Theses, dissertations, professional papers, and doctoral projects from graduate students in the Psychology department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Stability of Neurocognitive Abilities in Heterogeneous Subgroups of Schizophrenia, Megan L. Becker Wright

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Beyond the Numbers: A Deeper Dive into the Dearth of Girls and Women in STEM, Jennifer John Buck

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The Stability of the Speech-to-Song Illusion and Individual Differences, Rodica R. Constantine

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Family Functioning in Youth with Bipolar Disorder, Kayla Fobian

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Evaluating the SCL-90-R for Use in Collegiate Athletes, Elena Gavrilova

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Changes in Cognitive Networks as a Result of Sport-Related Concussion, Grace J. Goodwin

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Psychometric Properties of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire: Factor Analysis and Measurement Invariance by the Intersection of Race and Gender, Jessica H. Habashy

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First-Day Expositional Interviews, Iterative Training, and Participant Skill in Descriptive Experience Sampling, Cody Michio Kaneshiro

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Cognitive Testing for Sport Concussion: The Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT), Julia E. Maietta

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Dimensionality of Natural Auditory Scene Perception: A Factor Analysis Study, Margaret A. Mcmullin

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Disentangling Instrumental and Reactive Aggression in the Competitive Reaction Time Task and Their Associations with Factors of Meanness in Psychopathy, Ashley Michelle Poston

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Awareness and Knowledge on Aging and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder: Service User and Provider Perspectives in Southern Nevada, Brandon C. Ranuschio

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An In-Depth Examination of the Literature on Early Pubertal Timing and Disordered Eating in Women and Girls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Megan Marie Shope

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Comparing Forgetting Rates Between Pattern Separation and Item Recognition, Rhiannon N. Soriano Smith

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Examination of the Relationship Between Loneliness and Binge Eating Symptoms, Kimberly Stevens

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Understanding the Role of Identity Salience in the Relationship between Experience of Ethnic/Racial Discrimination and Mental Health Symptomatology, Michelle Strong

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College Students’ Attitudes Toward Condom Use in Pornography: Associations with Sexual History, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Pornography Use, Bailey M. Way

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The Antagonistic Tetrad and Romantic Attachment Styles, Kayli H. Wrenn

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Presumed Illegal Microaggressive Experience (Prime): A Microaggression Targeting Latinx Individuals, Aldo M. Barrita

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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Diagnosis of Maltreated Youth, Shadie Burke

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Identifying Risk Factors for PTSD Symptom Clusters in Maltreated, Multiracial Youth Using Nonparametric Modeling, Mallory Constantine

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It’s Not You, It’s Me: Measuring Erotic Self–Focus, Evan Fertel

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Defining Problematic School Absenteeism: Identifying Youth at Risk, Mirae J. Fornander

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Attention Bias in Irritability: A Social Information Processing Perspective, Breanna Garcia

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How Can We Reduce Racism? A Mixed Method Study of Factors That Influence Attitudes Towards Social Change, Kindy Insouvanh

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The Role of Working Memory in Fraction Arithmetic: Eye Movements During a Dual Task, Krystal Kamekona-Mendoza

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Are Gaming and Gambling Disorders Related? Examining the Roles of Money, Relative Deprivation, and Upward Mobility, Anthony J. King

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Is Pristine Inner Experience Linked To Biology? An Examination of Experience Across the Menstrual Cycle Among Women with Premenstrual Distress, Alek E. Krumm

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Multiple Approaches to Auditory Rhythm: Development of Sustained Musical Beat and the Relation to Language, Development of Rhythmic Categories Via Iterated Production, and a Meta-Analytic Study of Neural Entrainment to Beat, Karli Marie Nave

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Exploring the Relation Between Musical and Dance Sophistication and Musical Groove Perception, Samantha R. O'Connell

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Measures and Conceptualizations of Symptoms in Schizophrenia, Nina B. Paul

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Controlled Evaluation of a Family-Based Optimization Intervention Implemented Through Video-Conferencing to Address ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder in an Adolescent Athlete, Dereck Davy Phrathep

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Feasibility and Efficacy of Virtual Darkness in Reducing Intra-Individual Sleep Variability Among Young Adults with Insomnia, Samantha Nicole Sherwood

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The Optimum Performance Program in Sports - Youth: A Case Study, Karolyne Bastos Stucki

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Acoustic and Semantic Processing of Speech and Non-speech Sounds in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Breanne D. Yerkes

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Identifying School Climate Predictors of School Absenteeism, Victoria Bacon

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Network Analysis of Cognitive Symptom Domains in Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Abigail Rose Baily

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Development and Initial Validation of the Veterans Educational Transition Scale (VETS): A Brief Scale to Predict Successful Transition of Student Veterans to College, Lisa Beckman

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The Factor Structures of Ability and Trait Emotional Intelligences Relative to General Intelligence and Personality, Nicholas Carfagno

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Functional Capacity Profiles in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Ashley Sara Emami

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Anxious and Oppositional Behavior Factors in a Community Sample of Youth with Selective Mutism, Andrew Gerthoffer

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Validity and Diagnostic Accuracy of an ADHD Symptom Rating Scale for Identifying Adults with ADHD, Stacy Jean Graves

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Examination of the Relationship Between Sport-Specific Thoughts and Emotions and Anxiety and Depression in College Athletes, Marina Elizabeth Harris

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Examining the Factor Structures of the A-Des and PTCI to Identify Unique Predictors of PTSD Symptom Clusters in Maltreated Youth, Amanda Howard

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The Relation between Positive Stereotypes, Negative Stereotypes, and Discriminatory Behavior toward Hispanic and White Populations, Aileen Ynez Lovitt

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Investigating the Inner Experience of Individuals Attending Psychotherapy at a Community Mental Health Center, Stefanie A. Moynihan

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Musical Meter: Examining Hierarchical Temporal Perception in Complex Musical Stimuli Across Human Development, Sensory Modalities, and Expertise, Jessica Erin Nave-Blodgett

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Addressing Disparities in Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Assessment, Alicia Nuñez

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Examination of the Influence of Consumer Preferences for Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Components and Consumer Effort during Treatment Sessions on Child Welfare Outcomes, Christopher Philip Plant

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Eyewitness Recall and Identification Accuracy: Effects of Stress in an Extreme Haunt and a Haunted House, William Blake Ridgway

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Depressive Symptoms as a Moderator of Diurnal Trends in Reward Seeking, Erick Albert William Rogers

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Examination of Factors Reported by Athletes to Interfere with Their Lives Outside of Sports, Jesse Scott

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Menstrual Cycle Changes in Dysregulated Eating Symptoms, Kimberly S. Stevens

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Tales of Thriving: Identifying the Underpinnings of Women's Success in STEM Careers, Sarah E. Thoman

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Memory and Stereotypes for Lesbian/Gay Characters, Amber Rose Williams

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Dark Tetrad Responses to Moral Dilemmas, Kayli Wrenn

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Disordered Eating and Body Dysmorphic Concerns in Asian American Women: Sociocultural and Culture-Specific Predictors, Liya Akoury

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Restructuring of the Axon Initial Segment in Mouse Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Rachel Ali Rodriguez

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The Symbolism of Play Behavior in Child-Centered Play Therapy, Kaitlin Andrewjeski

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Face Affect Perception in Schizophrenia and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Lisa Beckman

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Reduced GABAergic Signaling at the Axon Initial Segment Decreases Vigilance State Transitioning, Austin John Boren

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Identifying Risk Factors for Youth Hospitalization in Crisis Settings: A Classification and Regression Tree Analysis, Yen-Ling Chen

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The Effects of Sex Role Stereotype Endorsement and Work-Family Conflict on Emerging Adult Aspirations, Andrea Fink-Armold

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Empirical Justification for Supportive Other Involvement in Collegiate Athletes’ Mental Health Intervention, Elena Gavrilova

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A Controlled Examination of Motivational Strategies: Reviewing Positive Consequences for Goal Achievement, Negative Consequences for Undesired Behavior, and a Relaxation Exercise, Yulia Gavrilova

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Consequences of Math Anxiety and Stereotype Threat: An Intersectional Perspective, Jennifer E. John Buck

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Reconsolidation: Unique Cognitive Process or State Dependent Learning?, Chris Kiley

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Exploring the Pristine Inner Experience of Individuals in Psychotherapy, Alek Emily Krumm

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The Effects of Problems Attributed to Culture on the Mental Health of Athletes, Corey Rae Kuhn

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Multimethod Investigation of Pristine Inner Experience, Leiszle Rae Lapping-Carr

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Visual Attention and Emotion Regulation in Schizophrenia, Bern Lee

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Multi-Polygenic Risk Score Prediction Model for Bipolar Disorder, Travis Mize

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Validating Empathy as Captured by the Meanness in Psychopathy-Self Report, Stephanie Marie Molina

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Trends in the Rate of Inpatient Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis between 1996 and 2015, Samantha Sherwood

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Elucidating the Lasting Influence of Early Pubertal Timing on Disordered Eating Symptoms, Megan Marie Shope

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Assessing Factors of Physical Risk-Taking in a Novel Behavioral Measure, Edward A. Smith

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Forgetting Distractors: Inhibition or Decay?, Laura Werner

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Changes in Hippocampal-Anterior Cingulate Cortex Interactions During Remote Memory Recall, Ryan A. Wirt

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Examining the Influence of Executive Resources and Mathematical Abilities on Framing Biases, Gabriel Allred

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The Influence of Opponent Strategy and Psychopathic Traits on Point Gains and Cooperation in the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma, Mary Baggio

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Identifying Youth at Risk for Problematic Absenteeism Using Nonparametric Modeling: The Impact of Youth Psychopathology and Family Environment Risk Factors, Mirae Fornander

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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder within Clinically Referred Youth, Breanna Garcia

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Examination of Mental Health and Family Relationship in Collegiate Athletes, Julia Hussey

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Change Deafness: A Comprehensive Examinations, Vanessa Claire Irsik

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Novice versus Expert Algebraic Problem-Solving Strategies: An Eye Tracking Approach, Krystal Kamekona-Mendoza

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An Examination of Student-Athlete Stress and Risky Alcohol Use, Travis Albert Loughran

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How Instruction, Math Anxiety, and Math Achievement Affect Learning a Novel Math Task: Evidence for Better Instruction, Amy Jane Mcauley

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An Evaluation of Alzheimer's Disease-related Pathology in Two Different Models of Diabetes in Immune-challenged Mice, Andrew Scott Murtishaw

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Why Musical Groove Makes Us Move: An Electroencephalographic Investigation, Samantha Reina O'connell

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The Structure of Psychopathology and Its Relationship to Personality and EEG, Vincent Rozalski

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Evaluation of a Brief “Surf the Urge” Intervention, Kimberly N. Schubert

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Examination of a Screening Tool for Athletes’ Mental Health and its Direct Implications to Sport Training and Competition, Jesse Scott