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College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) senior theses can be archived in the University of Michigan’s Deep Blue online library. Honors theses are a permanent part of the University’s intellectual legacy. Deep Blue makes these works accessible to the scholarly community for the long term, providing a single, permanent URL for reference. Please use the information below as reference to search for past Communication and Media senior theses in the library database.
2018-2019
Amber Bates - A Hostile Online Environment: Toxic Masculinity and Aggression Resulting from Unregulated YouTube Content
Advisor: Muniba Saleem
Tia Burton - “Are you Afro-Latina because you’re wearing an afro?”: Identifying Constructions of Afro-Latinidad, an Intersectional Identity, in American Media
Advisor: Jamie Moshin
Jaqcueline Delgado - Queer Latina Representation in the Media
Advisor: Caitlin Lawson
Sydney Foy - When Will They #BelieveHer?: The Role of Partisanship and Framing of Sexual Misconduct in the News
Advisor: Ariel Hasell
Adele Gendron - “Brighten myself back up a bit” : 13 Reasons Why, Conversation and Reaching Out
Advisor: Caitlin Lawson
Allie Koestler - Don’t Skip the Ad: Evaluating the Influence of Empowering YouTube Advertisements on Self-Help Content
Advisor: Sonya Dal Cin
Katherine Mercer - #AerieFAKE?: Exploring the impact of commodity feminism on young female audiences
Advisor: Jimmy Draper
Bashair Pasha - #RepresentationMatters: Effects of Muslim Media Portrayals on Muslim American College Students
Advisor: Muniba Saleem
2017-2018
Mekenna Eisert - #13ReasonsWhy: Understanding Suicide Interpretations in Today's Media Atmosphere
Advisor: Sonya Dal Cin
Ellie Homant - LGBTQ-Tube: The Construction of an Authentic and Expert Self in Beauty Videos by LGBTQ-Identified YouTubers
Advisor: Katherine Sender
McKinley Horwitz - Through the Altered Looking Glass: How Social Pressures on Instagram Influence Female Users' Self-Perception
Advisor: Sonya Dal Cin
Kelsye Hurt - Eating in the Digital Age: Students' Food Choices, Consumer Behavior, and Food App Usage
Advisor: Kristen Harrison
Emily Johanson - Making Meaning Out of Marvel: Exploring How Fan Perceptions of & Interactions with the Actor Influence Use of the Superhero Charachter in Fan Practices
Advisor: Jimmy Draper
Ian Leach - Elite Bird Watching: Evaluating Newspaper Sourcing of Barack Obama's and Donald Trump's Presidential Tweets
Advisor: Ariel Hasell
Ramia Mitchell - Consistently #TeamNatural: How Natural Hair Brands Intersect Natural Hair, Black Culture, and Community-Building Using Social Media
Advisor: Andre Brock
Xiaolei Wang - Do You Trust Doctors?: Framing and Blame Attribution in Medical News Stories
Advisor: Brian Weeks
2016-2017
Sara Benson - Google Misconduct: Implications of Digital Media for Juror Impartiality
Advisor: Faith Sparr
Emily Harmon - Social Media Screening and Job Hiring: Comparing Applicant Concerns about Facebook and LinkedIn
Advisor: Muzammil Hussain
Lindsay Hurwitz - Can’t Stop Watching: The Emotional Implications of Binge Watching
Advisor: Sonya Dal Cin
Emily Levy - From “Ew” to “Oh!”: Study of Graphic Images and Desensitization on Twitter
Advisor: Jan Van den Bulck
Danielle Litwak - R.I.P. SOPA: A Critical Analysis of the Discourse Surrounding the 2011 Failed Legislation
Advisor: Jimmy Draper
Joanna McKelvey - Sex Q & A: Sexual Health Content in Print and Online Advice Platforms in 2006 and 2016
Advisor: Katherine Sender
Eli Scheinholtz - BuzzFed: How Digital News Quality Affects Candidate Knowledge and Preferences
Advisor: Josh Pasek
Gabrielle Wesseldyk - (Don’t) Do it for the Gram: Upward Social Comparison, Self-Discrepancy and Body Shame among College-Aged Instagram Users
Advisor: Kristen Harrison
Jenna Wilamowski - Imagine That!: Implications of Posting to the Imagined Audience on Facebook for User Behavior and Attitude
Advisor: Jan Van den Bulck
2015-2016
Amie Diamond - Explaining Users’ Attitudes Toward Online Targeted Advertising: The Roles of User and Advertisement Characteristics
Advisor: Muniba Saleem
Madeleine Kimble - Online Gendered Harassment and Violence: Naming the Harm and Punishing the Behavior
Advisor: Faith Sparr
2014-2015
Jacquelyn Goldman - Docusoap Celebrities: Attributes That Lead to Success Beyond Reality Television
Advisor: Susan Douglas
Marjorie McCurry - Can Happiness Buy Money? The Implication of Emotion on Donations to Humanitarian Causes Through Video Advertisements
Advisor: Kristen Harrison
Ellen Wagner - Can Tweeting about Television Shows Build Social Capital? Evidence From a Novel Approach
Advisor: Joshua Pasek
2013-2014
Gia Tammone - Not Sanctioned by the State: Radical Criminals, the Press, and the Twentieth Century
Advisor: Derek Vaillant
