Thursday, December 16

10am to Noon

Name

Title

1. Nick Koegl

A rhetorical analysis of hyper violence in Quentin Tarantino movies

2. Amy Mueller

The credibility of gender in public relations

3. Nikki Zellner

Public touch between American and Australian romantic dyads

4. Haley Duffy

An analysis of family communication patterns and communication apprehension

5. Erin Sutton

Uses and gratifications of college female students for social photography

6. Megan Buglaski

How family communication influences the eating habits within young females

Thursday, December 16

12:15 to 2:35

Name

Title

1. Amy May

An analysis of the cinematography  of Citizen Kane

2. Lindsey Schroeder

MTV: A quantitative study of female viewers and self-esteem

3. Sommer Tollers

How women sense-make their experience with a makeover via plastic surgery

4. Amy Greil

Communicating trust: A study of foster parent-child relationships and attachment

5. Amy Andreucci

How women communicate about food and exercise

6. Rebecca Bryant

Communicating study abroad experiences across cultures

7. Amanda Karkoff

Content Analysis of Sex and the City

Friday, December 17

10am to Noon

Name

Title

1. Brenda Johnson

Is it a management fad or classic? What messages about superior-subordinate communication  are we receiving in organizational self-help books

2. Kerriann Betzle

Today’s popular magazines and the images they portray: College students reactions to magazine advertisements

3. Aleesha Christiansen

How dress affects employees’ work habits in a corporate setting

4. Julie Buesgens

When distance is diminished: An examination of turning points when long distance relationships transition to geographically close relationships

5. Kristin Hoepfner

Gender communication: A study of platonic cross-sex friendships

6. Julie Swenson

Representing the university: A study of  UWL Vanguards’ experiences communicating with potential students

Friday, December 17

12:15 to 2:15 (Ronda’s class only)

Name

Title

1. Leah Sewell

Family communication patterns among lesbian and heterosexual parents

2. Stephanie Hanson

Completely Carrie: A rhetorical criticism on Sarah Jessica Parker as “Carrie Bradshaw” using fantasy theme analysis

3. Thomas Jackson

No one comes close: An examination of college students’ perceptions of propaganda in Air Force commercials

4. Chris Woodard

Racial stereotypes in Wisconsin Badger football broadcasts

5. Mark Kraemer

Violence in Dirty Harry films

Friday, December 17

2:30 to 4:30 (Scott’s class only)

Name

Title

1. Lauren Mielke

Social communication: A study linking communication apprehension, introversion and self-monitoring

2. Crystal Ewaskowitz

A qualitative analysis of verbal aggressive messages on the television situation comedy, Friends

3. Aaron Ott

A semiotic analysis of Donnie Darko

4. Becky Clark

Professors’ attire and perceived credibility

5. Carl Grevsted

Music as persuasion: Music’s role in advertising

6. Chad Tindall

A thematic analysis of sports psychology websites’ testimonials

Saturday, December 18

10am to noon

Name

Title

1. Andrea Werlein

Oral communication in the foreign language classroom

2. Bethany Harnden

The role of gossip in female roommate relationships: A qualitative analysis

3. Kelly Fremstad

A quantitative content analysis of sexual advertisements in male and female magazines

4. Jamie Larson

Public Relations in Sports

5. William Cannady

Examining skin tone and levels of attraction and trust

6. Chris Melby

Reality television: Viewers’ uses and gratifications

7. Jared Heintz

Media and Public Relations in sports

8.  Claire Driessen

Message communication in advertising: Selling the Abercrombie and Fitch image