College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Understanding the Impact of Social Location and English as a Second Language on Service Needs and Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence Victims, Christina Vosky Soibatian
Trait Contempt Predicts Tendencies to Dehumanize Others, Russell Steiger
Body Forms in Sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii), and Their Functional, Ecological, and Evolutionary Implications, Phillip C. Sternes
How Women Navigate Safety In the Dominican Bateyes, Mary Margaret Tull
Exploration of the Interaction of Maternal Experience of Trauma and Infant Temperament on Maternal Parenting, Julie Christine Van Weelden
The Influence of Team Cohesion and Contextual Performance on Project Team Performance Over Time, Melissa Vazquez
Team Characteristics as Predictors of Collaboration on Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs), Anna Wegrzyn
Sex Differences in Behavioral Responses to Repeat Subconcussive Events, Rebecca J. Wilson
Small-World Network Analysis of Cortical Connectivity in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome using EEG, Mark Alan Zinn
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Efficacy and Usefulness of an Educational Video on Safe Medication Handling, Suzanne Butz Anderson
Optical and X-Ray Studies of Compact X-ray binaries in NGC 5904, Vanshree Bhalotia
The Lived Experience of Transgender Individuals with Eating Disorders, Mary Katharine Bowman
Biological Stress Response and Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression in Adolescence, Bridget M. Brush
Contextual Perspectives on Heroin Addiction and Recovery: Classic and Contemporary Theories, Sarah L. Callahan
Economic Pressure and Depressive Symptoms among Latino Youth: The Role of Control Beliefs and Family Obligation, Ashley Castro
THE LONGITUDINAL RELATION BETWEEN HOUSING INSECURITY AND NEGATIVE PARENTING PRACTICES, Saidah Chambers
A Malignant Hyperthermia Competency Training for Nurse Anesthesia Trainees: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation, Andrew M. Christ
The Effects of Psychological Home and Place Attachment on Life Satisfaction in Women of Color, Kendall Patricia Crum
An Exploration of the Psychometric Properties of the Self-Sufficiency Matrix Among Individuals and Families Currently or At Risk of Experiencing Homelessness, Camilla Cummings
The Ecology of Educational Attainment: Resilience Among Black High School Students, Jacqueline O. Davis
Executive Functioning in Pediatric Youth: A Meta-Analysis, Draycen D. Decator
Latent Classes of Exposure to Potentially Traumatic and Stressful Life Events in a Sample of Young Predominantly Ethnic Minority Women, Alyssa Donovan
Variation in Emotion Eliciting Events and Display Rules as a Function of Individualism and Collectivism: A Cross Cultural Comparison of Pakistanis and Americans, Serah Saleem Fatani
Gender Role Congruity in Negotiation: The Impact of Task Framing and Communication Mode, Kaitlyn R. Gallagher
Examining the refolding of the herpesvirus fusion protein, glycoprotein B, Shannon Linn Gallaher
Defensive Pessimism and Goal Setting, Elizabeth Anna Guth
"Current Anesthesia Education Practices Regarding Music as an Adjunct for Analgesia and Anxiolysis ", Taylor Hull
Empowering Culturally Specific Needs and Barriers in Diabetes Education as Identified by Polish Speaking Patients, Bernadeta Agnieszka Kapustka
Toward Pay Equity: A Motivational Intervention to Reduce Gender Differences in Salary Negotiations, Mary Margaret Keegin
PROBING THE NON-LINEARITY IN GALAXY CLUSTERS THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF FRACTAL DIMENSION VIA WAVELET TRANSFORM, Loay Ali Khalifa
Assessing the Experience of Awe: Validating the Situational Awe Scale, William L. Krenzer
COMPARATIVE MEIOTIC CYTOLOGY AMONG DROSOPHILA SPECIES, Ahmed Folademi Majekodunmi
Chronic life stress and change in stress response functioning in urban youth: The role of social support and gender, Heather M. Marshall
"Use of Non-Technical Skills Training & Video Simulation to Improve Knowledge Among Nurse Anesthesia Trainees", Laurie L. McLaughlin
lcp1 mutant zebrafish: A look at neutrophils, cancer, and gene compensation, Taylor Mitchell
Isolation of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia virus Bfi1: a biofilm inhibiting phage, Thomas Edward Moran
Children’s Selective Trust Based on Previous Lying Behaviors, Natalie A. Mordini
Nurse Practitioner’s Perspectives on Treating Depression in the Nursing Home Setting, Bryan Mullaney
A Comprehensive Reentry Policy for Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists with Substance Use Disorder, Thomas M. Nigro
Implementation and Compliance with a Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy (GDFT) Protocol for Hip Arthroplasties: A Two-Year Review, Michelle N. Pavlik
Teacher-Directed Violence: The Role of Disempowerment in Turnover, Eric A. Peist
Dialectical Thinking and Smoking Outcomes in Asian Americans, Amber Pham
UNDERSTANDING GROUP DYNAMICS WITHIN A CLASSROOM USING SMALL GROUP NETWORKS AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL FRAMING, Katarzyna E. Pomian
Sold a dream: An experimental test of the predictions of the Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion in a predatory student lending scenario, Lauren M. Pytel
Pride’s Influence on Perception of Control and Risky Decision-Making, Andrea Sanders
Confirmation and Characterization of a Functional APP/GAP-43 Protein Interaction, Ellen Savaglio
Teaching Links between Epigenetics and Anesthesia to Anesthesia Providers, Bilanicz Slawomir
"EFFECT OF ZINC AND STRONTIUM DOPANTS ON THE STRUCTURE AND STABILITY OF HYDROXYAPATITE AT HIGH TEMPERATURES", Dylan Correll Smith
Housing, Relationships, and Substance Use among Female Ex-Offenders, Arturo Soto-Nevarez
Impact of Maternal Depression on Offspring, Fatima Sozzer
Who are the Elis of Today? Examining the Adults Present During the Religious Identity Development of Catholic-Raised Youth, Danielle S. Vaclavik
Use of Non-Technical Skills Training & Video Simulation to Improve Knowledge Among Nurse Anesthesia Trainees, Kathryn Walus
JUSTICE, TRUST, AND TEAM PERFORMANCE A Comparison of Leader Selection Methods on the Development of Team Trust, Jake Alexander Weiss
Efficacy and Usefulness of an Educational Video on Safe Medication Handling, Molly Wenzel
An Examination of the Reciprocal Association of Collective Efficacy and Community Violence Exposure in Low-Resourced, Urban African American Adolescents, Christopher R. Whipple
Online Palliative Care Education in the Skilled Nursing Facility, Caroline Kreisl Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
TOWARD IMPROVING METALLOENZYME INHIBITOR DESIGN: A THERMODYNAMIC STUDY OF SMALL MOLECULE INTERACTIONS WITH COPPER(II), COBALT(II) AND MANGANESE(II), Fatimah Aldakheel
"It Just Weighs in the Back of Your Mind”: Microaggressions in Science, Amy Anderson
Universal Teacher-Child Interaction Training: A Pilot Study Examining Coaching with Random Assignment, Alexandra Lauren Barnett
EFFECTIVENESS OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS/PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANTS IN TRIAGE, Kyle T. Bergan
The Effects of Perceived Danger, Fear of Heterosexism, and Internalized Homonegativity on Public Displays of Affection Among Gender and Sexual Minorities, John Patrick Brady
Investigating Post-Exertional Malaise as a Core Symptom of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Meta-Analytic Approach, Abigail A. Brown
Relational Cultural Theory and Mentoring in a Science Support Program, Kathleen Buehler
Childhood Gender-Role Nonconformity and Adult Psychopathology, Andres Carrion
The Lived Experience of Recovery Home Residents: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Dina Chavira
Proactive Workplace Bullying in Teams: Test of a Rational and Moral Model of Aggression, Anthony S. Colaneri
The Impact of Social Norms on Bystander Behaviors to Prevent Campus Sexual Violence, Kelly Collins
The Reciprocal Effects of Language Proficiency and Depression among Low Income Latino Youth, Nicole Colon Quintana
The Longitudinal Effects of Violence Exposure on Delinquency and Academic Outcomes for African-American Youth, Adina Cooper
Initial Development of a Team Viability Measure, Jessica Nicole Cooperstein
An Examination of Depression and Social Support among African American Women in Substance Use Recovery, Jocelyn Rose Droege
A Needs Assessment for Development of an Interpreter Services Educational Tool for CRNAs, Rachel Ferral and Angela Meyer
Evaluation of a Video-Based Left Ventricular Assist Device Education Program for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Andrew Gause and Zain Rehman
Maternal Trauma Experience on Infant Cortisol Reactivity at 12 months, Michelle Anne Gilchrist
CRNA’s Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Acupressure as an Adjunct to Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Prevention, Kimberly A. Homa and Jacqueline Kuhn
The Impact of Values as Heuristics on Social Cognition, Lauren James
Intraoperative Blood Pressure and Effect of Volatile Anesthetic in Brain Dead Organ Donors, Alison Lynn Karmanian
Video Simulation as an Educational Strategy to Increase Knowledge and Perceived Knowledge in Novice Nurse Anesthesia Trainees, Rachel A. Kozlowski and Jennifer A. Kurdika
Intra-operative Awareness with Recall under General Anesthesia, Kelly Lannert and Dulcie J. Schippa
Impact of HPV Education on Knowledge, Perception, and Cultural influence among African American Parents, Christina Lattner
The Role of Adults in Facilitating Youth Critical Consciousness in Community-Based Service-Learning, Lynn Liao
A Standardized Electronic Handover Report for Anesthesia Providers, Amber Kristine Lindsay and Elisa Rue
EXAMINATION OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL ACCULTURATION THEORY AND ACCULTURATION PROCESS ON LATINAS/OS IN COMMUNAL RECOVERY HOMES, Roberto Lopez Tamayo
Task-management Training for Recognition, Prioritization and Decision-Making for the SRNA, Laura Majewski and Pauline Kenneth Borja Tselonis
PREDICTORS OF HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG YOUTH WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY, Kathleen E. McAuliff
Geometric Morphometric Analysis of the Pedal Claw of the Early Cretaceous Bird Confuciusornis sanctus (Confuciusornithidae) and Its Functional and Behavioral Implications, Annie P. McIntosh
The Impact of Conformity and Qualifications on Perceptions of Power, Competency, and First Offers in Negotiations, Scott McLuckie
Coping Among Advocates with and without Lived Experience of Sexual Assault, Martina Mihelicova
The Benefits of a Science Support Program for Low-Income Latina/o Students, Alison L. Mroczkowski
UV-Vis and Fluorescence Studies of Zinc Enzyme Active Site Mimics and Their Binding of Inhibitor Compounds, Aeshah Hussain Niyazi
PREVALENCE OF INDECISION AMONG JAPANESE ADULTS: A COLLECTIVIST LIFESTYLE CONCEPT?, MIki Nomura
Stereotypes of Saudi Women among Saudi College Students, Ali Hadi Omair
Perspective-Taking of the Defendant: Does Race Influence the Final Sentencing Verdict for Mock Jurors?, Matthew A. Pardo
Egg morphology, dispersal, and transmission in acanthocephalan parasites: integrating phylogenetic and ecological approaches, Alana C. Pfenning
Simulation and Curriculum Integration: Does Simulation Improve Clinical Competence, Tamara M. Poole
Effects of Pedagogical Agent Design on Training Evaluation Measures: A Meta-Analysis, Timothy J. Quesnell
The Experience of Mental Health Practitioners With Computer Games Designed to Induce Empathy, Jordan Reed
Similarity Between Actual and Possible Selves and Its Relationship to Self-esteem, Christopher A. Shorten