Theses from 2024
Exploring the Relationship Between Psychological Flexibility and Trauma Symptom Severity, Samantha G. Campbell
Perfectly Disconnected: Examining the Role of Neuroticism in the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model, Brooklynn Madison Cook
The Effect of Email Communication on Professor-Student Rapport, Academic Self-Efficacy, Resiliency, Motivation, and Spirituality, David J. Heim
Examination of Nonverbal IQ and the PEAK Relational Training System in Children With Autism, Paige Hemming
I Just Don't Want to Hear It: A Look Into the Relationship Between the Dark Triad and Negative Criticism, Carson Montgomery Hewitt
Evaluating the Maintenance of Verbal Relational Operants Following PEAK Programming, Jenna Huskey
The Influence of Relational Frames on Climate Purchasing and Policy, Lauren Rose Hutchison
Changes in Visual Scanning During Stimulus Equivalence Training, Katelyn Jones
A PERMA-Framework Informed Measure of Academic Well-Being, Evan A. Reichard
Sharing Is Caring: The Effect of Interpersonal Interdependence, Shame Proneness, and Empathy on One's Physiological Response When Witnessing and Experiencing Shame, Lauren Michelle Smith
Aromatherapies and Stress: An Examination of Saliva Sclarea in Acute Stress Conditions, Emily J. Van Gundy
Enhancing Workplace Climate and Learning Outcomes in ABA Services: Prosocial Approaches and PEAK Instruction With Autistic Learners, Stephanie Vickroy
Theses from 2023
Evaluating Contextual Factors Surrounding Romantic Infidelity and Reentry Support for Prisoners Using Behavior Analytic Research Methods, Maggie K. Adler
The Strong Black Woman Schema: How It Informs the Gendered Racial Identity Development of Black College Women/Non-Binary Students and Their Navigation of PWIs, Whitney Ngozi Akalugwu
From Assessment to Treatment: Evaluating the LIFE Skills Emergence System Functional Module, Shelby Blecha
Measuring Microaggressions in the Advisor Advisee Relationship: Preliminary Scale Development, Samantha Lynn Bumgardaner
Peer Influence on Mental and Physical Health Symptoms: A Network Autocorrelation Model, Ashley N. Hall
Effect of Color on License Plate Recall, Hannah R. Johnson
Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ College Students: Psychological Flexibility and Promoting Verbal Behavior of Support and Inclusion, Breanna Ashtyn Lee
Grit, Efficacy, Commitment and Career Planning, Mary Clare Newsham
A Component Analysis of Behavior Skills Training to Train School Staff to Implement Noncontingent Attention, Joshua E. Parrish
The Impact of Profession on Depression, Weston David Phipps
The Development and Validation of Implicit Measures for Black Women Stereotypes, Natasha Pierre
Psychopathy and Insight Within an Incarcerated Population, Courtney Steinorth
Toward a Behavior Analysis of Discrimination and Prejudice: Racism, Sexism, and the Stigmatization of Autism, Claire M. Zuch
Theses from 2022
The Development and Validation of Implicit Measures for Power Motivation, Timothy Luke T. Amadore
Measuring Gender-Related Biases and Exploring Methods to Diminish Bias by Targeting Relations for Defusion, Chynna B. Frizell
Stress and Its Interventions in Undergraduate College Students During COVID-19, Katie A. Jones
The Influence of Psychological Safety on Leadership Attitudes and Beliefs in College Students, Ján Koperniech
It’s Still Hot in Here: Exploring the Relationship Between Incentivization and Climate Related Behaviors to Combat Climate Change, Meredith T. Matthews
Using Scorecards to Improve the Performance of Behavior Technicians in an Autism Treatment Clinic, Carly M. Ruether
An Exploratory Analysis of Bias Formation, Prejudice, and Discrimination Through Contextual and Functional Similarities Using the Theoretical Framework of Relational Density Theory, Elana Keissa Sickman
A Pilot Randomized Trial to Assess Motivating Operations in Delay Discounting of Food, Breeanna Michelle Slusher
Using Music Training to Increase Social Responsiveness and Happiness in Children with Autism, Meghan Talarico
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Self-Compassion Training With Disability Support Staff, Jessica M. Venegoni
Validation of an Internet Search Strategies Assessment, Joseph A. Wansing
Maintenance of Language and Learning Skills Using PEAK Relational Training During Extended School Closure, Kayla Marie Welch
Overcoming the Odds: The Effects of the Relationship between Childhood Adversity, Lifetime Trauma, and Resiliency on Empathy and Conscientiousness, Victoria West Staples
Theses from 2021
Why am I Like This? An Examination of the Impact of Early Childhood Experiences on Adult Attachment Style, Amaris Clay
Evaluating Racial Discrimination Research Within Behavior Analytic Journals, Lindsey Audrey Marie Dennis
The Effect of Sex Education Programs on Rape Culture, Logan J. Griffin
The Use of Relational Training to Help Children with Autism Learn Emotions in Context: Extending Results with a Case Study, Ashlee Holderby
A Values-Based Self-Management Program for Undergraduate Students with Remote Delivery: Looking at Emotion Regulation, Sara Elizabeth Johnson
Working Memory as a Predictor of Social Distancing and Face Mask Compliance During COVID-19 Pandemic, Cassandra Jean Kemmel
Content Validity of ABA Language Assessments in the Totality of Skinner's Verbal Operant Theory, Taylor Marie Lauer
Changes in Big Five Personality Characteristics During Law Enforcement Academy Training, Randi A. Mitchell
Meaning in Life and the True Self: A Construal Level Theory Approach, Lydia M. Needy
The Development and Validation of Implicit Measures of Job Satisfaction for Students, Xin Wei Ong
Building a Repertoire of Joint Attention Bids in Children With Autism, Erica Jordan Rackers
Body Image Among High School and College Female Athletes, Mercedes A. Robinson
Using Self-Management Procedures to Decrease Social Media Usage in Adults, Olivia Joy Solari
The Influence of DSM-5 Mental Disorders and Type of Offense on Perceived Guilt of Offenders, Sydney N. Stone
Evaluating the Effects of a Remote ACT-Based Intervention Designed for Children with Parent-Child Dyads, Crystal K. Tracy
The Relationship Between Self-Reported Measures of Anxiety and Sensory Processing, Elizabeth R. Troutwine
Examining High Status via Resource Control Strategies, Emotional Intelligence, and Empathy, Rebekkah Ann Wall
Theses from 2020
A Pilot Investigation of the Relationship Between Derived Relational Responding and Challenging Behavior Function, Kaitlin N. Beason
Cell Phone Use and Class Participation: An Interdependent Group Contingency, Heather R. Becker
Goal-Setting and Prompting to Increase ID-Checking Behavior, Samantha N. Carton
Using Visual Prompts and a Raffle to Increase Recycling on Campus, Heather Marie Felske
A Literature Review: Applied Behavior Analysis and Performance; the Past, the Present, and the Future, Molly Patrice Fields
Influence of Career Orientation and Expectations on Levels of Burnout in Law Enforcement Officers- An Exploratory Study, Kelsey A. Keady
Evaluating Changes in PEAK and IQ Scores in Children With Autism Following a PEAK Treatment Program, Megan Nicole Kimzey
Does Aging Identity Moderate the Impact of Experiences With Familial Ageism on Well-Being?, Emily E. Kinkade
Evaluating the Construct Validity of the Peak Comprehensive Assessment: Measuring Language and Cognition, Nicole Rae McDonald
Development and Validation of Implicit Measures of Organizational Climate, Kailey Ann Meyer
Using Behavior Skills Training to Increase Quality Parent Talk during a Read-Aloud, Britnea Monaco
Trait Conscientiousness and Agreeableness in Relation to Positive and Negative Mood Self-Perceived Altruism, Justin Thomas Robertello
Effects of Peak Equivalence and Transformation Treatment on Derived Relational Responding as a Generalized Operant and IQ, Lindsey Schneider
Diversity Pep-Talk: Finding Strengths in Differences – An Examination of Diversity Workshops in Middle School, Taylor S. Smith
Delay and Geographic Discounting Exert Multiple Control over Climate Change Policy Preference, Celeste Noelle Unnerstall
Examining the Convergent Validity of the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test - Third Edition and the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement - Form A - Standard Battery, Trent Howard Walters
The Impacts of Race and Video Angle on Judgments of Police Interactions, Shelby Gabrielle Wynn
Socialism's Specter: The Effect of Persuasion on Implicit Attitudes Towards Socialism, Amber Yanez
Theses from 2019
The Use of an Individualized Levels System and Extinction to Increase Task Compliance and to Decrease Aggressive Behavior with a Child with Autism, Savanna A. Chojnacki
Does Change in Anxiety Predict Changes in Metacognitions?, Heather Lynn Clark
Executive Function Deficits in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Exploring the Impact of Substance Use, William C. Dooley
Best Predictive Factor for Knowledge of How to Appropriately Respond to Suicidal Individuals, Sadie Elizabeth Flood
College Students’ Mental Health: Exploring the Relationship with Resilience and Academic Performance, Bailey Hart
Yoga to Decrease the Stress Response: Gentle Yoga Encourages Faster Decline in Salivary Cortisol Concentrations Following Participation in TSST, Tabetha Gaile Hopke
Differences and Similarities in Male Body Image in Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Men, Amy K. Jordan
Psychological Distress, Pain, Physical Impairment, and Acceptance among Women with Ovarian Cancer, Megan M. Millmann
Moral Foundations of U.S. Political News Sources, William Edward Padfield
Learning to Relax: The Impact of Brief Biofeedback Training on Salivary Cortisol Reduction, Dallas N. Robinson
Making a Tiger's Day: Free-Operant Assessment and Environmental Enrichment, Trista Yvonne Shrock
Quantitative Reasoning: Individual Differences In Heart Rate and Response Latency, Abigail L. Van Nuland
Expertise within Working Memory and Fluid Intellgence, Addie Wikowsky
Theses from 2018
Expressing Pride: The Effects Skin Tone Has On Perceptions Of Agency, Communality, And Interpersonal Hostility For Black Women, Jessica Aikens
The Development and Validation of Implicit Measures of Emotional Intelligence, Ricardo R. Brooks
Making Mental Health a Priority on College Campuses: Implementing Large Scale Screening and Follow-up in a High Enrollment Gateway Course, Flora-Jean M. Forbes
The Operationalization of Task Goal Difficulty: An Exploration of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods, Sidonia Christine Grozav
Generativity and Other Buffers of Death Awareness in First Responders with PTSD, David Joseph Herr
Memory Complaint Profiles in Dementia Populations Utilizing the Memory Complaints Inventory, Becca N. Johnson
Interactions in Social Settings: The Relationship Between Alcohol and Sexual Assault Among College Students, Heather Lepper
Modeling Memory: Exploring the Relationship between Word Overlap and Single Word Norms When Predicting Judgments and Recall, Nicholas Pruett Maxwell