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Author:

Mathew, Gina

Title:

Interindividual Differences in the Effects of Sleep Deficiency on Cognitive Performance

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health (PHD)

Keywords:

sleep restriction
sleep disruption
sleep restriction
sleep disruption
cognition
performance
interindividual differences
attention
vigilance
working memory
visuospatial processing
processing speed
alertness
motivation
effort

File:

Download Mathew_GM_final_dissertation_BBH_Penn_State_06282021.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Williams, Outside Field Member
Orfeu Buxton, Major Field Member
Michael Russell, Major Field Member
Anne-Marie Chang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Nancy Dennis, Outside Unit Member
Thomas Gould, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Reichenberger, David

Title:

Evaluating the consequences of evening light-emitting device use on sleep health

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health (PHD)

Keywords:

screen use
sleep
blue light-blocking glasses
intervention

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Committee Members:

Orfeu Buxton, Major Field Member
Saeed Abdullah, Outside Field Member
Michael Russell, Major Field Member
Anne-Marie Chang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, Outside Unit Member
Stephanie Lanza, Major Field Member
Joshua Smyth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gioia, Sarah

Title:

Perceived Healthcare Discrimination: Examining Measurement and Associations with Health Among a Racially Diverse Sample of Sexual Minority Adults

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health (PHD)

Keywords:

LGBTQ
sexual minorities
discrimination
healthcare discrimination
perceived discrimination

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Committee Members:

Joshua Rosenberger, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jose Soto, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michael Russell, Major Field Member
Linda Wray, Major Field Member
Thomas Gould, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Davis, Kristin

Title:

An Examination of Changes in Diet Quality, Measures of Inflammation, Depressive Symptoms, and Metabolic Syndrome Symptom Severity across the First Semester in College​

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health (PHD)

Keywords:

Diet quality
immune function
college students
depression
metabolic syndrome
inflammation

File:

Download Kristin_Davis_Dissertation_Final_Nov_7_reupload.pdf

Committee Members:

Penny Kris-Etherton, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christopher Engeland, Major Field Member
Kyle Murdock, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephanie Lanza, Major Field Member
Thomas Gould, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Etzel-House, Laura

Title:

Immunological Embedding of Early Life Adversity: Impacts on Biological Pathways of Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health (PHD)

Keywords:

Early life adversity
Immune dysregulation
cardiometabolic disease
child maltreatment

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Committee Members:

Idan Shalev, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Vandenbergh, Major Field Member
Thomas Gould, Program Head/Chair
Lindsay Fernandez-Rhodes, Major Field Member
Molly Hall, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Zeid, Dana

Title:

Behavioral and Genetic Architecture of Fear Conditioning and Related Phenotypes

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health (PHD)

Keywords:

contextual fear conditioning
BxD
mouse behavior
factor analysis
Ptprd
Hacd4
Post-shock freezing
Pre-CS freezing

File:

Download Dana_Zeid_dissertation_6_24_21_.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Gould, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Wilson, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Vandenbergh, Major Field Member
Helen Kamens, Major Field Member
Thomas Gould, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Jones, Emily

Title:

An examination of factors associated with cardiovascular disease risk markers among first- versus continuing-generation college students

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health (PHD)

Keywords:

inflammation
emotional support
perceived social status
first-generation college students
college transition
cardiovascular disease risk markers

File:

Download EJJ_dissertation_18June21.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Engeland, Major Field Member
Hannah Schreier, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Martha Wadsworth, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joshua Smyth, Major Field Member
Thomas Gould, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Silva Gallardo, Constanza Paulina

Title:

The impact of nicotine exposure and cigarette smoking on gene expression and behavior from a translational perspective

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health (PHD)

Keywords:

gene expression
genomics
smoking
nicotine
translational
cigarette smoking
reduced nicotine-content cigarettes
RNA-Seq
DNA methylation
sex differences

File:

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Committee Members:

Dajiang Liu, Outside Unit Member
David Vandenbergh, Major Field Member
Steven Branstetter, Outside Field Member
Helen Kamens, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Thomas Gould, Program Head/Chair