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Author:

Becker, Jacob H.

Title:

Neighborhood Crime and Histories of Disadvantage: Structural Effects Over Time and Space

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Neighborhoods
Homicide
Disadvantage
Collective Efficacy
Spatial Analysis
Histories
Criminology

File:

Download Becker_Dissertation_-_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Allen Kreager, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
Diane Krantz Mclaughlin, Committee Member
Lori Burrington, Special Member

Author:

Abell, Leslie Marie

Title:

Exploring the Transition to Parenthood as a Pathway to Desistance

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Life course
criminology
parenthood
substance use

File:

Download Abell_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeremy Staff, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David R Johnson, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Member

Author:

Ragan, Daniel T

Title:

The development of adolescent drinking and smoking: Peer beliefs and age-graded changes in selection and influence

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Peers
drinking
smoking
social network analysis

File:

Download Ragan_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

D Wayne Osgood, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
David R Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott David Gest, Committee Member

Author:

Ritchey, Andrew Joseph

Title:

Strange Fruit in the Peach State: Causes, Characteristics, and Consequences of Lynchings in Georgia

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

lynching
Georgia
spatial effects
atrocity
collective violence
far-right
hate groups

File:

Download Ritchey.Dissertation.Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Barry Ruback, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Barry Ruback, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
James A Piazza, Committee Member

Author:

Wenger, Marin Ruth

Title:

Bringing Back the City: A Multilevel Analysis of Crime and Ecological Context

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

neighborhoods
disadvantage
income inequality
criminology
omitted level bias
multilevel

File:

Download Wenger_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

D Wayne Osgood, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
Shannon Marie Monnat, Outside Member
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member

Author:

Cuevas-Buendia, Gerardo Valente

Title:

Unequal Access: Punishment and High School Completion

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

School punishment
High School Graduation
Race and Ethnicity

File:

Download Final_Thesis_CUEVAS_G.pdf

Committee Members:

David M Ramey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member

Author:

Yu, Mo

Title:

UNDERSTANDING USER INTERACTIONS THROUGH LINK ANALYSIS IN SOCIAL NETWORKS

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

social network analyses
link analysis
data mining
recommender system
cold start
classification

File:

Download Dissertation_Mo_Yu.pdf

Committee Members:

Xiaolong Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiaolong Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dongwon Lee, Committee Member
Guoray Cai, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Outside Member

Author:

Wesche, Rose Bryant

Title:

FRIENDS, ROMANTIC PARTNERS, AND CASUAL SEXUAL PARTNERS: EXPLORING THE SOCIAL TRANSMISSION OF ALCOHOL USE IN ADOLESCENCE AND YOUNG ADULTHOOD

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescence
young adulthood
alcohol use
friendship
sexual relationships
romantic relationships

File:

Download Wesche_Dissertation_160627.pdf

Committee Members:

Eva Lefkowitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eva Lefkowitz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steffany Jane Fredman, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
Rachel Annette Smith, Outside Member

Author:

Jacobsen, Wade Clinton

Title:

School Suspension and Adolescent Friendship Networks: A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of Labeling Theory

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

school suspension
labeling theory
punishment
inequality
secondary deviance
substance use
delinquency
peers
social networks
adolescence

File:

Download DISSERTATION_JACOBSEN.pdf

Committee Members:

D Wayne Osgood, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
Scott David Gest, Outside Member
David M Ramey, Committee Member

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