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Dissertations from 2024

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The Food & Family Project: Building the Connection for Foster Youth, Tierra S. Alexander

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PERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY AMONG OLDER ADULTS: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF CHILDHOOD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE, Ashleigh R. Borgmeyer

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Race and Racism through the lens of Black men: Exploring The Talk and lessons Black fathers teach their children about race and racism in America., Conial C. Caldwell Jr

Theses from 2023

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Understanding the Influence of Colorism on The Dating Preferences of Black Undergraduate Students at Predominantly White Institutions, Odessa Foster

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The Influence of Child Maltreatment in the Manifestation of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms at the Age 18, Maria J. Velasquez

Dissertations from 2022

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Mental Health Matters: Mental Health Service Utilization Among African American Emerging Adults, Tamecia Curry

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Longitudinal Associations Between Housing Instability, Primary Caregiver's Mental Health, Parenting Skills, and Child Behavior Problems: A Latent Growth Modeling Approach, Xi Du

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From the Mouths of Women: The Life Model of Homelessness, Janeal M. White

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It's Time to "Bite the Bullet": Addressing Race-Based Experiences, Racial Trauma, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Service Members, Chelsey Christine Wooten

Theses from 2021

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Transport-related social exclusion in East Baton Rouge Parish, Andrew Dietz

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Cognitive Maturity as an Intervening Influence on Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences, Negative Attributions, and Symptoms of Depression Among Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Youth., McKenzie Marie Ketchum

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THE STATE OF IMMIGRATION: AN ANALYSIS OF ATTITUDES TOWARDS IMMIGRATION POLICIES, ECONOMIC CONTEXT AND POLITICAL IDEOLOGY, Heather Kuntz

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Modeling Cumulative Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Psychosocial and Socioeconomic Factors for Older Minority Adults, James F. Osborne IV

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Preventing School Absenteeism: The Case for Relationships, Rachel Denise Pounders

Dissertations from 2020

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Examining Relationships between Early Childcare Teachers' Adult Attachment Orientations and Quality of Interaction in the Infant Classroom, Alexandra Morris Benoit

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Social Contexts and Disconnectedness: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Interrelated Effects of Families, Peers, and Schools on African American Youth, Danielle R. Eugene

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Long-Term Impact of Welfare Reform: Biopsychosocial Barriers to Successful Transition Away from Welfare Reliance Among Rural Women in Louisiana, Jake Jerome Guidry

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Couples' Relationship Qualities and Child Behavior Problems, Erin Wallace Lovett

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The Role of an Educational Intervention In Addressing Parent Spectator Behaviors in Louisiana Youth Sports, Jerry F. Reynolds II

Dissertations from 2019

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Social Determinants of Health Inequality: Predictors of HIV Transmission among African Americans in the Deep South, Kayla Allison

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Behavioral Health Practice Competencies Among Graduate Social Work Students: A Program Evaluation, Jane C. Barney

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Falling On Deaf Ears: Social Workers’ Attitudes About Deafness, Hearing Loss, and Deaf Cultural Competence, Esperanza J. Garibay

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Campus-Based Sexual Assault: The #MeToo Movement and Students' Understanding of Issues Around Consent, Genevieve Hampson

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Life Satisfaction and Healthcare Utilization Among Immigrants to the United States, Merritt Christian Rachel Harrelson

Dissertations from 2018

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A Study of the Lived Experience of African American Males who Transition from Out-of-Home Care to Postsecondary Education, Marvin Cain Alexander

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Penny and Pound: Unpacking the Impacts of the Fringe Economy on Household Economic Wellbeing, Zibei Chen

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Describing the Education Reform Landscape: A Typology of State Charter School Laws, William Flanary Dabney Jr.

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Predictors of Graduate Students' Self-Efficacy for Working with Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Families, Cassie M. Dinecola

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Healthcare Utilization & Health Behaviors among Older Adults: The Role of Insurance, Jennifer Rose Geiger

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Characteristics Associated with Improvements in Health Among Community Mental Health Clients with Thought Disorders Receiving Co-Located Primary Care Services, Mary Elizabeth Heintz

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Partner Gender as a Predictor of Relationship Satisfaction, Sexual Satisfaction, Relationship Commitment, and Attachment Identity among Women, Amy Leigh Wright

Dissertations from 2017

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The Influence of Social Support and Mental Illness on Punishment for Rule Violations Among Male Prisoners, Missy T. Malone

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Social Work Practitioners Working in End of Life Care:Learning to Provide Culturally Appropriate Care to Clients of Middle Eastern Descent, Laura Shafica Meiki

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Sociodemographic, Health, Health-Related, Health Risk, Psychosocial, and Treatment-Related Characteristics Associated with Retention Among Community Mental Health Clients in an Integrated Health Program, Katherine Anne Thomas

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Interrelationships among Medication Types and Health Characteristics in Individuals with Bipolar Disorder Receiving Integrated Health Services, Laura Pier Valle

Dissertations from 2016

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Testing the Asset-Based Theory of American Social Welfare: Does a Future-Orientation Mediate the Relationship between Asset-Ownership and Financial Responsibility?, Louie Fletcher Bickham III

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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) New Orleans Helpline Analysis, Deborah Ann de la Houssaye

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Psychometric Extension of the Memory for Names Test, Heather Chance Foil

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Attitudes Toward Police among College Students: Differences among Race, Social Work Status, and University History, Lisa Marie Lewis

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Physical Activity Promotion from the Social Cognitive Theory Perspective: An Examination of Mobile Fitness Apps, Steven L. Maberry

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Interrelationships Among Physical Health, Health Risk Factors, Psychosocial Characteristics, and Social Support in Individuals with Major Depressive Disorder Receiving Integrated Care in Community Mental Health Settings, Blaine Stewart Masinter

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Individuals with Dementia in Respite Care: Longitudinal Changes in Anxiety, Social Engagement, and Problem Behaviors, Rachael Elizabeth Mills

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Meeting Biopsychosocial Needs of Individuals with Histories of Multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences, Christine G. Morgan

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Participation in Active and Passive Music Interventions by Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Effects on Agitation, Robert J. Prattini

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The Role of Religious Coping in the Marital Stability of Strong, African American Couples: A Strengths-Focused Approach., Antonius Delvecco Skipper

Dissertations from 2015

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Familial Relationships Among Muslim Couples and Parents in the United States: A Qualitative Study, Zahra Aqeel Alghafli

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Stress, Anxiety Symptomology, and the Need for Student Support Services for University Freshmen of First-Generation Status, Low-SES Backgrounds, and those Registered with Disabilities, Kelly Dale Allison

Montessori-Based Interventions in the Treatment of Late-Stage Dementia, Paula J. Boyd

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Exploring the Predictors of Psychological Distress in Children Following the Gulf Coast Hurricanes of 2005, Jonathan Scott Brothers

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Investing in the Civic Economy: Social Capital and Choice Neighborhoods, Mary Ellen Brown

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Mishpacha in the American Diaspora: An Exploratory Study of Highly-Involved Jewish Families, Trevan Glen Hatch

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A Tale of Two Cultures: A Qualitative Narrative of Nigerian Immigrant Parenting in the United States, Chinwe Onwujuba

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Survivors of Individuals Who Completed Suicide: The Influence of Time Since the Loss, Alexis M. Rabalais

Theses from 2014

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Analysis of the Risk and Protective Factors Among Low-Income, First-Generation College Students, Samantha Bates

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Reducing juvenile justice involvement through a childhood truancy intervention, Bret James Blackmon

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The Qualities That Black Men and Women Most Appreciate about One Another: A Qualitative Examination, LaKeshia Marie Carhee

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Volunteer retention at the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, Robyn Eileen Keegan

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The Association Between Attachment and Posttraumatic Growth in a Sample of U.S. College Students, Keith Alan Morgan

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The Hard Decisions: A Qualitative Study of Marital Reconciliation, Hannah Pearce Plauche

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Infusion of gerontological competencies in social work, Jessica Marie Rawls

Dissertations from 2013

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The Louisiana Recovery School District's long term relationship to student dropout and achievement, Jandel Crutchfield

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Government spending and child well-being : a correlational study of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) countries, Rachel Suzanna Foretich

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SNAP use among older adults, Jennifer R. Geiger

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Rape myth acceptance among law enforcement, Racheal E. Hebert

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A preliminary investigation of the demographic, systematic risk, and systematic promotive factors that influence higher educational attainment among foster care youths and young adults who age out of the foster care system, Dana R. Hunter

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TOPS Tech Utilization: Systemic Barriers and Facilitators in Louisiana, Melissa Clare Ledoux

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Family-related risk factors and their associations with behavior problems of children in foster care, Jena Leigh Ourso

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Predictors of practice approaches and activitives of Louisiana school social workers : toward a model of practice, Laura Richard

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Discrimination of sexual minorities and plans to relocate, Margaret H. Smith

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Interrelationships of caregiving characteristics, burden of caregiving, depressive symptomology, physical health, self-care, life satisfaction and social support of social workers, Katherine Riker Sternberg

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Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services : a case study of child welfare workers' burnout, Crystal Ward

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Relationship between childhood sexual abuse, weight, and attitudes toward obesity in lesbians, Amy L. Wright

Theses from 2012

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A cross-sectional study of the relationship between political ideology and state legislative responses to payday lending, Louie Fletcher Bickham III

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Psychometric re-evaluation of the Spiritual Support Scale, Angela M. Bowman

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Relationship between adult mentors and placement outcomes among at-risk youth, Meagan Curtis

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Correlates of interest in autism spectrum disorders among social work graduate students, Cassie Dinecola

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Early behavior problems in school, juvenile delinquency, and adult incarceration: a longitudinal examination of pathways to crime among a ten-year birth cohort in Louisiana, Xian Guan

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The effects of coping strategies on burden among Louisiana Alzheimer's disease caregivers, Rhonda Lee Jordan

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The effect of coping strategies on burden among male Alzheimer's caregivers, Lauren McKinsey Lovelace

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Louisiana social workers: a study on attitudes toward LGBT youth, Rachel Kathleen O'Pry

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The role of managers within the welfare system: how race and negative stereotypes about clients affect managers' tolerance of caseworker discretion, Alethia Marie Picciola

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Spiritual support as coping among Alzheimer's caregivers, Mary Katherine Schillings

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Juvenile justice in Louisiana: an exploratory study of trends surrounding juvenile incarceration, Sabrina Michelle Whitney

Theses from 2011

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Social work students' attitudes toward teenage pregnancy prevention: the importance of religiosity and feminist ideology, Pilar Thompson Borne

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An exploration of the paradigm of kinship caregiving and caregivers' experiences with child welfare and public welfare systems using critical theory analysis, Tara Valinchus DeJohn

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Psychometric evaluation of a proposed, Alzheimer's aggression scale, Kristina Little

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Caregiver attitude, as expressed verbally in a group setting, and its association with children's attachment security, Erin Wallace Lovett

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The Times-Picayune coverage of three incidents resulting in capital trials, Sean Seosop Muggivan

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The effects of Reiki treatment on mental health professionals who are at risk for secondary traumatic stress, Martha P. Novoa

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The predictive ability of demographic and psychosocial risk factors, school-related characteristics, and service interventions on grade attainment among at-risk elementary school children in a truancy intervention program, Judith L. F. Rhodes

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An examination of the effectiveness of an early truancy intervention for reducing chronic absenteeism amongst at-risk students through the use of Regression Discontinuity analysis, Johanna M. Thomas

Dissertations from 2010

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Caring attitudes among child welfare caseworkers: associations with client participation in services, Karen Faulk

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Parent education in a child welfare setting: understanding maltreatment following an intervention for parents and their infants, toddlers, and pre-school children, Rhenda Hotard Hodnett

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Altruism and alcohol dependence: is there a relationship between helping others and recovery?, Alan Nicholson

Theses from 2009

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Leaving special educators behind?: an analysis of the No Child Behind Act and its impact on special education teachers, Joseph Martin Abel

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Measuring the impact of a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention on perceived stress and study skills of social work graduate students, Margot H. Hasha

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The correlation between creativity and burnout in public school classroom teachers, Patricia Landeche

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A comparison of mental health service delivery programs in Arkansas public school systems, Lisa Braddock Moon

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Examining the influence of popular music and poetry therapy on the development of therapeutic factors in groups with at-risk adolsecents, Leah Olson-McBride

Theses from 2008

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An exploratory study of social work supervisors' supervisory styles, motivations, and evaluative processes, Michelle Elise Chevallier