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Browsing PSY Graduate Student Conference Papers by Issue Date

Browsing PSY Graduate Student Conference Papers by Issue Date

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Assessing the career aspirations, family structure and ability to succeed among African-American males

Lee, Felecia A.; Lewis-Moss, Rhonda K. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

The purpose of the evaluation was to compare the career aspirations, family structure, and ability to succeed of African American males to other groups. Four hundred and seventy three males were surveyed at the baseline ...
Evaluating a community health center's diabetes project: A strategy to reduce health disparities

Wernick, Shoshana; Lewis-Moss, Rhonda K. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Diabetes poses a serious health problem in the African American community who experience significantly higher rates of diabetes and diabetes complications when compared to Caucasians. The current study evaluated a Diabetes ...
Member retention in consumer-run organizations

Dziadkowiec, Oliwier; Vu, Chi C.; Shagott, Todd P.; Reinhart, Crystal; Keele-Lien, Ashlee; Swink, Nathan; Meissen, Gregory J.; Wituk, Scott A.; Hymer, Kimberly; Banta, Adrienne (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Consumer run-organizations (CROs) have been empowering and socially supportive settings chosen by mental health consumers as a complement or an alternative to traditional mental health services. According to previous ...
An examination of becoming a certified peer specialist

Grant, Emily A.; Reinhart, Crystal; Keele-Lien, Ashlee; Swink, Nathan; Wituk, Scott A.; Meissen, Gregory J. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Peer support between mental health consumers in the mental health system is not a new concept. However, the position of Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) is a recent addition to the mental health system. CPSs are people in ...
Physician individual differences related to willingness to use a computer-based DSS

Probst, Adam C.; Shaffer, Victoria A.; Chan, Raymond (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Computer-based diagnostic support systems (DSS)s have been shown to reduce medication errors and treatment costs, aid in diagnosis, and assist in preventative medicine. While a large number of physicians have access to ...
Empowering the disenfranchised: Creating college access for foster care youth

Kirk, Chris M.; Lewis-Moss, Rhonda K.; Nilsen, Corinne; Colvin, Deltha (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

College attendance has been demonstrated to be a factor in lifetime income level, quality of life, better health, and decreased strain on government financial support systems. Yet, the privilege of attending college continues ...
Effectiveness and Invasiveness in Patient Medical Decision Aids

Hulsey, Lukas; Shaffer, Victoria A. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

This research tested the hypothesis that including anecdotal evidence impacts treatment choice by influencing the trade-off between effectiveness and invasiveness. In addition, the role of decision-making style was examined. ...
Empowering settings in Nicaragua: Hearing some of the voices of Nicaraguan youth

Kirk, Chris M. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)

With high rates of poverty and a remarkably young population, Nicaragua is a nation in which the challenges of the future lie in the empowerment of its youth. The role of empowering settings in the development of individual ...
A preliminary investigation of eye-gaze patterns on fast-mapping abilities of children with ASD

Crumrine, Daiquirie; Owens, Justin; Adams, Megan; Salamone, Lindsay (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)

Research has suggested that during storybook reading children’s eye-gaze is primarily on the picture versus the text. Further research with written fast-mapping (FM) indicates that children acquire orthographic images ...
Academic performance in middle school: Friendship influences

Jacobson, Lisette T. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)

The results of this study build on previous research findings demonstrating relational significance of peer influences to academic performance during adolescence. Whereas family, teachers, and peers play a significant role ...