Recent Faculty Research

This page updated: 8/17/09
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Angelini, J. R. (2009). Entriesin S. T. Eastman & D. A. Ferguson (Eds.) Media Programming: Strategies and Practices (8 th ed.). Belmont , CA : Thomson Wadsworth. Topics: Narrowcasting to the gay community, The phenomenon of Al-Jazeera, Remembering Sesame Street.
Angelini, J. R. (2008). How Did the Sports Make You Feel? Looking at the Three Dimensions of Emotion through a Gendered Lens. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 58(1), 127-135.
Angelini, J. R. (2008). Television sports and athlete gender: The differences in watching male and female athletes. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 52(1), 16-32.
Angelini, J. R. & Billings, A. C. (in press). Accounting for athletic performance: Race and sportscaster dialogue in NBC’s 2008 Summer Olympics telecast. Communication Research Reports.
Angelini, J. R. & Bradley, S. D. (in press). Homosexual imagery in print advertisements: Attended, remembered, but disliked. Journal of Homosexuality.
Angelini, J. R., Goh, D. P. C., Rosow, J. A., Dodge, T., Deng, W., Zhou, N., & Eastman, S. T. (2009). Missing the market: Character salience in television program websites. Howard Journal of Communication, 20(3), 276-294.
Billings, A. C. & Angelini, J. R. (2007). Packaging the games for viewer consumption: Gender, ethnicity, and nationality in NBC’s coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics. Communication Quarterly, 55(1), 95-111.
Billings, A. C., Angelini, J. R., and Duke, A. (in press). Gendered profiles of Olympic history: Sportscaster dialogue in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media.
Billings, A. C., Angelini, J. R., & Eastman, S. T. (2008). Wie shock: Television commentary about playing on the PGA and LPGA tours. Howard Journal of Communication 19(1), 64-84.
Bradley, S. D., Angelini, J. R., & Lee, S. (2007). Psychophysiological and memory effects of negative political ads: Aversive, arousing, and well remembered. Journal of Advertising, 34(4), 115-127.
Bradley, S. D., Payne, B., & Angelini, J. R. (in press). Reconstructing the remote television memory test: Individual differences in remembering television. Communication Methods & Measures.
Caplan, S. E. (2007). Relations among loneliness, social anxiety, and problematic Internet use. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10, 234-241.
Caplan, S. E., & High, A. C. (2007). Beyond excessive use: The interaction between cognitive and behavioral symptoms of problematic Internet use. Communication Research Reports, 23¸p. 265-271.
Caplan, S. E., & Turner, J. (2007) Online emotional support: Bringing theory to research on computer-mediated supportive and comforting communication. Computers in Human Behavior, 23, 985-998 .
Caplan, S. E., Perse, E. M., & Gennaria, J. K. (2007). Online social interaction technologies. In C. Lin D.Atkin (Eds.), Communication technology and social change: Theory, effects, applications (pp. 39-57). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Caplan, S.E., Williams, D., & Yee, N. (in press). Problematic Internet use and psychosocial well-being among MMO players. Computers in Human Behavior.

Carter, T. B., Dee, J. L., & Zuckman, H. L. (2007). Mass communication law in a nutshell. Minneapolis: Thomson.
Chock, T. M., Fox, J. R., Angelini, J. R., Lee, S. & Lang, A. (2007). Telling me quickly: How arousing fast-paced PSAs decrease self-other differences. Communication Research, 34(6), 618-636 .
Feldman, L. & Young, D. G. (in press). Late-night comedy as a gateway to traditional news: An analysis of time trends in news attention among late-night comedy viewers during the 2004 Presidential primaries, Political Communication.
Gantz, W., Schwartz, N. C., Angelini, J. R., & Rideout, V. (2007). Food for thought: Television food advertising to children in the United States. Washington, DC: Kaiser Family Foundation.
Gantz, W., Schwartz, N. C., Angelini, J. R., & Rideout, V. (2008). Shouting to be heard (2): Public service advertising in a changing television universe. Washington, DC: Kaiser Family Foundation.
Godlewski, L. R., & Perse, E. M. (in press). Audience activity and reality television: Identification, online activity, and satisfaction. Communication Quarterly.
Haslett, B. (in press). The Minnesota Years. In W. Leeds-Hurwitz (Ed.), The social history of language and social interaction research: People, places, ideas. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

High, A. & Caplan, S.E. (2009). Social anxiety and computer-mediated communication during initial interactions:  Implications for the hyperpersonal perspective. Computers in Human Behavior, 25, 475-482.

