Dissertation Topics

StudentTitle of Dissertation
Lena PerezA Comparative Study of REBT/Parent Training Versus Parent Training with Hispanic Parents of Exceptional Preschoolers
Stephanie AllenPredicting Reading and Writing Achievement from Scholastic Aptitudes versus g: A Validation Study of the Selective Cross-Battery Approach
Jennifer MascoloAn Investigation of the Structural Validity of the Cross-Battery Approach in a Referred Sample: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Competing Cattell-Horn-Caroll, Wechsler & PASS Models
Elizabeth CalabroRational Emotive Behavior Play Therapy vs. Client Centered Therapy
Laura KrotenbergCognitive and Emotional Assessment of Stereotype Threat in African American and Hispanic College Students Using the Articulated Thoughts in Simulated Situations
Christopher FivesAnger, Aggression, and Irrational Beliefs in Adolescents
Fotini KyvelosAn Investigation of the Structural (Internal) Validity of Eleven Speeded Measures of Cognitive Abilities
Thomas ForteIdentifying Predictors of Aggression in Children
Korrie AllenAssessment of Parental and Child Beliefs and Behaviors Associated with School refusal Behavior
Christine DelucaRational-Emotive Education (REE): Consultation vs. Intervention with Special Education Preschoolers
Christina HanelExamining the Relations Between Specific Cognitive Abilities and Reading and Written Language Achievement In a Referred Sample
Peter D’ElenaThe Influence of Personal and Interpersonal Risk Factors for Victimization on Social-Cognitive Mediators of Aggression
Christine PiecoraUtilizing a Psychoeducational Intervention to Reduce the Effects of Exposure to Media Images on Body Image in Young Adolescent Girls
Jeffrey FrohNatural helpers: An Empirical Investigation of its Efficacy and Acceptance
Brian J. HarrisThe Covariance Between Therapeutic Alliance and the Trans-Theoretical Model of Psychotherapy in Adolescent Psychotherapy
Nicole Quarltere ChiuchioloPredicting the Frequency of Physical Aggression from Anger and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Children
Michelle A. MeskinExamination of the Use of a Homeopathic Approach in a Child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Single Case Design
Jo-Ann TavanoValidating A School Violence Prevention Program Among Elementary School Students
Lisa M. AlongiSchool Psychologists’ Perceived Effectiveness of Social Skills Training: A Comparison Across Diagnosed Populations
Jennifer A. SutherlandTeacher Acceptability and Perceived Consultant Effectiveness of Traditional Behavioral Consultation and Rational-Emotive Behavioral Consultation
Matthew D. JacofskyMediating and Moderating Effects of Irrationality in School Psychology Students
Katherine E. MeehanExamining the Relationship Between Irrational Beliefs, Rational Emotive Coping Strategies, and Teacher Burnout
Danielle S. PerrottoThe Working Alliance as a Predictor of Successful School Psychology Internships: Competence in Professional Conduct, Diagnostic, Counseling and Intervention Skills
Kitsten M. WittThe Role of Parental Irrationality and Child Autism Characteristics on Parental Stress Level
Taryn C. WallaceAssessment of Learning Disabilities by School Psychologists: A Survey of Current Practices and Procedures
Caryn M. CantleyPredicting Academic Intrinsic Motivation: The Role of Parents, Teachers, and Child Factors
Cara RiebeEmotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Victimization Among Adolescent Males
Mary F. MacedonioThe Effects of Imagery and VR on Anger Arousal
Edward MurphyDevelopment of a Measure of Teacher’s Knowledge of Asperger’s Disorder: Implications for Practice and Interventions
Bruckstein, MichelleUsing Growth Curve Modeling to Describe and predict differential patterns of Change in Achievement in Children from First to Seventh Grade
David DoringSocial and Academic Predictors of Success for Gifted Students
Jill ForteComparing ADHD Treatment & Recommendations of School Psychologists with Child Psychiatrists
Yuvelin GutierrezPerceived Family Acculturation and School Psychologists’ Child Abuse Reporting Practices
Heather BausanoEffects of the Natural Helpers Program on Adolescent Emotional and Academic Development
Suzanne CollinsMaternal Involvement and Professional Support as Predictors of Maternal Self Efficacy
Alaina FierstatPredicting Deliberate Self Harm Behaviors in Adolescents
Tara GellingThe Validity of the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning – Third Edition to Predict Achievement and Special Education Placement
Daniel GibsonThe Association of Students’ Academic Efficacy, Achievement Goal Orientation, and Teacher Rapport with Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom
Ada Nieves-BrullEvaluation of the Culture-Language Matrix: A Validation Study of Test Performance in Monolingual English Speaking and Bilingual English/Spanish Speaking Populations
Daniel OakleyIntra Cognitive Scatter on the Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities-Third Edition and its Relation to Academic Achievement
Michael O’DonovanPredicting Basic Reading Skills Via an Aptitude Cluster Versus Global IQ
Jennifer Rogers NicastroA Meta-Analytic Review of Play Therapy Outcomes and the Role of Age: Implications for School Psychologists
Paulette Walsh-CicchilloReliability and Validity of a Group Ability Test
Eric Fields“Efficacy of Test Anxiety Interventions for Middle School Students as a Consideration for Large-Scale School Programs”
Carmela GencorelliExposure to Violence as a Predictor of Social-Emotional Functioning in Inner City Adolescents
Hilary LuttingerAccomplishing Anger Motives Predicts Adolescents’ Ratings of Anger’s Benefits
Gabriela NelsonBasic Relational Concepts Acquisition in Children With and Without Learning Disabilities
James BowmanThe Utility of Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of School Psychologists’ Clinical Competence
Jill HenriksenAnger, Anxiety, and Depression: The Contribution to Hazardous Drinking Behavior
Rosalinda MacalusoThrough the Looking Glass: Grammatical Skills as a Critical Component to Successful Reading Comprehension
Sharon MarchettiAnger & Aggression in Adolescents: Cognitions & Behavioral Responses
Robert MeagherFactors That Influence Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendations for Autistic Students: A Survey of School Psychologists
Frances Aguera VerderosaExamining the Effects of Language and Culture on the Differential Ability Scales with Bilingual Preschoolers
Kerry AraleThe Connection Between Perfectionism and Depression, Anxiety, and Anger in Children with Special Consideration of Effects with Chinese American Children
Daniel BialikBrief Measures of Cognitive Abilities: A Concurrent Validity Investigation of the WRIT & WASI
Khalid BrownEmotional Intelligence and Behavior in Autistic Children
Carol CannellaVariables Predicting School Psychologists’ Intentions to Report Child Maltreatment
Renee EschmannA Review of Objective Assessment Tools for Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents
Nicole GerbeSchool Psychologists’ Knowledge of Asperger’s Disorder, Its Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendations
Anne LecciSensory Integration Therapy and Its Effect on the Autistic Child’s Performance of a School Related Task
Allison MuellerExecutive Functioning as a Cognitive Characteristic of Giftedness: An Examination of a Measure of EF in Gifted Children
Amalia SiolasThe Role of Acculturation, Parental Anger, and Child Behavior in Greek Families
Marlene Sotelo-DynegaCognitive Performance and Development of English Language Proficiency
Melissa StanfordEvaluation of Suspected Learning Disabilities: A Comparison of Traditional Versus Contemporary Methods of Identification
Alison SullivanOutcome and Consumer Satisfaction in Equine Therapy Programs for Treating Students with Disabilities
Jeanne VillaniDimensions of Externalized Symptoms and Anger in Youth and Adolescents Using a Q Sort Method
Melissa AcquavellaPsychiatric Disorders and Comorbidity in Adults with a History of Conduct Problems
Ericka LevyInfluence of Select Demographic Variables on the Educational Outcomes of High and Low Performing Students
Celeste MarreroImmigration Status, Parental Involvement, and Educational Achievement Among Puerto Ricans
Patricio RomeroPersonal and Interpersonal Antecedents of Victimization Across the Transition to High School
Stacy ShiechelThe Effects of Cognitive Disabilities on Family Dynamics and Functioning
Elena BeharryEvaluation of Variables Affecting Performance on the Culture-Language Interpretive Matrix
John BrullTherapist Verbal Response Mode The Therapeutic Alliance an In-Session Client Good Moments
Annie HuangPerfectionism, Irrationality, and School Adjustment: The Primacy of Cognition
Vincent PennisiThe Effect of Teacher Support Statements on the Acceptability of Behavior Plans
Donna CarbonaroCross-Informant Discrepancy Analysis in Children with Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Disorders
Ellen-ge DentonTeacher Self-Evaluation, Teacher Self-Efficacy, and Teacher Burnout: An American and West Indian Sample
Agnieszka DyndaThe Relation Between English Language Proficiency and IQ Test Performance
Jill KelterThe Effect of Child Gender on Teachers’ Perceptions of and Responses to Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Anya LevitinCognitive Assessment Training in Graduate Programs in School Psychology
Charles YurkewiczHappiness in Adolescence: The Contributions of Self-Control, Hope, and Personal Strivings
Ayala Zoltan RockoffCultural/Religious Similarity and Perceived Clinician Effectiveness with Orthodox Jewish Parents
Emma HettrichHow Well are Early Childhood Education Teachers Trained to Work with Students with Specific Learning Disabilities?
Lindsay PettineAn Examination of the Concurrent and Predictive Validity of the Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency
Terence ReillyKindergarten Screening and Later Academic Achievement and Placement in Academic Intervention Services