Dissertations 2004-2005

"The Practice of Authority by Social Workers in a Managed Mental Health Care Organization: A Critical Ethnography."
Cassandra L. Bransford
October, 2004
Sponsor: Professor Barbara Simon

"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."
Paul Kevin Cavanagh
October, 2004
Sponsor: Professor Wen-Jui Han

"Public Policy, Economic Conditions and the Living Arrangements of Mothers."
Marah A. Curtis
February, 2005
Sponsor: Professor Irwin Garfinkel

"A Cross-Sectional Study of Socio-Cultural and Health Determinants of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by Chinese Patients with Mental Health Needs in an Urban Primary Care Setting."
Lin Fang
May, 2005
Sponsor: Professor Edward J. Mullen

"Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Risk in Latino Gay Men: The Role of Sexual Self-Efficacy and Participation in Difficult Sexual Situations."
Matthew Feldman
May, 2005
Sponsor: Professor Nabila El-Bassel

"Explaining Foster Care Trends in the U.S. and New York City."
Wendy B. Naidich
May, 2005
Sponsor: Professor Jane Waldfogel

"Implementing a New Treatment Philosophy in a Residential Treatment Center for Children with Severe Emotional Disturbances: A Qualitative Study."
Kim Prchal
May, 2005
Sponsor: Professor Brenda McGowan

"Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a Risk Factor for HIV among African American and Latina Women in Methadone Treatment in New York City."
Vanessa Cecilia Rojas
May, 2005
Sponsor: Professor Nabila El-Bassel

"The Impact of Strategic Planning Process Variation on Organizational Performance in Nonprofit Human Service Organizations Providing Mental Health Services."
Karun K. Singh
May, 2005
Sponsor: Professor Edward J. Mullen

"Defining the Meaning of Work for Minority Older Adults: A Comparative Study between Korean Americans and African Americans."
Shin Son
May, 2005
Sponsor: Professor Sheila Akabas

"Effects of Parental Leave on Child Health and Development."
Sakiko Tanaka
February, 2005
Sponsor: Professor Jane Waldfogel

"The Effect of Work on People with Severe Mental Illness: An Exploratory Study of Chinese People in Taiwan Using Stress-Support Theories."
Huiching Wu
May, 2005
Sponsor: Professor Ellen Lukens

"Community Service Use Attitudes of Older Spousal Caregiver-Care Recipient Couples: Gender Differences and Dyadic Congruence."
Bradley David Zodikoff
February, 2005
Sponsor: Professor Denise Burnette