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Author:

Orth, Nikki Shayna

Title:

Rhetorics of Remembrance: Civil Rights Memoirs and Civil Rights Memory

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

Rhetoric
Memory
Civil Rights Movement
Memoirs

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Committee Members:

Kirtley Hasketh Wilson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rosa A Eberly, Committee Member
Anne T Demo, Committee Member

Author:

Yanich, Daniel

Title:

POLICE BODY-WORN CAMERAS IN SMALL AND RURAL PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENTS

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice (MA)

Keywords:

Police Body-Worn Cameras (BWC)

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Committee Members:

Jennifer Gibbs, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jennifer Catherine Gibbs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Lindmar Schally, Committee Member
Daniel Andrew Howard, Committee Member

Author:

Drivas, Magdalayna

Title:

Make me pretty: The role of customization in the effects of attractive avatar use on self-image

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

video games
avatars
Proteus effect
social comparison theory
customization
body image

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kemp, Kayla

Title:

The Origins of Segregation Academies in Mississippi: 1954 to 1976

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

segregation academies
social movements
civil rights movement
private schools

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Committee Members:

David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
David P Baker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maryellen Schaub, Committee Member
Charles Seguin, Committee Member

Author:

Mooney, Micah

Title:

Musical Topic as an Embodiment of Community in Two Musical-Dramatic Works of the 1940s

Graduate Program:

Music (MA)

Keywords:

Topic theory
Benjamin Britten
Peter Grimes
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Oklahoma!
Tempesta
Pastoral
Church Musical
Opera
Musical Theatre
Theory
Analysis

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Committee Members:

R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair
Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Committee Member

Author:

Caniglia, Michael

Title:

Work, Public Assistance, and the Transition to Adulthood Among Children Maltreated During Early Adolescence

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

foster care
transition to adulthood
adolescence
public assistance
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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Committee Members:

Sarah Anne Font, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Fenelon, Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Molly Martin, Committee Member

Author:

Davoodi, Marjan

Title:

From Sinner to Disordered: The Evaluation Of The Transformation of Morality To Mental Health Paradigm Via Word Embeddings

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

Mental Health
medicalization
Word Embeddings
Morality

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Committee Members:

Charles Seguin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary J Adler, Jr., Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Greg Eghigian, Committee Member

Author:

Jupina, Madeline

Title:

Parental Incarceration as a Factor Impacting Child Wellbeing

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)

Keywords:

incarceration
family communication
wellbeing

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Committee Members:

Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Denise Haunani Solomon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel A. Smith, Committee Member
Andrew High, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Shaochun

Title:

relational turbulence and couples’ convergence and divergence in weekly highs and lows across three months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)

Keywords:

COVID-19
marital relationship
relational turbulence theory
interpersonal emotion dynamics
longitudinal dyadic diary study

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Committee Members:

Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Denise Haunani Solomon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew High, Committee Member
Brian Manata, Committee Member
Kellie St.Cyr Brisini, Special Signatory

Author:

Konefal, Kaitlyn Ann

Title:

Do All Roads Lead To Rome? Sentencing Previously Mandatory-Eligible Drug Cases In Pennsylvania Post-Alleyne

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

Mandatory minimums
Sentencing Policy
Sentencing

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Committee Members:

Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Corina Antohi Graif, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Vallin, Jessica

Title:

Paternal Absence, Paternal Departure, and Juvenile Delinquency

Graduate Program:

Criminology (MA)

Keywords:

juvenile delinquency
paternal departure
paternal absence

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Committee Members:

Megan C Kurlychek, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
Pam Wilcox, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Darrell J Steffensmeier, Committee Member

Author:

Yin, Evelyn Gelan

Title:

Visibility Through Vlogs?: Lala Vloggers in China's Digital Space

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

lala
China
Bilibili
Neoliberalism
Queer
Feminism
Homonormativity

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Committee Members:

Sara Liao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matt Mc Allister, Committee Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Committee Member

Author:

Adeel, Abdul Basit

Title:

Lynched In The Name Of The Cow? The State As A Mediator In The Diffusion Of Lynchings In India

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

collective violence
lynching
india
diffusion

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Committee Members:

Daniel Joseph Della Posta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Seguin, Committee Member
Michelle Frisco, Program Head/Chair
Gary J Adler, Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Risi, Joseph

Title:

Is Institutional Representation Enough? Evidence from Chicago Concerning the Relationship Between Racial Congruence, Diversification, and Police Stopping Behavior

Graduate Program:

Criminology (MA)

Keywords:

Policing
Diversity
Criminology

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Committee Members:

Corina Antohi Graif, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Committee Member
Eric Baumer, Program Head/Chair
David M Ramey, Committee Member

Author:

Xu, Qing

Title:

Game streaming as pandemic relief: how might gratifications of viewing gameplay combat mental stress

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

Game streaming
COVID-19
Stress
Twitch
YouTube gaming
Uses and gratification
Recovery

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Christofer J Skurka, Committee Member

Author:

Pojman, Elena

Title:

Do couples outsource their domestic labor upon receiving an income shock? Evidence from the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

gender
domestic labor outsourcing
couples
inequality

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Committee Members:

Michelle Frisco, Program Head/Chair
Léa Pessin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarah A Damaske, Committee Member
Hilary Wething, Committee Member

Author:

Shetler, Anna

Title:

Allostatic Load and Internal Migration: Health Impacts of Residential and Social Transitions in Early Adulthood

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

allostatic load
internal migration
neighborhood effects
mobility
health
segregation

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Committee Members:

Scott Thomas Yabiku, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Andrew Haas, Committee Member
Michelle Frisco, Program Head/Chair
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member

Author:

Yoo, Seul Ki

Title:

Reform and Renewal in Paul Dukas’s Variations, Interlude, et Finale sur un Thème de Rameau

Graduate Program:

Music Theory (MA)

Keywords:

Paul Dukas
fin-de-siècle
French keyboard work
Variation
Théodore Dubois
Variations Interlude et Finale sur un Thème de Rameau

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Committee Members:

Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Committee Member
R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wolff, Elise

Title:

The Relationship between Professional and Lay Expertise within an Advocacy Field: Historical Changes in the 'Intellectual and Developmental Disability' Construct

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

classification
categorization
identity
social movements
disability studies
disability rights
intellectual disability
developmental disability
expertise

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Committee Members:

Gary J Adler, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Seguin, Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Alan M Sica, Committee Member
Sarah Brothers, Committee Member

Author:

Derrickson, Kaylie

Title:

Advance-Fee Pet Scams Through the Lens of Narrative Victimology

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice (MA)

Keywords:

Qualitative
Fraud
Narrative Criminology
Victimization

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Committee Members:

L. Marvin Overby, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer Lindmar Schally, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Andrew Howard, Committee Member
Emily Ruth Strohacker, Committee Member

Author:

Detore, Tessia

Title:

Student Perceptions of Zero-Tolerance Policies

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy (MA)

Keywords:

Zero-tolerance
School resource officer
school-to-prison pipeline
restorative practices

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Committee Members:

Dana Mitra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mimi Schaub, Committee Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Barger, David

Title:

"We Need to Talk": Toward a Process Model of Texting Before Conflict

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)

Keywords:

modality switching
imagined interactions
serial arguments
computer-mediated-communication

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Committee Members:

Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Denise Haunani Solomon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Manata, Committee Member
Andrew High, Committee Member
Timothy Worley, Special Signatory

Author:

Amin, Farheen

Title:

FitTok: A Modern Guide or Existential Threat?

Graduate Program:

Communications (MA)

Keywords:

Social Media
TikTok
Fitness

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Committee Members:

Nakho Kim, Ph.D., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gina M. Brelsford, Ph.D., Committee Member
Craig Welsh, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Candace M. Hogue, Ph.D., Committee Member

Author:

Johnson, Benjamin

Title:

Assessing How Perceptions of Police Closeness Affect Social Distance and Recruitment Efforts

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice (MA)

Keywords:

police closeness
social distance theory
police recruitment
pennsylvania
gender
race
job satisfaction
law enforcement

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Committee Members:

Jennifer Catherine Gibbs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Catherine Gibbs, Committee Member
Jennifer Gibbs, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jonathan Lee, Committee Member
Jennifer Lindmar Schally, Committee Member