Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Social Justice in Social Work: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Erica Fonseca
Social Workers as Police and Prison Wardens in the Progressive Era, Sam Harrell
Understanding the Other: Mentor Ethnocultural Empathy and Relationship Quality and Duration in Youth Mentoring, Miriam Miranda-Diaz
The Mirror Project: Reflections on the Experiences of African-American Female Adolescents Experiencing Foster Care, Bahia Anise-Cross DeGruy Overton
Living on the Outskirts of Things: Women and Nonbinary People of Color with Cognitive Disabilities Describe Their Employment Experiences, Laura Spura Rodriguez
Towards a New Discourse on Success in Alternative Education, Samuel Thomas Settelmeyer
Feeling Otherwise: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of Queer and Trans Youth of Color Who Create and Embody Fursonas, Hazel Ali Zaman
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Prosecutors or Helpers: An Institutional Ethnography of Child Protective Services Casework, Anna Maria Rockhill
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
A Critical Discourse Analysis of How Youth in Care Describe Social Support, Jared Israel Best
Health Literacy and People Diagnosed with Mental Illness, Beckie Child
High School Persisters and Alternative Schools, Hyuny Clark-Shim
Examining the Role of Social Support and Neighborhood Deprivation in the Relationship Between Multiple ACEs and Health Risk Behaviors, Marin L. Henderson-Posther
A Typology of Foster Home Quality Elements in Relation to Foster Youth Mental Health, Paul Sorenson
"I'm Very Enlightened:" Assisting Black Males Involved in the Criminal Justice System to Deal With and Heal From Racism, Darnell Jackie Strong
The Mechanisms Connecting State Marijuana Policies to Parent, Peer, and Youth Drug Perception Leading to Youth Marijuana Use, Eunbyeor Sophie Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
E(Raced): Race and Use of Self Amongst BIPOC Social Workers, Anita Reinette Gooding
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
A Colorless Nature: Exploring the Mental Health (Help-Seeking) Experiences of Pre-Adolescent Black American Children, Christopher Ashley Burkett
The Economically Disadvantaged Speak: Exploring the Intersection of Poverty, Race, Child Neglect and Racial Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System, Angela Gail Cause
Examining the Narratives of Military Sexual Trauma Survivors, Maria Carolina González-Prats
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Our Vision of Health for Future Generations: an Exploration of Proximal and Intermediary Motivations with Women of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Danica Love Brown
Interrogating the Construction and Representations of Criminalized Women in the Academic Social Work Literature: a Critical Discourse Analysis, Sandra Marie Leotti
Learning From Culturally Specific Programs and Their Impact on Latino Parent Engagement, Analucia Lopezrevoredo
Physical and Emotional Sibling Violence and Child Welfare: a Critical Realist Exploratory Study, Katherine Elizabeth Winters
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Is Therapy Going to the Dogs? Evaluating Animal Assisted Therapy for Early Identified At-Risk Children, Leah Faith Brookner
Investigating Time During Residential Program Until Transition for Adjudicated Youth: a Mixed Methods Study Using Event History Analysis with Follow-Up Interviews, Emily Carol Lott
Role of Spouse/Partner in Fertility Preservation Decision Making by Young Women with Cancer, Aakrati Mathur
Exploring the Association of Victimization and Alcohol and Marijuana Use among American Indian Youth Living On or Near Reservations: a Mixed Methods Study, Lindsay Nicole Merritt
The Intersections of Good Intentions, Criminality, and Anti-Carceral Feminist Logic: a Qualitative Study that Explores Sex Trades Content in Social Work Education, Meg Rose Panichelli
Latinas and Sexual Health: Correlates of Sexual Satisfaction, Christine Marie Velez
A Foucaultian Discourse Analysis of Person-Centered Practice Using a Genealogical Framework of Intellectual Disability, Nick Winges-Yanez
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Foundational Knowledge and Other Predictors of Commitment to Trauma-Informed Care, Stephanie Anne Sundborg
An Analysis of Oregon Youth Authority Populations: Who Receives Treatment and What Factors Influence Allocation of Treatment Resources?, Rebecca Arredondo Yazzie
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Importance of Online Peer Relationships During the Transition to Motherhood: Do They Decrease Stress, Alleviate Depression and Increase Parenting Competence?, Bobbie Sue Arias
Bridging the Worlds of Home and School: a Study of the Relational Worlds of First-Generation Students in a School of Social Work, Miranda Cunningham
An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Long-Term Mentoring Relationships from the Youth Perspective, Kevin Richard Jones
The Development and Validation of the Social Recovery Measure, Casadi "Khaki" Marino
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
A Queer Liberation Movement? A Qualitative Content Analysis of Queer Liberation Organizations, Investigating Whether They are Building a Separate Social Movement, Joseph Nicholas DeFilippis
Got Hair that Flows in the Wind: The Complexity of Hair and Identity among African American Female Adolescents in Foster Care, Lakindra Michelle Mitchell Dove
Assessing the Impact of Restrictiveness and Placement Type on Transition-Related Outcomes for Youth With and Without Disabilities Aging Out of Foster Care, Jessica Danielle Schmidt
Fathers Caring for Children with Special Health Care Needs: Experiences of Work-Life Fit, Claudia Sellmaier
