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Recent Educational Psychology Dissertations

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all Educational Psychology dissertations since 1981


CSPP

Name Dissertation Title  Date Advisor
Annette Alliman-Brissett Factors Associated with African American Adolescents' Math Career Self-Efficacy. 2006 Sherri L Turner and Michael P. Goh
Devjani Banerjee-Stevens Critical Incidents in the Identity Development of Second-Generation South Asian Women. 2009 Michael P. Goh
Timothy A. Brown Protective Factors Related to HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Heterosexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual American Indian Adolescents. 2006 John L Romano
Korrine L. Cikanek Emotional Intelligence and Coping Skills as Predictors of Counselor Self-Efficacy with Genetic Counseling Graduate Students. 2006 Patricia McCarthy Veach
Julia L. Conkel-Ziebell Promoting Viable Career Choice Goals through Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy and Career Maturity in Inner-City High School Students: A Test of Social-Cognitive Career Theory 2010Sherri L. Turner
Don P. Deboer The Exploratory Use of Partner Dancing as an Adjunct to Couples Counseling. 2006 Thomas M Skovholt and Michael P.Goh
Saba Ghazi-Moghadam A Qualitative Study of the Perceived Attitudes Toward Counseling and Effective Counseling Practices in Working with Clients of Iranian Origin. 2009 Michael P. Goh
Michelle AKC Hermann-Fritz A Test of the Social Cognitive Career Theory to Predict Career Interests and Goal Setting among Multi-Ethnic, Low SES Adjudicated Adolescents 2010 Sherri L. Turner
Daniel B Hess The Mental Health Sequelae and Treatment of Massive Community Violence in West Africa. 2008 Michael P.Goh
Tatsuya Hirai Personal and Professional Characteristics of Japanese Master Therapists: A Qualitative Investigation on Expertise in Psychotherapy and Counseling in Japan 2010 Michael P.Goh 
Rae E Hoesing The Structure of Attachment in Adolescent Offenders: Self-and Other-Model Correlates of Attachment Style. 2007 Michael P.Goh  and Kay Herting Wahl
Bonnie L Houg The Role of Spirituality in the Ongoing Recovery Process of Female Sexual Abuse Survivors. 2008 Patricia McCarthy Veach
Scott M Jacoby Impact of Relationship Characteristics on the Sexual and Mental Health of HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men. 2009 Eli Coleman and Thomas M Skovholt
Katie S. Jalma Women's Friendship Dissolution: A Qualitative Study. 2008 John L Romano
Marid Kaewchinda Runaway Youth: Predictors of Family Reunification. 2008 Sherri L Turner and John L Romano
Jui-Hsien Kao Walking in Your Patient’s Shoes: An Investigation of Genetic Counselor Empathy in Clinical Practice 2010 Patricia McCarthy Veach
Julie M. Koch Effects of an Early Elementary School Counseling Intervention on Academic Achievement, Behavior and School Climate. 2008  Patricia McCarthy Veach and Kay Herting Wahl
Carli Braun Kody Mothers' and Adolescent Daughters' Perceptions of Communication About Sex. 2008  Patricia McCarthy Veach and Kay Herting Wahl
Gabrielle P. Mauren The Effects of Foster Home Placements on Academic Achievement, Executive Functioning, Adaptive Functioning, and Behavior Ratings in Children Prenatally Exposed to Alcohol 2007 Thomas M Skovholt and Patricia McCarthy Veach
Jason D. Netland Measuring Psychopathy Traits and Antisocial Behaviors in Three Groups of Male Adolescent Sex Offenders and Male Non-Sexual Delinquents 2010 John L. Romano
Rachel Pasternak Slater Expert Teachers' Experience of Countertransference in the College Classroom. 2007 Patricia McCarthy Veach
Sandra S. Sanger Supervisory Interventions and Reactions Following an Attempted or Completed Suicide by a Supervisee’s Client 2010 Patricia McCarthy Veach
Michael T. Starkey The Psychological Influence of Therapists’ Professional Lives: The Effects of Exploring the Deep 2010 Thomas M. Skovholt
Michelle J. Trotter Effects of Participation in a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program on College Students' Psychological Well-being. 2009 Thomas M Skovholt
Arunya Tuicomepee Perceived Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Child and Adolescent Experiences of the 2004 Tsunami Disaster among Thai Youth: A Mixed Methods. 2007 John L Romano
Ling-Hsuan Tung Choosing to Forgive: An Experimental Study of Factors that Affect Forgiving. 2009 Thomas J Hummel
Sharanya Udipi An Investigation o the Personal and Demographic Predictors of Compassion Fatigue Among Genetic Counselors. 2007  Patricia McCarthy Veach
Daphne L. Washington Multicultural Counseling Competencies and Training Perceptions of Interns and Training Directors Pre-Doctoral Psychology Internship Programs. 2008 John L Romano
Denise C. Wyttenbach Relationship of Parental Attachment and Identity Status to College Student Adjustment. 2008 John L Romano
Baozhen Xie Chinese International Students - Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Seeking. Psychological Counseling Services: A Qualitative Exploration 2007 John L Romano and Kay Herting Wahl
Julie K. Yaekel-Black Elk American Indian Vietnam Combat Veterans: How Out-of-home Placement and Having a Veteran Primary Care Giver are Associated with Features and Symptoms of Trauma. 2008 Sherri L Turner
Ava Yang Themes in the Career Development of 1.5 Generation Hmong American Women 2010 Michael P. Goh
Pahoua Yang A Phenomenological Study of the Coming Out Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Hmong. 2008 Michael P. Goh
Kimberly W. Zahm From Graduate to Seasoned Practitioner: A Qualitative Investigation of Genetic Counselor Professional Development. 2009  Patricia McCarthy Veach

Psychological Foundations

Name Dissertation Title Date Advisor
Michael Atherton Cognitive Transfer and Conservation in Chess Playing 2007 William Bart
Catherine M. Bohn Event-Indexing Across Development 2007 Anthony Pellegrini and Steve Yussen
Nora M. Braun The Effect of Student Interaction on Group Performance in Asynchronous Learning Environments 2008 William Bart
Tatiana Canales Opazo Professional culture fit and work-related quality of life in academic departments: A phenomenographic approach 2011 David W. Johnson
Juliet M. Fenyk An Evaluation of a School-Based Program for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents 2006 Geoffrey Maruyama
Philippe R. Gaillard Evaluation the Assumption of Homogeneity of Variance via Equivalence Testing 2009 Michael Rodriguez
Jeffrey D. Grann Confidence in Knowledge Past: An Empirical Basis for a Differential Decay Theory of Very Long-Term Memory Monitoring 2006 William Bart
Saa Hoon Hong Cognitive Effects of Chess Instruction on Students at Risk for Academic Failure 2005 William Bart
Susan K. Jensen An Investigation of the Relationship Among Attitudes Toward Cooperation, Math Anxiety, and Mathematics Performance in Vocational Education Courses with an Enhanced Mathematics Curriculum 2006 David W. Johnson
Robert L. Jorczak The Effects of Task Characteristics on Higher-Order Learning in Online Collaborative Learning 2008 Robert Tennyson
Yasmine Konheim Kalkstein Facilitation of Bayesian Decision Making 2008 William Bart
Yunjung Kang A Validation Study of the Professional Role Orientation Inventory (PROI) 2005 Geoffrey Maruyama and Muriel Bebeau
Tina Patane Kruse Academic Growth in Kindergarten: The Effects of Child-Level and School-Level Factors on Learning Outcomes 2007 S. Jay Samuels
Seth R. Langley Identifying Self-Regulatory Factors that Influence the Academic Achievement Motivation of Underprepared College Students 2007 William Bart
Ashley E. Lewis The Moral Judgment of Gifted Adolescents 2007 S. Jay Samuels and Paul van den Broek
James M. Lies Effects of Service-Learning on College Student Moral Reasoning 2005 Patricia McCarthy Veach
Amy M. Mayer Trust in the Evaluator-Client Relationship 2008 Frances Lawrenz and Joan Garfield
Verna E. Monson Moral Judgment, Role Concepts, and Empathic Response as Predictors of Dental Student Clinical Effectiveness 2009 David W. Johnson and Muriel Bebeau
Maria Pabon Ethnic Identity Development in Latino Youth: A Meta Analysis of the Research 2010 Geoffrey Maruyama
Theresa J. Palumbo Unit of Word Recognition as an Indicator of Reading Fluency: Use of a Lexical Decision Task 2007 S. Jay Samuels
Jamie J. Peterson The Effect of Social Idenitity, Social Power, Professor Gender and Race on Informal Student-Faculty Interactions 2007 Geoffrey Maruyama
Mary V. Radomski Impact of Post-Discharge Habit Training of Self Care Skills on Independence, Caregiver Burden, and Development of Automaticity for Survivors of Recent Stroke. 2007 S. Jay Samuels and David Rapp
Cary J. Roseth Effects of Peacekeeping and Peacemaking on Preschoolers' Competitive Conflict and Aggression 2006 David W. Johnson and Anthony Pellegrini
Suzanne L. Russ Identity Relativity: Linking Stereotype Threat and Social Comparison as Parallel Processes 2009 David W. Johnson and Geoffrey Maruyama
Jessica R. Shryack The structure of virtue: An empirical investigation 2009 William Bart and David W. Johnson
Jennet C. Silverman "There is Always a Path to Success for Every Student:" Educator Thinking Patterns and Inclusion at Parkview Primary Center 2008 William Bart
Michelle L. Tichy-Reese Constructive Controversy: A Long Overlooked Path to Moral Development 2006 David W. Johnson
Mark J. Vanryzin Understanding Teacher-Student Relationships in Advisory Programs 2008 Anthony Pellegrini
Cheryl A. Videen Longitudinal Look at Student Achievement and Psychological Engagement 2009 Geoffrey Maruyama
Callie E. Walker Teaching Students to Be Peacemakers: Implementing a Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Training in a Minneapolis K-6 Charter School 2007 Geoffrey Maruyama
Mary Jane White Causality in Embodied Theories of Text Comprehension 2008 S. Jay Samuels and Paul van den Broek
Jennifer R. Willcutt A Comparison of Academically-Successful Struggling Adult Readers' and Academically-Successful Non-Struggling Adult Readers' Fluency Skills: Implications for College Reading Instruction 2008 S. Jay Samuels
Jazmin Yomha Cevasco The Role of Connectiveness in the Comprehension of Spontaneous Spoken Discourse. 2007 Paul van den Broek
Di You Interrelationships and Gender Differences among Components of Morality for Dental Students 2007 David W. Johson and Muriel Bebeau

QME

Name Dissertation Title Date Advisors
Anne E. Betzner Pragmatic and Dialectic Mixed Method Approaches: An Empirical Comparison. 2008 Frances Lawrenz
Steven A. Culpepper Race, Equity, and the Pattern of Opportunity. 2006 Ernest Davenport
Lija O. Greenseid Using Citation Analysis Methods to Assess the Influence of STEM Education Evaluation. 2008 Frances Lawrenz
Gina Johnson A Consideration of Issues Related to the Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Evaluation Use and Evaluation Involvement Scales 2011 Frances Lawrenz
Kentaro Kato Improving Efficiency of Cognitive Diagnosis by Using Diagnostic Items and Adaptive Testing. 2009 Ernest Davenport and William Bart
Sharon J. Lane-getaz Development and Validation of a Research-based Assessment: Reasoning about P-values and Statistical Significance. 2007 Joan Garfield and Ernest Davenport
Elaine Yee Ling Lee A Latent Growth Curve Analysis of the Impact of School Mobility on the Reading Scores of Poor and Non-Poor Children in the U.S. 2008 Frances Lawrenz and Michael Rodriquez
Kyoungwon Lee The Role of Social Class Models in the Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement. 2009 Michael Harwell
Pey-yan Liou Cross-National Comparisons of the Association Between Student Motivation for Learning Mathematics and Achievement Linked with School Contexts: Results from TIMSS 2007. 2010 Frances Lawrenz and Ernest Davenport
Yukiko Maeda Monte Carlo Evidence Regarding the Effects of Violating Assumed Conditions of Two-Level Hierarchical Models for Cross-Sectional Data. 2007 Frances Lawrenz and Michael Rodriguez
Ann Ooms The Iterative Evaluation Model for Improving Online Educational Resources 2005 Ernest Davenport and Michael Rodriquez
Ji Hoon Ryoo Model Selection with the Linear Mixed Effects Model for Longitudinal Data. 2010 Jeffrey Long and Michael Harwell
Mayuko Kanada Simon Comparison of Concurrent and Separate Multidimensional IRT Linking of Item Parameters. 2008 Mark Davison
Rebecca Swinburne Romine Interview Codings of Attachment Style: Using Profile Analysis to Understand the Patterns Involved 2011 Michael Rodriguez
Andrew S. Zieffler A Longitudinal Investigation of the Development of College Students' Reasoning About Bivariate Data During an Introductory Statistics Course. 2006 Joan Garfield

School Psychology

Name Dissertation Title Date Advisors
James J. Appleton Examination of the Student Engagement Instrument: Measurement of Student Cognitive and Psychological Engagement with School 2007 Sandra Christenson
Cheryl S. Bemel The Effect of Small Learning Communities on Indicators of Student Progress 2009 Sandra Christenson and Theodore Christ
Nicole A. Bottsford-Miller A Cross-Sectional Study of Reported Inconsistency in Accommodation Use in the Classroom and Standardized Test Settings for Elementary and Middle School Students with Disabilities 2008 Sandra Christenson
Karen J. Cadigan Specificity in Measuring Preschoolers' Phonological Skills 2008 Scott McConnell
Melissa Coolong-Chaffin Using BEA and Parent-Tutors to Boost Achievement for K-PALS Nonresponders 2011 Matt Burns
Sarah V. Elkin Investigation of the Minnesota Self-Determination Index for use with Adults with Cognitive Disabilities: Support for the Tripartite Ecological Model of Self-Determination 2007 Sandra Christenson and Brian Abery
Sara K. Hall Children's Emergent Literacy and Phonological Awareness: What is the Role of the Home Literacy Environment 2008 Scott McConnell
Jennifer Hall-Lande Chronic Social Isolation, Risk and Protective Factors in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study 2011 Sandra Christenson
Meghan C. Hickey Language Environments in Toddler Classrooms: The Contribution of Setting, Teacher, and Child Variables 2010 Jim Ysseldyke
Alisha K. Hollman The Effects of Progress Monitoring and Consultation on Emergent Literacy Performance as Measured by the Individual Growth and Development Indicators 2009 Scott McConnell
Monica J. Jacob Parental Expectations and Aspirations for their Children's Educational Attainment: An Examination of the College-Going Mindset among Parent 2010 Sandra Christenson
Nicholas G. Leonard Predictors of Mental Health Service Utilization among Minnesota High School Student 2009 Sandra Christenson
Heather P. Libbey School Connectedness: Influence Above and Beyond Family Connectedness 2007 Sandra Christenson
Laura J. Lofy The Effects of a Video Self-Modeling Training Program on the Behavior Management Practices of Parents 2008 Sandra Christenson
Naim H. Madyun The Utilization of Social Disorganization Theory to Explain the Variance in the School Performance of African American Students 2006 Scott McConnell
Brooke Rafdal Effects of Graphical Feedback and Coaching on the Quantity and Quality of Parent-Child Language Interaction 2011 Scott McConnell
Sarah Scullin Stokes The Relationships between Out-of-School Suspension, Student Engagement, and Dropout 2011 Ted Christ
Nicole R. Skaar Development of the Adolescent Exploratory and Risk Behavior Rating Scale 2009 Sandra Christenson and Theodore Christ
Deanna M. Spanjers Cognitive Engagement as a Predictor of Achievement 2007 Sandra Christenson and Matthew Burns
Chee Soon Tan An Exploratory Study of the Relationships between Teachers' General Attributions, Specific Attributions for Reading Difficulties and Treatments 2009 Jim Ysseldyke
Patrick J. Varro Academic-Based After School Programming: A Matched Pairs Follow-up Study 2009 Jim Ysseldyke and Kyla Wahlstrom
Angela R. Wagner Child-Teacher Interactions and Early Literacy Development Among At-Risk Preschool Children. 2008 Scott McConnell
Elizabeth M. Whitehouse Family Involvement in School: Family and Teacher Perceptions and Effects on Student Performance 2008 Sandra Christenson

Special Education

Name Dissertation Titles Date Advisor
Jessica Bjorkman Effects of Praise on Student Behavior in the Classroom 2008 Jennifer McComas
Tracy A. Bradfield General Outcome Measures of Beginning Handwriting Development 2009 Scott McConnell
Heather M. Campbell The Technical Adequacy of Curriculum-Based Measurement in Writing with English Language Learners 2006 Christine Espin
Chin-Chih Chen Predictors of Behavioral Problems for Students with High- Incidence Disabilities 2008 Frank Symons
Shu-Fen Cheng Examining the Technical Adequacy of Existing and Alternative CBM Scoring Procedures for Written Expression for Students with and without Hearing Loss 2006 Susan Hupp and Susan Rose
Jaehyun Cho A Validation Study of Korean Version of the Minnesota Self- Determination Scales (K-MSDS) for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities 2009 Susan Rose and Susan Hupp
Erin M. Cote Teaching Children with Asperger's Syndrome to Respond to I-You, Here-There, and Now-Then Perspectives-taking Frames 2009 Jennifer McComas and LeAnne Johnson
Xiaoqing Du Examining Three Types of Correctional Feedback about Errors in Mechanics and Grammar in Students with Writing Difficulties in Grades 4-8 2009 Christine Espin
Lillian K. Duran An Analysis of Verbal Interactions During Dialogic Reading with Spanish-Speaking Children Enrolled in a Head Start Home Visiting Program 2008 Scott McConnell
Peggy E. Gaitan Teacher Burnout Factors as Predictors of Adherence to Behavioral Intervention 2009 Jennifer McComas
Geoffrey B. Garwick Intelligence-related Terms in Mental Retardation, Learning Disability, and Gifted/Talented Professional Usage, 1983-2001: The 1992 Mental Retardation Redefinition as Natural Experiment 2006 Susan Hupp
Diane E. Halpin The Development of the Minnesota Visual Autism Symptom Scale 2010 Susan Hupp and Brian Abery
Insoon Han Evidence-Based Reading Instruction for English Language Learners in Preschool through Sixth Grades: A Meta-Analysis of Group Design Studies 2009 Kristen McMaster
,Ellie C. Hartman Effects of Immediate, Signaled Delayed, and Unsignaled Delayed Reinforcement on Response Persistence Following Concurrent Schedules of Reinforcement 2007 Jennifer McComas
John D. Hoch The Role of Emotion and Stress in Predicting Response to Relaxation and Social Skills Interventions in an Early Childhood Therapeutic Preschool Program 2007 Jennifer McComas and Frank Symons
Cynthia L. Jiban The Role of Reading Proficiency in Mathematics Achievement Score and Coursetaking Disparities 2006 Stanley Deno
Shu-Hsuan Kung Predicting the Success on a State Standards Test for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students Using Curriculum-based Oral Reading Measures 2007 Stanley Deno
Amy G. Mahlke Does Systematic Miscue Analysis Explain Variance in Struggling Readers' Oral Reading Proficiency 2009 Kristen McMaster
Timothy R. Moore Predictors of Adherence to Treatment by Parents in a Behavioral Intervention Curriculum for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders 2010 Frank Symons
Christine R. Peper Examining the Reliability and Validity of a Self-Determination Assessment for Transition Planning 2009 Stanley Deno and Kristen McMaster
Anna-Lind G. Petursdottir Brief Experimental Analysis of Early Reading Interventions 2006 Jennifer McComas and Kristen McMaster
Rebecca L. Pierce Online Peer Collaboration: Teachers Supporting Each Other's Instructional Use of CBM Data 2009 Kristen McMaster
Barbara J. Scierka Relation Between Curriculum-based Writing Measures and the Causal Coherence of Text 2008 Christine Espin
Kathleen L. Seifert The Relative Effects of Reading Interventions on Reading and Understanding from Science Text for High School Students with Learning Disabilities 2008 Christine Espin
Satomi K. Shinde The Evaluation of Two Methods of Measuring Pain Expression in Individuals with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities 2008 Frank Symons
Renata Ticha The Effects of Pairing Curriculum-Based Measurement with a Structured Approach that Includes Providing Instructional Alternatives on Teacher Decision Making and Student Achievement 2008 Christine Espin
Janet S. Tilstra What Good and Struggling 5th Grade Readers do when Reading Expository Text for a Specific Purpose: Implications for Intervention 2007 Stanley Deno and Christine Espin
Christopher L. Watson Distance Education for Early Childhood Professionals: Effectiveness of Online Instruction in Social Emotional Development and Challenging Behavior 2007 Scott McConnell
Miya M. Wayman The Validity of Isolated Word Reading and Passage Reading as Predictors of Grade 3 Reading Achievement: A Longitudinal Study 2008 Stanley Deno
Jason J. Wolff An examination of avoidance extinction procedures in treatment of maladaptive higher-order repetitive behavior in autism 2010 Susan Hupp and Frank Symons
Seungsoo Yeo Relation between 1-Minute CBM Reading Aloud Measure and Reading Comprehension Tests: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis 2008 Christine Espin


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