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Author:

Davidson, Alice Jane

Title:

RELATEDNESS WITH PARENTS, PEERS, TEACHERS, AND MENTORS IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD AND EARLY ADOLESCENCE: PERSON-ORIENTED AND VARIABLE-ORIENTED APPROACHES

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

peers
parents
person-oriented
early adolescence
relatedness
teachers
mentors

File:

Download Alice_Davidson_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott David Gest, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott David Gest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Member
J Douglas Coatsworth, Committee Member
Constance A Flanagan, Committee Member

Author:

Gomez, Brendan Jeremy

Title:

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING AND SCHOOL SUPPORTIVENESS IN MALAYSIA

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescence
psychosocial well-being
school support
pro-social competence
depression
delinquency
Malaysia

File:

Download Brendan_Gomez_dissertation_11-5-05.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward A Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Loken, Committee Member
Linda L Caldwell, Committee Member
Scott David Gest, Committee Member
Mark T Greenberg, Committee Member

Author:

Stanton, Cady Michelle

Title:

EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND EMERGENT LITERACY: DIRECT AND MEDIATED PREDICTORS

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

inhibitory control
executive function
literacy
reading
working memory
attention control

File:

Download Cady_Thesis_Final_Submission_July_1_-_edits_for_ETD_July_12.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott David Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott David Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ransford, Carolyn R

Title:

The Role of School and Teacher Characteristics on Teacher Burnout and Implementation Quality of a Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

teacher burnout
teacher efficacy
implementation quality
teacher characteristics
school environment
stress
support
curriculum implementation

File:

Download RansfordFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark T Greenberg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott David Gest, Committee Member
Eric Loken, Committee Member
David Alexander Gamson, Committee Member

Author:

Rosenbloom, Eliot Jonathan

Title:

Sense of Community in Schools: Dimensions and Consequences for Delinquency and Civic Engagement

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

sense of community
delinquency
civic engagement
high school
prosocial behavior
compassion

File:

Download Rosenbloom_Eliot_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael J Rovine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael J Rovine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Scott David Gest, Committee Member
Constance A Flanagan, Committee Member
George Farkas, Committee Member

Author:

Rulison, Kelly Lin

Title:

Modeling Peer Networks and Behavior Change to Understand the Role of Peers in the Development of Problem Behavior

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

friendship networks
diffusion of intervention effects
peer selection
peer influence
item response theory
aggression
delinquency

File:

Download Rulison_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott David Gest, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott David Gest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Loken, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
David Russell Hunter, Committee Member

Author:

Molloy, Lauren Elizabeth

Title:

Type of Social Tie as a Determinant of Peer Influences on Academic Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

peer influence
academic achievement
achievement motivation
early adolescence
peer relations
middle school

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_LMolloy.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott David Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott David Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Madill, Rebecca Anne

Title:

Students’ Perceptions of Social Relatedness in the Classroom: The Roles of Student-Teacher Interaction Quality, Children’s Aggressive Behaviors, and Peer Rejection

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

teacher-child interaction quality
Student-teacher relationship

File:

Download MadillThesis_2011.07.12.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott David Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott David Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas W Farmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Razza, Rachel Anne

Title:

Relations among false-belief understanding, executive function, and social competence: A longitudinal analysis

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

false-belief
social cognition
social competence
executive function
early childhood
Head Start
low-income
theory of mind
longitudinal

File:

Download Razza_etdFINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Clancy Blair, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cynthia Stifter, Committee Member
Scott David Gest, Committee Member
Pamela Marie Cole, Committee Member

Author:

Sanford DeRousie, Rebecca M

Title:

MAKING CHANGES THAT LAST: EXAMINING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

preschool curriculum
Head Start teachers
sustainability

File:

Download RSD_FINAL_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark T Greenberg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott David Gest, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Member