Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Protecting Native Motherhood: A Longitudinal Investigation of Interpersonal Violence Among Alaska Native Women, Autumn Asher
Poverty, Child Maltreatment and Adverse Childhood Experiences – Just Comorbidities?, Darejan Dvalishvili
Choice and Opportunity: Examining Housing Relocation and Organizational Partnerships Within Federal Mixed-Income Community Development Initiatives, Andrew Scott Foell
Effect of Resource Curse on Child Well-being in Resource-rich States, Specifically in Post-Soviet States, Aytakin Huseynli
Social Capital and Mental Health among Chinese Older Adults, Yuekang Li
Identifying contextual and structural factors contributing to organizational sustainability in pediatric healthcare, Sara Malone
The Cost of Child Support: Policy Design and Father Identity, Lara Markovitz
Trauma Exposures Across the Life Course for Individuals Who Experience Incarceration, Maria Morrison
Effectiveness of Community Development Organizations in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, Kyle Pitzer
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Exploring the Service Utilization of Formerly Incarcerated Persons with Substance Use Disorders, Sara Beeler-Stinn
Utilization Patterns of Community-based Mental Health Services Among school-going Adolescent girls in Southwestern Uganda., William Byansi
Patterns and Trends Among Intimate Partner Homicide Cases: An Analysis by Victim’s Sex and Race/ethnicity, Shih-Ying Cheng
Examining Mental Health in Northern Haiti, Michael Galvin
Racism-Based Trauma and Policing among Black Emerging Adults, Robert Motley
The Potential of Mental Health Policy Implementation: Methods and Applications, Meagan Renee Pilar
Exploring contextual differences in environment and policy strategies to promote physical activity in disadvantaged communities, Natalicio Hector Serrano
Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Relationship Between Wealth and Health, Sicong Sun
Racial Disparities in U.S. Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Diagnosis and Survival, Xiaoyan Wang
“I’m not dark, I’m not light… I’m medium!”: The Colorism Experiences of Adolescent African American Girls, Maya Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Maintaining Natural Recovery from Prescription Opioid Use Disorder, Christina Drymon
A Case Study of the Experiences of Black Female Faculty at Research-intensive Schools of Social Work, Lashawnda N. Fields
A Public Health Examination of the Discipline Gap, Karishma Furtado
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
Dismantling of Obesity-Related Policies, Alexandra Borosova Morshed
Lifestyle Behaviors and Racial Differences in Dementia, Roger Wong
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Social Engagement Among Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Conversion to Dementia, Takashi Amano
A Formative Assessment of the Vulnerability Context of Three Indigenous Communities in Rural Ecuador for Improved Intervention Design, Ivy Blackmore
Risk Factors for Loneliness and Social Isolation among Black Older Adults, Harry O. Chatters Taylor
Trajectories and Patterns of Wealth in Later Life: Implications for Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Health, Yu-Chih Chen
Subtypes of Neglect in Relation to Reporting Practices, Safety Outcomes among Known Cases, and Risk and Protective Factors, Chien-Jen Chiang
Scaling-up Child and Youth Mental Health Services: Assessing Coverage of a County-wide Initiative, Cole Douglas Hooley
Participatory Institutions of Forest Management in the Uttarakhand Hills of India: Processes of Emergence and Change, Richa Joshi
Promoting Child Behavioral Health in Homeless Services: A Community-Based System Dynamics Approach, Katherine Marcal
Individual and Social Network Influences on Potential Use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention Among Adult Black Women, Whitney Chivonne Sewell
Caseworker Turnover in Foster Care Services: Problem or Symptom? A System Dynamics Approach, Marian Joan Stahlschmidt
“You Have to Want It”: A Pervasive Mental Model of Addiction Recovery and Its Implications for Sustaining Change, Erin Stringfellow
Neighborhood Environment, Social Participation, and Well-Being among Older Adults in the U.S., Yi Wang
Case Termination Reasons by Case Characteristics and Child Welfare Involvement, Ellie Suzanne Wideman
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Examining the Influence of Financial Well-being on Black Adolescent Socioemotional Outcomes, Andrae Banks
Understanding Adolescent Physical Activity in the Early Nutrition Transitioning Country of Haiti, Haley V. Becker
The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration, Intervention and Faith, Maxine Davis
Does Privatization Matter? An Exploration of Foster Care Permanency Outcomes, Allison Early Dunnigan
Violence Exposure and Pathways to HIV Risk Behaviors in Black and White Young Men who have Sex with Men, Donald Robert Gerke
Self-Employment in Later Life: Implications for Financial, Physical, and Mental Well-Being, Cal Halvorsen
Three Essays on Taxation and Child Maltreatment, Michael Patrick Mclaughlin
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Surgical Approach and Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign Gynecologic Conditions, Lisa Marie Pollack
