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301. Exploring the Relationships between High School Racial Composition and Long-Term Educational Outcomes

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Open Access
Author:
Thomas, Tori Lashan
Title:
Exploring the Relationships between High School Racial Composition and Long-Term Educational Outcomes
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
school racial composition
college aspirations
educational attainment
race/ethnicity
high school
File:
Download Final_11.16.pdf
Committee Members:
Michelle Frisco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Michael Gaddis, Committee Member
Erica Frankenberg, Committee Member

302. The relationship between maternal education status and students' mathematics performance in Hong Kong

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Open Access
Author:
Liu, Hui
Title:
The relationship between maternal education status and students' mathematics performance in Hong Kong
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Maternal education
Academic achievement
Hong Kong
File:
Download Master_Thesis_By_Hui.pdf
Committee Members:
Soo-Yong Byun, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maryellen Schaub, Committee Member
Katerina Bodovski, Committee Member

305. A Typology of Religious Influence on Gustav Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony

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Open Access
Author:
Bassett, Ryan M
Title:
A Typology of Religious Influence on Gustav Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony
Graduate Program:
Musicology
Keywords:
Gustav Mahler
Spirituality
Reform Judaism
Christianity
Gustav Theodor Fechner
The Second Symphony
The "Resurrection" Symphony
File:
Download Bassett_Thesis__Complete_.pdf
Committee Members:
Charles Youmans, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maureen Carr, Committee Member
Marica Tacconi, Committee Member

306. Family Contributions to the Romantic Relationship Quality of Young Adults from Married Stepfamilies

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Open Access
Author:
Washington, Chanell Nicole
Title:
Family Contributions to the Romantic Relationship Quality of Young Adults from Married Stepfamilies
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
romantic relationships
young adults
stepfamilies
File:
Download final_Master_s_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Valarie King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Michelle Frisco, Committee Member
Dr. Melissa Hardy, Committee Member

308. A STRATEGY OF POWER RELATIONS FOR RACIALLY DIVERSE PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTITIONERS

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Open Access
Author:
Flores, Juan Carlos
Title:
A STRATEGY OF POWER RELATIONS FOR RACIALLY DIVERSE PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTITIONERS
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
diverse
diversity
business
public relations
organization
organizational power dynamics
power dynamics
power
power relations
mentors
race
minority groups
dominant groups
File:
Download Flores__Juan_-_Master_s_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Denise Bortree, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michel Haigh, Committee Member
Matt McAlister, Committee Member

310. Extemporaneous Bass Line Reduction in Historical Double Bass Playing

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Open Access
Author:
Nachtergaele, Shanti
Title:
Extemporaneous Bass Line Reduction in Historical Double Bass Playing
Graduate Program:
Music Theory and History
Keywords:
double bass
contrabass
bass line reduction
historical performance practice
eighteenth century
nineteenth century
simplified bass lines
File:
Download Nachtergaele_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark C. Ferraguto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric J. McKee, Committee Member
Marica S. Tacconi, Committee Member

311. The (Un)Real Housewives Of Atlanta: A Post-Feminist, Post-Racial Textual Analysis Of Reality TV's Favorite Housewives

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Open Access
Author:
Stewart, Sabrina Dahlia
Title:
The (Un)Real Housewives Of Atlanta: A Post-Feminist, Post-Racial Textual Analysis Of Reality TV's Favorite Housewives
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
Post-Feminism
Post-Racism
RHOA
Housewives
Stereotypes
Reality TV
Atlanta
Textual Analysis
File:
Download Sabrina_Stewart_-_Thesis_-_Open.pdf
Committee Members:
Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew McAllister, Committee Member
Marie Hardin, Committee Member

312. Predicting Concept Evolution during Naturalistic Reading with Simultaneous Eye-tracking and fMRI

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Open Access
Author:
Schloss, Benjamin J
Title:
Predicting Concept Evolution during Naturalistic Reading with Simultaneous Eye-tracking and fMRI
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
Multiband fMRI
eye-tracking
fixation related fMRI
conceptual representation
multivoxel pattern anlaysis
distributed semantics
word2vec
BEAGLE
semantic representation
naturalistic reading
File:
Download Master_s_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Ping Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

