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Author:

Baytak, Ahmet

Title:

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ARTIFACTS, OUTCOMES, AND PROCESSES OF CONSTRUCTING COMPUTER GAMES ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN A FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE CLASSROOM

Graduate Program:

Instructional Systems

Keywords:

children
game design
programming
environmental education
Scratch
Technology Education

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr Susan Land, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan M Land, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian Smith, Committee Member
Priya Sharma, Committee Member
Simon Richard Hooper, Committee Member

Author:

Roy, Aditi

Title:

Associations between micronutrient intake and blood lead level in Uruguayan children

Graduate Program:

Nutrition

Keywords:

blood lead level
children
micronutrients
environmental toxicology
international health

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Aditi_Roy.pdf

Committee Members:

Katarzyna Kordas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katarzyna Kordas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rubenstein, Brandon S

Title:

THE CONTRIBUTION OF A SUMMER CAMPING PROGRAM TO PARTICIPATION ASPIRATIONS FOR A YOUTH’S USE OF LEISURE TIME

Graduate Program:

Youth and Family Education

Keywords:

low income
camp
quantitative
leisure time
children
youth
underprivliged
income
awesome

File:

Download BrandonRubensteinThesis2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacklyn A Bruce, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Constance A Flanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Schmalz, Dorothy L.

Title:

Tomboys and Sissies? The effects of gender stigmas in sport on children's participation choices

Graduate Program:

Leisure Studies

Keywords:

stereotypes
gender
sport
children

File:

Download Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Deborah Lee Kerstetter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Linda L Caldwell, Committee Member
Frank B Guadagnolo, Committee Member
Robert Scott Kretchmar, Committee Member
Elizabeth C Pinel, Committee Member

Author:

Gifford, Elizabeth Joanne

Title:

APPLYING MULTILEVEL MODELS TO HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH FOR CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

Graduate Program:

Health Policy and Administration

Keywords:

inpatient
mental health
substance abuse
multilevel modeling
children
services

File:

Download Gifford_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

E Michael Foster, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Marianne Messersmith Hillemeier, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
Rebecca Wells, Committee Member
Linda Marie Collins, Committee Member

Author:

Stern, Keith A

Title:

BIOMECHANICAL STRATEGIES FOR HILL WALKING AS WELL AS THE TRANSITIONS BETWEEN LEVEL AND HILL SURFACES: COMPARISONS WITHIN FOOTWEAR TYPES AND AGE GROUPS

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

stability
locomotion
gait analysis
uphill
shoes
downhill
children
balance

File:

Download Stern_KA_Masters_Thesis_Aug_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Jinger Gottschall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jinger Gottschall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Spill, Maureen

Title:

STRATEGIES TO INCREASE VEGETABLE INTAKE AND MODERATE ENERGY INTAKE IN PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN

Graduate Program:

Nutrition

Keywords:

energy density
portion size
children
energy intake
vegetable

File:

Download Spill_2011_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Barbara Jean Rolls, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barbara Jean Rolls, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Leann L Birch, Committee Member
Terryl Johnson Hartman, Committee Member
Cynthia Bartok, Committee Member
Danielle Symons Downs, Committee Member

Author:

Sharafi, Mastaneh

Title:

Children's Behavioral Responses to Portion Size

Graduate Program:

Nutrition

Keywords:

children
obesity
portion size
eating behavior

File:

Download Mastaneh_Sharafi_Thesis_Nutrition_Spring2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Leann L Birch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Leann L Birch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Guldin, Rachel Elizabeth

Title:

LI’L FATTIES: A TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF GENDER, RACE, AND CLASS IDENTITY PORTRAYALS OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE CHILDREN IN POPULAR CHILDREN’S FILMS

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

children
film
movie
overweight
obese
fat
child
race
gender
class

File:

Download Guldin.Rachel.MAThesis2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Jeanne Lynn Hall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeanne Lynn Hall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rosendale, Ryan P

Title:

EVALUATION OF AIR-DISPLACEMENT PLETHYSMOGRAPHY FOR ASSESSING BODY COMPOSITION IN CHILDREN AGES 6-48 MONTHS

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

childhood obesity
body composition
children
air-displacement plethysmography

File:

Download R.Rosendale_-_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Cynthia J Bartok, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cynthia J Bartok, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ross, Sharon E.

Title:

A JUGAR!: UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (PA) AND INFLUENCES ON PA ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS IN U.S. CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

physical activity
immigrant
public health
obesity
health promotion
children

File:

Download Ross_Dissertation_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Lori Anne Francis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lori Anne Francis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Committee Member
Patricia Barthalow Koch, Committee Member
Robert William Schrauf, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

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:

Greenspoon, David Michael

Title:

Children's Mite: Juvenile Philanthropy in America, 1815-1865

Graduate Program:

History

Keywords:

antebellum
benevolence
charity
childhood
children
Civil War
consumerism
missionaries
Sunday schools
temperance

File:

Download Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Lori D Ginzberg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anthony Edward Kaye, Committee Member
Gary Scott Cross, Committee Member
Hester Maureen Blum, Committee Member

Author:

Ko, Yoojung

Title:

Young Children’s Self-regulation and Teachers’ Ratings of Young Children’s Play and Approaches to Learning as a Function of Age, Gender, and Language Background

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

play
self-regulation
executive function
approaches to learning
children
cognitive development

File:

Download 08062012_Yoojung_Ko_Master_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar Paul Yoder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Glendon Wilbur Blume, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cerrito, Julie A

Title:

An Examination of Career Guidance Programming on Elementary School Students' Vocational Development

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

career development
children
intervention
school counseling

File:

Download FinalDissertation_Cerrito7_13_pdf.pdf

Committee Members:

Jerry G Trusty, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Spencer Niles, Committee Member
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Roy, Aditi

Title:

Blood lead levels, dietary intake, and oxidative stress in lead-exposed Uruguayan children

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

Lead exposure
blood lead level
children
Uruguay
dietary intake
oxidative stress

File:

Download AditiRoy_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Katarzyna Kordas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katarzyna Kordas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shannon Leanne Kelleher, Committee Member
Laura E Murray Kolb, Committee Member
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Committee Member

Author:

Thistle, Jennifer J

Title:

Effects of symbol arrangement and background color cues on reaction time and accuracy: Implications for AAC design for young children

Graduate Program:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

Augmentative and alternative communication
background color
symbol arrangement
visual search
children
AAC display design

File:

Download Thistle_Dissertation_Final_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Krista M Wilkinson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Krista M Wilkinson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Janice Catherine Light, Committee Member
Carol Anne Miller, Committee Member
David Brent Mcnaughton, Committee Member

Author:

Carlson, Gwen J

Title:

Associations between Women's Autonomy and Women's Experience of Domestic Violence with Children's Nutritional Status

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

women
children
autonomy
domestic violence
breastfeeding
complementary feeding
anemia
child malnutrition

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Final_Submission--_Carlson_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Katarzyna Kordas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Laura E Murray Kolb, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shehan, Catherine Victoria

Title:

Moderators of Children's Food Liking and Intake

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

food science
sensory
consumer science
children
ingestive behavior
food liking
food intake
hedonics
test meal
moderation

File:

Download shehan_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kathleen Loralee Keller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John E Hayes, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joshua D Lambert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lemmon, Megan Elaine

Title:

How Young Children's Disabilities Affect Parents' Labor Force Participation and Earnings

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

disability
labor force participation
children
family

File:

Download Lemmon_thesis_draft_final_v4.pdf

Committee Members:

Molly Ann Martin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hashem, Nehal Gamal

Title:

Assessing and comparing antibiotic therapy trends for children with acute otitis media from 2005 to 2014 in U.S

