College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Academic Risk and Protective Factors of Latinos of Undocumented Status: A Narrative Approach, Claudio Rivera
Housing Choices Among Homeless Families in Child Welfare: A Mixed Methods Study, Anne Rufa
The Role of School Climate in Mitigating the Effects of Neighborhood Socio-Economic Status and Violence on Academic Achievement, Linda D. Ruiz
DNP Project: Effect of Convenience on Participation in Recycling by Anesthesia Providers in the Operating Room: A Pilot Study, Brittany A. Schuler
"I'm Sure He Didn't Mean It That Way": The Influence of Leader Characteristics on Perceptions of Everyday Sexism, Samantha M. Smith
A Reexamination of the Cognitive Behavioral Model of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Investigating the Cogency of the Model’s Behavioral Pathway, Madison Sunnquist
"Clinical Chatter" Every Nurse Informed, Carolyn Talbott
The Influence of Parish Factors in Catholic Deacon Ministry Assignments: An Ecological Model Perspective, Danielle S. Vaclavik
Intimate Partner Violence and Victim Blaming, Christine A. Weingarten
Offspring Size-Number Tradeoffs and Food Quality Feedbacks Impact Population Dynamics in a Daphnia-Algae System, Ryan Wenkus
Housing and Abstinence Self-Efficacy in Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, Christopher R. Whipple
Anesthesia Cost Awareness Project: Price List of Common Anesthetic Drugs, Minnie C. Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Web-Based Recruitment: Strategies for Attracting LGBT Employees, Daniel R. Abben
A Person-Centered Examination of Latino Youth Depressive Symptom Trajectories: The Role of Youth, Parent, and Dyadic Familism, Jessica Annabel Arizaga
THE ROLE OF GENDER IDENTITYAND STEREOTYPE AWARENESS ON SEXUAL NEGOTIATIONS STRATEGIES FOR WOMEN, Or'Shaundra Tre'Nay Benson
Fossil Marine Vertebrates from the Codell Sandstone Member of the Upper Cretaceous Carlile Shale in Jewell County, Kansas, Kelly N. Bice
REDUCING ECONOMIC DISPARITIES FOR FEMALE OFFENDERS: THE OXFORD HOUSE MODEL, Sarah L. Callahan
The Importance of Family Meals and Sedentary Behavior in Understanding Childhood Depression and Obesity, Draycen D. DeCator
Prospective Predictors of Adolescent BMI: Parenting Style, Gender, and Weight Perception, Trey V. Dellucci
Meaning as a Buffer Against Adolescent Psychopathology, Ellen Shaina Dulaney
Onset Patterns of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: A Mixed Method Approach, Meredyth Evans
The Use of Human Factors Training to Improve the Quality of Decision-‐Making in Nurse Anesthesia Trainees, Julia T. Feczko
Child appraisals of interparental conflict: The effects of intimate partner violence and the quality of parent-child relationships, Caleb J. Figge
An Evaluation of the Perfectionistic Social Disconnect Model among Ethnic Minority Youth, Ana Belen Goya Arce
An Online Survey of the Healthcare Needs of Undergraduate Students at an Urban University, Linda Graf
The Impact of Ethnicity on Executive Functioning in Youth, Silvia M. Henriquez Gerken
CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND THE SOCIAL DETRMINANTS OF HEALTH: A SOCIOECOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN, Alescia M. Hollowell
Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes and Their Caregivers: A Longitudinal Assessment of Metabolic Control and Psychosocial Mediators, Sabrina Anne Karczewski
The Effects of Turkish Vowel Harmony In Word Recognition, Ece Kilic
Disparity of Assets in Addiction Recovery: Moderators of Perceived Control in Treatment and Recovery Settings in Kenya, Elias Kinoti Kithuri
Early Patterns of Change in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Lauren J. Legato
The Effect of Neighborhood Disadvantage and Parental Involvement on African American Adolescent’s Externalizing Behavior and Academic Outcome, Roberto G. Lopez Tamayo
Genetic and Morphological Diversity Along Altitudinal Gradients in the Genus Rhoadsia (Teleostei: Characidae: Rhoadsiinae), Grace Malato
The Role of Guilt, Shame, and Self-Compassion in Promoting Racial Justice Engagement for White Students, Elizabeth A. McConnell
Perceived Choices: Perceptions of Mothers’ Devotion to “Family or Work” or "Family and Work", Stefanie Mockler
Retinoic Acid Regulation of Aromatase Expression in the Ovary, Sarah Persaud
Synthesis and Exploration of Dopamine and 4‐ HPAA Analogs for Norcoclaurine Synthase, Arthur A. Ralko
Effects of Temperature and Water Flow on Morphology of Astyanax mexicanus (Teleostei: Characidae), Winer Daniel Reyes
TOWARD IMPROVING METALLOENZYME INHIBITOR DESIGN: A THERMODYNAMIC STUDY OF SMALL MOLECULE INTERACTIONS WITH ZINC(II) AND CALCIUM(II), Sophia Robinson
Multiwavelength X-Ray Diffraction, Maziar Saleh Ziabari
PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AQUATIC HYPERCARBIA ON SEAWATER ACCLIMATION IN THE WHITE STURGEON (ACIPENSER TRANSMONTANUS), Ciaran A.S. Shaughnessy
Incidental Affect, Facial Expressions, and Risk, Michael M. Shuster
THE INFLUENCE OF ATTENTIONAL CONTROL ON HEMISPHERIC PROCESSING OF PREDICTIVE INFERENCES, Michael Christopher Shutzenhofer
Dynamics of Saturable Absorption in the Semiconductor-Doped Glass RG850, Pinyaphat Srikrishna
Trait Contempt and the Five Moral Foundations, Russell Steiger
EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER VIA A TRANSDISCIPLINARY CLINIC, Peter John Thaxter
Does our fear of death stem from threatened belongingness?, Stan Treger
Morality Provides Meaning, Geoffrey Alexander Wetherell
EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE SPECIES ON MOTILITY IN DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES, Amanda L. Wolske
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Interventions for Addressing Faking on Personality Assessments for Employee Selection: A Meta-Analysis, Christopher Adair
The Influence of Verbal Assurances and Intrapersonal Empowerment Traits on Contract Signing Behaviors, Jasmine N. Ahmad
In Vivo Effects of a RAMBA and Vitamin A Deficiency on Ovary Development, Michael H. Akroush
Redox-Neutral Catalytic Spirocyclization of para-Methoxy Aryl Alkynoate Esters, Mark Docto Aparece
Empowerment of Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Minority College Students in the United States: Developing and Testing the College Student Empowerment Scales for Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Lindsey Therese Back
Exposure to Violence as a Moderator of the Relation between Coping Strategies and Outcomes in Low Income Urban Youth, Alexandra Lauren Barnett
The Psychological Well-Being of Divorced Fathers: A Theoretical Model and Projection, Todd Lawrence Bottom
From Crime to Punishment: Moral Violations and the Social Function of Emotion, Michael Ray Brubacher
SOCIAL SUPPORT AND THE ROLE OF HOUSING FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, Saidah Chambers
Synthesis and Analysis of Novel Copolymers of Methyl 2-‐Cyano-‐3-‐Phenyl-‐2-‐Propenoates with Styrene, Sonia Elena Chavez
Examining the Pathway from Maternal Criminal Involvement to Adolescent Delinquency, Dina Chavira
THE CROSS CULTURAL EXAMINATION OF A BRIEF AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW (ADI-R) IN KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES, Elizabeth Lally Daley
The Effect of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy on Strengthening the Attachment Relationship with Foster Parents and Children in Foster Care, Christina Marie Danko
Executive Functioning in the Context of Urban Poverty: An Examination of Poverty Related Stress and Its Relationships to Academic Achievement, Jacquelyn L. Doxie
A Scale of Heroic Cognition for Workplace Contexts, Patrick Joseph Furey
Factors Relating to Substance Abuse Relapse: A Survival Analysis of Adults Living in Oxford House Recovery Homes, Ronald D. Harvey
Negotiating Culture and the Self: Complications of Agency in Psychosis, Genevra Jones
Roles of Retinoic Acid and Cyp26 Inhibitors in Ovarian Follicle Development, Shruti M. Kamath
Manifestations of Traumatic Stress among Adolescent Girls in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda, Tiamo Katsonga-Phiri
Examination of herpesvirus entry glycoprotein interactions using proximity biotinylation, Michelle Lajko
Don’t Remind Me: Part-set Cuing Inhibits Consumers Prospective Memory When Reviewing Home Loan Terms, Mark Alexander Leboeuf
Effects of Temporal Perceptions on Employees’ Work-Life Conflict, Eileen M. Linnabery
The Impact of Culture and Neighborhood Context on the Mental Health of Latino Youth, William Martinez
The Mediating Effects of Transformational Leadership on Leader Goal Orientation and Team Performance, Tyree D. Mitchell
Ethnic Identity and Coping Efficacy as Moderators of the Relationships Between Perceived Racial Discrimination and Academic Outcomes Among Urban, Low-Income Latina/o Youth, Alison L. Mroczkowski
Gender Role Ideology and Major Choice of Students in College Religious Groups, Charlynn Anne Odahl
Social Identity and Wellness of People Who Have Acquired Physical Disability: What is the Role of Social Support?, Katherine S. Ong
PREVENTIVE MENTAL HEALTH AS AN APPROACH TO IMPROVING SCHOOL OUTCOMES AMONG YOUTH: A META-ANALYTIC REVIEW, Katrina Elaine Roundfield
The Effects of Physical Activity on Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents, Sydney Shepperd Smith
The Role of Multicultural Competence, Privilege, Attributions, and Team Support in Predicting Positive Youth Mentor Outcomes, Rachael Leigh Suffrin
Parenting Dimensions and Internalizing Symptoms among Low-Income Latino Adolescents: Cultural Values as Moderators, Crystalia Sulaiman
Sexy But Not Sexual: An Examination of the Sexual Narratives of African American Adolescent Females, April Timmons
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Muscle Na+/K+-ATPase isoform regulation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) following burst and sustained swimming challenges, Mattina Alonge
Time Resloved SAXS Analysis of Fusion Protein, Matthew Andorf
Structural Studies of Proteins in Solution: Cytochrome-C and Mitochondrial RHO, Anthony Banks
Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Pathways to Citizenship Behaviors in Mutual-Help Addiction Recovery Housing, Christopher Beasley
Synthesis and Evaluation of Unnatural HPAA, Norcoclaurine, and Tyramine Analogues, Sean Crowe
A Spectroscopic Investigation of Excited States of the Nucleus 73Br, Brigid Esposito
Insights into High Mass Star Formation from Methanol Maser Observations, Hontas Freeman Farmer
Exploring Community Psychology Value Congruence in Academic Setting, Olya Glantsman
Individual and Community Factors Associated With Thriving Among African American Adolescents in the Context of Stressors, Adia Shani Gooden
Collateral Consequences: The Impact of State-Level Policies on Perceived Stigma and Stigma Coping Strategies Among Ex-Offenders, Bronwyn Anne Hunter
Förster Resonance Energy Transfer Investigations of the Structure of the Immunoglobulin G Class of Antibody, Michael Kelliher
A Range-Frequency Theory Account of the Effects of Mood on Evaluations, Megan Marie Lombardi
The Effects of Sexual Orientation and Behavioral Style on Perceptions of Men's Leadership Potential and Effectiveness, Kristin Elizabeth Mann