Theses/Dissertations from 2022
"What is wrong with you?": Culturally-Shaped Interpretations of Professional Identity in International Organizations, Valentina Maria Isabella Rathmann (Master Thesis)
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
It’s a Touchy Subject: How Connection is (Re)Imagined in a Global Pandemic, Brittani Klindworth (Master Thesis)
Working Mothers Navigate Identity & Authenticity During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kate Rohl (Master Thesis)
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
An empirical (re)exploration of leadership in a nonprofit: Understanding leadership as a perspective and a practice, Carly M. Volkmer (Master Thesis)
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
"One Person Can't Do It All!" The Communicative Enactment of Organizational Culture, Collective Identity and Multilayered Leadership, Sumaiyah K. Aloraifi (Master Thesis)
Intercultural Romantic Relationship Management, Victoria A.L. Traudt (Master's Project)
2017
The Start of Bond: Narrative Analysis of Opening Credit Sequences in Four Bond Films, Kayla Brown (Capstone Project)
Safe Spaces: Their Construction and Their Purpose, Andrew Simon (Capstone Project)
Working Mothers: Assessing organizational attitudes, identity and social media presentations of motherhood, Amanda Wheaton (Master Thesis)
2016
An Examination of Culture and The Academy Awards Using Critical Discourse Analysis and a Foucauldian Framework, Kate Gilronan (Capstone Project)
Lenses of Safari: Post-colonialism, Wildlife Tourism, and Lack of Representation of Skilled Tanzanians in Western Photography and Narrative, Krista Simonis (Master Thesis)
The Essence of Film Narrative: A Metatheoretical Rhetorical Analysis of the Antihero Film as Moral Equipment for Living, Clayton L. Terry (Master Thesis)
Communication Studies and the Gospel: A Proposed Workshop for Christian Youth Groups, Becky Wauson (Capstone Project)
The Relationship of Trait Assertiveness and Trait Humor on Social Support Perceptions, Tyler Zimmerman (Capstone Project)
2015
Transportation, Energy, Fossil Fuels: What About Animal Agriculture? Seeking Vegan Advocacy on the Websites of International Environmental NGOs, Regina C. Galbick (Capstone Project)
2014
First in My Family: Perceived Family Support and Impact on First-Generation College Students within a Community College Cohort Program Setting, Jennifer K. Boehmer (Capstone Project)
4,000: A Rhetorical Analysis of FIFA’s Media Response to Human Rights Abuses in Preparation for the 2022 World Cup, Jason Dodson (Capstone Project)
Globalization in a Sports Management Software Environment, Gabriel J. Herencia Carrasco (Capstone Project)
Resistance Narratives in Documentaries: A Narrative Rhetorical Analysis on GMO OMG, Elizabeth A. Hjort (Capstone Project)
THE BALANCING ACT: Aspirations and Accommodations involving Work and Family Life, Lindsey E. Sawicki (Capstone Project)