Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The effect of a font intervention for 4th and 5th graders with dyslexia, Steven L. Powell
Student engagement and post-college outcomes: A comparison of formative and reflective models, Courtney Sanders
A novel approach: Fictional prose as imagined contact for counselors-in-training working with cultural others, Bryant Logan Satterlee
Examining the type I error and power of 18 common post-hoc comparison tests, Derek Sauder
Integrating implementation fidelity and learning improvement to enhance students’ ethical reasoning abilities, Kristen L. Smith
You only live up to the standards you set: An evaluation of different approaches to standard setting, Scott N. Strickman
Mentalization in counseling processes, Matthew J. Swartzentruber
Feedback delivery timing & behavior skills training: Training university students to perform DTT, Matthew Taylor
The effect of font type on sight word reading performance of 4th and 5th grade students with reading disabilities, Denton S. Warburton
Fostering hope in alternative education students through goal setting, Ginger Wayland
Being and beholding: Comparative analysis of joy and awe in four cultures, Daria B. White
Effects of executive function skills instruction on classroom behavior, Michelle Whitham
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The development of a psychological check-up: assessing character and well-being via the unified approach, Lindsay Michele Anmuth
Interteaching: Types of prep guide questions and their effect on student quiz performance, Verena S. Bethke
A change of heart: Understanding spirituality following a shift in values or beliefs in young adults, Aaron Boggs
A mixed methods analysis of the relationship between attachment, post-traumatic stress, and post-traumatic growth among United States service members, Chauncy T. Brinton
Parent-child interaction therapy informed by applied behavior analysis for developmental delay: parent and sibling coaching with setting generalization, Mariel S. Cannady
Creative counseling techniques for elementary-aged children, Brian C. Caperton
911 Calls in homicide cases: What does the verbal behavior of the caller reveal?, Jon D. Cromer
Management of problem behavior maintained by negative reinforcement, Anna Leigh Cruise
More than meets the eye: Taking a look at EMDR in trauma-focused therapy, Karen M. Engelhard
The development of a school psychology relevant parent survey, Alexa Futcher
Protecting the protectors: Enhancing emotional well-being in law enforcement, Olivia Gillies
Primer on perspectives and practices of trauma, Trevor P. Haase
Cultivating empathy in middle school students through narrative fiction, Kane M. Hamilton
Are there bad wins and good losses? Outcome effects in sport, Richard Erik Inglis
Training future teachers to promote emotion regulation in the classroom, Marie E. Johnson
Applying solution behavior thresholds to a noncognitive measure to identify rapid responders: An empirical investigation, Mary M. Johnston
Parents’ perceptions of school multidisciplinary team meetings and collaboration, Brittany R. Jones
Analysis of African American and White American cognitive profiles for language and cultural influences, Nicole Jones
An examination of the feasibility and impact of a mindfulness and nature based intervention For at-risk middle school students, Nahal L. Khalatbari
The effect of anchoring vignettes on factor structures: Student effort as an example, Carolyn A. Miesen
Healing body, healing mind, Hayley O'Brien
Examining latent change classes: An application of factor mixture modeling to change scores, Thai Q. Ong
The effects of chronic partial sleep deprivation and chronic voluntary alcohol consumption on ΔFos B accumulation, Kristian Ponder
Generalization of joint attention: Using parent child interaction therapy to program social skills in children with developmental disorders, Thomas E. Rigg
The effects of virtual coaching on olympic lift performance, Julia M. Santos
Counseling refugees of Middle Eastern descent in the United States, Jennifer Semaan
The evaluation of family-school collaboration with culturally and linguistically diverse families, Samantha Silver
The experience of reading: What elementary children think of reading, Francesca Simpson
An examination of the psychometric properties of and validity evidence for the Alliant Intercultural Competency scale, Elizabeth L. Smith
High risk drinking concerns across college campuses and a look at JMU programming, Rachel C. Tysinger
A dissonance intervention to reduce implicit prejudice against Arab Muslims, Cheryl Alyssa Welch
Context effects of false remember responses in older and younger adults, Casey M. Williamson
Effect of distance caregiver coaching on functional skills of a child with traumatic brain injury, Michelle R. Witt
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
International distance coaching of therapists to improve verbal behavior by children with autism, Ana Barkaia
Examining the performance of the Metropolis-Hastings Robbins-Monro algorithm in the estimation of multilevel multidimensional IRT models, Bozhidar M. Bashkov
