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51. Modeling the Behavior of the Dielectric Properties in Low Formation Voltage Electrolytic Tantalum Capacitors

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Author:
Kramer, Angela J
Title:
Modeling the Behavior of the Dielectric Properties in Low Formation Voltage Electrolytic Tantalum Capacitors
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
electric field
Poole-Frenkel effect
specific charge
dielectric
tantalum pentoxide
tantalum
electrolytic capacitors
Schottky emission
File:
Download Kramer-Thesis-12.pdf
Committee Members:
Sarah Elizabeth Dickey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth C Dickey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

54. UPPER MANTLE STRUCTURE BENEATH THE GAMBURTSEV SUBGLACIAL MOUNTAINS AND EAST ANTARCTICA FROM BODY-WAVE TOMOGRAPHY

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Author:
Lloyd, Andrew Jason
Title:
UPPER MANTLE STRUCTURE BENEATH THE GAMBURTSEV SUBGLACIAL MOUNTAINS AND EAST ANTARCTICA FROM BODY-WAVE TOMOGRAPHY
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Antarctica
Tomography
Seismology
File:
Download Lloyd_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

55. Investigation of the Fracture Behavior of cBN-Glass Composites

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Author:
Mendoza, Alfonso Julio
Title:
Investigation of the Fracture Behavior of cBN-Glass Composites
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
cBN
fracture behavior
mechanical properties
digital image analysis
SEM
File:
Download Investigation_of_the_Fracture_Behavior_of_cBN_Glass_Composites.pdf
Committee Members:
Carlo G Pantano, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David John Green, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

56. ATTENTION TO GENDER STEREOTYPIC EXPRESSIONS OF THREAT: THE INTERACTIVE NATURE OF GENDER AND FACIAL MATURITY

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Author:
Nelson, Anthony J
Title:
ATTENTION TO GENDER STEREOTYPIC EXPRESSIONS OF THREAT: THE INTERACTIVE NATURE OF GENDER AND FACIAL MATURITY
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
gender
attention
facial expressions
facial appearance
File:
Download Thesis_formatted4.pdf
Committee Members:
Reginald Adams Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reginald Adams Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

60. OECD/NRC Benchmark Based on NUPEC PWR Subchannel and Bundle Tests (PSBT) - Analysis Using Subchannel Code CTF and System Code TRACE

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Author:
Rubin, Adam
Title:
OECD/NRC Benchmark Based on NUPEC PWR Subchannel and Bundle Tests (PSBT) - Analysis Using Subchannel Code CTF and System Code TRACE
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
TRACE
CTF
PSBT
File:
Download Adam_Rubin_Master_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

61. THE BIOAVAILABILITY OF ERGOTHIONEINE FROM MUSHROOMS AND THE ACUTE EFFECTS ON ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY AND BIOMARKERS OF INFLAMMATION IN HUMAN PARTICIPANTS

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Author:
Weigand, AuBrei Jayne
Title:
THE BIOAVAILABILITY OF ERGOTHIONEINE FROM MUSHROOMS AND THE ACUTE EFFECTS ON ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY AND BIOMARKERS OF INFLAMMATION IN HUMAN PARTICIPANTS
Graduate Program:
Food Science
Keywords:
Bioavalilability
Mushrooms
Ergothioneine
File:
Download 12409_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Bruce Beelman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Bruce Beelman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

63. Evaluation of Performance, Pay and Promotability of Gay and Straight Men and Women: Rating Variations by Rater Gender and Performance Level

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Author:
Oppelstrup, Anna Kristine
Title:
Evaluation of Performance, Pay and Promotability of Gay and Straight Men and Women: Rating Variations by Rater Gender and Performance Level
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
performance ratings
job performance
homosexual
gay
File:
Download Thesis_AKO_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeanette N Cleveland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

65. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ALGORITHM TO ANALYZE THE INTERRELATIONSHIP AMONG FIVE ELEMENTS INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND DRILLING OF EXTENDED REACH AND COMPLEX WELLS

