Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Exploring Learning of Pediatric Burn Patients through Storytelling, Maryann Godshall (Fall 2013)
Changing the Paradigm in Strengthening School-Community Partnerships: Culturally Relevant Afterschool Programs Providing Professional Development to Classroom Teachers, Tyra Good (Fall 2013)
Cognitive and Affective Empathy as Predictors of Proactive and Reactive Aggression, Gina Marie Gordon (Summer 2013)
Predictors of Health Promoting Lifestyles in Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Faye J. Grund (Summer 2013)
Where and When Things Fall Apart: Relating narratives of post-election violence from Nairobi, Joseph Hamer (Fall 2013)
Time (Chronos) in Aristotle's Natural Philosophy and of Time's Place in Early Naturphilosophie (1750-1800), Chelsea Cathern Harry (Spring 2013)
The Struggle for Balance: Culture Care Worldview of Mexican Americans About Diabetes Mellitus, Jesus Antonio Hernandez (Summer 2013)
Stereotypes and Their Consequences for Women as Leaders in Higher Education Administration, Kimberly Jean Hoeritz (Summer 2013)
Humanlife and the Advent of Philosophy: A Theory of Philosophical Autobiography, David Frank Hoinski (Fall 2013)
Scenes of Reading: Forgotten Antebellum Readers, Self-Representation, and the Transatlantic Reprint Industry, Marianne Mallia Holohan (Spring 2013)
Treatment Efficacy of Combined Dialogic Reading and Scripting for a Child with Moderate to Severe Communication Impairment, Brittany Marie Horvath (Summer 2013)
Discovering the Culture Care Meanings and Care Expressions of Men with a Spinal Cord Injury from the Appalachian Region of West Virginia: An Ethnonursing Study, Helen Susan Berry Imes (Fall 2013)
The Evaluation of Teaching the Nursing Process Using Traditional Lecture, Campus Laboratory, Clinical, and the Addition of High Fidelity Human Simulation (HFHS) Unfolding Scenarios, Ruth Erminia Irwin ( 2013)
Authorship Attribution Through Words Surrounding Named Entities, Julia Maureen Jacovino (Spring 2013)
The Problem: The Theory of Ideas in Ancient Atomism and Gilles Deleuze, Ryan J. Johnson ( 2013)
Development and Evaluation of Fixed Dose Combination Orally Disintegrating Tablets of Antiretroviral Drugs for Pediatrics, Anjali Joshi (Spring 2013)
Isolation and characterization of Bacillus firmus strain SWPA-1 from Marcellus Shale flowback water, Samir N. Joshi (Spring 2013)
The Ethical Imagination: A Hermeneutical Study, Jeb Gordon Jungwirth (Spring 2013)
The Relationship between Athletic Training Students Critical Thinking Skills and Clinical Instructor Supervision: A Pilot Study, Michele Renee Kabay (Summer 2013)
The Ethical Balance Between Individual and Population Health Interests To Effectively Manage Pandemics and Epidemics, John Mary Mooka Kamweri (Spring 2013)
GUARANTEE OF CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE FAMILY STRENGTHENING SYSTEM IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN, Gulnaz Batyrbaevna Kelekeyeva (Summer 2013)
Exploring the Gender-Specific Needs of Female Refugees During Resettlement and Integration: A Case Study in Pittsburgh, Kristina Sue Kimura (Spring 2013)
Genetic and biochemical analyses of Streptomyces coelicolor FtsZ, SepF, and other possible FtsZ-interacting proteins, Allen M. Kotun ( 2013)
The Insignificance of Feature Frequency in Classifying Gender of Twitter Tweets, Amanda Marie Kroft (Spring 2013)
The Significance of Meister Eckhart's View of the Self for Psychoanalytic Theories of Subjectivity: A Radical Hermeneutic Study, Mark Kroll-Fratoni (Summer 2013)
An Examination of the Forms of Bullying and Their Relationship to the Reports of Victimization in Students Grades 6-12, Christa McSorley Kulp (Spring 2013)
Last Snow: An Analysis of an Original Electronic Music Suite, Daniel Scott Landis (Summer 2013)
Maternal Guilt: An Existential Phenomenological Study of the Early Experiences of First-Time Mothers, Claire S. LeBeau (Spring 2013)
Synthesis Of Substituted Pyrrolo[2,3-D]Pyrimidines As Microtubule-Binding Agents and HSP90 Inhibitors, Lu Lin ( 2013)
Authorship Attribution on the Enron Email Corpus, Xuan Li ( 2013)
Self-Reported Quality of Life, Treatment Effectiveness, Attitudes and Perceptions of Fibromyalgia Patients, Carroline Priya Lobo (Fall 2013)
Optimal Control Applied to a Mathematical Model for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci, Jonathan Lowden (Spring 2013)
Psychotherapy as constitutional practice: A detailed interaction analysis of the change process in psychotherapy, Cody L. Maddox (Fall 2013)
