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Author:

Seto, Christopher

Title:

Religious Identity and Adolescent Delinquency: A Comparison of Muslim, Christian, and Non-religious Youth in the United Kingdom

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

Delinquency
Religion
Crime
Muslim
Christian
United Kingdom

File:

Download Seto_MA_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeremy Staff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Corina Antohi Graif, Committee Member
Roger Finke, Committee Member
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Davis, Bradley

Title:

From the Courthouse to the Schoolhouse Gate: How Courts' Restrictions of Students' Right to Free Speech Affect Civic Education, Young Voter Turnout, and Society

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

Student Free Speech
Tinker
Education Law

File:

Download Bradley_Davis_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Maryellen Schaub, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rohan, Emma

Title:

Teacher Salaries in Pennsylvania: Traditional Public Schools and Charter Schools

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

education policy
education
charter schools
teacher salary
CMO
EMO
pennsylvania
nonprofit charter schools
for-profit charter schools

File:

Download Rohan_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Maithreyi Gopalan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Katerina Bodovski, Committee Member

Author:

Kim-Schmid, Jessica Jessica

Title:

The Influence of Skills and Majors on Future Earnings for German University Graduates

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

Germany
earnings
labor market outcomes
college major
PIAAC
cognitive skills

File:

Download JKim-Schmid_EDTHP_CIED_MA_THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Maithreyi Gopalan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Soo-Yong Byun, Committee Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Puthenpurayil, Amanda

Title:

Hate Crime and Civic Engagement

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

hate crime
civic engagement

File:

Download Thesis4.1__Puthenpurayil__Julian_Keith_.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Barry Ruback, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Holly Nguyen, Committee Member
Pamela K Wilcox, Committee Member
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hu, Tien Ling

Title:

THE SCHOOLED SOCIETY IN TAIWAN: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT AND STEM+ BRAIN DRAIN OR BRAIN CIRCULATION?

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

Higher Education
brain drain
brain circulation
scientific production
research university
STEM+

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

David P Baker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Maryellen Schaub, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Divino, Michael

Title:

Rethinking "The Black Mozart": "It"-ification, Mythification and Canonization

Graduate Program:

Musicology

Keywords:

Joseph Bologne
Chevalier
Saint-Georges
Saint-George
Black Mozart
Le Mozart Noir
Mozart
Beethoven
Mythification
Philosophy
Martin Buber
Critical Race Theory
Canon
Composer
Composers
Classical Music

File:

Download Michael_Divino_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark C Ferraguto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Dowell Youmans, Committee Member
R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hornberger, Sheila

Title:

In the Shadow of Greatness: Women Composers and Their Flute Sonatas at the Prussian Court, 1730-1771

Graduate Program:

Musicology

Keywords:

flute sonatas
Wilhelmine von Bayreuth
Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia
Anna Bon di Venezia
Frederick the Great
Prussian flute music

File:

Download SJHornbergerRevised.pdf

Committee Members:

Marica Susan Tacconi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark C Ferraguto, Committee Member
R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mc Alister, Caitlin

Title:

Heavy Metal Historiography: Historical Subject Matter in the Music of Iron Maiden

Graduate Program:

Musicology

Keywords:

Iron Maiden
Historical subject matter in music
Heavy metal music
Metal studies

File:

Download MA_Thesis_Final_Copy.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark C Ferraguto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Dowell Youmans, Committee Member
R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gonzalez Morales, Adilson

Title:

A Little Bird Told Everyone But Me: Establishing Public Forums in the Twittersphere

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

Twitter
Public Forums
Immemoriality
Intersectionality
Citizenship
Trump
First Amendment
Freedom of Speech
Social Media

File:

Download Gonzalez_Morales__Adilson_-_Masters_Thesis_-_Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Jackson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rob Frieden, Committee Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Committee Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mongilio, Jessica

Title:

Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury as a Risk Factor for Adolescent Delinquent Behavior

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

TBI
adolescent delinquency
early-life risk
head injury
criminology

File:

Download JessicaMongilio_MAThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeremy Staff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pamela K Wilcox, Committee Member
Diana Fishbein, Committee Member
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Johnson, Brandon

Title:

Remembering Jimmy Carter: The Rhetorical Evocations of Presidential Memories

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

presidential rhetoric
memory
jimmy carter
collective memory
character
iran hostage crisis
U.S. presidency

File:

Download Brandon_Johnson_Final_MA_Thesis_Submission_Remembering_Jimmy_Carter_The_Rhetorical_Evocations_of_Presidential_Memories.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Elizabeth Stuckey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Howard Browne, Committee Member
Michael Steudeman, Committee Member
Denise Haunani Solomon, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Andersen, Karlin

Title:

Evangelical Erasure?: Digital Communications Technology and the Memory of Rachel Held Evans

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

Rachel Held Evans
evangelical Christianity
digital religion
public memory
digital memory
digital communications technology
evangelical media

File:

Download Andersen_MA_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ford Risley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Robert Parsons, Committee Member
Matthew Frank Jordan, Committee Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Uhl, Jonathan

Title:

Gender, Friendship Groups, and Violent Delinquency in a Western, Cross-National Context

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

Juvenile delinquency
Cross-national comparison
Gender

File:

Download Thesis_Jonathan_Uhl_Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Darrell J Steffensmeier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zahoroiko, Abigail

Title:

Spinning and Weaving: A Typological Exploration of Mesoamerican Spindle Whorls

Graduate Program:

Anthropology

Keywords:

Spinning
Archaeology
Mesoamerica
Fiber
Thread
Maguey
Cotton
Basin of Mexico

File:

Download Zahoroiko_Abigail_Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Kirk Dow French, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Gale Hirth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Katherine Shenk, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Di Giovanni, Anna

Title:

sibling placement in foster care: do states maintain sibling connections?

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Sibling placement
Foster care

File:

Download Anna_DiGiovanni_s_Master_s_Thesis_Fall_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Sarah Anne Font, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Valarie Elizabeth King, Special Signatory
Christian Michael Connell, Special Signatory
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Farrand, Timothy

Title:

Under Wagner's Shadow: Delius's Use of Wagnerian Models in The Magic Fountain

Graduate Program:

Music Theory and History

Keywords:

Frederick Delius
Richard Wagner
Musical Models
Friedrich Nietzsche
Opera
The Magic Fountain
Parsifal
Tristan und Isolde

File:

Download Farrand_-_Under_Wagner_s_Shadow.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Committee Member
R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Swayne, Matthew

Title:

Clear, Compelling, and Convincing Science Communication: Designing an Online Science Communication Learning Module for STEM Graduate Students

Graduate Program:

Communications

Keywords:

science communication
health communication
risk communication
science communication training

File:

Download SwayneMastersThesisScienceCommunication11-9CORRECT.pdf

Committee Members:

Lee A Ahern, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jessica Gall Myrick, Committee Member
Juliet Pinto, Committee Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Reis, Tara

Title:

Police Perceptions of Human Trafficking

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice

Keywords:

human trafficking
police
police officers
police officer perceptions
domestic minor sex trafficking
DMST
youth
minors
police department

File:

Download Thesis_Reis_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Andrew Howard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Catherine Gibbs, Committee Member
Siyu Liu, Committee Member
Jonathan Lee, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Fabinyi, Claude

Title:

Networks of Hymns and Denominations - A Visual History of Changes in Denominational Boundaries through Hymn Publication from 1700-1900

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

hymns
boundaries
denominations
social network analysis

File:

Download Fabinyi_-_Thesis_Submission__final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary J Adler, Jr., Committee Member
Diane Helen Felmlee, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Adams, Danielle

Title:

The Power and Impact of Framing Transgender Athletes in Sports

Graduate Program:

Communications

Keywords:

Transgender
representation
athletes
sports
inclusion

File:

Download 20201115_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Nakho Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Stephanie Leigh Morrow, Committee Member
Craig Robert Welsh, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Richmond, Ryan

Title:

MORALITY AND SUPPORT FOR RESTORATIVE VERSUS RETRIBUTIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICIES

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

Morality
criminal justice policy

File:

Download Ryan_Richmond_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Silver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Corina Antohi Graif, Committee Member
Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Jean, Elisabeth

Title:

An Analysis of the Clif Bar & Company brand, LUNA Bar's Equal Pay Campaign

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

feminist
commodity feminism
marketplace feminism
Pay inequality
Celebrity feminism
Gender marketing
race marketing
Clif Bar & Company
LUNA Bar
Critical Theory
Female athletes
Pay equality
Racial equality
Institutional racism
Narrative analysis
Semiotic Analysis
Friendly-feminism
Corporate feminism
social justice
Social activism
Cause branding
Cause-branding
Black feminism
Western feminism
Feminist critical analysis
Athletes
Pay gap
USWNT
USSF
mainstream feminism
ethics
capitalism
racial justice
women athletes
professional football
professional soccer
soccer

File:

Download Elis._Jean_Final_graduate_thesis_.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amira Rose Davis, Committee Member
Ann Marie Major, Committee Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hartman, Katelynn

Title:

The Framework of Celebrity in Gender Pay Gap Discourse

Graduate Program:

Communications

Keywords:

celebrity
gender pay gap
media framing
#MeToo
Time’s Up
HeForShe
Time's Up

File:

Download Katelynn_Hartman_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephanie Leigh Morrow, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Kareithi, Committee Member
Frederika Schmitt, Committee Member
Craig Robert Welsh, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Al Rawi, Ahmed

Title:

A PROPOSAL FOR A LAW TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT DIGITAL PRIVACY FOR AMERICAN CITIZEN

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

Surveillance
Privacy
Communications Law and Policy
Government Security Agencies

File:

Download Ahmed_Alrawi_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

BENJAMIN W. CRAMER, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
FORD RISLEY, Committee Member
PATRICK PARSONS, Committee Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Stiberman, Laura

Title:

RACIAL/ETHNIC COUNTIES COMPOSITION EFFECTS ON COVID-19 CASE RATES AND CASE FATALITY RATIOS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2020: A SPATIAL APPROACH

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

COVID-19
percentage of Blacks
percentage of Hispanics
spatial dependence
spatial nonstationary

File:

Download Laura_Stiberman_MA_paper_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guangqing Chi, Committee Member
Ashton Michael Verdery, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Vanhee, Alexander

Title:

The Impact Of Identity Theft Victimization On The Use Of Protective Measures

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

identity theft
monetary loss
negative consequences
protective measures

File:

Download Masters_thesis_Alexander_Vanhee_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard B Felson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pamela K Wilcox, Committee Member
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhang, Minglei

Title:

The Haunting of Hex Hollow: A Study of Historical Discourse, Collective Memory, and Media Coverage of The York, Pennsylvania, Witch Trials, 1920-2020

Graduate Program:

Communications

Keywords:

collective memory
York witch trials
powwowing
Pennsylvania Dutch
historical discourse analysis
semantic network analysis
collective memory
York witch trials
powwowing
Pennsylvania Dutch
discursive strategies

File:

Download Minglei_Zhang_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephanie Leigh Morrow, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey A Tolbert, Committee Member
Simon Josef Bronner, Committee Member
Craig Robert Welsh, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kim, Yoon Sik

Title:

THE ROLE OF FAMILY RELATION ON YOUTHS’ MARIJUANA USE IN PENNSYLVANIA

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice

Keywords:

gender-specific effect
social control theory
marijuana use

File:

Download THESIS_KIM.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonathan Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Siyu Liu, Committee Member
Emily Ruth Strohacker, Committee Member
Jonathan Lee, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Koon, Sam

Title:

The Mental Health Crisis: A Qualitative Study of Policies Related to the Provision of Mental Health Education and Support Services in U.S. Schools

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

mental health
mental health policy
mental health education
mental health support
student mental health

File:

Download Koon_MA_Thesis_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Maithreyi Gopalan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Gamson, Committee Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Sert, Gozde

Title:

Functional Analysis on Newton Spaces

Graduate Program:

Mathematics

Keywords:

Newton spaces
Plancherel theory
Laguerre polynomials

File:

Download GozdeSertThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald Richards, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Levi, Committee Member
Carina Pamela Curto, Program Head/Chair
Alberto Bressan, Committee Member
George E Andrews, Committee Member

Author:

Davis, Barrell

Title:

Black Culture and Identity in Symphonic Repertoire

Graduate Program:

Music Theory

Keywords:

Music
Music Theory
Black Identity
Black Culture
William Grant Still
William Dawson
Florence Price

File:

Download Davis_Barrell_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Hopkins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Committee Member
Kim Diane Cook, Committee Member
R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ingham, Camille

Title:

Digital Arrest Logs on Police Websites in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice (MA)

Keywords:

digital punishment
police websites
digital arrest logs

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Gibbs, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Siyu Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shaun L. Gabbidon, Committee Member
Daniel Andrew Howard, Committee Member

Author:

Bidding, Britney

Title:

Listen To That Baby Purr!: The Aesthetic Pleasure of Car Engine Sounds

Graduate Program:

Music (MA)

Keywords:

music
music theory
film music
cars
engine sounds

File:

Download Britney_Bidding_Thesis_-_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair
Erik McKee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Taylor Aitken Greer, Committee Member

Author:

Grossi, Jeffrey

Title:

Identifying the Impact of COVID-19 on Archaeology - A Comparison in Academic and Commercial Field Work

Graduate Program:

Anthropology (MA)

Keywords:

Archaeology
COVID-19
coronavirus
pandemic

File:

Download Thesis_Grossi_FA21_MA_Anthropology.pdf

Committee Members:

Tim Ryan, Program Head/Chair
Kirk Dow French, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Katherine Shenk, Committee Member

Author:

Dooley, Anne

Title:

For Better or Worse?: The Effects of Interactivity and Perspective on Identification, Social Comparison, and Self-Esteem in Video Games

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

video games
text-based games
interactivity
identification
social comparison
self-esteem
media effects

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Frank Dardis, Committee Member

Author:

Boyer, Jordan

Title:

PRETTY MEAN SISTERS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF BLACK WOMEN IN WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Graduate Program:

Communications (MA)

Keywords:

wwe
women
black
wrestlemania
representation

File:

Download JBoyer_11-25-21.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey Beck, Program Head/Chair
Stephanie Leigh Morrow, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer F Hamer, Committee Member
Mary Zaborskis, Committee Member

Author:

Xu, Biqiao

Title:

Public or private: How Chinese parents make childcare decisions for their children?

