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Theses from 2024
A Qualitative Meta-Analysis Examining the Functions and Meanings of Gender in Transgender Identity Development, Kelsey Kehoe
The Language Environmental Analysis (LENA) System in Toddlers with Early Indicators of Autism: Test-Retest Reliability and Construct Validity, Nicole Nadwodny
Emotional Social Support Among Asian Americans: Associations with Psychological Symptoms, Well-Being and Buffering Against Effects of Racism, Amelia Bijen Yang
Theses from 2023
Taking Back the "Permission to Narrate": Examining a Grassroots Organization's Process of Supporting BIPOC Youth in Developing Counternarratives and Counterspaces as Decolonial Resistance, Michelle Gabriela Del Rio
Meta-Method Analysis on Therapists’ Experiences: An Inquiry into Qualitative Psychotherapy Research Methodology, Javier L. Rizo
We Resist, We Heal, We Transform: Exploring Youth of Color Journeys Towards Healing Justice in a Grassroots Organization in Urban Boston, Rhyann Leslie Robinson
A Re-Examination of the Role of Cognitive Reappraisal in Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder, Jenny Liang Wu
No Injustice So Peace: The Interaction Between Race-Related Stress, Colorblind Racial Attitudes, and Resistance and Empowerment Against Racism, Kaela A. Yamini
Theses from 2022
Exploring the Association Between Mentoring Focus and Change in Mentee Depression Symptoms in Youth, Selen Amado
"Until Society Evolves:" Access to Gender-Affirming Care in Historic Assessment Criteria and Current Models of Care, Elliot Marrow
Theses from 2021
Acknowledgment of Culture and Stereotypes: Black Participants’ Perceptions of Specific Therapist Behaviors, Tsotso T. Ablorh
Religious Coping After Natural Disaster: Predicting Long-Term Mental and Physical Health in Survivors of Hurricane Katrina, Monica Arkin
Stigma and Prodromal Psychosis: Self-Disclosure of Symptoms and Diagnoses in At-Risk Youth, Caitlin Bryant
Excess Stress and Natural Mentors in the Lives of Sexual Minority Youth, Cherrelle Gipson
Addressing the White Problem Critically: An Exploratory Latent Profile Analysis of Racial Attitudes, Ryan Parigoris
Sex Differences in Symbolic Play of Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Looknoo Patcharapon Thammathorn
Developmental Profiles of 57,966 Children in Early Intervention: A Confirmatory Latent Profile Analysis, Mary E. Troxel
Theses from 2020
Unique Syndemic-Related Clusters in a Sample of Sexual Minority Men, Christopher Chiu
Bilingual Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Language Abilities and Social Communication, Ingrid Hastedt
Examining the Interrelations Among Trajectories of Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Valued Actions in Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Stephanie Marando-Blanck
Theses from 2019
Appraisals of Trust Development within the Therapist-Client Relationship: Impacts on Client Retention in a Hypothetical First Session of Therapy, Lorraine U. Alire
A Heavy Burden: Associations Between Sexual Minority Status, Mental Health, and BMI in Women, Alison E. A. Goldblatt
Working Memory and Mindfulness in an RCT of ABBT and AR, Anna M. Hall
Racial Microaggression Distress and Depression among Black Americans: Examining the Roles of Racial Identity Importance, Social Support, and Gender, Shannon M. Hughley
Theses from 2018
Healing from Heterosexism Through Expressive Writing, Kathleen M. Collins
Clients’ Critical Experiences in Psychotherapy: Initial Measure Development, Lauren M. Grabowski
Neuropsychology and Neurogenetics of Mental Health: Risk, Resilience & Wellbeing, Keira E. O'Donovan
Effects of Racism-Related Stress on Resistance against Racism in Black Americans, Noor N. Tahirkheli
Theses from 2017
Attentional and Emotional Consequences of Emotional Acceptance and Suppression in an Elevated Anxiety Sample, Natalie Arbid
The Interpersonal Effects of Mindfulness and Social Anxiety in Romantic Relationships, Bryan Balvaneda
It’s Not You, it’s My Schedule: An Exploratory Study of Early Termination in School-Based Mentoring Programs, Samantha Burton
The Role of Athletic Coach Mentors in Promoting Youth Academic Success: Evidence from a National Longitudinal Study, Kirsten M. Christensen
Ethnic Differences in Race-Related Stress Among Blacks in the US: Racial Colorblindness as a Potential Moderator, Samantha Duterville
Social Skills as a Predictor of Peer Relationship Quality for School-Age Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Melanie S. Feldman
Drinking Motives, Drinking Problems, and Mental Health Symptoms in Sexual Minority Men, Hamish A. Gunn
Psychosocial Profiles of Youth who Acquire a Natural Mentor During a School Year, Matthew A. Hagler
Whether or not 'It Gets Better'…Coping with Parental Heterosexist Rejection, Cara Herbitter
Language Subdomains among Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Associations with Social Skills, Sarah A. Levinson
Relations between Family Demographic Characteristics and Early Intervention Service Receipt after Children's Initial ASD Diagnosis, Thanh Phuong Thi Nguyen
Theses from 2016
The Importance of Action: Understanding Characteristics of Social Action Campaigns and Their Impact on Youth's Motivation and Engagement, Jacqueline G. Hargrove
Patterns of Parent-Teacher Disagreement on Behavior Problems of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Juliana Neuspiel
Theses from 2015
The Trajectory of the Co-Occurrence of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Treatments for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Amber L. Calloway
Developing Autism Screening Criteria for the Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (BITSEA), Ivy Giserman Kiss
Being and Becoming an Ally: The Lived Experience of Social Justice Action from Privileged Spaces, Alissa L. Gross
Coping With Racism: Emotional Acceptance and Systemic Attribution of Racism as Buffers against Social Anxiety among People of Color, Jennifer H. Martinez
Theses from 2014
A Model of Social Functioning in Schizophrenia: Symptomatology, Personality, and Brain Region Volumes, Victoria Choate
Reductions in Experiential Avoidance as a Mediator of Change in Symptom Outcome and Quality of Life in Acceptance-Based Behavior Therapy and Applied Relaxation for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Elizabeth Hemenway Eustis
Promoting Maternal Well-Being and Child Behavioral Health: The Role of Positive Beliefs, Sara Kaplan-Levy
Reciprocal Influences amongst Early Childhood Externalizing Behavior, Maternal Distress, and Parenting Style: A Longitudinal Analysis, Shirley Marie Immacula Poyau
Psychopathy and Disadvantageous, Risky Decision-Making in a Sample of Ex-Offenders, Ashley-Ann C. Shirai
The Relation between Cultural Values and Unprotected Sex among Latino Gay Men, Francisco I. Surace
Cognitive Processes and Moderators of Willingness in Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder and Non-Anxious Controls in Response to a Social Performance Task, Lauren P. Wadsworth
Predictors of Change in Body Mass Index in Young Mothers after Hurricane Katrina, Elyssa Briann Weber
Mentor Motivation as a Predictor of Relationship Approach, Max B. Wu
Adults Who "Get": Adolescents' Perceptions of Relational Engagement with Key Adults, Laura A. Yoviene
Theses from 2013
Latino Youth Experiences of Immigrant Policy, Enforcement, and Exclusion: Exploring Risk and Resilience, Darcy Alcantara
A Person-Oriented Approach to Identifying Parenting Styles in Mothers of Early School Age Children, Amy E. Heberle
The Effects of Racism Related Stress on Asian Americans; Anxiety and Depression among Different Generational Statuses, Charles M. Liu
Predictors of Psychotropic Medication Use in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Melissa P. Maye
The Effects of Nesting Environment on Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury, Laura Grace Rollins
Pathways to Well-Being in the Lives of Recently Returning Veterans, Sarah Krill Williston
Theses from 2012
Implications of Self-Other Overlap in Unsuccessful Romantic Relationships, Josephine A. Bell
Exposure to Potentially Traumatic Events, Emotional Adjustment, and Social Competence in Preschoolers Facing Economic Risk, Hillary Hurst
Adolescent Males in Formal Youth Mentoring Programs: The Influence of Same Versus Cross-Gender Matching, Stella S. Kanchewa
Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Responsiveness to Infant Distress: Contingency Analyses of Home Mother-Infant Interactions at 3 Months, Fernanda Lucchese
Parental Well-Being within the Marital Subsytem: A Study of Mother-Father Dyads Raising Young Children with Autism, Frances de Lourdes Martinez-Pedraza
Young Children's Perspectives on Parent-Child Relationship Quality as Measured by the Berkeley Puppet Interview: Associations with Behavioral Adjustment, Marisa Murphy O'Boyle
The Neuropsychological Functioning of Older Adults Pre- and Post-Cognitive Training with a Brain Plasticity-Based Computerized Training Program, Shannon M. Sorenson
Examining the Relation between Sensory Sensitivity and Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorders as Moderated by Language Acquisition, Timothy W. Soto
Theses from 2011
Children and Spirituality: Understanding the Meaning of Spirituality of Former Street Children in Bolivia, Katia Margarita Canenguez
A Lonely Road: Loneliness, Death Anxiety, Childhood Punishment, and Attributions of Hostility in a University Population, Melody Joy Blass Fisher
The Effects of Trauma Exposure on Cognitive Functioning in Toddlers, Danielle Forbes
The Impact of Exposure to Family and Community Violence on Children's Adaptive Coping and Mental Health Symptoms among Ethnic Minority Families Living in Poverty, Esroruleh Tamim Mohammad
The Practice Effect: The Relationships among the Frequency of Early Formal Mindfulness Practice, Mindfulness Skills, Worry, and Quality of Life in an Acceptance-Based Behavior Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Lucas Paul Kawika Morgan
Dyadic Flexibility during the Face-To-Face Still-Face Paradigm: Analysis of Infant-Caregiver Interactions within a Dynamic Systems Framework Using the State Space Grid Analytic Technique, Akhila Venkatachalam Sravish
Black Women's Mental Health in Response to Unwanted Sexual Experiences and Spirituality as a Protective Factor, Speshal T. Walker
Theses from 2010
Latino Immigrant Mothers' Experiences and Adapations to Promote Personal and Family Wellness in Response to Increased Anti-Immigrant Climate, Hercilia B. Corona-Ordoñez
The Relationship between Racist Experiences and Anxiety in a Black Sample: Moderating Effects of Church-Based Social Support, Jessica Rose Graham
Caregiver, Family System, and Environmental Predictors of Child Maltreatment: An Ecological Transactional Approach, Kelly Brooke Graling
Trajectories of Early Externalizing Behaviors: Their Relation to Second Grade Reading, Sarah Gray
What Do You See in this Picture?: Bias and Reflexivity in Physician Narratives of Disparities, Michelle Levine