Whispers of Conversation between Thomas Merton and Sallie McFague on God, Self, and the World: Considering Engaged Spirituality Today, Emily D Manning (Spring 2013)
Theological Foundations for an Ethics of Cosmocentric Transfiguration: Navigating the Eco-Theological Poles of Conservation, Transfiguration, Anthropocentrism, and Cosmocentrism with Regard to the Relationship Between Humans and Individual Nonhuman Animals, Ryan Patrick McLaughlin ( 2013)
The Impact of Undocumented Immigration on Unfunded Mandates and Government Effectiveness, Mary Elizabeth Mendolia (Spring 2013)
Solidarity According to the Thought of Fr. Pedro Arrupe and Its Application to Jesuit Higher Education Today, James Menkhaus (Spring 2013)
A Revised Model for Informed Consent in Predictive Genetic Testing, Jessica L. Minor (Fall 2013)
Age-Related Effects on the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase and Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Pathways in Breast Cancer and the Characterization of Novel MEK5 Inhibitors, Darlene A. Monlish (Fall 2013)
In the Shadow of Anaximander: Philosophical Temperaments and Schopenhauerian Pessimism in Nietzsche's Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks, Christopher Robin Mountenay (Fall 2013)
Lived Experiences of Indian International Students: Migration, Acculturation, and Resilience, Suguna Mukthyala (Spring 2013)
Narrative, Context, and Conversion: An Application of Paul Ricoeur's Theory of Narrative to the New Catholic Evangelization in the Postconciliar United States, Ian Paul Murphy (Spring 2013)
Metalated Nitriles: Ligand Exchange and Copper-Catalyzed Reactions, Dinesh Nath (Spring 2013)
Husserl and Foucault on the Subject: The Companions, Harry Nethery IV ( 2013)
Structural Driving Factors for the Coupled Electron and Proton Transfer Reactions in Mitochondrial Cytochrome BC1 Complex: Binding Geometries of Substrates and Protonation States of Ionizable Amino Acid Side Chains Near Qi and Qo Sites, Bao Linh Tran Nguyen (Spring 2013)
The Theological Anthropology Underlying Libermann's Understanding of the "Evangelization of the Blacks" in Dialogue with the Theological Anthropologies of the East African Context: Implications for the Contemporary East African Catholic Church, Gerard Majella Nnamunga (Fall 2013)
Teachers' Ability to Identify Anxiety in the Classroom and Generate Related Interventions, Susan Jane Oliverio (Spring 2013)
The Contribution of African Traditional Medicine For a Model of Relational Autonomy in Informed Consent, Peter Ikechukwu Osuji (Spring 2013)
Hegel's Circular Epistemology in the Phenomenology of Spirit and the Science of Logic, Sila Ozkara (Spring 2013)
Medication Cost and Utilization in Hospice Care: An Analysis of 2007 Claims Data, Rachi Parekh (Spring 2013)
Advocacy Networks in the Marcellus Shale Area: A Study of Environmental Organizations in Northeastern and Southwestern Pennsylvania, Erin Pischke (Spring 2013)
Computational Modeling of the Binding of Amyloid-Beta to Neprilysin for Facilitating the Development of a Potential Alzheimer's Disease Therapy, Darrick E. Pope (Spring 2013)
Are Bribes the Only Way to Get Things Done? An Analysis of Public Perception and Willingness to Pay Bribes in Armenia, Arpine Porsughyan (Fall 2013)
Synthesis and Molecular Modeling Studies of Bicyclic Inhibitors of Dihydrofolate Reductase, Receptor Tyrosine Kinases and Tubulin, Sudhir Raghavan (Fall 2013)
Taming a Monstrous Genre: Vexed Author-Figures and their Lethal Texts: 1719 to 1824, Madhuchhanda Ray Choudhury (Fall 2013)
Little Sewickley Creek: The Redesignation Process of a High Quality Stream to an Exceptional Value Stream, Nathan Todd Reinhart (Spring 2013)
Excess Valency as an Intrinsic Scale of Lewis Basicity, Joseph J. Rosmus ( 2013)
Effects of Temperament, Attachment, and Parental Sensitivity on the Development of ADHD, Danielle C. Rubinic (Summer 2013)
Defining Success in Anti-Trafficking Policy: An Analysis of the U.S. State Departments Criteria for Combating Human Trafficking, Jenna Sellitto (Spring 2013)
Sadra and Hegel on the Relationship between Essence/Existence and Subject/Object, Kamal Abdulkarim Shlbei (Spring 2013)
Women Don't Ask: But Why Aren't They Willing to Learn How? Testing a Four Factor Model, Jared Dudley Simmer (Summer 2013)
Conceptualizing Integration: Resettlement Experiences of Bhutanese Refugees in Pittsburgh, PA, Andrew J. Smith ( 2013)
Living with Dying in the Pediatric ICU: A Nursing Perspective, Debra Stayer (Summer 2013)
Assessing the Effectiveness of Mentoring Programs on At-Risk Youth, Charlotte Emilie Steppling (Spring 2013)
Aristotle's Ethics: A Viable System for Today's Life and Business, James H. Stover (Fall 2013)
Efficacy of a School-Wide Teambuilding Program for Increasing School Belonging Amongst Elementary Children, Michelle Street (Fall 2013)
Emotional Intelligence of Entrepreneurs, Eric P. Swift (Fall 2013)
A Study of Special Education Teachers' Knowledge of Assistive Technology for Children with Reading Difficulties, Randal Todd Sydeski (Summer 2013)
Combating Budgetary Complications from the Marcellus Shale: The Case for a Pennsylvania Gas Fund, Daniel Ray Thompson ( 2013)
An Examination into the Learning Pattern Preferences of Students in Special Education, Jaime Lynn Thone (Spring 2013)
Community Development for the 21st Century: Asset-building and the Resurgence of Pittsburgh, Jason D. Tigano (Fall 2013)
Evaluation of DNA Barcoding as a Technique for Elucidating the Diet of Louisiana Waterthrush Nestlings, Brian K. Trevelline ( 2013)
Towards A Black Catholic Theology of Reconciliation-Tucker, Margretta Stokes Tucker ( 2013)
An Ethical Justification of Weight Loss Surgery, Amy Marie VanDyke (Spring 2013)
An Exploration of the Development of Empathy in a Clinical Sample of Preschoolers in Relation to Child and Family Factors, Lindsey G Venesky (Spring 2013)
Classical Antifolates: Synthesis of 5-Substituted, 6-Substituted and 7-Substituted Pyrrolo[2,3-d]Pyrimidines as Targeted Anticancer Therapies, Yiqiang Wang ( 2013)
Authority and Personality in M.M. Bakhtin's "Author and Hero in Aesthetic Activity", Joel Scott Ward ( 2013)
Illegitimate Celebrity in the British Long Eighteenth Century, Melissa Wehler (Spring 2013)
Adolescents Who Stutter: Perception of Effective Therapy Techniques, Megan Weigel (Summer 2013)
Relationship between Social Cognition, Language, Executive Functioning and Theory of Mind Ability in High-Functioning Autism, Meghan E. Wendelken (Summer 2013)
Blogging: Public, Private or Social Rhetoric?, Kristin Roeschenthaler Wolfe ( 2013)
Somali Immigrant Perceptions of Mental Health and Illness: An Ethnonursing Study, Kimberly Michelle Wolf (Fall 2013)
Impediments to Effective Decentralization in Azerbaijan: The Problem of Competencies and Resources in Local Self-Government, Elvin Yusifli (Summer 2013)
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Identification of Desirable Pharmacy Preceptor Characteristics and Behaviors: A Qualitative Content Analysis Approach, Janet Astle (Summer 2012)
Medication Expenditure and Resource Utilization Among Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders: Analysis of 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data, Nipun Atreja (Spring 2012)
A Survey of Pennsylvania School Principals' Perceptions of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Process and the Leadership Roles of National Board Certified Teachers, Amy Balbach (Summer 2012)
Rooftop Gardening in an Urban Setting: Impacts and Implications, Lisa Barreiro (Spring 2012)
Gesture Production, Motor Skills, and Disfluencies Observed in Typically Developing Preschoolers, Christina Beatty (Summer 2012)
The Rhetoric and Philosophy of Education: Finding Whole Learning in an Age of Mechanistic Pedagogy, Georgia Bedford (Summer 2012)
Graduate Recital, Voice, Rebecca Belczyk (Spring 2012)
The Relationship Between Barcode Medication Administration Satisfaction and the Use of Workarounds Among Registered Nurses, Sally Bennett ( 2012)
The Awareness of Computer-Mediated Communication's Social Presence for Virtual High School Students, Heather Bigley (Spring 2012)
Corporate Social Responsibility: Engaging Communicative Praxis in an Era of Neoclassical Economics, Kenneth Bohl (Spring 2012)
The Reliability and Validity of the Triage Assessment Scale for Students in Learning Environments; Middle Schools, Jamie Brownfield (Spring 2012)
NIMBY Effects on Low-Income Housing Policy: A Case of Two Cities, Russell Brown ( 2012)
Perceptions of Opportunity Among Youth Served by the Allegheny County Department of Human Services: A Program Evaluation Study of the Partnership for Youth Transition, James Caldwell (Summer 2012)
The Mill: Analysis of the Original Score and Film, Christopher Catone (Spring 2012)
Computational Ligand-Based CNS Therapeutic Design: The Search for Novel-Scaffold Norepinephrine Transporter Inhibitors, Anna Chaly (Fall 2012)
Black Men's Responsible Fatherhood Narratives: Fatherhood, Responsibility, Race, and Gender, Shane Chaplin (Summer 2012)
Association Between Obesity and Therapeutic Goal Attianment in Patients with Concomitant Hypertension and Dyslipidemia, Ishveen Chopra ( 2012)