Theses from 2024
CYBERBULLYING PERPETRATION IN A BLACK METROPOLITAN SAMPLE OF ADOLESCENTS: THE ROLE OF RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS, Catherine Sofia Forster
EVALUATING FAMILIARITY AND EMOTIONS IN SHAPING RURAL RESIDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVED PERSONS WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, Dowla Kuzmickus
THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SELF-PREDICTION, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, TREATMENT HOURS, AND TREATMENT NEEDS AMONG INCARCERATED OFFENDERS, Yasmin Nielsen
TRAINEES’ CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR IMPACT ON PERCEPTIONS OF MULTICULTURAL TRAINING EXPERIENCES, Frederick McCullough Siglar
Examining Nonattachment to Self, Self-as-Context, and Depression, Vanessa Wang
Theses from 2023
An Investigation into the Breadth of Intrusive and Obsessive Thought, Myles Arendtson
Cortical Thickness in Children with Reading Disorder and/or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Lauren Bandel
ADHD RELATED HYPERACTIVITY AND IMPULSIVITY: DISTINCT OR OVERLAPPING DIMENSIONS?, Nicole Greenwood
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL NEGATIVE TALK, CHILD AGGRESSION, AND CHILD ASSERTIVENESS, Tori McNary
A Qualitative Examination of Rural Residents’ Perception Formation Regarding Gun Control and Persons with a Mental Illness and Gun Violence, Ryan Cummings Nation
COMPARING COGNITIVE COPING COMPONENTS: AN INVESTIGATION OF TREATMENT OUTCOMES AND PROCESSES, Andy Wall
Theses from 2022
The Relationship Between Cerebellar Vermal Volume, Phonological Processing, and Working Memory, Emily Caminiti
INTERSECTIONALITY AND PRIVILEGE IN RELATION TO CLINICALLY RELEVANT OUTCOMES, Cerella Chandra
The Relations Among Upstander, Bystander, Reinforcer, and Perpetrator Bullying Behaviors in Middle School Students, Kaitlyn K. Hnetkovsky
The Effect of Race and Leadership Style on Perceived Competence and Likability of Female Leaders, Aradhna Mohan
THE INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS, EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING, AND LANGUAGE IN CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA, Genni Newsham
Parent vs Child Influences on Parental Warmth and Discipline: A Twin Study Examining Child Temperament and Parent Personality, Rachel Lynn Weisbecker
Theses from 2021
Parental Perceptions of Bullying, Responses, and Utilization of Resources, Dale Jordan Brinsky
DISTRACTOR VERSUS FOCUSED CUE – CRITICAL IMPORTANCE WHEN ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF BUPROPION ON THE LATE POSITIVE POTENTIAL, Matthew Gunn
LGBTQ+ POC MINORITY STRESS, MINORITY STRENGTHS, AND ALCOHOL USE DISORDER, Satveer Kler
An Exploration of Parent Problem Recognition and Help-Seeking Behaviors for Child Mental Health Difficulties, Monica Kruse
UNDERSTANDING CHANGE: USING BERRY’S ACCULTURATION MODEL TO EXPLAIN CREATIONIST AND EVOLUTIONARY BELIEFS OF YOUNG ADULTS, Kortney Maedge
OBSERVER ATTRIBUTION OF WORKPLACE INCIVILITY AS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION: AN APPLICATION OF SOCIAL INFORMATION PROCESSING THEORY, Aarren Anthony Minneyfield
EXAMINING THE UTILITY OF THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY INVENTORY, Steven Forrest Parker
Acute Administration of Oxytocin in the Functional Recovery of Social Deficits Following Juvenile Traumatic Brain Injury, Sophia Shonka
Theses from 2020
A Preliminary Investigation of an Online Version of the Valued Living Questionnaire, Amanda B. Chamberlain
THE IMPACT OF EXTERNAL FACTORS ON GENDER DYSPHORIA, Chloe Goldbach
INTERACTION GOALS INFLUENCE OUR VIEW OF THE WORLD: MODE OF INTERACTION EFFECTS ON MORAL TRUTH PERCEPTIONS, Adam Green
FEAR OF POSITIVE EVALUATION AS A MODERATOR OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL ANXIETY, EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGIES AND ALEXITHYMIA, Jennifer Guenther
IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH IN RURAL SETTINGS: CLINICIAN AND AGENCY FACTORS, Bethany Leraas
Child and Family Factors Affecting Parent-Child Agreement on a Measure of Health-Related Quality of Life, Meghan Littles
The Buffering Effect of Chosen Family Networks in LGBT Adults, David Cole Milton
COACHING YOURSELF THROUGH: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POSITIVE SELF-TALK AND RESILIENCE, Ian T. Mosier
Effects of Child Age on Sentence Severity for Mothers and Fathers, Miranda Nelson
Parenting as a Moderator in the Relationship between Reactive Temperament and Internalizing Problems, Emily Pali
LGBTQ+ AND HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS: COMPARING DIFFERENT TYPES OF STRESS AND RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION, Jaidelynn Rogers
Effects of a Gratitude Intervention and Attention Bias Modification on Emotion Regulation, Bryant M. Stone
EXAMINING FEMALE LEADERSHIP FROM A DAOIST PERSPECTIVE, Wen-Qian Zhou
Theses from 2019
A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF A VALUES INTERVENTION AND A VALUES REMINDER ON CLINICALLY RELEVANT OUTCOMES, Bruce Clark
A QUALITATIVE EXAMINATION OF EXPERIENCES OF ACCULTURATION, ACCULTURATIVE STRESS, AND COPING AMONG BLACK INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, Maame Esi Arkofoa Coleman
Moral outrage is elicited by others’ beliefs just as much as their actions: Implications for workplace ideological discrimination, Emily Rose Galeza
Examining Perceived Organizational Injustice as a Moderator in the Relationship of Dark Tetrad Personality Traits to Counterproductive Work Behavior, Sean Michael Geraghty
An Examination of Systematic Supervision and Its Effects on School Climate, Playground Safety, and Bullying Behaviors, Austin Gordon
Development of the Psychological Help Seeking Stereotypes for African Americans Scale, Chinyelu Muonagolu
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY, TOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY, AND COPING WITH ACADEMIC STRESS, Urvi Pradeep Paralkar
THE CAUDATE NUCLEUS AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND/OR READING DISORDER, Jennifer Schlak
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FUSIFORM VOLUME AND ORTHOGRAPHIC PROCESSING, Hannah Travis
Examining Job Crafting as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Job Stress and Counterproductive Work Behavior, Millicent Ann Weber
Theses from 2018
CRITICAL INCIDENTS IN MULTICULTURAL SUPERVISION AND THEIR IMPACTS ON SUPERVISEES AND THE SUPERVISION RELATIONSHIP, Monica Becerra
Mental Imagery and Tracking, Ugo Bruzadin Nunes
An Exploration of the Referral Behaviors of Pediatric Medical Professionals for Pediatric Behavioral Disordered Sleep, Danielle Chambers
THE EFFECTS OF RACIAL SOCIALIZATION ON RACIAL ATTITUDES AND RACIAL IDENTITY STATUSES FOR WHITE AMERICANS, Morgan Christie
The Role of Self-Compassion in Understanding Minority Stress, Gender Role Stress, and Depression Among LGBTQ+ Individuals, Chelsey Couch
GAMIFICATION IN PRESENTATION AND TESTING AND THEIR EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE, Alan Franklin
Investigating the Etiology of Preschoolers' Somatic Symptoms and Internalizing Problems: A Twin Study, Matthew Jamnik
Prediction of Clinical Symptoms and Psychological Flexibility Using a Novel Values Card Sort Activity, Ryan S. Kimball
THE TIME-DEPENDENT EFFECT OF ACUTE STRESS ON LONG-TERM MEMORY, Alicia Olechowski
MICROAGGRESSIONS WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION: EXPLORING HOW WHITE FACULTY COMMIT AND RESPOND TO MICROAGGRESSIONS, Remya Perinchery
OPTIMIZING INTEROCEPTIVE EXPOSURE FOR ANXIETY SENSITIVITY UTILIZING AN INHIBITORY LEARNING MODEL, Devin Petersen
Exploring the Relationships Among Pretend Play, Creativity, and Parent Play Beliefs in General Education and Immersive Bilingual Education Settings, Jennifer Ramasami
The Effects of Societal Threat on Authoritarianism and Social Dominance Orientation, Chasity Ratliff
SOCIAL EXCHANGE IN MENTORING, PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT, AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, Malinda Suprise
