TOROA CENTRE FOR COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH
Postgraduate research students and their projects.
THE SHIFTING PARADIGMS OF THE NEW ZEALAND TELEVISION LANDSCAPE
RACHEL DANIELS (Vice Chancellor's Doctoral Scholarship)
PhD Research (in progress)
Supervisors:
Gudrun Frommherz, (Anna Jackson)
CULTURE'S IMPACT ON DECISION MAKING: A LOOK INTO NEW ZEALAND'S PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANCIES
DEEPTI BHARGAVA
PhD Research (in progress)
Supervisors:
Petra Theunissen, Helen Sissons
CONTENT AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN CHINESE VLOGS
CINDY WANG
PhD Research (in progress)
Supervisors:
Petra Theunissen, Helen Sissons
POLITICAL PUBLIC RELATIONS IN INDIA
MARK RASQUINHA
PhD Research (in progress)
Supervisors:
Helen Sissons, Petra Theunissen
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC RELATIONS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
STEPHANIE SAGEO-TAPUNGU
PhD Research (in progress)
Supervisors:
Helen Sissons, Petra Theunissen
USER-GENERATED CONTENT IN TELEVISION NEWS
DANIELLE MULRENNAN
PhD research
Supervisors:
Helen Sissons, Petra Theunissen
IMAGINATIVE BOUNDARIES: THE FUTURISM IN SCIENCE FICTION INTERFACES
JUSTIN MATTHEWS
PhD Research (in progress)
Supervisors:
Gudrun Frommherz, (Jens Hansen)
KIA HIWA RĀ! THE INFLUENCE OF TIKANGA AND THE LANGUAGE REVITALISATION AGENDA ON THE PRACTICES AND PERSPECTIVES OF MĀORI JOURNALISTS WORKING IN REO-MĀORI NEWS
ATAKOHU MIDDLETON
PhD 2020
Supervisors:
Helen Sissons, (Hinematau McNeill)
THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE MORE YOU SEE: M-LEARNING OF VISUAL LITERACY SKILLS
MATTHEW GUINIBERT
PhD 2018
Supervisors:
Petra Theunissen, (Thom Cochrane)
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ETHICAL OR UNETHICAL ADVERTISING: INVESTIGATING THE GREY AREAS OF ACCEPTANCE IN CONTEMPORARY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
DANIEL FASTNEDGE
MPhil Research (in progress)
Supervisors:
Gudrun Frommherz, (Rosser Johnson)
DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR EXTENDED REALITY IN TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
AD NARAYAN
MPhil Research (in progress)
Supervisor:
Gudrun Frommherz
TEENS WHO HAVEN'T LOVED BEFORE: RELATIONSHIP BEHAVIOUR IN TEENAGE ROMANCE MOVIES
REBECCA STOKES
MPhil research (in progress)
Supervisor:
Gudrun Frommherz
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE: EXPERIENCES OF 1.5 GENERATION ASIAN NEW ZEALANDERS WITH THEIR PARENTS’ EXPECTATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
RAIN ROQUE
Master of Communication Studies 2022
Supervisor:
Gudrun Frommherz
THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS: DIGITAL JOURNEYS BY CHRISTIAN CHARITIES IN NEW ZEALAND
KARL UDY
Master of Communication Studies (in progress)
Supervisor:
Gudrun Frommherz
COVID-19: EXPERIENCES OF RACISM AND SCAPEGOATING
CATHERINE SUNG
Master of Communication Studies (in progress)
Supervisor:
Petra Theunissen
DO THEY KNOW, DO THEY CARE? TARGETED ADVERTISING AND SM MESSAGING
ANNA WILLIAMS
Master of Communication Studies (in progress)
Supervisor:
Justin Matthews
“WHERE DO I BELONG?” DNA TEST RESULTS AND SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF IDENTITY
CATHERINE THEUNISSEN
Master of Communication Studies 2021
Supervisors:
Justin Matthews, Gudrun Frommherz
BRANDING THE DIGITAL NOMAD LIFESTYLE - A GENRE ANALYSIS OF COWORKING RETREAT WEBSITES
PRASANNA NARA
Master of English and New Media Studies 2021
Supervisor:
Philippa Smith
POLICY TO PEOPLE: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PUBLIC’S INTERPRETATION OF THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT’S WELLBEING BUDGET 2019 THROUGH NEWS AND TWITTER CHANNELS
CIARA CHESTER-CRONIN
Master of English and New Media Studies 2020
Supervisor:
Philippa Smith
MAINTAINING FRIENDSHIPS THROUGH COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION: AN INVESTIGATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ USE OF ASYNCHRONOUS AND SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION
LAN ZHUO
Master of English and New Media Studies 2020
Supervisor:
Philippa Smith
MEN WHO KNIT: A SOCIAL MEDIA CRITICAL DISCOURSE STUDY (SM-CDS) ON THE LEGITIMISATION OF MEN WITHIN REDDIT’S R/KNITTING COMMUNITY
ANGELA-MARIE DESMARAIS
Master of English and New Media Studies 2020
Supervisor:
Philippa Smith
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: PERSPECTIVES OF NEW ZEALAND PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTITIONERS
KELSEY SCHUTTE
Master of Communication Studies 2021
Supervisor:
Petra Theunissen
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTICE – A NEW ZEALAND PERSPECTIVE
STEFANIE MARTENS
Master of Communication Studies 2020
Supervisor:
Petra Theunissen
SPORT PUBLIC RELATIONS IN NEW ZEALAND: ANALYSING THE STATE OF THE DISCIPLINE IN NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL SPORT ORGANISATIONS
PAUL STEVENS
Master of Communication Studies 2019
Supervisor:
Deepti Bhagava
INFORMATION MODELS IN MULTIPLAYER GAMING: TEACHING NEW PLAYERS THE COMPLEX IN-GAME ECONOMY OF COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE
CHARLES JORDAN
Master of Communication Studies 2020
Supervisor:
Justin Matthews
M-LEARNING ABOUT TONGAN FOOD: A CONCEPT OF A CULTURE-SPECIFIC APP FOR LEARNING ABOUT TONGAN FOOD CULTURE
HULU TU'INUKUAFE
Master of Communication Studies 2019
Supervisors:
Gudrun Frommherz, Matthew Guinibert
INDIGENOUS CONNECTIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: MĀORI INVOLVEMENT IN THE EVENTS AT STANDING ROCK
INDIA FREMAUX
Master of Communication Studies 2019
Supervisors:
Gudrun Frommherz, (Ella Henry)
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU’RE TALKING TO? TRANSGENDER REPRESENTATION ON THE TELEVISION SHOW TRANSPARENT
Master of Communication Studies 2018
Supervisors:
Sissons, Helen, (Sharyn Graham-Davies)
USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN FOR SMARTWATCH GAMES
HUANGYU LI
Master of Communication Studies 2017
Supervisors:
Justin Matthews, Gudrun Frommherz
SUBSCRIPTION VIDEO ON DEMAND: VIEWING PREFERENCES AMONG NEW ZEALAND AUDIENCES
RACHEL DANIELS
Master of Communication Studies 2017
Supervisor:
Gudrun Frommherz
NARRATIVE AND GAMEPLAY DESIGN IN THE STORY-DRIVEN VIDEOGAME: A CASE STUDY ON THE LAST OF US
KELSEY CAMERON
Master of Communication Studies 2017
Supervisors: Justin Matthews, Gudrun Frommherz
BRAND AWARENESS GAINS WINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: THE CONTINUED RISE OF VALUES BASED MARKETING
NIGEL GRIMSHAW JONES
Master of Communication Studies 2016
Supervisor:
Gudrun Frommherz