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Author:

McClure, Jennifer Marie

Title:

Understanding how Congregations Promote Community Involvement and Prosocial Behavior

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Religion
congregations
community
prosocial behavior
social networks
values
theology
organizations
activities
context

File:

Download McClure_dissertation_with_diagrams.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger Kent Finke, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diane Helen Felmlee, Committee Member
David R Johnson, Committee Member
Eric Plutzer, Committee Member

Author:

Ragan, Daniel T

Title:

The development of adolescent drinking and smoking: Peer beliefs and age-graded changes in selection and influence

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Peers
drinking
smoking
social network analysis

File:

Download Ragan_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

D Wayne Osgood, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
David R Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott David Gest, Committee Member

Author:

Bachan, Lauren Kate

Title:

Safety Nets and Social Reproduction: Three Essays on Child Fostering in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Era of AIDS

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Families
Child Fostering
Africa
Malawi

File:

Download Bachan-DissertationSubmitted13Feb2015.pdf

Committee Members:

Jenny Trinitapoli, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jenny Trinitapoli, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David R Johnson, Committee Member
Kevin J Thomas, Committee Member
Nancy Kay Luke, Committee Member
Brian King, Special Member

Author:

Roth, Veronica Leigh

Title:

Detecting & Adjusting for Attrition Bias in Longitudinal Survey Panels

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

attrition
panel conditioning
refreshment panels
multiple imputation
longitudinal panel data
marital quality

File:

Download V_Roth_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

David R Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David R Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kurt David Johnson, Committee Member
Eric Plutzer, Committee Member
Paul Amato, Committee Member

Author:

Kotok, Stephen A

Title:

School Effects in the Era of Accountability: the Complex Relationship Between School Composition,school Climate, and Student Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

school effects
school climate
high school
structural equation modeling

File:

Download Kotok_Dissertation_revised_8_6.pdf

Committee Members:

Katerina Bodovski, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katerina Bodovski, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Erica Frankenberg, Committee Member
David R Johnson, Committee Member
Soo Yong Byun, Committee Member

Author:

Beattie, Brett Aaron

Title:

An event history analysis of premarital cohabitation transitions and divergent relationship pathways

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

cohabitation
relationships
marriage
family
event history
latent class

File:

Download Beattie_Dissertation_Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Richard Amato, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David R Johnson, Committee Member
Valarie Elizabeth King, Committee Member
David Eggebeen, Committee Member