The Communication Department created this "Virtual Honors Library" in 2007 as a way to archive undergraduate theses in a manner that was easily accessible. The PDF files are organized alphabetically and any majors who graduated with honors before 2007 are invited to submit their thesis for inclusion in the Virtual Honors Library.
- 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
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
- 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
- J. Paschall Freeman '08
Thesis Title: "Framing Community: A Genre-based Examination of Xanga, LiveJournal, MySpace, and Facebook" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie 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
- Susie Kelly '08
Thesis Title: "A Heroic Monomyth: Howard Schultz's Narrative Construction of Starbucks" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Bonnie Jefferson
- 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 - 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
- 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 TechnologyEarly Analysis and Discussion of Candidate Blogs for the 2008 Presidential Elections" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. Charles E. Morris III
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
- Christopher D. Stanley '06
Thesis Title: "24-Hour Cable News: The Mainstreaming of Politicization" (PDF document)
Adviser: Dr. William Stanwood
- 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