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy (MA)

Keywords:

Early Childhood Education
Parental Childcare Selection
Chinese Context

File:

Download Biqiao_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Maryellen Schaub, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katerina Bodovski, Committee Member

Author:

Pugliese, Angelica

Title:

THE QUESTIONABLE EXIGENCY OF POLICE MILITARIZATION: AN ANALYSIS OF SWAT DEPLOYMENTS AND CONTROLLED 1033 REQUISITIONS

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice (MA)

Keywords:

Police Militarization
1033 Program
SWAT Deployments

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS_Angelica_Pugliese_PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Gibbs, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer Catherine Gibbs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Andrew Howard, Committee Member
Siyu Liu, Committee Member
Jonathan Lee, Committee Member

Author:

Webber, Hudson

Title:

Benjamin Britten's Evolving Style as Seen Through His Fugues for Solo Cello

Graduate Program:

Music (MA)

Keywords:

Britten
Britten Cello Suites
Fugue
Fugues
Benjamin Britten
Suite for Cello
Second Suite for Cello
Third Suite for Cello

File:

Download Webber_MA_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Copeland, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Committee Member

Author:

Scott, Marissa

Title:

A Zooarchaeological Study of Animal Sacrifice in the Bronze and Iron Age Southern Levant

Graduate Program:

Anthropology (MA)

Keywords:

anthropology
ancient near east
animal sacrifice
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Southern Levant

File:

Download A_Zooarchaeological_Study_of_Animal_Sacrifice_in_the_Bronze_and_Iron_Age_Southern_Levant.pdf

Committee Members:

Tim Ryan, Program Head/Chair
Jose Mariano Capriles Flores, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ann Eloise Killebrew, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Justin Lev-Tov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

England, Kira

Title:

Childhood ADHD Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Adult Well-Being: An Examination of Labeling Theory

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADHD symptoms
ADHD diagnosis
socioeconomic origin
well-being

File:

Download Kira_England_s_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ashton Michael Verdery, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Liying Luo, Committee Member
Eric Baumer, Program Head/Chair
Jonathan Kyle Daw, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Anqi

Title:

Oppositions and Reconciliations in Representative Piano Works by Charles Tomlinson Griffes

Graduate Program:

Music (MA)

Keywords:

Griffes
American composer
The White Peacock
The Fountain of the Acqua Paola
The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Sonata for Piano

File:

Download Wang_MA_Thesis_Final_Version_Marh_2022.pdf

Committee Members:

Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vincent Perez Benitez, Jr., Committee Member
Rachel Copeland, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Miller, J P

Title:

Mental Health Treatment Variation and Treatment Strategies: The Role of Organizational Form

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

Mental health
organizations

File:

Download Thesis.CORRECTED.7.13.2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary J Adler, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Joseph Della Posta, Committee Member
Eric Baumer, Program Head/Chair
John David Mccarthy, Committee Member

Author:

Wirth, Bianca

Title:

Do Institutions Matter? Examining Police Agency and County Context and the Implementation of the 287(g) Program

Graduate Program:

Criminology (MA)

Keywords:

287(g)
Policing
Ethnoracial Diversity
Immigration
Immigration Policy

File:

Download BWirth_ThesisforGS_10.23.21.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric P Baumer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Committee Member
Eric Baumer, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Committee Member

Author:

Yanich, Daniel

Title:

POLICE BODY-WORN CAMERAS IN SMALL AND RURAL PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENTS

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice (MA)

Keywords:

Police Body-Worn Cameras (BWC)

File:

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Committee Members:

Jennifer Gibbs, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jennifer Catherine Gibbs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Lindmar Schally, Committee Member
Daniel Andrew Howard, Committee Member

Author:

Drivas, Magdalayna

Title:

Make me pretty: The role of customization in the effects of attractive avatar use on self-image

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

video games
avatars
Proteus effect
social comparison theory
customization
body image

File:

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kemp, Kayla

Title:

The Origins of Segregation Academies in Mississippi: 1954 to 1976

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

segregation academies
social movements
civil rights movement
private schools

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Committee Members:

David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
David P Baker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maryellen Schaub, Committee Member
Charles Seguin, Committee Member

Author:

Mooney, Micah

Title:

Musical Topic as an Embodiment of Community in Two Musical-Dramatic Works of the 1940s

Graduate Program:

Music (MA)

Keywords:

