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Sociology Theses and Dissertations

Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Deconstructing and Decolonizing Identities of “Gender” and “Sex” When Viewed as Anti-Black: Black Narratives Outside of the Binary , Didier Salgado

“We Need to Figure Out Who We Are”: Reframing Manhood in an Online Discussion Forum , Tomas Sanjuan Jr.

Musicking Higher Education: An Analysis of the Effects of Music Pedagogy On College Classroom Atmospheres , April Smith

Framing, Emotion, and Contradiction in the Tampa Bay Times’ Climate Change Coverage , Madison Veeneman

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

"Are We Done?": The Minimization of Covid-19 and the Individualization of Health in the United States , Cassidy R. Boe

Health and Friendships of LGBTQIA+ College Students , Komal Asim Qidwai

Organizing for Here and There: Exploring the Grassroots Organizing of the Puerto Rican Diaspora in the Tampa Bay Area , Dominique Rivera

Stitched Together: What We Learn from Secret Stories in Public Media , Sara D. Rocks

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

"Duck Wars": Examining the Narrative Construction of a "Problem" Species , Jenna A. Bateman

The Debate on Physician-Assisted Death in the United States: A Narrative Analysis of Formula Stories , Rebecca Blackwell

The Social Correlates of War: Conflict Correlations Within Belief Systems. , Richard R. N. Decampa

Narrative Meaning Productions of Compassionate Healthcare: An Examination of Cultural Codes, Organizational Practices, and Everyday Realities , Carley Geiss

Racialized Morality: The Logic of Anti-Trafficking Advocacy , Sophie Elizabeth James

Green Business and the Culture of Capitalism: Constructing Narratives of Environmentalism , Julia S. Jester

Presenting Selves and Interpreting Culture: An Ethnography of Chinese International Tourism in the United States , Fangheyue Ma

Making A Home Away from Home: A Qualitative Study of African Students’ Practices of Integration in the United States , Alphonse O. Opoku

"They Say We're Expendable:" Race, Nation, and Citizenship in the Dominican Republic. , Edlin Veras

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

A social network analysis of online gamers' friendship networks: Structural attributes of Steam friendships, and comparison of offline-online social ties of MMO gamers , Juan G. Arroyo-Flores

Family Response to a Diagnosis of Serious Mental Illness in Teens and Young Adults: A Multi-Voiced Narrative Analysis , Douglas J. Engelman

GoFundTransitions: Narratives of Transnormativity and the Limits of Crowdfunding Livable Futures , Hayden J. Fulton

"Courage Drives Us": Narrative Construction of Organizational Identity in a Cancer-Specific Health Non-Profit Organization , Katie J. Hilderbrand

“I woke up to the world”: Politicizing Blackness and Multiracial Identity Through Activism , Angelica Celeste Loblack

The Athletics Behind the Academics: The Academic Advisor’s Role in the Lives of Student Athletes , Max J.R. Murray

Red-Green Rows: Exploring the Conflict between Labor and Environmental Movements in Kerala, India , Silpa Satheesh

Winning “Americans” for Jesus?: Second-Generation, Racial Ideology, and the Future of the Brazilian Evangelical Church in the U.S. , Rodrigo Otavio Serrao Santana De Jesus

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Palatable Shades of Gender: Status Processes at the Intersections of Race, Gender, and Team Formation , Jasmón L. Bailey

American Converts to Islam: Identity, Racialization, and Authenticity , Patrick M. Casey

Meaning and Monuments: Morality, Racial Ideology, and Nationalism in Confederate Monument Removal Storytelling , Kathryn A. DelGenio

"Keep it in the Closet and Welcome to the Movement": Storying Gay Men Among the Alt-Right , Shelby Statham

Selling White Masculinity: An Analysis of Cultural Intermediaries in the Craft Beverage Industry , Erik Tyler Withers

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The Role of the Soldier in Civilian Life: Personal and Social Concerns that Influence Reintegration Processes , Matthew J. Ahlfs

“I Want to Be Who I Am”: Stories of Rejecting Binary Gender , Ana Balius

Breaking the Crass Ceiling? Exploring Narratives, Performances, and Audience Reception of Women's Stand-Up Comedy , Sarah Katherine Cooper

An Intersectional Examination of Disability and LGBTQ+ Identities In Virtual Spaces , Justine E. Egner

"I've never had that": An Exploration of how Children Construct Belonging and Inclusion Within a Foodscape , Olivia M. Fleming

Hybridizers and the Hybridized: Orchid Growing as Hybrid "Nature?" , Kellie Petersen

Coloring in the Margins: Understanding the Experiences of Racial/Ethnic and Sexual/Gender Minority Undergraduates in STEM , Jonathan D. Ware

Decreased Visibility: A Narrative Analysis of Episodic Disability and Contested Illness , Melissa Jane Welch

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

“Have a Seat at our Table: Uncovering the Experiences of Black Students Attending a ‘Racially Diverse’ University” , Diamond Briggs

TERF Wars: Narrative Productions of Gender and Essentialism in Radical-Feminist (Cyber)spaces , Jennifer Earles

“Can You Believe They Think I’m Intimidating?” An Exploration of Identity in Tall Women , Elizabeth Joy Fuller

Black Girl Magic?: Negotiating Emotions and Success in College Bridge Programs , Olivia Ann Johnson

"What Are We Doing Here? This Is Not Us": A Critical Discourse Analysis of The Last Of Us Remastered , Toria Kwan

Behind the Curtain: Cultural Cultivation, Immigrant Outsiderness, and Normalized Racism against Indian Families , Pangri G. Mehta

From the Panels to the Margins: Identity, Marginalization, and Subversion in Cosplay , Manuel Andres Ramirez

Examining Forty Years of the Social Organization of Feminisms: Ethnography of Two Women’s Bookstores in the US South , Mary Catherine Whitlock

"There is No Planet B": Frame Disputes within the Environmental Movement over Geoengineering , David Russell Zeller Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

“You Can Fight Logic…But You Can’t Fight God”: The Duality of Religious Text and Church as Community for White Lesbians in Appalachian and Rural Places , Jessica Mae Altice

Songwriting as Inquiry and Action: Emotion, Narrative Identity, and Authenticity in Folk Music Culture , Maggie Colleen Cobb

Unraveling the Wild: A Cultural Logic of Animal Stories in Contemporary Social Life , Damien Contessa

“It’s Not Like a Movie. It’s Not Hollywood:” Competing Narratives of a Youth Mentoring Organization , Carley Geiss

An Examination of Perspectives on Community Poverty: A Case Study of a Junior Civic Association , Monica Heimos Heimos

"I'm Not Broken": Perspectives of Students with Disabilities on Identity-making and Social Inclusion on a College Campus , Melinda Leigh Maconi

People and Pride: A Qualitative Study of Place Attachment and Professional Placemakers , Wenonah Machdelena Venter

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Mediated Relationships: An Ethnography of Family Law Mediation , Elaina Behounek

The Continuum of Ethno-Racial Socialization: Learning About Culture and Race in Middle-Class Latina/o Families , Maria D. Duenas

Getting Ahead: Socio-economic Mobility, Perceptions of Opportunity for Socio-economic Mobility, and Attitudes Towards Public Assistance in the United States , Alissa Klein

Beauty is Precious, Knowledge is Power, and Innovation is Progress: Widely Held Beliefs in Policy Narratives about Oil Spills , Brenda Gale Mason

Looking at Levels of Medicalization in the Institutional Narrative of Substance Use Disorders in the Military , Chase Landes Mccain

The Experience of Chronic Pain Management: A Multi-Voiced Narrative Analysis , Loren Wilbers

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Resources Matter: The Role of Social Capital and Collective Efficacy in Mediating Gun Violence , Jennifer Lynne Dean

More to Love: Obesity Histories and Romantic Relationships in the Transition to Adulthood , Hilary Morgan Dotson

Dieting, Discrimination, and Bullying: A Contextual Case Study of Framing in the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance , Veronica Kay Doughman

Negotiating Muslim Womanhood: The Adaptation Strategies of International Students at Two American Public Colleges , Amber Michelle Gregory

Checking Out: A Qualitative Study of Supermarket Cashiers' Emotional Response to Customer Mistreatment , Michael E. Lawless

Managing Family Food Consumption: Going Beyond Gender in the Kitchen , Blake Janice Martin

Motherhood Bound by State Supervision: An Exploratory Study of the Experiences of Mothers on Parole and Probation , Kaitlyn Robison

In Search of the Artist: The Influences of Commercial Interest on an Art School - A Narrative Analysis , Michael Leonard Sette

"They're Our Bosses": Representations of Clients, Guardians, and Providers in Caregivers' Narratives , Dina Vdovichenko

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Constructing Legal Meaning in the Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Cultural Codes and Border Disputes , Jeffrey Forest Hilbert

"All Blacks Vote the Same?": Assessing Predictors of Black American Political Participation and Partisanship , Antoine Lennell Jackson

Expectations of Nursing Home Use, Psychosocial Characteristics and Race/Ethnicity: The Latino/a Case , Heidi Ross

Beyond the Door: Disability and the Sibling Experience , Morgan Violeta Sanchez Taylor

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

A Mother's Love: A Narrative Analysis of Food Advertisements in an African American Targeted Women's Magazine , Janine Danielle Beahm

It's a Support Club, Not a Sex Club: Narration Strategies and Discourse Coalitions in High School Gay-Straight Alliance Club Controversies , Skyler Lauderdale

Beyond the Backlash: Muslim and Middle Eastern Immigrants' Experiences in America, Ten Years Post-9/11 , Gregory J. Mills

Competing Narratives: Hero and PTSD Stories Told by Male Veterans Returning Home , Adam Gregory Woolf

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

"Can't Buy Me Wealth": Racial Segregation and Housing Wealth in Hillsborough County, Florida , Natalie Marie Delia Deckard

Friendship Networks, Perceived Reciprocity of Support, and Depression , Ryan Francis Huff

That is Bad! This is Good: Morality as Constructed by Viewers of Television Reality Programs , Joseph Charles Losasso

American Muslim Identities: A Qualitative Study of Two Mosques in South Florida , Azka Mahmood Mahmood

Ethnic Identities among Second-Generation Haitian Young Adults in Tampa Bay, Florida: An Analysis of the Reported Influence of Ethnic Organizational Involvement on Disaster Response after the Earthquake of 2010 , Herrica Telus

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Feral Cats and the People Who Care for Them , Loretta Sue Humphrey

Utilizing Facebook Application for Disaster Relief: Social Network Analysis of American Red Cross Cause Joiners , Jennie Wan Man Lai

Comparative Study of Intentional Communities , Jessica Merrick

More Than Bows and Arrows: Subversion and Double-Consciousness in Native American Storytelling , Anastacia M. Schulhoff

Between Agency and Accountability: An Ethnographic Study of Volunteers Participating in a Juvenile Diversion Program , Marc R. Settembrino

Predictors of Academic Achievement among Students at Hillsborough Community College: Can School Engagement Close the Racial Gap of Achievement? , Warren T. Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Latent Newspaper Functions During the Impact Phase of Hurricane Katrina , Christina A. Brown

The Subjective Experience of PMS: A Sociological Analysis of Women’s Narratives , Christiana B. Chekoudjian

Sacred Selves: An Ethnographic Study of Narratives and Community Practices at a Spiritual Center , Sean E. Currie

Digging It: A Participatory Ethnography of the Experiences at a School Garden , Branimir Cvetkovic

Constructions of Narrative Identities of Women Political Candidates , Amy E. Daniels

“The Best We Can With What We Got”: Mediating Social and Cultural Capital in a Title I School , Jarin Rachel Eisenberg

Identities of Alternative Medicine Practitioners , Mychel Estevez

A Family „Affear‟: Three Generations of Agoraphobics , Sherri Elizabeth Green B.A.

“According to Wikipedia …”: A Comparative Analysis of the Establishment and Display of Authority in a Social Problems Textbook and Wikipedia , Alexander A. Hernandez

Realness and Hoodness: Authenticity in Hip Hop as Discussed by Adolescent Fans , Ginger L. Jacobson

Identity negotiation: The perspective of Asian Indian women , Pangri Mehta

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Doing Dignity at the Grace Café: An Ethnographic Exploration of a Homeless Outreach Program , Courtney A. Glover

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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

How Unequal Access to Personal and Professional Networks Impacts Success Among Construction Apprentices , Cameron Elliot Arnold

Left Out to Dry: Understanding the Social Experiences of Ground Depletion in Washington State's Columbia River Basin , Alexis Lisandro Guizar-Diaz

"The Call is Coming from Inside the House": Tracing Experiences in the Institutionally-Centered Process of Establishing Limited Conservatorships in California , Barbara Alison Imle

The Experiences of Black Women Direct Care Workers in Long-Term Care , Nakeshia Knight-Coyle

Earthbound in the Anthropocene: Spirituality, Collective Identity, and Participation in the Direct Action Climate Movement , David Alan Osborn

Son Otros Tiempos: Generational Experiences of Male Friendships Amongst Mexican and Mexican American Men , Marisela Rodríguez Molina

"We Just Have to Trust the People in White Lab Coats": Analyzing Distrust in Vaccine Hesitant Comments on the HHS Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Proposed Rule , Hima Bindu Lakshmi Vedantham

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Does Instructional Autonomy Matter? Exploring Job Satisfaction for Math and Non-Math Teachers in Low, Middle, and High SES Schools , Hannah Sean Ellefritz

Cultural Capital and Community Cultural Wealth: A Study of Latinx First Generation College Students , Affiong Eyo-Idahor

Leaving College Without a Degree: The Student Experience at an Urban Broad Access Institution , Andrea Marie Garrity

Treatment Disparities in Emergency Medical Services: The Influence of Race/Ethnicity, Obesity, and English Proficiency , Jamie Kennel

"Damn, man. The time that I lost": Power and the Process of Diagnosis for Women with Chronic Illnesses , Kaitlin Roquel Yeomans

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

What Does it Mean to be Deaf? Changing Meanings of Deafness, Communication Technology, and Beliefs about Normality in the US , Kathryn Elizabeth Burrows

Values of Young Adults in an Increasingly Secular World , Joseph Daniel Eichenlaub

Exploring "What Works" in Veterans Affairs Home-Based Primary Care , Elizabeth Catherine Hulen

Decolonizing Healthcare: a Black Feminist Analysis of Sisters Informing Sisters on Topics of AIDS (SISTA) , Joy Mutare Fashu Kanu

Reducing Transphobic Attitudes: a Cross-National Investigation of College Students in Japan and the United States , Kazusa Seko

The Digital Divide and Health: Examining Digital Access as a Social Determinant of Health , Elizabeth Melissa Withers

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Outsiders Within Inequality Regimes: a Sociological Framework to Advance the Lives of Women Veterans , Sarah Louise Aktepy

The Experience of Female Caregivers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , Nouf Albugami

Working From Home: Analyzing the Autonomy of App-Based Adult Content Creators , Jenna DePasquale

Smoking Behaviors in Patients Offered Lung Cancer Screening , Sara Elizabeth Golden

Transitioning into Conventional Housing: Narratives of Houseless Individuals , Joyce La Belle McNair

"Not 'Just' a Barista": the Story of Portland's College-Educated Baristas , Ned William Tilbrook

Exploring How Community College Transfer Students Experience Connection in a Commuter University , Christa Michelle Zinke

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Understanding the Politicization of Oromo Identity in the Diaspora: Re/ Locating the Bones of the Oromo , Madeline Jaye Bass

Radical Doulas Make "Caring a Political Act": Full-spectrum Birthwork as Reproductive Justice Activism , JaDee Yvonne Carathers

Concerted Cultivation, Academic Achievement, and the Mediating Role of Non-Cognitive Factors , Bryant Carlson

Convivial Clothing: Engagement with Decommodified Fashion in Portland, OR , Sarah Guldenbrein

Closure or Censure? Examining the Determinants of Disclosure of Sexual Assault Among College Students , Whitney Head-Burgess

Gender and the Voir Dire Process , Tasha Ann Lane

"What About the Men? Investigating Alcohol Consumption, Masculinities, and Risky Sex in Peri-Urban Eswatini , Aaron Jackson Levine

An Investigation of the Impact of High School Student Fine Arts Course Accumulation on Mathematics Course Achievement , Daniel Mackin Freeman

The Influence of Age at Migration on Criminal Offending Among Foreign-Born Immigrants , Omar Melchor-Ayala

Evaluating the Utility of Theories of Social Integration in Understanding Areal Suicide Rates in the United States , Nathan Finch Parsons

Reproduciendo Otros Mundos : Indigenous Women's Struggles Against Neo-Extractivism and the Bolivian State , Gisela Victoria Rodriguez Fernandez

Racial Disparities in a State Based Workers' Compensation System , Caroline Kristine Smith

Family, School, and Forms of Capital , Sonja Taylor

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Who Am I? Criminal Social Identity as a Mediator in the Relationship between Criminal Peers and Criminal Attitudes within a Sample of Probationers/Parolees , Quinton Thomas Alexander

Finding Common Ground: Relationship Building and Communication between PO and Client within a Community Supervision Setting , Carl Eugene Appleton

White Space, Black Space: Community Gardens in Portland, Oregon , David Ross Billings Jr.

Selling Protest in the News? Movement-Media Framing of Occupations: an Exploratory Study , Andrew David Butz

"Tindersluts" & "Tinderellas:" Examining Young Women's Construction and Negotiation of Modern Sexual Scripts within a Digital Hookup Culture , MacKenzie A. Christensen

The Gender Gap in Postsecondary Enrollment Intentions: the Mediating Role of Student Attitudes and Behaviors , Paul J. Deppen III

The Dispute Over the Commons: Seed and Food Sovereignty as Decommodification in Chiapas, Mexico , Carol Frances Hernández Rodríguez

Reconciling the Opportunities and Obstacles of Motherhood Following Corrections Involvement , Summer Brooke Newell

Exiters of Religious Fundamentalism: Reconstruction of Identity, Social Relationships and Support, and Meaning Related to Well-Being , Andreea Alexandra Nica

Representations of Feminist Theory and Gender Issues in Introductory-Level Sociology Textbooks , Jena Amber Zarza

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Framing Homelessness as Crisis: A Comparative Content Analysis of Local Media Reports on Portland's Tent Cities , Katrien Cokeley

Stereotype Threat and Effects of Students' Perception of Their Math Teacher's Fairness on Their Math Self-Efficacy , Alexis Jocelyn DeVigal

The Efficacy of Virtual Protest: Linking Digital Tactics to Outcomes in Activist Campaigns , Rina Lynne James

Living Between Worlds: Arrival and Adjustment Experiences of the Somali Community in Portland, Oregon , Neil A. Panchmatia

"Neither of the Boxes": Accounting for Non-Binary Gender Identities , Erin Patricia Savoia

Contexts of Reception and Constructions of Islam: Second Generation Muslim Immigrants in Post-9/11 America , Shahriyar Smith

"Are We Building Biking Solidarity": Gendered, Racial, and Spatial Barriers to Bicycling in Portland, Oregon , Kyla Jean Tompkins

When You Aren't Who Your Friends Are: the Moderating Influence of Racial Similarity on the Association Between Friendships and Mental Well-Being , Philip Tostado

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Inequality, Position, and Perception: Understanding and Addressing Workplace Harassment in Oregon's Construction Trades , Sasha Mae Bassett

Local Approaches to Regional Problems: Suburban Government Responses to Portland's Regional Housing Crisis , Emma Deppa

Examining Generational and Gender Differences in Parent-Young Adult Child Relationships During Co-residence , Lauren Elizabeth Ferguson

The Use of Anti-Bullying Policies to Protect LGBT Youth: Teacher and Administrator Perspectives on Policy Implementation , Michelle Lauren Holliday

Does the School Day Matter? The Association Between Adolescent School Attachment and Involvement and Adult Criminal Behavior , Madeline O'Neil

On Both Sides of the Tracks: Light Rail and Gentrification in Portland, Oregon , Nathan Eric Rochester

Transgender Patients' Experiences of Discrimination at Mental Health Clinics , Corrine Ann Stocking

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Does Gender Matter? Human Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka: A Gendered Analysis of Human Elephant Conflict and Natural Resource Management in a Rural Sri Lankan Village , Katherine Eileen Griffin

Staying on Script: Sexual Scripts and Sex Education , Elizabeth Carol Hauck

Activist Doctors: Explaining Physician Activism in the Oregon Movement for Single-Payer Healthcare , Jennifer Cullen Loomis

Gender Difference in Working Parents' Perceptions of Work/Family Conflict and the Role of Occupational Prestige , Heather Kirsten McCabe

Democratizing the City Through the Colonization of Public Space: A Case Study of Portland Food Not Bombs , Trent Adam Saari

Use of Role and Power in Parent-Teacher Relationships: Perceptions from the Parent Perspective , Sonja Taylor

Therapy and the Nontraditional Transgender Narrative , Dylan Ellingson Waller

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Gender and Prescription Painkiller Misuse: Findings from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health , Robin Jo Clough

Illuminating the Experiences of Single Fathers , Heidi Rosa Esbensen

Mediating Academic Success: Race, Class, Gender and Community College Persistence , Schaylee Marie Esparza

Victimization, Separatism and Anti-intellectualism: An Empirical Analysis of John McWhorter's Theory on African American's Low Academic Performance , Marlon DeWayne Marion

Trauma-Informed Research and Planning: Understanding Government and Urban Native Community Partnerships to Addressing Substance-Exposed Pregnancies in Portland, OR , Amanda Mercier

Socio-spatial Transformation and Contested Space at the Street Level in Latin America: The Case of Cali, Colombia , Maria Janeth Mosquera Becerra

Beyond the McNair Program: A Comparative Study of McNair Scholars' Understandings of the Impacts of Program Participation on their Graduate School Experiences , Cristina Restad

The Impact of Documentation Status on the Educational Attainment Experiences of Undocumented Hispanic/Latino Students , Brittanie Alexandria Roberts

Racism, Heterosexism, Depression, and HIV Risk Behaviors of Native Men Who Have Sex With Men: Findings from the HONOR Project , Matthew Alan Town

"But There's a Black History Month": A Content Analysis of Ideological Framing and Presentation in White Nationalist Publications , Dylan Tomas Waite

Cultivating Common Ground? A Case Study of a Community Garden Organization in Northeast Portland, Oregon , Bryan James Zinschlag

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

First-Generation Latinos at Pacific Northwest University: Their Adjustment and Experience during Freshman Year , Marco Antonio Aguirre

"We don't have any of those:" Looking for leaders in the horizontal structure of Occupy Portland , Aaron Martin Bach

Queer! Narratives of Gendered Sexuality: A Journey in Identity , Kym Bradley

The Effects of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Religion on Formal End-of-Life Planning , Tina Dawn Lillian Burdsall

I'm Not Gonna Be Like That Guy: Exploring the Montana Meth Project Through the Eyes of That Guy , Jaysen Nicole Ferestad

A New Low in Getting High: Illegal Drug Use and Crime , Erica Jean Ferrelli

The Use of Music as a Pedagogical Tool in Higher Education Sociology Courses: Faculty Member Perspectives and Potential Barriers , Jerry C.L. Loveless

Division of Labor within the Household: The Experience of Bosnian Immigrant Women in Portland, Oregon , Miro Paljevic

Can Cross-Race Mentoring Help Minority Students and Break Down Prejudice? Mentoring Experiences in Higher Education , Jennifer Brooke Rainer

From College to Career: Understanding First Generation and Traditional Community College Transfer Students' Major and Career Choices , Jeff Scott Shelton

Learning to Adapt: Online Social Science Instruction in Higher Education , Patrick Steven Smith

The Economic Impact of Veteran Status: The Effect of Veteran and Demographic Statuses on Household Income , Daniel Standridge

"Game Over" for the Climate: The Keystone XL Pipeline on TV News , Elisabeth Wilder

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Assessing Environmental Inequality in Portland, Oregon: An Exploration of Local Environmental Justice Struggles , Jordan Douglas Folks

Atheist Scripts in a Nation of Religiosity: Identity Politics within the Atheist Movement , Jacqueline Frost

Understanding the Role of Patient Activation in the Association between Patient Socio-Economic Demographics and Patient Experience , Katsuya Oi

Gendering Gardasil: Framing Gender and Sexuality in Media Representations of the HPV Vaccine , Maura Kathleen Pisciotta

Understanding Sand Mining on the Maha Oya: The Conflict Between Economic and Environmental Survival , Meredith Corea Talbert

Cultural Hybridization, Glocalization and American Soccer Supporters: The Case of the Timbers Army , Jesse Harold Wagner

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All master’s theses completed through the Graduate College of Western Michigan University since 2012 have been entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies from earlier years are available through interlibrary loan. We have a few digital copies of earlier years. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Suicide at the Intersection of Race and Gender , Marina Geider

The Weight of the Interaction: An Exploration of Fat Women's Experiences in Healthcare Settings , Danielle Snow

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

As Different As Black And White: A Comparison between Interracial Divorce and Endogamous Divorce , Abigail Constance Lewandowski

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

The Wrongful Conviction Program: A Program Evaluation , Ashley M. Chlebek

Police-Community Collaboration in an Upper Midwest City , Samuel Imbody

Structures, Experiences, and Perceptions of Undergraduate Students’ Networks: A Mixed Methods Study , Rhoda E. Marshall

Cisgender Fragility , Zachariah Graydon Oaster

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

An Evaluation of Domestic Violence Shelter Programs and Research Best Practices , Katherine Brown

College Self-Funding Predicting Deviant Behaviors , Blake A. Darling

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Timelines and Trade Chat: Comparing Contextual Self-Disclosure and Perceived Social Capital on Social Networking Sites and Massively Multiplayer Online Games , Ryan P. Castillo

Finding a Baseline for Accountability in Diversion Programming , Anthony G. Frontiera

Libya, The New York Times, and a Propaganda Model of the Mass Media , Randy LaPrairie

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory: The Curious Case [Study] of California’s Proposition 37 , Dave Brundage

‘How Yoga Are You?’: Exploring the Contemporary Practice of Yoga in the United States , Olivia McLaughlin

Approved for All Audiences: A Longitudinal Content Analysis of the Portrayal of Women in Movie Trailers , Brooke S. O’Neil

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Impersonal Trust in Versus Dependence on FDA , Amanda C. Meyer

Looking for Mr. Right or Mr. Right-Now: A Content Analysis of Gay Men’s Personals , Matt Reid

Diffusion of the lnternet and its Effect on Gender Attitudes: A Cross-National Approach , Robert Roznowski

A Game of Skill: Video Game Enthusiasm and Confidence with Computers , Rebecca L. Sevin

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Still Siblings: The Perceived Importance of Sibling Relationships for Foster Children , Jessica A. Church

Comic Book Fandom and Stigma Consciousness , Dennis R. Gagliardo

Neiman Marcus Chicken Coops: Exploring Class and Identity Through Backyard Chicken Keeping and the Contemporary Food Movement , Traci D. Joseph

The Internet and Mass Society: Civic Engagement in the Digital Age , Simon J. Purdy

Labeling Research Deviant: A Comparative Analysis of Federal Ad Hoc Commissions on Human Subject Research , Brian W. Rossana

Climbing into the Ivory Tower: A Look at Administrative Perspectives on Sexual Assault on the College Campus , Tasha Nichole Turner

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

How Now Shall We Consume: Widening Conception of Political Consumption and Analysis of the American Buyer , John Patton Chew

Beyond Flint's Dependent Deindustrialization: A Visual Examination of Social Capital , Amanda Graziano

A Cross-National, Longitudinal Test of Institutional Anomie Theory , Marc Alan Kittleson

Rape Myth Acceptance and Rape Attitudes in Campus Hook-Up Culture , Karolina Staros

Income Inequality and Social Stratification: The Effect of Market Versus State in Transitional Urban China , Qiong Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Is There a Promise for Latino Students? , Carolina Calvillo

Foster Care Aftermath: Comparing Permanency Data before and after the First Round of Program Improvement Plans , Kristy Nicole Niblock

Alternative Female Beauty: Women and Tattoos , Shannon E. Vacek

The Educational and Ministerial Goals of Female Seminarians , Lori Verspoor

Representations of Homosexuality by Exodus International Ministries and Westboro Baptist Church Websites , Cody Wedge

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

The Fusion of Ethnic And Religious Identity in Post-Communist Russia , David M. Barry

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Religion, Politics, and Terror: Determinants of Tolerance for Radical Islamist Ideology in America , Jacob A. Armstrong

Where Was the Government? In Inquiry into the Events of September 11, 2001 , Elizabeth A. Bradshaw

Breaking Protocol: The Failure of the Bush Administration to Ratify the Kyoto Protocol as A State Crime , Jacquelynn A. Doyon

An Evaluation of the Challenge Day Program , Deborah S. Higgins

Too Little, Too Late: The Current Generation of College Women and Sexual Health Education , Nicole C. Schumaker

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Women and Hostile Sexism: Effect of Identification with the Humor Target on Women's Responses to Sexist Jokes , Jessica R. Edel

Cheating Death: The Demedicalization of CPR , Michelle Nicole Erwin

The Influence of Teacher Expectations on Black and White Students' Academic Achievement: A Hierarchical Linear Modeling Analysis , Syprose A. Owaja

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

On Earth as it is in Heaven? Comparing Mormon Views about Gender for Humans and Gods , Michelle D. Fether-Samtouni

Sexist Humor and Willingness to Discrimination against Women , Christie M. Fitzgerald

Dance Club Culture , Amy M. Iseler

The Protective Order Process as a Victim Empowering Response to Domestic Violence: An Investigation in a Rural Iowa Setting , Traci L. Ketter

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Third Wave Feminist Identity , Sarah Brightman

“See Your Healthcare Provider for a Prescription Today!” The Influence of Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising on Nurse Practitioners and Their Patients , Kelly A. Getman-Dissette

The Portrayal of African American Women in Hip-Hop Videos , Ladel Lewis

An Examination of Claims Concerning College Student Credit Card Issues , Michael J. Macaluso

The Journey of a Social Movement: A Glimpse into Hizb 'Allah and Its Integration into the Lebanese Landscape , Lisa L. Peters

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

A Drug Free America? A Web Page Discourse Analysis , Darrin Kowitz

The Lesbian Connection: The Negotiation of Individualism in a Unique Community , Emily E. Lenning

An Evaluation of City Hall Departmental Complaints in Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1993 and 1994 , Monique R. Moore

The International Criminal Court: A Sociological History , Dawn Rothe

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

The Nonprofit Sector in Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Study , Abdulrahman Al-Othaimeen

In-Group Disparaging Humor: Conditions of Amusement and Consequences for Social Identity , Mark Allen Ferguson

African American Single Mother - An In-Depth Study , Donna Jean Russau

Crimes on College Campuses , Angela M. Turner

Technology and Time , Jon Van Wieren

The Politics of Exclusion and Paranoia: The Know Nothing Party as a Case Study in Frustration-Aggression Analysis , Elton W. Weintz

Theses/Dissertations from 2002 2002

Self-Disclosure in Male Friendships: Exploring Possibilities , Timothy D. Bower

Tales of Forbidden Love: A Sociological Analysis of Interracial Intimacy , Candice L. Bryant

Lincoln Savings and Loan Scandal: A Case Study of State-Corporate Crime , Ronald B. Coleman

The Social Construction of Personal Protection Orders: Gendered Differences? , Kristen E. DeVall

“Drop and Give Me Twenty!”: The Social Production of a Marine , Martha E. Frohlich

The Outcomes of Trauma for Older Adults , Shaun M. McMillan

They're Getting Away with Murder: The Social Account Ability of Collegiate Athletes , Justina Ixcia Phillips

Lifecourse of a Community Survey , Craig Tollini

Women Hunters and Modernity: A Nietzschean Analysis , Deborah S. Wilson

General Motors and Toyota: Comparison of American and Japanese Managerial Cultures , Seiko Yomogita

Promise Keepers: A Study of a Website Ideology , James E. Zoetewey

Theses/Dissertations from 2001 2001

This Is the Price We Pay: A Study of Divorce in the U.A.E. From Divorced Women's Perspectives , Wadha Al Nuaimi

Football Yobbery: The Social Organization of European Soccer , Pakky M. Gerkin

The Sense of Coherence in Adjustment to Widowhood , Nora Dorothy Hartung

Gender Differences in the Career Paths and Wages in the Japanese Labor Market , Machiko Kitagawa

Examining Corrections Policy and Practice in Response to in Diana's Zachary's Law: A Regional Analysis , Janine A. Ralston

“Welcome to Prime-Time, Bitch”: The Nightmare on Elm Street Film Series and the Social Problematic of Mediated Quasi-Interaction , Jason Rapelje

Nudists in the Know: Investigating Social Assumptions of a Clothed Society , Sandra E. Schroer

The Impact of Peer Pressure on Self-Reported Alcohol and Other Drug Use , Daniel D. White

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

Environmental Sociology: An Analysis of Trends , Gregory M. Fulkerson

Korean Immigrant Parents and Their Children's Academic Achievement , Ami Kim

State-Corporate Crime in the Defense Industry: A Case Study of General Dynamics’ Procurement of the Trident Submarine , James E. Robinson

Proposition 48: Knowledge, Attitude and Appreciation in High School Student-Athletes , Robin Salters

Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999

Factors Influencing Prison Industry , Erik Dill

The Estimation of Rape Prevalence: A Reflexive Account of the Construction and Pretesting of a New Questionnaire , Edith Marie Fisher

Barriers to Freedom: Exploring the Influence of Patriarchy on Risk Preference in Battered Women , Cathy Gordon

Intellectuals and Nationalism in Cyprus: A Study of the Role of Intellectuals in the 1931 Uprising , Georgios P. Loizides

A Policy Analysis of Teen Courts: A Look at Teen Courts as a Viable Alternative to the Juvenile Court System , Jon P. Mathieu

A Case Study of Claims Between the U.S. Government and David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in Waco, TX , Kimberly A. Salow

Stress at a Juvenile Detention Center: Identifying Stressors and Examining the Coping Process , Matthew J. Schmid

Creativity Or Collusion?: Representations of Women in Music Videos , Jan E. Urbina

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

Perceptions of Corporate Crime: Assessing the Seriousness , Dale J. Ardovini-Brooker

Community Leaders’ Perceptions of Violence Against Women as a Public Health Issue , Deborah J. Bartz

The Foucault Panopticon Model in Motion: The Internet as a Candidate for Corporate Abandon , Thomas Wells Brignall

Prostitution in U.S. Society: Moving Beyond Traditional Feminist Frameworks of Analysis , Megan M. Coats

The Life and Times of a Fact: A Sociological Analysis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder , Corey J. Colyer

The Implementation of Group Mentoring Between At-Risk Teenage African American Males and Successful Adult African American Men , Cornell Mathis

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A Case for Friendship: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Close Friendships in Adulthood , Grace Kelly

Coverage Error Properties of Smartphone and Smartphone Operating System Ownership on Web Surveys: A Total Survey Error Perspective , Angelica Phillips

Attitudes Towards Public Basic Needs Programs: An Analysis of Question Order Effect, Period and Cohort Changes, and Differences Across Religious Traditions , Jamy K. Rentschler

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Well-Being of People Incarcerated in United States Prisons , Kimberly Rivera

Settler colonial origins of intimate partner violence in Indigenous communities , Maia C. Behrendt

The Burden of Giving: Race, SES, and Nativity Differences in Providing Informal Financial Assistance , Nestor Hernandez

Factors Associated with Racial Differences in Health Care Access , Memory Manda

Effects of Victimization and Community Characteristics on Health Outcomes , Katie Meyer

Cover Guys: Masculinity, Sexuality, and Representations of Men's Bodies in Popular Magazines for Men , Trenton M. Haltom

MEASURING SOCIAL INTEGRATION: LINKING PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATIONAL TIES IN EGO NETWORKS , Sela Harcey

Protective Factors against Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization , Meagan Kunitzer

Housework: Socialization Influences on Individual Performance, Couple Division of Labor and Mental Health , Jaala Robinson

The Relationship between Quality of Life, Extreme Climatological Conditions and Social Unrest in India , Daniel Schaefer

Twitch.tv and its LGBTQIA+ Tag: A Digital Ethnography Investigating How LGBTQIA+-affirming Video Game Streamers and Viewers Interact and Build LGBTQIA+ Spaces Online , Cadyn Alexander Williamson

How Does the Social World Shape the Experience of a Rare Disease? Social Position and the Development, Progression, and Medical Care for People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis , Jennifer A. Andersen

‘Do Unto Others’: Religiosity and Bullying in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood , Joseph Jochman

The Consequences and Correlates of Racial Identity Discordance: An Explication of the Social Construction of Race , Eli X. Ornelas

Examining the Association Between Interviewer and Respondent Speaking Pace in Telephone Interviews , Angelica Nicole Phillips

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATE-LEVEL DYNAMICS, FIREARM POLICIES, AND COUNTY-LEVEL HOMICIDES , Shawn M. Ratcliff

Relationship Quality in Kin and Chosen Kin Familial Networks , Eliza Thor

Drinking Behaviors, Relationships And Recovery: A Relational Sociological Examination Of Addiction , Maia C. Behrendt

Interpersonal Discrimination and Mental Health among Minority Students at Predominantly White Institutions: Does Racial Identity Matter? , Marissa Lynn Cardwell

The Perfect Match? Correlates of Job Placement Among PhD Earners , Andrea Johnson

Social Networks and Science Identity: Does Peer Commitment Matter? , Grace Maridyth Kelly

Disabled and Out? Social Interaction Barriers and Mental Health among Older Adults with Physical Disabilities , Raeda Anderson

Disentangling the Roles of Modernization and Secularization on Fertility: the Case of Turkey , Dogan Hatun

Understanding Mental and Behavioral Health of American Indian Youth: An Application of the Social Convoy Model , Jerreed D. Ivanich

Birds of a Feather? Friendship Utilization by Sexual Minority Students During the Transition to College , Jessica Morrow

How State-Level Dynamics Shape Individual-Level Welfare Payments , Jamy Rentschler

Examining Retrospective Measurement of Ambivalence About First Births and Psychological Well-Being Using A Hybrid Cross-Survey Multiple Imputation Approach , Stacy Tiemeyer

Assessing Risks and Potential Protective Factors of Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization , Brian Ermon Tussey

Not Infertile, Can’t Have Children: Non-Reproductive Health Barriers to a Wanted Child , Jennifer A. Andersen

WHO DO YOU KNOW: IMPROVING AND EXPLORING THE NETWORK SCALE-UP METHOD , Patrick Habecker

Protests in the Post-Cold War Era: World Systems Dynamics and Hardship Effects in Post-Colonial Countries , Shawn M. Ratcliff

Changing Public Opinion Towards LGB Rights: An Analysis of Data from the American National Election Studies, 1992-2012 , Jacob Paul Absalon

Examining the Interplay Between Spousal and Non-Spousal Social Support and Strain on Trajectories of Functional Limitations among Married Older Adults , Scott A. Adams

Fear and Loitering in Los Angeles: Contextualizing Fear in the Efficacy Framework , Benjamin J. Forthun

Three Studies Examining the Mechanisms Linking Stress Exposure to Delinquency and Substance Use among North American Indigenous Adolescents , Dane Steven Hautala

Understanding Transgender Community: Locating Support and Resiliency Using the Minority Stress Model , Rosalind D. Kichler

On The Street and On Campus: A Comparison of Life Course Trajectories Among Homeless and College Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Young Adults , Rachel M. Schmitz

A Mediational Analysis of the Influence of Negative Coping Behaviors on Health Outcomes Associated with Adolescent School Bullying , Joseph C. Jochman

NETWORK SUPPORT VARIATION FOR BLACK WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES: A MOBILITY STUDY OF IMMIGRANT AND NON-IMMIGRANT BLACK WOMEN , Lesa Annette Johnson

Capturing the Gendiverse: A Test of the Gender Self-Perception Scale, with Implications for Survey Data and Labor Market Measures , Alian Kasabian

A Model for Understanding Structure Versus Agency in the Participation of Minors in the Commercial Sex Market , Courtney Thrash

Faculty Parental Status: An Investigation of Network Homophily, Marginalization, and Supportive Work-Family Academic Culture , Megumi Watanabe

WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW CAN HURT YOU: EARLY LIFE COURSE RACIAL HEALTH DISPARITIES IN UNDIAGNOSED DIABETES , Anna C. Bellatorre

A Stress Process Model of Arrest among Homeless Women: Exploring Risk and Protective Factors , Kari C. Gentzler

Is Gaining, Losing or Keeping a Self-Identified Fertility Problem Associated with Changes in Self-Esteem? , Elizabeth A. Richardson

CONTEXTUALIZING COUPLES: THREE ESSAYS ON INEQUALITY, STRESS, AND DYADIC FUNCTIONING AS A LONGITUDINAL AND RECIPROCAL PROCESS , Deadric T. Williams

The Dynamics of Network-Religion Autocorrelation in Adolescent Friendship Networks , J Benjamin Cook

Sins of our Fathers (and Mothers): Impact of Parental Incarceration upon Education Outcomes , Patrick Habecker

Adolescent Depressive Symptoms and Substance Use: The Mediating Influence of Health Service Utilization , Sarah E. Malone

Does Exclusion From Normative Peer Groups in Early Adolescence Predict the Development of Substance Use Problems in Early Adulthood? , Cody R. Meyer

Multiple Motherhoods: An Examination of Mother Status on Life Satisfaction and Psychological Distress , Kayla M. Pritchard

Witnessing Inter-Parental Violence at Home: Adolescents and School Achievement , Renita Dawn Robinson-Tyrance

Tentative Transitions and Gendered Pathways: Exploring the Revolving Door of Young Adult Homelessness , Rachel M. Schmitz

Exploring Educational Pathways: Reintegration of the Formerly Incarcerated through the Academy , Grant E. Tietjen

A Phenomenology of the Meaning of Motherhood for African American and Hispanic Women Who Do Not Have Children in the United States , Amy M. Clark

PERCEIVED STIGMA AND STIGMA MANAGEMENT OF MIDWEST SECULARS , Christopher R. H. Garneau

The Sociology of Harriet Martineau in EASTERN LIFE, PRESENT AND PAST: The Foundations of the Islamic Sociology of Religion , Deborah A. Ruigh

Hard Work, Overcoming, and Masculinity: An Ethnographic Account of High School Wrestlers' Bodies and Cultural Worlds , Bryan Snyder

Abortion and Distress: The Role of State-Level Restrictive Policies Regarding Reproduction , Elizabeth Straley

Influences of Farming Background on Farm Women’s Employment Motivations , Alexis Swendener

Motherhood Situation and Life Satisfaction: Are Reasons for Having No Children Important? , Kari C. Gentzler

AVERSIVE RACISM AND IMPLICIT BIASES IN CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS , Anne NM Hobbs

Religious Affiliation and Attendance as Predictors of Immigration Attitudes in Nebraska , Courtney Lyons Breitkreutz

Race and Gender Differences and the Role of Sexual Attitudes in Adolescent Sexual Behavior , Laura E. Simon

Infertility Help Seeking and Social Support: Do Conventional Theories Explain Internet Behaviors and Outcomes , Kathleen S. Slauson-Blevins

The Effect of Caretaker Separations on Indigenous Adolescents , Melissa L. Welch

Service Utilization Patterns of Homeless Youth , Sarah L. Akinyemi

Comparing Individual- and National- Level explanations of Environmental Attitudes , Andrew V. Bedrous

Variations in Social Support and Mental Health Among Black Women by Socioeconomic Status , Lesa A. Johnson

Learned Workers: Predicting Adult Education in the Labor Force , Alian S. Kasabian

Explaining College Partner Violence in the Digital Age: An Instrumental Design Mixed Methods Study , Lisa Melander

He Said, She Said: (Dis)agreement about the Occurrence of Intimate Partner Violence among Young Adult Couples , HarmoniJoie Noel

Marital Satisfaction Across the Transition to Parenthood , Kayla M. Sanders

Gender and Race Differences in Job Satisfaction and Commitment among STEM Faculty: The Influence of Network Integration and Work-Family Balance , Megumi Watanabe

The Relationship Between Breastfeeding and Child Care for Working Mothers in the United States , Patricia Wonch Hill

PREDICTORS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM USAGE WITHIN UNITED STATES PRISONS , Grant E. Tietjen

Roscoe Pound and American Sociology: A Study in Archival Frame Analysis, Sociobiography and Sociological Jurisprudence , Michael R. Hill

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Dissertations from 2023 2023

Latinx Immigration & the Neo-colonial US Carceral State , Ghazah Abbasi, Sociology

The Past Is A Foreign Country: The Politics Of Reterritorialization In India, Post-1945 , Swati Birla, Sociology

DECOLONIZING CITIES: BLACK MOVEMENTS AND TERRITORIES OF LINFE IN BRAZIL , Juliana M. Góes, Sociology

Life/Death: The Jeju Genocide, Necropower, and South Korean Subimperialism , Veda Hyunjin Kim, Sociology

Rethinking Resistance: Overt, Covert, and Emergent Politics of Evaluation in International Development , Elisa Martínez, Sociology

TOLERANCE AND INEQUALITY: HIGH SCHOOL IN THE ANTI-BULLYING ERA , Sarah A. Miller, Sociology

REPRODUCTIVE JOURNEYS OF INDO-CARIBBEAN WOMEN FROM TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND GUYANA TO NEW YORK , Tannuja Devi Rozario, Sociology

Who's Your Farmer? How Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality Intersect In Contemporary Agriculture , Rachel Rybaczuk, Sociology

GLOBAL HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND THE POLITICS OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN LATIN AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES, 1930-1953 , Jorge D. Vasquez Arreaga, Sociology

Dissertations from 2022 2022

Dimensions of Social Isolation and Adverse Health Outcomes among Older Men and Women in the United States: How Aging, Living Alone, and Obesity Contribute to Mortality , Youngjoon Bae, Sociology

Organizational Variation in Federal Agencies’ Gender Pay Gaps , Karen M. Brummond, Sociology

Class, Family Involvement, and Asian American Four and Two-Year College Students’ Experiences of Advantage and Disadvantage , Blair Harrington, Sociology

The Quotidian Quantifier: Fitness Tracking and the Mundanity of Surveillance , Marianne Neal-Joyce, Sociology

The Unseen Worker? Rethinking Who and What is Invisible in the Blue-Collar Workplace , Brandi L. Perri, Sociology

BY THE NUMBERS: HOW ACADEMIC CAPITALISM SHAPES GRADUATE STUDENT EXPERIENCES OF WORK AND TRAINING IN MATERIAL SCIENCES , Timothy Sacco, Sociology

Unmasking the Racial Projects of the Colombian Multicultural Racial State , Dario H. Vasquez Padilla, Sociology

Parents as School Supplies: How Support from Mothers and Fathers Contributes to Inequality in College , Tanya J. Whitworth, Sociology

Dissertations from 2021 2021

Policing and Health: Police Encounters as a Fundamental Cause Of Racial Health Disparities , Richard S. Carbonaro, Sociology

Rethinking Collective Action from the Standpoint of the Marginalized: Changing Repertoires of Revolutionary Activism in Urban Turkey , Ilgin Erdem, Sociology

Colonialism by Another Name: Regionalization and the Origins of the Flint Water Crisis , Aaron C. Foote, Sociology

CREATING THE EMOTIONALLY COMPETENT CHILD: THE EDUCATION OF FEELINGS IN AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS , Kathleen E. Hulton, Sociology

FAMILY DIMENSIONS OF UNEQUAL COLLEGE EXPERIENCES: STUDENTS’ TALK OF SELF AND COLLEGE IN RELATION TO FAMILY RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS , Michael Carl Ide, Sociology

Raising Global Elites from a Distance: Transnational Parenting of South Korean Students , Juyeon Park, Sociology

The Changing Nature of Inequality in a Time of Institutional Transformation: An Examination of Between-Workplace and Between-Industry Income Inequality in a Set of Thirteen High-Income Countries , Anthony Rainey, Sociology

American Understandings of U.S. Economic Inequality: Redistribution and Resistance , Jacklyn Stein, Sociology

Vegan Food For Thought: Moral Constructions of Animals , Ryan F. Turner, Sociology

Dissertations from 2020 2020

Welcome Home? Understanding Differences in the Contexts of Reception Between Voluntary and Deported Return Migrants in Mexico , Rodrigo Dominguez Villegas, Sociology

Criminalizing Childhood: The Politics of Violence at Delhi's Urban Margins , Ragini Saira Malhotra, Sociology

RIGHTING A DEATH ON THE JOB: THE POLITICS OF FATAL WORK ACCIDENT LAWSUITS IN TURKEY , Yalcin Ozkan, Sociology

TOO BLACK FOR THE BLUES…TOO BLUE FOR THE BLACKS: AN EXPLORATION OF BLACK POLICE OFFICERS IN THE ERA OF BLACK LIVES MATTER , Kayla Preito-Hodge, Sociology

Workplace Inequality in Rent Systems: The Causal Chain of Inequality Between and Within Organizations , Safi Shams, Sociology

When The Family Goes To College: How Black College Students, Their Families, and College Personnel Juggle Tensions Between Home and School , Yolanda Wiggins, Sociology

Dissertations from 2019 2019

Pakistani Pro-Democracy Movement: From the 1960s to the 2000s , Sofia Checa, Sociology

Criminal Inequality: Ex-Prisoners in a State of Reentry , Lucius J. Couloute Jr, Sociology

Public and Private in the Blogosphere , Sarah Ford, Sociology

QUEERING KINSHIP: LGBTQ PARENTS AND THE CREATION OF REAL UTOPIAS , Laura V. Heston, Sociology

Motherhood Wage Penalty Across Life Course and Cohorts , Misun Lim, Sociology

Radiant Selves: How Transgender People are Remaking Gender in Discourse, Narrative, and Practice , Sonny Nordmarken, Sociology

Embattled Education: Charter School Expansion and Teachers' Union Resistance in Massachusetts , Kyla Walters, Sociology

Dissertations from 2018 2018

Apostles of Abstinence , Katherine Castiello Jones, Sociology

Complicating Gender: Gender Inequality in Education and Employment , Skylar Davidson, Sociology

THE MILITARY AND INCARCERATION: HIDDEN MECHANISMS OF RACIAL INEQUALITY IN THE U.S. LABOR MARKET, 1980-2010. , JooHee Han, Sociology

Three Essays on Network Dynamics and Liminality , Diego F. Leal, Sociology

UNEQUALLY ADRIFT: HOW SOCIAL CLASS AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT SHAPE COLLEGE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES , Mary Scherer, Sociology

Mothering in a Era of Choice: Race and Gender in Schooling Decisions of Homeschool and Public School Families , Mahala Stewart, Sociology

RETHINKING THE CREATIVE ECONOMY: THE DIVERSE ECONOMIES OF ARTISTS AND ARTISANS IN RURAL MASSACHUSETTS , Abby Irene Templer Rodrigues, Sociology

THE NEGRITUDE MOVEMENTS IN COLOMBIA , Carlos Valderrama, Sociology

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Negotiating Race, Work and Family: Cape Verdean Home Care Workers in Lisbon, Portugal , Celeste Vaughan Curington, Sociology

Contested Citizenship and Social Belonging? Latinos in Mixed-Status Families Managing Illegality and Race in Los Angeles , Cassaundra Rodriguez, Sociology

THE ROLE OF RESISTANCE AND SOCIAL CAPITAL IN FACILITATING LATINO/A COLLEGE SUCCESS , Patricia Sánchez-Connally, Sociology

Immigration and Within-Group Wage Inequality: How Queuing, Competition, and Care Outsourcing Exacerbate and Erode Earnings Inequalities , Eiko H. Strader, Sociology

Collective Action as Relationship in Late Modernity: Animal Advocacy in a Repressive Political Climate , Catherine M. Wilson, Sociology

Dissertations from 2016 2016

A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Intersections of Gender, Race, and Migration in the High-Tech Workforce , Sharla N. Alegria, Sociology

The Professionalization of Male Circumcision in Turkey , Oyman Basaran, Sociology

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Emerging Climate Change Publics: Cultivating Sustainability and Justice in the Pioneer Valley , Vanessa Adel, Sociology

Consumers' Cooperation in the Early Twentieth Century: An Analysis of Race, Class and Consumption , Joshua L. Carreiro, Sociology

Bringing the Household Back in: Family Wage Gaps and the Intersection of Gender, Race, and Class in the Household Context. , Melissa J. Hodges, Sociology

The Effects of Children, Job Changes, and Employment Interruptions on Women’s Wages , Jessica Looze, Sociology

The Shifting Structure of Chicago's Organized Crime Network and the Women It Left Behind , Christina Smith, Sociology

Dissertations from 2014 2014

NAVIGATING PAID WORK AND PARENTHOOD: NEW PARENTS’ LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES , Irene Boeckmann, Sociology

The Centrality of Disagreement , Brian T. Connor, Sociology

Contours of Workplace Resistance: Organization, Collaboration, and Recognition , Jillian M Crocker, Sociology

Dissertations from 2013 2013

The Rise of Finance and Growing Inequality , Ken-Hou Lin, Sociology

Navigating Indigenous Identity , Dwanna Lynn Robertson, Sociology

The Politics Of Identity in Contemporary Denmark , Nicole Stokes-DuPass, Sociology

Race, Gender, Class, And Land Property Rights In Colombia A Historical Ethnography Of The Afrocolombians’ Struggles Over Land, 1851-2011 , Aurora Vergara Figueroa, Sociology

Parent's Socioeconomic Class Position and Children's Time Use Patterns , Ayse Yetis Bayraktar, Sociology

Dissertations from 2012 2012

Organizing Markets: The Structuring of Neoliberalism in the U.S. Airline Industry , Dustin Robert Avent-Holt, Sociology

In the heart of the beast: Masculinity and fatherhood on the inside , Anna M Curtis

In the Heart of the Beast: Masculinity and Fatherhood on the Inside , Anna M Curtis, Sociology

A Social History of Power and Struggle in Turkey: State, Memory, Movements, and Identity of Outsiderness in Dersim , Ozlem Goner, Sociology

Citizenship in Times of Exception: The Turn to Security and the Politics of Human Rights in Valle del Cauca, Colombia , Erika Marquez Montano, Sociology

Farm-to-Fork: Understanding Locally-Oriented Farm-to-Vendor Food Systems: Access, Boundaries, and Power-Relations , Shawn Alan Trivette, Sociology

Dissertations from 2011 2011

Mothering in jail: Pleasure, pain, and punishment , Brittnie Leigh Aiello

Mothering In Jail: Pleasure, Pain, And Punishment , Brittnie Leigh Aiello, Sociology

Social Meanings of Mortality: The Language of Death and Disease in 19th Century Massachusetts , Jeffrey Keith Beemer, Sociology

The Persistence Of Military Honor In A Culture Without Victory , Daniel Alton Burland, Sociology

The persistence of military honor in a culture without victory , Daniel Alton Burland

Resisting Schools, Reproducing Families: Gender and the Politics of Homeschooling , Brian Paul Kapitulik, Sociology

French Postcolonial Nationalism and Afro-French Subjectivities , Yasser A. Munif, Sociology

From racial socialization to racial ideologies: The role of family, high school U.S. history, and college coursework in the lives of black young adults , Theodore Eugene Thornhill

From Racial Socialization To Racial Ideologies: The Role Of Family, High School U.S. History, And College Coursework In The Lives Of Black Young Adults , Theodore Eugene Thornhill, Sociology

Defining Legal Parenthood: The Intersection of Gender and Sexual Identity in U.S. Child Custody Decisions, 2003-2009 , Kristina A. Watkins, Sociology

Dissertations from 2010 2010

Ambivalent Modernity: Scientists in Film and the Public Eye , Stacy Evans, Sociology

Respirators, Morphine and Trocars: Cultures of Death and Dying in Medical Institutions, Hospices and Funeral Work , John Martin Fox, Sociology

Do employers have a race? Employers' racial ideology and the marginalization of black male workers in the Pullman Company 1858–1969 , Francisca E Oyogoa

Do Employers Have A Race? Employers‘ Racial Ideology And The Marginalization Of Black Male Workers In The Pullman Company 1858-1969 , Francisca E Oyogoa, Sociology

Commercial surrogacy in India: Nine months of labor? , Amrita Pande

Commercial Surrogacy In India: Nine Months Of Labor? , Amrita Pande, Sociology

Dissertations from 2009 2009

Persistently present: College students, social-mobile technologies, and the transformation of social life , Mark A Gammon

Persistently Present: College Students, Social-Mobile Technologies, And The Transformation Of Social Life , Mark A Gammon, Sociology

Parents, patriarchy, and decision -making power: A study of gender relations as reflected by co -residence patterns of older parents in the immigrant household , Lang Lin

Parents, Patriarchy, And Decision-Making Power: A Study Of Gender Relations As Reflected By Co-Residence Patterns Of Older Parents In The Immigrant Household , Lang Lin, Sociology

Reimbursement Comes From The Heart: The Organizational Structure Of Emotions And Care-Work In Nursing Homes , Jason Rodriguez, Sociology

