Faculty Publications

'Burned by Hot Coffee?': Parental Trust and Usage of the Video Game Rating System., Brekke, Brekke; Lepre, Carolyn Ringer , International Communication Association’s annual meeting, Game Studies Division, San Francisco, CA, (2007)

Beastly Virus: An Analysis of The New York Times’ Framing of Bird Flu Since 1997, Craig, Courtney; Hubbard, Glenn; Lepre, Carolyn Ringer; Jolley, Erin; Miller, James E.; Motta, Bernardo H. , Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Oahu, Hawaii, (2007)

Blogger, Heal Thyself: A Content Analysis of Health Blogs, Lepre, Carolyn Ringer , Broadcast Educator Association’s annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV, (2007)

Obesity in the News: A Mulit-Year Framing Analysis in Three News Magazines, Lambert, Cheryl Ann; Lepre, Carolyn Ringer; Marcum, Waylon; Massengale, Jeremiah; Wells, Scott , International Communication Association’s annual meeting, Health Communication Division, San Francisco, CA, (2007)

Teaching Students about Covering Terrorism: An Analysis of U.S. College Journalism Programs, Lepre, Carolyn Ringer; Luther, Catherine , Terrorism, Media, Society, Poland, (2007)

The Incorporation of Terrorism Coverage in Academic Journalism Programs, Lepre, Carolyn Ringer; Luther, Catherine , Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, (2007)

Ladies with Power: 25 Years of News Magazine Coverage of the First Ladies, Lepre, Carolyn Ringer , Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication, Magazine Division, San Antonio, Texas, (2005)

Magazine Professors vs. Editors: Are We Teaching Students What They Need to Get Jobs in the Magazine Industry?, Lepre, Carolyn Ringer; Bleske, Glen , Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, (2005)

Teaching Students about Covering Terrorism: An Analysis of U.S. College Journalism Programs”, Lepre, Carolyn Ringer; Luther, Catherine , Conference on Journalism after September 11th – A Challenge to Journalism Research, Danish School of Journalism, (2005)

Teens and Contraception: Using Social Judgment Theory to Predict Young Adult Attitude Changes and Create Persuasive Campaigns, Lepre, Carolyn Ringer , Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication,Science Communication Interest Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,, (2004)

Magazine Professors vs. Editors: Are We Teaching Students What They Need to Get Jobs in the Magazine Industry?, Lepre, Carolyn Ringer; Bleske, Glen , Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication, Magazine Division, Kansas City, KS, (2003)

Victims and Villains: The Framing of Health Care Systems Issues in Daily Newspaper Stories, Lepre, Carolyn Ringer; Walsh-Childers, Kim; Chance, Jean , Newspaper Research Journal, (2003)

From ‘Just the Facts’ to ‘Downright Salacious:’ Teen and Women’s Magazines’ Coverage of Sex and Sexual Health, Walsh-Childers, Kim; Gotthoffer, Alyse; Treise, Debbie; Ringer, Carolyn , Sexual Teens, Sexual Media, Mahwah, NJ, (2002)

If We Build It, Will They Come?: Testing the Theory of Planned Behavior as a Predictive Model For Use in Determining How Career Counseling Centers Can Better Promote Their Facilities and Services, Lepre, Carolyn Ringer , Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication, Public Relations Division, Washington, DC, (2001)

The Heroic Leader and the Hapless Counselor: Were Secretaries of State William Rogers and Henry Kissinger Really the Men News Magazines Reported Them to Be?, Lepre, Carolyn Ringer , Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication, Magazine Division, Washington, DC, (2001)

The Impact of a Persuasive Communication Campaign on Undecided College Student Attitudes, Beliefs, and Intentions to Seek Career Counseling, Lepre, Carolyn Ringer , International Communication Association, Instructional and Developmental Communication Division, Washington, DC, (2001)

Victims and Villains: A Framing Analysis of the Newspaper Coverage of Managed Care, Lepre, Carolyn Ringer; Walsh-Childers, Kim; Chance, Jean , nternational Communication Association, Health Communication Division, Washington, DC, (2001)

Missing Persons: Health Professionals and Consumers as Sources in Daily Newspaper Coverage of Health Issues, Walsh-Childers, Kim; Chance, Jean; Lepre, Carolyn Ringer; Mullen, Leslie , Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Science Communication Interest Group, Phoenix, AZ, (2000)

Whose Voices? Health Professionals and Consumers as Sources in Daily Newspaper Coverage of Health Issues, Walsh-Childers, Kim; Chance, Jean; Lepre, Carolyn Ringer; Mullen, Leslie , AEJMC Southeastern Colloquium, Chapel Hill, NC, (2000)

Searching the Horizon: The College Experience for Journalism and Mass Communication Undergraduates Who Are Undecided About Their Majors and Future Careers, Ringer, Carolyn , International Communication Association,Instructional and Developmental Communication Division, San Francisco, CA, (1999)

Why Are They Communications Majors? Factors Influencing Students’ Career Decisions, Ringer, Carolyn; Dodd, Julie , Community College Journalist, (1999)

Ten Years of Reproductive Health Advertising in Women’s Magazines, Treise, Debbie; Gotthoffer, Alyse; Walsh-Childers, Kim; Ringer, Carolyn , American Academy of Advertising, Lexington, KY, (1998)

Choosing a Media Career: Factors Influencing the College Student’s Decision-Making Process”, Ringer, Carolyn; Dodd, Julie E. , Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Scholastic Journalism Division, Chicago, IL, (1997)

Magazine Coverage of Nancy Reagan: An Analysis of the Power of Words, Ringer, Carolyn , Sixth Annual Research Conference of the Ohio University College of Communications, Athens, OH, (1992)