Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Evaluating Nonlinear Relationships in Sem Models: An Example of Parameter Estimation and Stability Using Expectancy Value Theory, Steven G. Barth
Initial Evaluation of a Peer Supervision Program for Health Service Psychology Doctoral Students, William Bradley
Evaluation of a Statewide Suicide Awareness and Prevention Program, Darien Collins
Developing a Behavior-Based Measure of Teacher-Student Relationship Quality, Amanda Lynn Davis
Associations Between Infant Vagal Regulation, Early Social Communication, and Socidemographic Risk, Tessa Djiko
The Importance of Sense of Community in Recovery for Individuals Living with Serious Mental Illness, Natalia Gomez
Maternal-Child Cortisol Attunement Differs in Preschoolers with Autism, Fragile X Syndrome, and Neurotypical Development, Rachel Hantman
Altered Sensory Processing and Pain in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease: Risk Factors and Moderators, Julia Johnston
Associations Between Neurological Correlates of Reading and Learning Disability Profiles Among Children, Jessica Luedke
Layers of Support: Cognitive, Psychological, and Social Factors That Contribute to Success in the High School-to-College Transition, Paige Cristine McKeown
Using Youth Participatory Action Research to Scale Up Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP) in the Southern United States, Mariajose Jhamira Paton
Evaluating Gender Bias in an Early Reading Screener of Word Identification Abilities, Donna Perazzo
Therapeutic Potentials of the Gut-Brain-Microbiota Axis for Prevention and Treatment of Motivational Deficits in Ecohiv Infected Rats, Mason T. Rodriguez
Neurocognitive Processes as Longitudinal Predictors of Reading Fluency, Jody Samuels
Investigating the Mediating Effect of Social Support in Team Sport Participation on Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes, Olivia Schmitke
Fostering Hope in Schools: Behavioral Engagement Mediates the Relationship Between Perceived Social Support for School and Hope in Adolescents, Jackson Whitmire
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Effects of Poly-Strengths on Psychological Wellbeing Amongst Young Adults With Childhood Poly-Victimization, Nakisa Asefnia
Comorbid ADHD and Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: Prevalence and Risk Factors, Sarah Bills
The Emergence and Predictive Utility of Early Markers of Social Anxiety in Young Children With Fragile X Syndrome, Conner James Black
Neural Correlates of Audiovisual Integration, Jonathan Conrady
Sustained Attention and Object Manipulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Alexis Federico
Using Factor Mixture Modeling to Counter Faking, Raul Corrêa Ferraz
One Training Is Not Enough: The Effects of a Cultural Humility Training on Mentors’ Verbal Behavior, Anna Flitner
The Role of Religious Coping Resources as Resilience Factors in the Relationship Between Stress and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Black Americans, Sarah Grace Frary
An Examination of Measurement Invariance With a Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach, Ruiqin Gao
Examining Recommended Strategies for Accommodating Negatively Worded Items, Jungsun Go
Piloting Brief, Just-In-Time Training Videos for Mentors: Expanding and Strengthening Motivational Interviewing for Youth, Mackenzie J. Hart
Nonparametric Tests of Interaction for the Two-Way Design With Skewed Distributions, Michael Ethan Hornsby Brown
Understanding Intergenerational Transmission and Frequency Of Ethnic-Racial Socialization Practices Among Racial Ethnic Minority Groups, Ryan Chantz Houston-Dial
Effects of Parenting and Self-Efficacy on Diet, Family Mealtime and Weight-Related Outcomes in African American Adolescents, Haylee Michele Loncar
The Impact of COVID-19 on Psychosocial Services and Perceived Supports for Pediatric Patients, Samantha Martinez
The Association Between Symptoms of ADHD and Alcohol Use and Related Consequences in College Students: Social and Environmental Protective and Risk Factors as Moderators of This Relation, Cameron Shepard Massey
Supporting Our Heroes: The Need for a Community of a Community of Practice Dedicated to the Support of Military-Connected Families Living in the Southeastern United States, Ashley Gwyneth Monier
An Examination of Sustained Attention During Complex Multitasking Scenarios, Jonathan Cheshire Rann
Identifying Attributions and Predictors of High School Dropout in Rural Youth: A Mixed Methods Approach, Karla Swayngim Reed
Neural Mechanisms of Lexical Semantics: Investigating the Roles of Hubs and Distributed Action-Perception Systems, Nicholas Andrew Riccardi
Parent Facilitation of Child Emotion Regulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Aimee K. Rovane
The Hero Within: Developing the Psychological Capital of First-Generation Students, Mary Elizabeth Sewell
An Exploration of Racial Trauma and Protective Factors in Black Youth, Daria Chantal Thompson
An Examination of the Prevalence and Predictors of Drugging Victimization and Drugging Perpetration in a National Sample, Amber Nicole Wallace
The Effect of Model Size on the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA): The Nonnormal Case, Yunhang Yin
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Predicting Therapists’ Intentions to Use an Innovation: The Role of Innovation-Specific, Individual, and Organizational Factors, Jonathan Kuʻuhoaepilipono Ahuna
The Relation Between ADHD Symptoms and Alcohol and Marijuana Use Outcomes Among College Students: The Mediating Role of Experiential Avoidance, William Joshua Bradley
An Evaluation of a School Mental Health Program for Underserved Youth in Rural South Carolina, Tristan Collier
The Moderating Impact of Gender and Friendship Quality on the Effects of Interparental Conflict on Adolescent Internalizing Problems, Jessica Dandan
Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care: Refining a Determinant Framework, Ariel Michelle Domlyn
Using Item-Response Analysis to Evaluate the Task-Demands of a Pictural-Response Based Test of Word Reading, Michael Eason
Specific Learning Disability: Rates Across a Southeastern State, Joseph T. Ferraracci
Sleep Challenges and Temperament Among Infants at Elevated Likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Miranda Hope Foster
Disproportionate Discipline: Race/Ethnic and Gender Disparities in Rates of Lunch Detentions and Subjectivity in Teachers’ Reasons for Those Punishments, Paul Michael Fram
Belonging in Context: An Exploration of Sense of Belonging Among College Students, LaDonna L. Gleason
Testing Models of Context-Dependent Outcome Encoding in Reinforcement Learning, William M. Hayes IV
First-Generation Support: A Mixed-Methods Approach To Understanding Imposter Phenomenon and University Belongingness, Julia Kathryn Hodge
An Examination of Attachment and Aspirations in Diverse Rural Youth: The Role of Peers and Teachers, Gresi Bonomo Irdam
Cognitive Consequences of COVID-19 Infection and Quarantine-Induced Social Isolation: Hope for the Young and Mildly Infected, Kristin Nickole Kirchner
Experiences of Stigma, Social Support, and Anxiety In People Living With HIV in South Carolina, Sarah J. Miller
An Intersectional Lens to COVID-19: Promoting Youth Well-Being in the Midst of Social-Political Stressors, Magdalena S. Moskal
Moderating Effects of Parental Feeding Practices and Emotional Eating on Dietary Intake Among Overweight African American Adolescents, Mary Quattlebaum
S-Equol: A Novel Therapeutic for HIV-1 Induced Gut Dysbiosis, Mason T. Rodriguez
Null Hypothesis Statistical Testing: A Survey of the History, Critiques, and Alternative Methodologies, Bradley David Rogers
Investigating the Role of Stressful Life Events and Emotion Regulation as Potential Antecedents of Gratitude in Early Adolescents, Olivia Schmitke
Impact of Number of Alternatives and Spatial Arrangement on Decoy Effects, Jacob M. Stanley
Associations Between Child Characteristics and Maternal Mental Health in Families of Children With Autism, Fragile X Syndrome, and Autism Associated With Fragile X Syndrome, Tiffany Nicole Worley
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Composition, Context, and Community Integration: Evaluating The Relative Strength of Environmental Factors on Mental Health Outcomes Using a Social Ecology Model, Douglas John Archie III
Operationalizing and Measuring High-Quality Instructional Practice – A Theoretical and Empirical Perspective, Genine L. Blue
The Development and Validation of an Automated Screener of Attention, Rachel Bridges
The Impact of the Teacher-Student Relationship on Students’ Educational Expectations, Amanda Lynn Davis
Escitalopram Treatment to the HIV-1 Transgenic Rat: Spine Dynamics, Telomere Quantification and Neurogenesis, Adam Ray Denton
Characterizing Anxiety and Physiological Correlates in Preschool Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Jordan Ezell
Improving Access to Teacher Mentors for Black Students: The Mediating Role of School Safety, Anna Flitner
Preliminary Outcomes and Feasibility of a Brief Online Teacher Training in Culturally Responsive Practices (CRP) To Reduce Disproportionate Discipline in Prek-3rd Grade Classrooms, Samantha Noelle Hartley
DREADDs Modulation of Operant Behavior in Male and Female HIV-1 Transgenic and F344/N rats, Jessica Illenberger
Examining the Relationship Between Readiness And Outcomes in Clinical Practices Implementing Integrated Care, Tara Kenworthy
Assessing Longitudinal Impacts of Mentor Role on Student Outcomes, Jody Lanza-Gregory
Enhancing Recruitment Efforts in School Mental Health: Pilot Assessment of a Certificate Training Program, Samantha Martinez
Advancing Research Methodology and Educational Policy: An Application of Mixture Modeling Using School Climate, Kathleen V. McGrath
Social-Motivational Influences on Physical Activity Engagement For Adolescent Girls, Mariajosé Jhamira Paton
The BMSLSS: Measurement Invariance and Latent Mean Differences Across Black and White Early Adolescents, Kimberly Gibson Sitter
Gender Role Change, Relationship Satisfaction, and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration among Latino Men, Melek Yildiz Spinel
A Brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention (bMBI) to Reduce Teacher Stress and Burnout, Stephen George Taylor
Predictive Validity of the Classroom Performance Survey, Asia Simone Thomas
Biobehavioral Measurement of Heterogeneity In Autism Spectrum Disorder, Carla Anne Wall
When Being Strong Hurts: Trauma and the Strong Black Woman Stereotype, Cynthia Nicole White