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1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Investigation of Pain Processing in the Human Somatosensory Cortex 

Nichols, Steven (2024-07-30)  ETD File Embargoed
The perception of pain is an adaptive trait critical to survival. Prolonged painful stimulation in the form of chronic pain, however, can be maladaptive and cause significant physical and emotional distress. Indeed, chronic ...

7 Tesla Functional Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Analysis of Pain Processing in Humans 

Nichols, Steven (2022-12-01)
Globally, one in five people will experience some form of chronic pain in their life. In the United States, an estimated 50 million people manage chronic pain daily, nearly 20 million of which are categorized as high-impact ...

Achieving interview equilibrium: Striking balance between technology and human-centered approaches in asynchronous video interviews 

Zawacki, Alissa (2022-11-18)  ETD File Embargoed
Asynchronous video interviews (AVI), or one-way video interviews, are becoming increasingly popular in organizations’ hiring processes despite the limited and mixed empirical support for this newer technology procedure. ...

Adapting Expressive Writing for Minoritized Students at Predominantly White Institutions Who Experience Microaggressions 

Brydon, Cassidy (2023-04-24)  ETD File Embargoed
Racial and ethnic based stressors, such as microaggressions, are pervasive, distressing, and result in long lasting negative repercussions for minoritized students at predominantly white institutions (PWI’s). These stressors ...

Addressing the Limitations of Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Application of Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling 

Petri, Jessica (2021-07-16)  ETD File Embargoed
To date, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) has been the predominant method for empirically evaluating the latent factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A voluminous CFA literature provided a strong ...

Alcohol Cue Reactivity and Salivary Alpha-Amylase Response in Binge Drinkers 

Ridner, Clayton (2022-11-30)
Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the world and binge drinking is a known risk factor for the development of AUDs. Blood-level-oxygen-response (BOLD) signal during alcohol cues ...

Assessing Personality through a Chatbot-based Structured Interview: Developing and Testing Two Parallel Predictive Models 

Liu, Jiayi (2023-07-25)  ETD File Embargoed
Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) are changing the way organizations assess talent. Even though conversational AI has been increasingly used to conduct interviews, ...

Black Employee Mistreatment, Social Pain Minimization, and Employee Silence 

Benbow, Kyle (2023-06-26)  ETD File Embargoed
This thesis aims to investigate the relationship between mistreatment in the workplace and defensive employee silence and to explore the underlying socioemotional psychological mechanisms involved. The current study conducted ...

Boundary Control and Employee Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Interruptions and Moderating Effect of an Office Space 

Cook, Peter (2022-12-08)  ETD File Embargoed
Using boundary theory and COR as theoretical frameworks, the goal of this study is to propose and assess a moderated mediation model of boundary control as a predictor of stress and life satisfaction in involuntary remote ...

Burnout as a Mediator in the Workaholism-Turnover Intentions Relationship 

McGoey, Kendall (2022-04-19)
The present research explores the relationship between workaholism and voluntary turnover intentions with burnout as the explanatory mechanism. Existing literature has found a positive relationship between workaholism ...

Characterizing Brain Entropy During a Face-Name Paired Association Task 

Leavitt, Mackenzie (2022-07-26)
Brain entropy analysis – a measure of the unpredictability of a physiological time series - has gained attention as a measure of the complexity of brain activity in functional neuroimaging research. Investigations of ...

Characterizing Sustained Attention Task Performance by Dogs 

Cox, Emma (2023-11-27)
A common finding in studies of sustained attention is that performance on these types of tasks is subject to fluctuations across the duration of the task. Several task-related factors have been consistently demonstrated ...

Comparing and Intervening on Preference for and Reinforcing Value of Edibles Across Adolescents and Young Adults 

Edgemon, Anna Kate (2023-04-24)
Obesity has been identified as an epidemic by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since 1999. This epidemic is of concern because obesity is correlated with adverse health outcomes such as hypertension, ...

Comparing Startle Reactivity in Cannabis Dependent Females with Cannabis Withdrawal Syndrome vs. Non-User Controls Matched on Psychopathology: A Test of the Allostatic Model of Addiction 

Preston, Thomas (2023-07-28)
Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) is expected to increase in the United States, necessitating research examining markers that may predict CUD trajectory. As chronic and harmful cannabis use develops, homeostatic thresholds to ...

Compelled to work or forced to? An examination of intraindividual variability in workaholism and the moderating role of challenge / hindrance stressors on positive and negative spillover 

Cunningham, Austin (2021-04-21)
While the construct of workaholism has received significant attention in the management and psychology literature, the current conceptualization views workaholism as a trait that is stable over time. This study seeks to ...

The Contrast Avoidance Model in Generalized Anxiety and Depression: A Longitudinal Panel Study 

Rogers, Travis (2021-05-18)  ETD File Embargoed
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are two of the most commonly comorbid diagnoses (American Psychiatric Association, 2013), suggesting they may share etiological and maintenance processes, ...

Delay Discounting of Monetary Outcomes by Detained Male Adolescents and College Students 

Brogan, Kristen (2021-03-26)
The main purpose of this study was to compare delay discounting of hypothetical monetary outcomes by adolescents adjudicated of illegal behavior to that of college students in order to lay a foundation for future discounting ...

Disobedience and Deviance: An Empirical Categorization of Insider Cybersecurity Behaviors 

Whitman, Rachel (2021-07-28)
Employees pose a significant threat to organizational cybersecurity. Researchers have called for increased examination of the traits and antecedents related to poor cybersecurity compliance. The current study contributes ...

Do as I say, not as I do: The effects of organizational response type on employee commitment during the COVID-19 pandemic 

Donnelly, Lilah (2023-05-04)
The COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity for organizations to show that they value their employees. During the pandemic, organizations could have responded substantively by mandating masks, enforcing social distancing, ...

Early Olfactory Stimulation in Purpose-Bred Detection Dogs 

Smith, Jordan (2022-05-06)
Experiences during critical periods of early development have been shown to significantly impact cognitive development in dogs. However, the effect of early odor experiences on the ontogenetic development of cognition in ...