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Author:

Shapiro, Zvi Raphael

Title:

Using Statistical Modeling to Better Identify Mechanisms of Cognitive Deficits and Psychopathology

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

ADHD
Assessment
Statistical Modeling

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Committee Members:

Cynthia L Huang-Pollock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cynthia L Huang-Pollock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter Andrew Arnett, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Committee Member
Bethany Bray, Outside Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rock, Jacoba

Title:

A Mixed Methods Study of a Prison-Based Program for Incarcerated Youth: Exploring Trauma, Cognitive Resilience, Social Support, and Correctional Staff Orientation as Novel Intervention Targets

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

Crossover youth
Childhood trauma
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Resilience
Strengths
Cognitive functioning
Racial identity
Ethnic identity
Cultural assets
Social support
Family support
Pandemic impact
Correctional orientation
Empathy
Offender treatment
Mixed methods
Triangulation convergence
Interpretative phenomenological analysis
incarcerated youth
crossover youth
childhood truama
post-traumatic stress disorder
resilience
strengths
cognitive functioning
racial identity
ethnic identity
cultural assets
social support
family support
pandemic impact
correctional orientation
empathy
offender treatment
mixed methods
triangulation convergence
interpretative phenomenological analysis

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Committee Members:

Christian Connell, Major Field Member
Hobart Cleveland, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Diana Fishbein, Co-Chair of Committee
Charles Geier, Program Head/Chair
Jeremy Staff, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member

Author:

Jenkins, August Ida

Title:

Linkages Between Black Americans’ Relationship Adjustment and Emotional Well-Being Over Time: The Role of Socio-Ecological Context and Gender

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

emotional well-being
romantic relationship
African Americans
neighborhood context
discrimination
multiple timescales
gender

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Committee Members:

Steffany Fredman, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Almeida, Major Field Member
Amy Marshall, Outside Unit & Field Member
Alyssa Gamaldo, Major Field Member
Charles Geier, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chahl, Avery

Title:

Examining the Effects of School Connectedness on Social Emotional Learning Technique Use in Middle Childhood

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (MS)

Keywords:

peer relationships
social emotional learning
SEL
social network analysis
network analysis

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Committee Members:

Sunny Bai, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kelly Rulison, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Apsley, Hannah

Title:

Grit among Cambodian adolescents: Validity and reliability of the original and short forms of the grit scale

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (MS)

Keywords:

Cambodia
Adolescent
Grit
Validity
Reliability
Factor Analysis

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Committee Members:

Hobart H Cleveland, III, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexis R Santos, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Nah, Suyoung

Title:

Emotional Responses to Received Support and Changes in Well-Being of Care Recipients and Their Spousal Caregivers

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

Caregiving
Spouse Support
Gratitude
Mental Health

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Committee Members:

Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
David Almeida, Major Field Member
Lynn Martire, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jennifer Graham-Engeland, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gregory Fosco, Major Field Member

Author:

Martinez, Griselda

Title:

Stressors and Alcohol Use From Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood in Mexican-Origin Youth in the U.S.

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

stressors
alcohol use
binge drinking
bivariate growth models
Mexican-origin adolescents

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Committee Members:

Rina Eiden, Outside Unit & Field Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jennifer Maggs, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mayra Bámaca, Special Member
Zachary Fisher, Major Field Member
Kelly Rulison, Major Field Member

Author:

Chen, Lan

Title:

Who Benefits from Autonomy-supportive Parenting? Considering Individual Difference in Adolescent Emotional Reactivity

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (MS)

Keywords:

autonomy-supportive parenting
Adolescence
mental health
emotional reactivity

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Committee Members:

Gregory M Fosco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samantha Lauren Tornello, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Cunningham, Casey

Title:

Exploring the Inclusion of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in State-Level Legislation

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (MS)

Keywords:

sexual and gender minority
policy
LGBTQ
discrimination

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Committee Members:

Daniel Max Crowley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samantha Lauren Tornello, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Spiva, Sunshine

Title:

Yes, Parents Can!: Parents Acquire Protective Behavior Skills from a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (MS)

Keywords:

prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA)
parent training program
parental characteristics
behavior skills
prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA)
parent training program
parental characteristics
behavior skills

