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Dissertation Topics

Recent dissertation topics have included:

  • Associations Among Maternal Sexual Abuse History, Adult Attachment Style and Child-Rearing

  • The Impact of Social Support on Quality of Life for Breast and Gynecological Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Cultural Comparison between Korean-Americans and Koreans

  • Understanding Employees’ Decisions to Seek Change or Quit: A Longitudinal Study of Human and Social Service Workers’ Cognitive and Behavioral Responses to Their Work Experiences

  • The Effects of Diversity on Organizational Behavior in a Homogenous Society: The Case Study for Korea

  • Investigating the Impact of Strength-based Assessment on Youth with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders

  • Exploring the Role of Na Kupuna Wahine: Leadership Development from a Native Hawaiian Perspective

  • Functional Outcome in Schizophrenia: A Biosocial Predictive Model Over Time

  • Mental Health Service Use and Placement Change in Foster Care

  • Spiritual Well-Being in Health-Related Quality of Life for Older Chronically Ill Adults

  • Examining Characteristics of School Social Work Macro Practice: The Academic Preparation of MSW Students

  • Prospective and Retrospective Examinations of Factors Related to Intention to Leave and Turnover Among Public Child Welfare Workers