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The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

The Legacy, May 3, 2016, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Race Prominent Feature In Coverage Of Trayvon Martin, Erin Willis, Chad Painter

Communication Faculty Publications

This textual analysis examines news framing of the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. After studying coverage from The Sanford Herald (North Carolina), The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and The Denver Post, the authors conclude national media perpetuated racial stereotypes, thus heightening the issue of race and making the case more emotional than factual.

Readers outside of Sanford, N.C., had few details about the physical altercation, the heart of Zimmerman’s self-defense claim.

Facilitating Effective Communication Between First Responders And Older Adults During Fall Incidents: An Educational Intervention, Krystin M. Beeman, Erica L. Berger, Isabel A. Cabezas, Nicole M. Mathews

Dissertations, Masters Theses, Capstones, and Culminating Projects

PURPOSE. The purpose of this project was to provide first responders with communication strategies for older adults that may help when responding to fall- related calls. General information was also provided to First Responders on working with older adults with a focus on the aging process, fall risk factors, and communications strategies.

METHODS. A series of educational sessions to first responders at a local fire district were developed and presented by occupational therapy students. Materials were developed by presenters from evidence-based resources and tailored to the target population. Each presentation focused on statistics about older adults, the aging process, fall …

The Butterfly Effect Of Deceptive Science: How Media Influence May Have Spread The Illusory Link Between Vaccines And Autism, Kami M. Vinton

Communication Theses - Archive

Delaying or refusing childhood vaccinations can increase a community’s risk of vaccine-preventable diseases. Agenda setting theory demonstrates that media can influence people's attitudes and opinions. One study in 1998 asserted that a vaccine/autism link existed, giving birth to one of the longest held myths in modern medicine. Shortly after its publication, the study was thoroughly discredited, and hundreds of subsequent studies have failed to find any link. Many parents who refuse vaccinations remain unconvinced by traditional science and favor anecdotal, pseudo-scientific accounts of the cause of and treatments for autism. Given the recent resurgence of once-eradicated vaccine-preventable diseases, it is …

Comm-Entary, Spring 2016 - Full Issue

Comm-entary

In this issue:

Make Graffiti, Not War by Mikayla Schaefer

The Photograph as a Montage by Christopher Kuist

Washing Away Dirty Marketing by Ashley Layton

An Ethical Dilemma in Media: “A Rape On Campus” by Jenna Ward

Networked Movements & Social Change: The Success of #BlackLivesMatter by Carolyn Riley

Body Cameras and the Problem of Technological Solutionism by Sean Fleese

Persuasion Techniques in Reconceptualization Science: Rethinking Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation by Mikayla Collins

Theories for Theories: A Rhetorical Analysis of Nancy Krieger’s Theories for social epidemiology in the 21st century: an ecosocial perspective by Dana Gingras

The Anxiety of Digital Afterlife …

A Virtual Foot In The Door: How Avatar Similarity Impacts Group Identity In Computer-Mediated Communication, Shannon Zenner

Communication Theses - Archive

Communication researchers continue to explore the promise and the impact of the Internet and computer-mediated communication. While much research has shown that the effects have been distancing, polarizing and negative others point to a more connected global world. In this study we attempt to look for the initial promise of the Internet. By manipulating anonymity, avatars and types of similarity in a virtual computer-mediated scenario we uncover a pathway to improve group identity, trust and social attraction. These concepts are supported by social identity theories and by the social identity model of deindividuation effects (SIDE). A 2x3 factorial experimental design …

“Holy Agency, Batgirl!”: Evaluating Young Adult Superheroines’ Agency In Gotham Academy And Ms. Marvel, Catherine Clark

Communication Honors Theses

This study utilizes textual analysis to understand the representation of two female protagonists’, Kamala Khan and Olive Silverlock, agency within the first volume of Ms. Marvel and Gotham Academy. Crossing comic worlds, this study seeks to determine whether or not these representations align with any waves of feminism, or continue postfeminist dialogue within media. Panel by panel, word by word, expression by expression, this researcher notes, categorizes, and analyzes these protagonists’ words marked as text, behaviors performed, and expressions shown through artistic representation on the page.

Situated on a cross-roads between postfeminism and the potential fourth wave of feminism, …

Toddlers And Technology: An Examination Of How The Digital Surround May Be Related To Prototypic Vocabulary Development And Social Interactions During Play, Hannah Biarnesen Hutcheson

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study sought to examine how the digital technology that surrounds young children may be related to prototypic vocabulary development and Social interactions during play. Twenty-six families in the Northwest Arkansas region with children between 15-36 months of age participated in the study. Thirteen children attended a campus preschool, six children attended a grant-funded local preschool, and seven children, all from the Northwest Arkansas area, were part of an earlier home-based study. The materials for the study included a developmental-technology use questionnaire and the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories. Archival videotaped play sessions with the seven home-based children utilized a “Little …

Towards The Enhancement Of A Critical Cultural Paradigm In Health Communication: An Examination Of The Impact Of Paradigmatic Structures, Laura Elizabeth Arneson

Theses and Dissertations

In the field of Communication there are a wide variety of ways in which scholars can utilize theories to serve as epistemological frameworks in order to examine sociological structures. In this thesis, the subfield of Health Communication will be examined through a positivistic and critical cultural studies paradigm. This work will then examine underlying assumptions related to theoretical approaches in health communication.

With the primary argument of this work being that the dominant approaches in Healthcare Communication have been primarily rooted in positivism, this research study will attempt to show how this assumption continues to extend even into new digital …

An Examination Of Teacher Understandings Of Technology Integration At The Classroom Level, Shawn M. Carlson Phd

All Student Scholarship

The purpose of this dissertation is to describe and understand how teachers describe the changes in their practices as a result of ten years participation in a one-to-one environment. This research study focuses on one successful middle school’s adoption of laptops to support teaching and learning. A qualitative study using interviews of key participants was undertaken with teachers and administrators. The Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework was used in conjunction with Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation framework to understand from the participants’ perspective changes to their practice. The results indicate teachers underwent changes in their use of technology to …

Comunicando Emociones: Language Preferences For Hispanics In The Rio Grande Valley, Elim Hernandez

Theses and Dissertations

According to the U.S Census Bureau, more than one million Hispanic or Latino individuals live in the southernmost area of Texas called The Rio Grande Valley (RGV). However, being Hispanic in the RGV does not mean you speak Spanish. In fact, most of the population speaks English and/or Spanish or “Spanglish” (Tex-Mex). As a result, individuals face code-switching (switching back and forth in two languages) when they communicate with one another. Which language do they prefer to express their emotions in? The study posed a research question along this line. Nine college students who met the research criteria were interviewed …

Doulas Could Improve Foreign-Born Women’S Perinatal And Postpartum Satisfaction And Increase Health Providers’ Cultural Competency In A Multicultural Urban Area Of The United States., Crystal Kazik

Sustainability and Social Justice

Doulas act as a cultural bridge between clients and providers through the support, advocacy, and education they provide. Unfortunately, migrant women may be at a disadvantage for accessing and benefiting from their services due to a variety of socioeconomic and cultural factors including predisposed ideas of care and structure based on experiences in native countries, language barriers, lower health literacy, and a lack of awareness and understanding from hospital/clinic staff.

A strategic multifaceted approach utilizing doulas, such as Boston Medical Center’s collaborative and culturally competent model, may greatly improve foreign-born women’s experience and satisfaction with healthcare when pregnant and giving …

A Content Analysis Of Gender-Specific Media Coverage Of Sport: Ncaa Athletic Department Home Webpages, Margo R. Malik

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Studies have found that media coverage of women’s sports is inadequate when compared with coverage of men’s sports. The results of these studies have revealed inadequacies in terms of amount of coverage as well as type of coverage. Findings demonstrate that there is a certain way media frame female athletes when they are covered. Female athletes are often portrayed in overly sexualized images, as feminine role models, as passive rather than active, and in sports that are considered gender-appropriate. These types of portrayals can perpetuate gender bias and stereotypes, undermine the true athletic ability of female athletes, and give the …

A One Health Message About Bats Increases Intentions To Follow Public Health Guidance On Bat Rabies, Hang Lu, Katherine A. Mccomas, Danielle E. Buttke, Sungjong Roh, Margaret A. Wild

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Since 1960, bat rabies variants have become the greatest source of human rabies deaths in the United States. Improving rabies awareness and preventing human exposure to rabid bats remains a national public health priority today. Concurrently, conservation of bats and the ecosystem benefits they provide is of increasing importance due to declining populations of many bat species. This study used a visitor-intercept experiment (N = 521) in two U.S. national parks where human and bat interactions occur on an occasional basis to examine the relative persuasiveness of four messages differing in the provision of benefit and uncertainty information on intentions …

Spartan Daily, April 28, 2016, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2016

Volume 146, Issue 36

Ua12/2/1 The Best Of The Hill, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Kast, Monica. The Cuts Are Coming – Budget
• Dick, Jacob. WKU Plan Privatizes 202 Staff Positions – Facilities Management
• Collins, Emma. Budget Reduction Plan Contains Tuition, Salary Increases
• Kast, Monica. New York Times Reporter, WKU Alumna Speaks to Students – Nikita Stewart
• Kast, Monica. Presidential Search Committee Hosts Student Forum
• Collins, Emma. Ball State University Student Gives WKU Sexual Assault Awareness Report Card – Brianna Kirkham
• Collins, Emma. Helm Library to Close for Repairs Over Summer – University Libraries
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Couch Potato
• Lever, Katie. Letter to …

Beyond The Millennium Development Goals: An Evaluation Of The War On Hiv / Aids In Kenya, Robert G. Nyaga

Theses and Dissertations

HIV/AIDS remains a threat to Kenya and other developing nations. This thesis aimed at assessing the HIV/AIDS situation in Kenya by examining the knowledge of Kenyans towards infection and spread HIV/AIDS, attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS, involvement of community opinion leaders in the HIV/AIDS campaigns, sharing of HIV/AIDS information, and government efforts to control HIV/AIDS. A sample of Kenyans (N= 103) was surveyed and asked to respond to several scales assessing each of the above items. Quantitative and qualitative methods reveal the knowledge and attitudes portrayed by Kenyans and show that, although much has been achieved, there is need …

The Cowl - V.80 - N.24 - Apr 28, 2016

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 80- No. 24 - April 28, 2016. 32 pages.

Spartan Daily, April 27, 2016, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2016

Volume 146, Issue 35

Prospectus, April 27, 2016, Parkland College, Peter Floess, Scott Barnes, Matthew D. Moss, Zonghui Li

Prospectus 2016

Course changes lined up for coming semester; Teenager receives degree at Parkland before graduating high school, How America's Electoral College works, McDonnell case at high court will test reach of bribery laws (AP), Illinois bills would limit mentally ill from owning guns (AP), Ex-NFL QB Johnny Manziel indicted in Texas (AP), Saudi prince unveils plans to welcome tourists (AP), Tourist in yoga airplane altercation allowed to fly to Korea (AP), Club Latino hosts bubble soccer (photo essay);

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Collins, Emma. Students & Community March for Sexual Assault – Demonstrations, Take Back the Night
• Kast, Monica. WKU Mental Health Advocate Recognized Nationally – Brendan Ward
• Kast, Monica. Reserve Fund Tapped, Search Firm Announced – Regents, Presidential Search
• Moore, Elisabeth. WKU Staff Give Suggestions to Presidential Search Committee
• Moore, Mollie. A Healthy Body Means a Happy You
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon
• Money Well Spent? – Budget, Track & Field, Athletics
• Hardin, Scout. How to Be the Best Dressed at the Kentucky Derby – Fashion
• Scarlett, Gabriel. Magic in the …

The Complex Relationship Between College-Aged Youngest Siblings And Their Older Siblings, Megan Busch

Creative Activity and Research Day - CARD

Extensive research has been conducted on the sibling relationship and the complex dynamics that make them up. However, little research has been done on adult siblings and how their relationship with their siblings has changed over the course of their lives. Thus, the purpose of this study is to describe the experiences of youngest siblings, specifically college-aged siblings, and how their relationship with their older siblings has changed over time. I interviewed six college students between the ages of 19-20 and each participant had at least two older siblings. Overall results indicated that age of the siblings have an impact …

Spartan Daily, April 21, 2016, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2016

Volume 146, Issue 33

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Moore, Elisabeth. Jay Richey Wins High Turnout Student Government Association Election
• Austin, Emma. Plaintiffs in Kentucky Same-Sex Marriage Case Visit WKU – Greg Bourke, Michael DeLeon, Gays, Lesbians
• Kast, Monica. WKU Coaches & Athletic Director Gain New Incentives With Contracts – Todd Stewart, Jeff Brohm, Rick Stansbury
• Collins, Emma. WKU Students Receive Calls & Emails from Scammers
• Chism, Kalee. Running Club Sprints Off to a Start This Semester
• Skipworth, Dustin. University Signs Research Extension with Mammoth Cave
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Sweet Potatoes
• Willenbrink, Elizabeth. Letter to the Editor …

Spartan Daily, April 20, 2016, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2016

Volume 146, Issue 32

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Skipworth, Dustin. Matt Bevin Signs Legislation to Restore Felons’ Voting Rights
• Collins, Emma. For the Birds – Noah Ashley, Biology
• Collins, Emma. Legislators Pass State Budget At Last Moment
• Kast, Monica. University Senate Officers Reappointed, Committees Read Reports
• Kast, Monica. Presidential Search Committee Holds Faculty Forum
• Collins, Emma. WKU Alumni Inducted in Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame – Tom Eblen, Chuck Stinnett, Donna Stinnett
• Moore, Mollie. Meditation Could Help Your Stress
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Vote
• Long On & Vote: Cast Your Vote Online for Student Government Association President …

Discourses Of Madness And Me: Critical Examinations Of Western Discourses Of Madness And Psychiatry, Erin E. Casey

Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activities

This paper is a critical examination of western medical paradigms alongside histories of psychiatry that argues for a culturally situated approach to mental health advocacy that maintains the importance of the physiological foundations of traditional biomedical approaches to disease. In doing so, I examine the discourses of madness, and society’s attempts to control and “fix” what is deemed “mad” through a historical lens. My position and critique utilizes a reflexive narrative process embracing my identities both as a consumer of mental health services and as an advocate for those with mental illnesses.