Cultural and Social Identity and the Role of Insurance Status in Mental Health Service Utilization: An Exploratory Data Analysis Rita Rena Sandidge, 2020 Advisors: Scott McConnell and Andrew Zieffler
Memorable Messages from Mentors: A Qualitative Study of First-Generation Graduate Students Opal Ojeda (Cook), 2019 Advisor: Thomas M. Skovholt and Caroline Burke
A Meta-Analysis of Research Examining the Relationship between Mindfulness and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Kevyn Ziemann, 2019 Advisor: Patricia Veach and Thomas Hummel
A Word, a Shadow, a Breath: A Phenomenological Investigation of Therapists' Perceptions of the Stigma Experienced by Women Residing in Ireland Who Have had Abortions Meredith Anne Martyr, 2018 Advisor: Patricia Veach
Does having a school counselor matter?: A dissertation investigating school counseling in Minnesota Sarah E Cronin, 2018 Advisor: Marguerite Ohrtman
On the Frontier: Exploring Rural Psychologist Practice in Integrated Behavioral Health Care Thomas Dawson Allen, 2018 Advisor: Thomas Skovholt
Research Study of the Lived Experience of Alopecia Areata for Women During Early Adulthood Heather Rae Bemmels, 2017 Advisor: Patricia Veach
Supporting college students with autism spectrum disorder: College counselors’ perspectives Drew David Benson, 2017 Advisors: Thomas Skovholt, Sherri Turner
Understanding Emotion Regulation in Eating Disorder Recovery Nora Durkin, 2017 Advisor: John Romano
“Surviving Our History”: A Qualitative Examination of Continuous Traumatic Stress in a Sample of Afghan Women Sandra Newton, 2017 Advisor: Patricia Veach
Relationship between Women's Empathy and Their Experience of Violent Intimate Relationships: An Exploratory Study Cortney Del Duffy, 2016 Advisor: Patricia Veach
An Investigation of the Role of Psychological Altruism in Living Kidney Donors Michaela Leigh McLaughlin, 2016 Advisors: Caroline Burke, Patricia Veach
A Study of Highly Skilled LGBT-Affirmative Psychologists in College Settings Nicole Lee Park, 2016 Advisors: Thomas Skovholt, Caroline Burke
Validation and Extension of the Reciprocal-Engagement Model of Genetic Counseling Practice: A Qualitative Investigation of Genetic Counselor Goals, Strategies, and Behaviors Krista A. Redlinger-Grosse, 2016 Advisor: Patricia Veach
Psychological Foundations of Education
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 Mauyama, Steve Yussen
Reducing Hindsight Bias: Tests of a Retrieval-Based Theory Martin Van Boekel, 2016 Advisors: Sashank Varma, Geoffrey Maruyama
A Twist Of Positive Youth Development: Maladaptive Self-Regulation In Early Adolescence Yuefeng Hou, 2016 Advisor: Geoffrey Maruyama
The Role of Rational Numbers in Mathematical Achievement and Decision Making James Houseworth, 2016 Advisors: Sashank Varma, Keisha Varma
Quantitative Methods in Education
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
Check Int CR- Evaluating Statewide School Accountability Systems: Comparison of Growth Models Katherine D. Edwards, 2016 Advisors: Frances Lawrenz, Nidhi Kohli
EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATISTICAL LITERACY AND STATISTICAL REASONING Anelise Guimaraes Sabbag, 2016 Advisors: Joan Garfield, Andrew Zieffler
Modeling Item Features that Characterize Measurement Bias Luke David Stanke, 2016 Advisor: Michael Rodriguez
School Psychology
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
Student-Centered Analyses of Classroom Perceptions and their Prediction of Student Disengagement Joseph Andrew Demers, 2016 Advisor: Christ, Theodore
Investigating Why Phrase Drill Works: The Effects of Modeling and Sentence Repetition on Student Oral Reading Fluency Skills Lynn Marie Edwards, 2016 Advisor:Burns, Matthew
A Comparison of Targeted and Multicomponent Small-Group Reading Interventions in Early Elementary Grades. Hall, Matthew Steven 2016 Advisors: Matthew Burns, Theodore Christ
Relationship between the Learning Hierarchy and Academic Achievement on Strategies Used by Third-Grade Students when Solving Multiplication Word Problems Rebecca Ann Kanive, 2016 Advisors: Matthew Burns, Theodore Christ
Intervening with the Interventionist: Matching Interventions for Treatment Integrity to Stages of the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change Abbey C. Karich, 2016 Advisors: Matthew Burns, Theodore Christ
School Psychologists' Consistency and Confidence in Learning Disability Identification: The Impact of Identification Methodology and Inconclusive Student Data Kathrin E. Maki, 2016 Advisors: Matthew Burns, Amanda Sullivan
The Comparative Effects of Dyad Mathematics Interventions on Improving Multiplication Proficiency Sandra Moran Pulles, 2016 Advisors: Matthew Burns, Theodore Christ
School Psychologists’ Decision Making in Evaluations for Emotional Disturbance Shanna S. Sadeh, 2016 Advisors: Amanda Sulliva, Matthew Burns
Defining and Measuring School Readiness using Confirmatory Factor Analysis Techniques Jenna Marie Ward, 2016 Advisors: Annie Hansen-Burke, Theodore Christ
Special Education
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
Examining Generalization Performance in a Conditional Discrimination Task for Learners with Moderate to Severe Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Mo Chen, 2016 Reichle, Joe
The Classroom Learning Activities Checklist: Validity Evidence of an Observation Tool in Preschool Candee, Allyson Joelle 2016 Advisor: McConnell, Scott
Exploring Early Childhood Language Environments: A Comparison of Language Exposure, Use and Interaction in the Home and Child Care Settings Anne Larson, 2016 Advisor: Scott McConnell
Effectiveness of Mathematical Word Problem Solving Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities and Mathematics Difficulties: A Meta-Analysis Amy E. Lein, 2016 Advisor: Asha Jitendra
An examination of fidelity of two parent-implemented vocabulary interventions for young learners with autism spectrum disorder Quannah Elizabeth Parker-Mcgowan, 2016 Advisor: Joe Reichle
Communication intervention for children with severe neurodevelopmental disabilities: An application of telehealth as a service delivery mechanism Jessica Jo Simacek, 2016 Advisor: Jennifer McComas