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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Prevalence, Sociocultural Risks and Protective Factors of Suicidal Behaviors: A Cross Sectional Study of Middle School Students in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, Enoch Kordjo Azasu

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Parent and Child Wellbeing in a Humanitarian Context By Flora Cohen,, Flora Cohen

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Exploring the Complex Relationship Between Social Needs and Health, Rachel Catherine Garg

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The Physical Health of People with Co-occurring Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders, Mark R. Hawes

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“The Talk” The impact of police contact on youth reports of parental engagement in preparation for encounters with police among a racially diverse sample of youth, Ashley Nicole Jackson

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Examining the Role of Urban Policy, Built Environment, and Physical Activity in Mexico City, Eugen Resendiz Bontrud

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Climate Change and Farmer Mental Health: A Participatory and Systems-Based Approach, Christopher Weatherly

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Examining Immigrant Experiences in Asset Building: Implications for Asset-Based Policies, Yingying Zeng

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Protecting Native Motherhood: A Longitudinal Investigation of Interpersonal Violence Among Alaska Native Women, Autumn Asher

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Poverty, Child Maltreatment and Adverse Childhood Experiences – Just Comorbidities?, Darejan Dvalishvili

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Choice and Opportunity: Examining Housing Relocation and Organizational Partnerships Within Federal Mixed-Income Community Development Initiatives, Andrew Scott Foell

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Effect of Resource Curse on Child Well-being in Resource-rich States, Specifically in Post-Soviet States, Aytakin Huseynli

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The Vulnerability of a Poor Urban Neighborhood to Extreme Weather Disasters and the Role of Ecosocial Work: The Case of Tongja-dong Jjokbang-chon in Seoul, South Korea, Joonmo Kang

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Social Capital and Mental Health among Chinese Older Adults, Yuekang Li

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Identifying contextual and structural factors contributing to organizational sustainability in pediatric healthcare, Sara Malone

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The Cost of Child Support: Policy Design and Father Identity, Lara Markovitz

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Trauma Exposures Across the Life Course for Individuals Who Experience Incarceration, Maria Morrison

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Effectiveness of Community Development Organizations in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, Kyle Pitzer

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Exploring the Service Utilization of Formerly Incarcerated Persons with Substance Use Disorders, Sara Beeler-Stinn

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Utilization Patterns of Community-based Mental Health Services Among school-going Adolescent girls in Southwestern Uganda., William Byansi

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Patterns and Trends Among Intimate Partner Homicide Cases: An Analysis by Victim’s Sex and Race/ethnicity, Shih-Ying Cheng

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Examining Mental Health in Northern Haiti, Michael Galvin

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Racism-Based Trauma and Policing among Black Emerging Adults, Robert Motley

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The Relationships Between Stress, Psychosocial Resources, and Mental Health and Adherence Outcomes among Perinatally HIV-Infected Adolescents in South Africa, Thabani Nyoni

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The Potential of Mental Health Policy Implementation: Methods and Applications, Meagan Renee Pilar

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Exploring contextual differences in environment and policy strategies to promote physical activity in disadvantaged communities, Natalicio Hector Serrano

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Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Relationship Between Wealth and Health, Sicong Sun

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Racial Disparities in U.S. Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Diagnosis and Survival, Xiaoyan Wang

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“I’m not dark, I’m not light… I’m medium!”: The Colorism Experiences of Adolescent African American Girls, Maya Williams

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Impact of Care Practices on the Food Security and Nutritional Status of Ethnic Minority Children With Work-Away Parents in Rural China, Yiqi Zhu

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Maintaining Natural Recovery from Prescription Opioid Use Disorder, Christina Drymon

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Pillars of the Nutrition Transition: The Global Impacts of Ultra-Processed Foods and Beverages on Overweight and Obesity and National Nutrient Supplies, Jacob Eaton

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A Case Study of the Experiences of Black Female Faculty at Research-intensive Schools of Social Work, Lashawnda N. Fields

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A Public Health Examination of the Discipline Gap, Karishma Furtado

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Sustainable Diets for Planetary Health: A study of Indigenous Based Agri-food Systems in a Community of the Central Highlands of Ecuador, Carlos Andres Gallegos-Riofrio

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Dismantling of Obesity-Related Policies, Alexandra Borosova Morshed

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Lifestyle Behaviors and Racial Differences in Dementia, Roger Wong

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Social Engagement Among Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Conversion to Dementia, Takashi Amano

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A Formative Assessment of the Vulnerability Context of Three Indigenous Communities in Rural Ecuador for Improved Intervention Design, Ivy Blackmore

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Risk Factors for Loneliness and Social Isolation among Black Older Adults, Harry O. Chatters Taylor

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Trajectories and Patterns of Wealth in Later Life: Implications for Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Health, Yu-Chih Chen

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Subtypes of Neglect in Relation to Reporting Practices, Safety Outcomes among Known Cases, and Risk and Protective Factors, Chien-Jen Chiang

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Scaling-up Child and Youth Mental Health Services: Assessing Coverage of a County-wide Initiative, Cole Douglas Hooley

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Participatory Institutions of Forest Management in the Uttarakhand Hills of India: Processes of Emergence and Change, Richa Joshi

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Promoting Child Behavioral Health in Homeless Services: A Community-Based System Dynamics Approach, Katherine Marcal

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Individual and Social Network Influences on Potential Use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention Among Adult Black Women, Whitney Chivonne Sewell

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Caseworker Turnover in Foster Care Services: Problem or Symptom? A System Dynamics Approach, Marian Joan Stahlschmidt

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“You Have to Want It”: A Pervasive Mental Model of Addiction Recovery and Its Implications for Sustaining Change, Erin Stringfellow

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Neighborhood Environment, Social Participation, and Well-Being among Older Adults in the U.S., Yi Wang

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Case Termination Reasons by Case Characteristics and Child Welfare Involvement, Ellie Suzanne Wideman

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Examining the Influence of Financial Well-being on Black Adolescent Socioemotional Outcomes, Andrae Banks

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Understanding Adolescent Physical Activity in the Early Nutrition Transitioning Country of Haiti, Haley V. Becker

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The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration, Intervention and Faith, Maxine Davis

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Does Privatization Matter? An Exploration of Foster Care Permanency Outcomes, Allison Early Dunnigan

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Violence Exposure and Pathways to HIV Risk Behaviors in Black and White Young Men who have Sex with Men, Donald Robert Gerke

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Self-Employment in Later Life: Implications for Financial, Physical, and Mental Well-Being, Cal Halvorsen

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Understanding Child Maltreatment Report Risks as a Function of Age, Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Neighborhood, Hyunil Kim

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Three Essays on Taxation and Child Maltreatment, Michael Patrick Mclaughlin

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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Surgical Approach and Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign Gynecologic Conditions, Lisa Marie Pollack

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Maternal Health and Child Malnutrition among Migrant Households Engaged in Construction Work (Ahmedabad, India), Divya Ravindranath

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An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study of the Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative, 2009-2015, Raven E. Ross

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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How Do Environmental Changes and Shared Cultural Experiences Impact the Health of Indigenous Peoples in South Louisiana?, Shanondora M. Billiot

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Participation in Governance and Well-Being in the Yukon Flats, Jessica Charlene Black

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How Do I Fit? Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Social Services among Women Involved in Commercial Sexual Exploitation through Identities, Traumas, and Substance Use, Lara B. Gerassi

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Understanding Household, Network, and Organizational Drivers of Adoption of Cleaner Cooking Fuels in Rural India, Praveen Kumar

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No Father Left Behind: Exploring Positive Father Involvement as a Protective Factor in the Prevention of Neglect and Promotion of Child Well-Being, Ericka M. Lewis

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Mental Health and Academic Outcomes Among Adolescents in South Korean Orphanages, Hollee Ann Mcginnis

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Intimate Partner Violence among South Asian Women in the United States: Prevalence and Help-Seeking Behaviors, Vithya Murugan

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Transitional Care for Older Adults with Dementia: Variation Across Patients and Providers, Patricia Prusaczyk

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A Context and Stakeholder Focused Exploration of the Sustainability of Local Organizations in Development, Brad Tucker

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Can We Walk? Environmental Supports for Active Travel in India, Deepti Adlakha

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The Role of Physical Activity Enjoyment in the Pathways from Social and Physical Environments to Physical Activity of Early Adolescent Girls, Elizabeth Lauren Budd

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Suicide Attempts from Adolescence into Young Adulthood: A System Dynamics Perspective for Intervention and Prevention, Saras Yu Chung

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Exploring the Relationships between Social Skills, Mental Health and Behavior In A Child Welfare Involved Population, Megan Anne Feely

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A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding How Women Make Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions within the Context of Communities, Lailea Noel

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Social Support and Intimate Partnerships in African American Women with Breast Cancer, Tess Thompson

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A Social Network Analysis of Active Transportation Policy Networks, Marissa Zwald

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Rural Primary Health Care Providers' Response to Intimate Partner Violence and Survivors' Perceptions of Helpfulness, Annah Bender

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Collective Action Dynamics in Urban Neighborhoods: A Study of Urban Community Gardens, Nishesh Chalise

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Saving by Lumbee Indians: Toward a theory of financial practices from yesterday and today, Amy Locklear Hertel

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Differential Response with Lower Risk and Foreign-born Families: Understanding Risks, Services and Outcomes, Lina Millett

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Parent Involvement in Education and College Planning for African American High School Students, Jennifer Threlfall

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The Role of Trauma and Mental Health Problems in the Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence in Post-Genocide Rwanda, Sarah Myers Tlapek

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Labor Force Participation and Crime among Serious and Violent Former Prisoners, Nora Ellen Wikoff

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Estimating the Prevalence and Correlates of Psychiatric Disorders and Mental Health Problems among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants using the National Latino and Asian American Study, Elián P. Cabrera-Nguyen

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Asset Holdings and Undernutrition of Young Children: Evidence from China Health and Nutrition Survey, Minchao Jin

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Collective Efficacy and Community-Based Crime Prevention in Trinidad and Tobago: Contributions to the Theory of Collective Efficacy, Donna-Mae Margaret Knights

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Childhood Poverty and Psychological Health of Youths in Hong Kong: Mentoring as a Social Capital Intervention, Hor Yan Lai

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Coping with Intimate Partners' Substance Use and Gambling Problems: The Role of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Megan Petra

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A Mixed Methods Multiple Case Study of Implementation as Usual in Children's Social Service Organizations, Byron James Powell

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Pathways from Caregiver Problematic Substance Use to Child Harm: A Secondary Data Analysis of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being II, Kristen D. Seay

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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The Relationship between Household Economic Resources and Youth Academic Performance in Ghana: A Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling, David Ansong

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An Exploration of the Lives of Young, African American Women with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Sarah Bollinger

How Institutions Matter for Local Development: Evidence from the Implementation of Decentralization Reform in Albania, Marsela Dauti

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An Examination on Un-Retirement: Retirees Returning to Work, Guillermo Ernest Gonzales

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The Long-Term Costs of Caring: How Caring for an Aging Parent Impacts Wealth Trajectories of Caregivers, Jennifer Crane Greenfield

Adolescent Development and Acculturation of Latina Suicide Attempters, Carolina Hausmann-Stabile

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Child Maltreatment Prevention and Health Promotion: Examining the Effectiveness of a Nurse Home-Visiting Program, Paul Lanier

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Seasonal Water Insecurity in Urban Philippines: Examining the Role of Gender, Resources, and Context, Lisa Reyes Mason

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Adolescent Male Perpetrators of Rape in the General Population and Their Young Adult Outcomes, Karen Matta Oshima