The MM&C students listed here have successfully defended their dissertation proposal and are conducting the research project under the supervision of the committee members listed.

Irene Berkowitz
Committee: Concetta Stewart (Chair), Jan Fernback, Evelyn Tribble and Thomas Gordon
Dissertation Title: And the Debate Goes On: An Exploratory Study of the Impact of New Communication Technologies on Academic Research

Dianne Garyantes
Committee: Nancy Morris (Chair), Andrew Mendelson, and Fabienne Darling-Wolf
Dissertation Title: Culturally Competent Journalists: Toward a New Norm of Understanding

Rebecca Kern
Committee: Fabienne Darling-Wolf (Chair), Carolyn Kitch, and Bonnie Brennen
Dissertation Title: Queer Female Representation and Meaning Making: Reading and Reception of The L-Word

Melissa Lenos
Committee: Carolyn Kitch (Chair), Fabienne Darling-Wolf and Noel Carroll (Philosophy Department)
Dissertation Title: Deja View: Cultural Functions of Hollywood Remakes

Suman Mishra
Committee: Matthew Lombard (Chair), Nancy Morris and Michael Maynard
Dissertation Title: Party Portrayals and their Influence in Alcohol Consumption and Outrageous Behavior Among College Women

Heather Muse
Committee: Jan Fernback (Chair), Nancy Morris, and Carolyn Kitch
Dissertation Title: Believe: Mythology, Ritual and Identity in Media Portrayals of the 2004 Boston Red Sox and Red Sox Nation

James O'Connor
Committee: Andrew Mendelson (Chair), Carolyn Kitch, and Bonnie Brennen
Dissertation Title: Resisting the Melting Pot Through Ethnic Newspapers: History and Function of the "Irish Echo"

Margaret Rakus
Committee: Carolyn Kitch (Chair), Nancy Morris, and Andy Mendelson
Dissertation Title: Magazine Representations of American Celebrity Mothers, 1990-2005

Melissa Retano
Committee: Jan Fernback (Chair), Fabienne Darling-Wolf, and Andrew Mendelson
Dissertation Title: Constructing Gay Adoption: The Discursive Struggle Between Interest Groups, Politicians, and Celebrities

Gwen Shaffer
Committee: Jan Fernback (chair), Concetta Stewart, and Zizi Papacharissi
Dissertation Title: Peer-to-Peer Pressure: How Wireless Signal Sharing is Impacting Digital Inclusion Efforts

Lydia Reeves Timmins
Committee: Matthew Lombard (Chair), Andy Mendelson, and Ed Trayes
Dissertation Title: Local TV News: Reconditioning the Media and their Audience

Jiwon Yoon
Committee: Renee Hobbs (Chair), Fabienne Darling-Wolf, and John Lent
Dissertation Title: Media Literacy Education to Promote Cultural Competence and Adaptation among Diverse Students: A Case Study of North Korean Refugees in South Korea

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