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