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How Do Population Growth, Land-use Regulations, and Precipitation Patterns Affect Water Use? A Fine-scale Empirical Analysis of Landscape Change

Creator:: Bigelow, Daniel P.
Abstract:: A growing body of literature exists on how human population growth and changes in climatic factors influence the availability of water (Elliot et al. 2014, Prudhomme et al. 2014). These studies typically conclude that climate change is expected to have negative consequences on water availability, an effect that is magnified...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Daniel P. Bigelow for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Economics presented on May 22, 2015

Alcohol use, knowledge and attitudes among freshman women

Creator:: Hazen, Logan Rhodes
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of alcohol on freshman women during the critical transition into college. Specifically, the study focused on differences in knowledge of alcohol facts and attitudes toward use of alcohol among freshman women prior to college. Further, the study focused on changes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: good graduate representative. Dr. John Bigelow provided able replacement when Dr. Kurt Motamedi had

Managerial roles as perceived by chief student affairs administrators in higher education : an exploratory study

Creator:: Judson, Cheryl Jean
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparative analysis of factors influencing smoking behaviors of college students, 1963-1987

Creator:: Gray, Nancy L.
Abstract:: Cigarette smoking continues to be one of the country's major health concerns. It has been defined as the single largest preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. Although research has indicated that overall cigarette consumption has decreased in the nation over the past decades, cigarette smoking remains...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Rebecca J. Donatelle Cigarette smoking continues to be one of the country's major health concerns. It

The impact of hearing loss on the development of visual perception : developmental trends in graphic strategies used to copy the Rey-Osterreith Complex Figure

Creator:: Eldredge, Nancy Marie
Abstract:: The way in which subjects of different ages copy a complex design gives an indication of the relative levels of visual perception and the related developmental trend of overall cognitive development and left-right hemispheric functioning. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of severe to profound hearing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: my committee--Dr. Richard Walker, Dr. Jake Nice, and Dr. Cliff Michel--for their perceptive comments

An empirical study of the possible relationship between adult perception of parents and expressed self-concept

Creator:: Singer, Daniel Jay.
Abstract:: This study examined the possible relationship that perception of parents has in determining the self-concept of the adult offspring. The literature search revealed that there has been a lack of studies regarding the adult offspring's perception of parents. Furthermore, until this study, no instrument that measures the adult offspring's perception...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: this dissertation a workable idea. My other committee members, Dr. Michael Beachley, Dr. Jake Nice

Students thought processes while engaged in computer programming

Creator:: Ahmed, Aqeel M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the thought processes of secondary level novice programmers engaged in computer programming for the purpose of generating hypotheses for consideration in future research on the relationship between computer programming and problem solving. A high school BASIC programming course with 14 students...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: stimulated me along the way: Drs. Jake Nice, Toshimi Minoura, and Kenneth Johnson. I have learned a lot

An organizational analysis of structural characteristics during the merger of two higher education organizations

Creator:: McMahon, John J.
Abstract:: Organization theory had seldom been applied to higher education organizations but recent developments in organization theory appeared to have potential for such application. No coherent theory of educational change had been developed. However, one multidisciplinary synthesis of literature on organizational change was congruent with modern organization theory and contained both...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: during the Merger of Two Higher Education Organizations AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John J. McMahon

The effects of childhood molestation on the functioning of adult survivors : implications for the disposition of sex abuse cases

Creator:: Dennis, Mary Jane
Abstract:: Research indicates that child sex abuse contributes to emotional and behavioral dysfunction in adult survivors. However, no one factor within the abuse experience has been found to independently affect adult functioning, and it is unclear if several factors acting together influence degree of dysfunction. This study compared the Global Assessment...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: also wish to thank the members of my committee: Jim Firth, Reese House, Mariette Brouwers, Jake Nice

A moral development theory : a synthesis from selected moral development theories, a spiral progression model of human development, and ego-state personality theory

Creator:: Armstrong, Carolyn S.
Abstract:: Controversy regarding moral development research has given rise to a proliferation of theories competing for acceptance. For all these researchers, the work of Lawrence Kohlberg is the pivot point for comparisons, contrasts, and discussions. Still, no theories to date adequately describe and document a theoretically complete conception of moral judgment...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee member who provided guidance and editing of this doctoral thesis; I thank Dr. Jake Nice, who was a

ScholarsArchive@OSU

How Do Population Growth, Land-use Regulations, and Precipitation Patterns Affect Water Use? A Fine-scale Empirical Analysis of Landscape Change

Alcohol use, knowledge and attitudes among freshman women

Managerial roles as perceived by chief student affairs administrators in higher education : an exploratory study

A comparative analysis of factors influencing smoking behaviors of college students, 1963-1987

The impact of hearing loss on the development of visual perception : developmental trends in graphic strategies used to copy the Rey-Osterreith Complex Figure

An empirical study of the possible relationship between adult perception of parents and expressed self-concept

Students thought processes while engaged in computer programming

An organizational analysis of structural characteristics during the merger of two higher education organizations

The effects of childhood molestation on the functioning of adult survivors : implications for the disposition of sex abuse cases

A moral development theory : a synthesis from selected moral development theories, a spiral progression model of human development, and ego-state personality theory

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