Evidence concerning the effectiveness of DVO supervision cannot subsist without understanding how probation officers supervise offenders and implement strategies. Little research exists on what probation officers actually do with the domestic violence offenders they supervise and this study is a first step in that process (Seiter & West, 2003). In 2000, PCADV funded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), took the lead in developing the Model for Domestic Violence I...
Mathilda Spencer.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Anderson, John Committee members: D. Heckert; Dana Witham.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

Though originally developed with early adolescents in mind, General Strain Theory has been successfully adapted to help examine late adolescent as well as adult criminality. Specifically in the time period known as "emerging adulthood", young adults experience many life changes that make them more susceptible to strain, anxiety and pressure. If appropriate coping mechanisms are not available to these young adults, criminal or delinquent behavior may result. The present study assessed General ...
Darla D Darno.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Martin, Jamie S. Committee members: Kathleen Hanrahan; John Lewis; Jennifer Roberts.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

This study explores employees' awareness and practice of HTN management concepts in order to encourage assessment for tailored interventions and add to the existing body of knowledge on which wellness program designers rely. Hypertensive employees can benefit from workplace wellness programs designed to help control high blood pressure. A dearth of research exists on the extent to which past history and other facets predict employees' likelihood of being at a high stage of regular physical ac...
Sarah D Jones.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Anderson, John A. Committee members: Valerie Gunter; Robert Heasley; Janice Holmes; J. Mabry.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

This dissertation text communicates intertextually with Laura Mangini's dissertation: Collaborative Dissertations in Composition: A Feminist Disruption of the Status Quo. Both of our dissertation texts are the products of one dissertation study. As co-researchers, Laura and I enacted what we are calling a cooperative dissertation study-a social constructionist narrative inquiry that responded to the following primary research question: How does a collaborative dissertation challenge the statu...
Sabatino M Mangini.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Pagnucci, Gian S. Committee members: Patrick Bizzaro; Sharon Deckert; Michele Eodice.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

This study had three major objectives: (a) to investigate the construct validity of the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System Sorting Test, (b) to investigate possible improvements to the construct validity by modifying administration instructions based on theoretical grounds, and (c) to explore utility of Sorting Test optional scores. Students in introductory psychology classes at a rural state university enrolled in the subject pool were sampled for this study (n=171). Participants rang...
Sunshine M Collins.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: LaPorte, David J. Committee members: William Farrell; William Meil.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

The impending retirement of the Baby Boomer generational cohort may have serious implications for many employers (Gursoy, Maier, & Chi, 2008; Smola & Sutton, 2002), especially in light of the impact on retirement decision-making in conjunction with the global economic crisis that began in 2007. The resultant potential changes in the U.S. labor force suggest it is important to have an improved understanding of what influences retirement timing. This study examines possible relationships betw...
Eric S Ecklund.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Mabry, J. Beth Committee members: John Anderson; David Piper.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English

The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine if a relationship between college freshmen's perceptions of school climate and instances of high school bullying existed. The college freshmen that participated in this study completed an on-line survey that asked them to reflect upon grades 9 through 12 of their high school experiences, particularly how they described the climate of their high schools, and related instances of bullying. Additionally, this research was used to find the a...
Eric Witt.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Marcoline, Joseph F. Committee members: Kelli Paquette; Meghan Twiest.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the emotional intelligence of school principals and the school climate as perceived by the teachers. The study focuses on the assumption that to be an effective school leader, a principal requires emotional-intelligence skills. Possessing these skills will help administrators to create and maintain positive relationships with teachers and facilitate a positive school climate. The study also compares the emotional intelligen...
Ellen I Harney.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Lare, Douglas Committee members: Joseph Marcoline; Joseph Miele.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

School districts across the United States are implementing or starting to implement Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to address both academics and behavior. Within this framework, valid instruments are needed to monitor both academic and behavioral progress. Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) can be a very powerful tool to universally screen students and provide a way to monitor academic progress. CBMs are generally short, fluency-based mini-assessments that provide formative data for e...
Giancarlo A Anselmo.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Kovaleski, Joeseph F. Committee members: Lynanne Black; Timothy Runge; Mark Staszkiewicz.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English

The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the role online education may play in the future of small, residential, liberal arts institutions and what change-related steps a liberal arts institution might take in order to offer online and hybrid courses. Online education continues to grow across the many institutions of higher education, however, its adoption at liberal arts colleges has been slow to progress. Despite their small size and the small overall total of college...
Jeffrey D Foster.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Kaufman, Cathy C. Committee members: J. Thomas Frantz; Kelli Paquette.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

Curriculum-based measurements for written expression (WE-CBM) are timed writing samples provided by students that can be scored for various aspects of writing, such as fluency or accuracy. This study addresses the problem that educators do not yet know how results from WE-CBM samples composed by hand compare to those composed by typing. In addition, it contributes to the limited research regarding the best methods of administering WE-CBM. This experimental design project compares two ...
Megan L Trapasso.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Runge, Timothy J. Committee members: William Barker; Lynanne Black; Joseph Kovaleski.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

Nurses, who assume the role of educator, experience different levels of CS, CF, or BO regardless of their age, years of experience as an RN or nurse educator, the level at which they teach (undergraduate, masters, doctoral), their area of expertise, or the setting in which they teach their content (classroom, clinical lab, on-line). Compassion fatigue, and its subcomponents, burnout and secondary traumatic stress manifest themselves in the nurse as an experience of gradual diminishment in the...
Earlston Kinzie Gardner III.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Paquette, Kelli Committee members: Susan Fello; Michele Gerwick.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English

Neuropsychological evaluations are often conducted to obtain information regarding a patient's cognitive functioning, which may be used to predict a patient's functional ability. Past research examining the ecological validity of neuropsychological tests for predicting functional status has resulted in mixed findings. The current study examined the role of measures of executive functioning, memory, and learning in predicting functional skills among individuals with psychological disturbance v...
Sharon M Jung.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: LaPorte, David J. Committee members: Michael Franzen; Laura Knight; Susan Zimny.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the educational beliefs of educators of the gifted in the state of Pennsylvania and if these beliefs are congruent with best practices. At the time of this study, educators in the state of Pennsylvania did not need special certification to instruct gifted students. All that was required was a valid teaching certificate in any subject area. Therefore, it is possible that some educators may not have any specialized training related to t...
Grace A Shellenbarger.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Rotigel, Jennifer V. Committee members: George Bieger; Susan Fello.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English

Online education has become a mission critical investment for educational organizations, however ensuring the same or higher quality experienced in face-to-face courses is challenging. Incorporation of serious educational games into an online course can provide flexibility and effectiveness in conjunction with other pedagogical strategies. Much of the literature on the use of games in education focuses on the engagement or motivation value opposed to achievement of learning objectives. The st...
Eric Zeglen.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Piwinsky, Mark Committee members: Steve Kleinman; Jay Start.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

Aim: This study investigated whether or not partial chronic sleep restriction would unmask residual memory deficits in individuals with a history of a mild TBI. It was hypothesized that 1) there would be a significant difference in performance on attention and memory tasks between the control group and the TBI group, and 2) there would be a significant difference in performance on attention and memory tasks between individuals with one TBI and individuals with multiple TBI. Method: A tota...
Stella H Kim.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: LaPorte, David J. Committee members: William Farrell; William Meil.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

The traditional classroom experience in higher education is evolving. The number of college students taking at least one online course is growing. This change is forcing educators to reevaluate their teaching goals and choose appropriate educational tools to accomplish those goals. One of the most popular new tools for the virtual classroom is digital educational simulations. Researchers have been studying the use and effectiveness of simulations in education for decades. Today, advance...
Jennifer L Forrest.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Start, Jay Committee members: Mark Piwinsky; B. Wilson.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

This study examined the legal impact of Megan's Law and residency restrictions in Alabama and Oklahoma. Both states incorporated a 2,000 feet buffer zone, where convicted sex offenders, once released, must live in accordance with this distance, away from areas where children tend to congregate. The legislation's intent is to remove the offender from the equation, making any suitable targets harder to access. Two simple interrupted times-series (ITS) designs were utilized to measure month...
Stacie Merken.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Lewis, John A. Committee members: Robert Mutchnick; Jennifer Roberts; Shannon Womer Phaneuf.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

The present study updates and addresses some of the limitations in the existing research regarding interventions aimed at altering college students' expectations and attitudes about seeking therapy. Past studies have utilized multiple intervention modalities, including written information, video and audio tapes, live presentations, and multimedia presentations. However, the literature is still inconclusive as to which modality is superior. The current study examined the effects of altering bo...
Janessa Lin Nowlen.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Hatfield, Derek Committee members: Anson Long; Dante Mancini.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

Religion has been an area of diversity often ignored by clinical and research professionals. More recent qualitative research investigating the perspectives of religious clients suggests that acknowledging religious beliefs in the therapeutic context may contribute to the relationship between therapist and client. The aim of the present study was to examine participant perceptions and expectations about religious discussion in a secular setting. A total of 120 participants were interviewed us...
Angelica Terepka.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Hatfield, Derek Committee members: Beverly Goodwin; Lisa Newell.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2016.
English

This study examined the effects of audio and gender in a 3D gaming environment on the achievement of different educational objectives. A sample of undergraduate Communications Media students from a mid-sized university in Western Pennsylvania were recruited to take part in the study during Fall 2014. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: Control (no music), Treatment 1 (Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major ), or Treatment 2 (self-selected music via Spotify). Th...
Ryan L Sittler.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Leidman, Mary Beth Committee members: Jay Start; Zachary Stiegler.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

Current literature probes the connections between the impact of multimedia, cognition, and learning. However, aesthetic quality of multimedia content has received little attention from researchers. This purpose of this experimental study was to determine the effects of three different rates of encoding on information acquisition and retention among college undergraduates. Participants in the study were divided into three groups. Prior to the learning activity, participants were asked to compl...
Todd A Campbell.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Stiegler, Zachary Committee members: Mark Piwinsky; Jay Start.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of four performance feedback conditions on the rate of improvement (ROI) and the final level of words correct per minute using a curriculum-based measure. The sample size consisted of 50 second-grade subjects who were administered oral reading fluency probes twice weekly for eight consecutive weeks. The second-grade subjects were randomly assigned to a feedback group where they were provided verbal performance feedback on either the numb...
Jill Marie Little.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Kovaleski, Joseph F. Committee members: Becky Knickelbein; Timothy Runge; Mark Staszkiewicz.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English

The current study utilized a correlational and quasi-experimental design to expand on prior research regarding the relationship between the implementation of core components of Response to Intervention (RTI) and the reading achievement of elementary students. In addition, the effects of RTI sustainability on reading achievement were studied by analyzing the relationship between the length of time the core components were implemented and gains in school reading achievement. Furthermore, the ...
Sandra A Seibel.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Kovaleski, Joseph F. Committee members: Lynanne Black; Christoph Maier; Alexander Tabori.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English