Student Research

Below is a compilation of dissertations completed by program students. In order to facilitate informed decision-making, a listing of dissertations completed by CP/SP students is provided by program concentration and year. The titles illustrate the diversity and depth of student research.

Dissertation Titles by Year

Intraracial Bullying, Ethnic Identity Development, and Coping Strategies among Black/African American Youth by Amanda Breese
Exposure to Violence and Aggression in Adolescence: The Protective Role of School Connectedness and Prosocial Peers in a High-Risk Sample by Hannah Grossman
A Qualitative Study of the Psychosocial Benefits, Feasibility, and Acceptability of Yoga for Yoga Teachers and Underserved Individuals in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya by Ellen Halady
The Role of Mindful Self-Care in the Relationship between Psychological Inflexibility and Military Transition Stress among U.S. Veterans by Emily Knitter
Effectiveness of a Skill-Building Intervention for Students with ADHD: The OutSMARTers Program by Abbey McClemont
The Effects of Mindful Self-Care on Procrastination in University Students. By Shira Pollack
The Impact of Internalized Transphobia on the Sexual Assertiveness and Sexual Satisfaction of Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults by Madilynn Rutherford

The Mindful Physician: Evaluating the Associations of Mindful Self-Care and Electronic Health Record Utilization with Burnout among Resident and Attending Physicians across Fields of Practice by Matthew Henninger
Informant Discrepancies in the Assessment of Social-Communication Skills and Behavioral/Interest Flexibility of Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Intellectual Disability by Samantha Stanford
Targeting Social Norms to Reduce Bullying and Sexual Harassment in High School: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study by Margaret Manges
“Hate is A Virus:” Examining the Relationships Among Racial Microaggressions, Acculturation, Collective Self-Esteem, and Psychological Distress in Asian Americans Amid COVID-19 by Li Ting Lin
An Integrative Model of Asian American College Student Mental Health: The Role of Social Position, Discrimination, and Campus Climate by Eileen Sun
Humor as a psychological construct: Underlying structure and emotional, interpersonal, and comping correlates by Allison Drake

Co-Occurrence of PTSD, Sleep Disorders, Eating Disorders and Obesity Among Veterans: A Latent Variable Approach by Thomas Chacko
The Influence of Structure, Support and Teacher-Student Interactions in the Classroom on Teacher-Student Relationship Quality by Jenine Tulledge Wolff
Identifying Predictors of Loss of Control Eating Among Treatment-Seeking Youth with Obesity: An Ecological Systems Framework Approach by Alyssa Button
How Orientation to Happiness and Collectivist-Individualist Orientation Impact Meaning in Work and Life Satisfaction by Amanda Casco
Exploring the Effect of Anti-Bisexual Experiences on Perceived Stress and Eudaimonic Well-Being in Bisexual Individuals: The Role of Self-Compassion and Outness by Eleanor McCabe
Bullying Exposure, Coping Skills, and Mental Health Status Among Adolescents in an Inpatient Hospital Setting by Angelina Tonsoline-Scarpello
Daily Text Messages to Increase Parent Use of Child Behavior Management Strategies by Leah Ward
An Exploration of the Mental Health Literacy of School Resource Officers by Jessica Tamulonis
Progress Monitoring and Outcome Assessment for Jailed Individuals in a Specialized Serious Mental Illness Treatment Unit by Joshua Andrzejewski

Exploring Factors of Professional Quality of Life for Palliative Care Workers: The Role of Mindful Self-Care and Meaning Made by Rachel Depner
Efficacy of Eat Breathe Thrive: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Yoga-Based Program by Esther Estey
Yoga in the Treatment of Eating Disorders: A Survey of Former Clients Receiving Intensive Treatment by Erga Lemish
“They got me trapped. You can’t keep a Black man down”: Examining the link between criminal justice contact and race-based traumatic stress symptoms among Black men by Jessica McFadzean
Effects of Individual Characteristics, Training Design, and Work Environment on the Transfer of PREPaRE School Crisis Training by Timothy Parks
Yoga and Positive Embodiment for Female Division I Athletes: A Controlled Trial of an Eating Disorder Prevention Program by Stephanie Rovig
Examining the Effect of Homework Compliance on Treatment Outcome of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Role of Interpersonal Problems by Christopher Sova
Africa Yoga Project: Safety and Efficacy of a Trauma-Informed Teacher Training on Participant Mind-Body Wellbeing by Kellie Talebkhah-St. Marie

Counseling Psychology Concentration

Take Care: Experiences with Self-Care Among Black American Women Working for Social Change by Evette Addai
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Perceived Beneficial Effects and Potential Mechanisms of Action of an Online RCT of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients by Carrie Ernhout
You got five minutes to be upset, then you gotta be a gansta”: A Qualitative Understanding of the Strong Black Women Phenomenon Through the Lens of African American Acculturation by Monica Johnson
Exploring Relations among Perceived Religious Discrimination, Acculturation, Religious Commitment and Collective Self-Esteem in Muslim Americans in the Trump Era by Zehra Kaya
STEM Interest Assessment Validity Among Adolescents in High-Needs Districts by Brian Kline

School Psychology Concentration

Effects of Child Abuse Prevention and School Climate on Teachers’ Reporting Competencies by Melissa Dudley

Counseling Psychology Concentration

Parent Relational Factors and Child Behaviors in a Father-Focused Behavioral Training for ADHD by Leslie Davies
Meta-analytic Review of Gatekeeper Training Programs on College Campuses by Clara Violet Kuntz
Clinicians’ Attitudes and Multicultural Competence towards Undocumented Latinx Immigrants by Katherine Mejia
Personality Traits of Former Contact and Non-Contact Sports Athletes: Do They Differ? by Jennifer M. Shucard
Sex Differences in Self- and Partner-Reported ADHD Symptomatology and Impairment by Alyssa Colette Smyth

School Psychology Concentration

Informant Discrepancies in the Assessment of Adaptive Behavior of High-Functioning Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Allyson Jordan
Therapeutic Visitation Program Effectiveness and Maintenance of Treatment Effects by Samantha Kaylie VanHout
ADHD in the Workplace: Comparing Evaluations of Self Versus Evaluations by Others by Abigail Marie Caserta Webb

Counseling Psychology Concentration

A Comparative Analysis of Substance Use and Disordered Eating Comorbidity Among American Indians by Amy Fish
Language Use as a Progress Monitoring Marker: An Exploratory Study of Change in Psychotherapy by Jonathan Huston
What Lies Beneath the Surface: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experiences and Beliefs of White Students Discussing Race by Amani Johnson
Let’s Talk About Sex: A Qualitative Study of the Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Casual Sex Among College Students Raised by Custodial Grandmothers by Kimberly Silla
Personality and an Engaged Response Style in Patients Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis by Julie Szarowski-Cox

School Psychology Concentration

A Psychometric Evaluation of the Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy – Second Edition in Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder by Adam Booth
The Africa Yoga Project and Wellbeing: A Concept-Map of Students’ Perceptions by Carla Giambrone
Seatwork Chunking: Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Presentation Accommodation for Children with ADHD by Stephanie Jerome
Examination of Sex Differences in Externalizing and Internalizing by Symptoms in Children with HFASD Using the BASC-2 by Brian Nasca
Effectiveness of a Group Theraplay Intervention in Improving the Socio-Emotional Functioning of Children with Developmental Disabilities by Itzel Orduna Trujillo
Efficacy of the Daily Report Card Intervention for Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Multiple Baseline Study by Kelli Pyle

Counseling Psychology Concentration

Investigating Academic Motivation in Student Veterans in Higher Education: The Role of Hardiness and Copying Styles by Jessica Goodell
Method Effects and Informant Discrepancies in the Behavior Intervention Monitoring Assessment System by Michael Infranco

School Psychology Concentration

Participant Reactions to School Crisis Training: Factor Structure and Relation to Knowledge and Attitude Change by Erin Cook
The Kindergarten Impairment Rating Scale: The Validity of a Brief Measure of Academic and Social Behaviors as Indicators of Kindergarten Readiness by Lesthia Isaacs
Family Meals Among Low-Income Families: Feasibility and the Association with Child BMI and Behavior by Amber Dewey

Counseling Psychology Concentration

Therapist Beliefs, Emotional Reactions, and Response Styles to Distressed Clients by David Altabef
Psychosocial Correlates and Changes Post-Bariatric Surgery by Angela Detchner
Dementia and Understanding of Self: How Self-Perceptions of Personality Dimensions Differ from Informant Perceptions of Patient Personality for Patients with AD and Amnestic MCI by Samuel Deutch
The Role of Implicit Theories of Emotion in Emotion Regulation and Psychological Well-being Among Young Adults with and without High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder by Hidetoshi Hama
Psychometric Analysis of the Depression/Anxiety Negative Affect (DANA) Scale used for Progress Monitoring in an Inpatient Substance Abuse Group Treatment Setting by Tania Sharma

School Psychology Concentration

Feasibility and Initial Efficacy of an Outpatient Comprehensive Psychosocial Treatment for Children with HFASD: An Open-Trial by Alanna Lipinski
Personal Attitudes and Social Norms Related to Willingness to Intervene in Peer Victimization by Toni Torchia
Parent Perceptions of Social Vulnerability of Students with Disabilities: Experience of and Copying with Victimization by Jilynn Werth