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Committee Members:

Jennie G Noll, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexis R Santos, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Mayfield, Keiana Taschel

Title:

A Pilot Test Of The Raising Antiracist Kids Intervention Program For Parents With Children In Middle Childhood

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

family-based intervention
middle childhood
family socialization
racial socialization
prejudice reduction
parenting
race
antiracism socialization

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Committee Members:

Robert Roeser, Major Field Member
Timothy Brick, Major Field Member
Susan McHale, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Gregory Fosco, Major Field Member
Maithreyi Gopalan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Mantzoros, Theoni

Title:

A Comparison of Observed Functional Relations across Measurement Methods Used to Assess Vocal Stereotypy in Two Adolescents with Autism

Graduate Program:

Special Education (PHD)

Keywords:

autism spectrum disorder
vocal stereotypy
measurement
continuous duration recording
partial-interval recording
momentary time-sampling

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Committee Members:

Jonte Taylor, Major Field Member
Pamela Wolfe, Major Field Member
David Lee, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Charles Geier, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Strong-Jones, Sienna

Title:

Child Maltreatment and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptomology: The Role of Racial/Ethnic Identity as a Protective Factor

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (MS)

Keywords:

Child maltreatment
trauma
resilience
PTSS

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Committee Members:

Jennie G Noll, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Abenaa Jones, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Zachary Fisher, Committee Member
Abenaa Jones, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennie G Noll, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cross, Marci

Title:

Reporting Problem Substance Use in the Child Welfare System: How Caregiver Characteristics Influence the Congruence of Caseworker’s and Mother’s Reports

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (MS)

Keywords:

child welfare
maternal substance use
report of substance use
substance use disclosure

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Committee Members:

Christian Michael Connell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Abeena Jones, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Bai, Liu

Title:

Bioregulatory Functioning and Parenting Quality During Infancy: The Moderating Role of Family-Level Factors

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

parenting
sleep
cortisol
family stress
parenting
sleep
cortisol
family stress
coparenting

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Committee Members:

Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Douglas Teti, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heidemarie Laurent, Major Field Member
Lisa Kopp, Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Slayday, Riki

Title:

Erectile Function, Sexual Satisfaction, and Cognitive Decline in Men from Midlife to Older Adulthood

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (MS)

Keywords:

Erectile dysfunction
Cognition
Sexual health
Sexual function
Men’s issues
Erectile function
Men's issues

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Committee Members:

Marty Sliwinski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Manuel Almeida, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Tate, Ashley M

Title:

The Impact of Religiosity on Well-being among Chronically Ill Older Adults and their Caregiving Spouses

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

Spouse
Caregiving
Religiosity
Education and Support Interventions

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Committee Members:

Steffany Fredman, Major Field Member
David Almeida, Major Field Member
Lynn Martire, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Erina Farrell, Outside Unit & Field Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Knapp, Kyler

Title:

Daily Affect Dynamics Among Residential Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Nonclinical Comparison Groups

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

affect dynamics
opioid use disorder
intensive longitudinal data

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Committee Members:

Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Timothy Brick, Major Field Member
Jennifer Maggs, Major Field Member
Hobart Cleveland, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephanie Lanza, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Green, Lawrie Catherine

Title:

Does Science Matter if No One is Paying Attention? Measuring the Use of Research Evidence in Federal Legislation

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

evidence-based policy
qualitative coding
legislation
evaluation
family policy

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Committee Members:

Karen Bierman, Outside Unit & Field Member
Timothy Brick, Major Field Member
Daniel Crowley, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Charles Geier, Program Head/Chair
Christian Connell, Major Field Member

Author:

Hochgraf, Anna Katherine

Title:

Comorbidity Between Body Dissatisfaction and Substance Use: A Daily Diary Study of Alcohol, Nicotine Vaping, and Cigarette Use Among Young Adults

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

body dissatisfaction
substance use
nicotine vaping
alcohol use
COVID-19
young adulthood

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Committee Members:

Susan McHale, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kathleen Keller, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gregory Fosco, Major Field Member
Damon Jones, Major Field Member
Stephanie Lanza, Co-Chair of Committee
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies