Senior Projects - Fall 2002

Twenty Communication Studies Students completed their Senior Projects this past semester.  Students and topics are listed below.

Sara Bailey, "Affinity-Seeking: A Feminine Communication Pattern"
Sara Berchem, "Self-Monitoring and College Students: The Influence of Students' Social Experiences"
Jennifer Chvala, "The Differences Between Men's and Women's Gossip"
Sharon Dati, "Terms of Endearment"
Bradley Fischer, "Evaluating the Information Minor League Baseball Teams Communicate to their Fans Through Team Web Sites."
Dominic B. Flath, "A Study of Affinity-Seeking in an Organizational Setting"
Kimberly Hammes, "Romantic Jealousy: Experiences and Expressions"
Danielle Huggett, "Metaphors and the Proposed War Against Iraq in International Editorials."
Nathan Kaczmarek, "Decoding the 'Smokers' Language"
Jessica Katorski, "Father/Daughter Relationships: Affects of Communicative Adaptability and Satisfaction on Daughters' Romantic Relationships"
Lori Ketelhut, "How Conflict Between College Roommates is Socially Constructed"
Amy Koremenos, "Reiki: Breaking the Barriers of the Knowledge Gap Hypothesis"
Michael Lair, "Online Shopping: Framing the Retail Environment in Cyberspace"
Bethany Leard, "The Hookup Report: Sex on MTV's The Real World."
Melissa Marchand, "Sexual Innuendo in Teenage Male and Female Magazine Advertisements: A Content Analysis"
Benjamin Mollet, "Portrayals of Non-Dominant Races on Local Television Newscasts"
Melissa Norby, "Conversation Interruption, Gender and Acquaintance Levels."
Shawn Shibley, "Real Women?: The Portrayal and Perception of Women In Television Dramas"
Leigh Walgenbach, "Men in Advertising: What is perceived as attractive?"
Aaron Zwaska, "Political Influence in Music: A Study of the Relationship Between Political and Musical Influences"