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Author:

Bacon, Rachel Jeannine

Title:

Contextual Socio-demographic Change and Denominational Growth, 1980-2010

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Mainline Protestant
Evangelical Protestant
Spatial
Ecological
Free Market
Religious Change

File:

Download Thesis_Bacon2.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Matthews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Byerly, Jack Cameron

Title:

HIV and Education in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

HIV
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Education

File:

Download Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Ramone Thomas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mc Millan, Cassandra Leigh

Title:

Gender Differences in Peer Influence and Friend Selection for Adolescent Delinquency, Drinking, and Smoking

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Selection
Influence
Adolescents
Problem Behavior
Friendship Networks

File:

Download McMillan_MastersThesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Diane Helen Felmlee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hernandez, Erik Liet

Title:

Protective but non Sheltering: Educational Attainment and Poor Mental Health in the Great Recession

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

education
mental health
great recession
educational attainment
depression
NLSY97

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_20160519.pdf

Committee Members:

John David Iceland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Member
Steven Andrew Haas, Committee Member

Author:

Larsen, Ashley Gael

Title:

GENDERED INTENTIONS AND FERTILITY-RELATED OUTCOMES IN SOUTHERN MALAWI

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Fertility
Fertility Intentions
Gender
Malawi
Relationship-level

File:

Download AshleyLarsen_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Nancy Luke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Valarie King, Committee Member
Jason Thomas, Committee Member

Author:

Ramirez, Daniel Nicholas

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF WAR ON OCCUPATIONAL OUTCOMES: A CASE STUDY OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Cumulative advantage
Education
War
Franco
Spain
Occupational attainment
Civil war
Occupational outcomes
Inequality

File:

Download DRamirez_MA.pdf

Committee Members:

Melissa Hardy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Glenn A Firebaugh, Committee Member
David R Johnson, Committee Member

Author:

Fikru, Emnet

Title:

Black Immigrant Weight Perceptions and Desires to Weigh Less

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

black immigrants
caribbean immigrants
african immigrants
west indian immigrants
weight perceptions
body ideals
thinness desire
self reported overweight
assimilation

File:

Download Emnet_Fikru_thesis_final_draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member
Kevin J Thomas, Committee Member

Author:

Pragg, Brianne Elizabeth

Title:

Fathers’ Parental Leave Use and Relationship Promotion in Fragile Families

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

family demography
Fragile Families
fathers
parental leave
parental engagement

File:

Download 2016.09.08_Pragg_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Valarie Elizabeth King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David R Johnson, Committee Member
Sarah A Damaske, Committee Member

Author:

Thomas, Tori Lashan

Title:

Exploring the Relationships between High School Racial Composition and Long-Term Educational Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

school racial composition
college aspirations
educational attainment
race/ethnicity
high school

File:

Download Final_11.16.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Frisco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Michael Gaddis, Committee Member
Erica Frankenberg, Committee Member

Author:

Washington, Chanell Nicole

Title:

Family Contributions to the Romantic Relationship Quality of Young Adults from Married Stepfamilies

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

romantic relationships
young adults
stepfamilies

File:

Download final_Master_s_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Valarie King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Michelle Frisco, Committee Member
Dr. Melissa Hardy, 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:

Zuchowski, Robert James

Title:

AN ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF IMMIGRANT SEGREGATION IN ESTABLISHED AND NEW DESTINATION METROS USING MORAN’S I AND LISA CLUSTER DESIGNATION

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

spatial; residential segregation; sociology; demography

File:

Download Robby_Thesis_May22_FORMATTED_RJZ_100517_0916pm.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
Ralph Salvador Oropesa, Committee Member

Author:

Inara Rodis, Paulina Dela

Title:

U.S. Racial Constructions in Adolescent Friendship Networks

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Race
Adolescents
Friendships
Social Networks

File:

Download Rodis-Thesis-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Diane Helen Felmlee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary J Adler Jr., Committee Member
Steven Michael Gaddis Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Morse, Anne Roback

Title:

The Birth Interval and the Odds of a Male Birth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for the Sex-Ratio

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Fetal loss
Sex ratio at birth
sub-Saharan Africa
Miscarriage
Spontaneous abortion

File:

Download Morse.Anne.Thesis.FORMATTEDFORREVIEW.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Van Hook, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Luke, Committee Member
Marianne M. Hillemeier, Committee Member

Author:

Lankes, Jane Louise

Title:

RELATIVE ASSETS AND CONFORMITY IN ATTITUDES: A TEST OF BARGAINING THEORY ON NEWLY MARRIED INDONESIAN WOMEN

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

bargaining theory
attitudes
identity
religion
Indonesia

File:

Download Lankes_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger Kent Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Valarie Elizabeth King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Kay Luke, Committee Member

Author:

Miller, Sarah Elizabeth

Title:

Refugees Post-Resettlement: Comparing US Mobility Patterns to Immigrants

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

refugees
refugee resettlement
residential mobility
United States

File:

Download Miller_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Glick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Committee Member
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Committee Member

Author:

Potter, Marina Kate Haddock

Title:

SOCIAL SUPPORT AS A MEDIATOR OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND DIVORCE

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

divorce
social capital
social support
socioeconomic status
need

File:

Download Potter_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Molly Ann Martin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diane Helen Felmlee, Committee Member
Jennifer Elyse Glick, Committee Member

Author:

Aguilar, Diego L

Title:

THE GREAT RECESSION AND ITS IMPACT ON JOB LOSS AND MENTAL HEALTH

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

job
job loss
unemployment
mental health
great recession

File:

Download Aguilar_Diego_Thesis_7_31_18.pdf

Committee Members:

Steven Andrew Haas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Kyle Daw, Committee Member
Alexis R Santos, Committee Member

Author:

Francisco, Sara Chari

Title:

Race and Gender Effects on Attitudes Toward Friendship Norm Violations

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Sociology
Race
Gender
Friendship
Social Norms

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Francisco_Sara_final_v6_.pdf

Committee Members:

Diane Helen Felmlee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashton Michael Verdery, Committee Member
S. Michael Gaddis, Committee Member

Author:

Siskar, Thomas

Title:

The Flipside of Housing Choice: Who Is Forced to Move?

