These papers address the following Comm 490 (Capstone Experience) goal as identified by Dr. Armeda Reitzel: “This class gives you an opportunity to review, reflect on and apply the communication knowledge and skills that you have acquired during the course of your career as a communication major.” Each student is required to compose an academic research paper in communication for potential publication.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Intercultural and International Communication in the Surrogacy Industry, Jessica Baker

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The Online Education Landscape, Digital Tools, and COVID-19, Rosetta S. Burk

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Rhetoric on Climate Change and the Effects on Public Perceptions, Hailey Mina Rose Dossey

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Amplifying Awareness: Narrative Rationality in the Discourse of Childhood Cancer, Rosalinda L. Frick

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Gentrification: Colonialism In Plain Sight?, Isaiah Henderson

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A Symbolic Interactionism’s Perspective of the Attack on the U.S. Capitol., Odeli Hernandez

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Finding Joy and Community in Climate Action, Deanna Kellom

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The Impact of Communication through Community and Public Radio, Matthew D. Mazzucco

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Table Top Roleplaying & Communication: Rituals, Rhetoric & Reclamation, Logan Cyrus Sayles

Capstones from 2022

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Dissecting Ideologies Embedded in Ford Advertisement, Sidney Rain Shabnam Afsarzadeh

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I’m Not a Tragedy: Speaking Up About Ableist Microaggressions, Kasandra Marguerite Colwell

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The Power of a Podcast, Breanna Donlon

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The Misrepresentation of Women in the Media and Women’s Rights, Hannah M. Endicott

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A History Cannabis as a Cultural Communication Artifact, Morgan L. Harper

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A Critical Analysis of Mobile Interpersonal Relationships through Uncertainty Reduction Theory, Rachael L. Kee

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Children’s Film Media’s Influence on Gender, Race, and Identity, Sara M. Kovis

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Healthy Environmental Communication Practices, Michelle Monique Magana

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Interpersonal Communication From Student to Host Family, Tajma R. Magee

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Challenges Faced by Recently Emancipated Youth, Williams Peña and Jerry Walter Butkiewicz III

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Non-Verbal Communication, Anxiety, Behavioral Changes within Covid Regulatory Changes, Sydney Stack and Olivia McCracken

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Data Capitalism, Digital Health, and Marxism, Samantha C. Stanger

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Ripe for Consumption: Separating Women from Autonomy, Nicole Kasandra Stibbard

Capstones from 2020

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Shifting A Culture, Ardeshir J. Arjomand

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Representation in Animation, Michelle L. Benoit

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Pink Is The New Tax, Eliana Burns

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Academy of the Redwoods, Kasey J. Detrick

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Transgender Research Part A and B, Conor Jesse Finnegan

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Group Involvement: Cohesion & Tensions through Collaboration, Edwin Hernandez

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Bisexuality, Intersectionality, and the Bechdel Test in Jane the Virgin, Catherine E. Mallory Ms.

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Stereotyping Gender Roles: Children's Commercial Advertisement, Lucky J. McClelland

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Countercultural Representation, Ethan A. McGriff

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HSU Communicative Practices: Administration Must Include the Student Voice, Q Medina

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North Korea vs United States of America Relations, Michael PItts

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Consumerism and Covid - 19 : A Neoliberal Analysis, Taylor M. Roy

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Communication Classes That Help With Employment, Cole Savin

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Bosch Creates the First Surreal Painting of Hell, Sayed Ahmad Shah

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Healthcare, Foucault, and the Politics of COVID-19, Canyon Smith

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Parenting in the Public Eye, Sarah Stauff

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Like a Virgin: Comparing Cross-Cultural Virginity, Anastasia M. Tejada

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Mankind, Humans, Congressman: It’s All Inclusive, Right Guys?, Rachael Thacker

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The Cost for Our Entertainment, Jasmine Younger

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Doing Gender: Cars and Culture in the United States, Adrian L. Zavala