Alumni Dissertations
2022
Hardy, Clinton
Admission Coercion in Adolescent Residential Treatment
Abstract
2021
McDonald, Chad
Dissertation Title: Child Welfare Expert Consensus through Virtual Reality Learning
Abstract
Moleni, Kristina (Teena)
Dissertation Title: Pacific Islanders: Wayfinding in Higher Education
Abstract
Velazquez, Lizbeth (Liz)
Dissertation Title: Authentic Cariño Between Educators and Students: Counterstories
from Latinx Students at an Urban High School in Utah
Abstract
2020
Baker, Anne
Dissertation Title: A Psychoneuroimmunological Investigation of Risk for Opioid Misuse
Among Chronic Pain Patients
Abstract
Ha, An Thi
Dissertation Title: Community Participation and Community-led Initiatives: Cultural
Identity Preservation and Resilience of Communities with Various Refugee Backgrounds
Abstract
Metzler, S. Candice
Dissertation Title: The Implications of Language in the Therapeutic Process and Relationship
with Gender Nonconforming Clients
Abstract
Reese, Sarah
Dissertation Title: Targeting the Underlying Mechanisms of Prenatal Opioid Use and Child Well-Being with
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement
Abstract
Shepard, Lindsay
Dissertation Title: A Systematic Overview of Systematic Reviews in Social Work
Abstract
Strock-Lynskey, Diana
Dissertation Title: 9/11 World Trade Center Disaster 10th Anniversary: Exploring Catholic,
Religiously-Affiliated Disaster Mental/Behavioral Health Response Efforts and Responder
Resilience
Abstract
2019
Droubay, Brian
Dissertation Title: Subjective Distress Among Pornography Consumers
Abstract
Ibrahim, Ujal
Dissertation Title: Understanding Entrepreneurship and its Impact on the Integration
Process for Refugees in the U.S.
Abstract
Molloy, Jennifer
Dissertation Title: Aligning Theory and Practice: Deepening the Understanding of Restorative
Justice in Schools
Abstract
Nguyen, Van
Dissertation Title: I didn’t choose to be a person of color but you chose to be a
cop": An Exploration of Disproportionate Minority Contact from the Perspectives of
Youth
Abstract
Riquino, Michael
Dissertation Title: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Attention and Mindfulness among
Young Adults with a History of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Abstract
Sarver, Christian
Dissertation Title: “Lost. Lost. And Lost.”: A Narrative Analysis of Desistance in
the Context of Parole
Abstract
Taholo, Leilani
Dissertation Title: Kaimana: An Integrative Study of Reclaiming our Cultural Power
for Pacific Islander Well-being and Collective Care
Abstract
2018
Akter, Jesmin
Dissertation Title: Potential Risk Factors for Successful School Reentry for Children
Diagnosed with Cancer
Abstract
Hennick, Emogene
Dissertation Title: The Homeless Court in Salt Lake City, Utah: Access to Justice
and Mercy for a Disenfranchised Population
Abstract
Spears, Jeff
Dissertation title: Development of Self-Efficacy of Baby Boomers through Computer
Use: Impact on Health Literacy, Social Connectedness, and Financial Literacy
Abstract
Thomas, Elizabeth (Liz)
Dissertation Title: Targeting Biobehavioral Mechanisms in Obesity Among Cancer Patients
with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement
Abstract
2017
Blackman, Laurie
Dissertation Title: Lifestyle Physical Activity among Older Adults: The Health Implications
Abstract
Demientieff, LaVerne
Dissertation Title: Deg Xit’an, Athabascan Conversations on Wellness: A Qualitative
Study Exploring the Radical Possibilities of Relationships
Abstract
Nielson, Elijah
Dissertation Title: Mormons, Sexual Minorities, and The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints
Abstract
Vanderloo, Mindy
Dissertation Title: Caseworker factors that influence removal decisions in child welfare
Abstract
Watson, Curtis
Dissertation Title: What is recovery?: Understanding chemical dependency stakeholder
expectations
Abstract
2016
Asante, Samuel
Dissertation Title: Social determinants of health among older adults: Evidence from
the Utah Fertility, Longevity, and Aging (FLAG) study
Abstract
Byrne, Kara
Dissertation Title: Community Voices for Housing Equality: Engaging Tenants with Immigrant
and Refugee Background in Participatory Action Research
Abstract
Feize, Leyla
Dissertation Title: Development of self-awareness and cultural competency in social
work education
Abstract
Hadley, Nathan
Dissertation Title: Cultural Competency in Social Work Scholarship and Research on
Latinos in the United States: A Content Analysis of Peer-Reviewed Social Work Journals
Abstract
Tian, Tian
Dissertation Title: An exploratory study of Chinese college students’ autonomy development
and parental influence
Abstract
White, Melinda
Dissertation Title: Examining Characteristics of Mother-Daughter Relationships and
Adolescent Self-Injury
Abstract
2015
Galvin, Kathleen (Katie)
Dissertation Title: The socio-economic impact of E-Verify in an era of globalization:
A scoping review and analyses of workforce outcomes
Abstract
Geary, Erin
Dissertation Title: American Indian child and family well-being: A systematic review
of research from twenty-two national datasets
Abstract
Greene, Dorothy Saxon
Dissertation Title: Relapse among recovering addiction professionals: Prevalence and
predictors
Abstract
Groot, David
Dissertation Title: Usability testing of a mobile technology for children with high-functioning
autism spectrum and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders
Abstract
McDonell, Martin
Dissertation Title: Houseless versus homeless: An exploratory study of Native Hawaiian
beach dwellers on Oahu’s west coast
Abstract
West, Amanda
Dissertation Title: Invisible children: An exploratory examination of child trafficking
in the United States
Abstract
Whiting, Richard
Dissertation Title: The effect of ageism on law enforcement response to elder mistreatment
Abstract
2014
Andersen, Troy Christiansen
Dissertation Title: Proactive dementia care: A pilot study of social work and health
education interventions with patients with mild dementia and their caregivers
Abstract
Baird, Nancy Coyne
Dissertation Title: Attachment experiences of grandparent kinship caregivers and nonkinship
foster parents with preschool-aged children in their care
Abstract
Brocious, Heidi
Dissertation Title: Activities that promote ethnic identity development in transnational
adoptees
Abstract
Nover, Cynthia
Dissertation Title: Effective primary care for individuals with serious mental illness:
An intervention and systematic review
Abstract
Rolstad, Erik
Dissertation Title: The challenges, adaptations, and areas of need that confront adult
men with hemophilia: A community-based qualitative study
Abstract
2013
Christensen, Mary Candace
Dissertation Title: Using theatre for social change to address sexual violence against
college women
Abstract
Crews, Douglas
Dissertation Title: Exploring self-compassion with lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons
Abstract
Fawson, Peter
Dissertation Title: Fostering healthy teen intimate relationships through an in-school
violence prevention program
Abstract
Hughes, Jennifer
Dissertation Title: Relationships, caregiving and Multiple Sclerosis: Gender and perceptions
of care
Abstract
Jacobsen, Jeanna
Dissertation Title: Mormon women’s experiences with same-sex sexuality
Abstract
John-Frisk, Hena
Dissertation Title: Uncovering the realities of prostitutes and their children in
a cross national comparative study between India and the U.S.
Abstract
Kim, Seong
Dissertation Title: The nature of elder mistreatment in South Korea and implications
to improve policy and practice: A qualitative secondary analysis
Abstract
Moore, Trudi
Dissertation Title: Exploratory study of medically fragile children in Utah’s child
welfare system
Abstract
Ned, Dena
Dissertation Title: Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 36 years later:
An interpretive policy analysis
Abstract
Poduthase, Henry
Dissertation Title: Parent-adolescent relationship and juvenile delinquency in Kerala,
India: A qualitative study
Abstract
Supiano, Katherine
Dissertation Title: Complicated grief in older adults: A randomized controlled trial
of complicated grief group therapy
Abstract
Wright, Rachel
Dissertation Title: Qualitative explorations of the factors influencing the selection
of the copper intrauterine device as a method of emergency contraception
Abstract
2012
Bonella, Barrett
Dissertation Title: Bridging professional gaps in the delivery of mental health and
criminal justice systems
Abstract
Christensen, Brandon Nyle
Dissertation Title: Factors affecting mental health service utilization among deployed
military personnel
Abstract
Feller, Kelly
Dissertation Title: An exploratory study of the lived experience and contributing
factors to blending stepfamilies — A dynamic systems and transformational learning
theories approach
Abstract
Golden, Tracy
Dissertation Title: Parents in relationships with their children with autism: A qualitative
study
Abstract
Hinton, Deborah
Dissertation Title: Expanding our notions of power: A community-based participatory
action research project
Abstract
Hurtado Gomez, Marcella
Dissertation Title: Curriculum-based family intervention programs: Meeting the needs
of Latinos in the U.S.
Abstract