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Author:

Lamanno, April Arthur

Title:

Exploring the Use of Graphic Novels in the Classroom: Does Exposure to Non-Traditional Texts Increase the Reading Comprehension Skills and Motivation of Low-Functioning Adolescent Readers?

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

reading instruction
graphic novels
motivation
adolescence
progress monitoring
mental retardation
learning disabilities

File:

Download Page_Number_Issue_Dissertation_June_7__2007.pdf

Committee Members:

Barbara Schaefer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George Farkas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Clyde Diperna, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member

Author:

Butler, Allison Jane

Title:

A Case Study of Body Image and Aspirational Identity in Girlhood

Graduate Program:

Art Education

Keywords:

body image
adolescence
tweens
pre-teens
girlhood
clothing
clothing styles

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Copy-Allison_Butler.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine M Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine M Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline J A Reid Walsh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Finlay, Andrea Kate

Title:

COMBINATIONS OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, FREE TIME, AND ALCOHOL USE DISCRETIONARY ACTIVITIES IN U.S. AND BRITISH ADOLESCENT SAMPLES: LINKS WITH ADULT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

civic engagement
free time activities
alcohol use
adolescence
latent class analysis
adult civic engagement

File:

Download AFinlay_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Constance A Flanagan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Nilam Ram, Committee Member
Linda L Caldwell, Committee Member

Author:

Gomez, Brendan Jeremy

Title:

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING AND SCHOOL SUPPORTIVENESS IN MALAYSIA

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescence
psychosocial well-being
school support
pro-social competence
depression
delinquency
Malaysia

File:

Download Brendan_Gomez_dissertation_11-5-05.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward A Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Loken, Committee Member
Linda L Caldwell, Committee Member
Scott David Gest, Committee Member
Mark T Greenberg, Committee Member

Author:

Shearer, Cindy Lou

Title:

Gender socialization in the family

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

gender
parenting
bias
adolescence
emerging adulthood
socialization

File:

Download shearer_diss_complete_8-3.pdf

Committee Members:

Ann Caverly Crouter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Member
Eva Sharon Lefkowitz, Committee Member
Michael Paul Johnson, Committee Member
Michael J Rovine, Committee Member

Author:

Culotta, Carmen M.

Title:

Parent-Child Mutual Affect and Friendships during Middle Childhood as Predictors of Adolescent Deviant Behavior

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

adolescence
deviance
friendships
mutual affect

File:

Download Culotta_MS_thesis_Final_Version_July16.pdf

Committee Members:

Alysia Blandon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alysia Yvonne Blandon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chhin, Christina Sovanna

Title:

INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL SPONOSRED EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: A CLOSER LOOK AT HISPANIC AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

extracurricular activities
Hispanic American
adolescents
adolescence
acculturation
enculturation
school engagement
parent expectations
parent support

File:

Download Dissertation_PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ann Caverly Crouter, Committee Member
Linda L Caldwell, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member

Author:

Riina, Elizabeth Marie-Blanche

Title:

Ecological and Family Systems Perspectives on Coparenting during Adolescence

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

Coparenting
family systems
adolescence
development

File:

Download E._Riina_-_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Mc Hale, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
J Douglas Coatsworth, Committee Member
Michael J Rovine, Committee Member
Alysia Blandon, Committee Member

Author:

Bissell-Havran, Joanna Marie

Title:

Parents' Differential Treatment and Siblings' Academic Outcomes During Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

emerging adulthood
siblings
adolescence
academic achievement
parenting

File:

Download Bissell-Havran-dissertation-final-gr-school.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Loken, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Loken, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Mc Hale, Committee Member
Hobart H Cleveland Iii, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Aleksandra B Slavkovic, Committee Member

Author:

Bennett, Jeanette Marie

Title:

Nicotine Modulation of Anti-viral Immunity in Periadolescent Male and Female C57BL/6J Mice

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

body weight
anti-viral response
sex differences
herpes simplex virus-1
adolescence
nicotine

File:

Download Bennett_Complete_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Laura Klein, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Laura Klein, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Graham, Committee Member
David John Vandenbergh, Committee Member
Robert Harold Bonneau, 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:

Baril, Megan E

Title:

Psychosocial Adjustment in Adolescence: The Importance of the Family Ecology

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

family relationships
well-being
adolescence

File:

Download Final_dissertation_to_PSU_10.10.08.pdf

Committee Members:

Ann Caverly Crouter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Member
Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
Christy Buchanan, Committee Member

