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Author:

Bleser, William Killington

Title:

Better Understanding Influenza Vaccination in U.S. Children: Determinants, Family Impact, and Policy

Graduate Program:

Health Policy and Administration

Keywords:

influenza
vaccination
immunization
influenza vaccination
public health
demography
healthy policy
health disparities
health services disparities
preventive health
health services research
social determinants of health
health inequities
intersectionality
complex survey data
population health
United States
child health
vaccine policy
work loss
sick leave
regression analysis
policy analysis
Health in All Policies
preschool
childcare

File:

Download William_K_Bleser_-_Penn_State_HPA_Demography_Dissertation_-_FINAL_-_2016_07_14.pdf

Committee Members:

Patricia Y Miranda, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia Y Miranda, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Marianne Messersmith Hillemeier, Committee Member
Rhonda Belue, Committee Member
Steven Andrew Haas, Outside Member
Daniel Salmon, Special Member

Author:

Thierry, Amy Danielle

Title:

Examining Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Physical Disability Disparities in US Midlife and Older Adults

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

Aging
Physical Disability
Health Disparities
Chronic Stress
Telomeres
Population Health
Health and Retirement Study

File:

Download Amy_Thierry_Dissertation_July27.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda Ann Wray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Linda Ann Wray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Idan Shalev, Committee Member
Laura Klein, Committee Member
Patricia Y Miranda, Outside Member
Patricia Barthalow Koch, Committee Member

Author:

Reyes, Adriana Marie

Title:

HOUSEHOLDS, FAMILIES, AND ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY: THE FORMATION, STRUCTURE, AND FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS, 2008-2013

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

living arrangements
extended family
poverty
Intra-household inequality
race/ethnicity

File:

Download AReyes_Dissertation2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Melissa Hardy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Hardy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Committee Member
Molly Ann Martin, Committee Member
Patricia Y Miranda, Outside Member

Author:

Ely, Danielle Mamie

Title:

Using the Rural-Urban Continuum to Assess Women's Reproductive Health Care Utilization Across the Life Course

Graduate Program:

Rural Sociology

Keywords:

Mammogram
Pap test
HPV vaccination
Rural-Urban Continuum
Health Disparities
Women's Health
Reproductive Health

File:

Download Ely_Final_Dissertation_Rural_Urban_Continuum_and_Reproductive_Health.pdf

Committee Members:

Shannon Marie Monnat, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shannon Marie Monnat, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Leif Jensen, Committee Member
Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Committee Member
Patricia Y Miranda, Outside Member