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Author:

Ventura, Alison Kate

Title:

New perspectives for understanding the developmental trajectory of metabolic syndrome and obesity

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

obesity
metabolic syndrome
girls
prevention
latent profile analysis
growth mixture models
familial influences

File:

Download Ventura_AK_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Leann L Birch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Loken, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Mc Hale, Committee Member
Elizabeth Susman, Committee Member

Author:

May, Ashleigh L.

Title:

Individual and Family Level Correlates of Obesity Among African American Adolescents

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

obesity
african american
adolescents
parents
feeding practices
time use
activities

File:

Download Dissertation_Graduate_School_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Susan M Mc Hale, Committee Member
Leann L Birch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Emilie Smith, Committee Member
Dr. Molly A. Martin, Committee Member

Author:

Davis, Kelly D.

Title:

Daily positive and negative work-family spillover and crossover between mothers and children

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

work-family spillover
crossover

File:

Download Kelly_Davis_DissertationFull.pdf

Committee Members:

Ann Caverly Crouter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ann Caverly Crouter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Member
David Manuel Almeida, Committee Member
Kathryn Bancroft Hynes, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member

Author:

Auerbach, Karen J

Title:

Alcohol and Marijuana Use Across the Transition to Marriage: Group Differences and Psychosocial Factors

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

peer substance use
time spent with friends
race
gender
transition to marriage
substance use
substance use attitudes
young adulthood
multilevel modeling

File:

Download kjadiss.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Linda Marie Collins, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Schafer, Committee Member
Stephanie Trea Lanza, Committee Member

Author:

Ryan, Lindsay H

Title:

The Work Environment and Cognitive Function Across Adulthood: Reciprocal Relations and Meaningful Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

cognition
adulthood
work environment
complexity
routine
control

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_Lindsay_Ryan_CV.pdf

Committee Members:

K Warner Schaie, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sherry Lynn Willis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Lewis Farr, Committee Member
Melissa Hardy, Committee Member

Author:

Palen, Lori-Ann

Title:

FREE-TIME ACTIVITIES AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescence
South Africa
free-time activities
substance use

File:

Download Palen_-_Dissertation_-_061708.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward A Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Linda L Caldwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
J Douglas Coatsworth, Committee Member
John Walter Graham, Committee Member

Author:

Patrick, Megan Elizabeth

Title:

A Motivational Perspective on Alcohol Use and Sexual Behavior Among College Students

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

alcohol use
sexual behavior
college students
expectancies
motivations

File:

Download Megan_Patrick_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
J Douglas Coatsworth, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member

Author:

Faulk, Monique Taveta

Title:

EXPLORING ADOLESCENTS’ SUPERVISED AND UNSUPERVISED OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME EXPERIENCES AND THEIR RELATION TO POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

Structure activities
Positive youth development
Free time
African American
Adolescents
and Unstructured activities

File:

Download MTFaulk_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

J Douglas Coatsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
J Douglas Coatsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Linda L Caldwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Daniel Francis Perkins, Committee Member

Author:

Sanford DeRousie, Rebecca M

Title:

MAKING CHANGES THAT LAST: EXAMINING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

preschool curriculum
Head Start teachers
sustainability

File:

Download RSD_FINAL_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark T Greenberg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott David Gest, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Member

Author:

Wickrama, Thulitha Kandauda Arachchige

Title:

THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS: AN EXAMINATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

Mastery
Self-Esteem
Depressive Symptoms
Racial Discrimination
SES
African American

File:

Download Dissertation_Document.pdf

Committee Members:

Chalandra M Bryant, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan Booth, Committee Member
David R Johnson, Committee Member
Laura Klein, Committee Member
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Member