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Family, Community, & Tribal Influence on Native American Student Success

Creator:: Croucher, Racheal L.
Abstract:: The history of American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) in education is filled with conflict and painful memories for many. Indian boarding schools that lasted through the early 1900s were used as a tool for forced assimilation of AIAN people. With the disturbing motto of “Kill the Indian, save the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Student Success Abstract approved: Karen A. Hooker The history of American Indian and Alaska

Dynamic linkages of personality and health : the effect of traits and states in predicting health-goal progress

Creator:: Choun, Soyoung
Abstract:: Optimal aging is strongly related to personality factors along with health-behavior habits. Personality has played a key role in understanding the interactions between human behavior and the environment and as a vital predictor in determining health outcomes of individuals. Although previous studies have found links between personality traits and health,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Karen A. Hooker Optimal aging is strongly related to personality factors along with health

Adapting the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders Task to Older Adults : The Psychometric Evaluationand Theoretical Exploration of a Measure of Executive Function

Creator:: Cerino, Eric S.
Abstract:: With an estimated 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease facing individual, social, and financial burdens, researchers must make cognitive assessment inquiries a priority (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). Cognition encompasses multiple aspects of thought processes, such as multiple types of memory, planning, inhibitory control, attention, and processing speed. The higher level...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Karen A. Hooker With an estimated 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease facing

Psychosocial Influences on Self-Reported and Performance-Based Indicators of Cognitive Health and Aging: An Intraindividual Variability Approach

Creator:: Cerino, Eric S.
Abstract:: An estimated 5.7 million Americans are currently living with the dementia stage of Alzheimer’s disease, impeding health and wellbeing for individuals diagnosed, caregivers, families, and communities across the country (Alzheimer’s Association, 2018). Studying early indicators of age-related cognitive decline and pathological cognitive impairment (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease) is crucial to inform...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Approach. Abstract approved: _____________________________________________________ Karen

Effects of Supportive Parent-Adolescent Relationships on Delinquent Behaviors among Children Who Have Experienced Parental Incarceration

Creator:: Banks, Kimberley A.
Abstract:: Research indicates that adolescents with a history of parental incarceration are at higher risk of delinquent behaviors (Murray & Farrington, 2005), however the protective role of parent-adolescent relationships is largely unexamined when compared with negative dimensions of parenting. To examine the potential protective effects of the adolescent’s perceptions of a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Karen Hooker and Bridget Hatfield, committee members and mentors, Robert Stawski, Adam Branscum, and

Pathways to Well-Being : A Mixed Methods Study on Purpose in Life in Middle Adulthood

Creator:: Ko, Han-Jung
Abstract:: An ability to meet the changing demands associated with development promotes purpose in life, a defining feature of psychological well-being. Midlife adults consistently report higher purpose in life compared to older adults. However, less is known about the dynamics of purpose in life in the transition from middle to older...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________ Karen A. Hooker An ability to meet the changing demands associated with development

English Proficiency and Executive Function in Dual Language Learners Enrolled in Head Start

Creator:: Merculief, Alexis
Abstract:: Dual Language Learners (DLLs) represent a substantial subpopulation in United States preschool programs (Aikens, Kinas, Malone, Tarullo, & Harding, 2017). DLLs often come from low socio-economic backgrounds and encounter barriers to academic success (National Academies of Science, 2017; Thomas & Collier, 2002). One consistent predictor of academic success is executive...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Dr. Bridget Hatfield, and Dr. Karen Thompson- thank you for stretching my thinking and encouraging

Job Strain in Toddler Teachers : Associations with Classroom Quality

Creator:: Henry, Adrienne J. L.
Abstract:: This study examined four occupational health risks that contribute to job strain, the experience of infectious disease, musculoskeletal strain, job dissatisfaction, and depressive symptoms, for toddler teachers as predictors of classroom quality. Both the physical and social settings of early care and education (ECE) are influential in shaping children’s early...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: representative. I would like to thank Karen Hooker for her valuable perspectives on theory, which ultimately

Sibling Coercion & Mental Health among Youth in Foster Care

Creator:: Jaramillo, Jamie
Abstract:: The purpose of this observational study was to describe the frequency of coercive behavior among siblings in foster care, a diverse population at high risk for mental health impairment. We examined differences in coercion frequency at the level of the individual child (i.e. age & gender), sibling dyad (i.e. age...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Date Created:
Full Text:: coercive dyad are at risk of developing a mental disorder (Ma, Furber, Roberts, & Winefield, 2015). The

Transgender Adults Living with Disabilities: Factors Associated with Health Care Utilization

Creator:: Mulcahy, Abigail
Abstract:: Background: Although both transgender adults and adults living with disabilities struggle to access healthcare, both populations are underserved and understudied. Existing research either examines transgender adults and adults with disabilities as separate groups or frames disability as a health outcome a transgender person may experience. Health care utilization and health...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Karen Volmar, you are the reason I stayed to finish my degree. Thank you for supporting me as a

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Family, Community, & Tribal Influence on Native American Student Success

Dynamic linkages of personality and health : the effect of traits and states in predicting health-goal progress

Adapting the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders Task to Older Adults : The Psychometric Evaluationand Theoretical Exploration of a Measure of Executive Function

Psychosocial Influences on Self-Reported and Performance-Based Indicators of Cognitive Health and Aging: An Intraindividual Variability Approach

Effects of Supportive Parent-Adolescent Relationships on Delinquent Behaviors among Children Who Have Experienced Parental Incarceration

Pathways to Well-Being : A Mixed Methods Study on Purpose in Life in Middle Adulthood

English Proficiency and Executive Function in Dual Language Learners Enrolled in Head Start

Job Strain in Toddler Teachers : Associations with Classroom Quality

Sibling Coercion & Mental Health among Youth in Foster Care

Transgender Adults Living with Disabilities: Factors Associated with Health Care Utilization

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