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Author:
Agbaji, Armstrong Lee
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ALGORITHM TO ANALYZE THE INTERRELATIONSHIP AMONG FIVE ELEMENTS INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND DRILLING OF EXTENDED REACH AND COMPLEX WELLS
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Extended Reach Drilling
File:
Download Final_Thesis..ARMSTRONG_LEE_AGBAJI.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert William Watson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert William Watson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

66. ADSORPTION ISOTHERM AND AVERAGE ORIENTATION OF ADSORBED ALCOHOL AND WATER LAYERS ON SiO2 IN AMBIENT CONDITIONS

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Author:
Barnette, Anna Lorraine
Title:
ADSORPTION ISOTHERM AND AVERAGE ORIENTATION OF ADSORBED ALCOHOL AND WATER LAYERS ON SiO2 IN AMBIENT CONDITIONS
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
orientation
adsorption isotherm
water
alcohols
File:
Download Barnette_Final_Master_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Seong H Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seong H Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

68. Practices and Perspectives in Farm Labor Management: A Qualitative Study of Small-Scale Growers in Central Pennsylvania

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Author:
Schwartzberg, Audrey L.
Title:
Practices and Perspectives in Farm Labor Management: A Qualitative Study of Small-Scale Growers in Central Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Rural Sociology
Keywords:
qualitative research
small farms
farm labor
File:
Download Schwartzberg_Final_Thesis_Nov22_2010.pdf
Committee Members:
Cynthia Clare Hinrichs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Clare Hinrichs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

70. Analysis of Driver Behavioral Adaptation to the Lateral Drift Warning System

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Author:
Greenstein, Adam Lawrence
Title:
Analysis of Driver Behavioral Adaptation to the Lateral Drift Warning System
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
driver
behavior
adaptation
safety
roadway departure
crash
File:
Download Adam_Greenstein_PSU_MS_Thesis_-_Civil_Engineering_-_Fall_2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul Peter Jovanis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Peter Jovanis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

71. Experimentally-manipulated achievement goal states regulate self-conscious emotional responses to feedback

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Author:
Hyde, Amanda L.
Title:
Experimentally-manipulated achievement goal states regulate self-conscious emotional responses to feedback
Graduate Program:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
motivation
pride
intraindividual
shame
achievement goals
File:
Download Hyde_thesis_11222010_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
David E Conroy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David E Conroy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

72. Geographies of Learning: Place, Space, and Embodied Experience in Higher Education Field Courses

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Author:
Israel, Andrei Leon
Title:
Geographies of Learning: Place, Space, and Embodied Experience in Higher Education Field Courses
Graduate Program:
Geography
Keywords:
fieldwork
geography education
service-learning
place-based education
geography of knowledge
David Livingstone
File:
Download A_Israel_Masters_Thesis_8-09.pdf
Committee Members:
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

74. TIME DEPENDENT DEFORMATION OF THIN FILM PLATINUM DURING NANOINDENTATION TESTING

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Author:
Tremper, Amber Leigh
Title:
TIME DEPENDENT DEFORMATION OF THIN FILM PLATINUM DURING NANOINDENTATION TESTING
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
nanoindentation
platinum
File:
Download Thesis_ARomasco_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Christopher Muhlstein, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Muhlstein, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lawrence Friedman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

76. AN ASSESSMENT OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC BIOFUELS AND ELECTROFUELS TECHNOLOGIES UNDER RATE-LIMITED CONDITIONS

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Author:
Tuerk, Amalie Lauren
Title:
AN ASSESSMENT OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC BIOFUELS AND ELECTROFUELS TECHNOLOGIES UNDER RATE-LIMITED CONDITIONS
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
renewable energy
biofuels
chemolithoautotrophic growth
rhodobacter capsulatus
ralstonia eutropha
chlorella vulgaris
botryococcus braunii
mass-transfer limited growth
light-limited growth
File:
Download Tuerk_MSThesis_2011_v.Final3_12-1-2011.pdf
Committee Members:
Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

77. ENHANCING FLAVOR: UTILIZING HERBS AND SPICES TO PROMOTE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION AMONG CHILDREN