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

Acute otitis media
children
antibiotics

File:

Download MS_Thesis._FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas L Leslie, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Du, Ping, Committee Member
Kristen H Kjerulff, Committee Member

Author:

Maggi, Mirella C

Title:

Effective Connectivity During Affective Prosody Processing in Children

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

effective connectivity
affective prosody
children

File:

Download Mirella_Maggi_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Pamela M. Cole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pamela M. Cole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Koraly Pérez-Edgar, Committee Member
K. Suzanne Scherf, Committee Member
Gregory M. Fosco, Outside Member

Author:

Meness, Joy Noelle

Title:

THE CURRICULUM OF THE CARLISLE INDIAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL: AN AMERICAN EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Carlisle Indian Industrial School
curriculum
Haudenosaunee
Richard Pratt
United States Army
books
texts
colonization
children
military
students
residential boarding school
Indian
Pennsylvania
Penn State University
Cumberland County Historical Society
NARA
reader
pedagogy
archive
precedent
historical
library
American education

File:

Download Meness_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Daniel Hade, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Daniel Hade, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Committee Member
Dr. Jamie M. Myers, Committee Member
Dr. Christine Marme Thompson, Outside Member

Author:

Stoop, Tawni Blaze

Title:

Children Rely on Speaker Familiarity, but not Acoustic Properties, to Determine Emotional Intensity

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

speaker familiarity
children
affective prosody

File:

Download Stoop_Masters_FOR_REVIEW_9.12.18.pdf

Committee Members:

Pamela M. Cole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rick O. Gilmore, Committee Member
Ginger Moore, Committee Member

Author:

Gormley, Jessica

Title:

Supporting Children with Complex Communication Needs to Communicate Choices During an Inpatient Stay: Effect of a Partner Training on Health Care Professionals

Graduate Program:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

augmentative and alternative communication
health care training
just-in-time training
inpatient
communicating choices
children

File:

Download Gormley_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Janice Catherine Light, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janice Catherine Light, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jessica Gosnell Caron, Committee Member
Nicole Michele Etter, Committee Member
David Brent Mcnaughton, Outside Member

Author:

Broderick, Amanda Vivian

Title:

Gene-environment interplay: The role of family factors in internalizing symptoms across childhood and adolescence.

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

internalizing
anxiety
depression
parenting
gene-environment interplay
gene-environment correlation
children
adolescents
development
genetically informed design

File:

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Committee Members:

Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ginger A Moore, Committee Member
Steffany Fredman, Outside Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair
Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hlutkowsky, Christina

Title:

Examining the Predictive Utility of the BRIEF on Performance-Based Executive Function (EF) Tasks

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Executive function
working memory
BRIEF
children
psychopathology
Executive function
working memory
BRIEF
children
psychopathology

File:

Download ChristinaOHlutkowsky_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Cynthia L Huang-Pollock, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Member
Bradley Paul Wyble, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Godfrey, Katherine

Title:

Matrilineality and Empire: Indigenous Kinship Networks and Gendered Mobility in Early Modern Colombia

Graduate Program:

History

Keywords:

matrilineal
colombia
indigenous people
colonialism
women
gender
children
new kingdom of granada
mobility

File:

Download Godfrey_Diss_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Amara Solari, Outside Unit & Field Member
Matthew Restall, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Martha Few, Co-Chair of Committee
Amy Greenberg, Major Field Member
Ronnie Hsia, Major Field Member
Tatiana Seijas, Special Member
Michael Kulikowski, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Liu, Yushuang

Title:

Listening to a foreign friend in a noisy restaurant: Neural correlates of listening to foreign-accented speech in noisy conditions in children and adults

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

accent
background noise
ERP
Time frequency analysis
children
speech processing
semantics

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Committee Members:

Koraly Perez-Edgar, Major Field Member
Rick Gilmore, Major Field Member
Anne Olmstead, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tessa Bent, Special Member
Janet van Hell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair