Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Dissertation: Examining the Roles of Acculturative Stressors and Cultural Factors in Major Health and Safety Issues Among Hispanic/Latino Farmworkers, Brenda Berumen-Flucker
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Dissertation: The Assessment of Clinical Reasoning in Preceptors Across the Athletic Training Profession, Gary Wayne Cohen Jr.
Dissertation: Examining the Use of Immersive Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training Education, Bailey Christine Jones
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Dissertation: Predictors of Dental Students’ Behavioral Intention Use of Teledentistry: An Application of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) Model, Jafar Hassan Alabdullah
Dissertation: The Determinants of Physical Activity, Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose, and Poor Glycemic Control Among Individuals Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on the Saudi Health Interview Survey (SHIS), Mohammed Abdulrahman S. Alsuliman
Dissertation: Aging, Gait Variability, and Adaptability, Collin Douglas Bowersock
Dissertation: Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes About Pain Management and Opioids, Hedieh Hatami Sirjani
Dissertation: A Three Article Study Examining Sexual and Gender Minority Competency of Health Service Providers, Corrine N. Wilsey
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Dissertation: Examine Predictors of BMI Classification and Perception of Overweght Status of Caregivers of Preschool Children, Beth H. Chopp
Dissertation: Depression Among Expectant and New Mothers: A Multi-Study Investigation of Rates, Correlates, and Training for Healthcare Providers, Molly M. Long
Dissertation: Understanding Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers’ Participation in Late Effects Screening: A Mixed Methods Approach, Kristen Trost Mantlo
Dissertation: Asthma-Related Health Outcomes in New Jersey After a Natural Disaster Event, My Ngoc Thuy Nguyen
Dissertation: Usefulness of an Expanded Health Belief Model With Added Constructs (Self-Efficacy And Ecological System Measures) in Modeling Compliance With Healthy Lifestyle Recommendations in Women With a Recent History of Gestational Diabetes, Phyllis M. Woodson
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Dissertation: An Examination of Athletic Directors' Perceptions of the Utilization of Athletic Trainers in the Secondary School Setting, Stephanie H. Clines
Dissertation: Behavioral Determinants of Exercise-Related Injury Prevention Program Participation, Emily M. Hartley
Dissertation: Examining the Association of Environmental Degradation and Poor Cardiovascular and/or Respiratory Health Outcomes in a Disadvantaged Community, Khyati Niranjan Kantaria
Dissertation: Sexual Violence Victimization, Mental Health, and University-Based Health Service Use Among College Females, Julie E. Stoner
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Dissertation: Alcohol and Substance Use Knowledge, Attitudes, Subjective Norms, Self-Efficacy, Perceived Behavioral Control, and Behavioral Intentions Among Omani College Students, Muna S. Bait Ajzoon
Dissertation: Healthcare Outcomes and Resource Utilization Associated with Neonatal Hypoglycemia: Analysis of Data from the HCUP Kid’s Inpatient Database, Brook T. Alemu
Dissertation: Effects of a Collaborative Care for Depression Intervention on Health Service Utilization and Depression Severity, Girlyn Arganza Cachaper
Dissertation: Measuring Outcomes in Competence and Confidence in Clinical Skills Through the Use of Standardized Patients, Jennifer W. Cuchna
Dissertation: Unmet Needs And Service Utilization by Informal Caregivers, Ryan Marie Diduk-Smith
Dissertation: Sleep Disorders and Kidney Transplant Outcomes: Findings From an 18-Year (1997-2015) Historical Cohort Study, Margaret M. Lubas
Dissertation: A Web-Based Interprofessional Education Program for School Nurses and Athletic Trainers: A Pilot Study, Lauren Ashley Welsch
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Dissertation: The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model: An Examination of Obesity Prevention Behavioral Change in Children Who Participated In The Afterschool Program Virginia Beach Let’s Move, Marilyn Miroshlava Bartholmae
Dissertation: Application of a Theory-Based Educational Intervention to Increase the Frequency of Performing Oral Health Assessments on Children Among Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Nurses, Denise Michelle Claiborne
Dissertation: A Model to Predict Pre-Hospital Endotracheal Intubation Success, Leigh Ann Diggs
Dissertation: School Policy, Food and Physical Activity Environment, and Childhood Obesity, Ruicui Liu
Dissertation: A Test of the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use on Non-Emergent Emergency Department Use, Moira Crosby McManus
Dissertation: Response Shift and Functional Outcomes in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability, Cameron J. Powden
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Dissertation: Diabetes Status, Predisposing, Enabling, and Oral Health Illness Level Variables as Predictors of Preventive and Emergency Dental Service Use, Sabha Alshatrat
Dissertation: A Study of a Simulated Infectious Disease on Healthcare Workers' Reaction, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Performance Towards Hand Hygiene, Lydia Wigglesworth-Ballard
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Dissertation: Utilizing the Technology Acceptance Model to Predict System Use of an Interactive Behavior Change Technology to Deliver Virtual Diabetes Health Education, Koren Sher'Keyer Goodman
Dissertation: Assessing the Fit Between Child Welfare Information Systems and Frontline Workers: Development of a Task-Technology Fit Instrument, Kurt William Heisler
Dissertation: Factors Associated with Quality of Life Among Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Marian Marconyak
Dissertation: Modeling Solutions for Prevention of Medicare Insolvency for the Baby Boomer Generation (Born 1946 - 1964), Gregory Thomas Scott
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Dissertation: Factors That Influence Nonadherence Outpatient Medical Follow-Up by African Americans with HIV/AIDS at an Outpatient Infectious Disease Clinic, Cynthia Burrell Banks
Dissertation: Intimate Partner Physical Violence Against Women in Saudi Arabian Primary Healthcare Clinics, Halah M. Eldoseri
Dissertation: An Examination of Factors Affecting Non-Urgent Use of Emergency Department Services by Patients with "Universal" Healthcare, Gregory Smith Feltenberger
Dissertation: Multilevel Analysis of Physical Activity Among US Adults Across US Census Regions: The Role of Environmental Contexts, Sariyamon Tiraphat
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Dissertation: Using Modeling and Simulation to Improve Oral Health Services Delivery in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Mohammad J. Alzahrani
Dissertation: Adoption of Electronic Health Records by Admitting Physicians: A Heuristic Model, John Sharon Hudson
Dissertation: The Relationship of Financial Performance, Quality Indicators, and the Role of Nurse Executives in Virginia Nursing Homes, Jeany V. Murphy
Dissertation: Early Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: Review and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Efstathios Polychronopoulos
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Dissertation: Using the Andersen Behavioral Model of Health Services Use to Examine Adult Uninsured Patient Health Services Use at a Community Health Center, Jewel Shonette Goodman
Dissertation: A GIS Analysis of the Environmental Variables Related to Rift Valley Fever Outbreaks, Jacqueline Florette Jackson
Dissertation: Patient Centered Care Approach to Adherence with Cardiovascular Medications: Self-Determination Theory Integration, David S. Li
Dissertation: Predictors of Developmental Screenings for Young Children, Janice Chandler Ranne
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Dissertation: Test of a Multidisciplinary Health Behavior Model of Medicare Elders' Antihypertensive Acquisitions, Ann Marie Kopitzke
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Dissertation: Modeling Physical Activity in Working Adults: How Suitable Is the Expanded Parallel Process Model?, Adwoa B-H-Sam
Dissertation: Application of the Interactional Model of Cultural Diversity to Identify Diversity Climate Factors Associated with Organizational Effectiveness in Accredited U.S. Physical Therapist Education Programs, Elizabeth Francis Giles
Dissertation: Identifying Determinants of Physical Activity in Maritime Union Members Using the Theory of Planned Behavior, Susan Atkinson Tweed
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Dissertation: Changes in Formal-Informal Caregiving in Elderly Stroke Survivors, Holly Anne Beard
Dissertation: Psychometric Evaluation of an instrument for Assessing Policy Outcomes for Families with Children Who Have Severe Developmental Disabilities: The Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale, Joni Taylor McFelea
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Dissertation: The Use of the Tripartite Model of Attitudes to Explain EMS Providers' Attitudes About the EMS Agenda for the Future, Carolyn Angela Rinaca
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Dissertation: Factors That Influence Mammography Use of Community Health Workers, Cynthia M. Kratzke
Dissertation: The Great Pestilence: Yellow Fever in Portsmouth, Virginia, 1855, Burden Susan Lundgren
Dissertation: Using Social Cognitive Theory to Model Health Behaviors Among Chinese Children, Yan Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Dissertation: Predictors of Oral Health Behaviors: Examining the Effect of Patient Perceived Humanistic Attitude in the Context of the Health Belief Model, Linda Leigh Hawkins Carroll
Dissertation: Application of the Traditional Epidemiological Model to Predict Occupational Injury Rates in Manufacturing Industries, Gary A. Morris
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Dissertation: A Longitudinal Study Examining the Stability of Occupational Stressors Identified by Nursing Home Administrators, Gay Lynne Andrucci-Armstrong
Dissertation: A Study of the Factors That Impact Female Military Beneficiaries Obtaining Preventive Health Services, Cynthia Andrea Chargois
Dissertation: A Health System Analysis Approach to Health Outcomes in Medicare Clients With Chronic Illnesses, Christine A. Elnitsky
Dissertation: An Examinaton of the Enhanced Primary Care Model for the Organization of Team Care in Managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Elderly Population, Carolyn Morcom Rutledge
Dissertation: Barrier to Utilization of Primary Healthcare Resources in Children Two Years of Age and Under, Ruth A. Waibel
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Dissertation: The Pediatric Breathing Survey, Linda J. Galloway
Dissertation: Factors Associated with Asthma Readmissions in Children's Hospitals, Maria Acedo Kronenburg
Dissertation: Explanatory Power of the Behavior Model of Utilization for Pediatric Asthma Health Care in an Urban Managed Care Setting, Kathie Marie Sawyer Zimbro
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Dissertation: Classification of Participants Into Two Health Resource Utilization Groups By the Health Enrollment Assessment Review (HEAR) Survey, Jody W. Donehoo
Dissertation: A Study of the Knowledge and Attitudes of Physicians Toward Victims of Spouse Abuse, Ramani N. Garimella
Dissertation: Factors Which Affect Post-Hospital Resource Use and Patient Health Outcomes Among Taiwanese Older Adults, Chouh-Jiaun Lin
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Dissertation: Measurement of Hospital Performance: Environmental and Organizational Factors Associated with Cost, Debra Kay Dierksmeier Anderson
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Dissertation: The Effects of a Maternal Childhood Lead-Poisoning Education Program on Knowledge, Health Beliefs, and Compliance, Sylvia Elaine Johnson
Dissertation: Coping Processes Used by Mothers of Triplets, Susan Mullen Kaplan
Dissertation: The Detoxification of Petroleum Contaminated Coastal Plain Sandy Soil Using an Amended Vermicomposting Approach, John Charles Kraemer
Dissertation: A Survey of Health Care Personnel's Perceptions Toward Diversity in the Workplace, Jacqueline Elaine Sharpe
Dissertation: A Comparison of Factors Associated With Referrals, Service Placements and Length of Service for African-American and Caucasian Youth With Serious Emotional and Behavioral Disturbances Served Through the Comprehensive Services Act in Virginia, Vanessa B. Sheppard
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Dissertation: An Assessment of the Descriptors and Determinants of Academic Success of Selected Allied Health Students in Virginia, Theodora Christine Gordon
Dissertation: A Comparison of the Utilization of Health Services in the Presence or Absence of Prescriptive Drug Insurance in a Managed Care Environment, Martha Groblewski
Dissertation: The Association Between Perceived Family Support and Psychological Well-Being in Infertile Couples, Linda Marquardt Mintle
Dissertation: Effect of Nutrition Intervention on the Outcomes of Pregnancy: A Rural Urban Comparison, Ranjita Misra
Dissertation: The Influence of National Culture on Work-Related Values and Job Satisfaction Between American and Filipino Registered Nurses, Karin Polifko-Harris
Dissertation: The Effects of Partial Hospitalization on Acute Psychiatric Hospital Readmission Days, William E. Turner III
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Dissertation: Psychosocial Determinants of Age-Appropriate Immunizations of Infants in Norfolk, Virginia, Hoda Youssef Atta
Dissertation: The Contribution of Selected Cognitive and Noncognitive Variables to the Academic Success of Medical Technology Students, Mildred Keels Fuller
Dissertation: An Assessment of Personal Characteristics, Job Satisfaction and Semantic Descriptors of Virginia Acute and Tertiary Care Hospitals' Chief Executive Officers, Justin C. Matus
Dissertation: The Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Education Program on Knowledge, Attitudes and Sexual Behavior of Selected College Students, Arlene Jaine Jackson Montgomery
Dissertation: Immunologic Evaluation of Ectopic Gestation, Tawfig Amin Nasser
Dissertation: An Assessment of Management Practices Among Virginia Acute Care Hospitals, Ogbonnia Godfrey Ochonma
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Dissertation: A Multiple Case Study of Selected Individuals Who Facilitate the Successful Adoption of Environmental Public Policy, John H. Austin
Dissertation: A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Types of Clinical Instruction on Selected Variables Among Urban Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Janice Parks Hylton
Dissertation: The Relationship of Locus-of-Control and Altruism to Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Providers Universal Precaution Practices, Joanne L. Wakeham
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Dissertation: A Comparison of Two Theories of Resistance to Innovation in Medical Record Administration Baccalaureate Degree Programs, Joyce Brown-Harvey
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Dissertation: History and Analysis of Food Guides in the United States, Barbara B. Carlson