Browsing by Author "Derzis, Nicholas"

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An Analysis of Career Thinking and Career Interests of Incarcerated Males

Derzis, Nicholas (2013-07-16)

Individuals with barriers to employment such as people with disabilities or people who transition from prison to the community face different challenges in navigating the world of work. Participants in this study were ...

Career Thoughts of Incarcerated Students

Holder, Abigail (2021-07-09)

In 2018, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released the results of a nine-year longitudinal study following 412,731 inmates released in 2005, finding that 84% of these individuals were rearrested (Alper et al., 2018). This ...

Exploring the Minds of Emerging Adults: A Quantitative Investigation into Risky Behavior

Shields, Julian (2022-11-02)

Emerging adulthood is a term used in the U.S. that describes the period of human development that begins in the late teens and continues through the late twenties, with a focus on the ages 18 to 25 years. Five key ...

How Multiracial Individuals Are Addressed in Diversity Courses in Counselor Master’s Degree Programs: A Mixed Methods Content Analysis

Murphy, Patrick (2018-07-18)

People who identify as Multiracial are a growing population in the United States and they now account for up to 10% of all new births (Pew Research Center, 2015; Root, 1996). While inclusion of Multiracial Individuals has ...

An Intentional Love: How Incarcerated Women Experience Maternal-Infant Bonding

Wofford, Leslie (2019-07-23)

The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of how incarcerated women experience pregnancy, child birth, and separation from their children. Issues and challenges experienced by pregnant inmates highlight the ...

’Moving On’ to A New Life: An Exploration of a Reentry Program’s Influence on Self-Efficacy in Incarcerated Women

Barker, Katherine (2022-08-04)

The purpose of this study was to examine treatment results for incarcerated women in a southern-US women’s prison system who have participated in Moving On: A Program for At-Risk Women (MO). Research indicates that coping ...

Perceptions of Music Listening as an Intervention with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Techniques

Worthey, Brandon (2023-12-06)

Anxiety and depression levels among college students are high and expected to continue rising. The use of mindfulness-based stress reduction, or MBSR, combined with music listening has the potential to decrease the negative ...

A program evaluation of the State of Alabama Independent Living Services Program

Weaver, Sharon (2017-11-06)

The transition to independent living is a celebration of leaving a dependency life stage and transitioning into a life stage of autonomy. However, for individuals with significant disabilities who require assistance, they ...

Recess policy implementation: Beliefs and perceptions of site-based decision-makers

Brickman, Charlene Woodham (2021-07-06)

This elicitation study examined the beliefs and perceptions of site-based decisions-makers regarding recess policy implementation. This study was conducted at a public elementary school located in a district in Northeast ...

Transgender and Genderqueer Youth and Adolescent Populations: An Ethnographic Content Analysis of Postings to Social Media

East, Courtney (2017-07-25)

The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the trends, issues, and concerns surrounding the transgender and genderqueer youth and adolescent populations with the aim of better understanding the culture of this demographic. ...

Understanding the Experiences of Student Parents in Master's Counseling Graduate Progams

Ellerman, Hillary (2020-07-22)

The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the experiences that student parents have in master’s counseling graduate programs and fill the gap of student parent research that exists (Trepal et al., ...