Theses/Dissertations from 2009
THE INFLUENCE OF DIAGNOSTIC LABELS, GENDER, AND ETHNICITY ON TEACHER PERCEPTIONS, EXPECTANCIES, AND ATTRIBUTIONS: A CONSIDERATION OF CLOSURE, ACCEPTANCE, AND STIGMATIZATION, Deanna Rae Voisine
A grounded theory analysis of the Rhode Island community response to The Station nightclub fire disaster, Dustin Brent Wielt
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Exploring the Decision Making Process of Prevention Providers in Adopting or Rejecting a Community-Level Approach to Substance Abuse Prevention, Marco S. Andrade
A concurrent validation of the Violence Sensitivity Scale, Jonathan Corey
Telemetric assessment of stereotypical motor movements in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Matthew S. Goodwin
How do you stop the boogeyman? An evaluation of a sexual assault prevention program, Hilary Brooke Jones
School psychologists' readiness to implement response to intervention practices, Christina Kilgallen
Predictors of Voluntary Smoking Restrictions: What Factors Influence Decisions?, Janel Catherine Koehler
Interpersonal and psychosexual factors predicting HIV-related risky sex behaviors in heterosexually active women and men, Asako C. Matsuura
COPING WITH EVERYDAY CLASSISM: EXERIENCES OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN A SOUTHEASTERN RURAL COMMUNITY, Susan Faye Ritz
Coping with everyday classism: Experiences of low-income people in a southeastern rural community, Susan Faye Ritz
Identifying Cluster Subtypes for Acquisition of Sun Protection Habits Within Stages of Change an Exploratory Analysis, Marimer Santiago Rivas
CLASSROOM-BASED EMPATHY TRAINING: AN EVALUATION OF PROGRAM EFFECTS IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Kimberly Sherman
The effect of teacher attitudes on response to professional development in literacy, Tara J. Smith
An integration of statistical approaches to help understand coalition effectiveness, Nathan Stein
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
Multicultural awareness in college freshmen: An examination of measures and interventions, Clarissa M. Uttley
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Impact of Sociodemographic Adjustments on Test Score Patterns, David C. Ahern
Latino clients' perspectives on mental health services provided at a local community health center, Natalie K. Bellman
Psychologists' approaches to evaluating client progress in psychotherapy practice, Nancy Hancock Brand
Romantic Couples and Partner Use of Sexually Explicit Material: The Mediating Role of Cognitions for Dyadic and Sexual Satisfaction, Ana J. Bridges
Developmental and Neuropsychological Perspectives on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in Normal Children, I. Simona Bujoreanu
An examination of familial alcoholism and attitudes toward alcohol interventions among college students, Christy Capone
Personal motivation, body image, health behavior and stage of exercising, Erica Rose Checko
Stage profiles and predictors of exercise in a multiple risk sample, Gabriela Dye
Analyses of parent and teacher responses on the Stress Survey Schedule for children with autism spectrum disorders, Lisa A. Femia
Examining the psychological correlates of binge eating disorder symptomatology in a morbidly obese presurgical sample, Caren Leigh Francione
Stereotype Threat: An Intervention with a Focus on Attribution Theory and Group Composition, Megan Frost
Multi-Dimensional Relating: A Re-Conceptualization of Emotional Dependency in Female Couples, A. Cassandra Golding
Longitudinal methods for randomized clinical trials in health behavior change research, Bettina B. Hoeppner
Cultural Resources and Resilience: A Qualitative Study With Liberian, Congolese and Eritrean Refugees, Senait K. Kassahun
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
Incremental validity: Impact on decision making in schools, Daniel Kretchman
Marijuana Abuse in Incarcerated Adolescents: Reasons for Use and Implications for Treatment, Rebecca Lebeau
An examination of the effectiveness of community-based participatory research projects in producing intended health outcomes, John Won Lee
Enhancing Hardiness in Urban Adolescent Males: A Hardiness Curriculum, Lea Beth Lockwood
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
Representational status of minority students in special education in the state of Rhode Island, Megan O'Reilly Foran
The cross-generational influence of parental authority and acculturation on parenting of Cape Verdean immigrants, Silas Otniel Rodrigues Pinto
Using spelling performance to study literacy acquisition in English for Spanish-speaking students in the seventh grade, Ivy E. Rollins
An examination of risk and resiliency factors in predicting recidivism rates among incarcerated women, Dawn M. Salgado
Structural Equation Modeling of Alcohol Issues in an Emergency Department Sample, Karen E. Stamm
EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE PROMOTION ON DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR:A QUANTITATIVE REVIEW, Diane L. Whipple
Frequent use of psychiatric emergency services: A multilevel approach, Andrew William White
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Objectification or liberation? Bisexual and lesbian women's experiences with physical appearance, Amy Black
Sexual identity construction among lesbian, bisexual and unlabeled women, Kelly Brooks
Social capital and the intent to graduate among Black and Hispanic high school students, Erica E. Conners
Exploring the experiences of gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents in school: Lessons for school psychologists, Marjorie Cooper-Nicols
Application of Transtheoretical Model to Exercise in Slovak Population: A Cross-Cultural Comparison, Gabriela Dye
High school teachers' attitudes toward inclusion of students with special needs, Catherine Ernst
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Anger Management Program in a Detention Facility, Heather M. Frank
Self, other and the sociopolitical in politically active women survivors of domestic violence, Molly Ann Hedrick
Development and Validation of a Scale Measuring Parental Perceptions of the Special Education Process, Kimberly M. Hill
Youth at risk for alcohol use and smoking: A longitudinal examination of profiles of prevention, Andrea Eastwood Paiva
"Defining a new normal": An exploration of psychosocial adjustment in young adult survivors of adolescent cancer, Kristen J. Quinlan
An examination of the relationship between perceived parental involvement and adolescent eating and exercise habits, Pamela Lea Steadman
Effects of Social Competence Promotion on Aggressive Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review, Diane Whipple
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Cultural Values Among Mexican and Mexican-Americans Across Acculturation, Language, Generation, Age and Gender, Natalie K. Bellman
"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
An analogue study of stigma, help-seeking attitudes, and symptom severity in postpartum depression, Christine Dias-Vieira
A Self-Report Approach to Screening Police Candidates’ Aggressive Tendencies, Frank Joseph Gallo
Factors influencing hiring decisions for welfare recipients, Jean M. Jacob
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
Bilingual school psychologists' practices with students with limited English proficiency, Christopher John Lopes
Do high school advisory programs promote personalization? Correlates of school belonging, Phyllis C. Meloro
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A survey of assessment practices by school psychologists, Teresa L. Miller
Psychopathy and compliance correlates for male delinquents in a community program, Marshall Jackson Robinson
Problematic interactions between parents and their children with ADHD: Role of attributions, emotions, discipline practices, and comorbid ODD, Danielle Alexandra Ruskin
Youth Self-Report: Profile patterns of adjudicated adolescents and diagnostic efficiency of clinical scales, Anabela Da Silva Smith
Choosing a Leader: Measurement of Adolescent Perceptions of Leadership, Catherine Stephan
Challenges and resolution strategies of ordained Protestant clergywomen, Jessica A. Suckle
Group identity effects on social influence, Adviye Tolunay
Meanings in the Lives of Older Adults: In Their Own Voices, Isabel A. Trombetti
APPLICABILITY OF THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IN AN ADOLESCENT POPULATION IN TAIWAN, Yating Yeh
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Smoking and Stress: Exploring Patterns Among High School Youth in Bulgaria, Milena D. Anatchkova
The Pros and Cons of the Learned Helplessness Construct and the Battered Woman Syndrome: A Critical Analysis and Possible Reformulation, Lucille Andreozzi Stern
A narrative exploration of personal factors and organizational contexts in the development of local leadership, Kristine Leigh Chadwick
Testing a Model of Unwanted Pursuit and Stalking, Leila B. Dutton-Greene
Victim Empathy as a Function of Attachment Style, Sex, Self-Esteem and Type of Victimization, Molly Ann Hedrick
Sociocultural contexts of Asian American/Pacific Islander women's HIV risk enhancing/reducing responses, Jennifer C. Huang
Evaluation of a child abuse awareness program, Jacqueline Jackson Kikuchi
Development and validation of the Proactive Health Lifestyle measures, Norma Jean Perez
Older lesbian perspectives on advance care planning for the end of life, Jean W. Powell
Organizational climate for diversity, cultural comfort, and professional relationships: Predicting perceptions of the workplace among employees of color, Ivory Roberts-Clarke
Visuoconstructional Impairment: What Are We Assessing, and How Are We Assessing It?, Jessica Somerville Ruffalo
Resilience in Ex-Refugees from Cambodia and Vietnam, Lynne Ee Lin Yong
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Relationship of Early Intervention Service Coordination Model to Qualify of Transition and Family Empowerment, Candace Adams
Relationship of early intervention service coordination model to quality of transition and family empowerment, Candace Adams
Longitudinal Study of the Acquisition of Locomotion, Motor Activity, and Infant Development, Janette Baird
Validity of the Boston Qualitative Scoring System as a measure of executive functioning in pediatric Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure performance, Marlana Joyce Borgos
Scale Validation of High School Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Inclusion of Students with Disabilities, Catherine Ernst
Elementary school children's stigmatization of children with mental illness, Yvonne M. Fausett
Development of culturally tailored measures for Hispanics at-risk for HIV, Shirley Amanda Gazabon
Spirituality and the Quality of Life: Relationships Between Existential Well-Being and Aspectgs of Life Functioning, Bettina Brigit Höppner