Communication Program Ph. D. Alumni

Peter Koprince, Ph. D. 2011
Assistant Professor - University of the Ozarks

Dissertation: "Humor in the Classroom: Predicted Outcome Values, Motivation, and Student Learning"

Pratibha Kumar , Ph. D. 2011
University of Mary Bismarck, ND

Dissertation: "Intercultural Communication Competence Among Long-Duration Spaceflight Crew Implications For Moon, Mars and Beyond"

Sorin Nastasia, Ph. D. 2010
Assistant Professor - Southern Illinois University Edwardville

Dissertation: “Globalizing Public Relations: The Role of Public Relations Models in Shaping French and Romanian Public Relations Practices”

Diana Nastasia, Ph. D. 2010
Dissertation: “Spatiality and Temporality in Communication Theories”

Rule Hiluallah-Messiah, Ph. D. 2010
Dissertation: “Slave Story: A Tale of Recovery”

Waylon Baker, Ph. D. 2009
Dissertation: “Narrative Theory and Fort Berthold’s Stories of the Paranormal or Supernatural”

Terry Lewycky, Ph. D. 2009
Lecturer - University of North Dakota

Dissertation: “Dramatistic Language in Public Discourse about Water: A Case Study of the Red River Valley of the Upper Midwest”

Louella Lofranco , Ph. D. 2009
Assistant Professor - Southwest Minnesota State University

Dissertation: “The Meaning of Development of Filipinos by Filipinos in Diaspora: Rhetorical Vision in Participatory Communication”

Loren Scharzwalter, Ph. D. 2009
Communication Department - Maricopa Community Colleges

Dissertation: “Deception Analysis in Interpersonal Communication”

Brandon Semler, Ph. D. 2008
Lecturer - University of North Dakota

Dissertation: “Exploring Future Workforce Perceptions of Leadership and Relationships”

Badreya al-Jenaibi , Ph. D. 2008
Instructor - United Arab Emirates University

Dissertation: “Democracy and the Press in the Middle East”

Adonica Aune, Ph. D. 2008
Dissertation: “Women, Docotral Degrees, and Technology: Female Doctoral Students Online”

Kim Higgs , Ph. D. 2008
Lecturer - University of North Dakota

Dissertation: “Collaborating Narrative Structures and Social Interactions Among Doll Collectors on a Web-Based Forum”

Stuart Schneider, Ph. D. 2007
Assistant Professor - University of North Dakota

Dissertation: “Communication and Pandemic Preparedness in Rural Critical Access Hospitals”

Valica Boudry, Ph. D. 2007
Assistant Professor -Bemidji State University

Dissertation: “Ethnojournalism: A Hybrid Model of Ethnography and Journalism to Create Culturally Diverse News Content”

James Abbott, Ph. D. 2007
Lecturer - University of North Dakota

Dissertation: “Intrapersonal Communication and Well-Being”

Megan Bell, Ph. D. 2007
Lecturer - University of North Dakota

Dissertation: “Social Isolation Meets Technological Innovation: Towards Developing a Model of Communication Among Parents Who Homeschool”

Cheryl Long Feather , Ph. D. 2007
Instructor - United Tribes Technical College

Dissertation: “A Lakota/Nakota/Dakota Model of Oratory”