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Author:

Sherman-Wilkins, Kyler James

Title:

The Effect of Work and Parental Role Occupancy and Role Performance on Exercise Participation among U.s. Adults

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Work
Parenthood
Role Occupancy
Role Performance
Exercise
Time Use

File:

Download finalized_thesis_20150216.pdf

Committee Members:

Melissa Hardy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Molly A. Martin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Knoth, Lauren Kay

Title:

Conviction or Diversion? An Analysis of First-time DUI Offenders in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

DUI
Sentencing
Deterrence
Reintegrative Shaming
Recidivism

File:

Download Knoth.Final.Thesis._4.9.15.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Barry Ruback, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ye, Zhiyao

Title:

The role of motivation affecting the influence of narratives and exemplification in health messages.

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

Strategic Communication
Narratives
Exemplification
Motivation
Persuasion

File:

Download Final_Report_Zhiyao.pdf

Committee Members:

Fuyuan Shen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Minnich, Mark William

Title:

Maurice Ravel's Tzigane: Performance Practice and the "Gypsy" Influence

Graduate Program:

Music Theory and History

Keywords:

Ravel
Roma
Romani
Gypsy
Tzigane
Sinti
Music Theory
Music History
Violin
Performance Practice
Rhapsody

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark C Ferraguto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marica Susan Tacconi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Apaydin, Levent

Title:

examining the impact of community policing activities on crime reporting in Jefferson County, West Virginia, the United States of America

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice

Keywords:

community policing strategies
policing
strategies
crime reporting
small towns
rural
nonurban areas.

File:

Download LAST-thesis_with_corrections....pdf

Committee Members:

James M Ruiz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Salih Hakan Can, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Jonathan Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ferchaud, Arienne Marie

Title:

Defender of the weak or renegade of The Wasteland? The effects of virtual moral choice on narrative processing

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

morality
choice
narrative
video games
engagement
enjoyment
appreciation

File:

Download Ferchaud_Thesis_Complete.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Reagan, Kevin Michael

Title:

An Investigation Into Identity Formation Via Participation In Sports And Consumption Of Mediated Sports

Graduate Program:

Humanities

Keywords:

Sports
ideology
identity
Ideological State Apparatus
discourse

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Peter Jones Kareithi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Brennan, Elizabeth L

Title:

BLOGGING BETTY(S): HOW BLOGGERS USED THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE TO DISCUSS FEMINISM

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

blogs
feminism
The Feminine Mystique
mixed-methods

File:

Download Brennan_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Rodino Colocino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stigerwalt, Sarah Beth

Title:

A Statewide Survey of Eligibility Requirements Among Veteran Treatment Courts In Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice

Keywords:

Veteran Treatment Courts
Veterans
Eligibility

File:

Download Stigerwalt_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Anne Sumner Douds, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Herriman, Martha Louise

Title:

Explaining Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, & Marijuana Use through the Application of Routine Activities Theory

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice

Keywords:

routine activities theory
target availability
parental monitoring
cigarette
alcohol
marijuana
adolescent substance use

File:

Download M_Herriman_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonathan Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor