Dissertations from 2009
The effects of increasing the risk perception of high-risk behaviors on decision making among college daily smokers and never-smokers, Scott Patterson
Evalutaion of embedded malingering indices in a non-litigating, relief seeking sample: a partial cross-validation using control, clinical, and derived groups, Russell D. Pella
The role of hurricane exposure and life disruption as predictors of child post-traumatic stress symptomatology following hurricane Katrina, Angie Lynn Pellegrin
The Effects of Being Placed in Special Education Classes Versus General Education Classes and Teacher Certification on Students' High-Stakes Testing Scores, Bethany Ann Porter
Comparing social skills in children with Autistic disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Mary Elizabeth Shoemaker
Apolipoprotein status and cognitive functioning in adulthood: role of physical health and social network characteristics, Jennifer Lee Silva
The influence of alcohol advertising on associative memory and consideration sets, James Charles Smith
The assessment of and differences among intellectually disabled adults with Comorbid Autism Spectrum Disorders and epilepsy, Kimberly Robin Michelle Smith
Supporting decision making in a complex world, Jonathan Tall
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in women after Hurricane Katrina: predictors and symptom endorsement, Julia E. Thompson
Teaching level-1 braille reading skills within a stimulus equivalence paradigm to children with progressive visual impairments, Karen Ann Toussaint
Dissertations from 2008
Changes in body image and body weight and shape goals associated with weight loss and maintenance in overweight/obese adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Amy Rzeznikiewicz Bachand
The effects of food deprivation on caffeine and food reinforcement in females, Lauren Baillie
Environmental influences on adherence to self-management behaviors and glycemic control in African American patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Brooke L. Barbera
The effects of community violence exposure on children affected by Hurricane Katrina, Audrey Baumeister
Comorbid psychological disorder in individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders, Jessica Ann Boisjoli
A comparison of feeding and mealtime problems in intellectually disabled adults with and without autism, Jill Cherie Fodstad
Hierarchical linear modeling against the "Gold Standard" of visual analysis in single-subject design, Elizabeth S, Godbold
The initial reliability and construct validity of the Autism Spectrum Disorder-Diagnostic (ASD-DC) in children, Melissa Luke Gonzalez
The children's coping behavior questionnaire: development and validation, Brittany Cornell Hernandez
The construct validity of the clinical assessment of working memory ability, Benjamin David Hill
Neuropsychological performance and dementia symptoms in a HIV positive population, Kathleen E. Kendra
Assessing the effectiveness of the response to instruction model for english language learners by utilizing a non-language-based intervention, Chisato Komatsu
Brief alcohol interventions for college drinkers: how brief is brief?, Magdalena Kulesza
Determining the relative efficacy of reciprocal and non-reciprocal peer tutoring for students identified as at-risk for academic failure, Keri F. Menesses
Development and validation of the adolescent routines questionnaire: parent and self-report, Kara Meyer
The detection of malingered mental retardation in high- and low-cognitive ability individuals, Daniel Anthony Proto
Flexibility of knowledge as a function of practice and explicit instruction, Bill Sallas
The role of attentional focus in event-based prospective memory, Jill Shelton
A critical item analysis of the QABF: development of a short form assessment instrument, Ashvind Nand Singh
Predictors of social support provided to smokers, Diana Williams Stewart
Alcohol use, negative consequences, and readiness to change in mandated and volunteer college student heavy drinkers before and after a brief alcohol intervention, Meredith A. Terlecki
Evaluation of three methods for teaching intraverbals to children with language delays, Nicole Trosclair-Lasserre
Function based interventions versus non-function based interventions within a general education setting, Michael J. Vance
The reliability and validity of screening measures in reading, James Albert Van Hook
Predicting conduct problems in youth: the moderating effects of Hurricane Katrina, Julia F. Vigna
An examination of the Good Behavior Game and behavior specific praise statements on student and teacher behavior, Robert Allen Wright
The developmental continuity of a cognitive model of worry, Kimberly Rae Zlomke
Theses from 2007
Grade retention in high stakes and low stakes testing years, Anna Elizabeth Ball
Error training: an examination of metacognition, emotion control, intrinsic motivation, and knowledge as mediators of performance effects, Natalie T. Bourgeois
The vulnerability to coaching across measures of malingering, Adrianne M. Brennan
Source memory and the picture superiority effect, Noelle L. Brown
The relative impact of nicotine dependence versus other substance dependence on decision-making, Michael S. Businelle
The depression scale for severe disability: a diagnostic tool for the assessment of depression in adults with severe and profound intellectual disabilities, Christopher Cooper
Assessing the influence of religion on health behavior, David B. Creel
In search of the optimal cueing schedule in self-monitoring of attention with typically developing children, Amanda M. Dahir
Deficits in social skills and feeding behaviors associated with adults diagnosed with autistic disorder living in an institutionalized setting, Cindy Terlonge Graham
Competency in forensic examinations: what variables predict restoration?, Devan R. Guidry
The effect of food deprivation on cigarette smoking in females, Darla E. Kendzor
The effects of smoking cessation on control of food intake in postmenopausal African-American and Caucasian women, Amanda K. Manning
Source memory, subjective awareness, and the word frequency mirror effect, Benjamin A. Martin
Relationship between problem behaviors, function, and adaptive skills in individuals with intellectual disabilities, Noha Farrah Minshawi
Reducing homework problems in ADHD adolescents: a comparison of two self-management interventions, Valerie Paasch
Effects of smoking and nicotine withdrawal on prospective memory, Carla Jean Rash
Individual and organizational differences in organizational commitment and escalation of commitment, Molly J. Russ
Etiology of traumatic brain injury: impact on psychological functioning, Jeffrey James Schneider
The convergent validity of the Scale for the Evaluation and Identification of Seizures, Epilepsy and Anticonvulsant Side Effects-B (SEIZES-B), Kimberly Robin Michelle Smith
An investigation of maternal psychopathology as a moderator of child response following Hurricane Katrina, Ann Wingate Spell
Behavior problems exhibited in institutionalized persons with intellectual disabilities and schizophrenia spectrum disorders, Ryan Thorson
An applied evaluation of resurgence: functional communication training (FCT) and treatment relapse, Valerie Marie Volkert
The relation between episodic memory and artificial grammar learning, Thomas Earl Watkins, III
A home-based intervention to promote physical activity in low income African American adults, Dorothy Fauntleroy Whitehead
A Comparison of Social Skills Profiles in Intellectually Disabled Adults with and without ASD, Jonathan Wilkins
Dissertations from 2006
Effects of smoking cessation and female sex hormones on food intake in postmenopausal women, Megan RaNae Apperson
Impact of a stage-matched weight loss intervention on stage of change progression in predominantly African-American female primary care patients, Jamie Sue Bodenlos
The Sleep Problems Inventory: a measure for the assessment of sleep problems in adults with intellectual disabilities, Dennis R. Dixon
Psychometric validity for the Matson Evaluation of drug side effects and the akathisia rating of movement scale, Mark Joseph Garcia
Evaluating preference for reinforcers under varying schedule requirements in children with developmental disabilities, Tiffany Michelle Kodak
The relationship between mania and feeding/mealtime behavior problems among persons with intellectual disability, Rinita Laud
Is attention unitary or divisible by modality?, Sharon Diane Lynn
The relationship between parent-adolescent conflict and academic achievement, Marie S. Nebel-Schwalm
Spaced-retrieval effects on memory for scenes in older adults with probable Alzheimer's disease, Emily Olinde
Integration of conceptual mathematical relationships into constant time delay instruction, Bethany Ann Porter
Knowledge representation acquired in a dynamic process control task, Robert Prattini
Evaluation of cost effective preference assessments for use in general education settings, Jennifer Luella Resetar
Applying appraisal theories of emotion to the concept of emotional labor, Erin Michele Richard
Animation in artificial grammar learning: can animation facilitate learning?, Bill Sallas
How cue-dependent is memory?: Internal reinstatement and cueing effects in recognition and source memory, Jeffrey Joseph Starns
Training parents in consequence delivery and to initiate school communication using an electronic home-based reinforcement program to modify students' classroom behaviors, Kashunda Lynn Williams
Do overweight inactive parents raise overweight inactive children? Examination of the influence of the home environment on weight status of children over time, Emily York-Crowe
Theses from 2005
Jury knowledge of eyewitness memory: can jurors use this knowledge in the courtroom?, Jill D. Alonzo
Cognitive adaptation's implication on diabetic adherence, Martin Ancona
Ability of college students to simulate ADHD on objective measure of attention, Randee Lee Booksh
Constructing a math applications, curriculum-based assessment: an analysis of the relationship between apllications [sic] problems, computation problems and criterion-referenced assessments, James E. Connell, Jr.
Effects of a primary care weight management intervention on physical activity in low-income African American women, Gareth R. Dutton
Reciprocal peer tutoring and treatment integrity of elementary school students, Brian M. Esteve
Mania and intellectual disability: the course of mania symptoms in persons with disability over three years, Melissa Luke Gonzalez
The psychosocial vulnerability model of hostility as a predictor of coronary heart disease, Karen Grothe
Effects of spaced retrieval on memory and quality of life in older adults with probable Alzheimer's disease, Karri S. Hawley
Effects of 5-HT2 receptor ligands on tail pinch-induced stress responding and open field behavior, John K. Hearn
Efficacy of modified parent training to facilitate expressive language of children with an expressive language delay, Marie Henderson
Relative efficacy of school-home notes and teacher feedback in minority elementary students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Andrea Nichole Jurbergs
Weight concern and smoking in children, Darla E. Kendzor
Comorbidity of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among low income urban youth, Karen Ann Laslie
Improving homework in adolescents with ADHD: comparing training in self- vs. parent-monitoring of homework and study skills completion, Kara J. Meyer
The efficacy of noncontingent escape for decreasing disruptive behavior during dental treatment, Patrick Michael O'Callaghan
Relative efficacy of school-home notes and classroom based contingencies in low-income elementary school students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Jennette Lea Palcic
Relationships among performance on simulated tasks of decision-making, positive outcome expectancies for MDMA, and age of first MDMA use, Scott Michael Patterson