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Author:

Navarro-torres, Christian A

Title:

Examining Structural Constraints in Bilingual Language Processing and Speech Production

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

bilingualism
cognition
language production
language use
language processing

File:

Download Navarro-Torres_MA_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Fran Kroll, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paola Eulalia Dussias, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zainal, Nur Hani

Title:

Worry Amplifies Theory-of-Mind Reasoning of Negatively Valenced Social Stimuli in Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

generalized anxiety disorder
theory-of-mind
anxiety disorders
cognition
cognitive behavioral therapy

File:

Download TOMinGAD_GSchoolSubmission_090717.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Gayle Newman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Dyanna Marshall, Committee Member
Reginald Adams Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Freed, Sara Ann

Title:

Characteristics and Predictors of Distracted Driving Behaviors in Older Adults

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

older adults
distracted driving
older drivers
cognition
physical function
multilevel modeling
useful field of view

File:

Download Freed_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Lesley Ross, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alyssa Gamaldo, Committee Member

Author:

Webb, Christina Eileen

Title:

Are false memories universal? Individual differences in susceptibility to false memories in older adults

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

aging
cognition
memory
false memory

File:

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Committee Members:

Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michele Theresa Diaz, Committee Member
Koraly Elisa Perez-Edgar, Committee Member
Lesley Anne Ross, Outside Member

Author:

Sprague, Briana Nicole

Title:

Associations between physical and cognitive function in healthy older adults

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

physical function
older adults
cognition
cognitive training
subjective memory

File:

Download Sprague_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Lesley A. Ross, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lesley A. Ross, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alyssa A. Gamaldo, Committee Member
David N. Proctor, Committee Member
Stephanie Trea Lanza, Outside Member

Author:

Vaishampayan, Abha Madhav

Title:

The role of sensemaking practices in supporting spatial cognition

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

spatial thinking
sensemaking
perspective taking
cognition
embodied cognition
middle school
astronomy

File:

Download Vaishampayan_dissertation_C_I.pdf

Committee Members:

Julia Diane Plummer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Julia Diane Plummer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Christopher Palma, Committee Member
Lynn S. Liben, Outside Member
Rose Mary Zbiek, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hebert, Hannah

Title:

Predictors of Sentence Repetition: Phonological Short-Term Memory, Working Memory, and Long-Term Memory

Graduate Program:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

working memory
cognition
language
sentence recall
nonword repetition
pSTM
Phonological short-term memory
WM

File:

Download Hebert_MSThesis_SP22.pdf

Committee Members:

Diane Williams, Program Head/Chair
Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Robb, Committee Member

Author:

Mathew, Gina

Title:

Interindividual Differences in the Effects of Sleep Deficiency on Cognitive Performance

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

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:

Tian, Joanne

Title:

Evaluation and modification of the multifactorial model of driving safety: an empirical assessment using the ACTIVE study

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

older adults
driving safety
cognition
vision
physical function

File:

Download FINAL_Master_Thesis_Junyan_Tian_16June2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Lesley Ross, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline Ann Mogle, Committee Member
Douglas Teti, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Arcot, Amrita

Title:

Examining Iron Status, Development, and Behavior in Young Children in the Pennsylvania Foster Care System, an Exploratory Retrospective Medicaid Claims Review

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

nutrition
foster care
child welfare
iron
iron deficiency
anemia
cognition
behavior
medicaid

File:

Download ARCOT_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Laura E Murray-Kolb, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarah Anne Font, Committee Member
A Ross, Program Head/Chair
Xiang Gao, Committee Member