313. BLUEprint for self-authorship: A case study exploration of a peer mentoring program

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Open Access
Author:
Allegro, John Anthony
Title:
BLUEprint for self-authorship: A case study exploration of a peer mentoring program
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
higher education
mentoring
student affairs
peer mentoring
case study
self-authorship
student development
BLUEprint
PRCC
learning outcomes
mentor
mentee
File:
Download MA_Thesis_Allegro.pdf
Committee Members:
David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mindy L Kornhaber, Committee Member

314. Help from Whom? Cross-cultural Differences in Received Support among the Aging Adults in the U.S. and China

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Open Access
Author:
Zhou, Zhangjun
Title:
Help from Whom? Cross-cultural Differences in Received Support among the Aging Adults in the U.S. and China
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
social support
aging
elder care
cross-national
demography
functional limitation
File:
Download Zhou_thesis_formatted_06052017.pdf
Committee Members:
Steven Andrew Haas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Hardy, Committee Member
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member

315. Worry Amplifies Theory-of-Mind Reasoning of Negatively Valenced Social Stimuli in Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Open Access
Author:
Zainal, Nur Hani
Title:
Worry Amplifies Theory-of-Mind Reasoning of Negatively Valenced Social Stimuli in Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
generalized anxiety disorder
theory-of-mind
anxiety disorders
cognition
cognitive behavioral therapy
File:
Download TOMinGAD_GSchoolSubmission_090717.pdf
Committee Members:
Michelle Gayle Newman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Dyanna Marshall, Committee Member
Reginald Adams Jr., Committee Member

316. Exploring the Effects of Interactive Narratives in Promoting Health Behaviors

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Open Access
Author:
Wei, Lewen
Title:
Exploring the Effects of Interactive Narratives in Promoting Health Behaviors
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
Identification
Embodiment
Parasocial interaction
Narrative perspective
Transportation
Empathy
Health communication
Interactive narratives
File:
Download Lewen_Wei_Master_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Fuyuan Shen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member

317. AN ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF IMMIGRANT SEGREGATION IN ESTABLISHED AND NEW DESTINATION METROS USING MORAN’S I AND LISA CLUSTER DESIGNATION

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Open Access
Author:
Zuchowski, Robert James
Title:
AN ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF IMMIGRANT SEGREGATION IN ESTABLISHED AND NEW DESTINATION METROS USING MORAN’S I AND LISA CLUSTER DESIGNATION
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
spatial; residential segregation; sociology; demography
File:
Download Robby_Thesis_May22_FORMATTED_RJZ_100517_0916pm.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
Ralph Salvador Oropesa, Committee Member

319. Public confidence in police: Examining the influence of police misconduct in the media

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Open Access
Author:
Biggers, Zachariah Thomas
Title:
Public confidence in police: Examining the influence of police misconduct in the media
Graduate Program:
Criminal Justice
Keywords:
Police
Media
Public Confidence
Vicarious Experience
Media Presentations
Police Misconduct
File:
Download Biggers_MACJ_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Jonathan Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Catherine Gibbs, Committee Member
Siyu Liu, Committee Member

321. Utopian Rhetorics: Space and Time in the United Nations' Pursuit of Cosmopolitan Progress

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Open Access
Author:
Schneider, Haley Elizabeth
Title:
Utopian Rhetorics: Space and Time in the United Nations' Pursuit of Cosmopolitan Progress
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
temporality
memory
international politics
political ideology
File:
Download Schneider_Utopian_Rhetorics_.pdf
Committee Members:
Rosa A Eberly, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bradford James Vivian, Committee Member
Stephen Howard Browne, Committee Member

322. Rhetoric of Identity and Citizenship in European Policy Discourse Surrounding the Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe

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Open Access
Author:
Mumtaz, Mehr
Title:
Rhetoric of Identity and Citizenship in European Policy Discourse Surrounding the Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
Multiculturalism
Intercultural Dialogue
Islamophobia
Rhetoric of Identity and Citizenship
European Nativist Political Discourse
Council of Europe
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:
Bradford James Vivian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kirtley Hasketh Wilson, Committee Member
Anne T Demo, Committee Member
Jeremy Engels, Committee Member

323. The Birth Interval and the Odds of a Male Birth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for the Sex-Ratio

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Open Access
Author:
Morse, Anne Roback
Title:
The Birth Interval and the Odds of a Male Birth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for the Sex-Ratio
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Fetal loss
Sex ratio at birth
sub-Saharan Africa
Miscarriage
Spontaneous abortion
File:
Download Morse.Anne.Thesis.FORMATTEDFORREVIEW.pdf
Committee Members:
Jennifer Van Hook, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Luke, Committee Member
Marianne M. Hillemeier, Committee Member

324. CRIMINAL JUSTICE CONTACT, POLITICAL ALIENATION & POLITICAL PARTICIPATION: THE EFFECTS OF PUNITIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CONTACT ON VOTING

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Open Access
Author:
Kaufman, Ezekiel John
Title:
CRIMINAL JUSTICE CONTACT, POLITICAL ALIENATION & POLITICAL PARTICIPATION: THE EFFECTS OF PUNITIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CONTACT ON VOTING
Graduate Program:
Criminology
Keywords:
political alienation
political powerlessness
political meaninglessness
political cynicism
symbolic interactionism
societal reaction theory
Edwin Lemert
Melvin Seeman
Ada Finifter
Voting
Punitive Criminal Justice Contact
File:
Download 2017_Kaufman_Ezekiel_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Darrell J Steffensmeier, Committee Member
Wayne Osgood, Committee Member

325. Community Punishment and the Effects on Child Behavior Outcomes

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Open Access
Author:
Harrington, Nicole Elizabeth
Title:
Community Punishment and the Effects on Child Behavior Outcomes
Graduate Program:
Criminology
Keywords:
Parental Incarceration; Community Punishment; Child Behavior Outcomes
File:
Download Community_Punishment_and_Youth_Behaviors_-_Harrington.pdf
Committee Members:
David M Ramey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
Valarie Elizabeth King, Committee Member

327. SWEET TALK: A SURVEY OF PERSUASIVE MESSAGING FROM TEN SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAXATION REFERENDA

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Open Access
Author:
Marriott, Robert Windsor
Title:
SWEET TALK: A SURVEY OF PERSUASIVE MESSAGING FROM TEN SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAXATION REFERENDA
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
Communication
Referendum
Persuasion
Campaign
Sugar Tax
File:
Download Robert_Marriott_thesis_2017.pdf
Committee Members:
James Dillard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Annette Smith, Committee Member
John W Gastil, Committee Member

329. Testing an Interactionist Theory of Treatment Engagement in a Prison-Based Therapeutic Community

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Open Access
Author:
Davidson, Kimberly Marie
Title:
Testing an Interactionist Theory of Treatment Engagement in a Prison-Based Therapeutic Community
Graduate Program:
Criminology
Keywords:
substance use
therapeutic community
symbolic interactionism
File:
Download Davidson_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Kreager, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
Jeffery Ulmer, Committee Member

330. RELATIVE ASSETS AND CONFORMITY IN ATTITUDES: A TEST OF BARGAINING THEORY ON NEWLY MARRIED INDONESIAN WOMEN

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Open Access
Author:
Lankes, Jane Louise
Title:
RELATIVE ASSETS AND CONFORMITY IN ATTITUDES: A TEST OF BARGAINING THEORY ON NEWLY MARRIED INDONESIAN WOMEN
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
bargaining theory
attitudes
identity
religion
Indonesia
File:
Download Lankes_2017.pdf
Committee Members:
Roger Kent Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Valarie Elizabeth King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Kay Luke, Committee Member

332. THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: AN ANALYSIS OF STUDY ABRAOD PROGRAMMING AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSIRTY AND THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

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Open Access
Author:
Powell, Alexis A
Title:
THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: AN ANALYSIS OF STUDY ABRAOD PROGRAMMING AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSIRTY AND THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Higher Education
Internationalization
Study Abroad
Education
Experiential Learning
Enrollment
Participation Rates
Learning Outcomes
File:
Download Alexis_A._Powell_M.A._Thesis_EDTHP_2017.pdf
Committee Members:
Maryellen Schaub, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Member

337. MORE THAN JUST MONEY: HOW THE BAIL PROCESS CREATES UNINTENDED RACIAL DISPARITY

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Open Access
Author:
Hanrath, Lily Savannah
Title:
MORE THAN JUST MONEY: HOW THE BAIL PROCESS CREATES UNINTENDED RACIAL DISPARITY
Graduate Program:
Criminology
Keywords:
Bail
Focal Concerns
Race
Pennsylvania
Judges
Disparity
File:
Download Hanrath_Lily_Final_Thesis_Formatting_11.28.2017.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member
Darrell J Steffensmeier, Committee Member

339. How Do Governments Narrow the Achievement Gaps for Disadvantaged Students in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan?

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Open Access
Author:
Su, Chao
Title:
How Do Governments Narrow the Achievement Gaps for Disadvantaged Students in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan?
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Socioeconomic Status (SES)
Academic Achievement
Education Inequality
Mainland China
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Policy and Practice
Socioeconomic Status (SES)
Academic Achievement
Education Inequality
Mainland China
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Policy and Practice
File:
Download Master_s_Thesis_-_Chao_Su.pdf
Committee Members:
David Post, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

340. THE PALENQUE POOL PROJECT: AN ENERGETIC ANALYSIS OF MONUMENTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF AN ANCIENT MAYA STRUCTURE

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Open Access
Author:
Hermitt, Elijah Jude
Title:
THE PALENQUE POOL PROJECT: AN ENERGETIC ANALYSIS OF MONUMENTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF AN ANCIENT MAYA STRUCTURE
Graduate Program:
Anthropology
Keywords:
archaeology
hydrology
ancient maya
maya
palenque
pool
energetics
monumental construction
File:
Download Elijah_Hermitt_Graduate_school_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Kirk Dow French, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Gale Hirth, Committee Member
Timothy Michael Ryan, Committee Member

341. Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District clarifies how schools are to provide Free Appropriate Public Education

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Open Access
Author:
Smith, Madeline
Title:
Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District clarifies how schools are to provide Free Appropriate Public Education
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA
Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District
free appropriate public education
FAPE
amicus curiae briefs analysis
File:
Download Madeline_E._Smith_-_Master_s_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria M Lewis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

342. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL CLIMATE AND TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION: A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Yuting
Title:
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL CLIMATE AND TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION: A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Teacher Job Satisfaction
Teacher Attrition
TALIS 2013
School Climate
Multilevel Modeling
File:
Download Master_s_Thesis_Yuting_Li.pdf
Committee Members:
Mindy L. Kornhaber, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

343. The Impact of the Gilman Scholarship on Underrepresented Students Studying Abroad: A Qualitative Exploration of Psychosocial Outcomes

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Open Access
Author:
Garner, Ana Esther
Title:
The Impact of the Gilman Scholarship on Underrepresented Students Studying Abroad: A Qualitative Exploration of Psychosocial Outcomes
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Study abroad
underrepresented students
psychosocial outcomes
File:
Download Garner_Gilman_Study.pdf
Committee Members:
David Post, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mindy L Kornhaber, Committee Member

351. FROM EYE-FIXATION SEQUENCE TO KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION: A READING COMPREHENSION STUDY

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Open Access
Author:
Ma, Xiaochuan
Title:
FROM EYE-FIXATION SEQUENCE TO KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION: A READING COMPREHENSION STUDY
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
Keywords: Reading Comprehension
Eye Movements
Graph Theory
Reading Comprehension
Textual Knowledge Structure
File:
Download Thesis_LM.pdf
Committee Members:
Ping Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brad Wyble, Committee Member
Roy Clariana, Committee Member

352. THE NEURAL CIRCUITRY UNDERLYING THE PEER BIAS IN FACE RECOGNITION IN EMERGING ADULTS

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Open Access
Author:
Dai, Junqiang
Title:
THE NEURAL CIRCUITRY UNDERLYING THE PEER BIAS IN FACE RECOGNITION IN EMERGING ADULTS
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
Face recognition
development
emerging adult
fMRI
fusiform
FFA
File:
Download Final_Master_Thesis_JD_Revised_Version_SS_JD_7_9_18.pdf
Committee Members:
K. Suzanne Scherf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Koraly Perez-Edgar, Committee Member
Reginald Adams, Committee Member

354. MUSICAL TIME AND ITS PERCEPTION IN THE MUSIC OF MESSIAEN, STOCKHAUSEN, AND GRISEY

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Open Access
Author:
La Velle, Andre E
Title:
MUSICAL TIME AND ITS PERCEPTION IN THE MUSIC OF MESSIAEN, STOCKHAUSEN, AND GRISEY
Graduate Program:
Music Theory
Keywords:
Musical Time
Music Perception
Messiaen
Grisey
Stockhausen
Temporal Manipulation
Moment Time
Integral Serialism
Spectralism
File:
Download aLaVelleThesisFinal04.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Vincent Benitez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Eric McKee, Committee Member

356. What Changed? An Analysis of the 2004 IDEA Amendments and their Impact on Minority Disproportionality in Special Education

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Open Access
Author:
Kushnir, Caitlin Eileen
Title:
What Changed? An Analysis of the 2004 IDEA Amendments and their Impact on Minority Disproportionality in Special Education
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Special Education
Education
Education Policy
IDEA
Disproportionality
Overrepresentation
NAEP
File:
Download Kushnir_MA_Final_pdf.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul Morgan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

362. Giving Voice to Visitation: A Mixed Data Approach to Understanding Visitation in a Woman’s Prison

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Open Access
Author:
Greenfelder, Theodore James
Title:
Giving Voice to Visitation: A Mixed Data Approach to Understanding Visitation in a Woman’s Prison
Graduate Program:
Criminology
Keywords:
Prison
Visitation
Women in Prison
Mixed Data
Incarcerated Women
Mixed-Data
Interview
File:
Download Greenfelder_Masters_Thesis_Final_101218.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Allen Kreager, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Committee Member
Gary J Adler Jr., Committee Member

363. "Driver's License, Military ID, and Proof of Registration and Insurance, Please." An Exploratory Study of Officer Discretion Surrounding Traffic Stops on an Air Force Installation

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Open Access
Author:
Holman, Steven Lee
Title:
"Driver's License, Military ID, and Proof of Registration and Insurance, Please." An Exploratory Study of Officer Discretion Surrounding Traffic Stops on an Air Force Installation
Graduate Program:
Criminal Justice
Keywords:
discretion
U.S. Air Force
race
gender
age
infraction
seriousness of offense
qualitative
discretion
Air Force
race
gender
age
infraction
citation
seriousness of offense
qualitative
File:
Download License__Military_ID__and_Proof_Of_Insurance__Please.pdf
Committee Members:
Donald Charles Hummer II, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Lee, Committee Member

365. E.T.C. Phone Home: Perspectives of Evidence-Based Practices in an After School Program

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Open Access
Author:
Root, David Timothy
Title:
E.T.C. Phone Home: Perspectives of Evidence-Based Practices in an After School Program
Graduate Program:
Criminal Justice
Keywords:
Juvenile Delinquency
Evidence-Based Practices
After-School Program
Behavior Modification
Qualitative Research
File:
Download Root_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip Richard Kavanaugh Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Lee, Committee Member
Eileen Michelle Ahlin, Committee Member

