Dissertations 2006-2007

"Mental Health Need, Service Use, and Outcomes among Children in Long Term Foster Care."
Jennifer L. Bellamy
October, 2006
Sponsor: Professor Edward J. Mullen

"Adult Health Care Services and Psychiatric Disorders: The Use and Cost of Health Care Services in a Low Income, Minority Population Coming to an Urban Primary Care Clinic. "
Sarah E. Bledsoe
May, 2007
Sponsor: Professor Edward J. Mullen

"The Impact of 'Familias en Accion' on School Outcomes and its Interaction with Social Capital. "
Sandra Garcia
May, 2007
Sponsor: Professor Irwin Garfinkel

"Neighborhood Disorder and Crime: An Analysis of 'Broken Windows' in New York City. "
Amanda B. Geller
May, 2007
Sponsor: Professor Irwin Garfinkel

"Risk Factors for Child Welfare System Recidivism."
Jessica M. Kahn
October, 2006
Sponsor: Professor Jane Waldfogel

"The Impacts of an Early Entry Age into Head Start on Children's Developmental Outcomes."
Kyunghee Lee
May, 2007
Sponsor: Professor Wen-Jui Han

"Changes in Contextual Characteristics and their Impact on Determinants of Mental Health Services Utilization and Clinical and Functional Outcomes in First Episode Psychosis."
Rufina J. Lee
October, 2006
Sponsor: Professor Ellen Lukens

"The Effects of Age Cohort and Asian Ethnicity on Health and Mental Health Service Use. "
Duy D. Nguyen
May, 2007
Sponsor: Professor Ada Mui

"The Impacts of TANF Work Requirements on Poverty Among Women and Their Families."
Ji Young Yoo
October, 2006
Sponsor: Professor Jane Waldfogel