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Author:

Bogulski, Cari Anne

Title:

Learning words in a new language: The effect of language experience on vocabulary acquisition and inhibitory control

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

language acquisition
bilingual
vocabulary
cognition
inhibitory control

File:

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Committee Members:

Judith Fran Kroll, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith Fran Kroll, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cassenti, Daniel N.

Title:

When more time hurts performance: A temporal analysis of errors in event counting

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

cognitive psychology
cognition
working memory
intention

File:

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Committee Members:

Richard Alan Carlson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Fran Kroll, Committee Member
Daniel J Weiss, Committee Member
Frank Edward Ritter, Committee Member

Author:

Munoz Diaz, Elizabeth

Title:

Rumination mediates the relationship between neuroticism and cognitive function

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

rumination
neuroticism
personality
cognition

File:

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Committee Members:

Martin John Sliwinski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Martin John Sliwinski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ryan, Lindsay H

Title:

The Work Environment and Cognitive Function Across Adulthood: Reciprocal Relations and Meaningful Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

cognition
adulthood
work environment
complexity
routine
control

File:

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Committee Members:

K Warner Schaie, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sherry Lynn Willis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Lewis Farr, Committee Member
Melissa Hardy, Committee Member

Author:

Long, Melissa Ann

Title:

THE NEURAL SUBSTRATES OF HUMAN SOCIALITY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: AN FMRI INVESTIGATION

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

fMRI
moral
social emotions
child development
adolescent development
judgments
cognition

File:

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Committee Members:

Paul Joseph Eslinger, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Joseph Eslinger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patricia Sue Grigson, Committee Member
Jian Li Wang, Committee Member
Robert J Milner, Committee Member
Charles H Lang, Committee Member

Author:

Hardy, Sharde Ardelle

Title:

The Effects of Message Evidence Type and Visual Representation on Cognitive and Affective Responses

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

message evidence
statistical
narrative
vividness
affect
transportation
cognition
credibility
involvement
persuasion

File:

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Committee Members:

Michel M Haigh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michel M Haigh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ukueberuwa, Dede

Title:

The Longitudinal Relationship between Fatigue and Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis: Is Coping Style a Moderator?

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

multiple sclerosis
fatigue
cognition
coping
neuropsychology
psychology

File:

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Committee Members:

Peter Andrew Arnett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alicia Grandey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bianchetti, Raechel Anne

Title:

Looking Back to Inform the Future: The Role of Cognition in Forest Disturbance Characterization from Remote Sensing Imagery

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

remote sensing
cognition
cognitive systems engineering

File:

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Committee Members:

Alan Maceachren, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Miller, Committee Member
Alexander Klippel, Committee Member
Brian A Orland, Committee Member

Author:

McCormick-Huhn, John

Title:

Cognitive Framing in Action: The Upper Effect in Bimanual Object Manipulation

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Action planning
cognition
cognitive framing
object manipulation
bimanual

File:

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Committee Members:

David A. Rosenbaum, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Scott, Samuel Pew

Title:

Relating iron status and aerobic fitness to cognitive performance in young adult females

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

Iron
nutrition
cognition
brain
fitness
physical performance

File:

Download ScottSP_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Laura E Murray Kolb, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Laura E Murray Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shannon Leanne Kelleher, Committee Member
A Catharine Ross, Committee Member
Rick Owen Gilmore, Committee Member
Jere Haas, Special Member

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:

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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:

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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:

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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

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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:

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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 (MS)

Keywords:

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

File:

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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 (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:

Kang, Jee Eun

Title:

Short-term and Long-term Associations between Loneliness and Cognitive Functioning across the Adult Life Span

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

Loneliness
cognition
Ecological momentary assessment
Cognitive aging
Chronic loneliness
State loneliness

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Committee Members:

David Almeida, Major Field Member
Lynn Martire, Major Field Member
Marty Sliwinski, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jennifer Graham-Engeland, Outside Unit & Field Member
Heidemarie Laurent, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Radwan, Noriana

Title:

Investigating the Impact of Cognitive Style and Coping in Engineering Design: Insights from Computational Modeling and Cognitive Experiments

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

cognitive style
coping
engineering design
agent-based modeling
computational modeling
design
problem solving
collaboration
teams
robustness
cognitive gap
cognitive effort
cognition
engineering
organizational psychology
optimization
cognitive experiments
KABOOM
KAI

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Committee Members:

Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Kathryn Jablokow, Outside Unit & Field Member
Yiqi Zhang, Major Field Member
Steven Landry, Major Field Member
Christopher McComb, Special Member
Jessica Menold, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

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 (MS)

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

Author:

Taverna, Emily

Title:

Validation of the Moral Injury Construct for Family Aggression Perpetration

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

domestic violence
morals
cognition
emotion
aggression
abuse
violence

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Committee Members:

Steffany Fredman, Outside Unit & Field Member
Amy Marshall, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Aaron Pincus, Major Field Member
Christopher Cameron, Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Tian, Junyan

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 (MS)

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:

Gerver, Courtney R

Title:

The creativity-specificity induction: A memory-based creativity strategy can enhance creative divergent thinking but not memory in older adults

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

memory
creativity
aging
cognition

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Committee Members:

Chaleece Sandberg (she/her), Outside Unit & Field Member
Rick Gilmore, Major Field Member
Roger Beaty, Major Field Member
Nancy Dennis, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Guty, Erin Theresa

Title:

Risk and Protective Factors Influencing Outcomes and Recovery in Sports-Related Concussion

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

neuropsychology
sports-related concussion
assessment
cognition
cognitive reserve

File:

Download Guty_Dissertation_2022_05_25_Complete.pdf

Committee Members:

Michele Diaz, Major Field Member
Frank Hillary, Major Field Member
Semyon Slobounov, Outside Unit & Field Member
Peter Arnett, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair