College of Behavioral & Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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EXAMINING THE INTERACTION OF INTERNALIZING AND EXTERNALIZING DISORDERS WITH HIV STATUS IN RELATION TO RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT DROPOUT
(2017)Each year approximately 34 billion dollars are spent on treatment for alcohol and drug use problems in the United States, yet less than half of clients complete their programs. Treatment dropout is a significant predictor ... -
Environmental Reward, Goal-Directed Activation and Depressive Symptoms as Predictors of Transdermal Nicotine Patch Adherence in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Behavioral Activation Treatment for Smoking
(2017)Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the U.S., and smoking rates are high. Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is sold over-the-counter and often distributed in smoking cessation clinical ... -
Relation between Adolescent Callous-unemotional Traits and Subjective and Physiological Reactions to Social Exclusion
(2017)Callous-unemotional (CU) traits (e.g., lack of empathy and guilt toward others) occur dimensionally, across the age range, and in both clinical and nonclinical populations. Among adolescents with co-occurring conduct ... -
An Experimental Approach to Examining Individual Differences in Evaluative Concerns and Response to Feedback
(2017)Evaluative concerns feature prominently into the presentation of those experiencing Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) and elevated social anxiety (SA) symptoms. The majority of work to date has focused on fear of negative ... -
Essays in Industrial Organization
(2018)The dissertation focuses on two issues that are broadly related to the urban planning of Washington, DC. The first two chapters consider the burgeoning food truck industry in Washington, DC and the third chapter considers ...