Dissertation Research by Former Students

2023

48. Latino career choice and prestige: Examining prestige, cultural values and family influence in predicting career choice by Edwin Ramos

2022

47. Stand up eight: Adversity, resilience, and career adaptability by Sammi Schams

46. Assessing pediatric chronic pain treatment engagement: Development and initial validation of the Pediatric Pain Perceived Behavioral Control measure by Nina Linneman

45. Workplace stressors and withdrawal intentions in law enforcement: The role of living a calling by Kristin Weber

44. The development of the Degrees of Freedom scale by Darius Wright

2021

43. Mental health stigma and its impact on experiences of decent work for veterans by Matthew Kessler

42. The Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira: Cultural healing and identity by Lauren Mascari

41. Decent work as a moderator for survivors of traumatic life events by Matthew Carbonelli

2019

40. Assessing outcome expectations in academic persistence by Michael Kozlowski

39. Counseling psychologists’ experiences addressing sexual health of clients: A sex-positive approach perspective by Jennifer Watjen

38. Trans in higher ed: Understanding the experiences of transgender and nonbinary college students by Katt Cochran

2018

37. An anti-deficit approach to examining the career choice of African American men in college by Gary Young

2017

36. Development and validation of a self-care behavior Inventory by Mercedes Christina Santana

2016

35. Predictors of international students’ socio-cultural adjustment by Wen Hsin Chang

34. The roles of work and family in men’s lives: A test of Lent and Brown’s (2013) social cognitive model of career self-management by Shin ye Kim

2014

33. Asian parents and their college age children: Examining family influence on careers by Arpita Ghosh

32. Division I collegiate women athletic directors’ perceptions of sexism and career experiences by Ashley Lynn Kies

2012

31. The relationship among family influence, career decision self-efficacy perceived barriers and career adaptability-optimism in undergraduate college students by Ricardo Thomas

30. A social cognitive examination of East Asian American career development: Contextual factors influencing career choice by Jane Liu

2011

29. Doing what you know: The power of social influence on the career decisions of working class Americans within a metropolitan context by Theresa Boswell

28. Examining the personal resources of layoff survivors by Elizabeth Cotter

27. Relationship between contemporary sexism and career outcomes for women engineers by Mary Fitzpatrick

26. Predicting the potential success of African American men in completing a college degree: a test of three levels of influence by India Gray Schmiedlin

2009

25. East Asian American educational pursuits: Examining effects of racial barriers and cultural factors for college students by Yung-Lung Chen

24. Psychological adjustment and quality of life with late -stage cancer patients: Empirical evaluation and critique of cognitive adaptation theory by Heidi Christianson

23. Contextual factors and interest-occupation congruence in South Asian Americans’ vocational development by Neeta Kantamneni

2007

22. Multicultural training and White racial identity development: Does change occur, and if so, what are the traits associated with change? by Edgar Jordan

21. Mind the gap: An exploration of knowledge transfer between researchers and practitioners in vocational psychology by Caroline Schmidt

20. Effectiveness of an outcome expectation intervention for college students by Amy Guillen

19. Factors that influence the career planning of adolescent girls in an urban high school by Alexandra Novakovic

18. Considering therapist self-disclosure with clients: A qualitative study focusing on clients’ perceptions by David Wandschneider

2006

17. Personal and systemic factors influencing health outcomes among type 2 diabetes patients presenting at an urban emergency room by Matthew Jandrisevits

16. Black male college students’ perceptions of counselor effectiveness: Using a culturally sensitive counseling approach by Christina Jackson-Bailey

2005

15. Unique contributions of career-related variables in predicting academic persistence and performance in University 101 college students by A.J. Metz

2003

14. A causal model of career choice for women in skilled trades by Paula Gibson

13. Exploration of the factors related to the career development of collegiate student-athletes by Kristin Ihle-Helledy

2002

12. Non-dogmatic spirituality as a mediating variable on coping self-efficacy, anxiety, and depression: A look at college undergraduates experiencing major life transitions by Andrew Berns

2001

11. Older volunteers, person-environment fit, and life satisfaction by Kathryn Zao

10. The application of Holland’s theory to African-American college students: A test of consistency, differentiation, and calculus by Melinda Stark

2000

9. Am I smart enough? Bright high school girls in advanced mathematics by Patricia Chan

1998

8. Investigation of a model career choice behaviors for minority middle school students by Sarah Speda

7. Career development: A math and science social cognitive model by Tamara Ruth

6. Outcome research on a residential treatment program for eating disorders by Cynthia Marsh

5. A test of a model for eating and weight normalization among non-clinically eating-disordered adults by Susan Kowaleski

4. Student-institution fit and its relationship to persistence rates of career decided/undecided first-time freshmen in higher education by Jay Krause

3. Exploring vocational outcome: Voices of women who have survived childhood sexual abuse by Linda Quinn

1996

2. Asian-Americans’ career choices: A path model to examine factors influencing their career choices by Mei Tang

1993

1. Actuaries: An occupational scale for the Strong Interest Inventory and the effect of congruence on job satisfaction by Mary Constance