Comm-entary is the annual student journal of communication, founded in 1981. Articles are "blind-reviewed" by a student editorial board, that is, the editors do not know the names of the authors of submitted work until after an article has been accepted for publication. Copies of Comm-entary and a folder with the tables of contents of all issues are available for reference in the department office. Any communication major, as well as any other undergraduate student, may submit material for consideration and possible publication. Submission guidelines are available in the department office. Students interested in working on the editorial board of Comm-entary should contact the department. (Note: Since most of the articles in Comm-entary are based on papers students have written for upper-level communication courses, the journal is also an excellent way for prospective majors to preview the type of projects that majors work on in advanced courses.)
Current Issue: 46th Edition 2026
A Letter from the Editor:
Dear Reader,
Welcome to the 46th production of Comm-entary, the University of New Hampshire's Undergraduate Research Journal of Student Scholarship. We are proud to present you with most recent (and re-vamped) edition of a time honored UNH Communication Department tradition and are excited to share with you the best interdisciplinary work on media, rhetoric, and interpersonal communication studies that UNH students have created this year.
Over the course of this academic year, I was honored to spearhead the Comm-entary team in not only the creation of the 46th edition, but also in the restructuring and rebuilding of the Journal's outreach, submission, and sharing process. From more active initiatives on social media platforms to outreach across various other UNH majors to an entire re-design of the Comm-entary website, this year has been full of change. We welcomed staff members from other majors other than Communication and encouraged students outside the Department to send in submissions, producing an edition that is not only full of inter-disciplinary learning but representative of the ways in which the field of Communication transcends our department and touches all.
None of this change would have been possible without the diligent work of our staff, and to them all the credit is due. We are also deeply grateful for the guidance of Professor R. Michael Jackson and his willingness to support our ambition as out faculty advisor. Finally, we would like to extend appreciation to the Communication Department at UNH as a whole, for cultivating a curiosity about our field between students and staff alike that leads to the creation of much of the incredible scholarship we publish.
The following works have been selected for their interest and excellence, and I believe offer a comprehensive view of the diversified interest in Communication the UNH student body possess. I am humble to lead the team that brings them to you for the 46th year and I sincerely hope you enjoy!
Sincerely,
Ruby Prentiss
Editor In Chief
Do We Even Know What ‘Even’ Does? A CA Investigation
Emily Johnson
Pinterest’s Architecture and Algorithm
Aly Kellett
Encouraging Fitness for Women in United Kingdom- How This Girl Can Organization Tackled The Gender Activity Gap
Ruby Prentiss
How the Word ‘Fucking’ Constructs Emotional Stance in Conversation
Madeline Riechers
Language Deprivation in Deaf Children
Kaleb Holske
A Brief Analysis of Setting
Rebecca Colby
Our 2026 Staff
- Ruby Prentiss - Editor in Chief
- Madeline Riechers - Digital Design, Editor
- Sophia Titone - Staff Editor, URC Presenter
- Rebecca Insley - Staff Editor, URC Presenter
- Sophia Lorom - Staff Editor
- Prof. Michael Jackson - Faculty Advisor