Theses/Dissertations from 2025
The Effects of Physical Exercise on Emotion Dysregulation in Postsecondary Students with and Without ADHD, Elizabeth Bodalski
The Moderating Effects of Religious Support and Family Support Between Racial Discrimination and Psychological Health Outcomes Among Black Adolescents, Tiera Cleveland
Deprivation and Threat as Predictors of Executive Functioning and Emotion Regulation in Early Adolescence: The Protective Role of School Support, Abigail Best de Arellano
Characteristics of Individuals Who Desired a Mentor but Did Not Have One: A Nationally Representative Study, Kenzie Delposen
Cerebellar Contributions to Speech and Clinical Outcomes in Stroke: A Multimodal Investigation of Structural Integrity Across Chronic and Acute Cohorts, Makayla Joy Gibson
Self-Regulation in Children with Fragile X Syndrome: Biobehavioral Underpinnings, Familial Predictors, and Outcomes, Erin Evelyn Hunt
IQ Trends in Preschoolers with Autism and Co-Occurring Developmental Delay Are Associated with Autism Severity Not Anxiety, Chandler Elizabeth Knott
Social Support and Gratitude in Adolescents: An Exploratory Study, Mimi Webb Kurtz
Latinx Parent Acculturation and Acculturative Stress: Impact on Family Functioning and Youth Well-Being, Julie Nguyen
How Do People Discern Authenticity from Emotional Expressions, Sewon Oh
Intimate Partner Violence Victims' Experiences with Civil Legal Interventions, Jessica Brooke Pomerantz
Examining Effects of a Cultural and Family Resilience Program on Improving Physical Activity and Eating Behaviors Among Overweight Black Adolescents, Mary Quattlebaum
Effects of Verbal Tasks on Driving Simulator Performance, Jonathan Cheshire Rann
Choice Overload in the Digital Age: A Cognitive Neuroscience Approach, Jacob Matthew Stanley
Stimulation of the Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus Induces Long-Lasting Avoidance Behavior, Jacob Ryan Watson
Welcoming All Students to the Party: An Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators to American Educators’ Use of Inclusive Classroom Practices, Quentin O. Wedderburn
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Associations of Sensory Patterns and Emerging Asd Symptomology in 9-Month-Old Infants, Axie Acosta
Examining the Moderating Effects of Attachment and Multigenerational Households in the Relationship Between Parenting Stress and Child Behavior Outcomes in Latiné Children, Jayxa Kimberly Alonzo
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
Understanding Patterns of Hope and Sense of Belonging from Mentoring Through Latent Class Analysis, Bailey Dow
Systemic Inflammation and Neurocognitive Deficits in School-Age Children with Sickle Cell Disease., Elizabeth A. Gillooly
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
Comparing Likert and Slider Response Formats in Clinical Assessment, Guyin Zhang
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