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Analysis Of Peer Influence On Adolescents And Adults, Melody Xiong, Hillary C. Vang

Concordia Journal of Communication Research

Peers are a huge part of life and affect people in many different ways. In adolescence and adulthood, peers have different kinds of impacts. The researchers chose to research how peer influence can affect the decisions, performance and attitudes of adolescents and adults. Specifically, researchers analyzed how lifestyle decisions influenced by peers affect mental health and how the effects differ from gender and age. Participants of the study were selected to fit the three age groups needed for this study and responses were collected via electronic survey. Throughout this study, the relationship that peer influence has with mental health, positive …

Effect Of Gender And Attachment Styles On The Formation Of Parasocial Rleationships, Breanna Carlson, Frank Lien

Concordia Journal of Communication Research

New streaming services, social media platforms, and advances in talk and text are constantly developing in society today. The constant addition to new technological outlets creates a larger platform for viewers to watch and follow their favorite celebrity, television character, or influencers whenever they want. The researchers chose to investigate how a person’s attachment style affects both the likelihood and severity of forming a parasocial relationship with their favorite celebrity or T.V. personality. Specifically, the researchers explored the effect both gender and experiences affect this connection. Participants of the study attend a Lutheran, faith-based institution of college education in an …

An Analysis On Mental Health In College Sports At A Small Faith-Based Midwest University, Terrence Jordan, Mckinley Egland-Young, Kendrick Maynor Jr.

Concordia Journal of Communication Research

Throughout universities around the world, every day, the mental health of college students is tested. Specifically, collegiate athletes may feel uncomfortable, or uncertain seeking out resources to assess their overall mental health. There are numerous reasons athletes may be either comfortable, or uncomfortable seeking out these resources. Some reasons can include being seen as a sign of weakness, there are no resources for athletes, or they are uncertain about what resources are available to them. The researchers chose to investigate the mental health of two different sports teams at a university. Specifically, the researchers explored these athletes and their mental …

Exploring The Impact Of Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome On Parent Well‐Being Using A Disease‐Specific Pilot Survey, Marie L. Neumann, Jessica Y. Allen, Amy Ladner, Swapna Kakani, Meaghann S. Weaver, David F. Mercer

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

Background: Children with short bowel syndrome (SBS) have complex care needs, most of which are met in the home by family caregivers who may experience a range of stressors unique to this experience. Prior research suggests that parents of children with SBS have poorer health‐related quality of life than peers parenting children without health needs, but the mechanisms shaping parent outcomes are understudied.

Methods: A pilot survey was developed using a community‐driven research design to measure the impact of disease‐specific items on parent‐perceived well‐being. The cross‐sectional survey, which included both closed‐ended and open‐ended items, was distributed to a …

Understanding Language Barriers And Its Implications On Patient Outcomes In The Urgent Care Situation, Nicolo Co

Nursing | Senior Theses

Background

A common goal for healthcare is healthcare for all, through which can be achieved when communication between the client and healthcare team is established. There are millions of immigrants worldwide who are not granted the healthcare that they deserve simply because of a lack of understanding in a country’s dominant language.

Patients with a limited language proficiency in a new country can have difficulty in understanding the care that they receive, which leads them to toil with understanding their healthcare options, let alone establishing expectations. This issue also stretches onto the risks of patient safety, in which urgent needs …

The Grounded Model Of Communication Savoring: Theory Development And Age Cohort Study, Margaret Jane Pitts, Alice Fanari, R. Amanda Cooper, Jian Jiao, Sara Kim

Communication Faculty Publications and Presentations

Savoring contributes to human flourishing by enabling individuals to optimize, enhance, and prolong pleasurable moments. One unique dimension of savoring, communication savoring, refers to the practice of mindfully attending to and elevating pleasurable or meaningful moments that are experienced in language and social interaction. The grounded model of communication savoring identified the types and phenomenological experiences of communication savoring. The purpose of this study is to continue grounded theoretical development of the communication savoring model by adding new cases to build and refine the model and by applying the model to a novel setting. Using a priori and emergent coding, …

Local News Deserts In China: The Role Of Social Media And Personal Communication Networks, Zixue Tai, Bai He, Jianping Liu

Journalism and Media Faculty Publications

The field of local news is often associated with news deserts, commonly defined as geo‐based communities without news‐ papers or other legacy media as providers of locally oriented news and civic information. This phenomenon is expanding in global society due to the diminishing presence of newspapers at moments of accelerated digitization. This study examines the multiplex nature of news deserts in rural and suburban areas in China. Data were collected through a multi‐methods approach combining two focus groups and 44 semi‐structured in‐depth interviews. Patterns of engagement among inter‐ viewees reveal that smartphone‐based social media applications and digital platforms function as …

Views And Opinions Of Mass Media Key Informants On Coverage Of Issues Related To Maternal, Newborn And Child Health In Lake Zone, Tanzania, Violeth A. Mbuni, Nyagwegwe Wango, Elias C. Nyanza

Institute for Educational Development, East Africa

In Tanzania, the mass media is a primary means of communicating health information to urban and rural populations. While unsafe abortion is the leading cause of maternal deaths and complications in Tanzania, this has increased the high unintended pregnancy rate. Journalists, editors, program managers and producers play a significant role in determining the health-related issues reported. In the present study, the views, and opinions of mass media key informants on coverage of issues related to maternal, newborn and child health in Lake Zone were investigated. This qualitative study was conducted with key informants from 24 mass media outlets that covered …

Teaching God’S Design: Exploring The Rhetorical And Relational Goals Of Evangelical Leaders During Premarital Education About Sex, Arielle Hodges, Sara Labelle

Faculty Publications - Department of Communication and Cinematic Arts

This study sought to advance the growing body of research on communication and instruction outside of the college classroom by exploring the rhetorical and relational goals of religious leaders facilitating premarital education about sex (i.e., sexuality, sexual health, and intimacy). Specifically, 47 evangelical Christians who had taught premarital education content (e.g., counseling, courses, and retreats) completed open-ended surveys regarding their goals when communicating about sex and the challenges or barriers to accomplishing their goals. Follow-up interviews were conducted with 16 of the 47 participants about their experiences with the topic. A thematic analysis revealed that participants sought to counter myths …

The Contribution Of Instructional Communication Research To Teaching–Learning Beyond The Classroom, Sara Labelle, Johnny Capra, Amy Hellem, Cailin Kuchembecker, Arielle Hodges, Madison Murphy

Faculty Publications - Department of Communication and Cinematic Arts

This essay emerged out of class discussion in a Ph.D. seminar on Instructional Communication (IC). As the first author and professor in this course, I have encouraged my students (the remaining authors) to connect IC to their areas of emphasis and to con-sider the myriad ways IC research could contribute to learning outcomes in these areas. In drafting their contributions to this essay, one of the student authors wrote, “If instructional communication (IC) is defined as ‘the study of the human communication process across all learning situations independent of subject matter, grade level, or the learning environment’ (Myers et al., …

"I'M Not Your Inspiration, Thank You Very Much.", Yoseph Mamo, Justin A. Haegele

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications

The development of interactive social media platforms has expanded how disability is communicated or shared with the public. Despite the potential of social media to challenge and educate nondisabled people's understanding of disability, little empirical research has been conducted in this area. In this study, we analyzed comments from a YouTube video from a seminal TED Talk by the late Australian disability rights activist, educator, and comedian Stella Young. The video titled "I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much | Stella Young" had accumulated 1,374,878 views, 22,000 likes, and 975 interactions (comments and responses) at the time of the …

Communication Scholarship And The Quest For Open Access, Preston Carmack, Michael R. Kearney, Abbey Mccann

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

The advent of black, green, and gold open access publication models poses unique questions for scholars of communication. Plato’s (1956) classic critique of writing in the legend of Theuth and Thamus warned that the printed word “rolls about all over the place, falling into the hands of those who have no concern with it” (pp. 69–70). More than two 2 millennia later, scholars and administrators at all levels of the discipline face just such a phenomenon. As scholars of cyberspace debate whether “information wants to be free” (Levy, 2014), a communication perspective involves consideration of the importance of authorship and …

Learning To Think Like A Leader, Mark Hickson Iii

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This is the second in a three-part series that the author has been working on. The first part was included in an earlier issue of this journal.

A Typology Of Perceived Negative Course Evaluations, Heather Carmack, Leah E. Lefebvre

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

Instructors and administrators continue to debate the merit and value of using course evaluations to assess instructor effectiveness and course outcomes, especially when students see course evaluations as satisfaction surveys where they can unload negative and/or hurtful comments directed at instructors. Little is known about instructors’ perceptions of negative course evaluations. This study qualitatively examined faculty’s (N = 90) perceptions of negative course evaluation qualitative comments. Using a grounded analyst-constructed typologies approach, three types of negative course evaluation comments were identified: professional, personal, and performance. These types of negative comments call into question the disconnection between what students and instructors …

The Impact Of Student Motivation, Preparation, And Learned Helplessness On Undergraduate Students’ Communication With Advisors, Heather Carmack

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine communication factors that influence students’ academic advising appointments, including predictors of scheduling future advising appointments. Undergraduate students’ motivation and feelings of learned helplessness were related to their advising meeting preparation and their communication involvement during advising meetings. Students who reported high levels of motivation and low levels of learned helplessness were more likely to prepare for advising meetings and be communicative during meetings. Students with immediate advisors were more likely to communicate with their advisors during meetings. Advising meeting preparation, motivation, and learned helplessness were significant factors in future advising appointments.

Determinants Of Continuance Intention To Use Mobile Wallets Technology In The Post Pandemic Era: Moderating Role Of Perceived Trust, Shailja Tripathi

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

The Covid-19 pandemic amplified the volume and importance of mobile payments using digital wallets and placed a basis for their continued adoption. The objective of the study is to formulate and test a comprehensive model by integration of the technology acceptance model (TAM) and expectation confirmation model (ECM) with the addition of three constructs, namely perceived trust, perceived risk, and subjective norm, to identify the determinants of continuance intention to use mobile wallets. Questionnaire-based survey method was used to gather the data from 550 users having experience using mobile wallets for more than six months. The data were analyzed using …

“My Ob/Gyn Has The Worst Bedside Manner…” A Qualitative Analysis Of Patient-Provider Communication And Mental Health Outcomes Of Women In Rural Georgia, Tobi F. Oloyede

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Despite technological advances in medicine and public health innovations, maternal mortality in the United States remains significantly higher than in other developed countries. Specifically, Georgia ranks as the second worst place to give birth in the country. Maternal mental health conditions are common, manageable complications that can happen at any point during pregnancy, childbirth, or in the first year following delivery, with 1 in 5 women affected. Unfortunately, 75% of women who experience MMH symptoms are left untreated.

This study focuses on patient-provider communication through the birthing experiences of women who have been pregnant in Georgia to examine how their …

“A Cog In A Wheel That Gets It Done”: A Qualitative Study Of The Experiences Of Faculty Seeking Administrator Support, Lakesha Anderson, Mattea A. Garcia

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This qualitative study sought to determine the stressors that motivate faculty to seek administrator support and examined faculty experiences of administrator support. Participants were 27 full- and part-time faculty members who completed a seven-item online questionnaire. Findings show that many participants felt unsupported by their administrator while navigating the stressful situations for which they sought help. This lack of support led to negative departmental cultures and faculty feeling insecure, undervalued, and isolated. This study highlights the need for policies and practices designed to build relationships between faculty and administrators. Efforts to improve the faculty-–administrator relationship can lead to increased understanding, …

การอภิบาลข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลในสื่อสังคมออนไลน์ในประเทศไทย, อรธนัท เกียรติศักดิ์สาคร

