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Author:

Miller, Elizabeth Ann

Title:

Sexual abuse and substance use disorders in female adolescents aging out of foster care

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Sexual abuse
substance use disorders
foster care
emotion dysregulation

File:

Download EMiller_Masters_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Sandra T Azar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian A Rabian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Dawson-andoh, Nana Afua

Title:

Somebody to Lean On: Relationships between Social Support Networks and Racial Factors among African American Students Adjusting to a Predominantly White Institution

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

college adjustment
social support networks
racial campus climate
racial socialization
racial identity
African American

File:

Download DawsonAndohNA-eDissertationFINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Angel Soto, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Angel Soto, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sandra T Azar, Committee Member
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Lori Anne Francis, Committee Member
Melvin Michael Mark, Committee Member

Author:

May, Emily M.

Title:

How Does the Neighborhood "Come through the Door?" Neighborhood Disadvantage and the Home Environment for Preschoolers

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

poverty
early childhood
neighborhood
concentrated disadvantage
residential instability
neighborhood disorder
depression
parenting
social support

File:

Download Thesis_EMM_FINAL_2016-11-18.pdf

Committee Members:

Sandra T Azar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Committee Member
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member

Author:

Bhargava, Sakshi

Title:

Individual and Contextual Predictors of Middle School Youth’s Academic Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

home-based involvement
school-based involvement
academic socialization
neighborhood structure
social dynamics
behavioral engagement
emotional engagement
academic performance

File:

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Committee Members:

Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Committee Member
Sandra T Azar, Committee Member
Mayra Y Bamaca, Outside Member

Author:

Diercks, Catherine

Title:

Effects of maternal cumulative risk and perceived control over caregiving failure on the likelihood of autonomy support and direct instruction use with children

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

autonomy support
social cognition
parenting
perceived control
cumulative risk

File:

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Committee Members:

Erika Sell Lunkenheimer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Sandra T Azar, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair