Social Work, School of: Dissertations
2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1992
2007 DISSERTATIONS
Bledsoe, Sarah Elizabeth (2007) Adult health care services and psychiatric disorders : the use and costs of health care services in a low income, minority population coming to an urban primary care clinic
Garcia, Sandra (2007) The impact of conditional cash transfers on school achievement and its interaction with social capital : evidence from Colombia
Geller, Amanda (2007) Neighborhood disorder and crime : an analysis of Broken Windows in New York City
Kelley, Pamela J. (2007) A meta-analysis of teacher education effects in center-based early childhood education classrooms
Lee, Kyunghee (2007) The impacts of an early entry age into the Head Start program on children's developmental outcomes
2006 DISSERTATIONS
Bellamy, Jennifer L. (2006) Mental health need, outpatient service use , and outcomes among children who have experienced long term foster care
Joseph, Monica (2006) Supervisory effectiveness in chemical dependency settings : the impact of organizational conditions, job strain and job dissatisfaction
Lahaie, Claudia (2006) The impact of parental involvement on the educational acievement of children of immigration
Sinkewicz, Marilyn (2006) The mental health of men : profiles and life trajectories of urban American fathers
Son, Shin (2006) Defining the meaning of work for minority older adults : a comparative study between Korean Americans and African Americans
Traube, Dorian (2006) An empirical validation of social action theory : applications for adolescents affected by HIV
Wang, Shu-Yung (2006) Demography, power resource, globalization, institution, and young child policy variations in an era of retrenchment
Yoo, Ji Young (2006) The impact of TANF on poverty among women and their families : estimates using official and alternative measures of poverty
2005 DISSERTATIONS
Bannon, William (2005) The effect of racial socialization on urban African American parent use of mental health services for themselves & their Children
Barocas, Briana (2005) The role of information and communication technology in balancing work and family : individual and organizational effects and implications
Feldman, Matthew (2005) Intimate partner violence and HIV sexual risk in Latino gay man : the role of sexual self-efficacy and participation in difficult sexual situations
Gao, Qin (2005) The Chinese social benefit system and its impact on income inequality : from 1988 to 2002
Lee, Yeon-Shim (2005) The effects of flexible work hours and company-provided child care on wages of mothers and other women
Prchal, Kimberly (2005) Implementing a new treatment philosophy in a residential treatment center for children with severe emotional disturbances : a qualitative study
Singh, Karun (2005) The impact of strategic planning process variation on superior organizational performance in nonprofit human service organizations providing mental health services
Wu, Hui-Ching (2005) The effect of work on people with severe mental illness : an exploratory study of Chinese people in Taiwan using stress-social support theories
Zodikoff, Bradley (2005) Community service use attitudes of older spousal caregiver-care recipient couples : gender differences and dyadic congruence/
2004 DISSERTATIONS
Allen, Don (2004) The juvenile court of Richland County, Ohio's partner program : a long term program evaluation study
Bransford, Cassandra (2004) The practice of authority - personal, professional, and organizational - by social Workers in a managed mental health care organization : a critical etnography
Cavanagh, Paul (2004) The labor force participation of mothers with a child with a developmental disability : secondary data analysis of the 1996 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation
Chasse, Kelly (2004) Individual and family factors that influence the social problem solving skills of inner city African American pre-adolescents
Chen, Wan-Yi (2004) Violence exposure and its relationship to adolescents' internalizing behaviors : a comparison of African American and Asian American youth
Deepak, Anne (2004) Identity formation and the negotiation of desire : women of the South Asian diaspora in the U.S.
Earner, Ilze (2004) Mexican immigrant mothers' perceptions of child welfare services and state intervention in family life
Gardner, Daniel (2004) Partner support, communication, and meaning in older adult couples living with advanced cancer
Johnson, Yvonne (2004) Completion of health care proxies : do social work pre-admission interviews make a difference?
Lauritzen, Kenneth (2004) Political participation among gay and lesbian senior citizens in New York City
Matthieu, Monica (2004) Path analysis of acute stress reactions after the World Trade Center disaster : social work students in New York City
Peña, Juan (2004) The determinants of HIV sexual risk behaviors in fisrt and second generation Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban adolescents
Shin, Hyo Jin (2004) Parental involvement and its influence on children's school performance : a comparative study between Asian (Chinese and Koreans) Americans and Mexican Americans
Yorke, Cordelle Bernadette (2004) Jamaican immigrants : help seeking attitudes toward mental health care
2003 DISSERTATIONS
Chen, Mouchuan (2003) A study of Chinese American family caregivers of a mentally ill relative : a look at predictors of caregiving outcomes
Gangwisch, James (2003) The relationship between depression and risk factors for insulin resistance while controlling for stress and social support : secondary data analysis of the NHANES I/
Hallcom, Donald (2003) The influence of age, stress, and coping factors on the self-reported health, life satisfaction, and depressive symptomology among a group of older urban-dwelling African American men
Kerkorian, Dara (2003) Seeking help a second time : parent/caregivers' perceptions of barriers to their children's utilization of mental health services in the future
Lam, Brian (2003) Psychological distress among Vietnamese American adolescents : toward an ecological model
Lun, Man Wai (2003) The effects of race and gender on predicting in-home and community-based service use by older Americans
Murphy, Gillian (2003) Community services for the severely mentally ill : an examination of assisted outpatient treatment in New York City
Nepomnyaschy, Lenna (2003) The effects of child support enforcement on the lives of fragile families
Ozanian, Alfred (2003) The influence of multimedia-based parent and adolescent interventions on substance abuse among poor youth
Ozanian, Rhonda (2003) Understanding treatment dropout in outpatient mental health services : an economic framework exploring the relationship between patient satisfaction and appointment noncompliance
Pinto, Rogʹerio (2003) Factors that influence African-American women's participation in HIV prevention programms : an ecological perspective
Tolk, Peter (2003) The role of athletic participation and parental attachment in adolescents' risk for delinquent behavior
Tompkins, Willie (2003) Mental and physical health and educational performance outcomes among children in three out-of-home placement types
Wada, Takeshi (2003) A historical and network analysis of popular contention in the age of globalization in Mexico
2002 DISSERTATIONS
Cameron, Mark (2002) The DSM diagnosis of conduct disorder and externalizing behaviors of children and adolescents in residential treatment
Chen, Li-Mei (2002) The effects of gender and race : ethnicity on predicting health care service utilization by older Americans
Cotton, Samuel (2002) The experiences in a jail diversion program of women clients who have a severe and persistent mental illness and a history of substance abuse
Engstrom, Malitta (2002) Childhood sexual abuse and partner violence among women in methadone treatment : mediating and causal effects of mental health and substance use factors
Hahm, Hyeouk (2002) Asian American adolescents' health risk behaviors : socio-cultural risk and parental protective factors
Kammer, Rachelle (2002) Predictors of Black and Hispanic women's involvement in alcoholics anonymous and narcotics anonymous
Lewis, Marilyn (2002) Maternal-fetal bonding among pregnant women attending prenatal care : an ecological model
Lynn, Cynthia (2002) Contextual influences on involvement of urban children and families in school-based mental health prevention services
Malcolm, Barris (2002) Evaluating the effect of drug treatment on coping resources among homeless men
2001 DISSERTATIONS
Feldman, Nancy (2001) "The Play is the Thing" : assisting children in the creation of new life performances
Franks, Cheryl (2001) On becoming White : the relationship between White racial identity development and self-esteem
Gatenio, Shirley (2001) Taking a giant step : a case study of New York City's efforts to implement universal prekindergarten services
Lee, Judy (2001) The relationship between parenting and child well-being : a child-centered policy analysis of urban families
Lohrer, Steven (2001) What will happen when our parents are gone? : present and future roles of adult sibblings of persons with mental illness in instrumental caregiving
Magnabosco Bower, Jennifer (2001) An evaluation of state public mental health system performance for adult persons with serious mental illness : effects of state political culture and state mental health planning & implementation characteristics on state public mental health system compreh
Maramaldi, Peter (2001) Diagnostic delays following abnormal mammography : a comparison of Latina and White women
Minogiannis, Panagiotis (2001) European integration and health policy : the artful dance of eonomics and history
Pereira, Leslie (2001) Risk and relationship : examining the outcomes of couples-based HIV prevention among low-income men of color in heterosexual relationships
Villeneuve, Patrick (2001) Interaction between child support and the self-sufficiency project : how are income, work and welfare use affected
Wang, Yun-Tung (2001) Factors associated with health-related quality of life indicators among community-dwelling frail elders : a revised health capital perspective
2000 DISSERTATIONS
Abu-Ras, Wahiba (2000) Barriers to and utilization of services among Arab immigrant battered women in the United States
Allen, Ivye (2000) Preparing communities for the 21th century by building a strong teacher force : determinants of teaching as a career choice among people of color
Bertrand Finch, Jeanne (2000) Mothers in recovery : their perspectives on drug involvement and motherhood
Cabrera, Lucy (2000) Racial and ethnic influence on job satisfaction levels in subordinate-superior dyadic relationships : does a difference make a difference?
Chong, Hye-Suk (2000) Social workers' experiences with victims of domestic violence : visions, struggles, growth, and needs
Early, Michael (2000) An explanation of stability in housing between Black and Hispanic persons with HIV/AIDS : self-efficasy, social supports and community embeddedness
Fisher, Prudence (2000) Bereavement in the families of adolescent suicide victims : three years post death of the adolescents
Jackson-Moya, Iris (2000) Co-occurrence of psychiatric syndromes and substance use disorders among Puerto Rican adolescents
Kennedy, Eriko (2000) Nonprofit executive director-board skills, board activities, and their relationship to agency financial performance
Lee, Eun Kyoung Othelia (2000) "I Cannot See Flowers But I Can Smell Them" : coping strategies and adaptation among older adults with vision loss
Lewis, Myrna (2000) The relationship between executive women's career success and their provision of family eldercare
Merle, Patricia (2000) A narrative analysis of the meaning of the gifts and strengths of women in prison as expressed in their life stories
Miller, Robert L. (2000) The meaning and utility of spirituality in the lives of African American gay men living with AIDS
Rivera, Hilda (2000) Youth involved with the juvenile justice systems : what factors affect the use of mental health services?
Schiff, Johanna (2000) The measurement of organizational culture in mental health clinics and the correlation of cultural dimensions with satisfaction with service
Shin, Sun-Kyung (2000) The impact of psychoeducation on Korean Americans with chronic mental illness and their families
VanBergeijk, Ernst (2000) Designated reporters of child abuse and neglect in New York City public school
1999 DISSERTATIONS
Charvat, Benjamin (1999) The coming out of gay male college students: an empirical exploration of a Rites of Passage model
Chiu, Karleen Kuei-Ling (1999) The hidden side of Taiwan's economic miracle : women's decision to work and their lives in Taiwan
Kidder, Beverly (1999) An evaluation of the implementation of the Connecticut guardianship law from the perspective of social workers, judges and attorneys
Voisin, Dexter (1999) The impact of exposure to violence on HIV risk behavior in a population of urban African American male youth
1998 DISSERTATIONS
Bent-Goodley, Tricia B. (1998) A poor African-American community's response towards domestic violence
Hadden, Bernadette (1998) An HIV/AIDS prevention intervention with female and male STD patients in a peri-urban settlement in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Lee, Ji Seon (1998) Health service use among elderly Medicare beneficiaries : does membership in different health plan types and functional impairments impact health service use?
Ma, Tsung-Chieh (1998) The intergenerational gap in acculturation and parenting behavior among Chinese immigrant mothers
Riedel, Marion (1998) Women living with AIDS : how do family role tasks affect the custody plans and mental health of their adolescent children?
Tsay, Jen-Huoy (1998) Risk reduction, income redistribution, and the financing of national health insurance : an examination of the Taiwanese case
1997 DISSERTATIONS
Dickinson, Janet Carol (1997) Low birthweight infants in the first year : what leads to better outcomes for infants who go home?
Gilgoff, David (1997) The influence of community characteristics on county coverage, benefit levels, and generosity in public child welfare in Pennsylvania between 1980-1990
Hong, Seonmee (1997) Case management of homeless mentally ill women in New York City : a study of service use and dropout
Lightfoot, Alan John (1997) The judgement of responsibility and its impact on social workers' assessments
Mogorosi, Lobelo David (1997) Employee assistance at the workplace : the South African experiences and model
Yang, Peishan (1997) A pro-active approach to cenceptualize the informal caregiving process and outcomes : an application of human capital theory
1996 DISSERTATIONS
Barsa, Betty R. Navedo (1996) The physical health of Hispanic elderly in an urban setting, its relatiionship to activities of daily living, and the need for social networks
Domanski, Margaret Dietz (1996) Correlates of political participation among social work leaders in the health policy domain
Howe, Esther C. (1996) Reducing interethnic social distance among adolescents through participation in life-skills groups
1995 DISSERTATIONS
Lee, Mann Shik (1995) Job satisfaction of Korean-American social service workers serving Korean-Americans
Siska, Kathylene Frances (1995) Social integration in the workplace : the mentally retarded in work settings
1994 DISSERTATIONS
Li, Shurong (1994) An evaluation of Taiwan's social welfare spending and its distributional effects : 1991
1992 DISSERTATIONS
Boxer, Elaine L. (1992) Women and the employee/fringe benefit system : the case of registered nurses in New Jersey
Greer, Ruth Berman (1992) Predictors of self-disclosure of sexual orientation in the workplace among gay males