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Author:

Rice, Andrew B

Title:

UNCOVERING THE CAUSAL PATHWAYS OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION CHOICES

Graduate Program:

Economics

Keywords:

life expectancy
education
structural estimation
health
time preference

File:

Download ABR_diss2.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward James Green, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward James Green, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
N Edward Coulson, Committee Member
Coenraad Arnout P Pinkse, Committee Member
Duane Francis Alwin, Committee Member

Author:

Anders, Abram Daniel

Title:

Rhetoric for Becoming Otherwise: Life, Literature, Genealogy, Flight

Graduate Program:

English

Keywords:

genealogy
ethics
health
rhetoric

File:

Download AndersRFBO.PDF

Committee Members:

Richard Doyle, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Matthew Doyle, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeffrey Nealon, Committee Member
Xiaoye You, Committee Member
Robert Anderson Yarber Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Forshey, Brenton Ross

Title:

Health Monitoring Applications for Small Wind Turbines

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

bearing
detection
fault
condition
monitoring
health
energy
wind
imbalance
structural health monitoring

File:

Download Thesis_BRF_V10.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan W Stewart, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

McKinney, Heather E

Title:

The Effect of EarthPulse on Learning of Declarative Knowledge

Graduate Program:

Instructional Systems

Keywords:

instructional environment
psychology
organizational psychology
insomnia
biomedical
biofeedback
neurofeedback
schumann resonance
electromagnetic fields
pulsed electromagnetic fields
alternative health
integrative medicine
mental health
alternative medicine
sleep
health
brainwaves
brainwave entrainment
information processing
earthpulse
learning
declarative knowledge
cognitive psychology
organizational behavior
organization development
organizational development
industrial psychology
developmental psychology
educational psychology
materials science
medicine
neuroscience
instructional design

File:

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Committee Members:

Kyle Leonard Peck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Catherine Augustine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Visconti, John Gordon

Title:

The Secrets of Health; Views on Healing from the Everyday Level to the Printing Presses in Early Modern Venice 1500-1650

Graduate Program:

History

Keywords:

healing
early modern venice
health

File:

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Committee Members:

Ronnie Po Chia Hsia, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tijana Krstic, Committee Member
Anthony Roeber, Committee Member
Ronnie Po Chia Hsia, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Wright, Committee Member

Author:

Lamont, Jean Marie

Title:

Effects of State and Trait Body Shame on Health-Related Outcome Measures

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

body shame
health

File:

Download Lamont_-_MS_DEFENSE.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephanie A Shields, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephanie A Shields, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ward, Megan Elizabeth

Title:

Does "Comfort Food" Work? How Using Food to Cope is Associated With Self-Reported Physical Health and Weight-Related Health

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

using food to cope
coping
overweight. obesity
weight-related health
emotional eating
health

File:

Download Ward_Masters_Thesis_7-28-09.pdf

Committee Members:

David Manuel Almeida, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Manuel Almeida, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Howard Zarit, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hidajat, Mira M.

Title:

The Marriage Benefit in Health and Survival: A Life Table Analysis

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

life table
marriage
health
mortality

File:

Download FullDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Melissa Hardy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Hardy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Hayward, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Valarie Elizabeth King, Committee Member
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Committee Member
Linda Ann Wray, Committee Member
Robert Schoen, Committee Member

Author:

Yu, Nan

Title:

EFFECTS OF HEALTH MESSAGE FRAMES AND CULTURAL APPEALS ON INFLUENZA PREVENTION: A CROSS-COUNTRY INVESTIGATION

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

disease prevention
influenza
health
culture
message framing

File:

Download Dissertation_NanYu2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Fuyuan Shen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Member

Author:

Dorius, Shawn F

Title:

DEMYSTIFYING INTER-COUNTRY INEQUALITY: DATA, MEASURES, AND LONG-RUN TRENDS IN THE INTER-COUNTRY AND GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF HUMAN WELL-BEING

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

fertility
measures of inequality
global inequality
health
education
income

File:

Download Dorius.Dissertation.Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Glenn A Firebaugh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Glenn A Firebaugh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Duane Francis Alwin, Committee Member
Jenny Trinitapoli, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Committee Member

Author:

Nau, Claudia L

Title:

How wrong is wrong? Monte-Carlo simulation experiments on measuring the neighborhood at the wrong scale

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

neighborhood
measurement
scale
census
tract
Monte-Carlo
simulation
BMI
health

File:

Download Dissertation_Claudia_Nau_rev2.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Matthews, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Matthews, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Glenn A Firebaugh, Committee Member
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
Aleksandra B Slavkovic, Special Member
Murali Haran, Special Member

Author:

Fisher, Aaron Jason

Title:

Necessary versus sufficient causes of impaired physiological functioning in generalized anxiety disorder.

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Generalized anxiety disorder
autonomic nervous system
cardiac
health
emotion

File:

Download Aaron_Fisher_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Gayle Newman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Gayle Newman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kristin Buss, Committee Member
William Ray, Committee Member
Douglas Granger, Committee Member

Author:

Durward, Carrie Margaret

Title:

The metabolically healthy obese phenotype as a paradigm to clarify the relationship between obesity and disease

Graduate Program:

Nutrition

Keywords:

health
Metabolic health
obese
obesity
overweight
weight loss
survival analysis
total mortality
diet

File:

Download Durward_dissertation_2012-12-5_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Sharon Nickols Richardson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Penny Margaret Kris Etherton, Committee Member
Terryl Johnson Hartman, Committee Member
Connie Jo Rogers, Committee Member
Eric Loken, Committee Member

Author:

Lippert, Adam Matthew

Title:

Ready For Launch, But To Where? Locational Attainment And Health During The Transition To Adulthood

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Neighborhood poverty
transition to adulthood
health

File:

Download Lippert_Dissertation2_ReadyToLaunch8092013.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Lynn Frisco, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
Tetyana Pudrovska, Committee Member
Marianne Messersmith Hillemeier, Committee Member

Author:

Webb, Benjamin Lee

Title:

Examination and Promotion of Health Behaviors Among Clergy in a Faith-Based Setting

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

physical activity
health
clergy

File:

Download Dissertation_final_blw5236.pdf

Committee Members:

Melissa Jean Bopp, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steriani Elavsky, Committee Member
Kurt David Johnson, Committee Member
Jenny Trinitapoli, Committee Member

Author:

Long, Justin Allan

Title:

Nonlinear Active Vibration Based Damage Detection and Localization

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

nonlinear
vibration
damage
detection
structural
health
monitoring
automation
airframe
rotorcraft
localization

File:

Download JustinLong_MS_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

James, Ann

Title:

Feeding Hungry People: An Investigation of US Food Assistance Programs

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

poverty
food security
food insecurity
social policy
welfare
health
food assistance
United States
post-structuralism
food

File:

Download amjthesis_11.17.2014_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Lakshman S Yapa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lakshman S Yapa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William Ewart Easterling Iii, Committee Member
Melissa Wright, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Committee Member
Amy Glasmeier, Special Member

Author:

Porter, Andrew William

Title:

Sexual Health Communication, Peer Networks, & Sexual Health Education

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

sexual education
peer networks
dissemination
health education
health
sex
communication

File:

Download Porter_Dissertation_-_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Elise Graham Engeland, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lori Anne Francis, Committee Member
Steven A Branstetter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member

Author:

Murphy, Alison Ryan

Title:

The Identification and Management of Patient Information Problems by Collaborative Patient-care Teams

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

information technology
health
healthcare
hospitals
collaboration
electronic health records

File:

Download AMurphyDissertation_FinalSubmission_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Madhu Reddy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Madhu Reddy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Erika S Poole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Member

Author:

Sims, Dangaia Alfre

Title:

Complete Streets Policy Analysis and Examination of Influence on Travel, Health, and Health Disparities

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

active transportation
physical activity
complete streets
policy
health
health disparities

File:

Download Sims_Dissertation_110416_Final_tagsremoved.pdf

Committee Members:

Melissa Jean Bopp, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Jean Bopp, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scherezade Mama, Committee Member
Liza Rovniak, Committee Member
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Outside Member

Author:

Bora, Stephanie Andrea

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF THE MICROBIOME IN ENDOCRINE VITAMIN D METABOLISM

Graduate Program:

Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Keywords:

Vitamin D
Biology
Microbiome
physiology
health
immunology
endocrine
antibiotics
metabolism

File:

Download Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Margherita Teresa-Anna Cantorna, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margherita Teresa-Anna Cantorna, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew David Patterson, Committee Member
K. Sandeep Prabhu, Committee Member
Connie J. Rogers, Outside Member

