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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Approaching Trans Healthcare Competency: The Implementation of Trans Health Education for Medical Providers in Appalachia, Rebecca Altschuler
Dyadic and Ecological Associations with Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling to Differentiate IPV from Community Crime, Rachel Carpenter
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Borderline Personality Disorder and Violent Crime: The Moderating Role of Sex and Race, Genevieve Allison
An Intersectional Study of Perceived Academic Climate and the Imposter Phenomenon in Psychology Students, Kelsey Braun
The Comparative Effects of Three Virtual Nature Exposure Methods on State Social Motivation: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Samantha A. Castelblanco
An Examination of Differences in Race, Gender, and Age in Processing and Outcomes Within the U.S. Criminal Justice System, Teliyah Cobb
Validating an Internet Gaming Disorder Measure During COVID-19: Video Game Use, Distance Learning, and Impacts of COVID-19 on Gaming Behavior, Christin Collie
Prevalence and Predictors of Polypharmacy in Adolescents who have Engaged in Sexually Abusive Behaviors, Rebecca Gilley
Individual Characteristics of Postsecondary Underachievement, Natasha Godkin
Digital Manipulation of Human Faces: Effects on Emotional Perception and Brain Activity, Martin Knoll
The Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Relationship between Anhedonia and Opioid Craving, Rachelle Kromash
Look, But Don’t Touch: Impact of COVID-19 on the NICU Caregiver, Rebecca C. Otwell-Dove
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Quality of Life: A Mediating Role of Physical Activity and Executive Function, Loni Parrish
Analyzing Emerging Adulthood Narratives and the Role of Anxiety in Developmental Functioning, Daryl Parungao
The Effects of Rejection Sensitivity on Attention and Performance Monitoring Event-Related Potentials, Elizabeth Ridley
Parent Emotion Socialization and Emerging Adult Internalizing Symptoms: Differences and Moderation by Rurality, Cheston West
Coping Strategies and Self-Compassion as Protective Factors in the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Workforce, Megan Wolff
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Intrinsic Religiousness and its Relation to Health Outcomes, Joseph Barnet
Interpersonal Needs and Suicide Risk: Examining Indirect Effects of Internal Hostility and Feeling Forgiven, Kelley C. Berto
The Effects of Virtual Nature Exposure on State Social Motivation, Samantha A. Castelblanco
The Loss-Processing Framework, Lawrence Childress
Rurality as a Moderator of Perception of Need for Medical Care and Patient Satisfaction, Kyndal Grammer
A Gap Analysis of Reentry Services for Corrections-Involved Populations in Rural East Tennessee, Alyssa P. Gretak Leal
Forgiveness, Gratitude, Humility, and Spiritual Struggle: Associations with Religious Belief Status and Suicide Risk, Benjamin B. Hall
Identity-Specific Positive Psychology Intervention for Sexual Minorities: A Randomized Control Trial, Sarah Job
Perceptions of Resilience-Informed Education in Postsecondary Instructors, Chelsea L. Robertson
A Qualitative Investigation into the Trauma Exhibited by First Responders Tackling the Opioid Epidemic in Tennessee, Thalia Sullivan
Optimism and Physical Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Illness: Mediating Effects of Control Beliefs and Health Behaviors, Morgan Treaster
Economic Insecurity, Poverty, and Parental Alcohol Misuse, Joey Tucciarone
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Thwarted Interpersonal Needs, Depression, and Sleep Disturbances in Primary Care: Does Gratitude Help You Sleep?, Heather R. Altier
Healthy Identity Development Among Black Same-Gender Loving Men: A Mixed Methods Approach, Byron D. Brooks
Subjective and Objective Health Outcomes Predicted by Sexual Trauma Stigma: The Role of Medical Mistrust and Resiliency, Gabrielle Caselman
Serious Mental Illness and Rural Primary Care: Provider Training, Attitudes, and Opinions, Lydia Eisenbrandt
Relational Influences of Self-Perceptions in Late Adolescence, Michael E. Feeney
Jangle Fallacy: Is Grit Distinct from Other Psychological Constructs?, Natasha Godkin
Alcohol Consumption in a Preclinical Model of Schizophrenia, Liza Hernandez
Weight Status as a Moderator of Low Self-Esteem and Poor Sexual Functioning, Madison Hinkle
Measurement of Nontheistic and Theistic Spirituality: Initial Psychometric Qualities of the Inclusive Spiritual Connection Scale, Valerie M. Hoots
The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences, Acute Stress, and Working Memory, Marissa R. Jones
ACEs, Emotional Socialization, and Substance Use: A Moderator Model, Julia Najm
A Replication and Extension of a Prediction Tool Identifying Need for Treatment Among Opioid Exposed Infants, Loni Parrish
Error-Related Negativity and Feedback-Related Negativity on a Reinforcement Learning Task, Elizabeth Ridley
Examining the Warm Handoff in Rural Integrated Care, Jamie Tedder
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Exploring the Relationship Between Religiousness and Video Game Addiction, Joseph Barnet
We All Need Somebody to Lean on: Social Support as a Protective Factor for Individuals with Childhood Adversity, Rachel Clingensmith
Associations between Multidimensional Spirituality and Mental Health: Positive Psychological Traits as Mediators, Trever Dangel
An Integrated Model of Eating Disorder Risk and Protective Factors: Implications for Research and Treatment, Leslie Alison Davis-Waddle
Pocket ACE: Neglect of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors in the ACEs Study Questionnaire, Robyn Dolson
An Investigation into the Structure of Self-Control, Parker A. Dreves
A Tactful Conceptualization of Joint Attention: Joint Haptic Attention and Language Development, Lauren P. Driggers-Jones
Adverse Childhood Experiences in Adolescents Who Have Engaged in Sexually Abusive Behavior: The Impact of Polyvictimization on Relevant Outcomes, Rebecca Gilley
Introducing a New Prevention of True Self and Cognitive Dissonance Intervention to Improve Help-Seeking for Female College Students with a Risk of an Eating Disorder, Margaret A. Hance
Resilience Among Survivors of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Appalachia, Bridget Jeter
Self-Compassion and Suicide Risk in Veterans: Serial Effects of Shame, Guilt, and PTSD, Jessica McKinney
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Familial Emotion Socialization, and Adult Emotion Regulation: A Moderation Model, Rebecca Otwell-Dove
Pathways to Delinquent and Sex Offending Behavior: The Role of Childhood Adversity and Environmental Context in a Treatment Sample of Male Adolescents, Kelcey Puszkiewicz
Exploring the Moderating Effect of Maternal Scaffolding on The Temperament - Language Development Relationship, Chelsea L. Robertson
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Homeless Chronicity, and Age at Onset of Homelessness, Joseph T. Tucciarone Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Examining the Associative Learning and Accumbal Dopaminergic Mechanisms of Caffeine Reinforcement, Curtis Bradley
Gaming Behaviors in Day-to-Day Life: Exploring a Problematic Gaming Behavior Scale, Christin Collie
Proximal Minority Stress, Drinking Motives, and Alcohol Use in Appalachian Sexual Minority Women, Sarah Job
Do Healthcare Students Endorsing Stigma of Mental Illness Screen for Suicidal Ideation? An Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors, Dannel K. Petgrave
Self-Compassion and Suicidal Behavior: Indirect Effects of Depression, Anxiety, and Hopelessness across Increasingly Vulnerable Samples, Jessica K. Rabon
Assessing Readiness for Group Therapy in Primary Care: An Initial Survey Exploring Need, Philip Randall
Self-Compassion and Physical Health-Related Quality of Life in Cancer: Mediating Effects of Control Beliefs and Treatment Adherence, Morgan Treaster
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Early Childhood Adversity and Chronic Illness: An Examination of a High Risk- Forensic Inpatient Population, Courtney L. Cook
Predicting and Promoting Health-Related Quality of Life for Parents of Children with Autism: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Laura DeLustro
Neuroticism and Ego Depletion Patterns, Parker A. Dreves
Exploring the Relationship between Physical Activity and Executive Function in Early Childhood Populations: An Investigation of Maternal Encouragement of Activity, Lauren P. Driggers-Jones
Development and Validation of the Bisexual Microaggressions Scale, Emma G. Fredrick
Spirituality and Suicidal Behavior: The Mediating Role of Self-Forgiveness and Psychache, Benjamin B. Hall
Conceptualization and Measurement of Spirituality: Towards the Development of a Nontheistic Spirituality Measure for Use in Health-Related Fields, Valerie M. Hoots
Faces, Locations, and Tools: A Proposed Two-Stimulus P300 Brain Computer Interface, Marissa R. Jones
Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression and Suicidal Behavior in College Students: Conditional Indirect Effects of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Self-Compassion, Andrea R. Kaniuka
Mindfulness and Alcohol-Related Problems among Individuals with Fibromyalgia: Chronic Pain and Depressive Symptoms as Mediators, Julie I. Morrissey
Evaluating a Stepped Care Protocol for Postpartum Depression in a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic, Sarah C. Smith
Examining the Effects of Trait Rumination on Hostile Attribution Bias, Kyle A. Suhr
Emotion Regulation and Eating: An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Eating Patterns in Obese Patients Seeking Bariatric Surgery, Brittany V. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Forgiveness and Suicidal Behavior in College Students: Cynicism and Psychache as Serial Mediators, Trever Dangel
Spirituality and Psychological Well-Being Among ALS Caregivers: Hope and Perceived Stress as Mediators, Bridget R. Jeter
Investigating Barriers to Mental Health Care in Law Enforcement Officers, Samantha F. Johnson
The Effects of Nicotine in the Neonatal Quinpirole Rodent Model of Schizophrenia: Neural Plasticity Mechanisms, Daniel Peterson
Improving the P300-Based Brain-Computer Interface by Examining the Role of Psychological Factors on Performance, Samantha A. Sprague
Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict Executives’ Intentions to Hire Psychologists in Federally Qualified Health Centers, Robert M. Tolliver
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Anger Rumination, Stress, and Dangerous Driving Behaviors as Mediators of the Relationship between Multiple Dimensions of Forgiveness and Adverse Driving Outcomes, David J. Bumgarner
Shifts in Ritual Response to Loss due to Death: An Assessment of Funeral Service Mourning Trends over Time, Lawrence D. Childress
Identity as a Buffer Against Negative Outcomes of Public Stigma Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals, Emma G. Fredrick
An Analysis of the Interaction of Methylphenidate and Nicotine in Adolescent Rats: Effects on BDNF, Elizabeth D. Freeman
Risk and Protective Factors of Internalized Mental Illness Stigma, Kathleen Klik
Differences in Utilization of Levels of Integrated Primary Care in Patients with High and Low Behavioral and Physical Health Demands, Laura E. Maphis
ADHD Management in Pediatric Primary Care: Time is Not on Our Side, Dannel K. Petgrave