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Author:

Avenilla, Frank Regis

Title:

ASSESSING THE LINKS BETWEEN EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescent development
school engagement
academic achievement
demography

File:

Download Avenilla_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda M Burton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nancy Darling, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George Farkas, Committee Member
Suet Ling Pong, Committee Member
Sean F Reardon, Committee Member

Author:

Parker, Daniel M

Title:

Border demography and border malaria among Karen populations along the Thailand-Myanmar border

Graduate Program:

Anthropology

Keywords:

Thailand
Myanmar
demography
epidemiology
spatio-temporal
malaria
migration

File:

Download Dissertation_Parker_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

James William Wood, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Monrad Weiss, Committee Member
Liwang Cui, Committee Member
Stephen Matthews, Committee Member
Ottar N Bjornstad, Committee Member

Author:

Tucker, Catherine Denise

Title:

The Future of Latino Catholicism in the United States: A Population Projection from 2010 to 2060

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Catholics
Latinos
Hispanics
Catholicism
Population projections
demography
forecasting

File:

Download YourName-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Member
Jenny Trinitapoli, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Committee Member

Author:

Jeppsen, Catherine E

Title:

Religion, Gender Equality, and Fertility

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Religion
gender
fertility
demography
sociology
context

File:

Download catherine_jeppsen_dissertation_for_pdf_04172015.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger Kent Finke, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Hardy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jenny Trinitapoli, Committee Member
Eric Plutzer, Committee Member

Author:

Ertrachter, Karen Alexis

Title:

Same Schools, Different Classes: Socio-Economic StatusHomophily in Adolescent Friendship Networks

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

sociology
demography
social networks
adolescence
stratification
socio-economic status
homophily
SES

File:

Download FinalThesisErtrachter.pdf

Committee Members:

Diane Helen Felmlee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bleser, William Killington

Title:

Better Understanding Influenza Vaccination in U.S. Children: Determinants, Family Impact, and Policy

Graduate Program:

Health Policy and Administration

Keywords:

influenza
vaccination
immunization
influenza vaccination
public health
demography
healthy policy
health disparities
health services disparities
preventive health
health services research
social determinants of health
health inequities
intersectionality
complex survey data
population health
United States
child health
vaccine policy
work loss
sick leave
regression analysis
policy analysis
Health in All Policies
preschool
childcare

File:

Download William_K_Bleser_-_Penn_State_HPA_Demography_Dissertation_-_FINAL_-_2016_07_14.pdf

Committee Members:

Patricia Y Miranda, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia Y Miranda, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Marianne Messersmith Hillemeier, Committee Member
Rhonda Belue, Committee Member
Steven Andrew Haas, Outside Member
Daniel Salmon, Special Member

Author:

Buher-Kane, Jennifer

Title:

HOW THE MARRIAGE ADVANTAGE IN INFANT HEALTH OUTCOMES INTERSECTS WITH FAMILY-OF-ORIGIN, PRENATAL, AND NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENTS

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

multilevel modeling
health disparities
fertility
demography
family
infant health outcomes
neighborhood crime
intergenerational linkages

File:

Download Dissertation_-_J._Kane_7.12.11.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Amato, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan Booth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nancy Landale, Committee Member
Marianne Hillemeier, Committee Member
John David Iceland, Committee Member

Author:

Zhou, Zhangjun

Title:

Help from Whom? Cross-cultural Differences in Received Support among the Aging Adults in the U.S. and China

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

social support
aging
elder care
cross-national
demography
functional limitation

File:

Download Zhou_thesis_formatted_06052017.pdf

Committee Members:

Steven Andrew Haas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Hardy, Committee Member
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member

Author:

Logan, Ellis Scott

Title:

Complexity in the Desert: Heterogeneity in Food Shopping and Purchasing Patterns within Disadvantaged Urban Communities

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

food desert
demography
neighborhood health
urban
grocery store
dietary health

File:

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Committee Members:

Stephen A. Matthews, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen A. Matthews, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michelle Frisco, Committee Member
Barrett Lee, Committee Member
Patricia Miranda-Hartsuff, Outside Member

Author:

Ryan, Cayley

Title:

Home Away From Home: Education, Health, and Nursing Home Care

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

education
healthcare
health
nursing homes
demography

File:

Download CayleyRyan_MastersThesis_OTDFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Liying Luo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Hardy, Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jessica Williams, Committee Member

Author:

Zhou, Zhangjun

Title:

Educational Attainment and Late-life Health Trajectories: Evidence from Aging Cohorts in Developing Contexts

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

demography
health disparity
life course
comparative study

File:

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Committee Members:

Steven Andrew Haas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Andrew Haas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David P Baker, Committee Member
Liying Luo, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Outside Member
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Salim, Zarmeen

Title:

Vulnerable Communities, Climate Anomalies, and Child Nutrition in Bangladesh

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

child health
demography
Bangladesh
climate

File:

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Committee Members:

Jennifer Elyse Glick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Clemens Thiede, Committee Member
Scott Yabiku, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Scott Thomas Yabiku, Committee Member