College of Communication & Information

  • Johnson, Alexander B. (2020). An Epistemic Approach to Best Practices in Journalism. Advisor: Deborah Smith. 
  • Reitz, Austin J. (2019). Realms of Màgia: Exploring Roleplaying Games As Interaction Design Systems. Advisor: Jessica Barness.
  • Reyes, Eunice B. (2019). Attitudes Toward Sex Among Male College Students. Advisor: James D. Ponder.
  • Stahler, Ariel R. (2019). Parasocial Relationships Between Sports Fans and Professional Athletes.  Advisor Paul Sommer.
  • Atkins, Andrew J. (2018). School Shootings: How Race, Income And Class Affect Media Coverage. Advisor: Susan Zake.
  • Miller, James. (2017). Crossing the Line: Recruiting Violations in High School Athletics. Advisor: Jacqueline Marino.
  • Román, Natalia. (2017). Más Que Madres: A Qualitative Study of Career Socialization of Latina College Students. Advisor: Suzy D'Enbeau.
  • Scharlott, William. (2017). Representing Racial Statistics Through Interaction Design. Advisor: Aoife Mooney.
  • Carrasco, Megan. (2016). The Ideal Millennial Working Woman: A Thematic Analysis of How Professional Identity, Image, and Career are Constructed Online. Advisor: Suzy D'Enbeau.
  • Morrell, Rachel. (2016). The Passion of Christ and the Anti-War Movement at Kent State University: An Application of Burke's Guilt Redemption Cycle. Advisor: David Trebing.
  • Corder, Megan. (2015). Student Perspectives of College and University Presidents. Advisor: Tim Roberts.
  • Hoffman, Anna M. (2015). The John Oliver Effect: Political Satire and Political Participation Through Social Networks. Advisor: Catherine Goodall.
  • Johnson, Megan E. (2015). Neology Brewing: The Branding Process of a Nano Brewery. Advisor: Jessica Barness.
  • Urfer, H. (2015). The Care for the Colonies Campaign: Raising Awareness about Colony Collapse Disorder in Honey Bees. Advisor: Mitchell McKenney.
  • Nelsen, Daniel. (2014). Laplace's Demon. Advisor: David Smeltzer.
  • Pina, Tyler. (2014). Hell at Heathridge: A Student Film. Advisor: Traci Williams.
  • Liu, Zuting. (2013). A Short Film: Christmas Eve. Advisor: David Smeltzer. 
  • Lumpkin, Ivy. (2012). Ivy Summer Special Events Tentative Business Plan. Advisor: Rozell Duncan.
  • Meinke, Ashley. (2012). Kent State University at Stark's First Student Film Festival. Advisor: Leslie Heaphy.
  • Thompson, Margaret. (2012). Film: Shelter to Hope. Advisor: Gordon Murray.
  • Torchia Fong, Laura. (2012). Healing the Wounds of War. Advisor: Jaime Kennedy.
  • Heiman, Christopher. (2011). Lakeside Murders: A Short Film. Advisor: David Smeltzer.
  • Hamner, Erica. (2009). A Semester Abroad. Advisor: Leslie Heaphy.
  • Ehalt, Rebecca. (2008). Kent State: Cohesive Commemoration of the May 4th Historical Site. Advisor: David Middleton.
  • Hanna, Andrew. (2007). Present and Future Non-Traditional Strategies for Growing Revenue in Electronic Media. Advisors: Max Grubb & Ben Whaley.
  • Ivan, Trevor. (2007). The Power of the Pen for Young People: A Curriculum Guide to Enhance Extracurricular Student Publications. Advisor: Candace Perkins Bowen.
  • Culp, Bethany. (2006). A Study on Three-Dimensional Illustration: Chinese Riddles. Advisor: Doug Goldsmith.
  • Ludwick, Heidi. (2006). Manual for Advertising on Campus at Kent State University. Advisor: Fran Collins.
  • McCullagh, Ruth. (2006). Research and Recommendation to Improve the Kent State University Public Relations Internship Program. Advisor: William Sledzik.
  • Adkins, Joseph. (2005). Da Bomb! Or the Real Cancun 2 (A Digital Video Movie). Advisor: Joe Murray.
  • Bernat, Jennifer. (2004). The Sorrow of War: An Adaptation. Advisors: Terri Mester & Ben Whaley.
  • Crain, Cameron. (2002). Redefining the American Dream: A Communication Analysis. Advisor: Paul Haridakis.
  • Hickman, Sara. (2002). The Effect of Banning Literature Such as the Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling on the Teaching of First Amendment in Summit County. Advisor: Barbara Hipsman.
  • Garzich, Carrie. (2001). New Media in the Newsroom. Advisor: Roger Fidler.
  • Perry, Kristen. (1998). The Thirteen Days of Christmas. Advisor: Eric May.
  • Pondillo, Jaime. (1998). 1999-2000 Strategic Marketing and Advertising Campaign for Kent State University. Advisor: Greg Blase.
  • Wetzel, Jason. (1998). Joshua's Night Crawler Notes. Advisor: Tim Smith.
  • Fowler, Dendy. (1997). Cultural and Ethnic Identity Differences in Conflict Resolution Strategies: A Model for Achieving Intercultural Communication Competence. Advisor: Carol Barbato.
  • Hauser, Karen. (1995). The Calendarized Sherlock Holmes. Advisor: Steve Timbrook.
  • Semler, Angelica. (1995). Creating a New Magazine: A Publication for the Home Mechanic. Advisor: Ann Schierhorn.
  • Vantilburg, Cary. (1995). Radio Plays. Advisor: Ben Whaley.
  • Rae, Sasha. (1994). Working in the Public Interest: A Study of News Programming Decisions at WKSU Public Radio Station. Advisor: Evonne Whitmore.
  • Walsh, Elizabeth. (1994). Ethics in a College Newsroom. Advisor: Carl Schierhorn.
  • Dzuban, Daniel. (1992). A Compilation of Strategies and Tactics for Collaborative Negotiation. Advisor: Carl Moore.
  • Sesti, Angela. (1991). Discovery of the New World: An Indepth Look at Animation for Children. Advisor: Ben Whaley.
  • Lumbrezer, Stacy. (1991). Working College Students: The Sacrifices They Make to Earn a Degree. Advisor: Ben Whaley.
  • Theophylactos, Sophia. (1990). Nocturne: The Writing, Developing, and Producing of a Short Film. Advisor: Ben Whaley.
  • Gorman, Kathleen. (1989). Patterns of Rural Commercial Development: Newspaper Coverage of a Public Policy Issue. Advisor: Fred Endres.
  • Gilmore, Daniel. (1987). The Newsman's Privilege Issue: Towards Unraveling the Guardian Knot. Advisor: Tim Smith.
  • Robinson, Carolyn. (1987). Writing and Developing a Television Documentary on Ohio's Proposed High Speed Trains. Advisor: Thomas Olson.
  • Durr, Robert. (1985). The Role of the News Media in American Politics. Advisor: Trudy Steuernagel.
  • Gilbow, Sean. (1985). Can 'Akron's News Authority' Expand its Horizons? The Feasibility of a Late-Night News Program on WAKR Radio. Advisors: Ralph Darrow & Gene Stebbins.
  • Italiano, Laura. (1984). Broadcast News Criticism: A Content Analysis of the Cleveland Market from January 31 to February 3, 1984. Advisor: Thomas Olson.
  • McLinden, Andrew. (1984). Images: Techniques in Television Lighting. Advisor: Mary Miller.
  • Urban, Scott 1983 A Cross-Discipline, Psychographic Analysis of Radio Listening Among Kent State Students Robert West Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Mosher, Kathleen. (1983). The Press and the Pre-Nomination Process: A study of John Glenn's Campaign.
  • McClellan Jr., Danold. (1983). Free Press v. Free Trial. Advisors: Tom Hensley & Gene Stebbins.
  • Speer, Kerry. (1982). The 1982 Advertising Campaign for the Kent State University Chestnut Burr. Advisor: Guy Tunnicliff.
  • McClaskey, Sally. (1981). A Special Events Program - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Ludel Sauvageot.
  • Willer, Joel. (1981). 'Whistlestop': The Production of a Radio Documentary on the Decline of the Rail Industry. Advisor: James Paluzzi.
  • Curtis, Jack. (1980). The Effects of Lorain Mass Media Attitudes and Policies on the Coverage of Lorain City Councilmen. Advisor: James Paluzzi.
  • Goldman, Judy. (1980). The Holocaust: A Lesson for Mankind. Advisor: Daniel Jacoubovitch.
  • Johnson, Jeffrey. (1980). Homecoming in Double Jeopardy. Advisor: Robert West.
  • Perz, Mary. (1980). The Credibility Gap: Does It Exist on the Evening News? Advisor: Mark Ross.
  • Hallaman, Greg. (1979). Conducting Interviews on Live Television: Techniques and Discoveries. Advisor: Diane Cody.
  • Ficke, Cynthia. (1978). Resolving the Conflict Between the Roles of the Pres and Juvenile Court. Advisors: Daniel Bell & Murvin Perry.
  • Eddy, Cathy. (1976). Creating a Viable Newspaper Library for the Daily Kent Stater. Advisor: Murvin Perry.
  • Marchione, Marilynn. (1976). Methods of Obtaining Information and Dealing With Uncooperative New Sources in Public Affairs Reporting. Advisor: Murvin Perry.
  • Lavicka, Katherine. (1974). Photographic Study of the British Landscape.
  • Casey, Michael. (1973). The Role of the Irish Republican Army in the Current Conflict in Northern Ireland. Advisor: Murvin Perry.
  • Downing, Robert. (1972). The World is Watching: Media Coverage of Riots and Civil Disorders. Advisor: Murvin Perry.
  • Moyer, Cynthia. (1970). A Readership Survey of a Small City Daily Newspaper.