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้เป็นงานวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพมีวัตถุประสงค์ คือ 1) เพื่อศึกษาถึงภูมิทัศน์การพัฒนาการอภิบาลข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลในสื่อสังคมออนไลน์ 2) เพื่อศึกษาถึงบทบาท หน้าที่ 3) เพื่อศึกษาการเปลี่ยนแปลงด้านนโยบายและกลไกในบริบทของการโฆษณาบนสื่อสังคมออนไลน์ 4) เพื่อศึกษาข้อเสนอแนะสำหรับรูปแบบและกระบวนการของการอภิบาลข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลในสื่อสังคมออนไลน์ที่เหมาะสมกับประเทศไทย โดยใช้แนวคิดเรื่องกรอบการอภิบาลข้อมูล ระเบียบวิธีวิจัยใช้การวิเคราะห์เอกสารทั้งในและต่างประเทศ และใช้การสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกจากผู้ให้ข้อมูลหลัก 4 ภาคส่วน คือ ภาครัฐ ภาคเทคโนโลยีสื่อสังคมออนไลน์ ภาคตลาด และภาคประชาชน นักวิชาการและวิชาชีพ ผลการวิจัยพบว่าการพัฒนาการอภิบาลข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลในสื่อสังคมออนไลน์มีพลวัตการเปลี่ยนแปลงแบ่งได้เป็น 3 ยุค คือ 1.การอภิบาลในฐานะสื่อ (Social Media) (ปี พ.ศ. 2543-2549) สื่อสังคมออนไลน์มีฐานะของช่องทางการสื่อสารเป็นหลัก 2.การอภิบาลในฐานะแพลตฟอร์มทางการตลาด (Social commerce platform) (ปี พ.ศ. 2550-2560) สื่อสังคมออนไลน์ได้พัฒนาเป็นแพลตฟอร์มในการรับลงโฆษณาโดยใช้ข้อมูลมาสร้างรายได้อย่างสูง รูปแบบการกำกับตนเองตามแนวทางของอุตสาหกรรมโฆษณา 3.การอภิบาลในฐานะเป็นสถาบันทางสังคม (Social Institution) (ปี พ.ศ. 2561-2566) สื่อสังคมออนไลน์มีความสำคัญในด้านเศรษฐกิจและมีอิทธิพลต่อสังคม และพบปัญหาการละเมิดข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลจำนวนมาก ภาครัฐจึงได้มีกฎหมายคุ้มครองข้อมูลอย่าง GDPR ของสหภาพยุโรป ที่ส่งผลต่อการออกกฎหมาย PDPA ของไทย รูปแบบการอภิบาลข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลนั้นควรไปในทิศทางของการกำกับร่วมกับภาครัฐมากขึ้น แต่ในช่วงแรกนี้ภาครัฐได้ทำหน้าที่เป็นผู้ส่งเสริมสนับสนุนให้มีการพัฒนากระบวนการตามกฎหมาย ส่วนของบทบาท หน้าที่ ได้มีการกำหนดตามกฎหมายอย่างชัดเจนแล้ว คือ ผู้ควบคุมข้อมูล ผู้ประมวลผลข้อมูลและเจ้าของข้อมูล แต่การปรับเปลี่ยนในด้านนโยบายและกลไกที่นำมาใช้ในการอภิบาลนั้นจะแตกต่างกันไปตามความเหมาะสมกับบริบทและทรัพยากรของแต่ละองค์กร

เทคโนโลยีการสื่อสารความเป็นจริงเสมือนและความรอบรู้ทางดิจิทัลของคนไทย, กมลรัตน์ กิจรุ่งไพศาล

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อสำรวจและอธิบายเทคโนโลยีการสื่อสารวีอาร์ (Virtual Reality; VR) ด้านความไร้เดียงสาของผู้ใช้งานที่มีต่อวีอาร์ ความเสี่ยงจากการใช้งาน การตอบสนองต่อสถานการณ์วีอาร์ และความรอบรู้ทางดิจิทัลที่มีต่อวีอาร์ ใช้ระเบียบวิธีวิจัยแบบผสานวิธี โดยใช้การวิจัยเชิงสำรวจ กลุ่มตัวอย่าง 400 คน อายุ 18-59 ปี ในกรุงเทพฯ และทดสอบใช้วีอาร์เนื้อหาแนวผจญภัยที่สร้างขึ้นสำหรับการวิจัย โดยผู้เข้าร่วมวิจัยเข้าถึงเนื้อหาผ่านแว่นวีอาร์และสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึก จำนวน 13 คน นำผลการวิจัยสองส่วนมาสังเคราะห์และเสนอแนวทางเสริมสร้างความรอบรู้ทางดิจิทัลที่มีต่อวีอาร์ และตรวจสอบด้วยวิธีการประเมินอิงผู้เชี่ยวชาญ ผลการวิจัยเชิงสำรวจพบว่า กลุ่มตัวอย่างมีประสบการณ์เกี่ยวกับวีอาร์น้อย มีความรู้เกี่ยวกับวีอาร์และรับรู้ผลกระทบด้านจิตใจจากการใช้วีอาร์ปานกลาง มีความเสี่ยงปานกลางที่จะมีใจจดจ่ออยู่กับความเป็นจริงเสมือน ละเลยสภาพแวดล้อมทางกายภาพ และเข้าถึงเนื้อหาที่มีความเสี่ยง ด้านการตอบสนองต่อสถานการณ์วีอาร์ มีพฤติกรรมจมดิ่งอยู่กับสถานการณ์ในวีอาร์มาก ทำเหมือนที่ทำในชีวิตจริงปานกลาง แต่ละเลยต่อผู้อื่นน้อย ด้านความรอบรู้ทางดิจิทัลที่มีต่อวีอาร์พบว่า แยกแยะระหว่างโลกชีวิตจริงกับโลกวีอาร์ได้ปานกลาง ผลการทดสอบสมมติฐานสรุปได้ว่า ความไร้เดียงสาของผู้ใช้งานที่มีต่อวีอาร์ (β = 0.396) และความเสี่ยงจากการใช้งาน (β = -0.466) สามารถพยากรณ์ความรอบรู้ทางดิจิทัลที่มีต่อวีอาร์ได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 ผลการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกหลังทดสอบเนื้อหาวีอาร์พบว่า ผู้เข้าร่วมวิจัยมีความรู้และประสบการณ์เกี่ยวกับวีอาร์ค่อนข้างน้อย ยังไม่ตระหนักถึงความเสี่ยงและผลกระทบของวีอาร์ด้านจิตใจมากนัก การรับรู้ความเสี่ยงของเนื้อหาความเป็นจริงเสมือนแตกต่างกันไปตามภูมิหลัง ผู้ใช้งานที่ยังมีประสบการณ์ในการใช้วีอาร์ไม่มากควรพิจารณาแนวเนื้อหาและประเมินความเสี่ยงที่มีต่อจิตใจและร่างกายก่อนตัดสินใจเข้าถึงเนื้อหา แนวทางเสริมสร้างความรอบรู้ทางดิจิทัลที่มีต่อวีอาร์ ได้แก่ 1) ให้ความรู้ความเข้าใจเกี่ยวกับวีอาร์และเนื้อหาความเป็นจริงเสมือน 2) สร้างทักษะและความสามารถในการใช้วีอาร์อย่างปลอดภัยผ่านกิจกรรมเชิงปฏิบัติ 3) กำหนดนโยบายกำกับการเข้าถึงเนื้อหาความเป็นจริงเสมือนอย่างปลอดภัยและมีคุณภาพ

Brand Experience Of Thai Consumers Towards Let's Relax Spa And Massage, Sasachol Chumnanvej

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study aimed to explore the brand experience of Thai consumers toward Let’s Relax Spa and Massage across four dimensions. Using qualitative methodology, nine participants were purposively selected for on-site and online in-depth interviews, ensuring diversity based on specific criteria. The participants, actual consumers aged 27-33, shared their experiences using open-ended questions guided by Brakus et al.'s (2009) brand experience dimensions and the 7Ps of service marketing. The findings indicated an overall positive brand experience, particularly in sensory and behavioral aspects, with outstanding experiences in sight, sound, and taste senses. While most participants had a positive affective experience, some expressed …

Speaking To The Head And The Heart: Prioritizing Empathetic Communication In The Post-Covid Workplace, Kevin T. Caffrey

Administrative / Professional Faculty Articles

As of August 2022, COVID-19 continues to affect our daily lives in physical, psychological, and financial ways. Many vulnerable individuals are struggling to adapt to returning to work and as a result, employee morale is at risk. In times of crises, empathy is needed in the workplace to support one another, but many leaders and employees may not have a firm grasp of the concept. This article seeks to define empathetic communication and explore the need for prioritizing empathy amid the current post-COVID-19 workplace. Through a literature review of empathy, psychological safety in the workplace, and crisis leadership, the author …

Conspiracy Theories And Ebola: Lessons Learned Important For Future Pandemics, Shawn C. Smallman

International & Global Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

The public health campaign against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo faced serious challenges, some due to conspiracy theories and denial. These beliefs were so powerful that they even caused repeated attacks upon health care providers and medical centers. These conspiracy theories were nothing new, as they are a common feature of all frightening epidemics, such as HIV and COVID-19. These narratives also circulated during the 2015 West African Ebola outbreak. Addressing conspiracy theories during an epidemic requires a coordinated campaign involving not only local leaders but also the cooperation of social media organizations

The Pacific Sentinel, January 2023, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

The Pacific Sentinel

Editor: Dan Chilton

Articles in this issue include:

• Letter From the Editor
• Jeffrey Gibson at the Portland Art Museum
• Dakota Modern Exhibit
• Defining Abolition With Walidah Imarisha
• We Keep Us Safe
• Psilocybin Solution
• The Case For ACAB
• Something Needs to Be Done
• Comic

The Pacific Sentinel, January 2023, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

The Pacific Sentinel

Editor: Dan Chilton

Articles in this issue include:

• Wednesday & the Challenges of Adaptation
• First Impressions: A Newcomer's Guide to Portland
• Ooligan Press's Comic Debut
• The Land, the Water, the Sky
• Notes From Behind the Bar
• A Chat with ChatGPT
• Measure 110 & the Roadblocks of Negative Perceptions
• Pre-Covid: It's a Jungle out there. Post-Covid: It's a Jungle in Here

Paper Gowns, Cold Hands, Or Something Else? Black Women's Barriers To Gynecologic Screening, Nadia Ayesha Sesay

Theses and Dissertations--Communication

Cervical cancer mortality burden is carried disproportionately by African American women. Early indicators of cervical cancer are identified through prevention screening, a procedure typically performed by a gynecologist. Ideally, the patient group with the most severe mortality would likewise be the group with the most robust communication exchange with their physician to prevent cervical cancer incidence. However, a slew of factors contributes to continued mortalities among Black women. This study uses semi-structured interviews (n=10) and the health belief model to examine one barrier to Black women’s prosocial behaviors regarding routine gynecologic care—awkwardness, which here is conceptualized as social anxiety. The …

Identity And Perception Among Aspec Consumers Of Mass Media, Jericho Franke

Theses and Dissertations--Communication

The portrayals of sex and romance, as well as asexuality and aromanticism, in mass media can have a profound impact on the way asexual and aromantic media consumers view relationships and their own identities, and affect the perception and treatment of the aspec community as a whole. This study uses mixed qualitative methods of online discourse analysis and participant interviews to examine the how mass media has shaped the self-perception and life experiences relating to sex and romance among aspec audience members.

‘It’S Like Flipping A Switch’: Understanding The Challenges, Expectations, And Identity Of High School Wrestlers, Aubree Herman

Theses and Dissertations--Communication

This study aims to understand the challenges and expectations of high school wrestlers, and how they are managing their social identities within the parameters of the sport. The rise of female wrestlers within the last decade and the hegemonic masculine roots of the sport show how imperative it is that research shed light into the unique experiences of high school wrestlers. Social identity theory was used as a theoretical framework and participants answered interview questions that discussed the three components of their social identity (i.e., cognitive, affective, and evaluative). They also identified challenges that they faced, the kind of expectations …

Halloween 2023: It's A Barbie World!, Jin-A Choi, Yi Luo, Bond Benton, Keith Green

College of Communication and Media Scholarship and Creative Works

Move over, black and orange, and step aside for the color that is going to dominate Halloween this year, “Barbie Pink.” And yes, Ken, “it won’t matter what you do, you will always be number two,” at least when it comes to Halloween costumes in 2023. And those wildly popular Star Wars and Marvel character costumes traditionally seen during the “spookiest” time of the year? It seems they won’t match the popularity of the fictional character, Barbie, who reemerged this year on the pop culture scene after the incredible success of the Warner Bros. film “Barbie” released in July.

Based …

Ua61/3 Health & Human Services Dean's Office, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Unprocessed records created by and about the Dean of the College of Health and Human Services.