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

residential mobility
forced moves
eviction
foreclosure
displacement

File:

Download Siskar_MT.pdf

Committee Members:

John Iceland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barrett Lee, Committee Member
Brian Thiede, Committee Member

Author:

Evans, Megan

Title:

Neighborhoods and Educational Expectations: How Youth Come to Embody Their Neighborhoods

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Neighborhood Effects
Educational Expectations
Extralocal Neighborhood
Urban/Rural Divide

File:

Download Evans_MT_V4.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
Katerina Bodovski, Committee Member

Author:

Smith, Jesse

Title:

Intergenerational Transmission of Religious Conservatism

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Religion
Religious conservatism
Intergenerational transmission
Millennial
Cohort
Moral absolutism
Transcendent authority

File:

Download Smith_Jesse_Thesis_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Valarie Elizabeth King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger Finke, Committee Member
Gary J Adler Jr., Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chapman, Alexander

Title:

CHILD MALTREATMENT TRENDS: SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION AND DEATHS OF DESPAIR

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Substance Misuse
Child Maltreatment
Social Disorganization
Deaths of Despair

File:

Download Chapman_MT_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Ashton Michael Verdery, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member
Sarah Anne Font, Committee Member

Author:

Goff, Kerby

Title:

Missionaries Of Modernity: The Women’s Protestant Missionary Movement And The Expansion Of Female Education Outside The West, 1950-2010

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

educational expansion
gender
religion
missionaries

File:

Download Woman_s_Missionary_Movement_and_Female_Education.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Member
Nancy Kay Luke, Committee Member
Charles Seguin, Committee Member

Author:

Gerber, Isaiah

Title:

THE ORGANIZATIONAL LANDSCAPE OF WHITE SUPREMACY

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

social movements
organizations
white supremacy

File:

Download Thesis__Gerber___1.8_.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary J Adler, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John David Mccarthy, Committee Member
Charles Seguin, Committee Member
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Boynton, Charles

Title:

Racial-Ethnic Variation in the Residential Environments of Rich Americans

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

race
ethnicity
income
housing
neighborhoods
satisfaction
social capital
race
ethnicity
income
housing
neighborhoods
stratification
social capital

File:

Download 2019.10.17_Boynton_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Barrett Alan Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John David Iceland, Committee Member
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Committee Member
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Li, Zhi

Title:

Perceived structural holes and power in organizations

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Structural holes
Cognitive networks
Perceived structural holes
“Actual” structural holes
Reputational Power
Structural holes
Cognitive networks
Perceived structural holes
“Actual” structural holes
Reputational Power

File:

Download Perceived_structural_holes_and_power_in_organizations_Zhi_Li.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Joseph Della Posta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diane Helen Felmlee, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Di Giovanni, Anna

Title:

sibling placement in foster care: do states maintain sibling connections?

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Sibling placement
Foster care

File:

Download Anna_DiGiovanni_s_Master_s_Thesis_Fall_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Sarah Anne Font, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Valarie Elizabeth King, Special Signatory
Christian Michael Connell, Special Signatory
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Fabinyi, Claude

Title:

Networks of Hymns and Denominations - A Visual History of Changes in Denominational Boundaries through Hymn Publication from 1700-1900

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

hymns
boundaries
denominations
social network analysis

File:

Download Fabinyi_-_Thesis_Submission__final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary J Adler, Jr., Committee Member
Diane Helen Felmlee, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Stiberman, Laura

Title:

RACIAL/ETHNIC COUNTIES COMPOSITION EFFECTS ON COVID-19 CASE RATES AND CASE FATALITY RATIOS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2020: A SPATIAL APPROACH

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

COVID-19
percentage of Blacks
percentage of Hispanics
spatial dependence
spatial nonstationary

File:

Download Laura_Stiberman_MA_paper_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guangqing Chi, Committee Member
Ashton Michael Verdery, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Albanese, Anthony

Title:

Reactive Populism and Perceived Colonization: A Case of Right-Wing Secularization

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

right-wing populism
AfD
Germany
religion
secularization
right-wing extremism
xenophobia

File:

Download Anthony_V._Albanese_MA_Thesis_.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan Sica, Committee Member
Gary J Adler, Jr., Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Novack, Janet

Title:

Movin' On Up: Mental Health, Gender, and Effects of Upward Intergenerational Educational Mobility

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Intergenerational Social Mobility
Intergenerational Educational Mobility
Gender
Mental Health
Dissociative Hypothesis

File:

Download Novack_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Liying Luo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diane Helen Felmlee, Committee Member
Molly Ann Martin, Committee Member
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, 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:

Lowrey, Kendal

Title:

Igens-20 Europeans: Immigrant Intergenerational Mobility in the United States (1940-2017)

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

intergenerational mobility
integration
education
European immigrants

File:

Download Kendal_Lowrey_MA_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

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