To graduate with Communication Honors, a student must satisfy all of the requirements for the major, earn a place in the top ten percent of the graduating class, receive an A or A- in two honors seminars, and finish an honors thesis directed by a member of the Communication faculty. Students graduating with Honors are recognized at the Communication Honors Dinner, a gala event usually held on the first Sunday in May.
Since the program was reorganized in 2002, the following students have graduated with Communication Honors:
CLASS OF 2009
- Tula Batanchiev '09
Thesis Title: "Entertainment or Oppression: Media Depiction of Domestic Abuse" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Patrick B. Corcoran '09
Thesis Title: "More Than a Man, Becoming a God; The Rhetorical Evolution of Michael Jordan" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Lisa De Gray '09
Thesis Title: "A Monster and a Test Case: Media Framing in the Hissène Habré War Crimes Case" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Charles E. Morris III
- Kia Guarino '09
Thesis Title: "American Presidents and Humanitarian Crises: The Rhetorical Marginalization of Genocide in Cambodia, Bosnia and Rwanda" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Cooley Ann Horner '09
Scholar of the College Thesis Title: "'Touched Already By A Glory That Leaves No Man Ever Quite the Same': Charisma in Modern Campaign Rhetoric" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie Jefferson
- Evin Brooks Luongo '09
Thesis Title: "The Myth of Colorblind Reporting: The Rhetoric of Racial Stereotyping in News Coverage of Athletes Accused of Crimes" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie Jefferson
- Megan L. Marzec '09
Thesis Title: "From Silent Spring to An Inconvenient Truth: Framing Environmental Arguments for the Public Sphere"
(PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Alicia M. Parmentier '09
Thesis Title: "Constructed Reality: The Narrative Conceptualization of National Disaster News Coverage" (PDF document)
Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Madeleine K. Rodriguez '09
Scholar of the College Thesis Title: "Reexamining Section 230 of the CDA and Online Anonymous Speech: Defamation on the Internet and the Websites that Facilitate It" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Paige K. Salvia '09
Thesis Title: "The Power of the Pyramid: A Framework for Regulating Crime-Facilitating Web Sites" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Kelly T. Skrodzki '09
Thesis Title: "Busted Tees: Expressive T-Shirts and a Reexamination of the Tinker Framework" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Molly C. Tormey '09
Thesis Title: "Divided They Fall: An Analysis of the Destructive Effect of Propaganda on Women's Embodiment in War" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- Patrick Viklund '09
Thesis Title: "Brains versus Brawn: An Analysis of Stereotyping and Racial Bias in National Football League Broadcasts" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. William E. Stanwood
CLASS OF 2008
- Lisa M. Cook '08
Thesis Title: "The State of the Press: An Investigation of Contemporary Romanian and Bulgarian Journalism" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Elfriede Fürsich
- Krystle Corredor-Diamond '08
Thesis Title: "Selling Luxury to the Hispanic Market: Automotive Advertisements and the Achievement of the American Dream" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie Jefferson
- Kendall W. Davenport '08
Thesis Title: "Gender and Aging: An Investigation of Television's Infatuation with Youth and Beauty" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- J. Paschall Freeman '08
Thesis Title: "Framing Community: A Genre-based Examination of Xanga, LiveJournal, MySpace, and Facebook" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie Jefferson
- Susie Kelly '08
Thesis Title: "A Heroic Monomyth: Howard Schultz's Narrative Construction of Starbucks" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie Jefferson
- Victoria A. Matese '08
Thesis Title: "The School as a 'High Risk Area': Crisis Communication in the Wake of the Columbine and Virginia Tech Tragedies" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Donald A. Fishman
- Helin E. Siris '08
Thesis Title: "Teenage Mutants: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Norms Established in MTV's Dramalities, My Super Sweet 16, Laguna Beach and The Hills" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie Jefferson
- Kelly Marie Sutter '08
Thesis Title: "'Nazi Gods' and 'Jewish Devils': The Dehumanizing Rhetoric of Nazi Propaganda" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie Jefferson
- Kimberly Rose Walsh '08
Thesis Title: "Polly Pocket's Problem, Dora's Dilemma, and Cookie Monster's Crisis: A Rhetorical Analysis of Mattel's Response to the Toy Recalls" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie Jefferson
- Richard F. Wisgirda '08
Thesis Title: "Red Sox, Yankee, Astro or 'Dodger': Roger Clemens Response to the Accusation of Steroid Use" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie Jefferson
- Lauren Brett Zaccone '08
Thesis Title: "From the Tennis Courts to the Streets: An Examination of the Ideology Subordinating Women Athletes" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie Jefferson
CLASS OF 2007
- Jason D. Ander '07
Thesis Title: "Who Are You Calling a %&@*#?: How Depictions of Intolerance in Hollywood are Presented and Perceived" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Elizabeth Barnet '07
Thesis Title: "Dissecting the Medical Drama: A Generic Analysis of Grey's Anatomy and House, M.D." (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Jennifer C. Bun '07
Thesis Title: "The Effects of Romance Novel Readership on Relationship Beliefs, Romantic Ideals, and Relational Satisfaction" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Jonathan Bowman
- Lindsey A. Day '07
Thesis Title: "Fighting the American Narrative: Malcolm X, the Press, and the Origin of the 'Divided Metaphor'" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Charles E. Morris III
- Amanda N. Denes '07
Scholar of the College Thesis Title: "The Rise and Repercussions of Bisexual Chic: Examining Female-female Sexual Activity in the Heterosexual Dating Context" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Pamela J. Lannutti
- Caitlin M. Domke '07
Thesis Title: "The Lady or the Tramp: A Critique of Television's Stereotypes of Women in News and Entertainment" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Mary Elizabeth Findlay '07
Thesis Title: "Real Men are Hairy Buffoons: Fratire's Parody of Hegemonic Masculinity and Its Implications for Both Genders" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Kelleen Patricia Forlizzi '07
Thesis Title: "The Mommy Myth: Perfect Mother or Maternal Monster; Press Coverage of Women Who Kill Their Children" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Colin P. Gunn-Graffy '07
Thesis Title: "When in Rome, Beijing or Brussells: Cultural Considerations of International Business Communication" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Donald Fishman
- Christopher J. Hunker '07
Thesis Title: "Revisiting Campbell v. Acuff-Rose: Extending Fair Use Protection to Satire" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Nathan G. Ingham '07
Thesis Title: "Sorry Excuse for an Entertainer: The Proliferation of Public Apologies by Celebrities" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Donald Fishman
- Michael B. Keegan '07
Thesis Title: "Life is Dead"
Adviser: Dr. Kevin Kersten, S.J.
- Erin Victoria Klewin '07
Thesis Title: "Living Happily Ever After? The Reinforcement of Stereotypical Gender Roles on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. William Stanwood
- Melissa F. Koski '07
Thesis Title: "The Representations of Ethnicity on NYPD Blue and Law & Order: An Analysis of the Portrayal of New York City on Crime and Police Drama" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. William Stanwood
- Jennifer M. Lambert '07
Thesis Title: "The Obesity Crisis: Origins, Scope, and Responses" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Donald Fishman - Phillip J. Lipari '07
Thesis Title: "Video Games as an Artistic Medium According to Kantian Aesthetic Theory" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Kenneth Lachlan - Brady R. Littlefield '07
Thesis Title: "Out of Neverland and into a Wedding Band: The Peter Pan Fantasy and its Influence on the Abandonment of Single Life in the Television Series Queer As Folk" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson - Marina Malvagna '07
Thesis Title: "The Woman Behind The Man: Confining Conceptions and Criticisms in News Coverage of First Ladies Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Elizabeth K. Maynard '07
Thesis Title: "Mrs. President? The Image Construction of Senator Clinton as a Feminine Presidential Contender" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Erin E. Morley '07
Thesis Title: "Beyond the Schoolhouse Gates: Student Speech Rights from a Communitarian Perspective" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Erin C. Mulhall '07
Thesis Title: "To Blog or Not to Blog: When Traditional Campaign Rhetoric Meets Technology - Early Analysis and Discussion of Candidate Blogs for the 2008 Presidential Elections" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Charles E. Morris III
- Elizabeth A. Pawelczyk '07
Thesis Title: "Frederick v. Morse: Protecting Student Speech Beyond the Schoolhouse Gates" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Jonathan W. Phelps '07
Thesis Title: "The Rajah, Slammin' Sammy, Bic Mac, and Barry Bombs: An Analysis of Hegemonic Masculinity in the Press Coverage of Four Home Run Hitters" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Ximena A. Ramirez '07
Thesis Title: "Thin is In: Examining Media Endorsed Ideals of Attractiveness and Their Effects on College Aged Women" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Jonathan Bowman
- Clare C. Robbins '07
Thesis Title: "Knowledge, Expertise, and Credibility in the Courtroom: Perceptions of Attorneys' Dynamic Nonverbal Cues" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Jonathan Bowman
- Kathryn C. Saylor '07
Thesis Title: "Their Words Were Silenced: A Case Study of the Media and the Rwandan Genocide" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Donald Fishman
- Jennifer Schiffner '07
Scholar of the College Thesis Title: "The Transcendent Bettie Page: The Art of Retro Erotica and Metaphorical Abeyance Structures in the Feminist Movement of the 1950s" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Charles E. Morris III
- Thomas R. Simmons '07
Thesis Title: "Maintaining the Order of White America: The Rhetorical Sacrifice of Malcolm X" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
CLASS OF 2006
- Leslie A. Abbott '06
Thesis Title: "The Effect of Relationship Beliefs on Comforting and Advice"
Adviser: Dr. Pamela J. Lannutti
- Tara J. Abbott '06
Thesis Title: "The Effect of Self-Disclosure of a Previous Infidelity on Current Romantic Relationships"
Adviser: Dr. Pamela J. Lannutti
- Kevin J. Allocca '06
Thesis Title: "Make Me Laugh, Lady: A Study of Femininity Among Popular Female Standup Comedians"
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- Emily A. Berg '06
Thesis Title: "Rally 'Round the Flag: A Genre Analysis of Inaugural Address in Times of Crisis"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Susan L. Berube '06
Thesis Title: "Trust in Risk Communication: The Heated Debate over the Siting of a Hazardous LNG Terminal"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Kellie A. Cairns '06
Thesis Title: "Lamparello v. Falwell: Domain Names, Political Candidates and the Internet"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Megan A. Cosgrove '06
Thesis Title: "Three Strikes and You're Out: The Rhetorical Phenomenon that Swept America"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Katelyn A. D'Alessandro '06
Thesis Title: "Oprahfy Your Life: The Use of the Narrative in the Oprah Winfrey Show"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Julie H. Depontbriand '06
Thesis Title: "The Rise and Fall of America's Cowboy: Hegemonic Masculinity in Press Coverage of President Bush Before and After September 11th"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Victoria Ekstrom '06
Thesis Title: "Constructing the Candidate: Images, Experts and Campaign Advertising" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. William Stanwood
- Jessica R. Fazekas '06
Thesis Title: "Gendered Heroism: An Analysis of the 2006 Winter Olympics Games" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. William Stanwood
- Emily Felix '06
Thesis Title: "The Feminist Mistake: An Analysis of the Cultural Phenomenon of Sex and the City"
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- Jennifer Gaze '06
Thesis Title: "Creative Coping: Art Therapy for People Living with HIV/AIDS"
Adviser: Dr. Ashley Duggan
- Amanda K. Grey '06
Thesis Title: "Intellectual Property Law in China: The Balancing Act"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Kellyjo Karneeb '06
Thesis Title: "Putting Context into Context: A New Standard for Assessing Threats in Cyberspace"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Lindsey K. Laboe '06
Thesis Title: "Whining Weasels and Neo-Imperialist Cowboys: The Media's Role in Defining the Conflict between the United States and France Over the Iraq War"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- David R. Levy '06
Thesis Title: "Interactive Media: Rethinking the Theoretical Landscape with Regard to Audience Inputs"
Adviser: Dr. Kenneth A. Lachlan
- Alyson M. McEleney '06
Thesis Title: "Examining the Role of Alcohol in College Students' Romantic Relationships"
Adviser: Dr. Pamela J. Lannutti
- Jina Moon '06
Thesis Title: "A Silence Broken: Health Status and Health Utilization in the Korean American Elderly"
Adviser: Dr. Ashley Duggan
- Michael E. Palma '06
Thesis Title: "From Ozzie and Harriet to Raymond and Debra: An Analysis of the Changing Portrayals of American Sitcom Parents from the 1950's to the Present" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. William Stanwood