Holbert, R. L. & Young, D. G. (2010). Exploring relations between political entertainment media and traditional political communication information outlets: A research agenda. In E. Scharrer (Ed.), Media Effects / Media Psychology. Wiley-Blackwell, forthcoming.
Hoffman, L. H. (2009). [Review of the book The American Journalist in the 21st Century by Weaver, D. H., Beam, R. A., Brownee, B. J., Voakes, P. S., & Wilhoit, G. C.]. Mass Communication & Society, 12, 139-142.
Hoffman, L. H. & Appiah, O. (2008). Assessing cultural and contextual components of social capital: Is civic engagement in peril? Howard Journal of Communications, 19(4), 334-354.
Hoffman, L. H., & Glynn, C. J. (2008). Media and perceptions of reality. In W. Donsbach (Ed.) The International Encyclopedia of Communication,Volume VII (pp. 2945-2959). Malden, MA: Blackwell..
Hoffman, L. H., & Eveland, W. P., Jr. (in press). Assessing causality in the relationship between community attachment and local news media use. Mass Communication and Society.
Hoffman, L. H. & Slater, M. D. (2007). Evaluating public discourse in newspaper opinion articles: Values-framing and integrative complexity in substance and health policy issues. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 84, 58-74.
Hoffman, L. H., & Thomson, T. L. (2009). The effect of television viewing on adolescents’ civic participation: Political efficacy as a mediating mechanism. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 53(1).
Hoffman, L. H., & Young, D. G. (in press). Political communication survey research: Challenges, trends, and opportunities. In E. Bucy and L. Holbert (Eds.), Political Communication Research: Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques. Routledge.
Hoffman, L. H., Glynn, C. J., Huge, M. E., Thomson, T., & Seitman, R. B. (2007). The role of communication in public opinion processes: Understanding the impacts of individual, media, and social filters. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 19, 1-26.
Holbert, R. L., Hansen, G. J., Caplan, S. E., & Mortenson, S. (2007). Presidential debate viewing and Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9-11: A Study of Affect-as-Transfer and Passionate Reasoning. Media Psychology, 9, 673-694.
Holbert, R. Lambe, J. L., Dudo, A. D., & Carlton, K. A. (2007). Primacy Effects of The Daily Show and National TV News Viewing: Young Viewers, Political Gratifications, and Internal Political Self-Efficacy. Journal of Broadcasting Electronic Media, 20-38.
Lambe, J.L. (2007). Entries in Arnett, J.J., ed. Encyclopedia of children, adolescents, and the media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Topics: Children's Internet Protection Act, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, Children's Television Act of 1990, Industry self-regulation, Motion Picture Association of America, Television ratings system, V-chip.
Lambe, J.L. (2008). The Structure of Censorship Attitudes. Communication Law & Policy, 13(4), 485-506.
Lambe, J.L. & Lipke, M.S. (in press). A Balancing Act: The Impact of News Framing on Support for Requiring Internet Filters in Public Libraries and Schools. Free Speech Yearbook.
Lambe, J.L. & Reineke, J.B. (2009). Public Attitudes about Government Involvement in Expressive Controversies. Journal of Communication, 59(1), 225-242.
Lang, A., Schwartz, N. C., Lee, S., & Angelini, J. R. (2007). Processing Radio PSAs: Production Pacing, Arousal, and Age. Journal of Health Communication, 12 (6), 581-599.

Morgan, M., Shanahan, J, & Signorielli, N. (2009). Growing up with television: Cultivation processes. In J. Bryant & M. B. Oliver (eds). Media Effects: Advances in Theory and Research (3rd ed.) (pp. 34-49). Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Mortenson, S. (2009). Interpersonal trust and social skill in seeking social support among Chinese and Americans. Communication Research, 36, 32-54.

