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Author:

Ramanathan, Deepa

Title:

The Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury in Pennsylvania: Treatment and Outcome Differences by Age and Geographic Location

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Traumatic Brain Injury
Head Injury
Epidemiology
Geriatrics
Older Adults
Functional Outcome
Fall Prevention

File:

Download Ramanathan_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Frank Gerard Hillary, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Andrew Arnett, Committee Member
Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Committee Member
Nilam Ram, Special Member

Author:

Vargas, Gray Alexandra

Title:

Disrupted Functional Connectivity in the Frontal-subcortical Network as a Vulnerability Factor for Depression in Multiple Sclerosis

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

multiple sclerosis
depression
functional connectivity
stress
social support

File:

Download Gray_Vargas_Dissertation_Final_Final.submitted.pdf

Committee Members:

Peter Andrew Arnett, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Frank Gerard Hillary, Committee Member
Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Committee Member
Lisa Michelle Kopp, Special Member

Author:

Venkatesan, Umesh Meyyappan

Title:

Chronology and chronicity of altered resting-state functional connectivity after traumatic brain injury

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

TBI
brain injury
neuroimaging
functional connectivity
resting state
default mode
neurodegeneration
Alzheimer's

File:

Download Venkatesan.UM_thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Andrew Arnett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Henry, Shannon Lee

Title:

Cue-elicited neural activity and functional connectivity among smokers associated with the decision to smoke

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

smoking
cue-reactivity
dual systems
fMRI
uSEM
insula

File:

Download Masters_Final_1214.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rick Owen Gilmore, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nichols, Travis Tyler

Title:

Changes in brain networks involved in reward processing during abstinence from cigarettes

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

fMRI
cigarettes
smoking
brain networks
connectivity
addiction
beta series
reward processing

File:

Download Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Frank Gerard Hillary, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Committee Member
Peter Cm Molenaar, Outside Member

Author:

Venkatesan, Umesh Meyyappan

Title:

Functional connectivity within posterolateral parietal cortex and its alteration in traumatic brain injury

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

traumatic brain injury
fmri
functional connectivity
resting state
graph theory
neuroplasticity
parietal
default mode
neuropsychology
TBI
frontoparietal

File:

Download UVenkatesan_Dissertation_formatrev-FINAL-12-17.pdf

Committee Members:

Frank Gerard Hillary, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Frank Gerard Hillary, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Committee Member
Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Outside Member