- Margaret A. Reed '06
Thesis Title: "Emerging from Presidential Shadows: An Analysis of the Campaign Strategies of Vice Presidents Running for the Presidency"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Samuel S. Reidy '06
Thesis Title: "Redemption and Restoration: The Boston Police Department's Response to the Death of Victoria Snelgrove"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Alison R. Rypkema '06
Thesis Title: "Defeminization and Dehumanization: An Analysis of the Press Coverage of the Executions of Women"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Linda M. Sabatello '06
Thesis Title: "Perceptions of Coercive Sex: The Effects of Priming and Alcohol Consumption"
Adviser: Dr. Pamela J. Lannutti
- Kaitlin D. Shea '06
Thesis Title: "Crossing Boundaries: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Mainstream Advertising Messages in Spain and the United States"
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- Christopher D. Stanley '06
Thesis Title: "24-Hour Cable News: The Mainstreaming of Politicization" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. William Stanwood
CLASS OF 2005
- Caitlin M. Becker '05
Thesis Title: "A Voice for the Voiceless: The Function of the Narrative in the Movement to Close the School of the Americas"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Allison A. Bensley '05
Thesis Title: "Look Who's Talking: Sexual Health Communication among College Students"
Adviser: Dr. Ashley Duggan
- Lindsey A. Branca '05
Thesis Title: "The Construction of Masculinity on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"
Adviser: Dr. Elfriede Fürsich
- Ned E. Borgman '05
Thesis Title: "Moore: The Average Filmmaker of Un-Average Films"
Adviser: Dr. Elfriede Fürsich
- Lauren E. Brescia '05
Thesis Title: "Clinical Empathy and Physician Burnout: The Silent Anguish of Healers"
Adviser: Dr. Ashley Duggan
- Alison Casey '05
Thesis Title: "Everyone Else is Doing It: An Evaluation of the Social Norms Approach to Preventing Binge Drinking in First Year Residential College Students"
Adviser: Dr. Ashley Duggan
- Valeria Marie Castanaro '05
Thesis Title: "Domestic, yet Desperate: A Textual Analysis of Desperate Housewives as a Post-Feminist Hybrid Genre"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Julia D. Clause '05
Thesis Title: "The Social Construction of the Ideal Young Woman across Five Decades in Seventeen"
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- Elizabeth A. Firger '05
Thesis Title: "Gaming and the Gendering of Technology: How Gaming Affects Interest and Comfort Levels with High Technology"
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- Megan E. Gargagliano '05
Thesis Title: "Influences of Global Contact on Cinematic Asian Gender Representations"
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- Tara Sheehan Hovey '05
Thesis Title: "Representations of Middle Eastern Women in Mainstream Media"
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- Hilary C. Kerner '05
Thesis Title: "From Edgy to Offensive: A Rhetorical Analysis of The Simpsons, Beavis and Butthead, South Park, and Family Guy"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Rebecca A. Magnone '05
Thesis Title: "Mission Accomplished: A Genre Analysis of George W. Bush's Justificatory Rhetoric of the Iraq War"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Joy Lauren MacDougall '05
Thesis Title: "The Eating Epidemic: Body Image and Self-Concept at Boston College"
Adviser: Dr. Ashley Duggan
- Sara Ann Mehltretter '05
Scholar of the College Thesis Title: "Never Let the Facts Get in the Way of a Good Story: Redefining Eloquence in Presidential Debates"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Daniel J. Northrop '05
Thesis Title: "The Repeal of the Fairness Doctrine and its Effect on Political Media"
Adviser: Dr. Michael Keith
- Katherine M. Thomas '05
Thesis Title: "Gender as a Gatekeeper: Masculine and Feminine Voices in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, 1980-2000"
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- Anne E. Trevethick '05
Scholar of the College Thesis Title: "The First Amendment and Internet Filters: A Study of Boston Area Public Libraries after Implementation of the Children's Internet Protection Act"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Jane Tsamardinos '05
Thesis Title: "Fair Use vs. Copyright Infringement: A New Standard For Political Parody"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Jacqueline D. Van Meter '05
Thesis Title: "Tinkering with Cyberspace: The Flaws of the Disruption Standard for Judging Student Websites"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
CLASS OF 2004
- Christine D. Burns '04
Thesis Title: "The Effects of Television on Audience Perception"
Adviser: Dr. William Stanwood
- Robin Butterhof '04
Thesis Title: "Cowboy Up! How Bush Harnessed the Power of the Cowboy Narrative"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Christina Corda '04
Thesis Title: "Approaches to Crisis Communication: A Comparative Analysis of Exxon Valdez and the Crisis in the Church Using the Integration of Stage and Strategies Methodologies"
Adviser: Dr. Donald Fishman
- Barbara V. Cusumano '04
Thesis Title: "Can I Have It All?" College Students' Attitudes towards the Work-Family Conflict and Its Portrayal on Television
Adviser: Dr. Susannah Stern
- Christina Marie DiFeo '04
Thesis Title: "The Representation of Latinos in Primetime Television"
Adviser: Dr. Marilyn J. Matelski
- Shannon E. Gherty '04
Thesis Title: "Advertising Alcohol: Hegemonic Depictions of Gender Identity"
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- Stacy Goldberg '04
Thesis Title: "The Children's Internet Protection Act: Filters and the First Amendment"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Michele Ann Jastremski '04
Thesis Title: "Exploring Narrative: A Cinematographic and Rhetorical Analysis of Three Angst-Ridden Films: Citizen Kane, The Graduate, and The Hours"
Adviser: Dr. Ekaterina Haskins
- Erin Maloney '04
Thesis Title: "Constructing a Terrorist: The Role of Mass Media in Shaping America's Attitude Towards Muslim and Arab Populations in the United States"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Carissa Mann '04
Scholar of the College Thesis Title: "Technology and Copyright: An Historical Journey from the Player Piano to File Sharing"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Dini Mary Massad '04
Thesis Title: "Modern American Beauty Culture and the Cosmetics Industry: Women of Color"
Adviser: Dr. Marilyn J. Matelski
- Lauren E. McEnteggart '04
Thesis Title: "Combating File-sharing after RIAA v. Verizon"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Amy E. Morrow '04
Thesis Title: "Conformity and Modernity: Age Old Stereotyping in Modern Cellular Phone Commercials"
Adviser: Dr. Susannah Stern
- Jaclyn S. O'Leary '04
Thesis Title: "Celebrating Girl Power: An Analysis of Feminism in Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Adviser: Dr. Susannah Stern
- Naomi Otto '04
Scholar of the College Thesis Title: "Copyright in the Balance: Intellectual Property in the Digital Age"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Shannon Reardon '04
Thesis Title: "The Formula Is Not Enough: Representations of Women in James Bond Movies"
Adviser: Dr. Elfriede Fürsich
- Tania Rudnitsky '04
Thesis Title: "Myths and Realities of French and American News"
Adviser: Dr. Marilyn J. Matelski
- Anthony Joseph Ruggeri '04
Thesis Title: "Escaping the Genre: Indirect Propaganda and Coded Messages in Vietnam War Films"
Adviser: Dr. Ekaterina Haskins
- William J. Sadler '04
Scholar of the College Thesis Title: "Selling the Metropolis: How Media Portrayals of the City Influence Real-Life Urban Planning and the Rhetoric of Tourism"
Adviser: Dr. Ekaterina Haskins
- Jon Tashjian '04
Thesis Title: "Turn Up the Volume: The Evolution of Outrage in Popular Music"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Amy P. Techtmann '04
Thesis Title: "A Look at the Crisis of Academic Fraud in Men's Basketball and Its Effect on Intercollegiate Athletics"
Adviser: Dr. Donald Fishman
- Cindy Eun Uh '04
Thesis Title: "Beyond the Flames: Reconciling the First and Fourteenth Amendments"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Erica Wheatley '04
Thesis Title: "Gender Construction in HBO's Original Series: Not So Groundbreaking After All"
Adviser: Dr. Susannah Stern
- Megan A. Winder '04
Thesis Title: "The First Amendment and Abortion Activism: In Search of Balance"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
CLASS OF 2003
- Melissa Camero '03
Thesis Title: "Alcohol and the Threshold of Violations: Alcohol Myopia and Expectancy Violations Theories"
Adviser: Dr. Pamela J. Lannutti
- Kathleen Ceglarski '03
Thesis Title: "A Historical-Critical Analysis of the FBI's Crisis Management Response to the Events at Waco and Oklahoma City"
Adviser: Dr. Donald Fishman
- Jennifer Ann Centra '03
Thesis Title: "An Analysis of the Co-Evolution of Sports and Media"
Adviser: Dr. Marilyn J. Matelski
- Mary C. Clemens '03
Thesis Title: "Post-9/11 Ecotourism in Costa Rica: An Exploration of Tourism and Terrorism"
Adviser: Dr. Marilyn J. Matelski
- David F. Cotter '03
Thesis Title: "Crash and Burn Coverage: Media Narratives of Airline Disasters"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- David Dare '03
Thesis Title: "Corporate Racism and Crisis Management: An Analysis of Company Responses to Charges of Racial Discrimination"
Adviser: Dr. Donald Fishman
- Mary K. Dow '03
Thesis Title: "An Analysis of Newsweek's Coverage of 9/11: Employing 'Normal' Conceptions of Gender in a Time of Crisis"
Adviser: Dr. Susannah Stern
- Kristen Farrell '03
Thesis Title: "Gone With the Wind and The Wind Done Gone: Parody and the First Amendment"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Ed E. Filusch '03
Scholar of the College Thesis Title: "Planned Parenthood v. American Coalition of Life Activists: Inciting Speech, True Threats, and the Internet"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Erin Hall '03
Thesis Title: "In the Aftermath of Enron and WorldCom: A Wakeup Call for American Business"
Adviser: Dr. Donald Fishman
- Elizabeth Kannenberg '03
Thesis Title: "Power, Pain, Pretty, and Perfect: The Construction of Masculinity and Femininity in the Editorial Content, Advertising, and Photography of Sports Illustrated"
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- Airi Kato '03
Thesis Title: "McCann-Ericson in Signapore"
Adviser: Dr. Marilyn J. Matelski
- Marin Kirby '03
Thesis Title: "A Rhetorical Analysis of Federally Supported Controversial Art: Social Movement Theory of the Pro-NEA and Anti-NEA Positions"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Christopher O. Maillet '03
Thesis Title: "Scandals of the Hardwood: Techniques for Preserving the Image of College Basketball"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Kim Mandara '03
Thesis Title: "Gender Construction in Jane Magazine"
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- Madeline Normile '03
Thesis Title: "Big Things in Small Packages: An Analysis of the 2002-2003 Mini Cooper Advertising Campaign"
Adviser: Dr. Marilyn J. Matelski
- Jessica Northrop '03
Thesis Title: "Coming Out: The Portrayal of Homosexuality on Television since the 1950s"
Adviser: Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz
- Emily E. Peca '03
Thesis Title: "Other-Directed Movements: The International Monetary Fund and the Rhetoric of Agitation and Control"
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie S. Jefferson
- Kristin Plude '03
Thesis Title: "Tandem Relationship Interdependency and Crises: An Analysis of Ford/Firestone and FAA/ValuJet"
Adviser: Dr. Donald Fishman
- Courtney Quinlan '03
Thesis Title: "True Threats and Free Speech: Planned Parenthood v. American Coalition of Life Activists"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Rebecca Simpson '03
Thesis Title: "Not So Clueless After All: Hollywood's Construction of the Adolescent in Teen Movies of the 1980s and 1990s"
Adviser: Dr. Elfriede Fürsich
- Natalie Van Kleef '03
Thesis Title: "Sexuality, Identity, and Television: A Textual and Audience Analysis of Will & Grace"
Adviser: Dr. Elfriede Fürsich
- Kelly Viana '03
Thesis Title: "Paladin v. Rice: Murder Manuals and the First Amendment"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
CLASS OF 2002
- Heather Burke '02
Thesis Title: "New Medium and Old Law: International Jurisdiction in Cyberspace"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Justin DeRose '02
Thesis Title: "A New Public Sphere or Public Smear?: 'Reality' on Television"
Adviser: Dr. Ekaterina Haskins
- Ryan Ellis '02
Thesis Title: "Explorations in a Postmodern Town: An Analysis of Twin Peaks"
Adviser: Dr. Ekaterina Haskins
- Stephanie Fellingham '02
Thesis Title: "'What's the Deal with This Pop Life'? Teen Media's Effects on the Lifestyle of Contemporary Adolescents"
Adviser: Dr. Ekaterina Haskins
- Erica Hepp '02
Thesis Title: "Selling Happily Ever After: An Analysis of the Fairy Tale Motif in German and American Advertising"
Advisers: Dr. Ekaterina Haskins and Dr. Michael Resler (German)
- Michelle Marling '02
Thesis Title: "The Media's Influence on Women's Sexual Identities: Watching Beverly Hills 90210"
Adviser: Dr. Elfriede Fürsich
- Dawnmarie Simpson '02
Thesis Title: "Parody: The Exception to Copyright in SunTrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin Company"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Rebecca Swanner '02
Thesis Title: "Punk! A Subculture's Ideologies as Reflected through Its Media Artifacts"
Adviser: Dr. Susannah Stern
- Sarah Towne '02
Thesis Title: "Striking a Balance between the Rights of Candidates and Broadcasters after AETC v. Forbes"
Adviser: Dr. Dale A. Herbeck
- Vanessa Tramontozzi '02
Thesis Title: "De Beers, Diamonds and Propaganda: Changing Society's Beliefs and Practices of Love One Lie at a Time"
Adviser: Dr. Marilyn J. Matelski
- Andreya Wein '02
Thesis Title: "'Just Do It': The Removal of Individual Autonomy through Modern American Advertising"
Adviser: Dr. Ekaterina Haskins
