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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

Author:

Freelin, Brittany Nicole

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL READINESS ON SUSPENSION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

School Readiness
Suspension
Exclusionary Discipline

File:

Download Freelin_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Corina Antohi Graif, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David M Ramey, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member

Author:

Zvonkovich, Jordan Tyler

Title:

Exploring the Effects of Prior Record on Sentencing Decisions

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

Sentencing
Prior Record
Race

File:

Download Thesis_Final__With_grad_school_revisions_.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Barry Ruback, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member

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

Author:

Chapman, Alexander

Title:

CHILD MALTREATMENT TRENDS: SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION AND DEATHS OF DESPAIR

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Substance Misuse
Child Maltreatment
Social Disorganization
Deaths of Despair

File:

Download Chapman_MT_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Ashton Michael Verdery, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member
Sarah Anne Font, Committee Member

Author:

Di Giovanni, Anna

Title:

sibling placement in foster care: do states maintain sibling connections?

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Sibling placement
Foster care

File:

Download Anna_DiGiovanni_s_Master_s_Thesis_Fall_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Sarah Anne Font, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Valarie Elizabeth King, Special Signatory
Christian Michael Connell, Special Signatory
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Fabinyi, Claude

Title:

Networks of Hymns and Denominations - A Visual History of Changes in Denominational Boundaries through Hymn Publication from 1700-1900

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

hymns
boundaries
denominations
social network analysis

File:

Download Fabinyi_-_Thesis_Submission__final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary J Adler, Jr., Committee Member
Diane Helen Felmlee, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Richmond, Ryan

Title:

MORALITY AND SUPPORT FOR RESTORATIVE VERSUS RETRIBUTIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICIES

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

Morality
criminal justice policy

File:

Download Ryan_Richmond_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Stiberman, Laura

Title:

RACIAL/ETHNIC COUNTIES COMPOSITION EFFECTS ON COVID-19 CASE RATES AND CASE FATALITY RATIOS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2020: A SPATIAL APPROACH

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

COVID-19
percentage of Blacks
percentage of Hispanics
spatial dependence
spatial nonstationary

File:

Download Laura_Stiberman_MA_paper_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guangqing Chi, Committee Member
Ashton Michael Verdery, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Vanhee, Alexander

Title:

The Impact Of Identity Theft Victimization On The Use Of Protective Measures

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

identity theft
monetary loss
negative consequences
protective measures

File:

Download Masters_thesis_Alexander_Vanhee_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard B Felson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pamela K Wilcox, Committee Member
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wirth, Bianca

Title:

Do Institutions Matter? Examining Police Agency and County Context and the Implementation of the 287(g) Program

Graduate Program:

Criminology (MA)

Keywords:

287(g)
Policing
Ethnoracial Diversity
Immigration
Immigration Policy

File:

Download BWirth_ThesisforGS_10.23.21.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric P Baumer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Committee Member
Eric Baumer, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Committee Member

Author:

Albanese, Anthony

Title:

Reactive Populism and Perceived Colonization: A Case of Right-Wing Secularization

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

right-wing populism
AfD
Germany
religion
secularization
right-wing extremism
xenophobia

File:

Download Anthony_V._Albanese_MA_Thesis_.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan Sica, Committee Member
Gary J Adler, Jr., Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

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

File:

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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:

Leibelsperger, Kelsey

Title:

The Association between Uncoupling and being Charged with a Criminal Offense, Drug Use, and Binge Drinking

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

relationship dissolution
crime
substance use

File:

Download Leibelsperger_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Holly Nguyen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pamela K Wilcox, Committee Member
Valarie Elizabeth King, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Dillavou, Julia

Title:

Social Integration among Imprisoned Women

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

Prison Society
Imprisoned women
Social Network Analysis

File:

Download JD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Allen Kreager, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Committee Member
Pamela K Wilcox, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kurpiel, Allison

Title:

Victimization and Fear of Crime at School: Individual Factors, School Characteristics, and Trends Over Time

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

Victimization
Fear of Crime

File:

Download Kurpiel_Allison_Thesis_September_15_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Barry Ruback, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pamela K Wilcox, Committee Member
David M Ramey, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhang, Yiwen

Title:

The Impact of Prison Opening on Employment in Rural America

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

mass incarceration
prison expansion
rural economy
employment

File:

Download Master_Thesis_-_Yiwen_Zhang_092520__Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Allen Kreager, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member
Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Levchenko, Yuliana

Title:

Aging into Disadvantage: Disability Crossover among Mexican Immigrants in America

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

crossover
disability
health
Hispanic
immigrants
crossover
disability
health
Hispanic
migrant

File:

Download format_review_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Thomas Yabiku, Committee Member
Kevin J Thomas, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lowrey, Kendal

Title:

Igens-20 Europeans: Immigrant Intergenerational Mobility in the United States (1940-2017)

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

intergenerational mobility
integration
education
European immigrants

File:

Download Kendal_Lowrey_MA_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin J Thomas, Committee Member
David P Baker, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair