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Author:

Olchowski, Allison Elizabeth

Title:

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, DIETARY INTAKE, BODY FAT, AND TOBACCO USE ON BLOOD PRESSURE PARAMETERS: A TWO-METHOD MEASUREMENT DESIGN APPROACH

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

two-method measurement design
missing data
cost-effectiveness

File:

Download OlchowskiAE.pdf

Committee Members:

John Walter Graham, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert James Turrisi, Committee Member
Sheila Grace West, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Finlay, Andrea Kate

Title:

COMBINATIONS OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, FREE TIME, AND ALCOHOL USE DISCRETIONARY ACTIVITIES IN U.S. AND BRITISH ADOLESCENT SAMPLES: LINKS WITH ADULT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

civic engagement
free time activities
alcohol use
adolescence
latent class analysis
adult civic engagement

File:

Download AFinlay_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Constance A Flanagan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Nilam Ram, Committee Member
Linda L Caldwell, Committee Member

Author:

Dayi, Ayse

Title:

THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES: A POSTSTRUCTURAL FEMINIST CASE STUDY OF TWO WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTERS

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

abortion
women's health centers
poststructural feminist case study
empowerment
women's health movement
birth control
politics of reproduction
reproduction
reproductive services

File:

Download thesis_last.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward A Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Phyllis Kernoff Mansfield, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Lee Burgess, Committee Member
Clancy Blair, Committee Member

Author:

Bray, Bethany Cara

Title:

Examining Gambling and Substance Use: Applications of Advanced Latent Class Modeling Techniques for Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Data

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

gambling
substance use
latent class models
longitudinal

File:

Download BethanyCaraBray-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda Marie Collins, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Schafer, Committee Member
Stephanie Trea Lanza, Committee Member
Helene R White, 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:

Abar, Caitlin C

Title:

Parenting and College Student Alcohol Use: A Person-Centered Approach

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

parenting influences
college
alcohol use

File:

Download Caitlin_Abar_Dissertation_FINAL_FORMAT.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert James Turrisi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Doug Coatsworth, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Watts, Clifton Edwin

Title:

Predicting Free Time Activity Involvement of Adolescents:The Influence of Adolescent Motivation, Adolescent Initiative, and Perceptions of Parenting

Graduate Program:

Leisure Studies

Keywords:

adolescents
leisure
parenting
self-determination

File:

Download WATTS_PHDTHESIS_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda L Caldwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Geoffrey Clay Godbey, Committee Member
Ralph Welby Smith, Committee Member
Susan L Hutchinson, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Brown, Darigg Collis

Title:

Reducing HIV and AIDS stigma among university students in South Africa

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

HIV and AIDS
stigma
race
South Africa

File:

Download Darigg_Brown_Final_FullDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rhonda Belue, Committee Member
Gary King, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Smith, Damon Michael

Title:

READERS THEATRE: ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN IMPROVING READING FLUENCY, STUDENT MOTIVATION, AND ATTITUDES TOWARD READING AMONG SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

Oral Reading Fluency
Reading Attitude
Reading Motivation
Readers Theatre

File:

Download readers_theatre_final_5-4-11.pdf

Committee Members:

Barbara Schaefer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barbara Schaefer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Leslie Hale, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bonnie J Meyer, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, 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