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Author:

Viana, Andres G.

Title:

ANXIETY SENSITIVITY, BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION, AND COGNITIVE BIASES AS RISK FACTORS FOR ANXIETY: CUMULATIVE, INCREMENTAL, AND MEDIATED INFLUENCES

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

anxiety
cognitive biases
risk factors
temperament
anxiety sensitivity
behavioral inhibition

File:

Download Dissertation-defense-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian A Rabian, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian A Rabian, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Member
Kristin Buss, Committee Member
Mark T Greenberg, Committee Member

Author:

Bruschi, Carole Jean

Title:

A Longitudinal Examination Of The Behavioral Characteristics Associated With The Emergence Of Early Adolescent Conduct Problems In Girls And Boys.

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Developmental Psychopathology
Girls Aggression
Mental Health Prevention

File:

Download bruschi.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark T Greenberg, Committee Member
Tiffany G Townsend, Committee Member
Jeffrey G Parker, Committee Member

Author:

Powers, Christopher

Title:

Peer Influences on Aggression within an Aggressive Classroom Context

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

peer influence
peers
aggression
development
classroom context
context

File:

Download CJ_Powers_Masters.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Linn Bierman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Campbell, Cynthia G

Title:

SOCIAL ANXIETY AND SOCIAL AVOIDANCE: A DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL OF NEGATIVE CASCADE IN FIRST-SEMESTER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

social anxiety
person-specific methodology
p-technique

File:

Download Campbel_Dissertation_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter Cm Molenaar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kristin Buss, Committee Member
Michael J Rovine, Committee Member

Author:

Schofield, Hannah-Lise Tirado

Title:

PREDICTING CHANGE IN CONDUCT PROBLEMS DURING MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE UTILITY OF RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS ASSESSED DURING MIDDLE SCHOOL

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

conduct problems
risk and protective factors
early adolescence

File:

Download Schofield_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cynthia L Huang Pollock, Committee Member
J Douglas Coatsworth, Committee Member
Robert Nix, Committee Member

Author:

Thibodeaux-Lyles, Harmony

Title:

Aggression Across Early Childhood in the Context of Developmental Competencies

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

prosocial behavior
development
childhood
aggression
attentional control skills

File:

Download Thibodeaux-Lyles_M.S.6-11-2010-grad_school_format.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Linn Bierman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lavallee, Kristen Lee

Title:

BELIEFS ABOUT THE CONTROLLABILITY OF SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CHILDREN’S RESPONSES TO OUTSIDERS’ INTERFERENCE IN FRIENDSHIP

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

friendship
jealousy
control beliefs
helplessness
social behavior
pessimism
entity beliefs

File:

Download LavalleeDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey G. Parker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Member
Paul Klaczynski, Committee Member
Scott David Gest, Committee Member

Author:

Makin-Byrd, Kerry Noel

Title:

A DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL OF PARTNER VIOLENCE: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

conduct problems
partner violence

File:

Download makinbyrd_dissertation_05_25_09.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Amy Dyanna Marshall, Committee Member
Doug Coatsworth, Committee Member
Sheri A. Berenbaum, Committee Member

Author:

Goslin, Megan Catherine

Title:

Pre-natal couple conflict and negative family environment across the transition to parenthood

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

pre-natal couple conflict
parenting
co-parenting
parental depression
HPA axis

File:

Download Goslin_Dissertation_PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark E Feinberg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sandra T Azar, Committee Member
Ginger A Moore, Committee Member
Doug Granger, Committee Member

Author:

Torres, Marcela M

Title:

Understanding Self-Regulation, Links to School Readiness, and Implications for Intervening with High-Risk Children

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

self-regulation
school readiness
preschool
kindergarten
intervention

File:

Download Marcela_M_Torres_Final_Dissertation_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cynthia L Huang Pollock, Committee Member
Brian A Rabian, Committee Member
Mark T Greenberg, Committee Member

Author:

Erath, Stephen Andrew

Title:

Linking Child Social Anxiety and Peer Maladjustment: Social-Cognitive and Social-Behavioral Factors

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

social anxiety
peer relations
middle school
social skills
social cognition

File:

Download erath.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Mc Hale, Committee Member
Jeffery Parker, Committee Member
Brian A Rabian, Committee Member

Author:

Okado, Yuko

Title:

Everything in Moderation: Emotional Distance in the Parent-Child Relationship and Child Maltreatment Risk

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

risk
parenting
child maltreatment
emotional reactivity

File:

Download okado_masters_thesis_submitted.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sandra T Azar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sasser, Tyler Roland

Title:

Children's self-regulation and their academic and social-emotional adjustment to school: The roles of executive function skills, attention control, and impulse control.

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

self-regulation
executive function
children
preschool
Head Start
attention
school readiness

File:

Download Tyler_Sasser_Thesis_4-30-2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Powers, Christopher

Title:

Aggressive disruptive students in restricted educational placements: Moderated influence of placement history on adolescent outcomes

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

aggressive-disruptive behavior
restricted educational placement
special education
propensity scoring
causal inference

File:

Download Powers_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cynthia L Huang Pollock, Committee Member
Thomas W Farmer, Committee Member
Donna Coffman, Committee Member

Author:

Mathis, Erin Theresa Barbato

Title:

Child Emotion Regulation and Attention Control in Pre-kindergarten: Associations with Parenting Stress, Parent Warm-sensitivity, and Parent Negative Control

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Emotion Regulation
Attention Control
Self-Regulation
Parenting Stress
Parent Warm-Sensitivity
Parent Negative Control

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Erin_Mathis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Motamedi, Mojdeh

Title:

Executive Function and Rejection Reactivity: Correlates of Kindergarten Adjustment Difficulties Among Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

executive function
emotion
EF
aggression
social
withdrawal
Rejection
Reactivity
inattention
hyperactive
adhd
affect

File:

Download MojdehMotamediFinalMastersSubmitted1125.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kalvin, Carla Beth

Title:

Early Aggression, Social Competence, and Peer Rejection: Associations with Physiological Indices of Emotional Functioning

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Aggression
social competence
peer rejection
emotional reactivity
emotion regulation
heart rate
P300

File:

Download Masters_Thesis__Carla_Kalvin_3.29.14.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Loughlin-Presnal, John Edward

Title:

Parent Mediators of Child Academic Outcomes in a Home-visiting Program Targeting School Readiness

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

School Readiness
Intervention
Academic Expectations
Mechanisms of change

File:

Download Loughlin-Presnal_Masters_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lee, Phyllis

Title:

Stability and variability in relationships with early elementary teachers: Longitudinal effects for children at risk

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

student-teacher relationships
school
social-emotional development

File:

Download plee_dissertation_formatted_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pamela Marie Cole, Committee Member
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott David Gest, Committee Member

Author:

Sasser, Tyler Roland

Title:

THE SUSTAINED IMPACT OF THE HEAD START REDI INTERVENTION ON CHILDREN’S EXECUTIVE FUNCTION TRAJECTORIES THROUGH THIRD GRADE

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Head Start
Executive Function
Intervention

File:

Download Tyler_Sasser_-_Dissertation_-_Final_for_Graduate_School.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cynthia L Huang-Pollock, Committee Member
Kristin Buss, Committee Member
Janet Agnes Welsh, Outside Member