367. Depression in the Workplace: An Examination of Exemplar Messages for Internal Communications

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Open Access
Author:
Gessner, Julia Nicole
Title:
Depression in the Workplace: An Examination of Exemplar Messages for Internal Communications
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
social cognitive theory
exemplification theory
employee-employer relationship
organizational public relationship
two-way symmetrical communication
File:
Download Gessner_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Denise Bortree, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jessica Myrick, Committee Member
Frank Dardis, Committee Member

368. Neighborhoods and Educational Expectations: How Youth Come to Embody Their Neighborhoods

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Open Access
Author:
Evans, Megan
Title:
Neighborhoods and Educational Expectations: How Youth Come to Embody Their Neighborhoods
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Neighborhood Effects
Educational Expectations
Extralocal Neighborhood
Urban/Rural Divide
File:
Download Evans_MT_V4.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
Katerina Bodovski, Committee Member

369. REVISITING THE POWER OF POSITIVE EMOTIONS: THE EFFECTS OF AWE ON INFORMATION PROCESSING AND INFORMATION RECALL

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Open Access
Author:
Chai, Yiting
Title:
REVISITING THE POWER OF POSITIVE EMOTIONS: THE EFFECTS OF AWE ON INFORMATION PROCESSING AND INFORMATION RECALL
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
Awe
Happiness
Emotion and Cognition
Elaboration Likelihood Model
Information Processing
Information Recall
Discrete Emotion
File:
Download Yiting_Chai_-_Thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Jessica Gall Myrick, Committee Member

372. Because It Was There: Influence and Intertextuality in the Music of Michael Hedges

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Open Access
Author:
Crosson, Dylan
Title:
Because It Was There: Influence and Intertextuality in the Music of Michael Hedges
Graduate Program:
Musicology
Keywords:
Michael Hedges
Fibonacci Series
Fingerstyle guitar
Bartók
Minimalism
Steve Reich
Philip Glass
Terry Riley
Composition
New Age Music
New Age
Michael Manring
Windham Hill
File:
Download Thesis_-_Full.pdf
Committee Members:
Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

374. UNDERSTANDING THE PROMOTION OF BIBLE LITERACY CLASSES IN U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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Open Access
Author:
Norris, Thomas
Title:
UNDERSTANDING THE PROMOTION OF BIBLE LITERACY CLASSES IN U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Project Blitz
Bible Literacy Act
Bible literacy classes
qualitative study
Project Blitz
Bible Literacy Act
Bible literacy classes
qualitative study
File:
Download Norris_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Mindy Kornhaber, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Post, Committee Member

376. Deconstructing cognitive bias of the Latino electoral public opinion in the U.S. and its relationship with media during the Post-Truth era

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Open Access
Author:
Iglesias Monsalve, Luis Eduardo
Title:
Deconstructing cognitive bias of the Latino electoral public opinion in the U.S. and its relationship with media during the Post-Truth era
Graduate Program:
Communications
Keywords:
strategic misinformation
post-truth
bias
propaganda
social media
Latinos
ideology
politics
audience
public opinion.
cognitive bias
public opinion
truth
File:
Download Thesis_-_Luis_Iglesias_Monsalve.pdf
Committee Members:
Nakho Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Jones Kareithi, Committee Member
Catherine Anne Rios, Committee Member

378. Intergenerational Transmission of Religious Conservatism

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Open Access
Author:
Smith, Jesse
Title:
Intergenerational Transmission of Religious Conservatism
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Religion
Religious conservatism
Intergenerational transmission
Millennial
Cohort
Moral absolutism
Transcendent authority
File:
Download Smith_Jesse_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Valarie Elizabeth King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger Finke, Committee Member
Gary J Adler Jr., Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

379. IS REUNIFICATION A REALITY OR A FORSAKEN DREAM? : A CLOSER LOOK AT PERMANENCY OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT OF HOME PLACEMENTS DUE TO PARENTAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE

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Open Access
Author:
Honardoost, Mitra
Title:
IS REUNIFICATION A REALITY OR A FORSAKEN DREAM? : A CLOSER LOOK AT PERMANENCY OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT OF HOME PLACEMENTS DUE TO PARENTAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Graduate Program:
Criminal Justice
Keywords:
Permanency Outcomes
Juvenile Dependency Court
Out of Home Placements
Reason for Placement
Substance Abuse
File:
Download Thesis_Formal_Outline_-_04.01.19_FINAL_w._Correction.pdf
Committee Members:
Eileen M. Ahlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald C. Hummer II, Committee Member
Daniel A. Howard, Committee Member

381. FAMILY BACKGROUND, PARENTAL EXPECTATION, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS UNDER MAINLAND CHINA’S RURAL-URBAN DIVIDE

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Open Access
Author:
Zhao, Jiehui
Title:
FAMILY BACKGROUND, PARENTAL EXPECTATION, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS UNDER MAINLAND CHINA’S RURAL-URBAN DIVIDE
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Academic achievement
Family background
Parental expectation
China
File:
Download Jiehui_Zhao_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Katerina Bodovski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mindy L Kornhaber, Committee Member
Kevin Kinser, Committee Member

383. PHOTOGRAPHY USE IN NONPROFIT COMMUNICATION: CONSIDERING EMOTIONAL CHARGE IN RELATION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF STAKEHOLDER-NONPROFIT RELATIONSHIPS

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Open Access
Author:
Buckley, Christen
Title:
PHOTOGRAPHY USE IN NONPROFIT COMMUNICATION: CONSIDERING EMOTIONAL CHARGE IN RELATION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF STAKEHOLDER-NONPROFIT RELATIONSHIPS
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
relationship management theory
photography
emotion
nonprofit
exploitation
visual communication theory
online communication
File:
Download Thesis_Buckley_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Denise Sevick Bortree, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Lee Plaisance, Committee Member
Stephanie Madden, Committee Member

386. The Things I Won't Tell You: Privycy, A Rhetorical Strategy

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Open Access
Author:
Lehman, Marguerite Nguyen
Title:
The Things I Won't Tell You: Privycy, A Rhetorical Strategy
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
privy
privacy
publicity
transgender
MeToo
disclosure
rhetoric
queer theory
File:
Download Thesis_final_draft_after_format_review.pdf
Committee Members:
Anne T Demo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michele Jean Kennerly, Committee Member
Pamela Ruth Vanhaitsma, Committee Member

387. Arab Media Representations of the Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Textual Analysis of Jordanian, Egyptian, Emirati, and Kuwaiti Press

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Open Access
Author:
Al Khatib, Aya
Title:
Arab Media Representations of the Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Textual Analysis of Jordanian, Egyptian, Emirati, and Kuwaiti Press
Graduate Program:
Communications
Keywords:
Syrian
refugee
Jordan
Egypt
Kuwait
UAE
Migrants
Asylum Seekers
Newspaper
File:
Download MA_Thesis-_Al_Khatib.pdf
Committee Members:
Anthony Olorunnisola, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Lee Plaisance, Committee Member
Yael Warshel, Committee Member

389. A Comparative Analysis of Education Policy Fragmentation for Student-Athletes with Learning Disabilities

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Open Access
Author:
Steiger, Jessica
Title:
A Comparative Analysis of Education Policy Fragmentation for Student-Athletes with Learning Disabilities
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Student-athletes
NCAA
Learning disabilities
File:
Download Jessica_Steiger_Thesis_Summer_2019.pdf
Committee Members:
Maryellen Schaub, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Morgan, Committee Member

390. Missionaries Of Modernity: The Women’s Protestant Missionary Movement And The Expansion Of Female Education Outside The West, 1950-2010

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Open Access
Author:
Goff, Kerby
Title:
Missionaries Of Modernity: The Women’s Protestant Missionary Movement And The Expansion Of Female Education Outside The West, 1950-2010
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
educational expansion
gender
religion
missionaries
File:
Download Woman_s_Missionary_Movement_and_Female_Education.pdf
Committee Members:
Roger Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Member
Nancy Kay Luke, Committee Member
Charles Seguin, Committee Member

