• The Role of Communication in Informal Caregiving for Family Members with Alzheimer’s Disease 

  Huber, Henri Kali (2022)

  The purpose of this qualitative exploratory study is to examine the role of communication in family caregiving for family members with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia as well as to examine how family caregivers use ...
• A Multimethod Approach to Understanding the Association Between Interpersonal Stress, Proinflammatory Response, and Suicidality 

  Defayette, Annamarie Bailey (2022)

  Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults. Peer-related interpersonal stress increases suicide risk within this age group. However, not all individuals who undergo peer-related ...
• Incarcerated individuals' self-control: Changes across incarceration and relation to post-release substance dependence 

  Schrader, Shannon Willis (2022)

  Self-control reflects the capacity to control, modify, or override impulses in favor of behavior that will further long-term goals (Baumeister & Heatherton, 1996). Self-control has received deserved attention in the ...
• Conversion to Islam and Impact on Racial Identity 

  Alnassar, Abdullah (2021)

  Black men have converted to Islam in the United States faster than any other minority group throughout multiple generations. This dissertation utilizes a qualitative methodology to investigate this phenomenon and its ...
• The Effects of Uncivil and Skeptical Online Comments On News Credibility and Believability 

  Graf, Joseph (2021)

  Online comments posted after news stories have become a permanent fixture on media websites and a topic of growing interest to academic researchers. Of particular import is the possible effects on readers from comments ...
• Ethical Implications of Communicating Risk in the Media: A Heuristic for Reporting on Crisis Events with a Focus on Mass School Shootings 

  Yuckenberg, Ashley K (2021)

  This dissertation looks at the idea of “if it bleeds it leads” (Sontag, 2003, p.18), an expression that implies all news concerns violence, and applies the ethics of care to the rhetoric used in the coverage of crisis ...
• Let Them Give: Philanthropic Infrastructure and Industry in the United States 

  McDonald, Emily (2021)

  Historically, philanthropy has occupied a contested space in American life in regards to its role in social welfare. As a result, at different points, the organization and work of private philanthropic foundations has been ...
• Robots Are Perceptually Dehumanized Due to Their Machine-like Appearance and Machine-like Nature 

  Momen, Ali (2021)

  Robots that engage face-processing are better able to transmit social signals that improve human-robot interactions. However, although robots are often crafted with face-like displays, research has yet to examine whether ...
• Diabetes BeDur, A Type 2 Diabetes Mobile Application for Iranian Nationals in the U.S. 

  Hamidi, Elmira (2021)

  Diabetes is a growing public health challenge worldwide. Among all developed countries, the U.S. has the highest rate of diabetes prevalence. Minority populations including immigrants are at high risk from this disease. ...
• Three Essays on the Federal Funds Market 

  Bonis, Brian Joseph (2021)

  Economist James D. Hamilton once wrote, “The federal funds market is a good place to start for an understanding of either finance or monetary policy.” In this dissertation, I do a deep dive into the federal funds market ...
• Perceptions and Use of Inclusive Language in Spanish 

  Scheinberg, Emily

  This thesis investigates the perceptions and use of gender-inclusive language in Spanish among Spanish speakers living in the United States. The term inclusive language encompasses a series of written and spoken strategies ...
• The Enduring Irrationality of Rationalization: The Unchangeable Work of Pharmacy Workers During a Global Pandemic 

  Pastor, Nina

  The notion of ‘making a living’ has transformed how society thinks about work and how institutions and organizations shape how work is performed; not simply through the physical elements, but also through the social, ...
• The Effects of Zinc and Copper Supplementation on Double Transgenic (App/Tau) Mice Models of Alzheimer’s Disease 

  Gervase, Tatiana

  Alzheimer’s disease (AD) accounts for 70% of dementia, but there is no known cure for the disorder so many non-drug therapeutic treatments include changes in diet and maintaining a healthier lifestyle (Kametani & Hasegawa, ...
• The Role of Resilience: Analyzing the Different Responses to Adversity Among Refugees in the United States 

  Isom, Ryan

  This thesis analyzes the role of resilience in refugees when faced with adversity and identifying the strategies or resources used to overcome social and cultural challenges. The ethnographic information came from three ...
• Free, Empowered, and Environmentally Conscious: How Neoliberal and Second Wave Feminist Ideals Shape Menstrual Commercials and Citizenship 

  Lysa, Olha

  Menstruation carries a dual nature in United States society. It is celebrated as a sign of fertility and womanhood while simultaneously being seen as dirty, wasteful, and shameful. Since the industrial revolution, menstrual ...
• The Dholki: Vernacular Social Tradition in West Punjab 

  Bhatti, Lina

  This thesis describes the vernacular tradition of the dholki, a common wedding event with song and singing. The dholki is framed in a context of a male-dominated religious society and has the propensity to be utilized ...
• Relationship Between Payment Structures and Cost-Control Policy on Health Expenditures 

  Karolewicz, Nicolas

  In 2019, the U.S. health expenditure reached 16.8% of GDP (OECD, 2021). I hypothesize that payment structure and cost-control policy lead to variation in healthcare spending. Despite an optimized payment structure, health ...
• Frames, Fear, and Identity in the American Environmental Movement 

  Nijjar, Manraaj S

  As more Americans become increasingly concerned with the dangers associated with climate change, the environmental movement in the United States continues to grow. With a recent surge in participation from younger activists ...
• Transdiagnostic Psychological Symptoms Associated with Temporal Delay Discounting Tasks – Monetary, Social, & Health Tasks 

  DeHart, Morgan

  This thesis examined transdiagnostic characteristics of psychological symptoms and how they might affect decision making and performance on a behavior inhibition task. Instead of examining individuals diagnosed with distinct ...
• “Against the Dying of the Light”: An Examination of Contemporary American Right-Wing Politics 

  Mitzen, Levi

  The gains made by the political right have come to characterize the political landscape of the 2010s. This rise of the political right is, in a way, a response to the various crises of the 21st century. These include but ...

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