Below are theses and dissertations completed by graduates of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies.
For the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations, visit UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
American Samoa Politics: Performing SĀMOA, Dayonara S. Gaoteote
Magneto Was Right: How the Holocaust Shaped an X-Men Antihero, Benjamin J. Morse
The Karen Genre: Digital Memes as an Influencer of Political and Social Discourse, Marc Wardle
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
How Did the NRA Employ Presidential Election Year Propaganda Against Barack Obama within the Shifting Paradigm of the Digital Age?, Rodney James Edgar
The Art of 'Stick to Sports,' Politics, and Sports Media Industry Studies, Shi-Quan Nettingham
Virtually Invincible: The Impact of Social Media Presentation on Rock Climbing, Lilly Posner
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Trauma and Its Shadow: The History of Flashbacks, David Becker
Uncovering the Women in Ocean’s Eight: Understanding the Trends of the Women’s Movement with the Portrayals of Women in Film, Elyssa Michelle Day
Building a Music Festival: Understanding Media Industry Lore, Madeline Edgmon
The Effects of Emotional Versus Rational Message Framing on Brand Attachment and Brand Loyalty, Elisa Woinowsky
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Media Portrayals of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A CARS2 and Frame Analysis of the Sesame Street Character Julia, Sallyann Ficarrotta
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
True-self and the uses and gratifications of Instagram among college-aged females, Jocelyn Apodaca
How May I Impress You? A Content Analysis of Online Impression Management Tactics of YouTube Beauty Vloggers, Xiaoxiao Ma
Iran through Time: A Visual and Content Analysis of Iranians on the Cover of Time Magazine, Kianoosh Mousavi Niaraki
Broadcast News Directors' Perceptions of Race: A Survey of Psychological and Sociological Measures, Amaya Nichele Worthem
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Consumer Perspectives: Corporate Social Responsibility Through Advertisement and Publicity, Margaret George
A Content Analysis of Gender-Specific Media Coverage of Sport: NCAA Athletic Department Home Webpages, Margo R. Malik
Reader Engagement with Data Journalism: Comparing the Guardian and Washington Post's Coverage of People Killed by Police, Dan Michalski
"Nobody Can #DragMeDown": An Analysis of the One Direction Fandom's Ability to Influence and Dominate Worldwide Twitter Trends, Nicole Kelsey Santero
Gendered Self-Presentation on Social Media: A content analysis of Tweets from UNLV Men's and Women's Athletic Teams, Alexandra Nicole White
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Television Consumption and Child Obesity: Linking Children's Contemporary Television Use, Physical Activity, and Advertising to Putnam's Displacement Hypothesis, Brittany L. Altamirano
Framing Reality: Portrayals of Climate Change in the "Las Vegas Review-Journal", 1997-2014, Jason Ryan Holley
The End of the World (EOTW) Scientist and the Framing of Science in Science Fiction Films from 1950 to 2010, Jennifer Naoko Lui
Depictions of Beauty on Cosmopolitan Magazine: Content Analysis of Covers (1959-2014), Azalee Maslow
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do": An Analysis of Parasocial Relationships and Breakups Among "How I Met Your Mother" Viewers, Sara Montes De Oca
The Economic Impact of the MPAA Rating System on Types of Films Made From 2004-2014, Kaitlin Peck
Marketing of Gender Stereotypes through Animated Films: A Thematic Analysis of the Disney Princess Franchise, Tiffany Jade Pelton
The Visual Framing of the Three Cycles of Climate Control in the New York Times 1851 to Present, Jason Lee Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Understanding brand authenticity in specialized communities: An interpretive qualitative study of the Brit Iron Rebels Las Vegas Clan, Sullivan Charles
"I Got Shot Five Times and I Got Crucified to the Media": Tupac Amaru Shakur -- Moral Panic, Media Crucifixion and Resurrection, Lucas Jerome Combs
Walt Disney and the Propaganda Complex: Government Funded Animation and Hollywood Complicity During WWII, Amanda Michelle Cunningham
Producer Fans: How Twilight Fans are Using Facebook to Blur the Lines Between Media Producers and Consumers, Nichole Roslyn Kazimirovicz
High Stakes of Media Messages: Decoding Visual Narratives from the Iraq War in the U.S. and British Presses, Jennifer Liese
The Role of Self-Concept in Consumer Behavior, Marisa Toth
The Role of Self-Concept in Consumer Behavior, Marisa Toth
Virtual Rebel Website: A Strategy to Increase User Engagement through Bounce Rate Analysis, Michael Vendivel
The Untold History of Nevada's Shield Statute, Matthew Travis Ward
Gilded Age Visual Media as the Impetus for Social Change: Jacob Riis's Reform Photography and the Antecedents of Documentary Film, Denitsa Yotova
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
A Christian Mega Church Strives for Relevance: Examining Social Media and Religiosity, Kenthea Albert-Leigh Joan Fogenay
The Other September 11th: El Mercurio Media Coverage After The Chilean Coup Of 1973, Valeria Andrea Gurr-Ovalle
Newspaper Coverage of Christianity in South Korea, 1996-2005, Taisik Hwang
Muting the masses: Effects of the spiral of silence in the college newsroom, Blaire Ritter
The Perceived Level of Enjoyment in Sports Violence: An Experiment Examining How Sports Commentary, Fanship, and Gender Affect Viewer Emotions, Sarah Vineyard
Social Media Strategy for the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies, Irene Williams
Media Bias Through Facial Expressions on Local Las Vegas Television News Programs: A Visual Content Analysis, Jessica Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Sex and Stereotyping in Sin City: A Content Analysis of Las Vegas Magazine Advertisements, Michelle Irene Aikin
Where in the World are the Women of Time? Women and the "Person of the Year" Covers for Time Magazine, Krystle Lynne Anttonelli
Taiwanese Willingness to Communicate in English: Can Watching American Television Programs help?, Yu-Ting Chien
You should know Jack: A qualitative study of The Jack LaLanne Show (1951-~1965), Robert Cochrane
Niche Theory in New Media: Is Digital Overtaking the Print Magazine Industry?, Zeenath Haniff
Audience Image Preferences of 1080i and 720p High Definition Video Formats: An Experiment, Michael Thomas Stubben
The Uses and Gratifications of Dance Reality Television Shows, Heather M. Yuille
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Public interest standard characteristics in hybrid digital multicasts of noncommercial educational radio, Michele Ann Gothard
The information battlefield: Al-Qaeda's use of advanced media technologies for framed messaging, Jessica Marie Martin
Gatekeeping in a TV news editorial conference: Shift of force, other media, personal experience and pack mentality, Kyril Daniel Plaskon
The pedagogy of pornography: What popular pornography on the Internet teaches us about aggression and consent, Anthony Springrt Jr.
Factors of adoption: Initiating relationships using online dating sites, Rachel Lee Toyer
Comparative and critical analysis: The roles of civic and traditional journalism, Kendle Walters
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The Write moves: An autoethnographic examination of the media industry, Danielle Gomes
The Portrayal of schizophrenia in television: An experiment assessing how viewer attitudes are affected, Lindsey Jo Hand
I am journalism (and so can you!): Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and the role of the journalist, Eugene Wagner
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
A Church without walls: Finding community in Central Christian Church's online campus, Kayla Jo Gilmore
Internal communication in organizations and employee engagement, Lynn Kalani Terumi Hayase
Analyzing policy issues in presidential speeches and the media: An Agenda-setting study, Jessica L. Hughes
Communication technologies: Diffusion of online news use and credibility among young web users in the information age, Chee Youn Kang
Brothers are better than sisters: A semiotic, feminist analysis of HBO's "Rome", Patricia Mamie Peers
Torturing terrorists for national security imperatives: Mediated violence on "24", Michael D. Sears
Women's health and fitness magazines: An accurate portrayal?, Jennifer M. Shymansky