Dissertations from 2019
Examining Two Self-Assessment Measures of Teacher Multicultural Competence and Their Predictive Value to Student Behavior Outcomes, Melissa Jo Hamilton Grisdale
Forget Me Not: Are Stronger Memories More Susceptible to Retrieval-Induced Forgetting?, Laura Lee Heisick
Exploring the Role of Gender and Race in Salary Negotiations, Chelsea D. Hightower
Factors Related to Parental Stress at Early Diagnostic Assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Abigail Issarraras
The Role of Cognitive Vulnerabilities in the Severity of Internalizing Symptoms in Children and Adolescents, Maysa Kaskas
Derivational Development: Derivational Word Processing in Three English-Speaking Populations, Lisa Suzanne Kemp
Understanding the Social Relationships of Youth with Callous-Unemotional Traits Using Peer Nominations, Tatiana M. Matlasz
Experimentally Examining the Proposed Relationships Among “Rehearsal-based” Effects, Corey Ian McGill
Attention as a Mechanism for Object-Object Binding in Complex Scenes, Kacie Mennie
The Mechanism of Directed Forgetting in Visual Working Memory, Katherine Camille Moen
Effects of a Repeated Writing Intervention on Writing Fluency and Writing Quality, Katherine L. Moore
A Longitudinal Study of Two Teacher-Report Screening Measures for Student Mental Health: Comparing the SWTRS and SAEBRS, Anthony Joseph Roberson
Examining Successful Aging and Resilience After Disasters, Katie Elizabeth Stanko
Targeting Perceived Risk Through an Online Personalized Feedback Intervention for Cannabis-Using College Students, Katherine Walukevich-Dienst
Theses from 2018
Assessing Changes in Self-Reported Driving Ability After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, John Philip Kelly Bernstein
A Preliminary Examination of the Time and Organization Preparation System-College (TOPS-C) with Undergraduate Students, Ashley Elizabeth Bordelon
Development of the Routines and Time Management Inventory for Young Adults, Morgan Ashwill Grinnell
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Hatha Yoga Intervention for Smokers, Emily Robin Jeffries
The Effect of Community Violence Exposure On Self-Reported Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents: The Role of Social Support Versus Family Cohesion, Blair Burke Kreiger
What Motivates Children to Respond? Functional Analysis and Intervention of Math Computation Fluency, Catherine Rose Lark
The Use of Systematic Distractions to Increase Sustained Attention in School-Aged Children with Attention Problems, Emma Larson
Vocal Expression In Schizophrenia: Examining The Role Of Vocal Accommodation In Clinical Ratings Of Speech, Thanh P. Le
Focality in Prospective Memory: A Thorough Examination of Cue Specificity and Task-Appropriateness, Bethany Alice Lyon
The (B)link Between Amotivation and Dopamine in Psychosis: What Phasic Eye Blink Rate Reveals, Jessica Elaina McGovern
The Incremental Validity of Parent-Reported Executive Functioning in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders and Reading Achievement, Ilayna Krysten Mehrtens
Evaluating the Predictive Validity of the Implementation Beliefs Assessment on Classwide Management Components, Sarah Alexa Metallo
Attentional Deployment, Cognitive Control, and Reappraisal in Schizophrenia, Kyle Robert Mitchell
The Potential Iatrogenic Effects of Formal vs. Informal Juvenile Justice System Processing: The Moderating Influence of Callous-Unemotional Traits, Emily Lynne Robertson
Predicting Working Memory and Fluid Intelligence from Measures of Musicality, Juan Alexander Ventura
Identifying Stress Variables Linking Socioeconomic Status and Smoking, Aaron French Waters
Theses from 2017
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Seizures and Autism Symptomology in Young Children, Claire O. Burns
The Effect of Demographic and Clinical Factors on the Performance of the Abbreviated Scoring Algorithm for the Baby and Infant Screen for Children with Autism Traits, Paige Elizabeth Cervantes
Measuring Teachers' Perceptions of Student Behavior Using the Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders, Megan Ruth Erickson
Bullying Victimization, Internalizing Symptoms, and the Moderating Effects of Social Support, Ashley P. Galsky
Disproportionality in Discipline Practices: Assessing the Impact of Unique Contextual Factors Resulting from School Reforms on Discipline, Stephanie Marie Grant
Developmental Functioning of Infants and Toddlers with Autism and Cerebral Palsy, Xinrui Jiang
Polynomial Regression Analyses of Parental Desirable Responding, Megan Elizabeth Lilly
Unfriend Me! Applicant Reactions to the Use of Social Networking Information During the Hiring Process, Byron Shane Lowery
Differential Effects of Gratitude and Positive Peer Reporting Interventions on Student Subjective Wellbeing, Classroom Behavior, and School Connectedness, Rachel Marie Olinger Steeves
Motivation for Tobacco Cessation Among Nicotine Dependent Postmenopausal Females, MacKenzie Rae Peltier
Predictors of Positive Adjustment in a Sample of Children Impacted by Hurricane Katrina, Jennifer C. Piscitello
Video Based Intervention and Backward Chaining: Teaching Children with Autism, Philip Ross Richard
Assessing the Impact of White Noise on Cognition in Individuals with and without ADHD, Scott Roye
Immediate Effects of the Mindful Body Scan Practice on Risk-Taking Behavior, Shelley Renee Upton
Reported Child Sexual Abuse: Impact of Adaptive Skills and Association with Psychological Adjustment, Seandra Jean Walker
Generalizability of Multiple Measures of Treatment Integrity: An Empirical Replication, Elizabeth Wilson
Dissertations from 2016
Caregiver Choice in Autism Intervention: Selections and Influential Factors, Hilary Lynn Adams
Lag Time between Parental First Concerns about Development and Entry into Early Intervention: Impact of Child/Family Factors, First Concerns, and Symptom Presentation, Jennifer S. Beighley
Influence of Motivation on Phonics Effectiveness, Rachel L. Bradley
The impact of a transdiagnostic risk factor on willingness to seek treatment among Black students, Kimberlye Elise Dean
The Impact of Experimentally Manipulated Post-Event Processing on the Relationship between Social Anxiety and Cannabis Craving and Use, Anthony Harlan Ecker
An Examination of Autism Symptomatology in Young Children with Family History of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Jasper Abarte Estabillo
Effects of Premature Birth and/or Low Birthweight on Developmental Outcomes, Rachel L. Goldin
Exploring the Relationship between Long-Term Memory and Attention through Attentional Templates, Rebecca Rose Goldstein
Constructing the Search Template: Episodic and Semantic Influences on Categorical Template Formation, Juan D. Guevara Pinto
Examining Teacher Multicultural Competence in The Classroom: Further Validation of The Multicultural Teaching Competency Scale, Melissa Jo Hamilton
The Multidimensional Bullying Victimization Scale: Development and Validation, Shannon Marie Harbin
Psychological and Environmental Predictors of Test Anxiety: A Structural Equation Model, Meredith Taylor Harris
Student Internalizing Behavior Screener and Student Externalizing Behavior Screener: An Analysis of Reliability, Validity, and Usability in Elementary School Populations, Kelsey Lynn Hartman
The Attentional Mechanisms of Active Forgetting, Laura Lee Heisick
Control, Care, and Stress: Parenting's Effect on Child Internalizing Symptoms, Maysa Kaskas
The Mechanisms of Auditory Distraction: The Roles of Interference-by-Process and Attention Capture, Danielle A. Lutfi-Proctor
Promoting Literacy Development in the Early Childhood Classroom: An Evaluation of Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Instruction, Elise Catherine McIver
Treatment Acceptability and Child Discipline: The Influence of Parent Factors, Kasia Simone Plessy
Initial Development and Validation of the Student Wellbeing Teacher-Report Scales, Anthony Joseph Roberson
Effects of Various Seating Arrangements on Disruptive Classroom Behavior, Natalie Marie Robichaux
Activity Level as a Moderator of the Relationship between Child and Maternal Anxiety, Paige Marie Ryan
Programmed Shifts in Reward Quality and Quantity: A Planned Positive and Negative Contrast Analysis, Michael Schafer
Successful Aging in Oldest-Old Adults: Role of Physical and Social Factors, Katie Elizabeth Stanko
Adaptive Behavior Deficits in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder- Cutoff Scores for the ASD-D-A according to DSM-5 Criteria., Nicole Cassandra Turygin
The Impact of Weight Bias on Psychological Functioning: The Role of Weight Discrimination and Internalized Weight Bias, Krystal Marie Waldo
Perceived Barriers to Autism Spectrum Disorder Services, Lindsey Willis Williams
An Evaluation of the Utility of Reading Curriculum-Based Measurement as Progress Monitoring Tools and Predictors of Comprehension, Haley Elizabeth York
Dissertations from 2015
Utilization of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire across Family Structures: Do the Same Constructs Apply?, Leah Michelle Adams
The Moderating Effects of Anxiety on the Relationship Between Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Jamarri Raimon Aikins
Social Functioning in Schizotypy: An Exploration of Communicative Effectiveness through Speech Analysis and Observer Rated Performance in a Socially Demanding Task, Tracey Lauren Auster
Examination of the Effects of the Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) Intervention on Undergraduate Students, Ashley E. Bordelon
The Role of Salience in Second Language Acquisition, Ian South Comeaux
Bullying in Schools: The Relationship between Educational Staff Burnout and Staff Response to Bullying, Katherine Marie Harrison
A Comparison of Psychotic Symptoms Recorded in Patient Files of Persons with a First Diagnosis of Schizophrenia in 1930 and 1960 Cohorts Drawn from a Large State Hospital, Kristopher Michael Lee Henderson
Single or Dual Resources: The Role of Working Memory in Syntactic Processing, Rebecca Ann Horn
Social Anxiety and Cannabis-Related Impairment: The Roles of Anxiety Sensitivity and Intolerance of Uncertainty, Emily Robin Jeffries
Effects of Mirror Exposure and Brief Mindfulness Interventions in Undergraduate Females with Weight and Shape Concerns, Jessica Abaigeal Esmeier Kinsaul
The Baby and Infant Screen for Children with Autism Traits: A DSM-5 Update, Matthew Jason Konst
Evaluating the Interspersal Procedure Using Free Access to a Competing Reinforcer, Catherine Rose Lark
A State-Level Analysis of Deinstitutionalization and the Impact of Chlorpromazine, Joni Maria Lee Pow
Functional Interplay Between Neurocognitive Decline and Risk Factors in Older Adults: A Multivariate Latent Growth Curve Model of Risk, Rebecca Kathryn MacAulay
An Investigation of the Effect of Irrelevant Sounds on Serial Order Recall in Children and Adults, Corey Ian McGill
The Effects of Emotion and Action on Binding in Memory, Kacie Mennie
Using a Dependent Group Contingency to Increase Homework Completion and Accuracy in a General Education Classroom, Sarah Alexa Metallo
Examining the Role of Episodic and Semantic Networks in Anhedonia: Applying the Accessibility Model of Emotional Self-report to Psychometrically-defined Schizotypy, Kyle Robert Mitchell
The Impact of Therapist Self-Disclosure on Client-Perceived Working Alliance amongst Psychiatrist Inpatients, Sean C. Morrison
The Moderating Effects of Family Management Factors on the Relationship between Violence Exposure and Aggression, Christine Marie Raines
Parental Age at Conception: An Examination of Risk Factors Related to Autism Severity and Comorbid Psychopathology, Robert D. Rieske
Effect of Attention Retraining on Pathological Eating Behaviors and Body Dissatisfaction, Jose Silgado