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Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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THE INFLUENCE OF DIAGNOSTIC LABELS, GENDER, AND ETHNICITY ON TEACHER PERCEPTIONS, EXPECTANCIES, AND ATTRIBUTIONS: A CONSIDERATION OF CLOSURE, ACCEPTANCE, AND STIGMATIZATION, Deanna Rae Voisine

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A grounded theory analysis of the Rhode Island community response to The Station nightclub fire disaster, Dustin Brent Wielt

Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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Exploring the Decision Making Process of Prevention Providers in Adopting or Rejecting a Community-Level Approach to Substance Abuse Prevention, Marco S. Andrade

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A concurrent validation of the Violence Sensitivity Scale, Jonathan Corey

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Telemetric assessment of stereotypical motor movements in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Matthew S. Goodwin

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How do you stop the boogeyman? An evaluation of a sexual assault prevention program, Hilary Brooke Jones

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School psychologists' readiness to implement response to intervention practices, Christina Kilgallen

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Predictors of Voluntary Smoking Restrictions: What Factors Influence Decisions?, Janel Catherine Koehler

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Interpersonal and psychosexual factors predicting HIV-related risky sex behaviors in heterosexually active women and men, Asako C. Matsuura

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COPING WITH EVERYDAY CLASSISM: EXERIENCES OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN A SOUTHEASTERN RURAL COMMUNITY, Susan Faye Ritz

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Coping with everyday classism: Experiences of low-income people in a southeastern rural community, Susan Faye Ritz

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Identifying Cluster Subtypes for Acquisition of Sun Protection Habits Within Stages of Change an Exploratory Analysis, Marimer Santiago Rivas

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CLASSROOM-BASED EMPATHY TRAINING: AN EVALUATION OF PROGRAM EFFECTS IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Kimberly Sherman

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The effect of teacher attitudes on response to professional development in literacy, Tara J. Smith

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An integration of statistical approaches to help understand coalition effectiveness, Nathan Stein

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The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Decisional Balance for Stress Management and Exercise Behavior in an Adolescent Population: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis, Catherine Stephan

The relationship between self-efficacy and decisional balance for stress management and exercise behavior in an adolescent population: A cross-lagged panel analysis, Catherine Stephan

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Multicultural awareness in college freshmen: An examination of measures and interventions, Clarissa M. Uttley

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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Impact of Sociodemographic Adjustments on Test Score Patterns, David C. Ahern

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Latino clients' perspectives on mental health services provided at a local community health center, Natalie K. Bellman

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Psychologists' approaches to evaluating client progress in psychotherapy practice, Nancy Hancock Brand

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Romantic Couples and Partner Use of Sexually Explicit Material: The Mediating Role of Cognitions for Dyadic and Sexual Satisfaction, Ana J. Bridges

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Developmental and Neuropsychological Perspectives on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in Normal Children, I. Simona Bujoreanu

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An examination of familial alcoholism and attitudes toward alcohol interventions among college students, Christy Capone

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Personal motivation, body image, health behavior and stage of exercising, Erica Rose Checko

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Stage profiles and predictors of exercise in a multiple risk sample, Gabriela Dye

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Analyses of parent and teacher responses on the Stress Survey Schedule for children with autism spectrum disorders, Lisa A. Femia

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Examining the psychological correlates of binge eating disorder symptomatology in a morbidly obese presurgical sample, Caren Leigh Francione

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Stereotype Threat: An Intervention with a Focus on Attribution Theory and Group Composition, Megan Frost

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Multi-Dimensional Relating: A Re-Conceptualization of Emotional Dependency in Female Couples, A. Cassandra Golding

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Longitudinal methods for randomized clinical trials in health behavior change research, Bettina B. Hoeppner

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Cultural Resources and Resilience: A Qualitative Study With Liberian, Congolese and Eritrean Refugees, Senait K. Kassahun

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Computerized, Tailored, Theory-Based Interventions for Health Behavior Change: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis, Paul M. Krebs

Computerized, tailored, theory-based interventions for health behavior change: A comprehensive meta-analysis, Paul M. Krebs

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Incremental validity: Impact on decision making in schools, Daniel Kretchman

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Marijuana Abuse in Incarcerated Adolescents: Reasons for Use and Implications for Treatment, Rebecca Lebeau

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An examination of the effectiveness of community-based participatory research projects in producing intended health outcomes, John Won Lee

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Enhancing Hardiness in Urban Adolescent Males: A Hardiness Curriculum, Lea Beth Lockwood

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Parental involvement as predictor of 9 th grade Latino students' intention to complete high school mediated by student school beliefs after a one year follow-up, Jasmine A. Mena

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RELIGIOSITY, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING AMONG MIDDLE EASTERN/ ARAB MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS IN THE USA: A STUDY OF POSITIVE EMOTION AS A MEDIATOR, Lotus Makram Meshreki

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Representational status of minority students in special education in the state of Rhode Island, Megan O'Reilly Foran

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The cross-generational influence of parental authority and acculturation on parenting of Cape Verdean immigrants, Silas Otniel Rodrigues Pinto

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Using spelling performance to study literacy acquisition in English for Spanish-speaking students in the seventh grade, Ivy E. Rollins

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An examination of risk and resiliency factors in predicting recidivism rates among incarcerated women, Dawn M. Salgado

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Structural Equation Modeling of Alcohol Issues in an Emergency Department Sample, Karen E. Stamm

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EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE PROMOTION ON DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR:A QUANTITATIVE REVIEW, Diane L. Whipple

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Frequent use of psychiatric emergency services: A multilevel approach, Andrew William White

Theses/Dissertations from 2006

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Objectification or liberation? Bisexual and lesbian women's experiences with physical appearance, Amy Black

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Sexual identity construction among lesbian, bisexual and unlabeled women, Kelly Brooks

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Social capital and the intent to graduate among Black and Hispanic high school students, Erica E. Conners

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Exploring the experiences of gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents in school: Lessons for school psychologists, Marjorie Cooper-Nicols

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EVALUATING A PARENT TRAINING PROGRAM: SCALE ANALYSIS AND THE EFFECTS OF SYSTEMATIC TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING (STEP) ON CHILD AND PARENT BEHAVIOR, Anne E. Damrad

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Application of Transtheoretical Model to Exercise in Slovak Population: A Cross-Cultural Comparison, Gabriela Dye

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High school teachers' attitudes toward inclusion of students with special needs, Catherine Ernst

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Anger Management Program in a Detention Facility, Heather M. Frank

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Self, other and the sociopolitical in politically active women survivors of domestic violence, Molly Ann Hedrick

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Development and Validation of a Scale Measuring Parental Perceptions of the Special Education Process, Kimberly M. Hill

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Youth at risk for alcohol use and smoking: A longitudinal examination of profiles of prevention, Andrea Eastwood Paiva

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"Defining a new normal": An exploration of psychosocial adjustment in young adult survivors of adolescent cancer, Kristen J. Quinlan

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An examination of the relationship between perceived parental involvement and adolescent eating and exercise habits, Pamela Lea Steadman

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Effects of Social Competence Promotion on Aggressive Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review, Diane Whipple

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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Cultural Values Among Mexican and Mexican-Americans Across Acculturation, Language, Generation, Age and Gender, Natalie K. Bellman

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"What I think of as a positive experience, is the lack of a negative experience": Exploring female-to-male transgender and transsexual individuals' interactions with health care providers, Melynda Leigh Craig

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An analogue study of stigma, help-seeking attitudes, and symptom severity in postpartum depression, Christine Dias-Vieira

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A Self-Report Approach to Screening Police Candidates’ Aggressive Tendencies, Frank Joseph Gallo

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Factors influencing hiring decisions for welfare recipients, Jean M. Jacob

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Attitudes toward seeking professional help in a multi-ethnic sample: The roles of beliefs about mental illness etiology, religious orientation, and acculturation, Pascal Jean-Pierre

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Bilingual school psychologists' practices with students with limited English proficiency, Christopher John Lopes

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Do high school advisory programs promote personalization? Correlates of school belonging, Phyllis C. Meloro

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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A survey of assessment practices by school psychologists, Teresa L. Miller

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A four-year retrospective study of domestic violence and police response in Asians using the Rhode Island Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Police Reporting Forms, Tu Anh Ngo

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Psychopathy and compliance correlates for male delinquents in a community program, Marshall Jackson Robinson

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Problematic interactions between parents and their children with ADHD: Role of attributions, emotions, discipline practices, and comorbid ODD, Danielle Alexandra Ruskin

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Youth Self-Report: Profile patterns of adjudicated adolescents and diagnostic efficiency of clinical scales, Anabela Da Silva Smith

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Choosing a Leader: Measurement of Adolescent Perceptions of Leadership, Catherine Stephan

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Challenges and resolution strategies of ordained Protestant clergywomen, Jessica A. Suckle

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Group identity effects on social influence, Adviye Tolunay

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Meanings in the Lives of Older Adults: In Their Own Voices, Isabel A. Trombetti

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APPLICABILITY OF THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IN AN ADOLESCENT POPULATION IN TAIWAN, Yating Yeh

Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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Smoking and Stress: Exploring Patterns Among High School Youth in Bulgaria, Milena D. Anatchkova

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The Pros and Cons of the Learned Helplessness Construct and the Battered Woman Syndrome: A Critical Analysis and Possible Reformulation, Lucille Andreozzi Stern

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A narrative exploration of personal factors and organizational contexts in the development of local leadership, Kristine Leigh Chadwick

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Testing a Model of Unwanted Pursuit and Stalking, Leila B. Dutton-Greene

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A Meta-Analytic Examination of Decisional Balance Across Stage Transitions: A Cross-Sectional Analysis and Cross-Sequential Cross-Validation, Kara L. Hall

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Victim Empathy as a Function of Attachment Style, Sex, Self-Esteem and Type of Victimization, Molly Ann Hedrick

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Sociocultural contexts of Asian American/Pacific Islander women's HIV risk enhancing/reducing responses, Jennifer C. Huang

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Evaluation of a child abuse awareness program, Jacqueline Jackson Kikuchi

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Development and validation of the Proactive Health Lifestyle measures, Norma Jean Perez

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Older lesbian perspectives on advance care planning for the end of life, Jean W. Powell

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Organizational climate for diversity, cultural comfort, and professional relationships: Predicting perceptions of the workplace among employees of color, Ivory Roberts-Clarke

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Visuoconstructional Impairment: What Are We Assessing, and How Are We Assessing It?, Jessica Somerville Ruffalo

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Resilience in Ex-Refugees from Cambodia and Vietnam, Lynne Ee Lin Yong

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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Relationship of Early Intervention Service Coordination Model to Qualify of Transition and Family Empowerment, Candace Adams

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Relationship of early intervention service coordination model to quality of transition and family empowerment, Candace Adams

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Longitudinal Study of the Acquisition of Locomotion, Motor Activity, and Infant Development, Janette Baird

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Validity of the Boston Qualitative Scoring System as a measure of executive functioning in pediatric Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure performance, Marlana Joyce Borgos

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Scale Validation of High School Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Inclusion of Students with Disabilities, Catherine Ernst

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Elementary school children's stigmatization of children with mental illness, Yvonne M. Fausett

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Development of culturally tailored measures for Hispanics at-risk for HIV, Shirley Amanda Gazabon

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Spirituality and the Quality of Life: Relationships Between Existential Well-Being and Aspectgs of Life Functioning, Bettina Brigit Höppner