Dissertations 2003-2004

“The Juvenile Court of Richland County, Ohio’s Partner Program: A Long Term Program Evaluation Study.”
Donald Allen
May, 2004
Sponsor: Professor Steven Schinke

“Individual and Family Factors that Influence the Social Problem Solving Skills of Inner City African American Pre-Adolescents.”
Kelly Chasse
May, 2004
Sponsor: Professor Grace Christ

“The Role of Violence Exposure in Adolescents’ Internalizing Behaviors: A Comparison between African American and Asian American Youth.”
Wan-Yi Chen
May, 2004
Sponsor: Professor Neil Guterman

"Mexican Immigrant Mothers' Perceptions of Child Welfare Services and State Intervention into Family Life."
Ilze A. Earner
May, 2004
Sponsor: Professor Marianne Yoshioka

“Relationships & Partner Support in Older Adult Couples Living with Advanced Cancer.”
Daniel S. Gardner
May, 2004
Sponsor: Professor Denise Burnette

"Gender Differences in Labor Market Outcomes in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan.”
Billur Gungoren
February, 2004
Sponsor: Professor Sheila Kammerman

“The Effects of Secondary School Climate on Students’ Academic Success.”
Margaret Johansson
October, 2003
Sponsor: Professor Vincent Guilamo-Ramos

“Completion of Health Care Proxies: Do Social Work Pre-admission Interviews Make A Difference?”
Yvonne M. Johnson
May, 2004 
Sponsor: Professor Denise Burnette

“The Effects of Flexible Work Hours and Company-provided Child Care on Wages of Mothers and Other Women.”
Yeon-Shim Lee
May, 2004
Sponsor: Professor Sheila Akabas

“Path Analysis of Acute Stress Reactions After the World Trade Center Disaster: Social Work Students in New York City.”
Monica M. Matthieu
February, 2004
Sponsor: Professor Andre Ivanoff

“Community Services for the Severely Mentally Ill: An Examination of Assisted Outpatient Treatment in New York City.”
Gillian Murphy
October, 2003
Sponsor: Professor Ellen Lukens

"Child Support for Children in Fragile Families."
Lenna Nepomnyaschy
October, 2003. 
Sponsor: Professor Irwin Garfinkel

“The Determinants of HIV Risk for First and Second Generation Cuban, Mexican, and Puerto Rican Adolescents.”
Juan Pena
May, 2004
Sponsor: Professor Steven Schinke

“Effects of Parental Involvement on Children’s School Performance: A Comparative Study Between East Asian and Latina Americans.”
Hyo-Jin Shin
February, 2004
Sponsor: Professor Mary McKay

"Jamaican Immigrants: Help Seeking Attitudes Toward Mental Health Care."
Cordelle Yorke
May, 2004
Sponsor: Professor Ellen Lukens