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Ph.D. Graduates and Their Dissertation Titles

2007

Lowry, Regina. A Litany of Losses: The Lived Experience of Hospitalization for Elders with a Cancer Diagnosis.

Heaton, Karen. Feedback Actigraphy and Sleep in Long-Haul Truckers.

Ashford, Kristin. Secondhand Smoke Exposure During and After Pregnancy.

Jensen, Lynne. Cognitive and psychological factors that influence outcomes in coronary heart disease patients.

Adams, Susan. Retention of previously incarcerated women in a community-based residential substance abuse treatment program.

Wu, Jia-Rong. Medication adherence in patients with heart failure.

2006

Abu Salem, Said. Home health nurses' care errors. Dissertation Abstracts International, 68-04B. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3259083).

AlAloul, Fawwaz. Quality of life of Jordanians post stem cell transplantation. Dissertation Abstracts International, 68-02B. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3250573).

Bentley, Brooke. Dietary sodium intervention in heart failure. Dissertation Abstracts International, 68-04B. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3259092).

Hatcher, Jennifer. The mental health of African American single mothers. Dissertation Abstracts International, 68-04B. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3259132).

York, Nancy. Community readiness and local smoke-free policy development. Dissertation Abstracts International, 68-04B. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3259219).

Abu Ruz, Mohannad. Anxiety and in-hospital complications after acute coronary syndrome. Dissertation Abstracts International, 67-09B. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3236088).

Al Khasib, Esam. Patterns of colorectal cancer in Appalachian Kentucky.  Dissertation Abstracts International, 67-09B. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3231182).

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2005

Okoli, Chizimuzo T.C. Psychobehavioral effects of secondhand tobacco smoke exposure. Dissertation Abstracts International, 67-01B, 183. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3201078)

Wray, Linda. Meaning-based coping in adults with chronic low back pain. Dissertation Abstracts International, 67-01B, 184. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3201090)

Lewis, Paul. Secondhand tobacco smoke, adolescent addiction, and smoking cessation behaviors. Dissertation Abstracts International, 66-12B, 6527. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3198312)

De Jong, Marla. Anxiety in patients with cardiac disease. Dissertation Abstracts International, 66-06B, 3056. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3178508)

El-Mallakh, Peggy. Evolving self-care among individuals with schizophrenia and diabetes mellitus. Dissertation Abstracts International, 66-03B, 1391. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3167868)

Charoensuk, Sukjai. Factors influencing depression in Thai adolescents. Dissertation Abstracts International, 66-03B, 1389. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3167866)

Treadway, Scott. A feasibility test of the Systematic Terraced Exercise Protocol in fourth grade children. Dissertation Abstracts International, 66-01B, 206. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3162956)

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2004

Daniels, Judith. Women's experience with weight loss: A personal and social model of action and reaction. Dissertation Abstracts International, 65-12B, 6288. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3158242)

Heo, Seongkum. Health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure. Dissertation Abstracts International, 65-03B, 1389. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3133593)

Scott, Leslie. Acanthosis nigricans and risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes Among Elementary School-age Children. Dissertation Abstracts International, 65-04B, 1784. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3130301)

Howard, Patricia K. Evaluation of an age-appropriate firearm safety education intervention on children's knowledge, attitudes, and feelings. Dissertation Abstracts International, 65-03B, 1248. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3127808)

Hall, Debra. Factors characterizing supportive nursing care units for registered nurses. Dissertation Abstracts International, 65-05B, 2342. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3133591)

Ridner, Lee. Predicting smoking status in a college-age population. Dissertation Abstracts International, 65-02B, 657. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3123819)

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2003

Hartley, Lou Ann. Longitudinal analysis of access to health care, use of preventive health services, and practice of health-related behaviors of Appalachian and non-Appalachian adults in Kentucky. Dissertation Abstracts International, 64-11B, 5449.

Velotta, Catherine. Usability of computers for medication order entry by home healthcare nurses. Dissertation Abstracts International, 64-11B, 5454.

Piyabanditkul, Lukawee. Relationship between home health service utilization and functional status of Medicare patients with heart failure. Dissertation Abstracts International, 64-05B, 2131.

Shawler, Celeste. Evolution of women's strength: Aging mothers and daughters becoming empowered after a health crisis. Dissertation Abstracts International, 64-02B, 641.

Ryan, Patricia. Approaching death: A phenomenological study. Dissertation Abstracts International, 64-02B, 639.

Yoder, Amy. Policy predictors of adult participation in cessation programs, quit attempts, and smoking prevalence in Kentucky. Dissertation Abstracts International, 63-12B, 5767.

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