Prescription for critical thinking: A discussion of psychotropic medication and counseling, Barton W. Biggs
The nature and etiology of religious certitude: Implications of the EI framework and beliefs, events, and values inventory, Timothy W. Brearly
Academic advising: Helping promote the success of college students with college students with psychiatric disabilities, Jamie P. Claytor
Digital natives: The nature of technology on college student mental health, Nicole Crump
The effects of mindfulness techniques on empathy and emotional control, Courtney M. Dameron
Being left behind, not staying behind: A look at college-aged African American males, Lauren Fortune
Addressing serial-order and negative-keying effects: A mixed-methods study, Jerusha J. Gerstner
Transition services in the public school system for adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Krista M. Gieseke-Smith
The use of differential reinforcement to increase participation/engagement in children with autism in an inclusion setting, Kayla Gionti
The evaluation of a dual language reading club for English language learner students, Sandra M. Gonzalez
Improving student learning in higher education: A mixed methods study, Megan R. Good
Enhancing psychology majors’ meta-cognitive understanding of desirable workplace skills using a short discussion-based in-class activity, Alena S. Gordienko
Military families’ reintegration and resiliency: An examination of programs and civilian counselor training, Jaime Grove
Propensity score matching in higher education assessment, Heather D. Harris
Addressing the mental health needs of women in rural communities: A women’s wellness group, Andriana Hench
Myside bias in probabilistic ethical decision making, Richard E. Hohn
Predicting bystander attitudes using rape myth acceptance and adherence to the commodity model of sex, Kimberly J. Johnson
The evolution of Disney princesses and their effect on body image, gender roles, and the portrayal of love, Rachael Michelle Johnson
Finding the resilient teacher within: A workshop to address K-12 teacher well-being, Laura Jones
Satisfaction of students with visual impairment within different school settings, Jeremiah Jordan
A meta-analytic tutorial and a narrative review on motivation interventions in education, Rory A. Lazowski
Advocacy in action: A framework for implementation of the American Counselors Association Advocacy Competencies on a local level, Jeffrey M. Lown
The development of Character Adaptation SysTem (CAST) intervention, Lauren Mays
How does perfectionism influence anxiety in gifted middle school students?, Kelsey Owens
Detecting changes in auditory events, Rachael B. Peck
The effects of ordinal data on coefficient alpha, Kathryn E. Pinder
Training graduate clinicians to implement speech language pathology, occupational therapy and applied behavior analysis goals in their treatment sessions, Courtney E. Powers
Persons can speak louder than variables: Person-centered analyses and the prediction of student success, Elisabeth M. Pyburn
Investigating school psychologists' role in informing students about their learning disabilities, Caitlin J. Reddy
Traumatic experiences and cognition: How do static and dynamic variables contribute to current functioning?, Cathryn Richmond
Establishing conditioned reinforcers in children with autism spectrum disorder, Kristen Rollman
Teacher Child Interaction Training as a universal prevention program in preschool and kindergarten classrooms, Jessica Rossi
Sleep deprivation and voluntary alcohol consumption in adolescent rats, Sancho N. Sequeira
Impacts of mindfulness on disruptive behaviors associated with characteristics of ADHD, Joseph L. Sims
A detailed analysis of coaching in Teacher-Child Interaction Training (TCIT), Krystal M. Studivant
The effects of a planned missingness design on examinee motivation and psychometric quality, Matthew S. Swain
Extending an IRT mixture model to detect random responders on non-cognitive polytomously scored assessments, Mandalyn R. Swanson
Emerging adulthood: Defining the life stage and its developmental tasks, Hannah B. Trible
After-school programming as intervention for students with disabilities, Edward D. Tynan
Suicidal behavior among elementary school students and current needs in prevention practices: A survey of Virginia school counselors, Maranda K. D. VanDyke
Teachers’ beliefs and practices related to student self-regulation in the classroom, Marlana L. Webster
Delay discounting: Are magnitude effects moderated by domain effects?, David A. Williams Jr.
The effect of examinee motivation on value-added estimates, Laura M. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Self-reported practices of and attitudes toward reading among elementary-aged English language learners, Sarah M. Akers
Cracking invisible barriers: A focus on mental health service use among immigrant Latinos in the United States, Evenor Alfonso Aleman
Effect of temporal parameters on the perception of foreign accent in synthesized speech, Ashley Assgari
Sense of belonging among middle school students, Alexis Carson
An exploration of the experience of in-home counseling services, Greg Czyszczon
