Recent Faculty Research
This page updated: 12/21/2011
Faculty Members' Names are in Bold

Allen, Meg and Paul R. Brewer. 2010. “ Saturday Night Live Goes to High School: Conducting and Advising a Political Science Fair Project.” PS: Political Science & Politics 43(4):767-771.
Angelini, J. R. (Ed.). (2010). Sex and violence in the media. San Diego, CA: Cognella.
Angelini, J. R. & Billings, A. C. (2010). The objective/subjective sports discourse paradigm: Gendered attributions of athletic performance in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 29(3), 363-385.
Angelini, J. R . & Billings, A. C. (2010). An agenda that sets the fames: Gender, language, and NBC's Americanized Olympic telecast. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 29 (3), 363-385.
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. & Billings, A. C. (in press). The objective/subjective sports discourse paradigm: Gendered attributions of athletic performance in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Journal of Language and Social Psychology.
Angelini, J. R. & Billings, A. C. (2010). Accounting for athletic performance: Race and sportscaster dialogue in NBC’s 2008 Summer Olympics telecast. Communication Research Reports, 27(1), 1-10.
Angelini, J. R. & Bradley, S. D. (2010). Homosexual imagery in print advertisements: Attended, remembered, but disliked. Journal of Homosexuality, 57(4), 485-502.
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., & Dan, W. (in press). Nationalism across the globe: Comparative analyses of the American and Chinese telecasts in the 2008 Beijing Olympiad. Manuscript submitted to Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media.
Billings, A. C., Angelini, J. R., & Duke, A. H. (2010). Gendered profiles of Olympic history: Sportscaster dialogue in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 54(1), 9-23.
Bradley, S. D., Payne, B., & Angelini, J. R. (2010). Reconstructing the remote television memory test: Individual differences in remembering television. Communication Methods & Measures, 4(3), 221-240.
Brewer, Paul R. “Polarisation in the USA: Climate Change, Party Politics, and Public Opinion in the Obama Era.” European Political Science (forthcoming).
Brewer, Paul R., and Barbara L. Ley. 2011. "Multiple Exposures: Scientific Controversy, Media Use, and Public Responses to Bisphenol A." Science Communication. Pre-published online (doi: 10.1177/107554701377879).
Brewer, Paul R., and Barbara L. Ley. 2010. “Media Use and Public Perceptions of DNA Evidence.” Science Communication 32 (1): 93-117.
Brewer, Paul R. and Kimberly Gross. 2010. “Studying the Effects of Issue Framing on Public Opinion about Policy Issues: Does What We See Depend on How We Look?” Chapter in Doing News Framing Analysis: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives (Paul D'Angelo and Jim A. Kuypers, editors). New York: Routledge

Caplan, S. E. (2010). Theory and measurement of problematic Internet use: A two-step approach. Computers in Human Behavior, 26, 1089-1097..

Caplan, S. E., & High, A. (2011). Online social interaction, psychosocial well-being, and problematic internet use. In K. Young & Nabuco de Abrue (Eds .), Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment , (pp. 35-53). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Caplan, S.E., Williams, D., & Yee, N. (2009). Problematic Internet use and psychosocial well-being among MMO players. Computers in Human Behavior, 25, 1312-1319.

Dee, J., editor. (2009-2010) Free Speech Yearbook, Volume 44.
Dee, J. (2011). "Franklyn Haiman's Approach to the Problem of Incitement." Communication Law Review 11:2:49-50 .
Dee, J. (2011). "Celebrating the First Amendment: Thank You, James Madison!" Communication Currents 6:5.
Dee, J. (2010). Shedding light or casting shadows? The penumbra metaphor, privacy and privileged communication.
Free Speech Yearbook 44, 55-63.
Dee, J. (2010). Fingerprints, grace notes and YouTube: The problematic relationship between convergence and copyright law. In S.J. Drucker & G. Gumpert, Eds, Regulating convergence. New York: Peter Lang.
Esralew, S. & Young, D. G. ( in press). The Influence of Parodies on Mental Models: Exploring the Tina Fey-Sarah Palin Phenomenon, Communication Quarterly
Feng, Miao, Paul R. Brewer, and Barbara L. Ley. (Forthcoming). "Framing the Chinese Baby Formula Scandal: A Comparative Analysis of U.S. and Chinese News Media Coverage." Asian Journal of Communication.
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.
Godlewski, L. R., & Perse, E. M. (in press). Audience activity and reality television: Identification, online activity, and satisfaction. Communication Quarterly, 58(2) .
Glynn, C. J., Huge, M. E., & Hoffman, L. H. (2012). All the News That's Fit to Post: A Profile of News Use on Social Networking Sites. Computers in Human Behavior, 28(1), 113-119. .
Haslett, B.  (2011).  Communicating and organizing in context:  The theory of structurational interaction. New York, NY:  Routledge.
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.
Hehman, E., Graber, E., Hoffman, L. H., & Gaertner, S. L. (Forthcoming). Warmth and competence: A content analysis of photographs depicting American presidents. Psychology of Popular Media Culture.

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.
Holden, T.Q., & French, S.L. (2012) Food fight! Gigante grocery versus the City of Anaheim: The battle for legitimacy. Journal of Business Communication.
Holden, T. Q. & French, S.L. (2011) Women and politics: Leadership and communication on the campaign trail.  In E.Ruminski and A. Holba (Eds.), Women’s leadership communication: From glass ceilings to labryinth paths. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Hoffman, L. H. (Forthcoming). Political Knowledge. In Oxford Bibliographies Online
Hoffman, L. H. (Forthcoming). Participation or Communication? Political Activity in the Internet Age. Journal of Information Technology and Politics.
Hoffman, L. H. (Forthcoming). [Review of the book Going Local: Presidential Leadership in the Post-Broadcast Age by Cohen, J. E.]. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.
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., & Eveland, W. P., Jr. (2010). Assessing causality in the relationship between community attachment and local news media use. Mass Communication & Society, 13(2), 174-195.
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. (2011). Political Communication Survey Research: Challenges, Trends, and Opportunities. In E. Bucy & L. Holbert (Eds.) Sourcebook for Political Communication Research, pp. 55-77.
Hoffman, L. H., & Young, D. G. (2011). Satire, punch lines, and the nightly news: Untangling media effects on political participation. Communication Research Reports, 28 (2) 1-10.
Holbert, R. L. & Young, D. G. (forthcoming). 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.
Kang, T., & Hoffman, L. H. (2011). Why would you decide to use an online dating site? Factors that lead to online dating. Communication Research Reports.
Lambe, J.L. & Reineke, J.B. (2009). Public Attitudes about Government Involvement in Expressive Controversies. Journal of Communication, 59(1), 225-242.
Ley, Barbara L., Natalie Jankowski, and Paul R. Brewer. 2011. "Investigating CSI : Portrayals of DNA Testing on a Forensic Crime Show and Their Potential Effects." Public Understanding of Science . Pre-published online (doi: 10.1177/0963662510367571). 
Ley, Barbara L. 2011. "Beyond Discussion Forums: The Transmediated Support Culture of an Online Pregnancy and Mothering Group." In Mothering Online: How Online Communities Shape Modern Motherhood , edited by Michelle Moravec, pp 23-44. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Liu, Bingying, Barbara L. Ley, and Paul R. Brewer. 2011." Breast Cancer Coverage in China and the United States: A Comparative Analysis of Wire Service News Stories." Chinese Journal of Communication  4 (2): 184-199.

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., 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.  (2011).  Communication, performance, and perceptions in experimental simulations of resource dilemmas.  Small Group Research.
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.  (2009).  Factors affecting the relative proportion of reason and preference statements during problem-solving group discussion.  Communication Research Reports, 26, 259-270.
Pavitt, C., Braddock, K., & Mann, A. (2009). Group communication during resource dilemmas: 3. Effects of social value orientation. Communication Quarterly, 57, 433-451.
Perse, E. M. & Godlewski, L. R. (2010). Audience activity and reality television: Identification, online Activity, and satisfaction. Communication Quarterly, 58, 148-169.

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, 17, 202 – 219.

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). Minority representation in prime time: 2000 to 2008. Communication Research Reports., 26(4), 323-336.

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.

Ugland, E. & Lambe, J.L. (2010) Newspaper Theft, Self-Preservation, and the Dimensions of Censorship. Communication Law & Policy, 15(4), 365-403.

Williams, D., Consalvo, M., Caplan, S. E. & Yee, N. (2009). Looking for gender (LFG): Gender roles and behaviors among online gamers. Journal of Communication, 59, 700-725.

Wise, David and Paul R. Brewer. 2010. “Competing Frames for a Public Health Issue and Their Effects on Public Opinion.” Mass Communication and Society 13(4):435-457 .
Wise, David and Paul R. Brewer. 2010. “News about News in a Presidential Primary Campaign: Press Metacoverage on Evening News, Political Talk, and Political Comedy Programs.” Atlantic Journal of Communication 18(3):127-143.
Young, D. G. (forthcoming). Theories and Effects of Political Humor: Discounting Cues, Gateways, and the Impact of Incongruities. In K. Kenski and K. H. Jamieson (Eds.), Handbook of Political Communication Theories. Oxford University Press, Forthcoming.

Young, D. G. (2012). A flip-flopper and a dumb guy walk into a bar: Political humor and priming in the 2004 campaign, HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research, forthcoming . 
Young, D. G. (2011). [Review of From Cronkite to Colbert: The Evolution of Broadcast News by Geoffrey Baym]. Political Communication, 28(1) 135-138
Young, D. G. (2011). Political Entertainment and the Press' Construction of Sarah Feylin. Popular Communication , 9, 1-15.
Young, D. G. (2010). Political Humor, The Encyclopedia of Political Science.
Young, D. G. (2009). A Response to Ruane and Cerulo, Sociological Forum, 24, 195-197.
Young, D. G., & Caplan, S. E. (2010). Online Dating and Conjugal Bereavement. Death Studies, 7, 575-605. .
Young, D. G. & Hoffman, L. H. (forthcoming). Acquisition of Current Events Knowledge from Political Satire Programming: An Experimental Approach . The Atlantic Journal of Communication.
 



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