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Author:

Crow, Thomas

Title:

The Role of Personality Pathology in Response to Emotional Stimuli and Risk for PTSD

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

PTSD
personality disorders
level of personality functioning
AMPD

File:

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Committee Members:

Aaron Pincus, Major Field Member
Kenneth Levy, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss (she/her), Major Field Member
Christian Connell, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wei, Wei

Title:

A Longitudinal Examination of Discrimination among Chinese American Youth: Predictors, Consequences, and Protective Factors

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

Chinese American Adolescents
Discrimination
Neighborhood
Acculturation
Achievement
Depressive Symptoms

File:

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Committee Members:

Mayra Bamaca, Outside Unit & Field Member
Dawn Witherspoon, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jose Soto, Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair
Su Yeong Kim, Special Member
Member Committee, Special Member

Author:

Dai, Junqiang

Title:

RACE BIAS IN ADOLESCENT FACE RECOGNITION: THE ROLE OF FRIENDSHIP DIVERSITY, ETHNIC-RACIAL IDENTITY, ETHNIC-RACIAL SOCIALIZATION, AND PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

own-race bias
adolescents
face processing
ethnic-racial identity
ethnic-racial socialization
development

File:

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Committee Members:

Rick Gilmore, Major Field Member
Dawn Witherspoon, Major Field Member
Mark Shriver, Outside Unit & Field Member
Paul Quiin, Special Member
Suzy Scherf, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lobo, Frances

Title:

Disentangling Adaptive and Maladaptive Parent-Child Variability in Early Childhood

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

coregulation
dyadic variability
maternal profiles
self-regulation
externalizing problems
early childhood

File:

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Committee Members:

Erika Lunkenheimer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Pamela Cole, Major Field Member
Gregory Fosco, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Major Field Member
Jessica Lougheed, Special Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Leong Mattern, Alexandra Christine

Title:

FOR WHOM DOES PERCEPTION OF THREAT PREDICT SUSEQUENT AGGRESSION PERPETRATION?

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

family violence
IPV
PCA
dominance
interpersonal threat
threat sensitivity
threat perception

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Committee Members:

Steffany Fredman, Outside Unit & Field Member
Amy Marshall, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
James Lebreton, Major Field Member
Yo Jackson, Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Shiverdecker, Levi Keith

Title:

Structural Equation Modeling with Ordinal Variables: Performance of Robust Estimators Under Conditions of Misspecification, Missing Data, and Nonnormality

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

Structural equation modeling
SEM
Simulation
Estimators
maximum likelihood
weighted least squares
ordinal
missing data
nonormal

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Committee Members:

Rustin Meyer, Major Field Member
Pui-Wa Lei, Outside Unit & Field Member
James Lebreton, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair
Jean Phillips, Major Field Member

Author:

Marhefka, Jacqueline Tellier

Title:

Approaching or Avoiding Deadlines: The Why and How of Deadline Motivation

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

Deadlines
Temporal Individual Differences
Motivation

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Committee Members:

Jean Phillips, Outside Unit & Field Member
Samuel Hunter, Major Field Member
Karen Gasper, Major Field Member
Susan Mohammed, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gillis, Ash Jade

Title:

Promoting Sustainable Behaviors: Merging Research on Social Norms and Innovation Diffusion

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

Social norms
Diffusion of innovations
Environmental psychology
Native plants

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Committee Members:

Janet Swim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Myrick, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jonathan Cook, Major Field Member
Karen Gasper, Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Greenberg, Liora Shaw

Title:

Factors in post traumatic headache and recovery following mild traumatic brain injury: The role of personality, genetics, and diagnostic assessment

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Sports Related Concussion
Headache
APOE
Neurocognitive Functioning
Performance Validity
Post-Traumatic Headache
Personality
Concussion
Head Injury
Genetics

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Committee Members:

Frank Hillary, Major Field Member
Peter Arnett, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Conroy, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair
Jose Soto, Major Field Member

Author:

Wong, Jennifer Denise

Title:

The Dark Side of Partner Support: Implications for Support Recipients’ Perpetration of Intimate Partner Aggression

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

Partner Support
Intimate Partner Violence
Social Support
Couples
Low-income Parents
Gender differences
Aggression

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Committee Members:

Steffany Fredman, Major Field Member
Amy Marshall, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ginger Moore, Major Field Member
Denise Solomon, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Daly, Kelly A

Title:

Child Maltreatment and Social Maladaptation: A Focus on Early Adolescence

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

early adolescence
social reorientation
adolescent development
maltreatment

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Committee Members:

Koraly Perez-Edgar, Major Field Member
Chad Shenk, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair
Amy Marshall, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ginger Moore, Major Field Member

Author:

Scheffer, Julian

Title:

Intergroup Morality: Strategic Moralization for "Us" and "Them"

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

Moralization
Politics
Effort
Motivation
Social Psychology

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Committee Members:

Christopher Cameron, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jose Soto, Major Field Member
Peter Hatemi, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karen Gasper, Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Furer, Melinda Leigh

Title:

The Impact of Construal-Level Manipulation on Real (Non-Hypothetical) Snack Food Choice

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

Psychology
Snack Food Choice
Construal Level

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Committee Members:

Pamela Cole, Major Field Member
Christopher Cameron, Major Field Member
Stephen Wilson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joshua Smyth, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Busuito, Alex

Title:

The Intergenerational Reach of Child Maltreatment: Exploring Transmission Mechanisms in Developmental and Socioeconomic Contexts

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

self-regulation
early childhood
infancy
maltreatment
cumulative risk
intergenerational transmission of risk

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Committee Members:

Erika Lunkenheimer, Major Field Member
Pamela Cole, Major Field Member
Ginger Moore, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Diana Fishbein, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Brenner, Einat Karin

Title:

Examining Cognitive Reserve as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Connectivity and Cognitive Outcome Following Neurologic Disruption

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

neuroimaging
traumatic brain injury
mild cognitive impairment
alzheimer's disease
resting state connectivity
dynamic connectivity
fMRI
neuropsychology
cognitive reserve

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Committee Members:

Ann Kolanowski, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lauren Massimo, Special Member
Michele Diaz, Major Field Member
Frank Hillary, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Peter Arnett, Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Salomaa, Anna Christina

Title:

Beyond Categories: Complexities In Sexual Minority Measurement And Prejudice

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

sexuality
wsw
msm
mental health
minority stress
bisexual stigma
sexual minorities

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Committee Members:

Louis Castonguay, Major Field Member
Jes Matsick, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Samantha Tornello, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jose Soto, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ratcliff, Kizzann Ashana

Title:

Longitudinal Influences of Parenting Behavior and Child Language on Young Children’s Social-Emotional Competence

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

social emotional competence
parenting
language
development

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Committee Members:

Karen Bierman, Major Field Member
Pamela Cole, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ginger Moore, Major Field Member
Janet Welsh, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Johnson, Benjamin Norman

Title:

Resolving the Latent Structure of Borderline Personality Disorder: Predicting Symptoms in Daily Life

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

personality disorder
phenotype
classification
assessment
diagnosis
individualized treatment
ecological momentary assessment
ambulatory assessment
mixture modeling
latent variable modeling
borderline personality disorder

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Committee Members:

Kenneth Levy, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michael Hallquist, Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Major Field Member
Peter Molenaar, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

May, Emily M.

Title:

Substance Use in Diverse Rural Adolescents: Processes of Risk and Resilience Across Multiple Ecological Levels

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

adolescence
substance use
alcohol use
marijuana use
rural
education
neighborhood

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Committee Members:

Sandra Azar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mayra Bamaca, Outside Unit & Field Member
Dawn Witherspoon, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Martha Wadsworth, Major Field Member
Peter Molenaar, Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair