Theses/Dissertations from 2025
The WNBA and activism: a case study of Power of the Dream, Jakki Padilla
The transformational learning by web-conferencing circuit board: a conceptual model outlining the conditions that facilitate transformation in synchronous spaces, Rachel L. Reilly
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
A Comparative analysis of diversity statements in public and private higher education institutions, Andrew Julian Aquino
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Taking a stand on not taking a stand: media bias in the online reporting of COVID-19, Kyle Johnson
Impacts of cultural communication for the multinational company, Keely B. Pliska
We aren't all green: how Air Force wives create their identity as a military spouse, Caitlin Schnaidt
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Engineering communicators: agenda setting impacts on perceptions of communication for engineering students, Lindsey Heaney
'I am the last frontier': idealized Alaskan themes through media and their influence on culture, tourism, and policy, Rebecca Lawhorne
Creating safety policy and procedures in an active shooter event, Mechelle L. Nash
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Identity crisis: how ideological and rhetorical failures cost Egyptians their revolution, Ramzi Abou Ghalioum
Outdoor education and feminism: a review of the outdoor adventures program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Danielle Bessent
Search for identity in post-war Lebanon: Arab vs Phoenician, Ibrahim A. Ghalioum
'It's a magnifying glass': the communication of power in a remote field station, Victoria McDermott
The relationship between the Achievement Motive and Downward Communicative Adaptability, David E. Weaver
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
#effyourbeautystandards: message construction in the body positivity movement on Instagram, Nike Bahr
Tanana Valley State Fair crisis public relations plan project, Ron Hoogestraat
Down side up: representations of Down syndrome in Born This Way, Bekah L. Olson
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Science for Alaska: place for curious learners, Diana L. Campbell
How much does a man cost? A dirty, dull, and dangerous application, Rebecca A. Hatfield
Networks of change: extending Alaska-based communication networks to meet the challenges of the anthropocene, Richard E. Hum
The state of climate change in AK: agency and networking of the governmental kind, Mindy L. O'Neall
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Not just small potatoes: a comparison of four agricultural education models in alaska, Annie Silverman
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
People in Alaska's sex trade: their lived experiences and policy recommendations, Tara Burns
Post stroke interpersonal communication: an intimate exploration of stroke survivors' lived experiences, Lora L. Hendley
Exploring supportive and defensive communication behavior and psychological safety between supervisors and their subordinates, Mary E. Strehl
Identifying industry defined best practices within educational YouTube content, an exploratory study, Martin van der Kroon
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
An ethnographic study of conflict in an Alaskan early college charter school, Jeffrey Thomas Chittick
Exploring relationships between employees' locus of control, individualism and collectivism orientation, and upward dissent message strategies, Nadia Ingerslew Ingwar
Speaking of change: a conversation analysis of organizational change in a business meeting, Erik J. Ludwig
Life on two continents: understanding different roles of Chinese grandparents who have grandchildren born in the U.S., Tianyu Qiao and N/A 乔天钰
Intercultural mentoring: how international students identify and foster key socialization relationships, Elizabeth A. Rossi
The reconstructed self: understanding the private and public identity of a mother of a child with autism, Danielle Rene'e Tessen
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
A model of downward abusive communication: exploring relationships between cognitive complexity, downward communicative adaptability, and downward abusive communication, Elizabeth Adeline Wallace
Communication Under Pressure: Analyzing The International Whaling Conference As A Transnational Public Sphere, Michelle Rene White
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Grandparents, great parents: negotiating the role transition to custodial grandparent, Leanne Alaine Burnett
We need to talk and the nation is watching: a textual analysis of drug interventions, Bailey J. Denhalter
Communicating to persuade: the effects of language power and nonverbal immediacy on the efficacy of persuasion, Natavan M. Gadzhiyeva
Questing for friendship: a conversation analysis of Dungeons and Dragons, Brandon J. Greenstreet
Barriers to graduation: an examination of first-generation college students, Sarah M. Smith
Relationship maintenance, democratic decision making, and decision agreement, Jenna M. Tucker
Learning To Teach Where You Are: Preparation For Context-Responsive Teaching In Alaska's Teacher Certification Programs, Amy Louise Vinlove
Music: a portrait of woman, Amy R. Wellman
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Well-being: the looking glass in 4-D, Joey M. Bays
Reading Comprehension Strategies In Children With High-Functioning Autism: A Social Constructivist Perspective, June Ann Cotter
Teaching adolescents conflict management skills, Debra M. DeLong
Communication in the face of diversity: towards a training model for U.S. Army cadets, Nolan O. Lasiter
Sense versus sentiment: emergent persuasive strategies of non-profit organizations in dichotomous economic climates, Alexis S. Miller
"My language, your language": Thai mothers' expectations for their children's heritage language usage, Janejira Piyamahapong
You say I can, I think I can: peripheral route persuasion as a contributor to employability self-efficacy for undergraduate students, Brandon W. Uzzell
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
It takes a village to raise a teacher: an examination of training and recruitment practices of rural Alaskan school districts, Donald J. Crocker
Constructed identities: lived experience and the struggle to integrate the sexual and religious identities among lesbians, gays, and bisexuals, Alan C. Fredericksen
Scientists and journalists: framing the interaction, Marie E. Gilbert
Zerging newbs: conflict tactics for MMORPG forums, Inna Ischenko
Hush, little baby: exploring the need for interpersonal affection in infancy, Estrella D. Lee
"I'm a winner": the influences of group exercise on identity construction in cancer survivors, Marsha A. Schirack
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Secrecy in committed relationships due to career: a communication perspective, Amanda Lassiter Brander
The "choking game": content analysis of persuasive messages, attitudes, values, and beliefs in mediated talk, Rebecca D. Nobs
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Living A Tattooed Life: The Female Experience, Kara G. Cleveland
Keeping The Home Fires Burning: The Effects Of Military Induced Separations On Marital Intimacy From A Female Perspective, Deborah J. Cynar
Survey Research On The Relationship Between Immediacy Behaviors, Communication Competency, And Philanthropic Success, Emily Cameron Drygas
Communicating stroke: a narrative inquiry, Mary F. Gelinas
Who Is In Charge Here? A Feminist Communicology Of Followership And Leadership In An Academic Organization, Robert Locke Jordan
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
A Communication Perspective Of Alcoholism Recovery: Narratives Of Success, Kathryn Grace Arlen
Interpreters perspective on intercultural communication, Gulchin F. Seyidova
Teaching conflict management: active and traditional learning approaches in a group communication course, Rhonda D. Welborn
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
I have a secret: choosing the persons to whom secrets are revealed, Natavan Ahmadova
Risk and crisis communication: coordinating for a northern environment, Patrick S. Kezer
A phenomenology of women and aging: a communication perspective, Grace F. Pedersen
Employee Performance Appraisal Systems: Effects On Communication Within Organizations, Nicholas D. Towne
The social construction of health crisis in intimate relational communication, Christen Colette Van Haastert
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Work and family: communicative actions and interactions in employed women's management of dual roles, Carla Renee Pope
The social construction of dream sharing: disclosure between intimate partners, Michelle Scaman
Something missing in our marriage: emotional responses to marital conflict in Chinese-American couples, Pikha Doobie Soo
Community identity and sense of place in Fairbanks, Alaska, Eun Sook Sul
Women at work: perceptions of appearance, power, and negative communication, Amanda Ilene Wall
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Through the looking glass: constructing sexual identity, Kimberly Ann Foore
Socialization experiences of Russian employees at the University of Alaska Fairbanks: cultural approach, Elena P. Markova
Touristic encounters of an intercultural kind: communication between volunteers and international visitors at a visitors information center, Sherrill Lea Peterson
Communication between Russian teaching assistants and American undergraduate students, Aleksey Sergeyevich Popov
Leading and following at a 21st century university: identifying desired outcomes for a student leadership program, Tonya Denise Trabant
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Voices from the third shift: advocate/caregiver perceptions of effective communication in medical encounters, Terri Babers-M.
The social construction of formal and informal expectations of Army officers' wives, Lauren C. O'Donnell
Women In Alaska Constructing The Recovered Self: A Narrative Approach To Understanding Long -Term Recovery From Alcohol Dependence And /Or Abuse, Jean Alice Richey
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Russian women's experience of friendship: examining the application of American theories, Elisaveta N. Dukhovskaya
The social construction of self in fan cultures: creating self identity in fan communities, Susan Diane Hazlett
People's experiences of gossiping: a narrative analysis, Dina V. Nekrassova
Communication apprehension: a narrative analysis of the PRCA-24, Karri C. VanDeventer
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
A communicative journey from dysfunctional-to-functional in a therapeutic community for substance abuse, Victoria Jean Cramer
An analysis of participatory communication for development: insights from feminism and social construction, Alexa MacKellar Dare
Portrayal vs. reality: images of African Americans in magazine advertisements, Catherine Elizabeth Davis
Understanding the lived experience of racist hate speech on American university campuses, Jonathan Andre Matusitz
Co-Constructed Interpersonal Perceptions Of Self: Meaning-Making In The Astrological Consultation, Jean Alice Richey
Student diversity and curriculum in the basic public speaking course: implications for creating an advanced public speaking course, Shannon E. Sehnert
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Competency-based education: teaching and assessing oral communication in Fairbanks, Alaska high schools, Diane Blair Barnett
Organizational communication and culture in female predominated workplaces, Sarah Rush Comstock