Counseling Psychology Concentration

The Effect of Emotional Intelligence, Ethnic Identity, and Ethnicity on College Adjustment by Althea Mae Maduramente

School Psychology Concentration

The Impact of Child-Related Variables and Caregiver-Related Variables in Affecting the Quality of Life of Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Fabienne Bain
The Influence of Family Meals on Health and Academic Outcomes in Children by Amber Dewey
Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Social Responsiveness Scale – Second Edition in a Sample of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Andrew Nelson
Interpersonal Styles and Eating Disorder Risk Factors in Children: Examining the Moderating Role of Anxiety by Kelly Norman
Exploratory Factor Analysis of Special Education Staff Ratings Using the Childhood Autism Rating Scale – Second Edition in a Sample of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Joshua Popkin
Healthy Homes, Healthy Families: A Parent Directed Approach to Childhood Obesity by Lynda Sosa-Lowry

Counseling Psychology Concentration

The Dignity of All Students Act: Implications for School Bullying and Harassment by Heather Cosgrove
Female First Generation College Students from the Working Class: Motivations, Strengths, and Coping Skills by Danielle Gissinger
Generational Status of College Students and Academic Outcomes: An Examination of Locus of Control and Self-Efficacy by Brandy Petrie
The Impact of Social Support on Quality of Life for Spousal Caregivers of People with Multiple Sclerosis by Camille Simonetti

School Psychology Concentration

Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale – Second Edition with a Sample of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Elissa Dua
Moderators of Behavioral Parent Training Effects for Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Meta-analysis by Charles Hallmark
Dialectical Behavior Therapy with At-Risk, Overweight Adolescents: A Pilot Trial by Brittany Hayden
Eating Disorders and Anxiety in Middle School: A Yoga and Mindfulness-Based Primary Prevention Program by Emily Keddie
The Africa Yoga Project: A Participant-Driven Concept Map of Kenyan Teachers’ Reported Experiences by Jessalyn Klein
The Daily Report Card as a Homework Intervention for Children and Adolescents with ADHD by Brittany Parham
The Role of Anxiety on the Experience of Peer Victimization and Eating Disorder Symptoms by Michelle Serwacki

Counseling Psychology Concentration

Disordered Eating Among Indian Women: The Role of Cultural Conflict and Family Functioning by Deepti Athalye
The Relationship Between Perfectionism and Adjustment of Individuals with Chronic Pain by Tzu-An Hu
Lived Experiences of Trauma Workers: Costs and Rewards of Caring by Tanisha Joshi
Self-Care Behaviors, Perceived Stress, Burnout, and Affect among Master’s and Doctoral-level Mental Health Trainees by Niki Keating
Primary Psychopathy and Emotion Suppression: Effects on the Experience of Empathy and Distressful Affect by Gwendoline Lander
Where Do Allies Come from: An Evaluation of a University Safe Zone Program by John Mack
Life After Loss: An Exploratory Study of the Adult Sibling Relationship after the Loss of a Sibling by Katherine Neely
A concept mapping study of high school Gay/Straight Alliances by Andrew Wurl

School Psychology Concentration

Interpersonal Interpretations of Measures of Group Members’ Counseling Perceptions, Corrective Feedback, and Stage of Change at Pre-Group by Brian Amos
Factor Analysis of the Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT2.0) by Sara Haugli
An Exploration of the Social Neuroscience of Empathy and Autism Spectrum Disorder Behaviors in Anorexia Nervosa by Amanda Smith James
Girls Growing in Wellness and Balance: Examining the Efficacy of a Parent Program in Eating Disorder Prevention by Tatyana Raby
Closer Look: Head Start Teacher’s Perception, Practices and Performance by Kalima Smalls
Randomized Clinical Trial of Mind Reading Computer Instruction and In Vivo Rehearsal on the Emotion Encoding and Decoding of Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders by Rachael Smith-Sponholz

Student Research

Dissertation Titles by Year

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2020

Counseling Psychology Concentration

School Psychology Concentration

2019

Counseling Psychology Concentration

School Psychology Concentration

2018

Counseling Psychology Concentration

School Psychology Concentration

2017

Counseling Psychology Concentration

School Psychology Concentration

2016

Counseling Psychology Concentration

School Psychology Concentration

2015

Counseling Psychology Concentration

School Psychology Concentration

2014

Counseling Psychology Concentration

School Psychology Concentration

2013

Counseling Psychology Concentration

School Psychology Concentration