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Psychological Foundations of Education
- Data-Based Decision Making in Early Childhood: Teachers’ Competencies, Beliefs, and Practices
Kelsey Will, 2022
Advisor: Panayiota Kendeou
- "Let's (fire)Work Together!": Exploring the Potential for Intergroup Contact between Nonbinary and Cisgender Individuals through a Cooperative Commercial Board Game
Yu-Chi Wang, 2021
Advisor: Geoffrey Maruyama
- Social-emotional learning in higher education: Examining the relationship between social-emotional skills and students’ academic success
Isabel Lopez Hurtado, 2020
Advisor: Geoffrey Maruyama
- Revising Misconceptions Using Multiple Documents
Reese Butterfuss, 2020
Advisor: Pani Kendeou
- Pulling back the curtain on stereotype threat: Testing a mediation framework of identity change and belongingness
Anthony Joseph Schulzetenberg, 2020
Advisor: Geoffrey Maruyama
- The Roles of Convergent, Divergent Thinking, and Contextual Focus during Scientific Reasoning: Birth of the “Z” Model
Jean-Baptiste Quillien, 2019
Advisors: Keisha Varma and Wilma Koutstaal
- Social Capital, Self-Control, and Academic Performance in School-Age Children and Adolescents: Patterns Associated with Race/Ethnicity
Wei Song, 2018
Advisors: Geoffrey Maruyama and Zha Xiong
- The Development of Arithmetic Sense and Its Predictive Relationship to Mathematical Achievement
Soo-hyun Im, 2018
Advisor: Sashank Varma
- Gender, Leadership, and Navigating through the Hierarchy: Behavioral Patterns and Managers’ Assessments of Performance, Promotion Potential and Career Derailment
Carolyn R Dienhart, 2018
Advisor: Geoffrey Maruyama
- Implicit Learning in Science: Activating and Suppressing Scientific Intuitions to Enhance Conceptual Change
Jeremy Y Wang, 2018
Advisor: Keisha Varma
- Incorporating Response Times in Item Response Theory Models of Reading Comprehension Fluency
Shiyang Su, 2017
Advisors: William Bart, Keisha Varma
- Social emotional competence: Culturally-bound or Context-free?
Lara D. Westerhof, 2017
Advisors: Geoffrey Maruyama, Steve Yussen
Quantitative Methods in Education
- Incorporation of Covariates in Bayesian Piecewise Growth Mixture Models
Rik Z. Lamm, 2022
Advisors: Nidhi Kohli and Michael Rodriguez
- Understanding the Development of Students' Multivariate Statistical Thinking in a Data Visualization Course
Chelsey Legacy, 2022
Advisors: Robert delMas and Andrew Zieffler
- Reliability and Validity Evidence of Diagnostic Methods: Comparison of Diagnostic Classification Models and Item Response Theory-Based Methods
Yoo Jeong Jang, 2022
Advisor: Michael Rodriguez
- A Monte Carlo Study of the Effects of Number of Clusters and Level-2 Residual Distributions on Multilevel Models
Hao Jia, 2021
Advisors: Michael Harwell and Nidhi Kohli
- Modeling Response Processes in Early Literacy Measures
Jose Rosalio Palma Zamora, 2021
Advisor: Michael Rodriguez
- Student Understanding of the Hypothetical Nature of Simulations in Introductory Statistics
Jonathan M Brown, 2021
Advisors: Robert delMas and Andrew Zieffler
- Using psychometric models to measure social and emotional learning constructs
Mireya Carmen-Martinez Smith, 2020
Advisor: Micheal Rodriguez
- Use of Aggregated Covariates in Propensity Score Analysis of Clustered Data
Kyle Nickodem, 2020
Advisor: Ernest Davenport
- IRT Branching Models for Individual Differences in Dual-Processing Theory of Reading Comprehension
Bowen Liu, 2020
Advisor: Mark Davison
- Standardized Bilingual Assessments: A Means to Reduce Construct-Irrelevant Variance and Ethnic/Racial Stereotype Threat
Julio Caesar, 2020
Advisor: Michael Rodriguez
- Growing Certain: Students’ Mechanistic Reasoning about the Empirical Law of Large Numbers
Ethan Brown, 2019
Advisors: Robert delMas and Andrew Zieffler
- Asian Americans in Educational Research: The Use of Disaggregated Racial and Ethnic Subgroup Data
Mao Jacobson, 2019
Advisor: Frances Lawrenz
- The Effect of Test Speededness Control Within A Computerized Adaptive Multi-Stage Framework
Qinjun Wang, 2019
Advisor: Ernest Davenport
- Bayesian Modeling of Associations in Bivariate Mixed-Effects Models for Segmented Growth Curves
Yadira Peralta Torres, 2018
Advisors: Mark Davison and Nidhi Kohli
- Using Multiple Regression to Ascertain Group Differences in the Relationship of Predictors to a Criterion: Ethnic Group Differences in the Relationship between Course- taking and Achievement in Mathematics
Kyungin Park, 2018
Advisor: Ernest Davenport
- Examining Power and Type 1 Error for Step and Item Level Tests of Invariance: Investigating the Effect of the Number of Item Score Levels
Alicia Nicole Ayodele, 2017
Advisor: Ernest Davenport
- Assessing the Development of Students' Statistical Thinking: An Exploratory Study
Laura Jean Le, 2017
Advisor: Zieffler, Andrew
- Identifying Aberrant Responding: Use of Multiple Measures
Susan Christa Steinkamp, 2017
Advisor: Michael Rodriguez
- Introductory statistics students’ conceptual understanding of study design and conclusions
Elizabeth Fry, 2017
Advisor: Robert delMas
- Development and Validation of a Survey to Measure Perceived Team Communication Skills in Middle and High School STEM Out-of-School Time Programs
Amy Grack Nelson, 2017
Advisor: Frances Lawrenz
- The Impact of Heavy-tailed Error Distributions on Partially Nested Randomized Controlled Trials Models
Mario Moreno, 2017
Advisor: Michael Harwell
School Psychology
- “What Should We Do Now?”: Family Service Use and Decision-Making in Autism
Stacey C. Brandjord, 2022
Advisors: Amanda Sullivan and Amy Esler
- Student Perceptions of Caring Adults in Schools: A Qualitative Multi-Case Study
Jenna McGinnis, 2022
Advisors: Clayton Cook and Amanda Sullivan
- Advancing Tailored Implementation of Evidence-based Practice in Schools
Madeline Francis Larson, 2022
Advisors: Clayton Cook and Faith Miller
- The Impacts of Intervention Modality on Student Mathematics Operations Knowledge
Kourtney Rebecca Kromminga, 2021
Advisors: Robin Codding and Amanda Sullivan
- The Relations between Academic Achievement and Externalizing Behavior: Separating Fact from Fiction
Tara Kulkarni, 2021
Advisor: Amanda Sullivan
- Teacher Attitudes Toward Evidence-Based Practices: Confirmatory and Predictive Analyses of the School-Adapted Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale
James Lorenz Merle, 2021
Advisors: Clayton Cook and Faith Miller
- Evidence-Based Instructional Principles and Sequences for Effective Fraction Instruction
Kristin Elizabeth Running, 2021
Advisors: Robin Codding and Amanda Sullivan
- The Association Between SWPBS Implementation and Exclusionary Discipline in U.S. Schools
Mollie Rose Weeks, 2021
Advisor: Amanda Sullivan
- A Cross-Validated Approach Towards Identifying the Unique and Cumulative Contributions of Child and Family Factors Predictive of Speech-Language Therapy Start Time
Marianne Elmquist, 2021
Advisors: Scott McConnell and Veronica Fleury
- Planning for Students Who Struggle with Whole Number Computation
Nicole McKevett, 2021
Advisors: Robin Codding and Amanda Sullivan
- How Teacher Self-efficacy and Mindset Influence Student Engagement and Math Performance
Andrew Thayer, 2020
Advisors: Clayton Cook and Theodore Christ
- Supporting Fidelity of Implementation of Class-wide Behavioral Interventions
Jenna Klaft, 2020
Advisors: Robin Codding and Amanda Sullivan
- Universal Factors and Tier 1 Interventions Associated with Quality Student-Teacher Relationships
Laurie Kincade, 2020
Advisor: Amanda Sullivan
- Screening for Social-Emotional and Behavioral Aspects of Kindergarten Readiness: A Systematic Review of Screeners and Validation of BASC-3 BESS Teacher for Somali Students
Alaa Houri, 2020
Advisor: Amanda Sullivan and Faith Miller
- An Exploratory Study of Trauma Screening Procedures and Instruments in Schools
Sophia Frank, 2020
Advisors: Clayton Cook and Amanda Sullivan
- Profiles of Parental Mental Health and Children’s Academic Coping
Aria Fiat, 2020
Advisors: Clayton Cook and Amanda Sullivan
- The Differential Effects of Elaborated Task and Process Feedback on Multi-digit Multiplication
Rebecca Edmunds, 2020
Advisors: Robin Codding and Amanda Sullivan
- Sources of variance in reading comprehension research: The role of measures and interventions
Calvary Diggs, 2020
Advisor: Theodore Christ
- Mathematics Computation: Generalizability and Dependability of Student Performance by Sample Size
Danielle Becker, 2020
Advisors: Theodore Christ and Amanda Sullivan
- Exploring Relationships among Organizational Factors, Teachers' Attitudes toward Evidence-Based Practices, and Implementation of Universal Prevention Programs
Yanchen Zhang, 2019
Advisors: Clayton Cook and Amanda Sullivan
- Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Mathematics Word Problem Solving with English Learners
Leila C Jones, 2019
Advisors: Robin Codding and Amanda Sullivan
- Influence of Head Start Lead Teacher Profiles on the Relation between Coaching and Intervention Fidelity
Stephanie Brunner, 2019
Advisor: Amanda Sullivan
- Effectiveness and Key Components of School-Based Anxiety Interventions
Victoria Erhardt, 2019
Advisors: Annie Hansen-Burke and Faith Miller
- Engagement versus Motivation: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Motivation and Engagement Wheel
Alyssa Schardt, 2019
Advisor: Faith Miller
- Examining the Structural Validity of the My Class Inventory – Short Form for Teachers (TMCI-SF) in Early Elementary School Classrooms
Chloe Webb, 2019
Advisors: Amanda Sullivan, Clayton Cook
- The Effects and Generalization of a Choice-Based Intervention with Highly preferred Items on Student Off-Task Behavior
Gregory R Simonson, 2018
Advisor: Amanda Sullivan
- Training Educators to Implement Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Evaluating the Effects of In-Service and Coaching on Intervention Fidelity
Laura Marie Potter, 2018
Advisor: Scott McConnell
- An evaluation of the use of oral reading fluency as a screening tool with emerging biliterates
Kirsten Newell, 2018
Advisor: Robin Codding
- Influence of Child Find Referral Mechanisms on Early Childhood Special Education Participation
Elyse McCullough Farnsworth, 2018
Advisor: Amanda Sullivan
- Summer Learning Loss in Reading Achievement: Effects of Demographic Variables and Summer Activity
Julia Baker, 2018
Advisor: Theodore Christ
- The Relation between Parent Involvement and the Development of Kindergarten Self-Regulation and Literacy Skills
Amber Hays, 2018
Advisor: Scott McConnell
- Investigating Young Children’s Attitudes toward Mathematics: Improved Measurement and the Relation to Achievement
Allyson Kiss, 2018
Advisor: Theodore Christ
- The Effectiveness of the ACHIEVER Adult Resilience Curriculum in Promoting Teacher Wellbeing
Elizabeth Margaret Christian, 2017
Advisors: Amanda Sullivan, Clayton Cook
- Sexual minority youth diversity and resilience
Jessie Marie Kember, 2017
Advisors: Theodore Christ, Annie Hansen-Burke
- Prevalence of Youth with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System
Aleksis Paul Kincaid, 2017
Advisor: Amanda Sullivan
Special Education
- How Can We Enable Hmong Parents to Take Steps Towards Autism Identification?: Hmong Parents’ Beliefs about Autism and Their Experiences in the Identification Process
Pang Xiong, 2022
Advisors: Jason Wolff and Rose Vukovic
- An Investigation of Methods Toward Mitigating Resurgence and Renewal in A Human Operant Model
Emily Unholz-Bowden, 2022
Advisor: Jennifer McComas
- The Impact of COVID-19: Special Education Student Teachers' Practicum Experience during the Spring of 2020
Cristina Umana-Rojas, 2022
Advisor: Kristen McMaster
- Validating Movement-Based Sleep Assessment in a Pediatric Sample with Developmental Disabilities and Associated Motor Impairment and Intellectual Disability
Alyssa Maria Merbler, 2022
Advisor: Frank Symons
- A Comparative Analysis of Self-Injurious Behavior and Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors Between Samples of Children With and Without Developmental Delay or Disability
Stephanie Sarah Benson, 2021
Advisor: Frank Symons
- Characteristics of Students with Persistent Intensive Needs in Reading Comprehension and the Impact of Response Criteria
Britta Johnn Cook Bresina, 2021
Advisor: Kristen McMaster
- Sensory Features in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review of Measurement Quality and Empirical Investigation of Sensory Responsivity in Children at High and Low Familial Risk for Autism
Jaclyn Gunderson, 2021
Advisors: Frank Symons and Jason Wolff
- A Meta-analysis on the Effects of Vocabulary Instruction for English Learners
Ellina Xiong, 2020
Advisors: Jennifer McComas and Kristen McMaster
- Child and Evaluation Characteristics Predicting Educational Eligibility of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Examining the Role of Race and Ethnicity
Kelsey Ann Young, 2020
Advisors: LeAnne Johnson and Jason Wolff
- Exploring Determinants of Early Childhood Special Educators' Practice Selections for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Maria Lemler Hugh, 2020
Advisors: LeAnne Johnson and Veronica Fleury
- The Use of Generalizability Theory to Inform Sampling of Language Learning Environments for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Andrea Lynn Boh Ford, 2020
Advisor: LeAnne Johnson
- Examination Of Three Practice Schedules for Single Digit Math
Kyle B Wagner, 2019
Advisor: Kristen McMaster
- The IEP Data Collection Intentions Scale (IDCIS): Scale Development and Validation for Intended Score Interpretation and Use in Early Childhood
Brenna Noland Rudolph, 2019
Advisor: LeAnne Johnson
- Using Brief Experimental Analysis to Identify Effective Mathematics Fluency Intervention for Students in Middle SchoolJohn Mouanoutoua, 2019Advisor: Jennifer McComas
- The Effect of Parent-Implemented Functional Communication Training on Challenging Behavior and Communication: A Meta-Analysis
Brittany Pennington, 2019
Advisors: Jason Wolff and Kristen McMaster
- Redefining the Word Gap from a Cumulative Risk Perspective
Erin Lease, 2018
Advisor: Scott McConnell
- Conflicting Relations Paradigm: The Effects of A Stimulus Equivalence-Based Approach to Changing Bias
Robert Henery, 2018
Advisor: Jennifer McComas
- The impact of a delay to early intensive behavioral intervention on educational outcomes for a cohort of medicaid-enrolled children with autism
Adele Faye Dimian, 2017
Advisors: Frank Symons, LeAnne Johnson
- The Effects of Combining Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies and Incremental Rehearsal on Non-Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners’ Reading Achievement
Amy Bethel Leinen, 2017
Advisors: Kristen McMaster, Asha Jitendra
- The Effects of Early Numeracy Interventions for Students in Preschool and Early Elementary: A Meta-Analysis
Gena Nelson, 2017
Advisor: Theodore Christ
- Relations between CBM (Oral Reading and Maze) and Reading Comprehension on State Achievement Tests: A Meta-Analysis
Jaehyun Shin, 2017
Advisor: Kristen McMaster