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Author:
Wight, Andrea Lynne
Title:
ENHANCING FLAVOR: UTILIZING HERBS AND SPICES TO PROMOTE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION AMONG CHILDREN
Graduate Program:
Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
Keywords:
herbs and spices
child fruit and vegetable consumption
dips
File:
Download Thesis-Draft_12-8_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Peter Lawrence Bordi Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Lawrence Bordi Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

78. PROCESS-BASED POLICY DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE IMPLEMENTATION ON PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY RENEWAL PROJECTS

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Author:
Wisse, Ashley L
Title:
PROCESS-BASED POLICY DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE IMPLEMENTATION ON PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY RENEWAL PROJECTS
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Sustainability
Design
Construction
Renewal Projects
Renovation
LEED
Policy Development
OPP
File:
Download Ashley_Wisse_Final_Thesis_07.2010.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr David Riley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr David Riley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

80. A Design Method For Product Family Trade Studies Utilizing GVI and PFPF Metrics With Application to Robotic Ground Vehicles

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Author:
Bobuk, Aaron Michael
Title:
A Design Method For Product Family Trade Studies Utilizing GVI and PFPF Metrics With Application to Robotic Ground Vehicles
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
design
product
family
trade studies
GVI
generational variety index
PFPF
product family penalty function
robot
robotic
ground
vehicle
ATSV
genetic algorithm
Simulink
Matlab
mathematical model
commonality
platform
optimization
File:
Download Aaron_Bobuk_M.S_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

83. POLYMER SOLUTIONS AND SOLVENT-SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE STUDIES APPLIYING PC-SAFT

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Author:
Catano-Barrera, Alma Maria
Title:
POLYMER SOLUTIONS AND SOLVENT-SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE STUDIES APPLIYING PC-SAFT
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
phase equilibria
supercritical carbon dioxide
polymer solutions
pc-saft
File:
Download Catano_Barrera_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

84. THE ROLE OF THE POLLEN S-LOCUS F-BOX GENE IN S-RNASE-MEDIATED SELF- INCOMPATIBILITY IN PETUNIA INFLATA

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Author:
Fields, Allison Michelle
Title:
THE ROLE OF THE POLLEN S-LOCUS F-BOX GENE IN S-RNASE-MEDIATED SELF- INCOMPATIBILITY IN PETUNIA INFLATA
Graduate Program:
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Petunia inflata
Self-incompatibility
PiSLF
File:
Download Fields_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Teh Hui Kao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Teh Hui Kao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

85. A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS FOR PRODUCT FAMILY DISSECTION AND BENCHMARKING

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Author:
Jain, Avanti
Title:
A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS FOR PRODUCT FAMILY DISSECTION AND BENCHMARKING
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Product Line Commonality Index (PCI)
Design Structure Matrix (DSM)
Bill of Materials (BOM)
Benchmarking
Dissection
Product Family
Generational Variety Index (GVI)
Market Segmentation Grid
File:
Download MS_thesis_IE_Avanti_.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

86. Effects on Placement of Human Figures Within Naturalistic Scenes (Photographs) on Initial Visual Attention of Young Adults

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Author:
Kneisly, Alyssa
Title:
Effects on Placement of Human Figures Within Naturalistic Scenes (Photographs) on Initial Visual Attention of Young Adults
Graduate Program:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
saccade
photographs
slp
csd
aac
visual scene display
eye-tracking
iscan
File:
Download Kneisly_THesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Krista M Wilkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Krista M Wilkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janice Catherine Light, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

87. APPLICATION OF REAXFF BASED REACTIVE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS TO SIMULATE LASER INDUCED INCANDESCENCE OF SOOT AND CHAR OXIDATION

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Author:
Kamat, Amar
Title:
APPLICATION OF REAXFF BASED REACTIVE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS TO SIMULATE LASER INDUCED INCANDESCENCE OF SOOT AND CHAR OXIDATION
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
laser induced incandescence
soot
reaxff
molecular dynamics
accommodation coefficients
File:
Download Kamat_Thesis_Feb7.pdf
Committee Members:
Prof Adri Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

