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Author:

Llerandi, Emile MacKenzie

Title:

longitudinal associations of language brokering and parent-adolescent closeness in immigrant latino families: sex as a moderator

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Latino adolescent
language brokering
cultural brokering
parent-adolescent closeness
immigrant
parent-child
family dynamics

File:

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Committee Members:

Pamela Marie Cole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mayra Y Bamaca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Angel Soto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Miller, Elizabeth Ann

Title:

Sexual abuse and substance use disorders in female adolescents aging out of foster care

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Sexual abuse
substance use disorders
foster care
emotion dysregulation

File:

Download EMiller_Masters_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Sandra T Azar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian A Rabian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bhargava, Sakshi

Title:

Longitudinal Changes in Parental Involvement in Adolescents’ Education and the Effects of Neighborhood Context on Parental Involvement

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

home involvement
school involvement
academic socialization
race
socioeconomic status
gender
neighborhood context

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Submission_SB041714.pdf

Committee Members:

Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Dawson-andoh, Nana Afua

Title:

Somebody to Lean On: Relationships between Social Support Networks and Racial Factors among African American Students Adjusting to a Predominantly White Institution

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

college adjustment
social support networks
racial campus climate
racial socialization
racial identity
African American

File:

Download DawsonAndohNA-eDissertationFINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Angel Soto, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Angel Soto, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sandra T Azar, Committee Member
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Lori Anne Francis, Committee Member
Melvin Michael Mark, Committee Member

Author:

Boggs, Saskia

Title:

Latino Adolescents’ Acculturation and Academic Outcomes in Neighborhood Contexts

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

acculturation
academic outcomes
adolescent development
immigration
neighborhood
culture
context

File:

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Committee Members:

Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Committee Member
Jose Angel Soto, Committee Member

Author:

May, Emily M.

Title:

How Does the Neighborhood "Come through the Door?" Neighborhood Disadvantage and the Home Environment for Preschoolers

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

poverty
early childhood
neighborhood
concentrated disadvantage
residential instability
neighborhood disorder
depression
parenting
social support

File:

Download Thesis_EMM_FINAL_2016-11-18.pdf

Committee Members:

Sandra T Azar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Committee Member
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member

Author:

Mc Doniel, Meghan E

Title:

The Influence of Neighborhood Risk, Parental Control, and Fearful Temperament on the Development of Internalizing Problems in Young Children

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Fearful temperament
parental control
neighborhood risk
internalizing

File:

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Committee Members:

Kristin Buss, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Ginger A Moore, Committee Member

Author:

Schroeder, Kingsley Manning

Title:

Developmental Trends, Processes, and Associations between Children's Gender Understanding and Felt Pressure to Conform to Gender Roles

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

gender development
felt pressure
parent socialization
gender understanding
gendered peer relations

File:

Download SchroederMastersThesis_KMS_16Apr2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Lynn Susan Liben, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Emdin Cook, Committee Member
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member

Author:

Bhargava, Sakshi

Title:

Individual and Contextual Predictors of Middle School Youth’s Academic Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

home-based involvement
school-based involvement
academic socialization
neighborhood structure
social dynamics
behavioral engagement
emotional engagement
academic performance

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Committee Members:

Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Committee Member
Sandra T Azar, Committee Member
Mayra Y Bamaca, Outside Member

Author:

Wei, Wei

Title:

CHINESE AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT: THE ROLE OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND PARENTING

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Neighborhood
Chinese American
Parenting
Parental involvement in education
Achievement
Depressive Symptoms

File:

Download Wei_Master_thesis_2017_fianlsubmission.pdf

Committee Members:

Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kristin Ann Buss, Committee Member
Jose Angel Soto, Committee Member

Author:

Mcdonald, Ashley

Title:

Understanding Family and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Risk for Internalizing and Externalizing in Adolescents: A Person-Centered Approach

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

socioeconomic disadvantage
adolescents
internalizing
externalizing

File:

Download McDonald_Thesis_FINAL_Dec.pdf

Committee Members:

Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Bethany Cara Bray, Committee Member

Author:

Manjunath, Shruthi Neha

Title:

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE ACADEMIC COMPETENCE EVALUATION SCALES-STUDENT FORM (ACES-SF) IN THE MIDDLE GRADES

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

Academic Competence Evaluation Scales
ACES
Structural Validity
Academic Competence
Academic Enablers
Academic Skills

File:

Download Manjunath_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Clyde Diperna, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Clyde Diperna, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barbara Schaefer, Committee Member
Shirley Andrea Woika, Committee Member
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Outside Member

Author:

Mason, Amber Elizabeth

Title:

Longitudinal and Reciprocal Effects of Primary School Students' Self-Regulation and Achievement

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

self-regulation
math
reading
achievement

File:

Download Dissertation_-_Amber_Mason__Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

James Clyde Diperna, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Clyde Diperna, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barbara Schaefer, Committee Member
David Lee, Committee Member
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Outside Member

Author:

Sanders, Michael Thomas

Title:

