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Author:

Sacks, Alison F

Title:

PRINCIPAL AXES OF STRESS AND STRAIN IN THE KUMANO FOREARC BASIN FROM INVERSION OF A NORMAL FAULT POPULATION MAPPED IN A 3D SEISMIC VOLUME, NANKAI TROUGH, SW JAPAN

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Nankai
normal faults
stress
strain
subduction zones

File:

Download Alison_Sacks_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Demian Saffer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald Myron Fisher, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bressler, Amanda Jean

Title:

ASSESSING GENE, ENVIRONMENT, AND GENE × ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS ON ANXIETY-RELATED AND LEARNING BEHAVIORS IN MOUSE MODELS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

learning
brain-derived neurotrophic factor
serotonin transporter
anxiety
mouse model
stress

File:

Download AJBressler_PhDDissertation_28Nov2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Anne Milasincic Andrews, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Milasincic Andrews, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Ewing, Committee Member
Byron C Jones, Committee Member
David John Vandenbergh, Committee Member

Author:

Whetzel, Courtney Allison

Title:

A FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF SALIVARY DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE (DHEA-S) IN RESPONSE TO ACUTE STRESS

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

DHEA-S
cortisol
stress

File:

Download Whetzel_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Laura Klein, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Committee Member
Elizabeth Susman, Committee Member
David Manuel Almeida, Committee Member

Author:

Ragan, Christina Marie

Title:

SIBLING VARIANCE IN EARLY LIFE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS PREDICTS ADULT ANXIETY-RELATED BEHAVIOR AND PHYSIOLOGY IN RODENTS

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

maternal behavior
exploratory behavior
sibling variance
rodent
parental care
early experience
neonatal
mother-infant relations
SERT
stress
glucocorticoid receptor
CRFR1 receptor

File:

Download CM_Ragan_Dissertation_Final_7_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Byron C Jones, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Victoria Braithwaite, Committee Member
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Committee Member
David John Vandenbergh, Committee Member

Author:

Ransford, Carolyn R

Title:

The Role of School and Teacher Characteristics on Teacher Burnout and Implementation Quality of a Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

teacher burnout
teacher efficacy
implementation quality
teacher characteristics
school environment
stress
support
curriculum implementation

File:

Download RansfordFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark T Greenberg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott David Gest, Committee Member
Eric Loken, Committee Member
David Alexander Gamson, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Hui

Title:

MULTI-FIELD SIMULATION OF THE SPARK PLASMA SINTERING PROCESS

Graduate Program:

Engineering Mechanics

Keywords:

temperature
spark plasma sintering (SPS)
stress
densification

File:

Download MULTI-FIELD_SIMULATION_OF_THE_SPARK_PLASMA_SINTERING_PROCESS.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Eliot Segall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Albert Eliot Segall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zahwa, Hassan

Title:

MODULATION OF THE NEONATAL T CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNE RESPONSE BY MATERNALLY DERIVED STRESS HORMONES

Graduate Program:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

stress
neonatal immune
T cell adaptive immunity
Herpes Simplex Virus
maternal stress

File:

Download Zahwa_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph Lauren Keil, Committee Member
Todd Schell, Committee Member
Joan S Long, Committee Member
Robert Harold Bonneau, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Manning, Ian

Title:

Evolution of stress and microstructure in Si-doped aluminum gallium nitride thin films

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

OMVPE
wide bandgap semiconductors
doping
strain
stress
thin films
MOCVD
AlGaN

File:

Download Ian_Manning_Dissertation_021611.pdf

Committee Members:

Joan Marie Redwing, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Professor Christopher Muhlstein, Committee Member
Elizabeth C Dickey, Committee Member
David Snyder, Committee Member

Author:

Dzieweczynski, Jessica L.

Title:

Just Be Yourself: Antecedents and Consequences of Personality Trait Expression at Work

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

personality
personality expression
job satisfaction
performance
stress
motivation

File:

Download Dzieweczynski_Diss_FINAL_112008.pdf

Committee Members:

James Lewis Farr, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Lewis Farr, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin Murphy, Committee Member
Susan Mohammed, Committee Member
Alex Colvin, Committee Member

Author:

Pone, Jean Denis Nda'si

Title:

CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION IN COAL: CHARACTERIZATION OF MATRIX DEFORMATION, SORPTION CAPACITY AND DYNAMIC PERMEABILITY AT IN-SITU STRESS CONDITIONS

Graduate Program:

Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

carbon dioxide sorption capacity in coal
coalbed methane
Sequestration
coal permeability
stress

File:

Download DPone_PSU_thesis_2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonathan P Mathews, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Phillip Michael Halleck, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Demian Saffer, Committee Member

Author:

Haidet, Kim Kopenhaver

Title:

Biobehavioral Responses to Caregiving in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

stress
preterm infants
psychobiology

File:

Download Final_Thesis_KKH_4-18-05.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Susman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sheila Grace West, Committee Member
Douglas A Granger, Committee Member
Keith Howard Marks, Committee Member

Author:

Amirineni, Krishna C

Title:

Fracture Properties of Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

notch
crack width
optimization
inverse analysis
crack opening
stress
fracture
softening

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_-_Amirineni_-_Submitted-mar_25.pdf

Committee Members:

Maria De Los Angeles Lopez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wyglinski, Laura A.

Title:

STRESSORS, SUPPORT FOR INNOVATION, OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE AND CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AS PREDICTORS OF DEPERSONALIZATION AND PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT AMONG CANADIAN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

burnout
stress
school psychologists
factor analysis
personality

File:

Download WYGLINSKIMARCH21.pdf

Committee Members:

Barbara Schaefer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Leslie Hale, Committee Member
Marley Watkins, Committee Member
Alicia Grandey, Committee Member

Author:

SCOTT, LORI NICOLE

Title:

Stress Reactivity in Borderline Personality Disorder

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

emotional dysregulation
emotion
stress
alpha-amylase
cortisol
borderline personality disorder
HPA axis
autonomic
affect
reactivity

File:

Download LScott_Dissertation_7.13.11_final_submitted.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Levy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Levy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Aaron Lee Pincus, Committee Member
Reginald Adams Jr., Committee Member
Douglas A Granger, Committee Member

Author:

Pfaff, Mark Stephen

Title:

Effects of mood and stress on group communication and performance in a simulated task environment

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

computer mediated communication
teams
decision making
stress
emotion
human computer interaction

File:

Download Pfaff_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael David Mcneese, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David J Hall, Committee Member
Xiaolong Zhang, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member

Author:

Dreschel, Nancy Ann

Title:

The Biobehavioral Effects of Stress Related to Fear and Anxiety in Domestic Canines

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

lifespan
salivary cortisol
stress
animal behavior
measurement
canine

File:

Download Thesis_Final_5.29.07.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas A Granger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Susman, Committee Member
David R Johnson, Committee Member
Laura Klein, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Qian

Title:

REGULATION OF NEUROPEPTIDE Y EXPRESSION AND THE SYMPATHO-ADRENAL RESPONSE TO STRESS

Graduate Program:

Cell and Developmental Biology

Keywords:

neuropeptide Y
catecholamines
stress
adrenal medulla

File:

Download Qian_Wang_923512678_CDB_PhD_Dissertation_2011_Aug_Final_submission_.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Cavener, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Cavener, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Whim, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard Luscher, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Byron C Jones, Committee Member

Author:

Motch, Susan Marie

Title:

MIDI MOUSE AS A NOVEL MODEL FOR INVESTIGATING IGF-1 IN AGING

Graduate Program:

Physiology

Keywords:

physical activity
metabolism
heat shock proteins
midi mouse
aging
IGF-1
stress

File:

Download smotch_dissertation_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger John Mccarter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger John Mccarter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Henry Green, Committee Member
Ramesh Ramachandran, Committee Member
Wesley Craig Hymer, Committee Member
Joseph Tobias Stout, Committee Member

Author:

Kase, Sue Ellen

Title:

Parallel genetic algorithm optimization of a cognitive model: investigating group and individual performance on a math stressor task

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

high-performance computing
genetic algorithm
cognitive modeling
cognitive science
stress
mathematics anxiety

File:

Download KaseThesis9-1.pdf

Committee Members:

Frank Edward Ritter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member
Suzanne Michelle Shontz, Committee Member
Laura Klein, Committee Member
Xiaolong Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

McManus, Tara G

Title:

AMBIGUITY IN PARENTS’ DIVORCE-RELATED DISCLOSURES: EFFECTS OF SUPPORT EXPECTATIONS AND STRATEGIC AMBIGUITY ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING, RELATIONAL QUALITY, AND COMMUNICATION SATISFACTION

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

adjustment
parent-child communication
divorce
disclosure
stress
strategic ambiguity

File:

Download Tara_McManus_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jon F Nussbaum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michelle E Day, Committee Member
Denise Haunani Solomon, Committee Member
Paul Amato, Committee Member

Author:

Miller, Victoria Louise

Title:

Crustal Response to Changes in the Magmatic System at the Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

locations
earthquake
volcano-tectonic
Montserrat
volcano
Soufrière Hills
focal mechanism
stress
VT-string

File:

Download VictoriaLMiller-PhD-Dissertation-2011.pdfDownload 9596-EarthquakeLocationsAnimation.movDownload 9596-EarthquakeLocationsTable.pdf

Committee Members:

Barry Voight, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barry Voight, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles James Ammon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

Author:

White, Chelsie Louise

Title:

Is Sleep Behavior Influenced by Perceived Discrimination?

Graduate Program:

Health Administration

Keywords:

discrimination
racism
black
sleep
health disparity
racial battle fatigue
stress
behavioral risk factor surveillance survey

File:

Download Final_Thesis_1.pdf

Committee Members:

Rhonda Belue, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Belvalkar, Rohan Anirrudha

Title:

Permeabilities of coal-biomass mixtures for high pressure gasifier feeds

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

permeability
porosity
kozeny-carmen
coal
biomass
gasifier
feed
particle size
stress
strain
isotropic
pulse decay

File:

Download thesis_r.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris Marone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yashinski , Melisa Sue

Title:

Effect of Large Elastic Strains on Phonons in GaP Nanowires

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Nanowires
Gallium Phosphide
GaP
Mechanical behavior
stress
strain
phonon
vibrational mode
Raman spectroscopy
tension

File:

Download MSYashinski-Dissertation_Final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Muhlstein, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member

Author:

Brossman, Kelly Helene

Title:

Tails and toxins: Exploring life history traits and predator-induced defenses in Eastern Red-spotted Newts (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens)

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

Eastern Red-spotted Newt
life history trait
locomotion
predator-induced defenses
stress
tetrodotoxin

File:

Download MSThesis_KBrossman.pdf

Committee Members:

Tracy Lee Langkilde, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Victoria Anne Braithwaite Read, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Brooks, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Harold Marden, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Meyers, Beth Sarah

Title:

analyzing the state of lithospheric stress in greater thailand through finite element modeling

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

thailand
active faults
earthquakes
modeling
finite element
tectonics
geodynamics
shear stress
stress

File:

Download Meyers_thesis2.pdf

Committee Members:

Kevin Patrick Furlong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Harris, Alexis Rae

Title:

Promoting educators’ social-emotional competence, stress management, and wellbeing through a school-based contemplative intervention: An evaluation of efficacy, implementation process, and mechanisms

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

education
stress
wellbeing
yoga
meditation
mindfulness
emotion regulation
teaching efficacy
wellness promotion

File:

Download ARH_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark T Greenberg, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark T Greenberg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Celene E Domitrovich, Committee Member
Scott David Gest, Committee Member
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Member

Author:

Marsan, Lynnsay A

Title:

Implications of the Mu-opioid receptor single nucleotide polymorphism on the regulation of the HPA axis

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

neuroendocrinology
HPA axis
mu-opioid receptor
stress

File:

Download OfficialMarsandissertation2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Harold Bonneau, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Harold Bonneau, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patricia Sue Grigson Kennedy, Committee Member
Andras Hajnal, Committee Member
Jianxun Song, Committee Member
Sarah Rebstock, Special Member

Author:

Tennessen, Jennifer Beissinger

Title:

The ecological and evolutionary consequences of noise-induced acoustic habitat loss

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

Noise
habitat loss
competition
stress
corticosterone
masking
North Atlantic right whale
Cuban treefrog
wood frog

File:

Download 1-Tennessen_Dissertation_4-24-15_SUBMITTED.pdf

Committee Members:

Tracy Lee Langkilde, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric S Post, Committee Member
Thomas B Gabrielson, Committee Member
Michael John Sheriff, Committee Member
Susan Parks, Special Member

Author:

Mc Crea, Cindy Eileen

Title:

The influence of mental stress and a high polyphenol herb and spice blend on postprandial lipemia, oxidative stress and vascular dysfunction

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

spice
herb
vascular function
postprandial
lipemia
triglycerides
stress
oxidative stress
EndoPAT

File:

Download McCrea_CE_PDF_Diss.pdf

Committee Members:

Sheila Grace West, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Penny Margaret Kris Etherton, Committee Member
Laura Klien, Committee Member
Ryan John Elias, Special Member

Author:

Cinbiz, Mahmut Nedim

Title:

THE EFFECT OF STRESS STATE ON ZIRCONIUM HYDRIDE REORIENTATION

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Zirconium
hydride
reorientation
dry cask storage
radial hydrides
stress
stress state
in situ
X-ray diffraction
biaxiality

File:

Download MNCinbiz_PhD_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Arthur Thompson Motta, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donald Albert Koss, Committee Member
Kenan Unlu, Committee Member
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member
Michael Billone, Special Member

Author:

Dmitrieva, Natalia O.

Title:

A PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH TO MODELING DIURNAL CORTISOL: THE IMPORTANCE OF DIFFERENCES IN AGE AND STRESSOR EXPOSURE

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

aging
stress
cortisol
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

File:

Download Dmitrieva_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

David M. Almeida, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Laura Klein, Committee Member
Eric Loken, Committee Member
Douglas Teti, Committee Member

Author:

Ensor, Brendan Melvin

Title:

THE NATURE OF UNSTABLE OXIDE GROWTH IN ZIRCONIUM AND ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

zirconium
zirconium alloy
fuel cladding
corrosion
synchrotron radiation
X-ray diffraction
XANES
neutron irradiated
Zircaloy-4
hydrogen
breakaway oxidation
strain
stress
plastic deformation
oxide growth
X-ray fluorescence
Raman spectroscopy
tetragonal fraction
grain size

File:

Download Brendan_Ensor_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Arthur Thompson Motta, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Tonks, Committee Member
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Committee Member
Allison Michelle Beese, Outside Member
Ashley Lucente, Special Member
John Seidensticker, Special Member

Author:

Xu, Shi

Title:

CHANGE TRAJECTORIES OF STRESS AND STRAIN DURING A STRESSFUL EVENT: THE ROLES OF GROUP COHESION AND GROUP MEMBERS’ EMOTIONAL VARIABILITY

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management

Keywords:

stress
strain
hospitality
group cohesion
emotional variability

File:

Download Dissertation__Xu_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Hubert Van Hoof, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hubert Van Hoof, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anna Mattila, Committee Member
Donna Quadri-Felitti, Committee Member
Larry Martinez, Outside Member
Alicia Grandey, Outside Member
Peter Molenaar, 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:

Antinori, Lilith Zaila

Title:

THE NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF THE STRESS RESPONSE AND ITS RELEVANCE TO RESILIENCE IN TRAUMA

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

stress
trauma
posttraumatic stress disorder
neuroscience
fear conditioning
fear extinction methods

File:

Download Lilith_Antinori_Masters_Thesis_2017_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Nanyin Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin Douglas Alloway, Committee Member
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, 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:

Wilson, Tomorrow Danielle

Title:

Psychological Factors Associated with Risky Drinking in Later Life

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

Alcohol use
older adults
stress
alcohol outcome expectancies
drinking norms
drinking motives
late life

File:

Download Wilson_Dissertation_4-2-18_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda Ann Wray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Linda Ann Wray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert J Turrisi, Committee Member
Laura Klein, Committee Member
Lisa Ann Kitko, Outside Member

Author:

Melloy, Robert Clay

Title:

Emotion Regulation in Response to Negative Interpersonal Events at Work

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

emotion regulation
stress
workplace
well-being
latent profile analysis

File:

Download Melloy_DissertationDocument_Formatted.pdf

Committee Members:

Alicia Grandey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alicia Grandey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Mohammed, Committee Member
James Marshall Lebreton, Committee Member
Lance Ferris, Outside Member

Author:

Coleman, Sulamunn Roger

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF NARCISSISM ON STRESS-REACTIVITY TO SOCIAL EXCLUSION

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

narcissism
grandiosity
vulnerability
stress
affect
heart rate
cortisol
Cyberball
social exclusion

File:

Download Sulamunn_Coleman_Dissertation_Final_Formatted__1_.pdf

Committee Members:

Joshua M. Smyth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joshua M. Smyth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland, Committee Member
Hannah M. C. Schreier, Committee Member
Aaron L. Pincus, Outside Member

Author:

Pritchard, Catharine Elizbeth

Title:

A LANDSCAPE OF FEAR: MEASURING NUTRITIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS IN PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTIONS

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

stress
glucocorticoids
thyroid hormones
Vicugna vicugna
predator-prey interactions
a landscape of fear

File:

Download Pritchard_Dissertation_2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Tracy Langkilde, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Paola Ferreri, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Victoria Braithwaite, Committee Member
Dr. Matt Marshall, Committee Member
Dr. Matt Marshall, Outside 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:

Miller, Sharmaine Larue

Title:

Effects of Stressors on the Development and Resilience of Adult Fish Behavior

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

fish behavior
temperament
stress
environmental context
predictability
facial recognition

File:

Download Corrected_Final_MILLER_Biology_PhD_Dissertation_2019.pdf

Committee Members:

Victoria Anne Braithwaite-Read, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Harold Marden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Tracy Langkilde, Committee Member
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Committee Member
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Outside Member

Author:

Bendezu, Jason

Title:

A MULTIPLE LEVELS OF ANALYSIS EXAMINATION OF THE PERFORMANCE GOAL ORIENTATION MODEL OF DEPRESSION VULNERABILITY IN PREADOLESCENT BOYS AND GIRLS

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

performance goal orientation
coping
attachment
cortisol
alpha-amylase
skin conductance level
stress

File:

Download Dissertation_TOGRADSCHOOL_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jose Angel Soto, Committee Member
Karen Gasper, Committee Member
Sy-Miin Chow, Outside Member

Author:

Coleman, Kathleen Patricia

Title:

Influences of Stress on the Performance of Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

piezoelectric
thin film
ferroelectric
PZT
stress
electromechanical

File:

Download KColeman_PhDThesis_August2020_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan E Trolier-Mckinstry, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan E Trolier-Mckinstry, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jon-Paul Maria, Committee Member
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Brian Foley, Outside Member
Raul Bermejo, Special Member
John C Mauro, 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:

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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:

Lundh, James Spencer

Title:

Thermomechanical analysis of emerging microsystems using Raman spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Raman spectroscopy
temperature
stress
thermal transport
thermal management
wide bandgap semiconductors
ultrawide bandgap semiconductors
gallium nitride
aluminum gallium nitride
aluminum nitride
gallium oxide
diamond
lead zirconate titanate
2D materials
semiconductor devices
HEMT
FET
MODFET
pMUT
MEMS
RF electronics
power electronics
optical metrology
2DRT
nanoparticle Raman
thermoreflectance thermal imaging
infrared thermography

File:

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Committee Members:

Sukwon Choi, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Suzanne Mohney, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Md Haque, Major Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Tylan, Catherine

Title:

Wholistic assessment of immune effects of environmental disruptions: A case study using fence lizards and invasive fire ants

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

fence lizard
fire ant
ecoimmunology
stress
glucocorticoids
immunity

File:

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Committee Members:

Tracy Langkilde, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Harold Marden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Hughes, Committee Member
Susannah French, Special Member
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Outside Member
Elizabeth Ann Mcgraw, 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

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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