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Theses from 2025
Varied versus non-varied behavior-specific praise on student on-task behavior, Jessica Boss
Power Impacts Target Goals and Responses to Racism, Urmi Chatterjee
Adapting a Contingency Contract Across Environments For Interfering Behaviors and Coping Skills, Samantha N. Eckstein
Examining validity and reliability evidence for the Multicultural Neuropsychological Scale (MUNS) Party Subtest scores, Madyson Hernandez
Item Response Predictors of Disengagement on the PISA, Juste M. Mehou
Characteristics of parent-adolescent relationships as predictors of adolescents’ future emotion regulation abilities, Jaclyn H. Snyder
The Acute Effects of Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) on Appetite, Caroline M. Sokol, Noah D. Gustin, Morgan L. Ferretti, Taylor Stanley, Rachel M. Jones, Colin J. Nester, Daniela O. Sacca, Michael Hennesy, Marcel O. Bonn-Miller, and Jessica G. Irons
Evaluating the Use of Positive Self-Talk as an Antecedent Intervention for On-Task Behavior in Adolescents with ADHD, Sydney Setchel West
Theses from 2024
The impacts of teacher's PRIDE skill acquisition on student challenging behavior, Haley Gardner
Exploring the link between self-distancing and “stress is enhancing” mindsets, Kyle Green
Assessing Cannabidiol as a Novel Therapeutic for Depression Among College Students, Noah Gustin
The reciprocal relationship between ego-resiliency and attachment quality: The mediating role of coping, Christopher Johnson
Measuring alumni career outcomes: A validity study, Mason Jones
A component analysis of behavioral skills training in teaching and maintaining social skills in an adolescent with autism spectrum disorder, Hannah Lockwood
Fading reinforcement within high-probability request sequences, Morgan Mabery
The relationship among oral contraceptive use, sleep, and sexual behavior, Sureyya Sanchez
Varied versus non-varied behavior-specific praise on student on-task behavior, Courtney West
Theses from 2023
An evaluation of distraction correlations from background music on working memory span, Dominique Akesse and Ange-Dominique A. Akesse
The Impact of COVID-19 on Collaboration Between School Psychologists and Board-Certified Behavioral Analysts, Taylor Bronaugh
Evaluating the temporal location of feedback on performance, Brooklin Davis
What’s the DIFference: Evaluating the validity claims of a general education program, Josiah Hunsberger
Using IRTrees to account for response style effects between item formats, Stephanie LeRoy
The effects of a self-recording procedure on student’s on-task behavior, Maria Leventhal
Double dosing: Investigating the utility of multiple priming questions on test-taking motivation, Mara McFadden
Using video prompting for daily living skill acquisition in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Meghan Park Mitchell
Terror management and the news: An exploration into the effects of framing on mortality salience, Peter Montwill
Exploring the use of time delay as a pragmatic cue in text messaging, Nicklas Phillips
Examining the influence of spectral envelope shape on pitch, Laura Reinert
Distinguishing high-quality audio: The unique contribution of bit-depth resolution?, Benjamin Stone
Analysis of predictive factors for aggression within inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, Autumn N. Wild
Temporal relevance of parent qualities and behaviors for predicting young adults’ emotion regulation and romantic relationships, Saleena Wilson
Theses from 2022
Does a sender’s and recipient’s relationship influence readers’ interpretation of message tone?, Allison Arp
An examination of working memory in subtle and mild cognitive impairment, Kara Eversole
The effects of cannabidiol isolate on menstrual-related symptoms, Morgan L. Ferretti
An exploration of higher education assessment and the role of diagnostic classification modeling in student learning outcomes, Samantha Harmon
A Mother’s Disenfranchised Grief: Pregnancy Loss, Madison Jones
Writing while Black: African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and perceived writing performance, Jaylin N. Nesbitt
Rapid response behavior before and during the pandemic, Katarina E. Schaefer
Analyzing the validity of self-reports of emotional responding using an electronic device, Tiffany E. Shiflet
The effects of cannabis on sleep, circadian rhythms, and cognition in young adults, Catharine Trice
Theses from 2021
Binge-watching and the spacing effect, Michael R. Austin
Investigating the self in self-report, Samantha L. Boddy
Relation between academic advisor and cohort support with well-being in graduate students, Morgan DeLong
Better together? Effects of dyadic collaboration on intertemporal preference, Emily Edgington
Social exclusion and children’s detection of Duchenne Smiles, Paige Fischer
Antidepressants, circadian rhythms, and cognition: The effects of SSRIs and SNRIs on circadian rhythms and cognitive performance, Gabriel Gilmore
The effects of video prompting in completion of activities of daily living for individuals with traumatic brain injury, Jessica Hiter
The effect of headline manipulation on memory and reasoning, Kathryn R. Hogan
Voluntary alcohol consumption and sleep deprivation in rats, Aesha Khan
The impact of insufficient sleep and early class start times on U.S. Air Force Academy cadet health and performance, Stephanie Osborn
The effects of reinforcer magnitude and distribution of preference for work schedules when working on skill acquisition tasks, Valencia Pankey
The effect of temporal discounting and loss aversion on mock plea bargain decision-making, Anisha Patel
Identifying rater effects for writing and critical thinking: Applying the Many-Facets Rasch Model to the VALUE Institute, Yelisey A. Shapovalov
Theses from 2020
Using differential reinforcement and stimulus control to decrease child elopement and increase engagement in play, Emory C. Bruno
Propensity score matching and generalized boosted modeling in the context of model misspecification: A simulation study, Briana G. Craig
The effects of antibiotics and probiotics on memory and depression across age groups, Amanda Powell
The Effects of training modality on acquisition of therapeutic skills using Behavior Skills Training (BST): In-vivo vs. tele-training modality, Sabrena Samuel
Using behavioral skills training and video examples to teach undergraduates to identify the function of behaviors, Eliana A. Segal
Assessing the utility of a brief abstinence test to reduce smartphone and social media use, Taylor B. Stanley
Return to school 1 year after traumatic brain injury: A study using the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Database, Kathryn Tarnai
The effects of undesirable distractors on estimates of ability, Kathryn N. Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Using an eye-tracking training paradigm to teach responsiveness to joint attention, Allison C. Brandmark
The effects of adenosine antagonists on vigilant attention in sleep restricted rats, Morgan Crewe
The credentialed workforce: Examining success rates across short-term noncredit training programs aligned with industry credentials, Rochelle Fisher
The use of behavior skills training and behaviorally based interventions in memory care, Claire Gallagher
Developing a Multi-Dimensional Measure of Growth Mindset for School Improvement, Thomas Hartka
Using video-prompting and BST to promote social skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Alexa Ina
Pain-related fear: Metacognitive and health belief predictors of cogniphobia, Maddison Miles
Rapid demand curves: Reward valuation using behavioral economics, Charles Nastos
The effects of timbre on perceptual grouping in a melodic sequence, Thomas Rohaly
Test emotions, value, and self-efficacy: A longitudinal model predicting examinee effort and performance on a low-stakes test, Paulius Satkus
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Posterior predictive model checking of local misfit for Bayesian Confirmatory factor analysis, Chi Hang Au
Applied behavior analysis function based procedures contribute to parent child interaction therapy child outcomes, Melissa Grant
Beyond motivation: Differences in score meaning between assessment conditions, Nikole Gregg
Student engagement and learning gains: Self-reports, direct measures, and instrument specificity, Christopher Kerr
Screening for Dementia: An examination of subscale relative importance, Emily F. Matusz
The effects of alcohol priming and alcohol-related cues on subsequent alcohol preferences, Kathleen R. Owens
Attentional processing: Replication and extension of selection bias as a predictor of intertemporal choice behavior, Dylan Rutter
A growth mindset intervention in female collegiate athletes, Cierra LaTrice Williams
Discounting in the pigeon: Food-specified conditioned reinforcers, Matthew Wolf
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The effect of in vivo coaching on therapist behavior management skills, Leslie E. Brittain
Inventory of legal knowledge: An examination of psychometric properties in an inpatient psychiatric setting, Kristen T. Campbell
Sleep deprivation and voluntary alcohol consumption in adult rats, Charles M. Cowan II
Exploring rehabilitation adherence and the motivational climate created by athletic trainers: A mixed methods approach, Kaleb W. Cusack
The influences of musical training and spectral centroid on perceptual interactions of pitch and timbre, Heather Daly
Explaining unintended consequences of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior procedures using behavioral momentum theory, Meghan C. Herr
Student learning gains in higher education: A longitudinal analysis with faculty discussion, Catherine E. Mathers
Retrospective versus prospective measurement of examinee motivation in low-stakes testing contexts: A moderated mediation model, Aaron J. Myers
The impact of fertility cues on intrasexual competition and threat perception, Grant Ostrander
Examining the type I error and power of 18 common post-hoc comparison tests, Derek Sauder
Feedback delivery timing & behavior skills training: Training university students to perform DTT, Matthew Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Interteaching: Types of prep guide questions and their effect on student quiz performance, Verena S. Bethke
911 Calls in homicide cases: What does the verbal behavior of the caller reveal?, Jon D. Cromer
