Levin College of Public Affairs and Education Theses
This collection includes Cleveland State University Levin College of Public Affairs and Education Theses dating from December 2007 to the present which are also included in the OhioLINK Electronic Theses & Dissertation Center.
Theses published before 2014 can be found in the Cleveland State University Archives or the Northeast Regional Library Depository through OhioLINK.
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Play Together: How Watching the Cooperative Play of Violent Video Games Can Positively Influence Dyadic Relationships, Matthew Erxleben
Making Sense of the Gutters: How Advanced-level English Teachers Use Graphic Novels, Casey Posey Matthews
Is Hearing Loss Over-diagnosed Due To Impaired Cognition In Elderly Patients?, Emilee A. Witt
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
School-based Social-emotional Learning Programs In An Urban Setting: Barriers And Facilitators From the Perspective of Those Who Implement them, Kristen L. Moldovan
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Dimensions of Online/Offline Social Communication: An Extension of the Hyperpersonal Model, Devin Joseph Kelly
Factors Influencing Efficacy of Celebrity Endorsement in Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Qabur
Expanding Our Present Knowledge of the Non-fictional World: An Analysis of Transportation and Identification with Victims and Perpetrators, Shantale D. Roberts
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Snapping Live: Exploring the Effects of Ephemerality Nature of Messaging in Social Media Settings, Dania Aljouhi
An Investigation into How Degree of Distraction with Mobile Device Users Influences Attention to Detail, Jeffery Craig Allen
Intentions and Behaviors: Testing Spiral of Silence in a Social Media Context, Carlina Dirusso
Suspenseful Narratives and Transportation; Explorations of Individual Difference Factors and Transportation as Predictors of Story-Consistent Attitudes, Rikki Alger Price
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
"I Warn You Ming, Stay Away from My Friends!”: The Language of Superhero Mythology in Flash Gordon, R. James Buehner
University Homepage Affordances: The Influence of Hyperlinks on Perceptions of Source Credibility, Patricia Dellacorte
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Lights, Camera, Emotion!: an Examination on Film Lighting and Its Impact on Audiences' Emotional Response, Jennifer Lee Poland
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Looking and Liking: Applying Information Processing to Facebook Ads, Jennie A. Ford
A Functional Approach to Schwartz's Cultural Dimensions: Persuasive Appeals Corresponding to Individual Cultural Values, Chichang Xiong
Online News and the Effects of Heuristic Cues on Audiences' Attitudes, Hocheol Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The Effects of Video Game Difficulty Selection on Flow Experience, Michael w. W. Buncher
Reviewing the Critics: Examining Popular Video Game Reviews Through a Comparative Content Analysis, Ben Gifford
Multifamily Units in Dispersed City: Measuring Infill and Development by Neighborhood Type in the Kansas City Region, Andrew J. Mcmillan
The Impact of Plans, Policies and Practices of Metropolitan Planning Organizations on the Design and Implementation of Streets for All Users, Deborah Riemann
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Film Viewing in the Interactive Age, Rachel M. Campbell
Lazy User Theory and Interpersonal Communication Networks, James D. Hayes
Sports Fandom: a Study of Basking in Reflected Glory, Spiral of Silence, and Language Use via Online Social Networks, Shawna l L. Jackson
Of Course a Handgun Can Take down a Helicopter: Cultivation Effects of Military-Style Video Games, Michael J. Kurtz
Popular Music Lyrics and Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Attitudes, Elizabeth A. Langdon
The Role of Verbal Aggression and Humor in Father-Son Relationships and Its Impact on Relational Satisfaction, Paul M. Palisin
Incarcerated Mothers' Communication While Separated, Alicia Faith Romano
The Changing Face of the Western: an Analysis of Hollywood Western Films from Director John Ford and Others During the Years 1939 to 1964, Jeffrey A. Spicer
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Promoting Disrespect Through Children's Television, Amy B. Brown
Facebook Anonymous Information Seeking (FAIS) Behaviors: Emerging Definitions and Conceptual Relationships, Julie A. Cajigas
A Content Analysis of Advertising in Popular Video Games, Peter G. Lindmark
The Convergence of Media, Candidate, and Public Agendas as Predictors of Voter Choice, Jonathan M. Simon
A Qualitative Investigation into the Active Level of Perception of Dissociation of Source from Content Under Narrative Conditions, William J. Weaver
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Perception Becomes Reality: Student-Teacher Relationships and Verbally Aggressive Messages, Angela Buford
The Influence of New Communication Technologies on the Acculturation of Bhutanese Refugees in an American Community, Cheryl A. D'mello
Individual Growth Analysis of Children's Reading Performance During the First Years of School, Regina Giraldo
Walk with Me: a Telepresence Study of Mediated Tours, Erika K. Gress
The Neopragmatist's Hammer: Forging Administrative Authority, David Oliver Kasdan
Fundamentally Linked: Neighborhood Revitalization and School Quality in the City of Cleveland, Angie Schmitt
The Role of Personal Experience in Forming Spatial Presence in a Video Gaming Context, Mu Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Communicating Forgiveness Within Adult Sibling Relationships, Sharon Apel
Text Me You Love Me. Mediated Communication in Dating Relationships, Anna Caruso
Understanding the Attitudes and Beliefs of Faculty Members in Regards to Learning Communities at Cleveland State University, Clare M. Gross
Evolutionary Psychology, Social Emotions and Social Networking Sites: an Integrative Model, Sandra L. Suran
Relationship Between Foreign Film Exposure and Ethnocentrism, Lingli Ying
Young Voters and the Power of Political Internet Culture: An Exploration of Political Websites and Political Engagement, Amanda H. Zima
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Catching the Video Virus, Trupti Guha
Worship Styles, Music and Social Identity, Terri Lynne Johnson
I'll See You on Myspace, Carolyn M. Kane
MySpace or OurSpace: a Cross-Cultural Empirical Analysis of MySpace Comments, Bettina Lunk
Navigating the Paradoxes of Working from Home, Susan L. Rosiek
Learning from Crime Dramas, Bridget E. Rubenking
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Observations in a Local Television Newsroom: Preparing The Newscast, Gary L. Rockey