392. The Influences of Advice Argumentation on Advice Evaluations and Outcomes: A Construal Level Perspective

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Yuwei
Title:
The Influences of Advice Argumentation on Advice Evaluations and Outcomes: A Construal Level Perspective
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
Advice response theory
Construal level theory
Temporal distance
Interpersonal communication
Advice
File:
Download YLi_MA_Thesis_Summer19.pdf
Committee Members:
Erina Lynne Macgeorge, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Member
James Dillard, Committee Member

395. Analyzing Effective Predictors of Scientists' Continued Public Science Communication Media Engagement

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Open Access
Author:
Robbins, Heather
Title:
Analyzing Effective Predictors of Scientists' Continued Public Science Communication Media Engagement
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
public communication
university faculty researchers
media
media engagement
science communication
theory of planned behavior
dialogic communication
two-way communication
public outreach
faculty promotion
professional benefits
media writing
science media writing
public relations
predictors of communication
tenure
File:
Download Heather_Robbins_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:
Denise Sevick Bortree, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lee A Ahern, Committee Member
Stephanie Madden, Committee Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Program Head/Chair

396. VICTIM BLAMING AND CYBER SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER AND POLITICAL IDEOLOGY ON VICTIM BLAMING ATTITUDES TOWARDS SEXTORTION

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Open Access
Author:
Woolford, Samantha
Title:
VICTIM BLAMING AND CYBER SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER AND POLITICAL IDEOLOGY ON VICTIM BLAMING ATTITUDES TOWARDS SEXTORTION
Graduate Program:
Criminal Justice
Keywords:
victim blaming
sextortion
gender
political ideology
File:
Download Thesis_SMW_2019.pdf
Committee Members:
Emily Ruth Strohacker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eileen Michelle Ahlin, Committee Member
Jennifer Lindmar Schally, Committee Member
Alexander Siedschlag, Program Head/Chair

397. Racial-Ethnic Variation in the Residential Environments of Rich Americans

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Open Access
Author:
Boynton, Charles
Title:
Racial-Ethnic Variation in the Residential Environments of Rich Americans
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
race
ethnicity
income
housing
neighborhoods
satisfaction
social capital
race
ethnicity
income
housing
neighborhoods
stratification
social capital
File:
Download 2019.10.17_Boynton_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Barrett Alan Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John David Iceland, Committee Member
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Committee Member
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Program Head/Chair

398. Perceived structural holes and power in organizations

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Zhi
Title:
Perceived structural holes and power in organizations
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Structural holes
Cognitive networks
Perceived structural holes
“Actual” structural holes
Reputational Power
Structural holes
Cognitive networks
Perceived structural holes
“Actual” structural holes
Reputational Power
File:
Download Perceived_structural_holes_and_power_in_organizations_Zhi_Li.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Joseph Della Posta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diane Helen Felmlee, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Program Head/Chair

399. Assessing Receipt of Mental Health Care Treatment Among Marginalized Populations in Federal Prisons

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Open Access
Author:
Cox-King, Chaise
Title:
Assessing Receipt of Mental Health Care Treatment Among Marginalized Populations in Federal Prisons
Graduate Program:
Criminal Justice
Keywords:
mental health care
corrections
gender
disparities
File:
Download Final_Thesis_CCK.pdf
Committee Members:
Eileen Michelle Ahlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shaun L Gabbidon, Committee Member
Siyu Liu, Committee Member
Jonathan Lee, Program Head/Chair

400. Metalworking and Cult in the Levant during the Late Bronze Age through the Persian Period (ca.1400 – 300 BCE)

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Open Access
Author:
Calabria, Darcy
Title:
Metalworking and Cult in the Levant during the Late Bronze Age through the Persian Period (ca.1400 – 300 BCE)
Graduate Program:
Anthropology
Keywords:
archaeology
iron working
bronze working
metallurgy
Levant
Israel
Cyprus
cult
File:
Download Calabria_Darcy_graduate_school_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Ann Eloise Killebrew, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Gale Hirth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Michael Ryan, Program Head/Chair