Author:

Ruiz, Andrea Liza

Title:

The Past Hurts: Examining the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Abuse on Adult Psychological, Physiological, and Interpersonal Well-Being

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

child abuse
life-course
health
well-being
childhood trauma
resilience
coping style
interpersonal relationships
religion
social support
social optimism

File:

Download ALR_DISSERTATION_2018.pdf

Committee Members:

David R Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David R Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary J Adler Jr., Committee Member
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Member
Sandra T Azar, Outside Member

Author:

Davis, Laurin Goad

Title:

Open-Air Architecture and the Student Body in the United States, 1904-1940

Graduate Program:

Art History

Keywords:

open-air schools
education
health
architecture

File:

Download Davis_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Craig Robert Zabel, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Craig Robert Zabel, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Amara Leah Solari, Committee Member
Robin Lemuel Thomas, II, Committee Member
Greg Eghigian, Outside Member
Elizabeth C Mansfield, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Levchenko, Yuliana

Title:

Aging into Disadvantage: Disability Crossover among Mexican Immigrants in America

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

crossover
disability
health
Hispanic
immigrants
crossover
disability
health
Hispanic
migrant

File:

Download format_review_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Thomas Yabiku, Committee Member
Kevin J Thomas, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hojjatinia, Sarah

Title:

System Identification Algorithms for Noisy Data with Application to Behavior Modeling

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

System identification
data analysis
modeling
physical activity
behavior
machine learning
algorithm
noisy data
social network
switched systems
markov
design
SARMAX
SARX
Markov jump
hybrid
health
Real Data

File:

Download Sarah-Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vishal Monga, Committee Member
Minghui Zhu, Committee Member
David E Conroy, Outside Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Bhat, Aarti

Title:

Associations between Housing Insecurity and Health in Midlife with Moderation by Social Support

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

housing
health
recession
social support

File:

Download Bhat_Master_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

David Manuel Almeida, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexis R Santos, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Han, Longfei

Title:

Effects of heat stress and body weight on the performance, health, survival, and physiology of Holstein dairy cattle

Graduate Program:

Animal Science

Keywords:

dairy cows
heat stress
ghrelin
health

File:

Download Longfei_Han_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Chad Dechow, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Arlyn Heinrichs, Major Field Member
David Abler, Outside Unit & Field Member
Wansheng Liu, Major Field Member
Adele Turzillo, Program Head/Chair
Kevin Harvatine, Major Field Member

Author:

Demartino, Peter

Title:

Effects of resistant starch on the human gut microbiome and gut health outcomes

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

gut microbiome
resistant starch
potato starch
hi-maize 260
versafibe
NGAL
calprotectin
gut
inflammation
health
SCFA
butyrate
acetate
propionate
16S

File:

Download dissertation_demartino_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair
Vishal Singh, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joshua Lambert, Major Field Member
Darrell Cockburn, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Josephine Wee, Major Field Member

Author:

Xu, Jiahui

Title:

Left-behind Children in Rural China: Nutrition and Health

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

Left-behind children in China
BMI
nutrition
health

File:

Download Master_s_Thesis_Jiahui_Xu.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Van Hook, Program Head/Chair
Melissa Hardy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Liying Luo, Committee Member
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member
Nancy Kay Luke, Committee 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:

Levchenko, Yuliana

Title:

EXPLORING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF NURSING HOME ADMISSION

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

aging
nursing homes
disability
health

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Committee Members:

Michelle Frisco, Program Head/Chair
Lindsay Fernandez-Rhodes, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ashton Verdery, Major Field Member
Andrew Fenelon, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jennifer Van Hook, Major Field Member

Author:

Huang, Xinyuan

Title:

Climate Policy, Air Quality, and Health: A Multi-scale Assessment of Impacts and Disparities

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

integrated assessment model
air quality
health

File:

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Committee Members:

Li Li, Major Field Member
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair
Seth Blumsack, Outside Field Member
Antonia Hadjimichael, Outside Unit Member
Wei Peng, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Shetler, Anna

Title:

Allostatic Load and Internal Migration: Health Impacts of Residential and Social Transitions in Early Adulthood

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

allostatic load
internal migration
neighborhood effects
mobility
health
segregation

File:

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Committee Members:

Scott Thomas Yabiku, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Andrew Haas, Committee Member
Michelle Frisco, Program Head/Chair
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member