School of Communication Graduate Students
Alumni
2026
HILT, JESSICA
Thesis- "GC Flight, Lock the Doors", How Communication Resilience Shapes Crisis Response in Human Space Flight, 2026
HUGHES, KELLY
Thesis- Ambiguity, Extremes, and Poe’s Law: Exploring the Influence of Digital Nativity and News Media Literacy on Deciphering Political Memes, 2026
IDACHABA, FAITH
Thesis- Exploring Perceived Humor, Attitudes, and Exposure’s Impact on Online Engagement with Viral Breonna Taylor Meme, 2026
VANCE, SKYLAR
Project- ‘Company’ Rebrand: Market Analysis and Brand Book, 2026
AKPOR, PATIENCE
Thesis- Generative AI Adoption Decisions Among Training and Development Professionals Through the Lens of Organizational Culture Theory, 2026
ALBADAWI, LUBNA
Thesis- Gendered Representations of Displacement: U.S. Media Portrayals of Syrian Women Refugees, 2026
KALLHOFF, CASSIE
Thesis- “Keep Talking”: An Autoethnography of Online Voice-Based Communities, 2026
2025
BRYANT, OLIVIA
Thesis- From War Zones to Laugh Tracks: A Rhetorical Exploration of MASH Messaging and Kenneth Burke’s Poetic Categories, 2025
MIDKIFF, JENNA
Thesis- In the Digital Spotlight: Privacy Boundaries, Disclosure, and Motivations of Gen Z Social Media Users, 2025
ULMER, AUSTIN
Thesis- Ideology Is Brat: Popular Music As Discourse in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, 2025
BANDA, PENJANI
Thesis- Integrating Generative AI in Higher Education: A Case Study on Communication Education at a U.S. Midwestern University, 2025
CHURCHILL, LARISSA
Thesis- Paranoid Conspiracism and Social Media: A Rhetorical Analysis of Trump’s Capitol Insurrection Communication, 2025
BAILEY, KIM
Thesis- Educator Safety and Workplace Protections: A Case Study Analysis of the Abby Zwerner Shooting and Workers’ Compensation, 2025
KATE, MANASI
Thesis- Developing an Intergroup Dialogue Training Program for Organizational Leadership: A Pilot Partnership with the Greater Omaha Chamber, 2025
WERNER, ZACHARY
Thesis- Educator Safety and Workplace Protections: A Case Study Analysis of the Abby Zwerner Shooting and Workers’ Compensation, 2025
2024
BONDY, EMMA
Thesis- A Quantitative Study Examining Perceived Parenting Styles and Their Impact on Early Marriage Conflict Management Styles, Feelings of Closeness and Relational Satisfaction, 2024
JONES, CECILY
Thesis- ‘If You’re Gonna Do It, Use a Condom. Otherwise, Just Don’t Do It’: Exploring Contraceptive Messaging Effects in Young Adult Beliefs and Attitudes, 2024
MWIKISA, DIANA
Thesis- Uterine Fibroids: A Silent Crisis, 2024
SHUVO, SAZZAD
Thesis- Intersectionality of Fear of Missing Out, Social Media Addiction, and Mental Well-Being: A Qualitative Exploration of College Students’ Social Media Experience, 2024
ARREOLA, CHEILY
Thesis- NiUnaMenos and El Muro de la Memoria: Understanding the Use of Memorials in Anti-Femicide Protest, 2024
HAY-MERCHANT, CHRISTINE
Thesis- How Older Adult Siblings Manage Privacy and Privacy Turbulence on Facebook, 2024
KEMPLE, LEAH
Thesis- Examining the Influence of Social Media Influencers on Fast Fashion Consumption and Environmental Impact: A Mixed Methods Analysis, 2024
TULLY, JAMIE
Thesis- Valar Morghulis’ (All Men Must Die): A Critique of Feminine Power in Game of Thrones, 2024
2023
MCCAFFERTY, SAMANTHA
Thesis- The Development of Civil Rights?: A Content Analysis of U.S. Newspaper Coverage on Emmett Till and George Floyd, 2023
CASTRO, GLEYCE ANY
Thesis- “PMS Is Not Just a Cliché”? A Media Framing Analysis of PMS and PMDD in the New York Times, 2023
KADAM, AISHWARYA
Project- Portraying obesity through visuals: The online Indian newspaper scenario, 2023
THIMJON, JACOB
Thesis- Sports Illustrated and ESPN: Brawn or Brain Within Athlete Race?, 2023
2022
DABBOUR, SAEED
Project- Microaggressions on Reality Television: A Rhetorical Narrative Analysis of Survivor: Season 34 - Game Changers, 2022
HANSEN, ELIZABETH
Thesis- Parenting Alone: A Qualitative Analysis Exploring One-Sided Parenting and Communication, 2022
MITCHELL, JACQUELINE
Thesis- Facing motherhood stressors : a content analysis of advice-giving comments using the subreddit r/breakingmom, 2022
ANDERSEN, JAIME
Project- Diversity on the Feed: Social Media Exposure’s Impact on Stereotypes, 2022
BERGERON, JONATHAN
Thesis- Happy Home Quarantine: A Content Analysis of Reddit Posts Demonstrating Gratifications of Life-Sim Gaming During Covid-19, 2022
FOOTE, CALEB
Thesis- Social Support in Undergraduate Students: An Analysis of Social Support between Peers and Friends, Family, and Teaching Assistants, 2022
LAMBERT, KATELYN
Thesis- “To Him, We Are Just Things”: A Feminist Critique on the Evolution of Women’s Representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 2022
MCCALLISTER, NATASHA
Project- Enhancing the Adoptive Parent-Child Relationship through Communication:, 2022
MILLER, JEFFREY
Thesis- A Training Seminar for Adoptive Parents, 2022
PANDIS, JAMES
Project- Overcome: A communication anxiety workshop for Higher Education Professionals, 2022
SCOTT, JASMINE
Thesis- The NFL in black and white : a rhetorical look at the NFL's response to Colin Kaepernick's 2016 national anthem's protest, 2022
2021
JUMP, LINDSAY
Thesis- “Abortion Will Never Stop... It’s Just Safe Abortion that Will”: A Uses and Gratifications Approach to Examining Abortion Discourse on Reddit, 2021
ALTUWAYJIRI, AHMED
Project- For the Rest of Us: Christmas Hegemony and Festivus Resistance, 2021
MADDALENA, SIDNEY
Thesis- True crime audiences and social media engagement : a uses and gratification study, 2021
MCMICKELL, ALTHEA
Thesis- University Social Responsibility & Crises: A Study of USR Communication during COVID-19, 2021
RAPP, BRADEN
Thesis- Glitch Today: Exploring Glitch as Pragmatic and Philosophical Communication in Popular Culture, 2021
2020
PIPER, PAIGE
Thesis- Behind the Veil: Adult Children Recount Managing Privacy Boundaries Pertinent to Parental Mental Illness, 2020
HARDIN, ALLEGRA
Thesis- Trump Toys for Tots : cultural identification in MAGA building blocks, 2020
HOLMAN, KYLIE
Thesis- Can you come back from being cancelled? A case study of podcasting, cancel culture, and comedians during #MeToo, 2020
JUREK, HAYLEY
Project- Graphic Design Curriculum, 2020
KATOR, BENJAMIN
Thesis- A netnography of Instagram's self-help culture, 2020
YANIKE, NAOMI
Thesis- Hunzoning ; A Qualitative Study of Women's Expectancy Violations Surrounding Multi-Level Marketing Message Strategies on Facebook, 2020
ANDERSON, AMANDA
Thesis- To Vaxx or not to vaxx: political cartoons and the measles, mumps, and rubella autism controversy, 2020
CORNILLIE, DAVID
Thesis- Grassroots Narrative and Public Opinion on the Prairie, 2020
WORDEN, TAYLOR
Project- Organizational Communication Audit Template for Consultants in Higher Education, 2020
KWIATKOWSKI, LYLE
Project- Developing Meaningful Employee Training in Sports Video Production, 2020
MALONE, ALLISON
Project- Cobalt Corporate Communication Plan, 2020
MORRISSEY, KALA
Thesis- The Use of Twitter by Women K-12 School Superintendents to Engage Stakeholders as Part of Their District’s Overarching Communications Plan, 2020
SEDJRO, LINDA
Thesis- Minority Women's Career Challenges in U.S. Retail Space, Walmart: An Autoethnography Through the Eyes of an African Woman from Togo, 2020