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Author:

Bressler, Amanda Jean

Title:

ASSESSING GENE, ENVIRONMENT, AND GENE × ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS ON ANXIETY-RELATED AND LEARNING BEHAVIORS IN MOUSE MODELS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

learning
brain-derived neurotrophic factor
serotonin transporter
anxiety
mouse model
stress

File:

Download AJBressler_PhDDissertation_28Nov2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Anne Milasincic Andrews, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Milasincic Andrews, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Ewing, Committee Member
Byron C Jones, Committee Member
David John Vandenbergh, Committee Member

Author:

Whetzel, Courtney Allison

Title:

A FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF SALIVARY DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE (DHEA-S) IN RESPONSE TO ACUTE STRESS

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

DHEA-S
cortisol
stress

File:

Download Whetzel_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Laura Klein, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Committee Member
Elizabeth Susman, Committee Member
David Manuel Almeida, Committee Member

Author:

Ragan, Christina Marie

Title:

SIBLING VARIANCE IN EARLY LIFE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS PREDICTS ADULT ANXIETY-RELATED BEHAVIOR AND PHYSIOLOGY IN RODENTS

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

maternal behavior
exploratory behavior
sibling variance
rodent
parental care
early experience
neonatal
mother-infant relations
SERT
stress
glucocorticoid receptor
CRFR1 receptor

File:

Download CM_Ragan_Dissertation_Final_7_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Byron C Jones, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Victoria Braithwaite, Committee Member
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Committee Member
David John Vandenbergh, Committee Member

Author:

Ransford, Carolyn R

Title:

The Role of School and Teacher Characteristics on Teacher Burnout and Implementation Quality of a Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

teacher burnout
teacher efficacy
implementation quality
teacher characteristics
school environment
stress
support
curriculum implementation

File:

Download RansfordFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark T Greenberg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott David Gest, Committee Member
Eric Loken, Committee Member
David Alexander Gamson, Committee Member

Author:

Zahwa, Hassan

Title:

MODULATION OF THE NEONATAL T CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNE RESPONSE BY MATERNALLY DERIVED STRESS HORMONES

Graduate Program:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

stress
neonatal immune
T cell adaptive immunity
Herpes Simplex Virus
maternal stress

File:

Download Zahwa_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph Lauren Keil, Committee Member
Todd Schell, Committee Member
Joan S Long, Committee Member
Robert Harold Bonneau, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Manning, Ian

Title:

Evolution of stress and microstructure in Si-doped aluminum gallium nitride thin films

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

OMVPE
wide bandgap semiconductors
doping
strain
stress
thin films
MOCVD
AlGaN

File:

Download Ian_Manning_Dissertation_021611.pdf

Committee Members:

Joan Marie Redwing, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Professor Christopher Muhlstein, Committee Member
Elizabeth C Dickey, Committee Member
David Snyder, Committee Member

Author:

Dzieweczynski, Jessica L.

Title:

Just Be Yourself: Antecedents and Consequences of Personality Trait Expression at Work

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

personality
personality expression
job satisfaction
performance
stress
motivation

File:

Download Dzieweczynski_Diss_FINAL_112008.pdf

Committee Members:

James Lewis Farr, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Lewis Farr, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin Murphy, Committee Member
Susan Mohammed, Committee Member
Alex Colvin, Committee Member

Author:

Pone, Jean Denis Nda'si

Title:

CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION IN COAL: CHARACTERIZATION OF MATRIX DEFORMATION, SORPTION CAPACITY AND DYNAMIC PERMEABILITY AT IN-SITU STRESS CONDITIONS

Graduate Program:

Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

carbon dioxide sorption capacity in coal
coalbed methane
Sequestration
coal permeability
stress

File:

Download DPone_PSU_thesis_2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonathan P Mathews, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Phillip Michael Halleck, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Demian Saffer, Committee Member

Author:

Haidet, Kim Kopenhaver

Title:

Biobehavioral Responses to Caregiving in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

stress
preterm infants
psychobiology

File:

Download Final_Thesis_KKH_4-18-05.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Susman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sheila Grace West, Committee Member
Douglas A Granger, Committee Member
Keith Howard Marks, Committee Member

Author:

Wyglinski, Laura A.

Title:

STRESSORS, SUPPORT FOR INNOVATION, OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE AND CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AS PREDICTORS OF DEPERSONALIZATION AND PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT AMONG CANADIAN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

burnout
stress
school psychologists
factor analysis
personality

File:

Download WYGLINSKIMARCH21.pdf

Committee Members:

Barbara Schaefer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Leslie Hale, Committee Member
Marley Watkins, Committee Member
Alicia Grandey, Committee Member

Author:

SCOTT, LORI NICOLE

Title:

Stress Reactivity in Borderline Personality Disorder

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

emotional dysregulation
emotion
stress
alpha-amylase
cortisol
borderline personality disorder
HPA axis
autonomic
affect
reactivity

File:

Download LScott_Dissertation_7.13.11_final_submitted.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Levy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Levy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Aaron Lee Pincus, Committee Member
Reginald Adams Jr., Committee Member
Douglas A Granger, Committee Member

Author:

Pfaff, Mark Stephen

Title:

Effects of mood and stress on group communication and performance in a simulated task environment

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

computer mediated communication
teams
decision making
stress
emotion
human computer interaction

File:

Download Pfaff_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael David Mcneese, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David J Hall, Committee Member
Xiaolong Zhang, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member

Author:

Dreschel, Nancy Ann

Title:

The Biobehavioral Effects of Stress Related to Fear and Anxiety in Domestic Canines

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

lifespan
salivary cortisol
stress
animal behavior
measurement
canine

File:

Download Thesis_Final_5.29.07.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas A Granger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Susman, Committee Member
David R Johnson, Committee Member
Laura Klein, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Qian

Title:

REGULATION OF NEUROPEPTIDE Y EXPRESSION AND THE SYMPATHO-ADRENAL RESPONSE TO STRESS

Graduate Program:

Cell and Developmental Biology

Keywords:

neuropeptide Y
catecholamines
stress
adrenal medulla

File:

Download Qian_Wang_923512678_CDB_PhD_Dissertation_2011_Aug_Final_submission_.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Cavener, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Cavener, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Whim, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard Luscher, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Byron C Jones, Committee Member

Author:

Motch, Susan Marie

Title:

MIDI MOUSE AS A NOVEL MODEL FOR INVESTIGATING IGF-1 IN AGING

Graduate Program:

Physiology

Keywords:

physical activity
metabolism
heat shock proteins
midi mouse
aging
IGF-1
stress

File:

Download smotch_dissertation_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger John Mccarter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger John Mccarter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Henry Green, Committee Member
Ramesh Ramachandran, Committee Member
Wesley Craig Hymer, Committee Member
Joseph Tobias Stout, Committee Member

Author:

Kase, Sue Ellen

Title:

Parallel genetic algorithm optimization of a cognitive model: investigating group and individual performance on a math stressor task

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

high-performance computing
genetic algorithm
cognitive modeling
cognitive science
stress
mathematics anxiety

File:

Download KaseThesis9-1.pdf

Committee Members:

Frank Edward Ritter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member
Suzanne Michelle Shontz, Committee Member
Laura Klein, Committee Member
Xiaolong Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

McManus, Tara G

Title:

AMBIGUITY IN PARENTS’ DIVORCE-RELATED DISCLOSURES: EFFECTS OF SUPPORT EXPECTATIONS AND STRATEGIC AMBIGUITY ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING, RELATIONAL QUALITY, AND COMMUNICATION SATISFACTION

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

adjustment
parent-child communication
divorce
disclosure
stress
strategic ambiguity

File:

Download Tara_McManus_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michelle E Day, Committee Member
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Member
Paul Amato, Committee Member

Author:

Miller, Victoria Louise

Title:

Crustal Response to Changes in the Magmatic System at the Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

locations
earthquake
volcano-tectonic
Montserrat
volcano
Soufrière Hills
focal mechanism
stress
VT-string

File:

Download VictoriaLMiller-PhD-Dissertation-2011.pdfDownload 9596-EarthquakeLocationsAnimation.movDownload 9596-EarthquakeLocationsTable.pdf

Committee Members:

Barry Voight, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barry Voight, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles James Ammon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

Author:

Yashinski , Melisa Sue

Title:

Effect of Large Elastic Strains on Phonons in GaP Nanowires

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Nanowires
Gallium Phosphide
GaP
Mechanical behavior
stress
strain
phonon
vibrational mode
Raman spectroscopy
tension

File:

Download MSYashinski-Dissertation_Final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Muhlstein, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member

Author:

Vargas, Gray Alexandra

Title:

Disrupted Functional Connectivity in the Frontal-subcortical Network as a Vulnerability Factor for Depression in Multiple Sclerosis

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

multiple sclerosis
depression
functional connectivity
stress
social support

File:

Download Gray_Vargas_Dissertation_Final_Final.submitted.pdf

Committee Members:

Peter Andrew Arnett, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Frank Gerard Hillary, Committee Member
Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Committee Member
Lisa Michelle Kopp, Special Member