Spring 2008 Communication Student Research Projects

 

Rolling Stone and the Elements of the Teenage True Crime Genre

Authors:  Doug Land & Mark Beanblossom

Directed by Dr. Tom Duncanson

Competitive Poster presented at Central States Communication Association

 

 

 

Rhetoric of Violence in America

Authors: Students from a Communication Class

Professor:  Dr. Tom Duncanson

Posters explaining the problems of entertainment and domestic violence

Presented at the College of Arts & Sciences Celebration of Scholarship, Millikin University

Student Involvement at Millikin University

Author:  Allison Lackey

Professor:  Dr. Nancy Curtin-Alwardt

Original research about the level of student involvement at

Millikin University among traditional undergraduate students.

 

 

Original Filmmaking Projects

Directors:  Bryant Morrison, Jeff Bruninga, and John Wright

Professor:  Todd Hauser

Three original short films produced; the directors discussed their philosophies and motivations behind each of their projects.

 

 

 

 

Making News:  News Packages

Producers:  Morgan Trump, Tori Stowell  

Professor:  Todd Hauser

Students produced news packages about local stories and then analyzed their news packages.  They also discussed the process of gathering news for their news packages.

 

It's Christmas Time and the Bells are Ringing!:  A Study of Nonverbal Communication and Charitable Giving

Author:  Erin Robertson

Professor:  Dr. Nancy Curtin-Alwardt

Robertson observed nonverbal communication of potential givers to the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign during the holiday season.