianne Moen

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A Statistical Analysis of Communication Apprehension and International Students, Kyoko Okamoto

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Success and Communication : An Analysis of High School Athletic Coaching Staffs, Kevin G. Sackreiter

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Comparative Analysis of Ataka and Kanjincho, Yuriko Togashi

Theses/Dissertations from 2001

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Health Communication : Medical Students' Communication Training, Amy Kay Jacobson

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The Nonverbal Messages of Tattoos, J.J. MnIntyre

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Communication Between Health Care Professionals and Prostate Cancer Patients : Understanding the Bad News Interview, Rebecka Richter-Havlik

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The Use of Film as an Instructional Method, April Lynn Semmler

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Telling the American Story : The Construction of Arab World Reality in the Arabic and English Services of the Voice of America, Mervat A. R. Youssef

Theses/Dissertations from 2000

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The Relationship Between Students' Time of Day Preferences and Academic Success, Deena M. Bisig

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A Descriptive Analysis of the Work of Julie Taymor in the American Theatre, Anita K. Vogeler

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An Analysis on Chinese Students' Intercultural Adaptation : Qualitative Study on Communication Competency, Mingya Zong

Theses/Dissertations from 1999

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Sexual Harassment Guidelines and The Use of Touch in The University Studio : A Communication Paradox?, Mary Jo Elizabeth Edeburn

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E-mail : Its Effect on Student Family Communication, Joan Hogan

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A Non-Aristotelian Analysis of Selected Press Briefings of Michael D. McCurry, Jason J. Kemnitz

Theses/Dissertations from 1998

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A Statistical Analysis of Communication Apprehension and the Effects of Gender in the College Classroom, Stefanie L. Bakken

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A Dramatistic Pentad Analysis of Louis Farrakhan's Million Man March Speech, Arnold Bell

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A Feminist Rhetorical Criticism of Emma Donoghue's "Tale of the Apple", Cori Marx

Theses/Dissertations from 1997

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An Analysis of the Use of Metaphor in the Keynote Speeches of the 1996 Republican and Democratic National Conventions, Thomas Bartl

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The Watertown Public Opinion and the Way Family, Cindy Grantham

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Communication and Maintenance of Gender Roles in Popular Film Rhetoric : a Feminist Analysis of When Harry Met Sally, Laura Holtey-Edeburn

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A Narrative Analysis of the American Musical West Side Story, Julie A. Noonan

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An Analysis of Conflict Resolution in the Classroom Between International and Non-International Students and Their Instructors, Angela D. Ray

Theses/Dissertations from 1996

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The Role of Source Citation in Persuasive Communication: A Study Examining Source Citation in Persuasive Communication, Douglas L. Binsfeld

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Wayne's World: A Rhetorical Analysis of Popular Culture Film, Jennifer M. Ell

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Communication and Implementation of Motivation and Leadership in Hoosiers, Paul Turman

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Student Expectations and Experiences of Communicator Style, Stacey Renae Wiskur

Theses/Dissertations from 1995

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An Analysis of Interpersonal Conflict and Attribution on MTV's The Real World II, Elizabeth J. Gullickson

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A Content Analysis Identifying Teaching Assistant Needs After an Orientation Program, Kip McKee

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To Touch or Not to Touch: A Comparison of Modes in Tactile Communication, Cami M. Sanderson

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Teacher Immediacy Behaviors and Social Presence: A Comparison Study of Perceived Student Satisfaction Between Face to Face and Mediated Classroom, Thomas J. Schulte

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A Proposed Model of Interpersonal Communication: Using FIRO as an Antecedent to Verbal Aggression, Mark Lane Tolman

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"Now He Belongs to the Ages": A Burkean Analysis of the Abraham Lincoln Funeral Ceremonies, Danny Lynn Udseth

Theses/Dissertations from 1994

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A Burkean Analysis of Allegorical Representation in Peter Pan and The Wizard of Oz, April A. Heeren

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"The Dignity of Man is Inviolable": A Rhetorical Analysis of the German Government's Responses to Nationalist Agitation 1992-1993, Alan Christopher Jalowitz

ETDS from 1993

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A Critical Analysis of the Use of Metaphor in the Rhetoric of Senator Paul D. Wellstone During his First Year in Office, Mark A. Fokken

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History of State University Theatre 1972 Through 1992, Louis "Trey" W. Karlen

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Cognitive Dissonance in Theatre Audience: Using Kenneth Burke's Identification Theory to Rhetorically Analyze The Runner Stumbles and Mass Appeal, Kristin Kendall-Hilderbrand

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The Attitudes of South Dakota Judges, State's Attorneys and Bar Attorneys Toward Cameras in Courtrooms in 1993, Holly Hemmingson Kleinsasser

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An Analysis of the Metaphorical Qualifiers in Garrison Keillor's News From Lake Wobegon, Eileen Murray-Roybal

ETDS from 1992

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A Study of the Relationships Between Learning Styles and Teacher Verbal Immediacy, Karyn L. Converse-Weber

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A Q Study of Photographic Elements for South Dakota Tourism Advertising, Kimberly F. Fordham

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The Use of Video in Marketing Nonprofit Organizations: A Study of Local and National United Way Videos, Cindy J. Price

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Psychodynamic Development in Theatre Activities: An Analysis of Katz's Five Issues Relating to the Collegiate Experience, Roger Speidel