Reimbursement comes from the heart: The organizational structure of emotions and care-work in nursing homes , Jason Rodriquez

Dissertations from 2008 2008

“It's the people here”: A study of ritual, conversion, and congregational life among Chinese Christians , Andrew Stuart Abel

“Ghetto” or getaway?: Constructions of crime and danger in an east coast vacation village , Sarah Becker

Dissertations from 2007 2007

Doing health, doing gender: Testing a social constructionist view of health and risk behavior engagement , Cathryn Elise Brubaker

Jim Crow's teachers: Race, remembering, and the geopolitics of teaching in the North Carolina coastal plains , Hilton Keon Kelly

Uneasy alliance: The participation of African Americans in conservative social, political, and intellectual movements , Louis G Prisock

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Pain Among Immigrants to Canada: Testing the Healthy Immigrant Effect , Marouna Gomes

The Person Behind the Poster: A Podcast Ethnography and Framing Analysis of Chris Lambert’s Podcast Series Your Own Backyard , Emily Hans

Understanding the Long-term Ramifications of Adolescent Marijuana Use and its Effects on Educational Attainment , Trent Lebans

The Spatial Risk of Assault on Police Officers in Toronto, Ontario , Stephanie C. Pongracz

Assessing Homelessness Risk and Service Deprivation in London, Ontario , Jackie Tan

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Under the Influence? Factors That Impact Canadian’s Confidence in Police , Justin Clark

HOW ARE THE FORMAL AND INFORMAL ONLINE SUPPORTS OF MENTAL HEALTH ACCESSIBLE FOR REFUGEES AND THEIR CHILDREN IN CANADA? , Maria Jose Gonzalez Sanchez

Nursing Homes and Loneliness Among Older Adults in the United States , Camila Iciaszczyk

Comparing Chronic Pain in Urban and Rural Canadian Adults , Alyssa T. Jensen

Labour Market Outcomes for Skilled Worker Immigrants and Non-Immigrants in Canada , Adam Mamudovski Mr.

A Middle Ground: The Gendered Division of Housework in Heterosexual Mixed-Nativity Couples , Rebecca Rayner

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Chronic Pain , Sarah M. Revie

Framing Diversity and EDI Practices: A Comparison of Strategic Planning and Recruitment Materials in Two Canadian Universities , Michelle H. Robinson

The Practice of curation on Instagram: A Bourdieusian approach , Eve S. Smerchinski

“I can’t trust anyone”: International Students’ Experience with Student Support Services in Canada , Cathlin Sullivan

A Complex Disease with Complex Discourse: Exploring the Online Messaging of Two Canadian Obesity Charities and the Implications for Weight Stigma , Caitlin E. Turnbull

Differences in Income for Foreign-Born Blacks Across Settlement Types in an Era of Rising Anti-Immigration Sentiment , Sandra F. Weir

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

The Effect of the Analyst-Officer Relationship on Crime Analysis: Experiential Knowledge vs. Data-Driven Decisions , Emma Brown

Social Isolation: Do Helpers Help Ward It Off? , Kirsten Young Brown

The Impacts of Housing Affordability on Immigrant Household Formation and Homeownership , Wanyun Cheng

The mental health culture in Hockey: A scoping review , Lauren Dormer

Stopping the Blame Game: An Intersectional Approach to Minority Victimization in Canada , Melissa Elliott

The Effects of Race and Gender on Income and Workplace Position of Professional Engineers in Ontario: Can Homophily Preferences Help Explain Barriers? , Jayzer E. Flores

In #FlatEarth We Trust: The Danger of the Self-Representation of Flat Earthers on Twitter , Lauren Gomes

Assessing the Impact of Denizenship in the Making and Evaluation of Temporary Foreign Worker Policies in Canada , Sihwa Kim

Mind the Gap: Sexual Orientation Wage Gaps for Racialized and Immigrant Minorities , Shannon Mok

The Life Satisfaction of Immigrants in Canada: Does Time of Arrival Matter? , Laura G. Monteiro

Disability and Health Outcomes of Eastern European Immigrants to the United States , Ina Palii

On Unequal Terms: The Indigenous Wage Gap In Canada , Taylor N. Paul

Conflict or co-operation? Ontarian pharmacists battle for an increased scope of practice , Kali E. Pieters

Personality Traits and Transition to First Marriage , Sumangala Sasudevan

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Intimate Partner Violence: Policy, Policing and Best Practices in Ontario , Anna Bieniek

LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, PROXIMITY TO CHILD/PARENT AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG OLDER ADULTS , Haemi Chung

Out of the Closet and into Sport: An Analysis of Openly Lesbian Athletes , rachel fazzari

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & WOKEWASHING , Lucas Hendsbee

The Educational Attainment Differences Among Children of Immigrants in Canada , Alexandra Janeiro

The Interrelated Nature of Trauma: Exploring the Narratives of Persons Living with a Family Member who has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder , Emily Johnson

Does Higher Education Make a Difference? The Influence of Educational Attainment on Women’s and Men’s Employment Outcomes , Katelyn Mitri

International Students’ Earnings in London, Ontario , Amna Wasty

Canadian Inter-Provincial Migration Decline and The Demographic Determinants: A logit model and decomposition analysis measuring the demographic predictors of Canadian inter-provincial migration alongside migration’s widespread decline , Nathaniel White

The Economic Integration of Mexican Mennonite Immigrants in Canada , Marina Wiebe

An App a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: A Visual Case Analysis of the Self-Optimization Ideologies Downloaded onto Apple Users as They Download Applications , Ismahan Yusuf

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

SCHOOL SHOULDN’T END WHEN THE BELL RINGS: AN EXPLORATORY HOMESCHOOLING STUDY , Mackenzie Dukelow

Pathways over the Life Course: Patterns of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence and Their Potential Impact on Educational Attainment , Stephen Carneiro Fernandes

Bad Comic, Good Comic: The Social Construction of Brownness in the Racial and Ethnic Humor of South Asian Comedians , Tasmeea Islam

Income & Net-Worth: A Comparative Analysis of Immigrant Inequality , Cavita Meetun

Neoliberalism and the School Choice Movement in the United States , Lianne M.A. Mulder

Assessing The Importance of CVE Strategies in Ontario , Matthew Murray

Divorce and Health: Does Educational Attainment Matter? , Sara Quinn-Hogan

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Racism, Oligarchy and Contentious Politics in Bermuda , Andrea Dean

CONCEPTUALIZING JUSTICE: POLICE RESPONSES TO SEX CRIMES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CANADIAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS , Keyanna Drakes

The Economic Integration of Canada's Refugees: Understanding the Issues with Canada's Approach , Ryan Endicott

Addressing Sexual Violence on Canadian Campuses: An Analysis of Policies at Ontario Universities , Rhian C. Foley

The Influence of Parents and Natural Mentors on Young Adults' Substance Use Behaviours: Evidence from a National Study , Travis Hackshaw

Jihad and Hashtags: Women's Roles in the Islamic State and Pro-Jihadist Social Networks , Rachel K. Inch

A Novel Measure of Work Stress: Identifying Work Stressor Patterns in Canada Using Latent Class Analysis , Vesna Pajovic

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

"I Took the Blue Pill" The Effect of the Hegemonic Masculine Police Culture on Canadian Policewomen's Identities , Lesley J. Bikos

Beyond the Land of Five Rivers: Social Inequality and Class Consciousness in the Canadian Sikh Diaspora , Harmeet S. Sandhu

Exploring Cross-National Incarceration , Evan R. Wiley

Terror on Twitter: A Comparative Analysis of Gender and the Involvement in Pro-Jihadist Communities on Twitter , Eric W. Witmer

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Neighbourhood Context and Youth Mental Health: The Role of Local Community Programming in a Mid-sized Ontario Urban Centre , Monica Christine Bochus

Living in a Transnational World: Identity Negotiation and Formation Among Second-Generation Lebanese Young Adults Living in London Ontario , Wajeha Chams

The Immigrant Health Advantage in Canada: Lessened by Six Health Determinants , Sasha Koba

Seasonal Agricultural Workers in Canada: Understanding the Socio-Political Issues , W. Zachary Marshall

Combining Work and Family: The Experiences of Gender and Ethnicity of Visible Minority Women in Leadership Positions , Alelie Ocampo

Gender, Generation, and Jobs: Differences in Gender Role Ideologies by Age and Occupation , Christina Treleaven

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