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