Topic theory
Benjamin Britten
Peter Grimes
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Oklahoma!
Tempesta
Pastoral
Church Musical
Opera
Musical Theatre
Theory
Analysis

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Committee Members:

R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair
Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Committee Member

Author:

Caniglia, Michael

Title:

Work, Public Assistance, and the Transition to Adulthood Among Children Maltreated During Early Adolescence

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

foster care
transition to adulthood
adolescence
public assistance
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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Committee Members:

Sarah Anne Font, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Fenelon, Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Molly Martin, Committee Member

Author:

Davoodi, Marjan

Title:

From Sinner to Disordered: The Evaluation Of The Transformation of Morality To Mental Health Paradigm Via Word Embeddings

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

Mental Health
medicalization
Word Embeddings
Morality

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Committee Members:

Charles Seguin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary J Adler, Jr., Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Greg Eghigian, Committee Member

Author:

Albanese, Anthony

Title:

Reactive Populism and Perceived Colonization: A Case of Right-Wing Secularization

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

right-wing populism
AfD
Germany
religion
secularization
right-wing extremism
xenophobia

File:

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Committee Members:

Roger Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan Sica, Committee Member
Gary J Adler, Jr., Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Bowman, Ryan

Title:

County-Level Population Change and Sentencing Decisions: A Test Of Racial/Ethnic Threat In Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Criminology (MA)

Keywords:

racial threat
sentencing
hispanics
sentencing decisions

File:

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Committee Members:

Megan C Kurlychek, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Corina Antohi Graif, Committee Member
Pamela Wilcox, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Committee Member

Author:

Gonzales, Carlos

Title:

The Fear of Identity Motivated Crime: An "Identity-In-Community Context" Vulnerability Perspective

Graduate Program:

Criminology (MA)

Keywords:

Fear of Crime
Fear
Hate Crime
Vulnerability
Gender
Race
Political Identity
Identity

File:

Download Gonzales_ThesisTemplate_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Pamela K Wilcox, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
Michelle Frisco, Program Head/Chair
Corina Antohi Graif, Committee Member

Author:

Tang, Yue

Title:

Examining the effects of science capital on students’ career aspirations in STEM

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy (MA)

Keywords:

Science capital
PISA
Career aspirations
STEM

File:

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Committee Members:

David P Baker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mimi Schaub, Committee Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Henry, Sarah

Title:

APPRAISALS OF CUMULATIVE CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE

Graduate Program:

Criminology (MA)

Keywords:

adverse childhood experiences
child sexual abuse
appraisal
cumulative adversity
child maltreatment

File:

Download Henry_Masters_Thesis_2023_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Frisco, Program Head/Chair
Sarah Anne Font, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard B Felson, Committee Member
Jeremy Staff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jupina, Madeline

Title:

Parental Incarceration as a Factor Impacting Child Wellbeing

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)

Keywords:

incarceration
family communication
wellbeing

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Committee Members:

Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Denise Haunani Solomon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel A. Smith, Committee Member
Andrew High, Committee Member

Author:

Maier, Caleb Renwick

Title:

Tourhettorics: Visions of Disorderly Rhetorics

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

Rhetoric
Tourhettorics
Tourette's
Tourettes
Tourette
Tourette syndrome
tics
disability studies
disability rhetoric
disorderliness
disorder
mental disorder
disordered
rhetorical agency
meaning
disability narrative
disability memoir
memoir
visual rhetoric
disability
eugenics
Lloyd Bitzer
Melanie Yergeau
pathologized speech
pathologized texts
chronotope
Bakhtin
Touretteshero
Communication studies
disorderly rhetorics
Oliver Sacks
Lowell Handler
Jessica Thom

File:

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Committee Members:

Rosa Eberly, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Demo, Committee Member
Kirt Wilson, Committee Member
Denise Haunani Solomon, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Li, Shaochun

Title:

relational turbulence and couples’ convergence and divergence in weekly highs and lows across three months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)

Keywords:

COVID-19
marital relationship
relational turbulence theory
interpersonal emotion dynamics
longitudinal dyadic diary study

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Committee Members:

Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Denise Haunani Solomon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew High, Committee Member
Brian Manata, Committee Member
Kellie St.Cyr Brisini, Special Signatory

Author:

Rhine, Benjamin

Title:

Chromaticism, Word Painting, and the Tenebrae Responsories: The Stylistic Connections Between Carlo Gesualdo and Pomponio Nenna

Graduate Program:

Music (MA)

Keywords:

Carlo
Gesualdo
Pomponio
Nenna
Renaissance
music
motet
Tenebrae
Responsory
Responsoria
Responsories
chromaticism
harmony
O vos omnes
Caligaverunt oculi mei
Tenebrae factae sunt
Italian
chromatic
Riemann
Neo-Riemannian
theory
musicology
style
sacred
service
services
Holy Week
Easter
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Maundy Thursday

