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This collection contains graduate student theses and dissertations from the UNLV Department of Psychology. Records are organized by Year, Author, and Title. To view the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations across all programs, visit the UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones collection.
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Anxious and Oppositional Behavior Factors in a Community Sample of Youth with Selective Mutism, Andrew Gerthoffer
Validity and Diagnostic Accuracy of an ADHD Symptom Rating Scale for Identifying Adults with ADHD, Stacy Jean Graves
Examination of the Relationship Between Sport-Specific Thoughts and Emotions and Anxiety and Depression in College Athletes, Marina Elizabeth Harris
Examining the Factor Structures of the A-Des and PTCI to Identify Unique Predictors of PTSD Symptom Clusters in Maltreated Youth, Amanda Howard
The Relation between Positive Stereotypes, Negative Stereotypes, and Discriminatory Behavior toward Hispanic and White Populations, Aileen Ynez Lovitt
Investigating the Inner Experience of Individuals Attending Psychotherapy at a Community Mental Health Center, Stefanie A. Moynihan
Musical Meter: Examining Hierarchical Temporal Perception in Complex Musical Stimuli Across Human Development, Sensory Modalities, and Expertise, Jessica Erin Nave-Blodgett
Addressing Disparities in Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Assessment, Alicia Nuñez
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
Eyewitness Recall and Identification Accuracy: Effects of Stress in an Extreme Haunt and a Haunted House, William Blake Ridgway
Depressive Symptoms as a Moderator of Diurnal Trends in Reward Seeking, Erick Albert William Rogers
Examination of Factors Reported by Athletes to Interfere with Their Lives Outside of Sports, Jesse Scott
Menstrual Cycle Changes in Dysregulated Eating Symptoms, Kimberly S. Stevens
Tales of Thriving: Identifying the Underpinnings of Women's Success in STEM Careers, Sarah E. Thoman
Memory and Stereotypes for Lesbian/Gay Characters, Amber Rose Williams
Dark Tetrad Responses to Moral Dilemmas, Kayli Wrenn
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Disordered Eating and Body Dysmorphic Concerns in Asian American Women: Sociocultural and Culture-Specific Predictors, Liya Akoury
Restructuring of the Axon Initial Segment in Mouse Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Rachel Ali Rodriguez
The Symbolism of Play Behavior in Child-Centered Play Therapy, Kaitlin Andrewjeski
Face Affect Perception in Schizophrenia and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Lisa Beckman
Reduced GABAergic Signaling at the Axon Initial Segment Decreases Vigilance State Transitioning, Austin John Boren
Identifying Risk Factors for Youth Hospitalization in Crisis Settings: A Classification and Regression Tree Analysis, Yen-Ling Chen
The Effects of Sex Role Stereotype Endorsement and Work-Family Conflict on Emerging Adult Aspirations, Andrea Fink-Armold
Empirical Justification for Supportive Other Involvement in Collegiate Athletes’ Mental Health Intervention, Elena Gavrilova
Consequences of Math Anxiety and Stereotype Threat: An Intersectional Perspective, Jennifer E. John Buck
Reconsolidation: Unique Cognitive Process or State Dependent Learning?, Chris Kiley
Exploring the Pristine Inner Experience of Individuals in Psychotherapy, Alek Emily Krumm
The Effects of Problems Attributed to Culture on the Mental Health of Athletes, Corey Rae Kuhn
Multimethod Investigation of Pristine Inner Experience, Leiszle Rae Lapping-Carr
Visual Attention and Emotion Regulation in Schizophrenia, Bern Lee
Multi-Polygenic Risk Score Prediction Model for Bipolar Disorder, Travis Mize
Validating Empathy as Captured by the Meanness in Psychopathy-Self Report, Stephanie Marie Molina
Trends in the Rate of Inpatient Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis between 1996 and 2015, Samantha Sherwood
Elucidating the Lasting Influence of Early Pubertal Timing on Disordered Eating Symptoms, Megan Marie Shope
Assessing Factors of Physical Risk-Taking in a Novel Behavioral Measure, Edward A. Smith
Forgetting Distractors: Inhibition or Decay?, Laura Werner
Changes in Hippocampal-Anterior Cingulate Cortex Interactions During Remote Memory Recall, Ryan A. Wirt
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Examining the Influence of Executive Resources and Mathematical Abilities on Framing Biases, Gabriel Allred
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder within Clinically Referred Youth, Breanna Garcia
Examination of Mental Health and Family Relationship in Collegiate Athletes, Julia Hussey
Change Deafness: A Comprehensive Examinations, Vanessa Claire Irsik
Novice versus Expert Algebraic Problem-Solving Strategies: An Eye Tracking Approach, Krystal Kamekona-Mendoza
An Examination of Student-Athlete Stress and Risky Alcohol Use, Travis Albert Loughran
How Instruction, Math Anxiety, and Math Achievement Affect Learning a Novel Math Task: Evidence for Better Instruction, Amy Jane Mcauley
An Evaluation of Alzheimer's Disease-related Pathology in Two Different Models of Diabetes in Immune-challenged Mice, Andrew Scott Murtishaw
Why Musical Groove Makes Us Move: An Electroencephalographic Investigation, Samantha Reina O'connell
The Structure of Psychopathology and Its Relationship to Personality and EEG, Vincent Rozalski
Evaluation of a Brief “Surf the Urge” Intervention, Kimberly N. Schubert
Beyond the Bench and the Bedside: Examining Women’s Success in STEM via Active Learning Projects, Sarah E. Thoman
Predictors of Child and Adolescent Bias and Flexibility in the Attractiveness Domain, Stephanie Verba
Corporate Social Responsibility and Consumer Purchase Behavior: The Moderating Role of Self-Presentation, Mandy May Walsh
The Effects of Physical Attractiveness in the Health Care Industry, Richard Shane Westfall
Development of the Emotional Verbal Learning Test - Spanish (EVLT-S), Davor Nicolas Zink
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
An Evaluation of GABAB Receptors on Modulating Neuroinflammation in a Non-Transgenic Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease, Monica Bolton
Nonmonotonicity in Absolute and Relative Preferences for Real and Imagined Rewards, Nicholas Carfagno
Temperament and Behavior Factors in a Community Sample of Youth with Selective Mutism, Rachele Alexandra Diliberto
Validity and Diagnostic Accuracy of Broad Symptom Measures and ADHD Symptom Ratings for Identifying Individuals with ADHD Combined and ADHD Inattentive, Stacy Jean Graves
Parents' Perceptions of Smartphone Use and Parenting Practices, David Jackson Johnson
Same-Sex Focus in the Visual Attention of Heterosexual Women: An Investigation of Potential Explanations, Sarah C. Jones
Reconsolidating: The Effect of Spatial Context and Expectations, Chris R. Kiley
Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Unfinished Business in Bereavement Scale, Kara Klingspon
The Relationship Between Mood and Implicit Learning, Kathleen Larson
Neurocognitive Correlates of the Comprehensive Trail Making Test (CTMT) in Brain Injured Children, Abigail Rose Mayfield
Sexual Desire Trajectories: Heterosexual Individuals' Perceptions of the State and Trait Characteristics of Desire, Caroline Maykut
Can Questionnaires Capture Inner Experience? A Validation Study of the Nevada Inner Experience Questionnaire, Stefanie Alison Moynihan
Subjective Beat Perception in Musical Rhythms in Adult Listeners, Karli M. Nave
An Examination of Accuracy and Elaborations for Character Traits in a Narrative, Michael Palena
Social Cognition in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Elyse Parke
An Evaluation of the Effects of the Coach-Athlete Relationship on Athlete Mental Health, Corey Rae Phillips
The Psychophysiological Correlates of Personality, Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Social Support, Meghan E. Pierce
Athlete Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Consequences: The Role of Drinking Motives, Michelle Pitts
Defining Problematic School Absenteeism Using Nonparametric Modeling, Kyleigh Kay Skedgell
The Development and Testing of Potential Music Piracy Warnings, Joanne Ullman
Associations among Benevolent Sexism, Relationship-Contingent Self-Esteem, and Relationship Maintenance Strategies in Heterosexual Women, Carrie Underwood
Understanding Stress Reactivity in Schizophrenia, Mary Vertinski
Neural Processes Underlying Auditory Context Effects, Breanne Yerkes
Development and Validation of a Brief Assessment of Social Cognitive Abilities, Ryanna Zenisek
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Hands, and Numbers, and Dots Oh My! Examining the Effect of Nearby-hands on Counting and Subitizing, Gabriel Allred
The Iterative Nature of Descriptive Experience Sampling: Do Interviewees Build Skills across Sampling Days?, Vincent Peter Brouwers
Inner Experience and Self-Ratings of Inner Speaking, Jason Michael Kelsey
Investigating Inner Experience While Reading an Erotic Short Story, Leiszle Rae Lapping-Carr
The Effect of Gender, Not Math Anxiety, on Working Memory Tasks, Amy J. Mcauley
The Effects of Psychopathic Traits on Social Support Networks, Stephanie Marie Molina
Perceiving Hierarchical Musical Structure in Auditory and Visual Modalities, Jessica Erin Nave-Blodgett
Identifying Maltreated Youth at High Risk for Posttraumatic Symptom Clusters Using Nonparametric Modeling, Emma H. Ross
Building Categories to Guide Behavior: How Humans Build and Use Auditory Category Knowledge Throughout the Lifespan, Christina M. Vanden Bosch Der Nederlanden
Behavioral Reactions to Emotional and Physical Infidelity: An Evolutionary Perspective, Mandy Walsh Walsh
Testing a Comprehensive Model of Body Image, Anxiety, and Eating Pathology Among College Men, Emily Katherine White
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Inner Experience while Reading Fiction: A Descriptive Experience Sampling Exploration, Vincent Peter Brouwers
Objectification Theory and Eating Pathology in Latina College Students: Testing a Culture-Specific Model, Kimberly Claudat
Examining Resilience In Relation to PTSD Symptomatology In Maltreated Youth, Timothy Day
Who Is This About? An Exploratory Study of Erotic Self-Focus, Evan Fertel
Assessing the Effect of Race Saliency in Measures of Children’s Implicit Bias, Veronica A. Glover
Experience-Specific and Domain-General Effects on Simple and Complex Meter Processing, Sangeeta Gupta
A Comparison of the Effects of Different Doses of GABAB Receptor Ligands on Spatial Learning and Memory and Memory Flexibility, Chelcie Heaney