Student Publications

Dissertations

Christine M. Totura (Wienke)– defended 2005 

Totura, C. M. W. (2005). Victimization and academic achievement at school: The role of psychosocial mediators and moderators [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 

Rachel Day – defended 2005 

Day, R. (2005). An empirical investigation of the predictors of self-and other-reported marketability: Looking beyond human capital (Publication No. 3168612) [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. 

Dimitra “Demy” Kamboukos – defended 2005 

Kamboukos, D. (2005). Adolescents and their fathers: Do dads make a difference? [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 

Sherecce Fields – defended 2008 

Fields, S. A. (2008). The role of the theory of planned behavior in therapists’ involvement of parents in youth treatment (Publication No. 3347328) [Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Florida]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. 

Sarah Tarquini – defended 2010 

Tarquini, S. J. (2010). Predictors of peer referral intentions for individuals at risk for suicide related behavior: An application of the theory of planned behavior (Publication No. 3432794) [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. 

Nicole Caporino – defended 2010 

Caporino, N. E., Morgan, J., Beckstead, J., Phares, V., Murphy, T. K., & Storch, E. A. (2012). A structural equation analysis of family accommodation in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of abnormal child psychology, 40(1), 133-143. 

Jessica Handelsman – defended 2011 

Handelsman, J. B. (2012). The relationships between individual characteristics, work factors, and emotional labor strategies in the prediction of burnout among mental health service providers [Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Florida]. USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 

Meredith Elzy – defended 2013 

Elzy, M. B. (2013). Emotional invalidation: An investigation into its definition, measurement, and effects (Publication No. 3589666) [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. 

Christa Labouliere – defended 2013 

Labouliere, C. D. (2013). The role of acquired capability as a differentially-specific risk factor for disordered eating and problematic alcohol use in female college students: A measure development and validation study (Publication No. 3588347) [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. 

Lindsey Steding – defended 2016 

Steding, L. H. (2016). The relationship of attributions and parental characteristics with parental problem recognition (Publication No. 10144718) [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. 

Jason Chen - defended 2016 

Chen, J. I. (2016). The role of threat-based beliefs in mental health help-seeking processes for depression (Publication No. 10131778) [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. 

Alex De Nadai – defended 2017 

De Nadai, A. S. (2017). Psychosocial mechanisms of outcome in pediatric psychiatry [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations 

Maureen Monahan – defended 2018 

Monahan, M. F. (2018). An evaluation of suicide risk assessment and management trainings in clinical psychology doctoral programs [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 

Renee Brown – defended 2019 

Hangartner, R. R. (2019). Examining the effect of context on responses to social interaction (Publication No. 13905039) [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida). ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. 

Amanda Peterson – defended 2021 

Peterson, A. L. (2022). Testing the effects of social exclusion on emotional arousal: An examination of the effects of psychological pain and rumination (Publication No. 29252669) [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. 

Ansley Bender – defended 2021 

Bender, A. M. (2023). An experimental study of negative performance feedback: Consideration of a cognitive pathway and individual difference factors (Publication No. 30494123) [Doctoral dissertation, University of South Florida]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses.

Allie Schuck – defended 2025

Shuck, A. (2025). An Examination of Positive Risk-Taking: Testing the Effect of Modeling