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A City Divided: Debates over Slavery in Antebellum Pittsburgh
(2019-09-25)Although much attention has been paid to the influence of southern slavery on the secession crisis and subsequent Civil War, far less has been spent analyzing the complexities of how northern communities in the antebellum ... -
A comparison of factors affecting the small-scale distribution of mercury contamination in a Zimbabwean stream system
(2017-04-18)Artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) operations use mercury liberally in the gold extraction process, as compared to large scale industrial mining operations, and accounts for approximately one third of anthropogenic mercury ... -
A Content Analysis of Gender Representations in Independent Video Games
(2017-04-10)Video games are an increasingly popular pastime, and their influence on society grows along with the gaming industry. Independent video games are also growing in popularity, though little research has been conducted on how ... -
A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCE ASSIGNMENTS AND THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF TEXAS GRADE 3 THROUGH 8 STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION OVER TIME: A STATEWIDE ANALYSIS
Purpose The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to examine the relationship of exclusionary discipline consequences assigned to Texas Grade 3 through 8 students enrolled in special education and their academic ... -
A four-factor model of executive functioning: The relationship between personality, intelligence, and executive functioning
(2017-07-31)Executive functioning is commonly assessed in neuropsychological evaluations, however, the construct of executive functioning is widely defined and understood within the literature. Additionally, researchers have begun ... -
A Generalization of Surgery to Cellular Complexes
(2018-04-12)In the 1990s Robin Forman carefully generalized Morse theory to cellular complexes. In this thesis we are concerned with the connection Morse theory provides in surgery theory. There exists a theorem linking surgery on ... -
A Latent Class Analysis of Psychopathy Subtypes in a Sex Offender Population
(2017-06-05)Past research has provided evidence for primary and secondary subtypes of psychopathy. Research in this area has focused on broad male offender samples, though some studies have investigated more specific populations such ... -
A longitudinal examination of the influence of sex and race on sentencing outcomes in Florida’s rural and urban counties
(2019-11-06)Understanding the multifaceted factors considered during sentencing is a complex process. An emerging body of literature evaluates whether the level of urbanization has impacts on sentencing outcomes across the United ... -
A MULTI-GROUP CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE REACTIVE- PROACTIVE AGGRESSION QUESTIONNAIRE IN A SAMPLE OF YOUNG ADULTS
(2016-11-17)Aggression has long-term negative effects on humanity as a whole. Because of this, aggression has become an important topic of study across many disciplines. Originally conceptualized as being either non-impulsive or ... -
A Multilevel Examination of Client Suicide in Doctoral Training Programs in Psychology and Allied Mental Health Fields
(2019-02-13)Client suicide is associated with a host of consequences for mental health professionals and, in particular, mental health professionals in training. The present study used samples of faculty and students in psychology ... -
A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of Supervisors working with Crisis Counselors
(2017-07-10)A phenomenological study was conducted at a Southwestern United States University to examine the experience of nine supervisors who work with crisis counselors. This study examined the training, topics, and difficulties ... -
A Qualitative Exploration of a Select Group of Student-Athlete Mothers Who Experienced a Pregnancy While Competing at a NCAA Division I or Division II University
(2017-11-13)The purpose of this study was to examine the lived experiences of a select group of female student-athletes who experienced a pregnancy while competing at a NCAA Division I or Division II university. After an in-depth ... -
A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY INTO THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF ABSENT FATHERS: PERSPECTIVES, RATIONALE, FACTORS
(2016-11-07)Father absence is defined as a man who has had no physical interaction with his children and has not provided any form of financial support within 12 consecutive months (Black, 2008). Father absence affects poverty, child ... -
A Survey of Elementary Teachers' Language Ideologies and their Perceptions of Biliteracy
(2019-11-11)Some U.S. educators hold language ideologies that favor the English language over other languages, while, at the same time, equating fluency in other languages as problematic. This ideology potentially affects how teachers ... -
A Validation Study of the Positive Achievement Change Tool (PACT)
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA, 2002) mandates the use of risk assessments in juvenile justice proceedings. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD, 2015) has approved the use of the Positive ... -
Academic performance: A retrospective investigation of study skills and LASSI performance
(2016-08-09)Students are entering college and the workforce lacking skills critical to their success. This gap places a burden on higher education institutions to mitigate this problem. As such, programs designed specifically to ... -
Acculturation stress and criminal attitudes as risk factors for externalizing behaviors in recently immigrated adolescents
(2017-06-20)Violence risk assessments may fall short with ethnic minority populations because they fail to consider unique contextual and individual factors. In addition, the utility of these instruments may be diminished when ... -
Adolescent social media use: Coping or avoidance?
(2017-03-13)The growing frequency of social media site use raises concerns regarding its psychological effects on users, particularly adolescents. The current study examined the moderating roles of social media coping and experiential ... -
ADULT REFUGEE LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF LITERATURE CIRCLES TO SUPPORT READING COMPREHENSION AND REDUCE FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY
(2019-06-20)The number of adult refugee English language learners is growing in the United States. As a new resident and second language learner there are many obstacles they must face such as English language ability, academic ... -
Age-Graded Thrill Seeking, Companionship, and Informal Social Control among the Clients of Street Prostitutes
(2016-11-16)The majority of empirical attention concerning the sex trade has focused on sex workers and explaining victimization among prostituted women. While this victim centered approach has led to the development and adoption ...