Master's students in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication are active in research. In addition to presenting their research at regular departmental colloquia, they present at major conferences and publish in scholarly journals.
Here is a list of publications, conference papers, and other scholarly products by recent graduate students (JMC graduate student names in bold).
Paul R. Brewer and Andrew Pease, "The United States," in Hugh Compston and Ian Bailey (Eds.), Turning Down the Heat: The Politics of Climate Policy in Affluent Democracies (Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming).
Paul R. Brewer and Timothy Macafee, "Anchors Away: Media Framing of Broadcast Television News Anchors," Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 12(4):3-19 (2007).
Paul R. Brewer and Emily Marquardt, "Mock News and Democracy: Analyzing The Daily Show," Atlantic Journal of Communication, 15(4):231-248 (2007).
Nicholas Grider, "'Faces of the Fallen' and the Dematerialization of the American War Memorial," Visual Communication 6(3):265-279 (2007).
David Pritchard and Sarah Stonbely, "Racial Profiling in the Newsroom," Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 84(2):477-493 (2007).
Emily Marquardt, "Congressional Scandals: Coverage and Public Opinion," presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, November 2007.
Paul R. Brewer and Timothy Macafee, "Anchors Away: Media Framing of Broadcast Television News Anchors," presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, November 2007.
Melody Hoffmann, "'It Looks Like Chaos': A Critical Feminist Analysis of Milwaukee Women's Roller Derby," presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Popular Culture Association, Kansas City, October 2007.
Paul R. Brewer and Xiaoxia Cao, "Candidate Appearances on Soft News Shows and Public Knowledge about Primary Campaigns," Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 50(1):18-35 (2006).
Elizabeth Cardwell, "Days in Iraq: Patriotism and an American Soap Opera," presented at the annual Console-ing Passions International Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 2006.
Maureen Fitzpatrick "Queer Heteronormativity on the Internet," presented at the annual Console-ing Passions International Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 2006.
Maureen Fitzpatrick "Degendering the Consumer Whore," presented at the Version>06: Parallel Cities Conference, Chicago, IL, April 2006.
Nicholas Grider, "Queering the Android: Gender Play in the Films and Videos of Chris Cunningham," presented at the annual Console-ing Passions International Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 2006.
Nicholas Grider, "The Gift of Space: Mp3 Blogs and the Gift Economy," presented at the Merging Methodologies 3 conference, Madison, WI, February 2006.
Erin Hareng, "You're Hired! You're Fired! Winners, Losers, and Viewers' Online Reactions to The Apprentice," presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany, June 2006, the annual Console-ing Passions International Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 2006, and the Merging Methodologies 3 conference, Madison, WI, February 2006.
Melody Hoffmann, "Sex with Her Hands: Female-produced Internet Pornography and DIY Culture," presented at the annual Console-ing Passions International Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 2006.
Jessica Birthisel, Lindsay Bosch, and Beth Bonnstetter, "Pass the Remote: The iGeneneration," Flow, 2(5) (2005).
Chris Terry, Cate Racek, and Cory Maclauchlin, "Pass the Remote: Catch and Release," Flow, 2(4) (2005).
Shana Heinricy, Matt Payne, and Angela McManaman, "Pass the Remote: Adult Swim," Flow, 2(2) (2005).
Tess Gallun, "Death's Conflicted Responsibility: Female Photojournalists and Frontline Ethics," presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, New York, May 2005.
Kristin Kitzman, "The Changing Nature of Eating Disorders: Computer-Mediated Communication and the Advent of the Pro-Ana Movement," presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, New York, May 2005.
Nicholas Grider, "From Case Studies to Life Stories: A Discussion of the Historical Development of Autism Spectrum Disorders within the Scientific Community and the Mass Media," presented at the annual meeting jointly sponsored by the American Journalism Historians Association and the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, New York, March 2005.
Jennifer Janscha, "Voluntary Domestic Censorship Rationales and Realities in Wisconsin During World War II," presented at the annual meeting jointly sponsored by the American Journalism Historians Association and the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, New York, March 2005.
Paul R. Brewer and Xiaoxia Cao, "Candidate Appearances on Soft News Shows and Public Awareness of Primary Campaigns," presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, September 2004.
David Pritchard and Sarah Brzezinski, "Racial Profiling in the Newsroom: A Case Study," presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Toronto, August 2004.
Diane Slocum, "Resisting Moral Panic: The Arena and the Divorce Problem, 1889-1909," presented at the annual meeting jointly sponsored by the American Journalism Historians Association and the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, New York, March 2004.
Jillian A. Glaeser, "The Asian Branding of Sexuality." Asian American Village @ IMDiversity.com (2003).
Peter Ringo, "Media Roles in Female-to-Male Transsexual and Transgender Identity Formation," International Journal of Transgenderism, 6(3) (2002).
Amy Lauters, "The Printing Press in London: A Case Study for Internet Scholars," presented at the annual meeting of the American Journalism Historians Association, San Diego, October 2001.
Karen E. Riggs, Jacquelyn Vinson, and Amy Lauters, "'Granny, Go Ahead, You Won't Tear It Up': Older Women Facing Old Structures with New Technologies," Emergences, 11(1):153-173 (2001).
Mia Consalvo and Michele Martinez, "Macho Macho Man: Hegemonic Masculinity and the 'New Man' in Contemporary Culture," presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington, May 2001.
Amy Lauters, "Converging Cultures: Television, the Internet and the Fans of Lois and Clark," presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, Lawrence, Kansas, September 2000.
Karen E. Riggs and Joette Rockow, "An American (Techno)Legend: Older Women Workers Position Themselves in an On-line Shop," presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Acapulco, June 2000.
Janet Fitch and Alison Rostankowski (Producers), "Through One City's Eyes: Race Relations in America's Heartland" (Milwaukee Public Television, 1999).
Megan Moriarty, "Understanding Student Internet Rights Begins with the First Amendment," Quill & Scroll, 73(3):9-11 (1999).
Darlene Jirikowic, "Tactics in Labor Disputes Viewed as Public Relations Activities: Two Strikes in Milwaukee, 1934-35," presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, New Orleans, August 1999.
Stephen Pradarelli, "Community Access Television and the Refugee Experience: An Examination of Hmong-Produced Programming," presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery, Colorado Springs, March 1999.
Carol Ringo, "Teacher-Student Sex and Free Speech: A Discussion of University Reaction to a Study," presented at "Dangerous Desire: Sexing the Academy," University of Southern California, April 1999.
Brenda W. Quinn and Ellen D. Langill, Caring for Milwaukee: The Daughters of Charity at St. Mary's (Milwaukee: Milwaukee Publishing Group, 1998). Winner of the Leslie Cross Nonfiction Book Award from the Council of Wisconsin Writers.
Darlene Jirikowic, "I Love Lucy and Ethel Mertz: An Expression of Internal Conflict and Pre-Feminist Solidarity," presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Baltimore, August 1998.
Megan Moriarty, "Student Internet Rights," presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Baltimore, August 1998.
Bob Pondillo, "The Chicago Television 'Holy War' of 1956-1957," presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Baltimore, August 1998.
Darlene Jirikowic, "Franklin Delano Roosevelt and His Disability: The Chicago Tribune and the 1936 Election," presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, August 1997.
Bob Pondillo, "Rod Serling's Hegemony Zone," presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, August 1997.
Karen E. Riggs and Bob Pondillo, "Preaching to the Unseen Choir: African-American Elders Producing Public-Access Television," presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, August 1997.
David Pritchard and Karen D. Hughes, "Patterns of Deviance in Crime News," Journal of Communication, 47(3):49-67 (1997).
Karen E. Riggs and Rebecca Leichtfuss, "A Good, Clean Murder: Ritualized Viewing by Elderly Women," presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Chicago, May 1996.
David Pritchard and Karen D. Hughes, "Murder in Black and White: How Race Influences Press Coverage of Homicide," presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Chicago, May 1996.
Michael Weinzierl, "Wisconsin's Court-Ordered ADR Law: Potential for Resolving Libel Disputes," Journal of Dispute Resolution, 1994(2):193-216 (1995).
Michael Weinzierl, "Wisconsin's New Court-Ordered ADR Law: Why it is Needed and its Potential for Success," Marquette Law Review, 78:583-607 (1995).
