Below are theses and dissertations of graduates of the UNLV Communication Studies Department.
For the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations, visit UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Flying the Unfriendly Skies: How Flight Crew Members Perceived and Communicatively Constructed the Emotional Labor of their Positions throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, William B.l. Ingelson
Examining Reflexive Communication Following a Break in Alcohol Abstinence, Lynda Kay Maxfield
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The Limits of Critical Rhetoric: Towards a Postcritical Orientation, James Bezotte
A Feminist Rhetorical Analysis of Queer Appropriation in Digital Spaces, Derek Bryant
Women’s Use of the Gym Space: How Physical Activity Spaces Communicate Inclusion and Exclusion to Women, Rachel Glaze
Communicating Pain Unseen: Addressing Health Outcomes in Sexual Activity for Women with Endometriosis, Madison Wiese
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Understanding the Motivations of Esports Fans: The Relationship Between Esports Spectator Motivations and Esports Fandom Engagement, Joshua Barney
The Use of Narratives and Social Media in Arts & Culture Nonprofit Crisis Communication During COVID-19, Jordan Buuck
Rotten with Prediction, Serena Raquel Hicks
Environmental Rhetoric and an Ecology of Transcendence: A Rhetorical Criticism of Awake, A Dream From Standing Rock, Alyssa Kahn
The Influences of Medicaid on Mental Health Practitioners, Matthew Mohan
Colonization of the Philippines: An Analysis of U.S. Justificatory Rhetoric, Johansen Christopher Pico
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
An Ideological Criticism of The Green New Deal and Media Responses, Corynn Miller
Resisting ‘Raid-and-Rescue’: Capturing the Ideograph of Victimhood in Nevada Law A.B. 166, Samantha Thies
Disrupting the Traditional Dating Discourse: Expanding the Romantic Relationship Narrative, Brooke Wolfe
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Sit Crooked and Talk Straight(ish): Exploring Dialectical Tensions in the My Favorite Murder Fandom, Claudia Gricel Chiang-Lopez
Queering Utopia: ACT UP and the Disruption of Heteronormativity, Nicholas Lepp
Emerging Adults’ Identities, Attitudes, and Orientations Concerning Consensual Non-Monogamy, Amber Kory Stephens
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
A Dramatistic Analysis of Nevada's Controversy over Solar Net Metering Incentive Policies, Robert S. Burgy
Is It Still Impossible to Be Black and American?, Darrian Carroll
College is for Everyone: Examination of Family Support for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Transitioning to Postsecondary School, Allison Simpson
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Conflicted Provision: Exploring the Intersection of Social Support and Deception, Courtney Lane Mcdaniel
Cli-Fi Cinema: An Epideictic Rhetoric of Blame, Chloe Louise Powell
Launching Conservative Resistance: A Rhetorical Criticism of the Young Americans for Freedom, Tyler John Snelling
"The Destruction of a Legacy": Agenda Setting and the Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Allegations, Larissa Teran
President Barack Obama Responds to Gun Violence: A Rhetoric of Transformation., Gabriela Tscholl
"Less than a Relationship:" Transitions into an Impactful Romantic Relationship, Yuliya Yurashevich
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The "World's Greatest Deliberative Body" and the Decision to Invade: The Rhetoric of Senatorial Debate on S.J.Res. 46, Henry Russell Castillo
Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and the Populist Tradition in Presidential Rhetoric, Sarah Beth Shaw
The Revolution Will Be Computed: Fantasy, Apple Computer, and the Ethos of Silicon Valley, Misti Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Defining the 99%: A Rhetorical Critique of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, Molly Forgey
Unrealistic Weeds of Love and Romance: The Korean Drama and the "Flower Boy" Genre, Colby Y. Miyose
Siren Song: A Rhetorical Analysis of Gender and Intimate Partner Violence in Gotham City Sirens, Katlin Schmidt
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Attributions and Coping Behaviors Communicated Among Bullied Students: An Analysis of Bullying Blogs, Carly Marie Danielson
Presidential Epideictic Rhetoric During Times of Crisis: Barack Obama's "9/11" Moment, Michael Eisenstadt
The Rhetoric of Gay Christians: Matthew Vines and Reverend Nancy Wilson as Exemplars, Joshua Holman Miller
Long May She Reign: A Rhetorical Analysis of Gender Expectations in Disney's Tangled and Disney/Pixar's Brave, Caitlin J. Saladino
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Does Movie Viewing Cultivate Unrealistic Expectations about Love and Marriage?, Lauren F. E. Galloway
President Barack Obama and the Commencement of a New Perspective on Epideictic Speeches, Milene Ortega Ribeiro
Coping with Pediatric Cancer: Conversational Methods Utilized by Parents and Children when Dealing with Pediatric Cancer, Chelsi Morgan Walls
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Mother Knows Best: The Rhetorical Persona of Michelle Obama and the "Let's Move" campaign, Monika Bertaki
August 28, 1963: Building Community through Collective Discourse, Jennifer Nestelberger
Communication and Female Date Initiation: Differences in Perception Based on Sex of Initiator, Lindsey Kay Odom
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Imagined interactions as a link to political talk, Megan Lambertz
After the fall: The post-apocalyptic frontier in The Road and 28 Days Later, Jeffrey J. Lavigne
“Change” in the 2008 presidential campaign: A study in rhetorical definition, Graciela Saez Kleriga
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Cascading simulation: A critical perspective on Barack Obama‘s foreign policy during the 2008 presidential election, Ian P. Beier
Diabolical ventriloquism: A Case study in rhetorical transcendence with C. S. Lewis’s infamous imp Screwtape, Daniel J. Coyle
Attachment theory as a predictor of communicative responses to infidelity, Sandra Donovan
Solace in St. Louis: A case study in heroic cultural nostalgia, Amanda J. Pinney
A Rhetorical history of the Office of Legal Counsel, William O’Donnal Saas
Kairotic strategema: A rhetorical investigation of Barack Obama’s 2009 health care address, Serena M. Sánchez-Wilson
The Rhetorical Significance of Gojira, Shannon Victoria Stevens
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The Curious case of Jim McGreevey, Justin Eckstein
Notions of distance: Communication constraints in long-distance dating relationships, Jenny Marie Farrell
The Cuban Missile Crisis Speech: An analysis of text evolution, Ashlyn Gentry
Parasocial relationships with celebrities: An illusion of intimacy with mediated friends, Amanda R. Laken
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Public Participation Program Development: An analysis of public participation in the water industry, Marcia Lynne Holmberg