The Faculty & Staff Works collection is composed of the research, writing, and other creative works by faculty and staff at Winona State University (WSU).

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Works from 2025

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Looking for Difference: Using Declamation and Contro versial Images to Frame Civic Engagement, Adam J. Gaffey

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Let the Light Shine: Reclaiming Public Space Through Digital Projection, Katherine D. Lind

Works from 2024

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“Being the Needle in the Haystack:” The Addition of “Blending” and “Co-Cultural Networking” As Practices to Orbe’s (1998) Co-Cultural Theory, Ahmet Aksoy and Amy N. Heuman

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Cultural Performances: Merging Dance and Communication for Intercultural Learning, Ahmet Aksoy and Amanda Ling

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Adaptation of Second-Generation Turkish Americans in the U.S.A.: Extending Differential Adaptation Theory to the Offspring of Immigrants, Ahmet Aksoy

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Preparing the Future Communication Professional: Exploring Student’s Perceived Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities through Experiential Learning Projects, Ahmet Aksoy and Amber McCord

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Examining Students’ Social Media Use and Ethical Awareness: Class Activities and “Coastal Succulents”, Robert L. Ballard and Tammy Swenson-Lepper

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Examining Environmental Communication Through the Facebook Page of an Environmental Organization in South Carolina, Breanna Harris and Ahmet Aksoy

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Struggling to Recover or Recovering the Struggle: A Critical Examination of Recovery Narratives as Discourses-in-Practice for People Suffering from Postpartum Depression, Alanna R. Miller and Alexandru Stana

Works from 2023

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Simulating Crisis Scenarios: Localizing International Crises to Aid in Crisis Communication Learning, Ahmet Aksoy and Tamara L. Burk

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Examining Students’ Social Media Use and Ethical Awareness: Class Activities and “Coastal Succulents”, Robert L. Ballard and Tammy Swenson-Lepper

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Making the Lover’s Leap: Wenonah, Rhetorical Colonialism, and Dissociative Memory(-)Work, Adam J. Gaffey

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Social Media, COVID-19, Misinformation, and Ethics: A Descriptive Study of American Adults' Perceptions, Tammy Swenson-Lepper and Heidi J. Hanson

Works from 2022

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Embracing the Subjunctive Voice: An Analytic for Ecologically Uncertain Times, Katherine D. Lind

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A Post from the Woods: Social Media, Well-Being and Our Connection to the Natural World, Mark A. Flynn, Emery Veilleux, and Alexandru Stana

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Introducing the Rhetoric of Narratives with Barack Obama’s Of Thee I Sing, Adam J. Gaffey

Works from 2021

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Negotiating Normality: Using Digital Media to Combat the Stigma and Perceptions of Islam in the West, Ahmet Aksoy and Nihar Sreepada

Communications Ethics: Activities for Critical Thinking and Reflection, Spoma Jovanoic, Tammy Swenson-Lepper, Leeanne McManus, Melba Velez Ortiz, Robert Ballard, Michelle Leavitt, and Lori Charron

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Adult Learning Theory: Reflections on the Role of Mentoring as a Key to Success in Advanced Degree Programs, Kent Willis

Works from 2020

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Doctoral Student Online Learning: Addressing Challenges of the Virtual Experience, DeJuanna M. Parker, Kent Willis, and Barbara D. Holmes

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Promoting Student Success in Uncertain Times: Five Practical Strategies for Academic Leaders during the Pandemic, Kent Willis and Amanda Ratcliff

The 360 Librarian : A Framework for Integrating Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, and Critical Reflection in the Workplace, Carol A. Daul-Elhindi and Tammi M. Owens

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Water is Life: Shared Destinies, Emilie O. Falc

A Theory of Humor (Abridged) and the Comic Mechanisms of John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces, H. Vernon Leighton

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Flipping the Script: Developing an Intertextual Dialogue for Dolphin Advocacy in The Cove, Katherine D. Lind

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Exploring Digital Health Promotion and Education in East Texas: Pathways to Improving Access, Kent Willis, Christina Tuell, and Colleen Marzilli

Works from 2019

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Rethinking Teacher Retention in Hard-to-Staff Schools, Barbara Holmes, DeJuanna Parker, and Jamel Gibson

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“Being a Mom = Having All the Feels”: Social Support in a Postpartum Depression Online Support Group, Alexandru Stana and Alanna R. Miller

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Cyberbullies, Trolls, and Stalkers: Students’ Perceptions of Ethical Issues in Social Media, Tammy Swenson-Lepper and April Kirby

Works from 2018

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Addressing Teacher Retention with the Wisdom of Those Who Have Stayed, DeJuanna M. Parker

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In It for the Long Haul: How Rural Veteran Teachers Persist in the Profession, DeJuanna M. Parker

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Flip the Switch: Virtue, Programming, and the Prospect of Automatic Agency in WALL•E, Adam J. Gaffey

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“A Spirit that Can Never Be Told”: Commemorative Agency and the Texas A & M University Bonfire Memorial, Adam J. Gaffey and Jennifer L. Jones Barbour

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Angst About Academic Writing: Graduate Students at the Brink, Barbara Holmes, Theresa Waterbury, Eric Baltrinic, and Arielle Davis

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Preparing University Adjunct Faculty to Teach, DeJuanna M. Parker, Leo T. McAuley Brown, and Barbara D. Holmes

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Almost Passing: Using Disability Disclosure to Recalibrate Able-Bodied Bias in the Classroom, Julie-Ann Scott and Kelly P. Herold

Works from 2017

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Developing Teachers Who Stay the Course: A Handbook for School Leaders to Leverage Insights of Veteran Educators, DeJuanna Parker

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Battling the Stigma: Combat Veterans’ Use of Social Support in an Online PTSD Forum, Alexandru Stana, Mark A. Flynn, and Eugenie Almeida

Breaking the Glass Screens: A Case Study in Feminist Wikipedia Edit-a-Thons, Kendall Larson and Stewart Van Cleve

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Ethical Sensitivity Assessment in Educational Settings: Examining Awareness of Ethical Issues Related to Media and Diversity, Rebecca A. Lind and Tammy Swenson-Lepper

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Boardwalk Empire, Shell Shock and the Great War: The Characters of Militarism, Brion White

Works from 2016

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The Coaching Principal: Building Teacher Capacity Through the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS), Nathan R. Templeton, Kent Willis, and LaVelle Hendricks

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Decoding the Persistence and Engagement Patterns of Doctoral Students Who Finish, Barbara Holmes, Leo T. McAuley Brown, DeJuanna M. Parker, Jacqueline Mann, Ericka L. Woods, Jamel A. Gibson, Terri L. Best, Vanessa Diggs, China Wilson, and Douglas Hall

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Race/Sex Interactions and HIV Testing Among College Students, Karen McElrath, Alexandru Stana, and Angela Taylor

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Reference 360: A Holistic Approach to Reference Instruction, Carol A. Daul-Elhindi and Tammi M. Owens

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Strategic Onboarding of Online Doctoral Students: Creating a Pathway to Academic Persistence, Barbara Holmes, Kent Willis, and Ericka Woods

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A Principal Leadership Framework for Enhancing Teacher Practice Through Coaching With Emotional Intelligence, Nate R. Templeton, Richard Hammett, Gary Low, Melissa Arrambide, and Kent Willis

Works from 2015

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Citizen-Sourcing and Reframing Environmental Discourse: An Analysis of Frances Moore Lappé’s EcoMind, Emilie O. Falc

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Communication Ethics in the Communication Curriculum: United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, Tammy Swenson-Lepper

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Recollecting Union: ‘‘Rebel Flags’’ and the Epideictic Vision of Washington’s Farewell Address, Adam J. Gaffey

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Anything but Real: Body Idealization and Objectification of MTV Docusoap Characters, Mark A. Flynn, Sung-Yeon Park, David T. Morin, and Alexandru Stana

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‘‘Let’s Get This Party Started!’’: An Analysis of Health Risk Behavior on MTV Reality Television Shows, Mark A. Flynn, David T. Morin, Sung-Yeon Park, and Alexandru Stana

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Giving "Timeless Effect to the Farewell Address": Repetition and Reflection in the United States Senate, Adam J. Gaffey

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Use of Survey Research in Top MassCommunication Journals 2001–2010And the Total Survey Error Paradigm, Louisa Ha, Xiao Hu, Ling Fang, Sarah Henize, Sanghee Park, Alexandru Stana, and Xiaoqun Zhang

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“Where Do I Belong, from Laguna Beach to Jersey Shore?”: Portrayal of Minority Youth in MTV Docusoaps, Sung-Yeon Park, Mark A. Flynn, Alexandru Stana, and David T. Morin

Works from 2014

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Obama's Change: Republicanism, Remembrance, and Rhetorical Leadership in the 2007 Presidential Announcement Speech, Adam J. Gaffey

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Teaching Communication Ethics as Central to the Discipline, Robert L. Ballard and Tammy Swenson-Lepper

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Large U.S. Newspapers Update Their Websites More Often, Jin Xu

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Reducing Aggressive Male Behavior in Elementary School: Promising Practices, Barbara Holmes, Jamal Gibson, and Dietrich Morrison-Danner

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Advancing Scholarship, Team Building, and Collaboration in a Hybrid Doctoral Program in Education Leadership, Barbara Holmes, Meridee Trimble, and Dietrich Morrison-Danner

Works from 2013

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An Assessment of College Students' Attitudes toward Using an Online E-Textbook, Emilie O. Falc

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Measuring Sensitivity to Conflicts of Interest: A Preliminary Test of Method, Rebecca A. Lind and Tammy Swenson-Lepper

Works from 2012

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Teaching Communication Ethics and Diversity: Using Technology and Community Engagement to Enhance Learning, Tammy Swenson Lepper

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Social Support in a Men's Online Eating Disorder Forum, Mark A. Flynn and Alexandru Stana

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‘Community’ As a Guiding Theme for the Public Speaking Course, Tammy Swenson Lepper

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The Performance and Maintenance of Standpoint Within an Online Community, Joshua D. Atkinson, Clayton Rosati, Alexandru Stana, and Sean Watkins

Works from 2011

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Measuring Sensitivity to Conflicts of Interest: A Preliminary Test of Method, Rebecca A. Lind and Tammy Swenson Lepper

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Facebook: Student Perceptions of Ethical Issues About Their Online Presence, Tammy Swenson Lepper

Works from 2010

The Proof is in the Pudding: The Power of Collaborative Cohort Learning to Propel Academic Success, Barbara Holmes, Angela D. Seay, Debra B. Smith, and Kimberly N. Wilson

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Getting to Finished: Strategies to Ensure Completion of the Doctoral Dissertation, Barbara Holmes, Lillian Robinson, and Angela D. Seay

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Cohort Learning for Graduate Students at the Dissertation Stage, Barbara Holmes, Kimberly Birds, Angela D. Seay, Debra B. Smith, and Kimberly N. Wilson

Works from 2009

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Re-Envisioning the Dissertation Stage of Doctoral Study: Traditional Mistakes with Non-Traditional Learners, Barbara Holmes, Angela D. Seay, and Kimberly N. Wilson

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Meridians and Mind-Body Congruence: Spirituality Aspects of Healing in a Homeopathic Care Setting, Athena du Pre and Tammy Swenson Lepper

Works from 2008

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Discovering Culture and Communication on the World Wide Web, Jin Xu

Works from 2007

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Mobile Learning Technologies: Aligning Mission with Innovation, Chad Kjorlien and Amy Hermodson

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Sensitivity to Research Misconduct: A Conceptual Model, Rebecca A. Lind and Tammy Swenson Lepper

Works from 2005

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Ethical Sensitivity for Organizational Communication Issues: Examining Individual and Organizational Differences, Tammy Swenson Lepper

Works from 2000

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Communication Strategies in Employment Interviews for Applicants with Disabilities, Kelly Herold

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Peer Reporting of Coworker Wrongdoing: A Qualitative Analysis of Observer Attitudes in the Decision to Report versus Not Report Unethical Behavior, Granville King III and Amy Hermodson

Books from 1999

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First 20 Precision among World Wide Web Search Services (Search Engines), H. Vernon Leighton and Jaideep Srivastava

Works from 1998

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Identifying Patterns of Ethical Sensitivity in TV News Viewers: An Assessment of Some Critical Viewing Skills, Rebecca A. Lind, Tammy T. Swenson Lepper, and David L. Rarick

Works from 1997

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Cognitive Maps Assess News Viewer Ethical Sensitivity, Rebecca A. Lind, David L. Rarick, and Tammy T. Swenson-Lepper

Works from 1996

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The Impact of Mood on message Formulation: A Study of Emotion and Message Design Logic, Kelly Herold, Jerri Rudloff, and Shirley Whitfield

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Ethical Sensitivity, Cognitive Mapping, and Organizational Communication: A Different Approach to Studying Ethics in Organizations, Tammy Swenson Lepper

Works from 1988

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Personalization Patterns in Developing, Stable, and Deteriorating Relationships, Lisa Glueck and Joe Ayres