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Author:

Worthington, Stephen Staley

Title:

Gaps in the Armor: Predictors of Civil Rights Complaints in Pennsylvania's Elementary & Secondary Schools

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

civil rights
education
discrimination
Pennsylvania
Office for Civil Rights
public schools
Title VI
Title IX
Section 504
race
disability
charter schools
educational equity
binary logistic regression
special education funding
special education disputes
dispute resolution

File:

Download Worthington_Thesis_-_Gaps_in_the_Armor.pdf

Committee Members:

Maria M Lewis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wheeler, Sika Adzo

Title:

Black Girls Rock! and the Politics of Empowerment

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

black girls
empowerment
youth
girlhood
black feminism
black entertainment television
television
race
gender
celebrity
misogynoir
black girls rock

File:

Download Wheeler_2016_Black_Girls_Rock_and_the_Politics_of_Empowerment__Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Paul Mcallister, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Lyn Rodino, Committee Member
Denise Sevick Bortree, Committee Member

Author:

Flores, Juan Carlos

Title:

A STRATEGY OF POWER RELATIONS FOR RACIALLY DIVERSE PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTITIONERS

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

diverse
diversity
business
public relations
organization
organizational power dynamics
power dynamics
power
power relations
mentors
race
minority groups
dominant groups

File:

Download Flores__Juan_-_Master_s_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Denise Bortree, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michel Haigh, Committee Member
Matt McAlister, Committee Member

Author:

Lim, Linda

Title:

Impact of Adult Support and Friends' Beliefs on Student Self-Perceptions across Race/Ethnic Groups

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

self-perceptions
race
achievement
parent support
teacher support
peer support

File:

Download Lim_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Barbara Schaefer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barbara Schaefer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cristin Marie Hall, Committee Member
Pui-Wa Lei, Committee Member
Jose Angel Soto, Outside Member

Author:

Laskorounskaia, Julia A

Title:

The Color of Risk: Unpacking the Implications of Actuarial Risk Prediction at Sentencing

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

sentencing
judges
recidivism
pennsylvania
race
risk assessment

File:

Download laskorunsky_dissertation_7_28_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Zajac, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member
Christopher Jon Zorn, Outside Member

Author:

Daou, Carla

Title:

Race Differences In Associations Between Micronutrient Intake And Habitual Sleep Variability In Adolescents

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

Sleep variability
sleep duration
insomnia complaint
micronutrient
race

File:

Download approved.pdf

Committee Members:

Duanping Liao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kristen H Kjerulff, Committee Member

Author:

Holman, Steven Lee

Title:

"Driver's License, Military ID, and Proof of Registration and Insurance, Please." An Exploratory Study of Officer Discretion Surrounding Traffic Stops on an Air Force Installation

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice

Keywords:

discretion
U.S. Air Force
race
gender
age
infraction
seriousness of offense
qualitative
discretion
Air Force
race
gender
age
infraction
citation
seriousness of offense
qualitative

File:

Download License__Military_ID__and_Proof_Of_Insurance__Please.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald Charles Hummer II, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Lee, Committee Member

Author:

Mayo, Chelsea

Title:

Social Identity Complexity, Ethnic/Racial Identity, and Prosocial Attitudes in Pre-Adolescents

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

race
ethnicity
ethnic socialization
social identity
social identity complexity
pre-adolescents
intergroup attitudes

File:

Download Mayo_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Emdin Cook, Committee Member
Yo Jackson, Committee Member

Author:

Boynton, Charles

Title:

Racial-Ethnic Variation in the Residential Environments of Rich Americans

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

race
ethnicity
income
housing
neighborhoods
satisfaction
social capital
race
ethnicity
income
housing
neighborhoods
stratification
social capital

File:

Download 2019.10.17_Boynton_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Barrett Alan Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John David Iceland, Committee Member
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Committee Member
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Layland, Eric Keith

Title:

Leveraging Latent Class Modeling at the Intersection of Racism and Homonegativism: Identifying Subgroups of Black and Latino Sexual Minority Young Men and Links with Substance Use

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

intersectionality
sexual minority
Black
Latino
racism
homophobia
latent class analysis
substance use
transition to adulthood
race
ethnicity
homonegativism
subgroups
gay
bisexual
men who have sex with men
person-centered methods
alcohol
drinking
marijuana
poppers
substance use disorder
cannabis
binge drinking
substance abuse
substance use dependence
social support
family support
friend support

File:

Download Layland_Disseration_for_Committee_REVISED.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bethany Cara Bray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samantha Lauren Tornello, Committee Member
Jessica Lynn Matsick, Outside Member
Bethany Cara Bray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lesley Anne Ross, Program Head/Chair