A collection of published articles from members of the Department of Communication at Kennesaw State University.
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Submissions from 2015
The Internet is Not the Antidote, Kristen Heflin
Quality of Minority Health Communication: An Analysis of Hispanic-Targeted Health Websites., Emma K. Wertz and Sora Kim
Submissions from 2014
How Spokesperson Rank and Selected Media Channels Impact Perceptions in Crisis Communication, Jieun Lee, Sora Kim, and Emma K. Wertz
Submissions from 2013
Culture Determines Business Models: Analyzing Home Depot's Failure Case in China for International Retailers from a Communication Perspective, May Hongmei Gao
Company Spokesperson vs. Customer Testimonial: Investigating Quoted Spokesperson Credibility and Impact in Business-to-business Communication, Pauline Howes and Lynne M. Sallot
Positive Organizations for Older Adults in Community Settings, Linda Johnston and Deanna F. Womack
Predictors of Organization's Crisis Communication Approaches: Full Versus Limited Disclosure, Sora Kim and Emma K. Wertz
Submissions from 2012
The First Amendment’s Impact on Bloggers: A Legal Perspective, Joshua N. Azriel
Navigate the FERPA Nuisance, Carolyn S. Carlson
The Use of Social Media: An Exploratory Study of Usage among Digital Natives, David L. Williams, Victoria L. Crittenden, and Paulette McCarty
Submissions from 2011
Meeting Online Friends Offline: A comparison of South Korean and U.S. College Students' Differences in Self-Construal and Computer-Mediated Communication Preferences, Kim Heeman and William Faux
Stakeholder Input in Establishing an Evaluation Plan for Tobacco Counter-Marketing Campaigns, Rebecca Murphy-Hoefer, Marco S. Andrade, Dorean E. Maines, and Maurice Martins
Teaching Tips Corner: Tips from the AEJMC Teaching Committee Student Attendance: Being Present for the Teaching Moment, Birgit Wassmuth
Submissions from 2010
(Re)Imaging the Afrocentric Self: An Organizational Culture Analysis of Shifting, Audrey Wilson Allison
SPJ's Reporter's Guide to FERPA, Carolyn S. Carlson
Educational Crisis Management Practices Tentatively Embrace the New Media, Barbara Gainey
Crisis Leadership for the New Reality Ahead, Barbara S. Gainey
Crisis Management in Public School Districts, Barbara S. Gainey
Facilitators and Obstacles of Intercultural Business Communication for American Companies in China: Lessons Learned from the UPS Case, Hongmei Gao and Penelope Prime
Expectation Gaps between Stakeholders and Web-Based Corporate Public Relations Efforts: Focusing on Fortune 500 Corporate Web Sites, Sora Kim, Jae-Hee Park, and Emma K. Wertz
The Influence of Tobacco Countermarketing Ads on College Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs, Rebecca Murphy-Hoefer, Andrew Hyland, and Cheryl Rivard
Submissions from 2009
Spirituality Then and Now: Our Journey Through Higher Education as Women of Faith, Audrey Wilson Allison and Patreece Boone Broadus
Crisis Management’s New Role in Educational Settings, Barbara Gainey
Collectivist and Individualist Influences on Website Design in South Korea and the U.S.: A Cross-Cultural Content Analysis, Kim Heeman, James R. Coyle, and Stephen J. Gould
Resolving Conflict in the Chinese and U.S. Realms for Global Business Entities, Linda M. Johnston and Hongmei Gao
Media Morality Tales and the Politics of Motherhood, Katherine N. Kinnick
An Examination of the Role pf Online Social Media in Journalists' Source Mix, Ruthann Weaver Lariscy, Elizabeth Johnson Avery, Kaye D. Sweetser, and Pauline Howes
Pets in Print Advertising - Are We Seeing More of Rover and Fluffy? A Content Analysis of Four Popular Magazines, Charles M. Mayo, Donna T. Mayo, and Marilyn M. Helms
Teaching Corner: Tips from the AEJMC Teaching Committee, Birgit Wassmuth
Spirituality Then and Now: Our Journey Through Higher Education as Women of Faith, Audrey M. Wilson Alison and Patreece R. Boone Broadus
Blogging Communities Spurred to Action, Leonard Witt
Submissions from 2008
A Best Practices Service Learning Framework for the Public Relations Campaigns Course, Audrey Wilson Allison
Chinese Companies Going Global: The Operational Strategies and Communication Challenges, Hongmei Gao
Is She Chinese or American? On the Identity Communication Patterns between Caucasian Parents and their Adopted Chinese Daughters in the U.S., May H. Gao and Deanna F. Womack
The Effects of Interactive Images and Goal-Seeking Behavior on Telepresence and Site Ease of Use, Kim Heeman, James R. Coyle, and Andrew Mendelson
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Perceived Effectiveness of Tobacco Countermarketing Advertisements among Young Adults, Rebecca Murphy-Hoefer, Andrew Hyland, and Cheryl Higbee
Legislators and Constituents: Examining Demographics and Online Communication Tools, Amber J. Narro, Charles Mayo, and Alison F. Miller
Submissions from 2007
Turn-Taking and the Local Management of Conversation in a Highly Simultaneous Computer-Mediated Communication System, Jeffrey F. Anderson, Fred K. Beard, and Joseph B. Walther
The California Supreme Court's Decision in Barrett v. Rosenthal: How the Court's Decision Could Further Hamper Efforts to Restrict Defamation on the Internet, Joshua N. Azriel
Comparing Chinese Guanxi with American Networking for Foreign-born Chinese Job Seekers in the U.S., Hongmei Gao
Approaching Chinese Culture: Strategies American Expatriates Adopt for Learning Chinese Culture, May Hongmei Gao and Deanna F. Womack
The Spiral of Silence and Fear of Isolation, Kurt Neuwirth, Edward Frederick, and Charles Mayo
Submissions from 2006
Thought Leaders, Jan Phillips
Constructing a Framework to Enable an Open Source Reinvention of Journalism, Leonard Witt
Submissions from 2005
Workplace Communication: What The Apprentice Teaches About Communication Skills, Katherine N. Kinnick and Sabrena R. Parton
Periodismo del futuro, Leonard Witt and Francisco Seoane Pérez
Submissions from 2004
Advertising Responses to Crisis, Katherine N. Kinnick
A Relational Approach Examining the Interplay of Prior Reputation and Immediate Response to a Crisis, Lisa J. Lyon and Glen T. Cameron
Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide: Smoking and Drinking in Disney's Animated Classics, Erin L. Ryan and Keisha L. Hoerrner
Are We Losing Policy Matters in Coverage of the Horse Race?, Leonard Witt
Is Public Journalism Morphing into the Public's Journalism?, Leonard Witt
Submissions from 2003
Factors in the Appeal of News, Charles F. Aust
How Corporate America Grieves: Responses to September 11 in Public Relations Advertising, Katherine N. Kinnick
Investigating Effects of Tolerance-Intolerance of Ambiguity and the Teaching of Public Relations Writing: A Quasi-Experiment, Lynne M. Sallot and Lisa J. Lyon
From Aardvark to Zebra: A New Millennium Analysis of Theory Development in Public Relations Academic Journals, Lynne M. Sallot, Lisa J. Lyon, Carolina Acosta-Alzuru, and Karyn Ogata Jones
This Movement Won’t Be Buried, Leonard Witt
Submissions from 2002
Quality Standards in Children's Programming: An Independent Observation of Industry Claims, Alison Alexander, Keisha Hoerrner, Louise Benjamin, and Seok Kang
Employment Interview Outcomes and Speech Style Effects, Sabrena R. Parton, Susan A. Siltanen, Lawrence A. Hosman, and Jeff Langenderfer
Submissions from 2000
Loneliness of Adolescents and Their Choice and Enjoyment of Love-Celebrating Versus Love-Lamenting Popular Music, Rhonda Gibson, Charles F. Aust, and Dolf Zillmann
One Click Forward and Two Clicks Back: Portrayal of Women Using Computers in Television Commercials, Candace White and Katherine N. Kinnick
Submissions from 1998
Gender Bias in Newspaper Profiles of 1996 Olympic Athletes: A Content Analysis of Five Major Dailies, Katherine N. Kinnick
Submissions from 1996
Communicating Scholarly Research via the Poster Session: The Experience at a National Convention, Charles F. Aust and Katherine N. Kinnick
Effects of Victim Exemplification in Television News on Viewer Perception of Social Issues, Charles F. Aust and Dolf Zillmann
Compassion Fatigue: Communication and Burnout toward Social Problems, Katherine N. Kinnick, Dean M. Krugman, and Glen T. Camercon
Submissions from 1994
Campus-Based Academies, Institutes, and Seminar or Workshop Series, Phyllis H. Lewis