The Faculty & Staff Works collection is composed of the research, writing, and other creative works by faculty and staff at Winona State University (WSU).
Works from 2025
Looking for Difference: Using Declamation and Contro versial Images to Frame Civic Engagement, Adam J. Gaffey
Let the Light Shine: Reclaiming Public Space Through Digital Projection, Katherine D. Lind
Works from 2024
“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
Cultural Performances: Merging Dance and Communication for Intercultural Learning, Ahmet Aksoy and Amanda Ling
Preparing the Future Communication Professional: Exploring Student’s Perceived Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities through Experiential Learning Projects, Ahmet Aksoy and Amber McCord
Examining Students’ Social Media Use and Ethical Awareness: Class Activities and “Coastal Succulents”, Robert L. Ballard and Tammy Swenson-Lepper
Examining Environmental Communication Through the Facebook Page of an Environmental Organization in South Carolina, Breanna Harris and Ahmet Aksoy
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
Simulating Crisis Scenarios: Localizing International Crises to Aid in Crisis Communication Learning, Ahmet Aksoy and Tamara L. Burk
Examining Students’ Social Media Use and Ethical Awareness: Class Activities and “Coastal Succulents”, Robert L. Ballard and Tammy Swenson-Lepper
Making the Lover’s Leap: Wenonah, Rhetorical Colonialism, and Dissociative Memory(-)Work, Adam J. Gaffey
Social Media, COVID-19, Misinformation, and Ethics: A Descriptive Study of American Adults' Perceptions, Tammy Swenson-Lepper and Heidi J. Hanson
Works from 2022
Embracing the Subjunctive Voice: An Analytic for Ecologically Uncertain Times, Katherine D. Lind
A Post from the Woods: Social Media, Well-Being and Our Connection to the Natural World, Mark A. Flynn, Emery Veilleux, and Alexandru Stana
Introducing the Rhetoric of Narratives with Barack Obama’s Of Thee I Sing, Adam J. Gaffey
Works from 2021
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
Adult Learning Theory: Reflections on the Role of Mentoring as a Key to Success in Advanced Degree Programs, Kent Willis
Works from 2020
Doctoral Student Online Learning: Addressing Challenges of the Virtual Experience, DeJuanna M. Parker, Kent Willis, and Barbara D. Holmes
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
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
Flipping the Script: Developing an Intertextual Dialogue for Dolphin Advocacy in The Cove, Katherine D. Lind
Exploring Digital Health Promotion and Education in East Texas: Pathways to Improving Access, Kent Willis, Christina Tuell, and Colleen Marzilli
Works from 2019
Rethinking Teacher Retention in Hard-to-Staff Schools, Barbara Holmes, DeJuanna Parker, and Jamel Gibson
“Being a Mom = Having All the Feels”: Social Support in a Postpartum Depression Online Support Group, Alexandru Stana and Alanna R. Miller
Cyberbullies, Trolls, and Stalkers: Students’ Perceptions of Ethical Issues in Social Media, Tammy Swenson-Lepper and April Kirby
Works from 2018
Addressing Teacher Retention with the Wisdom of Those Who Have Stayed, DeJuanna M. Parker
In It for the Long Haul: How Rural Veteran Teachers Persist in the Profession, DeJuanna M. Parker
Flip the Switch: Virtue, Programming, and the Prospect of Automatic Agency in WALL•E, Adam J. Gaffey
“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
Angst About Academic Writing: Graduate Students at the Brink, Barbara Holmes, Theresa Waterbury, Eric Baltrinic, and Arielle Davis
Preparing University Adjunct Faculty to Teach, DeJuanna M. Parker, Leo T. McAuley Brown, and Barbara D. Holmes
Almost Passing: Using Disability Disclosure to Recalibrate Able-Bodied Bias in the Classroom, Julie-Ann Scott and Kelly P. Herold
Works from 2017
Developing Teachers Who Stay the Course: A Handbook for School Leaders to Leverage Insights of Veteran Educators, DeJuanna Parker
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
Ethical Sensitivity Assessment in Educational Settings: Examining Awareness of Ethical Issues Related to Media and Diversity, Rebecca A. Lind and Tammy Swenson-Lepper
Boardwalk Empire, Shell Shock and the Great War: The Characters of Militarism, Brion White
Works from 2016
The Coaching Principal: Building Teacher Capacity Through the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS), Nathan R. Templeton, Kent Willis, and LaVelle Hendricks
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
Race/Sex Interactions and HIV Testing Among College Students, Karen McElrath, Alexandru Stana, and Angela Taylor
Reference 360: A Holistic Approach to Reference Instruction, Carol A. Daul-Elhindi and Tammi M. Owens
Strategic Onboarding of Online Doctoral Students: Creating a Pathway to Academic Persistence, Barbara Holmes, Kent Willis, and Ericka Woods
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
Citizen-Sourcing and Reframing Environmental Discourse: An Analysis of Frances Moore Lappé’s EcoMind, Emilie O. Falc
Communication Ethics in the Communication Curriculum: United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, Tammy Swenson-Lepper
Recollecting Union: ‘‘Rebel Flags’’ and the Epideictic Vision of Washington’s Farewell Address, Adam J. Gaffey
Anything but Real: Body Idealization and Objectification of MTV Docusoap Characters, Mark A. Flynn, Sung-Yeon Park, David T. Morin, and Alexandru Stana
‘‘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
Giving "Timeless Effect to the Farewell Address": Repetition and Reflection in the United States Senate, Adam J. Gaffey
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
“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
Obama's Change: Republicanism, Remembrance, and Rhetorical Leadership in the 2007 Presidential Announcement Speech, Adam J. Gaffey
Teaching Communication Ethics as Central to the Discipline, Robert L. Ballard and Tammy Swenson-Lepper
Large U.S. Newspapers Update Their Websites More Often, Jin Xu
Reducing Aggressive Male Behavior in Elementary School: Promising Practices, Barbara Holmes, Jamal Gibson, and Dietrich Morrison-Danner
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
An Assessment of College Students' Attitudes toward Using an Online E-Textbook, Emilie O. Falc
Measuring Sensitivity to Conflicts of Interest: A Preliminary Test of Method, Rebecca A. Lind and Tammy Swenson-Lepper
Works from 2012
Teaching Communication Ethics and Diversity: Using Technology and Community Engagement to Enhance Learning, Tammy Swenson Lepper
Social Support in a Men's Online Eating Disorder Forum, Mark A. Flynn and Alexandru Stana
‘Community’ As a Guiding Theme for the Public Speaking Course, Tammy Swenson Lepper
The Performance and Maintenance of Standpoint Within an Online Community, Joshua D. Atkinson, Clayton Rosati, Alexandru Stana, and Sean Watkins
Works from 2011
Measuring Sensitivity to Conflicts of Interest: A Preliminary Test of Method, Rebecca A. Lind and Tammy Swenson Lepper
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
Getting to Finished: Strategies to Ensure Completion of the Doctoral Dissertation, Barbara Holmes, Lillian Robinson, and Angela D. Seay
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
Re-Envisioning the Dissertation Stage of Doctoral Study: Traditional Mistakes with Non-Traditional Learners, Barbara Holmes, Angela D. Seay, and Kimberly N. Wilson
Meridians and Mind-Body Congruence: Spirituality Aspects of Healing in a Homeopathic Care Setting, Athena du Pre and Tammy Swenson Lepper
Works from 2008
Discovering Culture and Communication on the World Wide Web, Jin Xu
Works from 2007
Mobile Learning Technologies: Aligning Mission with Innovation, Chad Kjorlien and Amy Hermodson
Sensitivity to Research Misconduct: A Conceptual Model, Rebecca A. Lind and Tammy Swenson Lepper
Works from 2005
Ethical Sensitivity for Organizational Communication Issues: Examining Individual and Organizational Differences, Tammy Swenson Lepper
Works from 2000
Communication Strategies in Employment Interviews for Applicants with Disabilities, Kelly Herold
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
First 20 Precision among World Wide Web Search Services (Search Engines), H. Vernon Leighton and Jaideep Srivastava
Works from 1998
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
Cognitive Maps Assess News Viewer Ethical Sensitivity, Rebecca A. Lind, David L. Rarick, and Tammy T. Swenson-Lepper
Works from 1996
The Impact of Mood on message Formulation: A Study of Emotion and Message Design Logic, Kelly Herold, Jerri Rudloff, and Shirley Whitfield
Ethical Sensitivity, Cognitive Mapping, and Organizational Communication: A Different Approach to Studying Ethics in Organizations, Tammy Swenson Lepper
Works from 1988
Personalization Patterns in Developing, Stable, and Deteriorating Relationships, Lisa Glueck and Joe Ayres