LONGITUDINAL ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CONTEXTS AND STUDENT AGGRESSION IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

aggression
poverty
achievement
school context

File:

Download Sanders_Masters_Thesis_Summer_2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Linn Bierman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Committee Member
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member

Author:

Pasek, Michael H

Title:

Identity Threat, Belonging, and the Buffering Effects of Values Affirmation: An Intensive Longitudinal Approach

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Identity Threat
Belonging
Intervention
Affirmation
Stereotyping and Prejudice
Social Identity

File:

Download MPASEK_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonathan Emdin Cook, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Emdin Cook, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Christopher Daryl Cameron, Committee Member
Linda Marie Collins, Outside Member

Author:

Schaefer, Catherine

Title:

Gendered Memory Bias in a Gender Diverse Population

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Gender diversity
Transgender
Gender Development
Memory

File:

Download SchaeferThesisFinal20Nov18.pdf

Committee Members:

Lynn Susan Liben, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margaret Louise Signorella, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Lorah D Dorn, Committee Member

Author:

Chancy, Daphney

Title:

When you are a person of color, every place feels like Starbucks. The associations between contextual and cultural stressors, internalizing symptoms, and social support.

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Minority Stressors
Social Support
Depressive Symptoms

File:

Download Chancy_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Committee Member
Jose Angel Soto, Committee Member

Author:

Schroeder, Kingsley Manning

Title:

Components of Gender-Conformity Pressure: Measurement and Consequences of Awareness, Feelings, and Behaviors

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

gender development
parent socialization
felt pressure to conform to gender roles

File:

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Committee Members:

Lynn S. Liben, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lynn S. Liben, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Margaret L. Signorella, Committee Member
Mayra Y Bamaca, Outside Member
Melvin Michael Mark, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Diercks, Catherine

Title:

Effects of maternal cumulative risk and perceived control over caregiving failure on the likelihood of autonomy support and direct instruction use with children

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

autonomy support
social cognition
parenting
perceived control
cumulative risk

File:

Download Hamby_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Erika Sell Lunkenheimer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Sandra T Azar, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Maereg, Tiyobista

Title:

The Interactive Relationship between Ethnic-Racial Identity, Academic Expectations, and Neighborhood Ethnic-Racial Concentration: Variation by Gender and Ethnicity-Race

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

ethnic-racial identity
neighborhood ethnic-racial concentration
gender differences
academic expectations
ethnic-racial differences

File:

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Committee Members:

Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair
Mayra Bamaca, Committee Member

Author:

Aceves, Lorena

Title:

Conceptualizing Latinx Youth's Educational Experiences: An Empirical Study On Mexican-Origin Female Adolescents’ Academic Motivation and A Social Policy Report on Latinx Youth's Educational Attainment

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

Latinx
Educational attainment
Latinx female adolescents
Policy
Academic motivation
Latinx students
Policy Report
Familism
Ethnic identity
conceptual model

File:

Download Aceves_FINAL_DISSERTATION_LA_EDT_version__FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Mayra Bamaca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mayra Bamaca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Max Crowley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Member
Robert William Roeser, Committee Member
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Outside Member
Douglas Michael Teti, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Stevens, Samantha

Title:

A Latent Class Analysis Approach to the Identification of Doctoral Students at Risk of Attrition

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

latent class analysis
social identity threat
intervention
higher education
attrition

File:

Download SStevens_Master_s_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonathan Emdin Cook, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jes Matsick, Committee Member
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Robotham, Daniel

Title:

Understanding Factors that Impact Student Commitment to Agriculture

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Extension Education (MS)

Keywords:

student commitment
emotional support
academic support
family influence
agricultural career
relevant skill acquisition
university experience
undergraduate students

File:

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Committee Members:

Suzanna R. Windon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Brennan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member

Author:

Lytle, Marisa

Title:

The Influence of Neighborhood on Infant Parasympathetic Nervous System Development

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

Infancy
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Neighborhood
Maternal Depression
Development

File:

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Committee Members:

Koraly Elisa Perez-Edgar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair
Heidemarie Laurent, Committee Member

Author:

Rajagopalan, Adithi

Title:

Understanding the Relationship between Racial Salience and Stress Adapted Coping in Minoritized Youth

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

Race
racial salience
Minority
Stress
Coping
Poverty
Discrimination

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Committee Members:

Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yo Jackson, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member

Author:

Arrington, Myles

Title:

Young Adults’ Close Social Relationships May Influence Face Recognition Abilities.

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

face recognition
face processing
face selectivity
face memory
social network
social support
social conflict
need to belong
social connectedness
social relationships

File:

Download MylesArrington_FinalMastersThesis_Dec2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzy Scherf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair
Lisa Michelle Kopp, Committee Member

Author:

Albrecht Soto, Sara

Title:

Reclaiming agency: Examining resilience in Black and Latine students in the face of racial/ethnic discrimination

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

Resilience
racial discrimination
well-being
civic engagement

File:

Download Masters_thesis_Final_Albrecht-Soto.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Angel Soto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair
Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Committee Member