This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Communication Studies. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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"We shall fight for the things we have always held nearest our hearts": Rhetorical strategies in the U.S. woman suffrage movement, Stephanie L. Durnford

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War on Terror Middle-East peace and a drive around the ranch: The rhetoric of US-Saudi diplomacy in the post-911 period, J. Robert Harper

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What do you mean by competence?: A comparison of perceived communication competence among North Americans and Chinese, Chao He

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Rhetoric of public interest in an inter-organizational environmental debate: The Fernie mining controversy., Shelby Jo. Long

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Investigation of the initiation of short-term relationships in a vacation setting., Aneta Milojevic

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"It 's the other way around"| Sustainability, promotion, and the shaping of identity in nonprofit arts organizations, Georgi A. Rausch

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Child left behind: An examination of comforting strategies goals and outcomes following the death of a child, Kelly R. Rossetto

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Profile of the modern smokejumper| A tension-centered lens on identity and identification, Cade Wesley Spaulding

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Influence of attachment dimensions on relational maintenance behaviors in long-distance versus geographically close romantic relationships., Jian Yang

Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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Reinventing selves: Talking about emerging identities during midlife, Marilyn L. Carlin

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Faking it: Emotional labor and prostitution, Mary Pat Dutton

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Through the looking glass: The communication between nonprofit coalitions and the community, Matthew G. Isbell

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"Just do it!"| A rhetorical criticism of Nike's "Hero" advertising campaign for women, Jennifer Joi Lewis

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Laying on of language: Representations of the body in healthcare discourse., Jennifer E. Moffat

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Women & men tending together : gender & communication factors for nurses, Shawna M. Starkey

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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Whispering in the wind: Text and tradition in Blackfeet apologia, Rowland G. Freeman

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"We're tough girls:" Responding to the challenges of women's entrepreneurship in Montana, Rebecca E. Gill

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Keep your brands off my body: A feminist analysis of the Girl Scout cookie sale, Kenlyn S. Kjesbo

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Easing transition: A resource for high school students with disabilities as they transition into college, Eric Tanner Strauss

Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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Decolonizing higher education: Respecting indigenous cultures knowledge and scholarship., Danielle M. De La Mare

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Information and communication technology in education: Toward building a literacy program., Bryan A. Hansen

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"Just trying to spread the groove" creating and sustaining community online at Phishhook.com, Daniel J. Lair

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Relational development model of executive coaching as a tool for organizational change, Shaun Martinz

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Whispers in the woods: A turning point analysis of theories of relationship development on a month long canoe trip, Kelly Nicole Schackmann

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Deforestation rhetoric and Japan's timber trade., Mari Yoshimura

Theses/Dissertations from 2001

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Student leadership guide, Brendon Lee Burchard

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Transcending from the race for First Lady to the race for first lady President| A rhetorical criticism of Elizabeth Dole, Kimberly Sue Flansburg

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The function of values and values-related discourses in disputes between socially responsible companies and labor unions, Andrew J. Gilla

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Communication and Alzheimer's disease : the perspective of the primary provider, Suzanne A. Grubaugh

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Cross-cultural studies of the ESL classroom : a bridge between American and Japanese classrooms, Tomoe Ito

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Video recall assessment of parent-adolescent communication and understanding, Traci L. Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2000

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"Where are all the foresters?": Women and leadership in the United States Forest Service, Susan A. Czajkowski

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"Divine wisdom and grace guided St. Frances..." A rhetorical analysis of the ultimate terms in the narratives of "The Little Flower of St. Francis", Karen Feilzer Fishman

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Community communication: Exploring the "rhythm" of togetherness, Jolane Flanigan

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Effects of workplace social support on the grief process, Lauren Christine Leger

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Guidebook for facilitators in the cybersetting, Kristin Opsum

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Ideograph freedom the implicated body and coping with technology: A rhetorical comparative analysis of Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance and the Unabomber Manifesto, Blake E. Snyder

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Preparing for Japan| A practical guide for navigating the web of culture, communication and history, Matthew A. Taylor

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An Investigation into the "facilitative-evaluative" debate regarding mediator styles, Andrew P. Wyckoff

Theses/Dissertations from 1999

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Our country, our game, our film| A rhetorical analysis of American cultural values in the institution of baseball as expressed in the film Field of Dreams, Ryan Wade Gill

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Lesbian couples: Relational dynamics centered around satisfaction power and conflict, Ellen M. Sigrist

Theses/Dissertations from 1998

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Emotional expressiveness in romantic relationships: Advantages and disadvantages of similarities and differences in expressiveness, Stacey M. De Witt

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Good doctor: diabetes and compliance, Rebecca O. Fielding

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Analysis of dialectical tensions and communication strategies of resident managers and resident assistants, April Ennis Keippel

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Organizational culture| A perspective that yields dividends, M. Jane Redeau-Ogle

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Stories of Love and Betrayal Dreams and Losses: the Patterns of Women's Lives in the Twentieth Century, Teresa Janet Welch

Theses/Dissertations from 1997

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Nurse-patient relationships : the function of social support verbal immediacy and nonverbal immediacy with AIDS patients and hospice patients, Alicia Dawn Adkins

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Capitalizing on diversity management, Yudit Buitrago

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Real estate professionals as intermediaries: Conceptualizing the third party role, Stacy L. Phillips

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Mediation model of organizational leadership: A communication-based framework for effective leadership, Joseph M. Straub

Theses/Dissertations from 1996

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Feminist ideological identification feminist praxis and an ethic of care within an emotional culture of a feminist organization, Dan H. DeGooyer

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Thoughts during marital conflict: A topography and a comparison of physically aggressive and nonaggressive couples, Tim Dun

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Nonverbal communication in text based virtual realities, John T. Masterson

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Nonverbal communication behavior of professional administrators from Ethiopia Tanzania Hong Kong and China in negotiations with U.S. negotiators: Cross-cultural perspectives, Phyllis Bo-Yuen Ngai

Theses/Dissertations from 1995

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Comparison of family secret forms with family cohesion levels, Pamela Jo Belcourt

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Tenured employee sense making during organizational change, Carina A. Niedermier

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Communication dialectics in a musical community: The anti-socialization of newcomers, Karen Louise Rohrbauck-Stout

Theses/Dissertations from 1994

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College mediation programs: Design and implementation, Heather E. Henderson

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Japanese female workers in the U.S. workforce: Communication difficulties and challenges, Yumiko Kurihara

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Effective communication strategies utilized to facilitate change in clients, Bobbin Field Maki

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Communication strategies for survival : a study of service agency and client relationships, Betty Jo Maughan

Theses/Dissertations from 1993

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Communication between caregivers and children in an early learning center and children's self-esteem, Rosemary A. Casano

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Comparison of students' and professors' perceptions of teacher nonverbal immediacy behaviors, Annette Leigh Folwell

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The attorney/client relationship: Attorney communication competence and client satisfaction, Krisann Lynn Hill

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Pragmatics in second language acquisition in the case of learning Japanese, Hiroko Takada

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Helping viewers positively identify with local news stations: A focus group study to determine local viewers' preferences, Jo Elizabeth York

Theses/Dissertations from 1992

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Perceptions of the compliment sequence in organizational contexts, Mark Bergstrom

Theses/Dissertations from 1991

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Effects of organizational identification and perceived organizational innovativeness on the adaptive and innovative behaviors of employees, Gerry T. Baertsch

Theses/Dissertations from 1990

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Is ASL gender-biased? : a study of whether deaf school children can recognize gender-bias in their language, Rebecca Anne McIntosh

Theses/Dissertations from 1988

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Effects of communication skills training upon the perceived communication satisfaction and conflict behavior of family systems, Julie Birky-James

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It happened by "magic": A qualitative study of falling in love, Jacqueline L. Gibson

Theses/Dissertations from 1987

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Perceptions of parent/child mediation as an alternative for youth in need of supervision in Montana : a statewide survey, Gregory R. Burham

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Relational inferences and the use of alignment talk, Jerry M. Jordan

Theses/Dissertations from 1984

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Autogenic techniques and positive suggestions as treatments for communication apprehension in the public speaking context, Diane Baxter Foley

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Relational commitment: The expression of commitment in marriage, Jamey A. Piland

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Study to determine the relationship between functional conflict self-disclosure solidarity and satisfaction within marital dyads, Dean Richard Pioli

Theses/Dissertations from 1983

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A critique of neuro-linguistic programming from an ethnomethodological perspective: A practical application of conversational analysis, Michael D. Cahill

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A rules-based study of nurse-geriatric patient communication, Glen T. Cameron

Theses/Dissertations from 1982

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Power and communication in collective bargaining, Robert B. Bookwalter

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Mate selection: The process of developing relationships toward commitment, Milton E. Thomas

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Communication patterns of marital dyads experiencing the life-threatening crisis of cancer, Mary Zartman-Nelson

Theses/Dissertations from 1981

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Interpersonal needs of individuals in a church community, Susan Edla Billing

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Candidate images and the 1976 Presidential debates, Susan Kay Brown

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Investigation of the selection of informal information sources in the managerial pre-decision process, Louis N. Elmore

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Cultural implications in organizational communication, Dana Munson

Theses/Dissertations from 1980

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Effects of warning and left and right expressiveness on the detection of deception, Les Benedict

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Exploration of conversational openers between opposite sex dyads in initial interaction, Charlene Berquist

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Exploration of romantic partners' relational definitions as related to perceived confirmation, Connie Bullis

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Dyadic separation: An exploration of the communication patterns that develop when romantic partners are separated by distance, Donal Carbaugh

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Role of quantification in scientific communication| Differential responses by lay and scientist subjects, Claudia Krenz

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Communication process during the termination of a small group, Carol A. Schifman

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Communication skills training for the residence hall advisor, David Lawrence Watson

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Communication in the classroom: Ability to recall course objectives in classes liked and disliked, Van Richard Wickman

Theses/Dissertations from 1979

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Relationship between psychological sex roles self-disclosure and self-actualization, Linda Mae Delaney

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Effects of age and sex on proxemic behavior in same-sex dyads, Rita Flanagan Elander

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Male-female communication among the Hmong of Missoula, Aza Hadas

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Youths' perceptions of their "place" in their family communication system, Amy M. Howard

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RAFT| An information-cuing device for encoding communication, Nancy Jacobs Vandeventer

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Cognitive complexity: Issues and implications for communication research, Floyd E. Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 1978

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Effects of communication skills training on the accuracy of interpersonal perception and important interpersonal relationships, John Anthony Cote