File:

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Committee Members:

R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair
Marica Susan Tacconi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Committee Member

Author:

Leaman, Emma

Title:

Evaluation of a Mental Health Liaison Program at a Small and Rural Police Department

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice (MA)

Keywords:

mental health
police
response
small and rural

File:

Download Final_Thesis_Leaman_Emma.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Catherine Gibbs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Lindmar Schally, Committee Member
Jennifer Gibbs, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Emily Ruth Strohacker, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Han

Title:

Selling China: a neglected encounter between Huo Mingzhi and France in the early twentieth century

Graduate Program:

Art History

Keywords:

Huo Mingzhi
Chinese art
early-twentieth-century art market

File:

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Committee Members:

Chang Tan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth C Mansfield, Program Head/Chair
Nancy Locke, Committee Member

Author:

Cruz Crespo, Yanitza

Title:

Examining the role of innovation attributes in online messages from pro-innovation and anti-innovation opinion leaders

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)

Keywords:

diffusion of innovations
vaccination
anti-vaccination
opinion leaders
activists
health innovation

File:

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Committee Members:

Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Shannon Cruz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Dillard, Committee Member
Rachel A. Smith, Committee Member
Brian Manata, Committee Member

Author:

Owusu, Eva

Title:

Focusing on Wakanda: Sampling African and African American Responses to Cinematic Afrofuturism in Black Panther

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

Black Panther
film
Afrofuturism
history
African Diaspora
audience
Black Panther
film
Afrofuturism
history
African Diaspora
audience
Black Panther
film
Afrofuturism
History
African Diaspora
audience

File:

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Anthony Olorunnisola, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin J Hagopian, Committee Member
J. Marlena Edwards, Committee Member

Author:

Konefal, Kaitlyn Ann

Title:

Do All Roads Lead To Rome? Sentencing Previously Mandatory-Eligible Drug Cases In Pennsylvania Post-Alleyne

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

Mandatory minimums
Sentencing Policy
Sentencing

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Committee Members:

Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Corina Antohi Graif, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Morssy, Kariem

Title:

Police Perspectives On Police-Assisted Diversion Programs For People Who Use Drugs

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice (MA)

Keywords:

People who use drugs
Harm Reduction
Police Diversion
Police Discretion
Police Decision-Making

File:

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Committee Members:

Jennifer Gibbs, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Philip Richard Kavanaugh, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Andrew Howard, Committee Member
Don Hummer, Committee Member

Author:

Leibelsperger, Kelsey

Title:

The Association between Uncoupling and being Charged with a Criminal Offense, Drug Use, and Binge Drinking

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

relationship dissolution
crime
substance use

File:

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Committee Members:

Holly Nguyen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pamela K Wilcox, Committee Member
Valarie Elizabeth King, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Dillavou, Julia

Title:

Social Integration among Imprisoned Women

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

Prison Society
Imprisoned women
Social Network Analysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Derek Allen Kreager, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Committee Member
Pamela K Wilcox, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kurpiel, Allison

Title:

Victimization and Fear of Crime at School: Individual Factors, School Characteristics, and Trends Over Time

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

Victimization
Fear of Crime

File:

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Committee Members:

Richard Barry Ruback, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pamela K Wilcox, Committee Member
David M Ramey, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Vallin, Jessica

Title:

Paternal Absence, Paternal Departure, and Juvenile Delinquency

Graduate Program:

Criminology (MA)

Keywords:

juvenile delinquency
paternal departure
paternal absence

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Committee Members:

Megan C Kurlychek, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
Pam Wilcox, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Darrell J Steffensmeier, Committee Member

Author:

Medd, Lynsey

Title:

Being Mindful About Seeking Support

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)

Keywords:

support seeking
supportive communication
interpersonal mindfulness
communicative efficacy
motivation

File:

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Committee Members:

Andrew High, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Andrew High, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Manata, Committee Member
Jeremy Engels, Committee Member

Author:

Allen, Kathleen

Title:

The Influence of Training and Field Experience on Police Perceptions of Human Trafficking

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice (MA)

Keywords:

human trafficking
policing
trafficking
sex trafficking
police policy
law enforcement
investigative experience
human trafficking training
human trafficking policy
law enforcement policy

File:

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Committee Members:

Jennifer Catherine Gibbs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Emily Ruth Strohacker, Committee Member
Jennifer Gibbs, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Siyu Liu, Committee Member
Jonathan Lee, Committee Member

Author:

Bond, Margaret

Title:

Parent Involvement, School Readiness, and Socioeconomic Status

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy (MA)

Keywords:

parent involvement
school readiness
socioeconomic status

File:

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Committee Members:

David P Baker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stacy Silver, Committee Member
Mimi Schaub, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Sipe, Jessica

Title:

Beyond Victimization: Confronting Narratives of Gender-Based Violence through Contemporary Opera

Graduate Program:

Music Theory and History

Keywords:

Opera
Contemporary opera
sexual violence
prism
breaking the waves

File:

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Committee Members:

Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marica Susan Tacconi, Committee Member
R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Belknap, Celeste

Title:

Brothers in Philosophy: Interpreting Mahler’s Third and Fourth Symphonies through a Dostoevskian Lens

Graduate Program:

Music

Keywords:

Mahler
Dostoevsky
Mahler and Dostoevsky
The Brothers Karamazov
Mahler's Third Symphony
Mahler's Fourth Symphony

File:

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Committee Members:

Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marica Susan Tacconi, Committee Member
R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Randrianasolo, Arinala

Title:

The Effects of Household Migration on Adolescent Migration Aspirations in Three Distinct Settings

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

Migration
Migrations Aspirations
Life Course Theory
FAMELO

File:

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Committee Members:

Jennifer Elyse Glick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Thomas Yabiku, Committee Member
Michelle Frisco, Program Head/Chair
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member

Author:

Yin, Evelyn Gelan

Title:

Visibility Through Vlogs?: Lala Vloggers in China's Digital Space

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

lala
China
Bilibili
Neoliberalism
Queer
Feminism
Homonormativity

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Committee Members:

Sara Liao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matt Mc Allister, Committee Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Committee Member

Author:

Delayo, Michael

Title:

"I Definitely Want to Thank My Psychiatrist: Digital Mental Health Disclosures in Professional Sports

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

persona
disclosure
digital media
sports
mental health

File:

Download DelayoFinalThesisSubmission.pdf

Committee Members:

Rosa A Eberly, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michele Jean Kennerly, Committee Member
Abraham Iqbal Khan, Committee Member
Denise Haunani Solomon, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Xu, Jiahui

Title:

Left-behind Children in Rural China: Nutrition and Health

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

Left-behind children in China
BMI
nutrition
health

File:

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Committee Members:

Jennifer Van Hook, Program Head/Chair
Melissa Hardy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Liying Luo, Committee Member
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member
Nancy Kay Luke, Committee Member

Author:

Adeel, Abdul Basit

Title:

Lynched In The Name Of The Cow? The State As A Mediator In The Diffusion Of Lynchings In India

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

collective violence
lynching
india
diffusion

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Committee Members:

Daniel Joseph Della Posta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Seguin, Committee Member
Michelle Frisco, Program Head/Chair
Gary J Adler, Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Ballard, Joshua

Title:

Guns and Governance: A Study of the Influence of State Polity on Firearm Utilization in Domestic Terrorism

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice (MA)

Keywords:

domestic terrorism
social disorganization
gun violence
political violence

File:

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Committee Members:

Jennifer Gibbs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Siyu Liu, Committee Member
Jennifer Gibbs, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jonathan Lee, Committee Member

Author:

Liao, Meng Qi

Title:

How should AI talk to users when collecting their personal information? Effects of role framing and self-referencing on Human-AI interaction

Graduate Program:

Communications

Keywords:

Human-AI Interaction
Human Machine Communication
Privacy concerns

File:

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Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Amulya Yadav, Committee Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kucenski, Andrew

Title:

Miyazaki's Peace: The Role of Pacifism and the Soundscape in the Films of Studio Ghibli

Graduate Program:

Music (MA)

Keywords:

musicology
music theory
film music
film studies
music
pacifism
soundscape
Hayao Miyazaki
Studio Ghibli
Anime
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Princess Mononoke
Howl's Moving Castle

File:

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Committee Members:

R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair
Eric John Mckee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Dowell Youmans, Committee Member
Sarah Marian Schouten, Committee Member

Author:

Risi, Joseph

Title:

Is Institutional Representation Enough? Evidence from Chicago Concerning the Relationship Between Racial Congruence, Diversification, and Police Stopping Behavior

Graduate Program:

Criminology (MA)

Keywords:

Policing
Diversity
Criminology

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Committee Members:

Corina Antohi Graif, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Committee Member
Eric Baumer, Program Head/Chair
David M Ramey, Committee Member

Author:

Xu, Qing

Title:

Game streaming as pandemic relief: how might gratifications of viewing gameplay combat mental stress

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

Game streaming
COVID-19
Stress
Twitch
YouTube gaming
Uses and gratification
Recovery

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Christofer J Skurka, Committee Member

Author:

Park, Jisu

Title:

Can We Trust the Changes? Institutional and Cultural Factors in the Occupational Desegregation of Gay and Lesbian Workers in the United States

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

Occupational Segregation
Sexuality
Public Attitude
Institutional Change
Sex Typing
Task Independence
Stigma

File:

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Committee Members:

Sarah A Damaske, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Joseph Della Posta, Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Stephen A. Matthews, Committee Member

Author:

Pojman, Elena

Title:

Do couples outsource their domestic labor upon receiving an income shock? Evidence from the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

gender
domestic labor outsourcing
couples
inequality

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Committee Members:

Michelle Frisco, Program Head/Chair
Léa Pessin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarah A Damaske, Committee Member
Hilary Wething, Committee Member

Author:

Shetler, Anna

Title:

Allostatic Load and Internal Migration: Health Impacts of Residential and Social Transitions in Early Adulthood

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

allostatic load
internal migration
neighborhood effects
mobility
health
segregation

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Committee Members:

Scott Thomas Yabiku, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Andrew Haas, Committee Member
Michelle Frisco, Program Head/Chair
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member

Author:

Ryan, Cayley

Title:

Home Away From Home: Education, Health, and Nursing Home Care

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

education
healthcare
health
nursing homes
demography

File:

Download CayleyRyan_MastersThesis_OTDFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Liying Luo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Hardy, Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jessica Williams, Committee Member

Author:

Shaulis, Kelsey

Title:

Educational Expectations and Serious Mental Illness among Midlife Women

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

Mental Health
Education
Educational Expectations

File:

Download SHAULIS_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Lynn Frisco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarah A Damaske, Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member

Author:

Yoo, Seul Ki

Title:

Reform and Renewal in Paul Dukas’s Variations, Interlude, et Finale sur un Thème de Rameau

Graduate Program:

Music Theory (MA)

Keywords:

Paul Dukas
fin-de-siècle
French keyboard work
Variation
Théodore Dubois
Variations Interlude et Finale sur un Thème de Rameau

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Committee Members:

Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Committee Member
R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhang, Yiwen

Title:

The Impact of Prison Opening on Employment in Rural America

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

mass incarceration
prison expansion
rural economy
employment

File:

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Committee Members:

Derek Allen Kreager, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member
Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Carrier, Josie

Title:

Killing What Kind of Pain? Loneliness as a Form of Emotional Strain

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

Loneliness
social isolation
adolescence
substance use

File:

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Committee Members:

Ashton Michael Verdery, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sarah Brothers, Committee Member

Author:

Reed, Olivia

Title:

Fitness Transformation Videos on Instagram and their Effects on Body Image

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

Instagram
Body image
Body appreciation
Idealized body
Fitspiration
Self-compassion
Social media
Positive body image
body malleability

File:

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Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jessica Gall Myrick, Committee Member
Heather Shoenberger, Committee Member
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Novack, Janet

Title:

Movin' On Up: Mental Health, Gender, and Effects of Upward Intergenerational Educational Mobility

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Intergenerational Social Mobility
Intergenerational Educational Mobility
Gender
Mental Health
Dissociative Hypothesis

File:

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Committee Members:

Liying Luo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diane Helen Felmlee, Committee Member
Molly Ann Martin, Committee Member
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Harnett, Grace

Title:

Adderall Use In Penn State Undergraduate Students

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy (MA)

Keywords:

Adderall Use
Adderall and college students
study drugs
Penn State drug use
college students use of Adderall
Adderall
Studying
Illegal drugs
demographics of college students
undergraduate students drug use
study and patying
greek life
ohio state adderall
studying and Adderall
Adderall and grades
affects of Adderall
Penn State

File:

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Committee Members:

Mimi Schaub, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dana Mitra, Committee Member
Kevin Kinser, Committee Member
David P Baker, Committee Member

Author:

Perez-Reyes, Eduardo

Title:

Scared Senseless: The Rise of Sensory Horror

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

film
horror
sense
blindness
deafness

File:

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Kevin J Hagopian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matt Mc Allister, Committee Member
Lisa Sternlieb, Committee Member

Author:

Wolff, Elise

Title:

The Relationship between Professional and Lay Expertise within an Advocacy Field: Historical Changes in the 'Intellectual and Developmental Disability' Construct

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

classification
categorization
identity
social movements
disability studies
disability rights
intellectual disability
developmental disability
expertise

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Committee Members:

Gary J Adler, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Seguin, Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Alan M Sica, Committee Member
Sarah Brothers, Committee Member

Author:

Waite, Emerson

Title:

Adding a Spatial Component to Contextual Sentencing Research

Graduate Program:

Criminology (MA)

Keywords:

sentencing
spatial lags
county contexts

File:

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Committee Members:

Megan C Kurlychek, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Committee Member
Thomas Loughran, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Bishop, Rachael

Title:

Mental Health Stigma and Supportive Communication: An Extension of the Paradox of Support Seeking in Close Relationships

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

supportive communication
stigma
decision-making
identity

File:

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Committee Members:

Andrew High, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise Haunani Solomon, Program Head/Chair
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Member
Rachel A. Smith, Committee Member