The purpose of this study is to understand how recovering alcoholics manage stigma and conduct facework when disclosing their alcoholic identity to a romantic partner. While studies analyzing other contexts, including the workplace and parties, show topic avoidance as a successful approach to alcoholic disclosure, topic avoidance does not work...
This study focuses on the under researched social implications of anaphylactic food allergies in the communication discipline. Research explored how the disclosure of anaphylactic food allergies, identity, and interpersonal relationships impact one another through 10 in-person interviews with individuals diagnosed with anaphylactic food allergies. Drawing from existing scholarship in the...
Since television has had the ability to entertain, it has also had the ability to persuade us about how we ought to perceive the world. To do so, television has long relied on stereotypes, whether they are of gender, race, or class, and research across media and communication disciplines have...
I have always been able bodied, which makes my accessibility to facilities and activities in sports feel like second nature. This privilege starkly contrasts with the experiences of individuals facing mobility disabilities, for whom participation in winter sports can pose significant challenges. Fortunately, those in Boulder, Colorado live only 40...
Throughout various decades, the news media has provided readily accessible depictions of criminality to audiences. The importance of the criminal suspect to the broadcast medium means that crime news is often presented with racial imagery. The criminal typification of race is characterized as the representation in which crime is stereotypically...
In Boulder, Colorado, a stark contrast exists just beneath its picturesque surface. “They want rid of me… But I don't have any money, so I'm not leaving,” shares Phil, a Boulder resident facing homelessness, shedding light on the complex struggle of those living on the margins in this seemingly inclusive...
The Creation of Redstone Hollows is a thesis about the visual design of what it took to kickstart a small indie video game into development by Cera Kocher. This thesis includes inspirations, research, technical decisions, environmental design, process, drafts, and realities when it came to the start of the indie...
Around one-third of the world plays video games. The connections and interactions between gamers coupled with positive social teachings like teamwork and effective communication are just a few benefits of playing. However, the cues and information of these games is mostly visual, removing the ability for blind or visually impaired...
My research seeks to uncover how Deion Sanders’s leadership as a head football coach can have a long-lasting impact on the University of Colorado. I delve into the multifaceted dimensions of his influence and explore the academic and cultural shifts that have occurred under his guidance. Through this exploration, we...
The Premier League is the highest tier of professional English football. It commands a global audience unparalleled by all other professional sports, with broadcasts reaching over 800 million households in 188 countries in 2022. Despite its international reach, the Premier League faces considerable institutional and fan-driven racist treatment directed...
