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Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE ARABIC VERSIONS OF THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL SCALES FOR EXERCISE, Iman Aly Almohammadi

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Focusing on College Students' Instagram Use and Body Image, Nicole Baker

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AN EXAMINATION OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL CLIMATE, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLS, Bonita S. Basnyat

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An Exploratory Analysis of the Student Connections Survey in Rhode Island, Erin D. Churchill

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THE IMPACT OF THE 2014-2016 EBOLA EPIDEMIC ON SIERRA LEONEAN IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES, Daphne J. Cole

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Oral Language and Narrative Abilities of Kindergarten Children, Jennifer Cruz

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THE PARENT INVOLVEMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR SCHOOLS: ITEM DEVELOPMENT, REFINEMENT, AND UTILITY, Khadijah N. Cyril

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REFINING THE EDINBURGH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING: IS THERE A DISTINCT ROLE FOR ANXIETY?, Meada R. Daly-Cano

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PARENT AND ADOLESCENT REPORTS OF RISKY BEHAVIOR AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTAL MONITORING IN BLACK SOUTHERN FAMILIES, Teressa Davis

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Sin Papeles y Licencia: Access to Drivers’ Licenses and Participation in Early Care and Education, Jacquelyn Heyward Fede

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Moral Injury, Self-Compassion, and Mental Health, Shannon Forkus

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Varying Social Media and Involvement to Determine Recruitment Effectiveness in Adolescent Populations, Lucy Ling Gu

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Benefits Associated With Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Learning, Ryan Edward Holt

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TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL DEVELOPMENT FOR RETAIL HEALTH CLINIC UTILIZATION, Stephen V. Matsko

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Evaluating Barriers and Transtheoretical Model Constructs in Kidney Transplant Decision-Making, Zoe Mushkat

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The School Connections Survey and Middle School Students: Concurrent Validity with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, Brandis Ruise

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Modeling Dynamic Social Networks of Children in After-School Care Programs, Valerie Ryan

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COLLECTIVE SYNCHRONY IN TEAM SPORTS, Daniel Martin Smith

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EXPLORING THE TREATMENT EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN SUBSTANCE USING WOMEN AND PERCEPTIONS OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE, Janan Patrice Wyatt

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Investigation of Health Risk Patterns Across Sexual and Gender Minority Identities, Loren Andrew Bauerband

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A Personalized Normative Feedback Text-Message Intervention to Reduce 21st Birthday Alcohol Use and Problems, Michael Bernstein

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Extending TTM-Based Quantitative Predictions to HIV Prevention Among MSM, Bing Chen

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Exploring Ways to Enhance Teens' Participation in Social Media Interventions: A Formative Research Study, Hailee K. Dunn

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European American Students' Supports, Challenges, and Perceptions of Their Peers of Color, Crystal Nicole Gayle

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School Professionals’ Knowledge and Attitudes About Child Mental Health: Child Diagnosis, Gender, and Ethnicity, Uchenna J. Jones

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Impact of Multicultural Ethnic Identity on Emerging Adult Alcohol and Marijuana Use, Emilie B. Joseph

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Moderating Effects of Gender and Coping Style on the Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment and Social Anxiety, Bryana E. Killion

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Being a Man with an Invisible Disability: College Men's Experiences, Maggie Arin Korn

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The Effect of Coaching on the Ability to Identify and Pass a Measure of Insufficient Effort, Shannon Kovach

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The Factor Structure of Resilience and the Relationship Between Resiliance and Physical Activity, Zachary J. Kunicki

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Differential Effects of State Shame and Self-Affirmation on Reactive Aggression, Melissa Marcotte

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Predictors of Alcohol Use Among Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians, Joshua A. Muniz

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The High School and Community College Experiences of Immigrant-English Language Learners, Pamela Murillo

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Pathways to Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among College Students with ADHD Symptomatology, Danielle R. Oster

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Challenging and Supportive Factors Encountered by Underrepresented Minority Doctoral Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Tessy Tatiana Pumaccahua

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Investigating LGBTQ Advocacy Efforts Among Heterosexual Parent Allies, Amanda Elizabeth Ramirez

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Investigating and Comparing the Mechanisms of Behavior Change to Prevent Smoking Acquisition in Middle School Students, Allie W. Scott

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Testing the Effectiveness of Brief Psychoeducation to Improve Parent Problem Recognition, Caroline M. Segal

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Assessing Reading Grade Level of Online Mental Health Materials: Practical and Methodological Considerations, Dorothy D. Skierkowski

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Relationship and Power Dynamics in Women's Same Sex Abusive Couples, April D. Trotman

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Investigating the Influence of Word Properties on Vocabulary Outcomes of At-Risk Kindergarteners, Chelsea A. Tucker

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Mental Health Help-Seeking Behavior of Ghanaian American Immigrants, Gifty Ampadu

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Seizure Clusters in Patients with Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures, Grayson Luderman Baird

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Prescriptions of Intergroup Conflict: The Role of Implicit and Explicit Associations of Violence, Justine N. Egan

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Applying the Transtheoretical Model to Problematic Digital Game Use, Kyle Aaron Faust

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Victim, Perpetrator and Bystander Perspectives: Vatiations in Language Usage, Empathy and Violence Sensitivity, Grisel M. García-Ramírez

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Factors Graduate Students of Color Find Supportive and Challenging and the Coping Strategies They Utilize, Crystal Nicole Gayle

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Head Start Teacher Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes and Diet as Predictors of Classroom Mealtime Behaviors with Children, Katherine M. Halloran

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Evaluating the Implementation Quality and Utility of Response to Intervention Practices, Paige Hamilton-Read

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Kindergarten Story Retell: Considering the Influence of Vocabulary on Quality of Production, Sarah Hardy

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Intimate Violence as it Relates to Risky Sexual Behavior Among At-Risk Females, Danielle C. Hill

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Effects of HIV Behavioral Interventions for Men Who Have Sex With Men - United States, 1988-2014, H. Elsa Larson

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Parent Behaviors in Relation to Characteristics of Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Amy C. Laurent

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The Impact of a Student Success Course on Developmental Students' Retention, Brenda Renee McGill

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Development and Validation of the Assessment of Racial Microaggressions in Academic Settings (ARMAS) Scale, Yarimar Ortiz-Frontera

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Can Self-Affirmation Decrease Blame Toward a Victim of Sexual Assault?, Gregory J. Paquin

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Discrimination, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Among First-Time Juvenile Offenders, Brittney C. Poindexter

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Internalized Heteronegativity & Resilience in Relation to the Health of Sexual Minorities of Color, Isabel V. Rodriguez

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Predictors of Successful Behavior Change Within and Across Multiple Health Risk Behaviors, Southey F. Saul

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Piloting an Intervention to Provide Tailored Feedback on Health Behaviors to Adolescents in Pediatric Primary Care, Amy Adolfo Signore

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Examining the Nature of the Association Between Phonological Memory and Early Reading Development, Lily Elizabeth Hall Stella

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Examining the Role of Phonological Memory in Math and Reading Development, Stephanie Tang

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Risk and Protective Factors in the Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs Among Adolescents, Jamie E. Vela

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Longitudinal Investigation of Behavior Change Across Multiple Cancer Risk, Hui-Qing Yin

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Do Psychologists Help? Assessment and Evaluation of an Integrative Care Approach to Cancer Treatment, Miryam Yusufov

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Video Game Use Among Children and Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Joseph J. Armendarez

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Examining Potential Iatrogenic Effects of Group Treatment for Incarcerated Adolescents, Shayna S. Bassett

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Assessing the Influence of Black Racial Identity on Perceived Discrimination and Professional Success, Clifton Berwise

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Undestanding Stage of Change Transitions Across Multiple Behaviors, Leslie Ann Daline Brick

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Migration experiences of Sierra Leoneans: Acculturation and Psychological Adjustment, Daphne J. Cole

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AN EXAMINATION OF SEQUENTIAL AND SIMULTANEOUS BEHAVIOR CHANGE WITHIN TWO MULTIPLE HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE CONDITIONS, Eva-Molly Petitto Dunbar

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Childhood Trauma and Autonomy in College Students: Does Anxiety Mediate This Relationship?, Michael L.M. Farrow

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CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON EXECUTIVE SKILLS WITHIN AN INPATIENT SETTING, Jennifer Ann Dupont Frechette

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Mental Health, Health Behaviors, Social Support, Self-Efficacy and Disease: An Integrative Model, N. Simay Gokbayrak

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Prescription Stimulant Misuse and ADHD Symptomatology Among College Students in Iceland, Bergljot Gyda Gudmundsdottir

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EXPLORING CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR AND VOCABULARY LEARNING OUTCOMES IN KINDERGARTEN, Sarah Hardy

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EXPLORING THE SOCIOCULTURAL PATHWAY MODEL AS IT PREDICTS BODY SATISFACION IN ATHLETES AND NONATHLETES, Sarah Howes-Masnik

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN IN FACTORS PREDICTING NEGATIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD EFFEMINACY, Maggie Arin Korn

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Expanding the Foundation for Population-Based Anxiety Management Interventions, Jessica Lipschittz

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THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCHOOL CLIMATE AND SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Anna G. Lubiner

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Individual Differences in Interpretations of Justified and Unjustified Violence, Melissa Marcotte

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A META-ANALYSIS OF PRESCRIPTION STIMULANT EFFICACY: ARE STIMULANTS NEUROCOGNITIVE ENHANCERS?, Marisa E. Marraccini

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THE IDENTIFICATION OF CONTEXTUAL FACTORS INFLUENCING TEACHER IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERVENTIONS RELATED TO STUDENTS' INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS, Stephanie M. Marshall

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Predictors of Treatment Completion and Study Retention of Smokers Across Three Population-Based, Tailored Multiple Risk Behavior Interventions, Stephen V. Matsko

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Sociocultural Factors Related to Parents' and Caregivers' Decisions to Vaccinate Children Against HPV, Savannah McSheffrey

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DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF A CLINICAL BELIEFS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS, Joseph F. Meyer III

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PREDICTING CO-RELAPSE AMONG NUTRITION AND EXERCISE FROM ADOLESCENCE THROUGH YOUNG ADULTHOOD, Kristina Monteiro

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Navigating College: The Educational Experiences of Hispanic Immigrant-English Language Learners, Pamela Murillo

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Parental Psychological Control and Emotion Dysregulation Among Anxious Children: A Transactional Model, Monica M. Nanda

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COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOR, Danielle R. Oster

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INTERPERSONAL PHYSIOLOGY: ASSESSING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH PHYSIOLOGY, Richard Vincent Palumbo

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PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT WITH THE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING, Emma Rathkey

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Growth Curve Analysis of the Situational Temptations Scale in a College Sample, Allie W. Scott

Examining Instructional Behaviors for Improving At-Risk Kindergarten Student Vocabulary Outcomes, Chelsea A. Tucker

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Multivariate Measurement of Multiple Health Behavior Change and Its Relation to Baseline Severity, Kelsey Elise Ufholz

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Predictors of Change in College Freshmen and Sophomore Cognitions of Alcohol Expectancies, David Lee Villegas

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PERCEIVED LIFE SATISFACTION OF EXPATRIATE STUDENTS ATTENDING INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS, Brynheld Martinez Zavras

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Taking Race Out of the Picture: Health Communication and Disease Prevention for Black Americans, Amanda Lee Almond

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Moral Elevation and its Relation to the Altruistic Health Behavior of Becoming an Organ and Tissue Donor, Nicole Amoyal

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Investigating the Mechanisms of Smoking Behavior Change With Statistical Mediation Analysis, Steven Francis Babbin