Graduate Students

Patrick Jablonski, Ph.D.

was my first doctoral student. His dissertation is entitled "A Time Series Analysis of the Health Care Issue, 1988-1993: The Agenda of the Media, the Congress, the President, and the Public." "Uncle" Pat is in charge of research in Orange County Florida.

Charles A. Tuggle, Ph.D.

is a tenured Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Charlie's dissertation is entitled, "Television Sports Reporting of Female Athletics: ESPN SportsCenter and CNN Sports Tonight."

Hsin-Ju "Jessy" Yu, Ph.D.

was my first international doctoral student. Her dissertation is entitled "An Experimental Study of the Effects of Video Presentation on Empathy and Giving Behavior." Jessy left the states to teach in Taiwan at the Chinese Culture University but has returned with her husband to the US.

Tracy Collins Standley, Ph.D.

is teaching production at McNeese State University. Her dissertation is entitled, "Source Bias in Children's Television News." That's the university prez handing Tracy her diploma.

Lola L. McCord, Ph.D.

came to us from Auburn and returned to teach at Auburn University at Montgomery. Her dissertation is entitled "Do We Notice the Flaws? Exploring the Influence of Partisanship on Perceptions of Bias in Election News." Lola has promised me a picture.

Richard David Parker, Ph.D.

wrote a timely dissertation with the title, "Uses of Electronic Mail by Candidates in the 2000 Election Campaign for President of the United States." He's at University of Arkansas, Little Rock teaching advertising and marketing.

Wanna Pongthinthongngam, Ph.D.

is teaching in her home country of Thailand. Her dissertation which required her to go live with several families is entitled "Information Infrastructure in Thailand from Policies to Practice: A Case Study of the Tambon Internet Project." Another one without a picture.

Kay Taylor, Ph.D.

is teaching at Appalachian State in beautiful Boonesboro, North Carolina. Her dissertation is entitled "Expert as Exemplar: The Effects of Source Specification in the Perception of News and Issues." Kay has promised me a picture but I've heard that before.

Melissa McElroy Smith, Ph.D.

took on one of Alabama's most famous citizens in her dissertation. "State's Rights, Intellectual Snobs, and Religious Redemption: Three Decades of George C. Wallace and the Media" She's an assitant professor at Mississippi State.

Sheree Martin, Ph.D.

is teaching at Oklahoma State University in the Paul Miller School of Journalism and Broadcasting. Her dissertation is entitled "Broadcast Radio Programming: A Content Analysis to Measure Diversity in Radio Airplay."

Brian Brantley, Ph.D.

is teaching in his home state of Texas at the University of Texas, Permian Basin. His dissertation is entitled "Professional Baseballin Black and White: A Content Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of the 2003 Season." and looked to see if the biased language found in broadcast coverage of football applied to print coverage of baseball.

M.A. students

2000 Melissa McElroy, "The Discourse of New Technologies: Comparing Predictions About Cable Television and the Internet" a Master's Thesis, The University of Alabama.

1999 Joey Thrower, "The Undergraduates," a Master's project, The University of Alabama.

1999 Francesca Renee Dillman, "The Effectiveness of Videotape-Delayed Instruction on Mathimatically-Based Analytical Courses versus Non-Analytical Courses," " a Master's Thesis, The University of Alabama.

1999 Yang Gao, "An Analysis of Television Internationalization in China: Political, Economic, and Cultural Aspects 1983-1993," a Master's Thesis, The University of Alabama.

1998 Michael W. Corley, "Nonlinear Editing: Reform City Limits," a Master's Project, The University of Alabama.

1997 John Upchurch, "You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Parody: The 2 Live Crew Opinion and Its Implications for the NegativeLand/U2 Copyright Infringement Case," a Master's Thesis, University of Alabama.

1997 Scott A. Morton, "'Why We Fight': An Analysis of Filmic Construction in its Role of Propaganda During World War II," a Master's thesis, University of Alabama.

1996 Jong-Gil Song, "The Evaluation and Issues for Reconstructing the Korean Cable Television System," a Master's Project, University of Alabama.

1995 Patrick J. Pluscht, "An Analysis of the Construct Validity of the QUEST Student Evaluation Questionnaire," Master's Thesis, University of Alabama.

1993 Rosemary Jane McMahill, "The Film Actor/Character and Person Perception," Master's Thesis, University of Alabama.

1993 Wan Ngan Ting (Bonita), "The Relationship of Channel Familiarity and Remote Control Use to Search Repertoire by Male Cable Viewers," Master's Thesis, University of Alabama.

1989 Robert J. Gassmann, "A Comparative Study of Videocassette Rental Behavior in Three Different Sized Alabama Communities," Master's Thesis, University of Alabama.

1988 Maureen Diana Maloney, "'The Cosby Show': A Pentadic Analysis," Master's Thesis, University of Alabama.

1988 Chin Jean Fan, "Television in Taiwan: A Reconsideration of the Newly Emerged Public Television," Master's Thesis, University of Alabama.

1987 Isabella Elizabeth Esterhuizen, "Propaganda and South African Media: An Overview and Analysis of Selected South African Television and Newspaper Reports," Master's Thesis, University of Alabama.

1987 Marc David Beaudoin, "The Making of Bama Tide Video: The University of Alabama's Video Yearbook 1985 1986 and 1986 1987," Master's Project, University of Alabama.

1986 Vasughi Thiruselvi, "A Content Analysis of Evening Programs Telecast in a Regional Language: A Replication," Master's Thesis, University of Alabama.

1985 Carl Christain Kappesser, "Sportscaster Credibility as a Function of Perceived Sex," Master's Project, University of Alabama.

1985 James Langcuster, "A Contemporary Analysis of Religious Broadcasting," Master's Project, University of Alabama.