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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Acculturation, Self-Esteem, Family Norms, and Disordered Eating Behaviors in South Asian Women, Angela Abraham
Sexual Education, Sexual Self-Concept, and Behavior of Adolescents: A Retrospective Study, Rachel Albanese
Experiences of Latina Single Mothers Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Qualitative Study, Shaila Alvarez
Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: Therapy Process Predictors of Response to CBT, Samantha Baker
Predictors of Psychologists’ Self-Reported Knowledge and Self-perceived Competence in Treating Transgender Clients, Tara N. Bennett
The Effects of a Seizure Safety Program Implemented in Non-public Schools on Teacher Knowledge and Confidence in Managing Seizures, Laura Brockman
Evaluating the Predictive Values of Attachment Security and Perfectionism on Psychological Well-being, Lindsay Cleary
The Relationship Between Perceived Racial Stress and Academic Achievement of African American Students, Jodie E. Felder
Promoting Perinatal Mental Well-being: Empowering Healthcare Professionals, Deborah Flam
The Role of Teacher Engagement in Enhancing Children’s Organizational Skills: A School-Based Intervention Study, Brooke Goldsmith
The Blank Paper Method: An Independent Retrieval Protocol, Kevin Gregorio
Predictors of Mental Health Services Use in Integrated Primary Care During COVID-19, Joseph D. Harrison
Exploring the Relationship among Postpartum Depression, Cognitive Distortions, and Relationship Satisfaction, Kylie A. Hastings
Collaboration in Practice: Perspectives on Interprofessional Care Teams for Treating Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Morgan E. Heiser
Identifying Needs of School-age Children with Cardiospondylocarpofacial Syndrome, Erin Henning
Burnout in Board-Certified Behavior Analysts, Casey J. Kane
Sex Life Post Childbirth and the Role of the Partner Relationship: A Qualitative Study, Agata Kopacz
Identifying Anxiety, Need to Belong, and Age as Risk Factors for Financial Exploitation, Farren Landes
Fluency-based Staff Training on Restraints to Improve Safe and Accurate Implementation in the School Setting, Jaclyn Leotta
An Exploratory Approach to Understanding Assessment Errors on Measures of Executive Functioning, Gurjot Mondair
Examining Executive Functions and Semantic Organization Across Occupation Types, Emily Murtha
Anxiety and Self-Esteem in Adolescents and Young Adults Undergoing Bariatric Surgery, Julia Nikolajuk
(In)Animate: Exploring the Relationship Between Obsessivecompulsive Disorder, Perceived Thought Control, and Anthropomorphism, Kaitlyn O’Neill
Romantic Beliefs and Their Effect on Relationship Satisfaction, Psychological Well-being, and Psychological Distress, John D. Pinsky
Parasocial Relationships and Women’s Friendship Expectations, Perceptions, and Satisfaction, Renee N. Plaza
Exploring Screen Time Trends among Children with Autism Spectum Disorder: A Quantitative Survey Analysis, Jessica Rachel Ponzo
Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Rebecca Potts
Exploring Psychological Impacts, Coping, and Conflict Resolution of Transnationalism on Parent-Child Relationships, Sally Sanchez
Examining the Relationships among Childbirth Satisfaction, Maternal Functioning, and Psychological Flexibility in Postpartum Mothers, Ryanne N. Schaad
A Qualitative Study of Euphemistic Language and Identity Development Involving Sexual Assault, Keena Stewart
Examining Factors Considered in Autism Specialization among Early Career Psychologists, Tarie Taylor
Perspectives of Black Men on Their Representation in School Psychology, Erika Nicole Debra Thornton
Evaluating Online Resources: Providing Parents with Reliable Emotional Intelligence Training Tools, Melissa Van Embden
Impact of PCOS Knowledge and Treatment Recommendations on Women’s Quality of Life, Sydni Yadin
Predictors of Anxiety and Depression in Dental Students - A Nationwide Study, Margaret Xiaojiao Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Sex Differences in Cognitive Distortions in Individuals with Fibromyalgia, Corey Adams
Relationship Between Cognitive Distortions and Burnout among Primary Care Physicians, Wilson Albarracin
Loss of Mooring and Acculturational Resilience: Understanding Resilience, Adversity, and Trauma among Female Muslim Arab Refugees in the United States: A Qualitative Study, Norah Fahad Aldawsari
Relationship Quality and Metacognitive Beliefs on Grief Outcomes of Bereaved Cancer Caregivers, Katelyn Anderson
Promoting Caregiver Mental Health Literacy: A Pilot Study of the Online Program “Mental Wellness at the Lake”, Erika Baylis
Assessment of Trauma in Youth with Intellectual Disabilities: Comparison of Research and Clinical Practice, Olga Joyce Bilardi
Determinants of Medical Cannabis Use for the Treatment of Anxiety: A Qualitative Study, Catherine Blasi
Examining Correlations Between Graphic Indicators in Projective Tests and Clinical Criteria of Ptsd in Children and Adolescents, Melissa Brennan
Transitioning from the Juvenile Justice System for Students with Disabilities, Michelle Cain
Parent Assessment of Children's Executive Capacities, Matthew J. Davis
Building Technology Breaks into Classroom Instruction to Reduce Media Multitasking and Increase Learning, Lisa DeCicco
Revisiting the Global Measures of Overall Neuropsychological Function and the Impact of Race-based Normative Data in Clinical and Forensic Populations, Zachary Thomas DiPasquale
Relationship Between School Connectedness and Actual Help-Seeking Behavior among Adolescents, Eric Dougherty
Role of Resilience, Quality of Life, and Social Problem-solving in Caregivers of Patients Living with Dementia, Emily Helene Fannick
Improving Care for Adults with Visual Impairment Through Interprofessional Education, Marissa L. Ferrito
Healthcare Providers’ Willingness to Prescribe Buprenorphine to Adolescents and Young Adults with Opioid Use Disorder, Nicole M. Fusco
Supporting Teachers in Supporting Students: Facilitating a Successful School Reintegration Post Psychiatric Hospitalization, Alicia J. Gialanella
The Relationship Between Impulsivity, Avoidance, and Overly Positive Maladaptive Thinking in Adults with ADHD, Morgan Hagner
Prolonged Grief: The Predictive Value of Cognitive Distortions, Depression, and Anxiety, Michael Kastelnik
School Refusal, Anxiety, and Executive Functioning in Adolescents, Marissa Kimmel
The Use of Problematic Behaviors as Predictors of Suicidal Ideations and Attempts in Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients, Jessica LaMont-George
Social Problem-Solving, Stress, Social Support as Predictors of Distress among First-Generation Students, Marisa Leib
The Effect of State Anxiety on Working Memory Updating, Alexandra L. Mastrangelo
Predictors of Utilization of Preventive Gynecologic Health Services among Women Veterans, Jennifer Lynn Milore
The Invisible Load of Motherhood: Exploring Parental Stress Differences among Caucasian and African American Mothers, Angena Mombrun
Screen Time and Problematic Behavior: Piloting a Family- Based Intervention, Naomi Morissette
The Experience of Social Connectedness among Adolescent Cancer Patients, Jennifer H. Nack
School Psychologists Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families Through the Evaluation Process, Jacqueline A. Oluoch
The Relationship Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo, Anna Podrasky
Exploring Forensic Psychologist, Psychiatrists and Lawyers Perceptions on Incorrigibility and Juvenile Resentencing, Tyeca Reviere
An Examination of an Online Program for Parents with Anxious Adolescents, Tracy Sciulli
Nonmedical Prescription Stimulant Use, Mood, and Quality of Life among Graduate Students, Anastasia Skliros
The Relationship Between Burnout and Cognitive Distortions for Clinicians Working with Sex Offenders, Emily Stover
“Learning to Read with the Magic Seeds”: A Pilot Test of a Parent Shared Reading Program, Mary Jean Strong
PTSD, Chaos, and Subjective Executive Dysfunction, and Its Impact on QOL, Emmy Y. Velazquez Santiago
Brief Observation of Social Communication Change to Evaluate Change in Autism Symptoms as a Treatment Response in a Semistructured Play Assessment, Camilla Woodard
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Prevention in Schools: Examining School Personnel’s Attitudes and Knowledge of Mandated Reporting, Aigner J. Allen
The Impact of Gender Minority Stress on Eating Pathology and Body Checking Behaviors in Transgender and Non-Binary Adults, Klaudia Bialy
Critical Literacy: Meeting Twenty-first Century Literacy Demands for Adolescent Learners, Molly Blew
Intuitions Across the Theistic-Atheistic Spectrum: A Convergence of Social Psychology and Experimental Philosophy Research Paradigms, Janessa R. Brown
Assessing the Quality of Life in Spousal Caregivers of Kidney Dialysis Patients, Mallory Christman
The Clinical Utility of a Short Form Version for the Rey Complex Figure Test (RCFT) in Identifying Visual Memory Impairments with Older Adults, Adam D. Christmann
Examining Social Media Use, Connectedness, and Depression in Graduate Students, Marisa Gretz
Association Between Trauma History and Body Image, Depression, Posttraumatic Stress, and Relationship Satisfaction in Postpartum Women, Kristen Hawk-Purcell
Perception of the Need for and Implementation of Mindfulness Programming in the Education Setting, Lindsay Kurtz
Adopting a Growth Mindset Approach to Interventions for Self-Regulation, Kelly A. Larson
Mental Health Professionals’ Perception of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder, Patrick M. Mullen
Parents Perception of Teletherapy Use in Children, Beenish Rashid
School Guidance Counselor Perceptions on Reintegrating Students to School after Mental Health Treatment, Maddie Roxandich
The Impact of Trauma on Exposure and Response Prevention (Ex/RP) Treatment Outcomes for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Lindsey Salerno
Exploration of the School Mindfulness Project on the Executive Functions of Elementary School Students, Jessica Brooke Savaiano
Participation in a Positive Education Curriculum and Symptoms of Anxiety in Students, Aleida Silva-Garcia
A Qualitative Examination of Satisfaction and Support in Weight-Loss Surgery Patients, Simone Sims-Reiley
Examining the Relationship Between Outcome Expectancies and Anxiety Severity in Patients Using Medical Marijuana, Paulina Syracuse
Closing the Gap: Culturally Competent Consultations in Schools, Kimmely Mechelle Williams
Attitudes of Providers and Researchers Toward Harm Reduction Strategies, Portia Womer
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Inventory of Cognitive Distortions: Validation of a Measure of Cognitive Distortions in a Forensic Sample, Eguono Voke Akpoduado
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Examining the Effects of Social Networking Sites on Anxiety and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Tiffany Araujo
Exploring the Association Between Female Infertility Stigma, Women’s Cognitions, and Coping Responses, Spencer Paige Brown
Are Narcissism and Entitlement Associated with Higher Rates of Violence and Unsuccessful Treatment Completion?, Melissa Chipollini