Undergraduate Honors Theses (N=24)
Each Summer Scholar Award (n = 10) included a $400 grant to the student and a $600 grant to the advisor;
each Dean’s Scholar Award (n = 7) included a $750 grant to the student and a $750 grant to the advisor.
Sarah Pankratz, Departmental Honors (2021)
Sexual Assault and Dissociation
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Hannah Woods, Departmental Honors (2017)
PTSD, shame, thought suppression, and dissociation as predictors of
alexithymia among survivors of lifetime sexual violence.
Kelsey Straub, Departmental Honors, Dean’s Scholar (2015-16)
Interpersonal and emotion-focused mediators of sexual revictimization in college women.
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Katelyn Palmer, Departmental Honors, Summer Scholar (2014-15)
The role of lifetime sexual victimization in bulimia pathology:
A focus on affective instability and nonacceptance.
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Hannah Espeleta, Departmental Honors, Summer Scholar (2013-14)
Emotion dysregulation mediates the link between child abuse and romantic attachment difficulties.
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Taylor Ross, University Honors, Dean’s Scholar (2013-14).
The role of self-blame in sexual revictimization:
Impact on PTSD and alcohol use mediators.
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Amanda Withrow, Departmental Honors (2012-13).
The role of diminished sexual control in the impact of unwanted sexual experiences
on risky sexual behavior in college women.
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Emily Philips-Roth, Dean’s Scholar, Summer Scholar, University & Departmental Honors (2010-11).
Coping and enhancement drinking motives in female college drinkers:
Patterns of alcohol use, problems, and risky behavior.
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Nicole Sheffer, Departmental Honors (2009-10).
Alcohol- and sex-related variables impact college women’s risk perception in a hypothetical scenario.
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Melissa Roemmele, Dean’s Scholar, Departmental Honors (2008-9).
The Role of Early Maladaptive Schemas in the Risky Sexual Behavior of Female Child Abuse Survivors.
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Misti Rogers, Departmental Honors (2008-9).
“I Hooked Up Last Night”:
Understanding College Women’s Definitions of the Hook-Up.
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Emily Lambrecht, Departmental Honors (2008-9).
Does cognitive dissonance impact alcohol-facilitated sexual behavior
and sexual assault in college women?
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Erika L. Kelley, Summer Scholar (2007), Dean’s Scholar (2008), University Honors (2008-9).
Women’s Conceptualization of Their Unwanted Sexual Experiences:
How Labeling Influences Risky Sexual Behavior
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Alison J. Kaiser, Summer Scholar, Departmental Honors (2007-8).
Emotion Dysregulation and Sex Motives Predict Risky Sexual Behavior
and Sexual Victimization in College Women
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Sarah Griffeth, Summer Scholar, Departmental Honors (2006-7).
Child Maltreatment, Parental Bonding and Emotion Dysregulation
as Predictors of Borderline Symptoms in a Sample of College Women
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Erin E. Bybee, Dean’s Scholar, Departmental Honors (2005-6).
Identity as an Explanatory Factor of the Relation Between
Maladaptive Childhood Experiences and Bulimic Behaviors in College Women
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Mai Foerster, Summer Scholar (2004).
Interpersonal Schemas & Revictimization among CSA Survivors
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Carrie Johnson, Summer Scholar, Departmental Honors (2003-2004).
Differential Correlates of Rape, Attempted Rape, and Sexual Coercion among College Women
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Amanda Spector, University Honors (2003-4).
The Impact of Psychological Maltreatment on Self-Concept and Revictimization Among College Women
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Stephanie L. Calmes, Departmental Honors (2003).
Affect Dysregulation and the Use of Tension-Reducing Behaviors in Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
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Sara Nelson, Departmental Honors (2003).
The Construct of Psychopathy and Its Relationship to Criminal and Violent Behavior
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Jaclyn Tooley, Departmental Honors (2003).
The Differential Impact of Characterological and Behavioral Self-Blame
in the Long-Term Adjustment of Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors
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Allison E. Scheer, Summer Scholar & Dean’s Scholar, University Honors (2002-3).
Understanding the Impact of Sexual Victimization and Public Self-Consciousness on Eating Disorders
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Diana L. Hickey, Departmental Honors (2002).
Optimistic Bias, Personal Vulnerability, Perceptions of Control, and Personal Experience Following the September 11th Terrorist Attacks: A Prospective Study of College Women