88. QUANTIFYING FOREST FIRE ENHANCEMENT OF THE FREE TROPOSPHERIC OZONE COLUMN DURING THE IONS-04, IONS-06, AND ARC-IONS CAMPAIGNS

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Author:
Luzik, Alaina Marie
Title:
QUANTIFYING FOREST FIRE ENHANCEMENT OF THE FREE TROPOSPHERIC OZONE COLUMN DURING THE IONS-04, IONS-06, AND ARC-IONS CAMPAIGNS
Graduate Program:
Meteorology
Keywords:
tropospheric ozone
forest fires
forest fire smoke
laminar identification
File:
Download AlainaLuzik_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Anne Mee Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Mee Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

91. Do Alternate Stable States Occur in Streams? Assessing Community Changes in Biofilms along a Biogeochemcical Gradient

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Author:
Scanlan, Andrew Michael
Title:
Do Alternate Stable States Occur in Streams? Assessing Community Changes in Biofilms along a Biogeochemcical Gradient
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
Diatom Assemblages
Alterante Stable State Hypothesis
Productivity Threshold
File:
Download Scanlan_Thesis_12-9-09.pdf
Committee Members:
Hunter Carrick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hunter Carrick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

92. Performance degradation of P3HT:PCBM Polymer/fullerene photovoltaic cells under gamma irradiation

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Author:
Todd, Aaron M
Title:
Performance degradation of P3HT:PCBM Polymer/fullerene photovoltaic cells under gamma irradiation
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
solar cells
gamma irradiation
CELIV
radiation damage
File:
Download Masters-AT.pdf
Committee Members:
Jian Xu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jian Xu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Osama O Awadelkarim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
S Ashok, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

93. Side Channel Attack for Keystroke Logging

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Author:
Tannous, Albert
Title:
Side Channel Attack for Keystroke Logging
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
without root access
unprivileged
user level
xlookupstring
linux
keylogger
keylogging
password cracking
password guessing
timing attack
timing
side channel attack
side channel
keyboard mapping
keycode
keysym
keystroke
brute force
File:
Download Albert_Tannous_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Trent Ray Jaeger, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

94. DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI SEROGROUPS O103, O91, O113, O145, O111, O157, AND O26 IN BEEF CARCASS SWABS, BEEF TRIM, AND GROUND BEEF

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Author:
Valadez, Angela
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI SEROGROUPS O103, O91, O113, O145, O111, O157, AND O26 IN BEEF CARCASS SWABS, BEEF TRIM, AND GROUND BEEF
Graduate Program:
Food Science
Keywords:
beef products
Escherichia coli O-antigen serogroups
Shiga toxins
detection
File:
Download Final_MS_thesis_Angela_Valadez_Penn_State_2010.pdf
Committee Members:
Cutter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Catherine Nettles Cutter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward G Dudley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chitrita Debroy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

95. Estimating changes in fire behavior and forest structure through a comparison of pre-fire suppression and contemporary forest conditions in the Lake Tahoe Basin, CA.

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Author:
Vandervlugt, Anna Maria
Title:
Estimating changes in fire behavior and forest structure through a comparison of pre-fire suppression and contemporary forest conditions in the Lake Tahoe Basin, CA.
Graduate Program:
Geography
Keywords:
human-induced ecosystem change
ecosystem management
fuel structure
fire behavior
presettlement conditions
old-growth forests
Lake Tahoe CA
File:
Download Vandervlugt_Thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Alan Taylor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan Taylor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

97. CAREGIVER STRESS, BURDEN, AND ASSOCIATED DIFFICULTIES AS A RESULT OF LEWY BODY DEMENTIA

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Author:
Leggett, Amanda Noel
Title:
CAREGIVER STRESS, BURDEN, AND ASSOCIATED DIFFICULTIES AS A RESULT OF LEWY BODY DEMENTIA
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Activities of Daily Living
Medical Care
Behavioral and Emotional Problems
Burden
Caregiving
Lewy Body Dementia
Zarit Burden Interview
File:
Download Masters_Thesis_Amanda_Noel_Leggett_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Steven Howard Zarit, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Howard Zarit, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor