Theses/Dissertations from 2019
COULD STATED POLITICAL AFFILIATION INFLUENCE A CANDIDATE'S PERCEIVED APPROPRIATENESS TO ATTEND GRADUATE SCHOOL? AN AUDIT STUDY, Nicholas Zambrotta
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE ARABIC VERSIONS OF THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL SCALES FOR EXERCISE, Iman Aly Almohammadi
Focusing on College Students' Instagram Use and Body Image, Nicole Baker
AN EXAMINATION OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL CLIMATE, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLS, Bonita S. Basnyat
An Exploratory Analysis of the Student Connections Survey in Rhode Island, Erin D. Churchill
THE IMPACT OF THE 2014-2016 EBOLA EPIDEMIC ON SIERRA LEONEAN IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES, Daphne J. Cole
Oral Language and Narrative Abilities of Kindergarten Children, Jennifer Cruz
THE PARENT INVOLVEMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR SCHOOLS: ITEM DEVELOPMENT, REFINEMENT, AND UTILITY, Khadijah N. Cyril
REFINING THE EDINBURGH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING: IS THERE A DISTINCT ROLE FOR ANXIETY?, Meada R. Daly-Cano
PARENT AND ADOLESCENT REPORTS OF RISKY BEHAVIOR AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTAL MONITORING IN BLACK SOUTHERN FAMILIES, Teressa Davis
Sin Papeles y Licencia: Access to Drivers’ Licenses and Participation in Early Care and Education, Jacquelyn Heyward Fede
Moral Injury, Self-Compassion, and Mental Health, Shannon Forkus
Varying Social Media and Involvement to Determine Recruitment Effectiveness in Adolescent Populations, Lucy Ling Gu
Benefits Associated With Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Learning, Ryan Edward Holt
TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL DEVELOPMENT FOR RETAIL HEALTH CLINIC UTILIZATION, Stephen V. Matsko
Evaluating Barriers and Transtheoretical Model Constructs in Kidney Transplant Decision-Making, Zoe Mushkat
The School Connections Survey and Middle School Students: Concurrent Validity with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, Brandis Ruise
Modeling Dynamic Social Networks of Children in After-School Care Programs, Valerie Ryan
COLLECTIVE SYNCHRONY IN TEAM SPORTS, Daniel Martin Smith
EXPLORING THE TREATMENT EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN SUBSTANCE USING WOMEN AND PERCEPTIONS OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE, Janan Patrice Wyatt
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Investigation of Health Risk Patterns Across Sexual and Gender Minority Identities, Loren Andrew Bauerband
A Personalized Normative Feedback Text-Message Intervention to Reduce 21st Birthday Alcohol Use and Problems, Michael Bernstein
Extending TTM-Based Quantitative Predictions to HIV Prevention Among MSM, Bing Chen
Exploring Ways to Enhance Teens' Participation in Social Media Interventions: A Formative Research Study, Hailee K. Dunn
European American Students' Supports, Challenges, and Perceptions of Their Peers of Color, Crystal Nicole Gayle
School Professionals’ Knowledge and Attitudes About Child Mental Health: Child Diagnosis, Gender, and Ethnicity, Uchenna J. Jones
Impact of Multicultural Ethnic Identity on Emerging Adult Alcohol and Marijuana Use, Emilie B. Joseph
Moderating Effects of Gender and Coping Style on the Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment and Social Anxiety, Bryana E. Killion
Being a Man with an Invisible Disability: College Men's Experiences, Maggie Arin Korn
The Effect of Coaching on the Ability to Identify and Pass a Measure of Insufficient Effort, Shannon Kovach
The Factor Structure of Resilience and the Relationship Between Resiliance and Physical Activity, Zachary J. Kunicki
Differential Effects of State Shame and Self-Affirmation on Reactive Aggression, Melissa Marcotte
Predictors of Alcohol Use Among Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians, Joshua A. Muniz
The High School and Community College Experiences of Immigrant-English Language Learners, Pamela Murillo
Pathways to Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among College Students with ADHD Symptomatology, Danielle R. Oster
Challenging and Supportive Factors Encountered by Underrepresented Minority Doctoral Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Tessy Tatiana Pumaccahua
Investigating LGBTQ Advocacy Efforts Among Heterosexual Parent Allies, Amanda Elizabeth Ramirez
Investigating and Comparing the Mechanisms of Behavior Change to Prevent Smoking Acquisition in Middle School Students, Allie W. Scott
Testing the Effectiveness of Brief Psychoeducation to Improve Parent Problem Recognition, Caroline M. Segal
Assessing Reading Grade Level of Online Mental Health Materials: Practical and Methodological Considerations, Dorothy D. Skierkowski
Relationship and Power Dynamics in Women's Same Sex Abusive Couples, April D. Trotman
Investigating the Influence of Word Properties on Vocabulary Outcomes of At-Risk Kindergarteners, Chelsea A. Tucker
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Mental Health Help-Seeking Behavior of Ghanaian American Immigrants, Gifty Ampadu
Seizure Clusters in Patients with Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures, Grayson Luderman Baird
Prescriptions of Intergroup Conflict: The Role of Implicit and Explicit Associations of Violence, Justine N. Egan
Applying the Transtheoretical Model to Problematic Digital Game Use, Kyle Aaron Faust
Victim, Perpetrator and Bystander Perspectives: Vatiations in Language Usage, Empathy and Violence Sensitivity, Grisel M. García-Ramírez
Factors Graduate Students of Color Find Supportive and Challenging and the Coping Strategies They Utilize, Crystal Nicole Gayle
Head Start Teacher Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes and Diet as Predictors of Classroom Mealtime Behaviors with Children, Katherine M. Halloran
Evaluating the Implementation Quality and Utility of Response to Intervention Practices, Paige Hamilton-Read
Kindergarten Story Retell: Considering the Influence of Vocabulary on Quality of Production, Sarah Hardy
Intimate Violence as it Relates to Risky Sexual Behavior Among At-Risk Females, Danielle C. Hill
Effects of HIV Behavioral Interventions for Men Who Have Sex With Men - United States, 1988-2014, H. Elsa Larson
Parent Behaviors in Relation to Characteristics of Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Amy C. Laurent
The Impact of a Student Success Course on Developmental Students' Retention, Brenda Renee McGill
Development and Validation of the Assessment of Racial Microaggressions in Academic Settings (ARMAS) Scale, Yarimar Ortiz-Frontera
Can Self-Affirmation Decrease Blame Toward a Victim of Sexual Assault?, Gregory J. Paquin
Discrimination, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Among First-Time Juvenile Offenders, Brittney C. Poindexter
Internalized Heteronegativity & Resilience in Relation to the Health of Sexual Minorities of Color, Isabel V. Rodriguez
Predictors of Successful Behavior Change Within and Across Multiple Health Risk Behaviors, Southey F. Saul
Piloting an Intervention to Provide Tailored Feedback on Health Behaviors to Adolescents in Pediatric Primary Care, Amy Adolfo Signore
Examining the Nature of the Association Between Phonological Memory and Early Reading Development, Lily Elizabeth Hall Stella
Examining the Role of Phonological Memory in Math and Reading Development, Stephanie Tang
Risk and Protective Factors in the Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs Among Adolescents, Jamie E. Vela
Longitudinal Investigation of Behavior Change Across Multiple Cancer Risk, Hui-Qing Yin
Do Psychologists Help? Assessment and Evaluation of an Integrative Care Approach to Cancer Treatment, Miryam Yusufov
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Video Game Use Among Children and Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Joseph J. Armendarez
Examining Potential Iatrogenic Effects of Group Treatment for Incarcerated Adolescents, Shayna S. Bassett
Assessing the Influence of Black Racial Identity on Perceived Discrimination and Professional Success, Clifton Berwise
Undestanding Stage of Change Transitions Across Multiple Behaviors, Leslie Ann Daline Brick
Migration experiences of Sierra Leoneans: Acculturation and Psychological Adjustment, Daphne J. Cole
AN EXAMINATION OF SEQUENTIAL AND SIMULTANEOUS BEHAVIOR CHANGE WITHIN TWO MULTIPLE HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE CONDITIONS, Eva-Molly Petitto Dunbar
Childhood Trauma and Autonomy in College Students: Does Anxiety Mediate This Relationship?, Michael L.M. Farrow
CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON EXECUTIVE SKILLS WITHIN AN INPATIENT SETTING, Jennifer Ann Dupont Frechette
Mental Health, Health Behaviors, Social Support, Self-Efficacy and Disease: An Integrative Model, N. Simay Gokbayrak
Prescription Stimulant Misuse and ADHD Symptomatology Among College Students in Iceland, Bergljot Gyda Gudmundsdottir
EXPLORING CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR AND VOCABULARY LEARNING OUTCOMES IN KINDERGARTEN, Sarah Hardy
EXPLORING THE SOCIOCULTURAL PATHWAY MODEL AS IT PREDICTS BODY SATISFACION IN ATHLETES AND NONATHLETES, Sarah Howes-Masnik
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN IN FACTORS PREDICTING NEGATIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD EFFEMINACY, Maggie Arin Korn
Expanding the Foundation for Population-Based Anxiety Management Interventions, Jessica Lipschittz
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCHOOL CLIMATE AND SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Anna G. Lubiner
Individual Differences in Interpretations of Justified and Unjustified Violence, Melissa Marcotte
A META-ANALYSIS OF PRESCRIPTION STIMULANT EFFICACY: ARE STIMULANTS NEUROCOGNITIVE ENHANCERS?, Marisa E. Marraccini
THE IDENTIFICATION OF CONTEXTUAL FACTORS INFLUENCING TEACHER IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERVENTIONS RELATED TO STUDENTS' INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS, Stephanie M. Marshall
Predictors of Treatment Completion and Study Retention of Smokers Across Three Population-Based, Tailored Multiple Risk Behavior Interventions, Stephen V. Matsko
Sociocultural Factors Related to Parents' and Caregivers' Decisions to Vaccinate Children Against HPV, Savannah McSheffrey
DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF A CLINICAL BELIEFS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS, Joseph F. Meyer III
PREDICTING CO-RELAPSE AMONG NUTRITION AND EXERCISE FROM ADOLESCENCE THROUGH YOUNG ADULTHOOD, Kristina Monteiro
Navigating College: The Educational Experiences of Hispanic Immigrant-English Language Learners, Pamela Murillo
Parental Psychological Control and Emotion Dysregulation Among Anxious Children: A Transactional Model, Monica M. Nanda
COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOR, Danielle R. Oster
INTERPERSONAL PHYSIOLOGY: ASSESSING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH PHYSIOLOGY, Richard Vincent Palumbo
PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT WITH THE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING, Emma Rathkey
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
Multivariate Measurement of Multiple Health Behavior Change and Its Relation to Baseline Severity, Kelsey Elise Ufholz
Predictors of Change in College Freshmen and Sophomore Cognitions of Alcohol Expectancies, David Lee Villegas
PERCEIVED LIFE SATISFACTION OF EXPATRIATE STUDENTS ATTENDING INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS, Brynheld Martinez Zavras
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Taking Race Out of the Picture: Health Communication and Disease Prevention for Black Americans, Amanda Lee Almond
Moral Elevation and its Relation to the Altruistic Health Behavior of Becoming an Organ and Tissue Donor, Nicole Amoyal