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Author:

Igwe, C. Frank

Title:

BEYOND THE DIGITAL DIVIDE INTO COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATIONS: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY WEBLOGS IN BUILDING OLDENBURG’S VIRTUAL THIRD PLACES IN BLACK AMERICA

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

content analysis
social support
third place
community
blogs
HIV/AIDS
African-American

File:

Download Igwe_Dissertation_Final4.pdf

Committee Members:

Lynette Kvasny, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steven Sawyer, Committee Member
Andrea H Tapia, Committee Member
Russell Richard Barton, Committee Member

Author:

Voorhees, Christina Susan

Title:

A MIXED-METHOD EXAMINATION OF FACTORS RELATED TO HUNTING PARTICIPATION

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Keywords:

hunting participation
social support
hunting involvement
multiple activity participation

File:

Download Final__C_Voorhees_Dissertation_11-21-07.pdf

Committee Members:

Harry C Zinn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan R Graefe, Committee Member
Deborah Lee Kerstetter, Committee Member
Sanford Sherrick Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Huber, Frances N.

Title:

Communicating Social Support behind Bars: Experiences with the Pennsylvania Lifers' Association

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

Pennsylvania Lifers' Association
lifers
social support
prisoners

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis Stephen Gouran, Committee Member
Michael L Hecht, Committee Member
John Henry Kramer, Committee Member

Author:

Cho, Soyeon

Title:

Mobilization of Social Support in Caregivers of Dementla Patients

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

caregivers
social support
mobilization
family caregiving

File:

Download CHO-THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Steven Howard Zarit, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Manuel Almeida, Committee Member
Dr Chalandra M Bryant, Committee Member
Linda Ann Wray, Committee Member

Author:

Merino, Stephen Miguel

Title:

Social Resources and Influence in Religious Networks: Consequences for Social Support, Volunteering, and Intergroup Contact

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

sociology of religion
social networks
social support
volunteering
intergroup contact

File:

Download Merino_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger Kent Finke, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Marylee Carmel Taylor, Committee Member
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
Eric Plutzer, Committee Member

Author:

Roe, Stuart Leon

Title:

A Phenomenological Approach to Examining the Role of Risk and Protective Factors in the Lives of Gay and Bisexual Youth

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

gay
lesbian
bi-sexaul
adolescent
support
protective factors
social support
phenomenology
qualitative

File:

Download roe_dissertation_final_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jerry G Trusty, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Hazler, Committee Member
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member
Dr Brandon Hunt, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Chester, Charlene Elizabeth

Title:

Transracial Adoptive Family Development: The Implications For Adoption And Contextual Factors On Social Support, Parenting Self-efficacy And Cultural Socialization

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

transracial adoption
cultural socialization
social support
parenting self-efficacy

File:

Download Chester_Final__Dissertation_for_submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alysia Yvonne Blandon, Committee Member
Pamela Marie Cole, Committee Member
Susan S Woodhouse, Committee Member

Author:

Vargas, Gray Alexandra

Title:

Disrupted Functional Connectivity in the Frontal-subcortical Network as a Vulnerability Factor for Depression in Multiple Sclerosis

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

multiple sclerosis
depression
functional connectivity
stress
social support

File:

Download Gray_Vargas_Dissertation_Final_Final.submitted.pdf

Committee Members:

Peter Andrew Arnett, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Frank Gerard Hillary, Committee Member
Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Committee Member
Lisa Michelle Kopp, Special Member

Author:

Osmane, Sarah

Title:

Community Leadership Development: Youth Leadership Development in Pennsylvanian High Schools with Agriculture Programs

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Extension Education

Keywords:

youth leadership
community development
social support
civic engagement
social interaction

File:

Download Sarah_Osmane_FinalDissertation_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark A Brennan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark A Brennan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Connie Devine Baggett, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Ewing, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Linda L Caldwell, Committee Member

Author:

Wrigglesworth, Jonathan Wayne

Title:

Chasing Desires and Meeting Needs: Filipinas in South Korea, Mobile Phones, Social Networks, Social Support and Informal Learning

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

transnational workers
social networks
social support
informal learning

File:

Download Wrigglesworth_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Davin Jules Carr Chellman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Mary Land, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Priya Sharma, Committee Member
Lawrence Christopher Ragan, Committee Member
Adnan A Qayyum, Committee Member

Author:

Deckert, Paige Janelle

Title:

I get by with a little help from my friends: the influence of coworker trust on employee level outcomes

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

trust
coworker trust
supervisor trust
attachment style
hostile attribution bias
job satisfaction
organizational citizenship behavior
social support

File:

Download Deckert_Dissertation__Final_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Rick R Jacobs, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rick R Jacobs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Marshall Lebreton, Committee Member
Samuel Todd Hunter, Committee Member
Lance Ferris, Outside Member

Author:

Leifker, Feea R

Title:

The Longitudinal Role of Positivity During Aggressive Conflicts: Helpful or Harmful?

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

intimate partner aggression
social support
intimacy
dyadic data analysis

File:

Download Leifker_Dissertation_10-26-16_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Dyanna Marshall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Dyanna Marshall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michelle Gayle Newman, Committee Member
Pamela Marie Cole, Committee Member
Mark E Feinberg, Outside Member

Author:

Jennings-Kelsall, Victoria Sonoda

Title:

The Impact of Social Support on Resilience of Spousal Caregivers in Wounded Warrior Families

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

social support
caregiving
resilience
communication
stress
military
non-normative stress
social networks

File:

Download Jennings-Kelsall_eTD_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Denise H. Solomon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise H. Solomon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Dillard, Committee Member
Jon F. Nussbaum, Committee Member
Amy Marshall, Outside Member

Author:

Wang, Yafei

Title:

Does linguistic alignment facilitate support functions: a big data analysis on online health communities

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Linguistic alignment; online health communities
social support
Linguistic alignment
Social support
Online health communities

File:

Download Yafei_PSU_Thesis_New-5.pdf

Committee Members:

John Yen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Yen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vasant Gajanan Honavar, Committee Member
Prasenjit Mitra, Committee Member
Xiaofei Lu, Outside Member
David T Reitter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Yang, Fan

Title:

EXCHANGING SOCIAL SUPPORT ONLINE: DECODING MOTIVATING FACTORS FOR PROMOTING SOCIAL SUPPORT IN A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY OF IBS PATIENTS

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Online forum
social support
IBS
social network analysis

File:

Download Fan_Yang_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bu Zhong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bu Zhong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Xiaoyue Niu, 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:

Haynes-Thoby, Latoya A

Title:

Factors that Contribute to Resilience for Young Adult Black Women with Histories of Intimate Partner Violence

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

trauma informed care
trauma
resilience
Black feminist theory
counseling
intimate partner violence
domestic violence
social support
spirituality
Counselor Education
reflexivity interviewing
resistance
survivorship

File:

Download Factors_that_contribute_to_resilience_for_young_adult_Black_women_with_histories_of_intimate_partner_violence_-_Haynes-Thoby.pdf

Committee Members:

Julia A Green Bryan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Julia A Green Bryan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lisa M Conyers, Committee Member
Carlomagno Del Carmen Panlilio, Committee Member
Ashley Nichol Patterson, Outside Member
Diandra Janelle Prescod, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diandra Janelle Prescod, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Margaret Ann Lorah, Special Member

Author:

Spencer, Lauren A.

Title:

SOCIAL SHARING OF NEGATIVE EMOTIONAL EVENTS: WHETHER OR NOT SHARING HELPS DEPENDS ON THE LISTENER’S RESPONSE

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

affect
emotion regulation
coping
interpersonal closeness
interpersonal emotion regulation
social support

File:

Download SPENCER_DISSERTATION_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Gasper, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Gasper, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephanie A Shields, Committee Member
Alicia Ann Grandey, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Outside Member
Melvin Michael Mark, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Pytel, Kellie Elizabeth

Title:

Stress, Relationship Satisfaction, Social Support, Formal Support, and Life Satisfaction in Military Spouses and Unmarried Military Significant Others

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

military
military spouses
unmarried military significant others
counseling
stress
formal support
social support
life satisfaction

File:

Download FINAL_Dissertation_KellieForziatPytel_V2.pdf

Committee Members:

Allison R Fleming, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Allison R Fleming, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Hazler, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Daniel F Perkins, Outside Member
Jolynn Carney, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Layland, Eric Keith

Title:

Leveraging Latent Class Modeling at the Intersection of Racism and Homonegativism: Identifying Subgroups of Black and Latino Sexual Minority Young Men and Links with Substance Use

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

intersectionality
sexual minority
Black
Latino
racism
homophobia
latent class analysis
substance use
transition to adulthood
race
ethnicity
homonegativism
subgroups
gay
bisexual
men who have sex with men
person-centered methods
alcohol
drinking
marijuana
poppers
substance use disorder
cannabis
binge drinking
substance abuse
substance use dependence
social support
family support
friend support

File:

Download Layland_Disseration_for_Committee_REVISED.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bethany Cara Bray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samantha Lauren Tornello, Committee Member
Jessica Lynn Matsick, Outside Member
Bethany Cara Bray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lesley Anne Ross, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Dou, Nan

Title:

FOOD INSECURITY AND MENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

food insecurity
Hispanic minorities
depression
stress
social support
longitudinal study
Food insecurity
Mental health
Heart rate variability
Vulnerable populations

File:

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Committee Members:

Laura Murray-Kolb, Major Field Member
Xiang Gao, Major Field Member
Muzi Na, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Runze Li, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Gregory Shearer, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Rock, Jacoba

Title:

A Mixed Methods Study of a Prison-Based Program for Incarcerated Youth: Exploring Trauma, Cognitive Resilience, Social Support, and Correctional Staff Orientation as Novel Intervention Targets

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

Crossover youth
Childhood trauma
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Resilience
Strengths
Cognitive functioning
Racial identity
Ethnic identity
Cultural assets
Social support
Family support
Pandemic impact
Correctional orientation
Empathy
Offender treatment
Mixed methods
Triangulation convergence
Interpretative phenomenological analysis
incarcerated youth
crossover youth
childhood truama
post-traumatic stress disorder
resilience
strengths
cognitive functioning
racial identity
ethnic identity
cultural assets
social support
family support
pandemic impact
correctional orientation
empathy
offender treatment
mixed methods
triangulation convergence
interpretative phenomenological analysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Christian Connell, Major Field Member
Hobart Cleveland, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Diana Fishbein, Co-Chair of Committee
Charles Geier, Program Head/Chair
Jeremy Staff, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member

Author:

Blair, Johnna

Title:

Assessing the Design Needs to Support Longitudinal Stability and Wellbeing for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology (PHD)

Keywords:

mental health
financial technologies
longitudinal support
digital mental health interventions
online behavior
social support
bipolar disorder
human-centered design

File:

Download Johnna_thesis_2023_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Rosson, Major Field Member
Xinning Gui, Major Field Member
Saeed Abdullah, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jeffrey Bardzell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Shao, Ruosi

Title:

Bridging the Paradigm Gap Between CASA and Uncanny Valley: Proposing A Motivated Cognition Approach for Human-Agent Social

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

human-computer interaction
mental health
social support
empathy
health intervention

File:

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Committee Members:

Mary Oliver, Major Field Member
Andrew High, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Schmierbach, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member