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Current Dissertation Projects
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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