Mortenson, S. (2007). Asking the question: How do we teach transformation? Communication as both discipline and phenomena. Communication Education, 56, 401-408

Mortenson, S., Burleson, B. R., Feng. B., Liu, M. (2009) Cultural similarities and differences in seeking social support as a means of coping:  A comparison of European Americans and Chinese and an evaluation of the mediating effects of self-construal. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 3, 208-240
Nash, J., & Hoffman, L. H. (2009). Explaining the gap: The interaction of gender and news enjoyment in predicting political knowledge. Communication Research Reports, 26(2), 114-122.
Pavitt, C. (2009). Alternative approaches to theorizing in communication science. In C. R. Berger, M. E. Roloff, & D. Roskos-Ewoldsen (Eds.), Handbook of communication science (2nd ed.; pp. 37-54). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Pavitt, C. (2009). A sympathetic reaction to the SM and DLCM as group communication theories. Human Communication Research, 35, 272-278..
Pavitt, C., & Aloia. L.  (in press).  Factors affecting the relative proportion of reason and preference statements during problem-solving group discussion.  Communication Research Reports.
Pavitt, C., Braddock, K., & Mann, A. (in press). Group communication during resource dilemmas: 3. Effects of social value orientation. Communication Quarterly.
Pavitt, C., High, A. C., Tressler, K. E., & Winslow, J. K. (2007). Leadership communication during group resource dilemmas. Small Group Research, 38, 509-531.
Paek, H.J., Lambe, J.L. & McLeod, D.M. (2008). Antecedents to support for content restrictions. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 85(2), 273-290.
Perse, E. M. (2008). Entries in W. Donsbach (Ed.), International encyclopedia of communication. Blackwell Publishing. Topics: Elaborated models of media effects, Strength of media effects.
Perse, E, M (2007). Entries In J. J. Arnett (Ed.), Encyclopedia of children, adolescents, and the media (pp. 23-26). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Topics: Advertising effects on adolescents, Depression and media use, Models of media effects, Television viewing motivations
Perse, E. M. (2007). Media and Internet violence. In J. A. DeVito, The interpersonal communication book (7 th ed.), p. 88. Boston, Pearson A.B. Longman.
Polk, J., Young, D. G. & Holbert, R. L (2009). Humor Complexity and Political Influence: An elaboration likelihood approach to the effects of humor type in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Atlantic Journal of Communication, in press.
Signorielli, N. (In press). The demography of television violence. In W. J. Potter (Ed.), The encyclopedia of television violence. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Signorielli, N. (In press). Age based ratings, content designations, and television content: Is there a problem? Mass Communication and Society.
Signorielli, N. (In press). A preliminary demography of television violence. In D. Singer, N. Dowd, and R. Wilson (Eds.), Handbook of children, culture, and violence. Thousand Oaks, CA; Sage Publications

Signorielli, N. (2009). Cultivation and media exposure. In W. F. Eadie (Ed.) 21 st century communication: A reference handbook, Vol 2 (pp. 525-533). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Signorielli, N. (2009). Race and sex in prime time: A look at occupations and occupational prestige. Mass Communication and Society, 12 (3). 332-352).

Signorielli, N. (2009). Research ethics in content analysis. In D. Kunkel, A. Jordan, J. Manganello, & M. Fishbein (eds), Media messages and public health: A decisions approach to content analysis (pp. 88-96). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Signorielli, N., & Morgan, M. (2009). Cultivation Analysis-Research and Practice. In, M. B. Salwen & D. W. Stacks, Jr. An Integrated Approach to Communication Theory and Research (pp. 106-121), 2nd edition. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Williams, D. Caplan, S., & Xiong, L. (2007). Can you hear me now? The impact of voice in an online gaming community. Human Communication Research, 33, 427-449.

Williams, D., Yee, N.,, & Caplan, S. E. (2008). Who plays, how much, and why? Debunking the stereotypical gamer profile. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13(4), 993-1018.

Williams, D., Consalvo, M., Caplan, S. E. & Yee, N. (in press). Looking for gender (LFG): Gender roles and behaviors among online gamers. Journal of Communication.

Young, D. G. (2010). Political Humor, The Encyclopedia of Political Science, forthcoming.
Young, D. G. (2009). A Response to Ruane and Cerulo, Sociological Forum, 24, 195-197.
Young, D. G. (2008). The privileged role of the late-night joke: Exploring humor's role in disrupting argument scrutiny, Media Psychology, 11, 119 - 142.
Young, D. G. (2007). The Daily Show as new journalism. In J. S. Morris & J. C. Baumgartner (Eds.), Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age. (pp. 241-259).New York: Routledge
Young, D. G., & Caplan, S. E. (in press). Online Dating and Conjugal Bereavement. Death Studies.


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