Author:

Moore, Malena Katrina

Title:

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEARNER-CENTEREDNESS AND SELF-ESTEEM IN TWO MIDDLE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS

Graduate Program:

Instructional Systems

Keywords:

charter school
self-esteem
adolescence
middle school
learner-centeredness

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kyle Leonard Peck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Alison Alene Carr Chellman, Committee Member
William Dryden Milheim, Committee Member

Author:

Bleeker, Martha M

Title:

Moving Beyond the Toy Vs. Tool Hypothesis: An Examination of Gender Differences in Adolescents' Computer Activities, Attitudes, and Technology-Related Career Plans

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

gender
adolescence
achievement
computers
technology
career plans

File:

Download MarthaBleeker.pdf

Committee Members:

Janis Jacobs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ann Caverly Crouter, Committee Member
Eric Loken, Committee Member
William L Harkness, Committee Member
Lynette Marie Yarger, Committee Member
Dena Swanson, Committee Member

Author:

Thorsen, Margaret L.

Title:

Bullying in Adolescence and Psychosocial Maladjustment: The Mediating Role of Social Self-Concept and the Buffering Effect of Parental Communication

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

bullying
adolescence
parent-child relationship
communication
gender

File:

Download LedwellMastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Valarie Elizabeth King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Valarie Elizabeth King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ebrahimi, Nassim

Title:

The costs and benefits of being a social butterfly: Interpersonal and intrapersonal correlates of individuals with friends across multiple cliques

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Peer relationships
social butterfly
cliques
adolescents
adolescence
loneliness
interpersonal competence

File:

Download etd.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey G Parker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Gasper, Committee Member
Janet Swim, Committee Member
Scott David Gest, Committee Member

Author:

Zheng, Yao

Title:

Identifying and Understanding Patterns of Nonviolent Delinquency and Violence from Adolescence to Young Adulthood using Latent Class Analysis

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

violence
nonviolent delinquency
latent class analysis
adolescence

File:

Download Final_Master_Thesis_of_Yao.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cleveland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cleveland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Solmeyer, Anna Ruth

Title:

Sibling Dynamics in Childhood and Adolescence and Their Implications for Youths' Adjustment

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

Siblings
adolescence
family dynamics

File:

Download Solmeyer_Dissertation2.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Marie Mc Hale, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
J Douglas Coatsworth, Committee Member
Mark E Feinberg, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member

Author:

Johnson, Lesley Elizabeth

Title:

The Course of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms from Early to Middle Adolescence: the Roles of Parent-youth Relationships and Youth Gender

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescence
depression
anxiety
parent-youth relationships
warmth/support
conflict/anger
general child management (GCM)

File:

Download Lesley.Johnson_Dissertation.Final_April_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark T Greenberg, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Walter Graham, Committee Member
Ginger A Moore, Committee Member
Doug Coatsworth, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Lam, Chun Bun

Title:

Time use as a cause and consequence of youth development

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

Time use
adolescence
adjustment
social context
family socialization

File:

Download Lam_dissertation_6.26.2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Marie Mc Hale, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael J Rovine, Committee Member
Eva Sharon Lefkowitz, Committee Member
Alan Booth, Special Member

Author:

Geier, Mary Helen

Title:

Measuring mindful parenting through systematic observation: The development and psychometric testing of the Mindful Parenting Observational Scales (MPOS)

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

mindful parenting
mindfulness
parenting
observational assessment
measurement
adolescence

File:

Download Geier_Masters_Thesis_7.09.2012.pdf

Committee Members:

J Douglas Coatsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark T Greenberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wesche, Rose Bryant

Title:

Latent Classes of Sexual Behaviors: Comparisons by Gender and Partner Type

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

sexual behaviors
sexual development
adolescence
emerging adulthood
nonromantic sexual relationships

File:

Download Wesche_Masters_to_graduate_school.pdf

Committee Members:

Eva Sharon Lefkowitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Winnick, Joel B

Title:

Effect of longitudinal growth trajectories of metabolic control on academic achievement of adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

academic performance
adolescence
diabetes
GPA
HbA1c
metabolic control

File:

Download Winnick_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Barbara Schaefer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Cynthia Berg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Leslie Hale, Committee Member
Byron C Jones, Committee Member
Dr Rhonda Be Lue, Special Member

Author:

Zheng, Yao

Title:

Investigating genetic moderation of intervention effects on adolescent substance use and delinquency with dynamical systems analysis

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

dynamical systems
adolescence
substance use
delinquency
differential susceptibility theory
damped linear oscillator model

File:

Download Dissertation_ToGraduateSchool_Final_Zheng.pdf

Committee Members:

Hobart H Cleveland Iii, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Cm Molenaar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Sy Miin Chow, Committee Member
Debashis Ghosh, Committee Member

Author:

Picci, Giorgia

Title:

Puberty matters: A look at the development of face recognition biases in children and adolescents

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Face recognition
biases
own age bias
own gender bias
adolescence
puberty
developmental tasks

File:

Download Final_Thesis_Picci_Formatted.pdf

Committee Members:

Kathyrn Suzanne Scherf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sheri A. Berenbaum, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ertrachter, Karen Alexis

Title:

Same Schools, Different Classes: Socio-Economic StatusHomophily in Adolescent Friendship Networks

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

sociology
demography
social networks
adolescence
stratification
socio-economic status
homophily
SES

File:

Download FinalThesisErtrachter.pdf

Committee Members:

Diane Helen Felmlee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gayles, Jochebed G

Title:

a multidimensional model of individual functioning in middle adolescence: Exploring patterns of functioning, gender differences, and links to outcomes in young adulthood

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescence
wellbeing
individual functioning
behavior
psychological functioning

File:

Download JGGayles_Dissertation_Formatted_Final_Version_12.15.14.pdf

Committee Members:

J Douglas Coatsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark T Greenberg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter Cm Molenaar, Committee Member
Stephanie Trea Lanza, Committee Member
Robert Nix, Committee Member

Author:

Jenkins, Brenita Colette

Title:

Examining the role of α6β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on ethanol-induced behavioral responses in adolescent C57BL/6J mice

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Ethanol
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
adolescence
mice
bPiDI
consumption
ataxia
sedation

File:

Download Brenita_C._Jenkins_-_Master_Thesis_2015_Penn_State.pdf

Committee Members:

Helen Kamens, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lewis, Jordan Gaines

Title:

Inflammation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Its Mediating Role and Potential as a Marker of Severity

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

obstructive sleep apnea
sleep-disordered breathing
sleep
adolescence
inflammation
obesity

File:

Download Dissertation_Jordan_Gaines_Lewis.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexandros N Vgontzas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Vasilenko, Sara A.

Title:

Sexual behavior and mental health in late adolescence

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

sexual behavior
adolescence
mental health

File:

Download sav_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Eva S. Lefkowitz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
H. Harrington Cleveland, Committee Member
Eric Loken, Committee Member
D. Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
Deborah Welsh, Committee Member

Author:

Sun, Xiaoran

Title:

MATERNAL AND PATERNAL RESOURCES ACROSS CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE AS PREDICTORS OF YOUNG ADULT ACHIEVEMENT

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

parental warmth
educational achievement
occupational achievement
childhood
adolescence
young adulthood
parental warmth
educational achievement
occupational achievement
childhood
adolescence
young adulthood

File:

Download Sun_thesis_final_version_2016-11.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan M. McHale, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eva S. Lefkowitz, Committee Member
Lisa Gatzke-Kopp, Committee Member

Author:

Lydon, David M

Title:

Between-Person Differences in Sensation-Seeking: Implications For Brain-Based Models Of Adolescent Risk-Taking

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescence
sensation-seeking
risk-taking

File:

Download LydonStaley_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles Geier, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Geier, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lisa Michelle Kopp, Committee Member
Nilam Ram, Committee Member
Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Outside Member

Author:

Wesche, Rose Bryant

Title:

FRIENDS, ROMANTIC PARTNERS, AND CASUAL SEXUAL PARTNERS: EXPLORING THE SOCIAL TRANSMISSION OF ALCOHOL USE IN ADOLESCENCE AND YOUNG ADULTHOOD

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescence
young adulthood
alcohol use
friendship
sexual relationships
romantic relationships

File:

Download Wesche_Dissertation_160627.pdf

Committee Members:

Eva Lefkowitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eva Lefkowitz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steffany Jane Fredman, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
Rachel Annette Smith, Outside Member

Author:

Jacobsen, Wade Clinton

Title:

School Suspension and Adolescent Friendship Networks: A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of Labeling Theory

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

school suspension
labeling theory
punishment
inequality
secondary deviance
substance use
delinquency
peers
social networks
adolescence

File:

Download DISSERTATION_JACOBSEN.pdf

Committee Members:

D Wayne Osgood, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
Scott David Gest, Outside Member
David M Ramey, Committee Member

Author:

Padilla, Jenny

Title:

THE DEVELOPMENT AND CORRELATES OF MEXICAN-ORIGIN YOUTH’S TIME WITH PARENTS FROM ADOLESCENCE INTO YOUNG ADULTHOOD

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

acculturation
adjustment
cuture
Mexican
shared time
siblings
adolescence
young adulthood

File:

Download Padilla_Dissertation_Revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan McHale, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan McHale, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter Cm Molenaar, Committee Member
Mayra Y Bamaca, Committee Member
Rachel Annette Smith, Outside Member
Gregory M Fosco, Committee Member

Author:

Hochgraf, Anna Katherine

Title:

Bidirectional Links between Self-Esteem and Weight Concerns in Adolescence and the Moderating Roles of Parent Responsiveness and Youth Gender

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescence
self-esteem
weight concerns
parent responsiveness
family systems

File:

Download Hochgraf_Thesis_submitted1.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan M. McHale, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory M Fosco, Committee Member

Author:

Joos, Celina Maria

Title:

The Role of Puberty in the Development of Coping

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

puberty
adolescence
stress
development of coping

File:

Download Joos_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Martha Wadsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kristin Buss, Committee Member
Lorah Dorn, Committee Member

Author:

Layland, Eric Keith

Title:

Association Leisure Boredom with Risky Sexual Debut During Adolescence

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescence
leisure boredom
risky sexual behavior
sexual debut
South Africa
adolescence
leisure boredom
risky sexual behavior
sexual debut
South Africa

File:

Download LAYLAND--ASSOCIATION_OF_LEISURE_BOREDOM_WITH_RISKY_SEXUAL_DEBUT_DURING_ADOLESCENCE_.pdf

Committee Members:

Nilam Ram, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Linda Caldwell, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Jacinda Changhui

Title:

HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-ADRENAL AXIS DYSREGULATION, BODY MASS INDEX GROWTH TRAJECTORIES, AND OBESITY IN FEMALES WITH HISTORIES OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE AND NONABUSED COMPARISONS

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

obesity
childhood sexual abuse
stress physiology
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
cortisol
female
adolescence
body mass index
stress
child maltreatment
multilevel modeling

File:

Download HDFS_Dissertation_Li_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennie G Noll, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennie G Noll, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chad Edward Shenk, Committee Member
Nilam Ram, Committee Member
Lori Anne Francis, Outside Member
Kathleen Loralee Keller, Special Member

Author:

Colaianne, Blake

Title:

Perceptions of mindful teaching and longitudinal change in high school students' mindfulness and compassion

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

mindfulness
compassion
adolescence
teachers

File:

Download Thesis_Formatted__Colaianne.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert William Roeser, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Boggs, Saskia

Title:

A Person-Centered Approach to Understand Black Students’ Racial-Academic Identities: An Examination of Predictors and Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

african-americans
identity development
positive black psychology
racial identity
academic identity
adolescence
school transitions
school racial climate
school academic climate
middle school
high school
academic outcomes
academic attainment
psychosocial wellbeing
self-esteem
optimism
black youth
youth of color
students of color
socioeconomic diversity

File:

Download Boggs_Dissertation_Joint_Racial-Academic_Identity_FINAL_FORMAT_cv-1.pdf

Committee Members:

Dawn P. Witherspoon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn P. Witherspoon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Johnathan E. Cook, Committee Member
K. Suzy Scherf, Committee Member
Mayra Y. Bámaca-Colbert, Outside Member

Author:

Pham, Holly

Title:

Investigation of the Pathway from Interpersonal Stress to Internalizing Problems: Potential Roles of Pubertal Timing and HPA Stress Reactivity

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

interpersonal stress
pubertal timing
sex difference
HPA stress reactivity
cortisol
adolescence

File:

Download Pham_Masters_Summer_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ginger A Moore, Committee Member
Lorah D Dorn, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Abrams, Alyssa

Title:

Comparing Heavy Episodic Drinking and High-Intensity Drinking: Effects on Academic Achievement Across Adolescence

Graduate Program:

School Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

alcohol
adolescence
heavy episodic drinking
high-intensity drinking
time varying effect model
academic achievement
time-varying effect model

File:

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Committee Members:

Cristin Hall, Major Field Member
Jennifer Frank, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Turrisi, Outside Unit Member
Elizabeth Hughes, Outside Field Member
Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Outside Field Member
James Diperna, Program Head/Chair

Author:

May, Emily M.

Title:

Substance Use in Diverse Rural Adolescents: Processes of Risk and Resilience Across Multiple Ecological Levels

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

adolescence
substance use
alcohol use
marijuana use
rural
education
neighborhood

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Committee Members:

Sandra Azar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mayra Bamaca, Outside Unit & Field Member
Dawn Witherspoon, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Martha Wadsworth, Major Field Member
Peter Molenaar, Major Field Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Caniglia, Michael

Title:

Work, Public Assistance, and the Transition to Adulthood Among Children Maltreated During Early Adolescence

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

foster care
transition to adulthood
adolescence
public assistance
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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Committee Members:

Sarah Anne Font, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Fenelon, Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Molly Martin, Committee Member

Author:

Petrie, Daniel

Title:

Examining habitual brain circuitry in adolescents and young adults: From nomothetic to idiographic approaches

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

habit
adolescence
neuroimaging
functional connectivity
OCD
Stress

File:

Download Petrie_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Hobart Cleveland, Program Head/Chair
Sy-Miin Chow, Major Field Member
Stephen Wilson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Charles Geier, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zachary Fisher, Major Field Member

Author:

Fry, Cassidy

Title:

Social Stress Reactivity: Links with Early Environmental Instability and Adolescent Anxiety

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

cortisol
stress
trait anxiety
social anxiety
puberty
peer problems
caregiver support
caregiver lability
adolescence
childhood
household chaos

File:

Download Fry_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Heidemarie Laurent, Program Head/Chair
Lori Francis, Outside Field Member
Timothy Brick, Major Field Member
Lisa Kopp, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Suzy Scherf, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Qian, Yiming

Title:

Covarying Pattern Of Developmental Changes In The Face Processing System In Autistic Adolescents

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

Visual Perception
face perception
multimodal neuroimaging
adolescence
autism
developmental process

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Committee Members:

Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair
Peter Molenaar, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rick Gilmore, Chair of Committee
Suzy Scherf, Dissertation Advisor
Frank Hillary, Major Field Member

Author:

Carrier, Josie

Title:

Killing What Kind of Pain? Loneliness as a Form of Emotional Strain

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

Loneliness
social isolation
adolescence
substance use

File:

Download Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Ashton Michael Verdery, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sarah Brothers, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Tong

Title:

Heritable, Environmental, and Timing Effects on the Intergenerational Transmission of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescence

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

anxiety and depressive symptoms
timing
sensitive periods
adoption
adolescence
anxiety and depressive symptoms
timing
sensitive periods
adoption
adolescence

File:

Download TongChen_Master_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kristin Ann Buss, Committee Member
Peter Cm Molenaar, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ngigi, Kelly

Title:

the role of parental empathy in parent-adolescent relationship quality

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (MS)

Keywords:

parent empathy
adolescence
parent-adolescent relationship
relationship quality
parent-adolescent closeness
family relationships

File:

Download NgigiThesis.Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sunhye Bai, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory M Fosco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Ramirez, Nayan Guillermo

Title:

THE ROLE OF FRIENDSHIP NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS ON RURAL SEXUAL MINORITY ADOLESCENTS’ WELLBEING

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

social networks
sexual minorities
delinquency
mental health
substance use
externalizing behaviors
internalizing behaviors
peers
adolescence

File:

Download NRamirez_Dissertation_Final_5Jul18.pdf

Committee Members:

D. Wayne Osgood, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
D. Wayne Osgood, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
Anthony R. D'Augelli, Outside Member
Diane Helen Felmlee, Committee Member

Author:

Jones, Gretchen

Title:

Generalizing Mindfulness Skills in Adolescence

Graduate Program:

School Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

: mindfulness
adolescence
generalization
mental health
mindfulness
adolescence
generalization
mental health

File:

Download Gretchen_Jones_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonte Taylor, Outside Field Member
Deb Schussler, Outside Unit Member
Shirley Woika, Major Field Member
James Diperna, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Cristin Hall, Co-Chair of Committee
Jennifer Frank, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Petrie, Daniel

Title:

Associations Between Early Nicotine Exposure and Household Chaos on Effort Tolerance During Adolescence

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (MS)

Keywords:

household chaos
nicotine exposure
effort tolerance
adolescence

File:

Download Petrie_masters_thesis_format_review_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Teti, Program Head/Chair
Charles Geier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lisa Michelle Kopp, Committee Member