PERCEPTIONS OF MICROAGGRESSIONS AND COLOR-BLIND RACIAL ATTITUDES: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN ASSESSING ACTION WITHIN INTERRACIAL INTERACTIONS, Viloshanakumaran Veeramani
Theses from 2017
CAUSAL ATTRIBUTIONS, HELP-SEEKING ATTITUDES, AND CULTURAL MISTRUST ON INTENTIONS TO SEEK COUNSELING IN BLACK AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS, Seyi O. Amosu
Active, behavioral, and cognitive perceptions of policewomen who make mistakes in traffic stops, Colleen May Bader
Hegemonic Masculinity and Transphobia, Marilyn Chung
THE ASSESSMENT AND ETIOLOGY OF NOVELTY SEEKING AND RULE-BREAKING IN YOUNG CHILDREN, Emma Brittany Diaz
INFLUENCE OF MEDIA ON SELF-OBJECTIFICATION, BODY IMAGE, AND RAPE MYTHS ACCEPTANCE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS, Catarina Durante Bergue Alves
Exploring Retrospective Biases In Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: An Experience-Sampling Study, Jeremy MacLaren Kelly
Patient attitudes toward integrated health care: Initial scale development and a test of the influences of cultural mistrust and gender among African Americans, Abby Jane Spalding Kelty
The Differential Effect of Two Brief Mindfulness Interventions on Cognitive and Somatic Symptoms of Anxiety, Keith Patrick Klein
Beyond Race: The Interplay of Race and Acculturation on Leader Perception, Raquel Alexandra Mendizabal Martell
Do Collective Narcissists Feel Shame Too? An Investigation of National In-Group Transgression and In-Group Directed Hostility., Richard Montoya
Classism, Academic Self-Concept, and African American College Students' Academic Performance, Simone D. Roby
THE ROLE OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT IN UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS ON BARRIERS AND STRESS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS, Brittany Sievers
EFFECTS OF NICOTINAMIDE ON MICROGLIAL RESPONSE IN JUVENILE RATS AFTER CONTROLLED CORTICAL IMPACT, Aidan C. Smith
AN EXAMINATION OF THE CULTURAL VALIDITY OF THE MEANING IN LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE USING AN AFRICAN AMERICAN SAMPLE, Kenneth Terrell Washington
Theses from 2016
Exploring the Relationship Between Attentional Control, Attentional Bias, and Anxiety in Children, Moselle Campbell
THE BIG FIVE AND ADHD: AN INVESTIGATION OF SUBTYPES AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION, Gabriel Casher
Experiences of Discrimination and Outcome Expectations as Predictors of Health Care Utilization, Klaus Eickhoff Cavalhieri
Running for Your Life: Motivational Factors for Increased Physical Activity, Kristiana Marie Feeser
Leadership and the good soldier: the role of transformational leadership in organizational citizenship behaviors, Emily Marie Neuhoff
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY TRAITS AND CAREER ADAPTABILITY, Christine F. Norris
Examining Ethical Leadership as a Moderator of the Relationship Between the Dark Triad and Counterproductive Work Behavior., Joshua Clinton Palmer
HEART RATE VARIABILITY AND ANXIETY IN CHILDREN: TONIC CHARACTERISTICS AND REACTIVITY, Dagong Ran
An Exploration of the Relationship Between Video Game Play and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression, Dustin Alan Seidler
COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF LEARNING MANDARIN CHINESE NUMERAL CLASSIFIERS, Yee Pin Tio
AN EXAMINATION OF RISK AND RESILIENCE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PTSD SYMPTOMS AND BULLYING IN MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, Chelsea Kylie VanderWoude
THE USE OF THE DIG TASK TO EXPLORE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MAGNESIUM ON RECOVERY OF FUNCTION AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, Jennica Young
Theses from 2015
COPING AND THE UNIVERSITY: ACADEMIC SATISFACTION AND COPING STYLE IN SOCIAL COGNITIVE CAREER THEORY, Brian Peter Bettonville
The associations between parent attitudes and behaviors and child self-concept and academic achievement, Morgan Bobo