Maternal Health and Child Malnutrition among Migrant Households Engaged in Construction Work (Ahmedabad, India), Divya Ravindranath
An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study of the Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative, 2009-2015, Raven E. Ross
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
How Do Environmental Changes and Shared Cultural Experiences Impact the Health of Indigenous Peoples in South Louisiana?, Shanondora M. Billiot
Participation in Governance and Well-Being in the Yukon Flats, Jessica Charlene Black
Understanding Household, Network, and Organizational Drivers of Adoption of Cleaner Cooking Fuels in Rural India, Praveen Kumar
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
Mental Health and Academic Outcomes Among Adolescents in South Korean Orphanages, Hollee Ann Mcginnis
Intimate Partner Violence among South Asian Women in the United States: Prevalence and Help-Seeking Behaviors, Vithya Murugan
Transitional Care for Older Adults with Dementia: Variation Across Patients and Providers, Patricia Prusaczyk
A Context and Stakeholder Focused Exploration of the Sustainability of Local Organizations in Development, Brad Tucker
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Can We Walk? Environmental Supports for Active Travel in India, Deepti Adlakha
The Role of Physical Activity Enjoyment in the Pathways from Social and Physical Environments to Physical Activity of Early Adolescent Girls, Elizabeth Lauren Budd
Suicide Attempts from Adolescence into Young Adulthood: A System Dynamics Perspective for Intervention and Prevention, Saras Yu Chung
Exploring the Relationships between Social Skills, Mental Health and Behavior In A Child Welfare Involved Population, Megan Anne Feely
Social Support and Intimate Partnerships in African American Women with Breast Cancer, Tess Thompson
A Social Network Analysis of Active Transportation Policy Networks, Marissa Zwald
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Rural Primary Health Care Providers' Response to Intimate Partner Violence and Survivors' Perceptions of Helpfulness, Annah Bender
Collective Action Dynamics in Urban Neighborhoods: A Study of Urban Community Gardens, Nishesh Chalise
Saving by Lumbee Indians: Toward a theory of financial practices from yesterday and today, Amy Locklear Hertel
Differential Response with Lower Risk and Foreign-born Families: Understanding Risks, Services and Outcomes, Lina Millett
Parent Involvement in Education and College Planning for African American High School Students, Jennifer Threlfall
The Role of Trauma and Mental Health Problems in the Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence in Post-Genocide Rwanda, Sarah Myers Tlapek
Labor Force Participation and Crime among Serious and Violent Former Prisoners, Nora Ellen Wikoff
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
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
Asset Holdings and Undernutrition of Young Children: Evidence from China Health and Nutrition Survey, Minchao Jin
Collective Efficacy and Community-Based Crime Prevention in Trinidad and Tobago: Contributions to the Theory of Collective Efficacy, Donna-Mae Margaret Knights
Childhood Poverty and Psychological Health of Youths in Hong Kong: Mentoring as a Social Capital Intervention, Hor Yan Lai
Coping with Intimate Partners' Substance Use and Gambling Problems: The Role of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Megan Petra
A Mixed Methods Multiple Case Study of Implementation as Usual in Children's Social Service Organizations, Byron James Powell
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
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
An Examination on Un-Retirement: Retirees Returning to Work, Guillermo Ernest Gonzales
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
Child Maltreatment Prevention and Health Promotion: Examining the Effectiveness of a Nurse Home-Visiting Program, Paul Lanier
Seasonal Water Insecurity in Urban Philippines: Examining the Role of Gender, Resources, and Context, Lisa Reyes Mason
Adolescent Male Perpetrators of Rape in the General Population and Their Young Adult Outcomes, Karen Matta Oshima
The Nutrition Transition in Colombia: Underweight, Overweight and the Dual Burden of Malnutrition, Diana Celmira Parra Perez
Mental Health Service Utilization among African American Emerging Adults, Sha-Lai Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Understanding Poor and Minority Women who are Unscreened or Underscreened for Breast Cancer, Kassandra Alcaraz
Built Environment Correlates of Physical Activity and Health in Older Adults, Margaret Allen
Assessing Social and Communication Networks and Knowledge of the 2010 Affordable Care Act in a Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Population, Katherine S. Eddens
Perceived Alcohol Stigma and Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders, Joseph Edwin Glass
Applying Neural Network Models to Predict Recurrent Maltreatment in Child Welfare Cases with Static and Dynamic Risk Factors, Jennifer Marie Jolley
Global Poverty - Local Problem: Institutional Determinants of Poverty Among Indigenous Peoples of Nepal, Gyanesh Lama