Investigating the Impact of Sibling Foster Care on Placement Stability, Jeffrey David Waid
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Understanding Sexual Assault Survivors' Willingness to Participate in the Judicial System, Mildred Ann Davis
The Relationship between Mindfulness and Burnout among Master of Social Work Students, Jolanta Maria Piatkowska
Strengths in Action: Implementing a Learning Organization Model in a Human Service Setting, Barbara Ann Whitbeck
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
"Who Would Have Thought, With a Diagnosis Like This, I Would be Happy?": Portraits of Perceived Strengths and Resources in Early-Stage Dementia, Jutta Elisabeth Ataie
Lost in the Margins? Intersections Between Disability and Other Non-Dominant Statuses with Regard to Peer Victimization and Psychosocial Distress Among Oregon Teens, Marjorie Grace McGee
Public Opinion and the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, Peggy Jo Ann Sandeen
The Role of Psycho-Sociocultural Factors in Suicide Risk Among Mong/Hmong Youth, TangJudy Vang
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Increasing Social Work Students' Political Interest and Efficacy: The Experience and Impact of a Social Welfare Policy Course from the Students' Perspective, Christie Dianne Bernklau Halvor
Exploring Support Network Structure, Content, and Stability as Youth Transition from Foster Care, Jennifer E. Blakeslee
Understanding the Experience of Air Force Single Parents: A Phenomenological Study, Samantha Everhart Blanchard
Implementer Perspectives: The Implementation of a School-Based Mentoring Program, Amanda Angela Fixsen
Risk Factors for Homelessness Among Community Mental Health Patients with Severe Mental Illness, Rupert Talmage van Wormer
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Gender, Culture, and Prison Classification: Testing the Reliability and Validity of a Prison Classification System, Aimée Ryan Bellmore
An Investigation of the Relationships between Violence Exposure, Internalizing and Externalizing Problems, and Adolescent Alcohol Use, Gregory Lloyd Forehand
Identifying Modifiable Factors associated with Depression across the Lifespan in Stroke Survivor-Spouse Dyads, Michael Joseph McCarthy
Investigating the Predictors of Postsecondary Education Success and Post-College Life Circumstances of Foster Care Alumni, Amy Michele Salazar
Runaway and Homeless Youth: Changing the Discourse by Legitimizing Youth Voice, Donald Dale Schweitzer
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Visions and Voices: An Arts-Based Qualitative Study Using Photovoice to Understand the Needs and Aspirations of Diverse Women Working in the Sex Industry, Moshoula Capous Desyllas
Somatization and Engagement in Mental Health Treatment, Teresa Chianello
Parental Differential Treatment (PDT) of Siblings: Examining the Impact and Malleability of Differential Warmth and Hostility on Children's Adjustment, Brianne H. Kothari
Understanding the Development of Self-determination in Youth with Disabilities in Foster Care, Jennifer L. Powers
Child Welfare Workforce Turnover: Frontline Workers' Experiences with Organizational Culture and Climate, and Implications for Organizational Practice, Melanie Dawn Sage
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Developing One's Self: Adoption and Identity Formation Through the Eyes of Transracially Adopted Native American Adults, Jody Becker-Green
Primary Care, Males, Masculinity, and Suicide : a Grounded Theory Study, John Thomas Casey
Dependent Care and Work-Life Outcomes : Comparing Exceptional Care and Typical Care Responsibilities, Lisa Maureen Stewart
Factors Associated with Inclusion of Spirituality in Secular Social Work Education, Leslie Grace Wuest
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Up a Creek : the Perilous Journey of Recently Uninsured Low-Income Adults in Oregon, Heidi Allen
Attributes of Effective Head Start Mental Health Consultants : a Mixed Method Study of Rural and Urban Programs, Mary Dallas Allen
Staying Within the Margins: The Educational Stories of First-Generation, Low-Income College Students, Diane Lyn Cole
Children with Incarcerated Parents : a Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Parental Incarceration on Adolescent Externalizing Behaviors, Jean Mollenkamp Kjellstrand
The Child Care Self-Sufficiency Scale: Measuring Child Care Funding and Policy Generosity across States, Karen Tvedt
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Family-Friendly Workplace Culture, Flexibility, and Workplace Support for Dependent Care : the Perspectives of Human Resource Professionals, Katherine June Huffstutter
Family Participation : Exploring the Role it Plays in Outcomes for Youth with Serious Emotional Disorders, Jodi Lee Kerbs
"Creative Interpretation and Fluidity in a Rights Framework": the Intersection of Domestic Violence and Human Rights in the United States, Karen Lynn Morgaine
Food Security and Hunger among Low income US Households: Relations to Federal Food Assistance Program Participation, Rebecca Elizabeth Sanders
Engaging Our Workforce: How Job Demands and Resources Contribute to Social Worker Burnout, Engagement and Intent to Leave, Sara Laura Schwartz
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Is It Just Me? Felt HIV -Related Stigma among Adults with HIV, Rebecca Gila Block
Social Workers Addressing Student-Perpetrated Interpersonal Violence in the School Context : Awareness and Use of Evidence-Supported Programs, Natalie Diane Cawood
Sons Providing Care at End-of-Life : Common Threads and nuances, Patricia Ebert
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Applying the Transtheoretical Model to Cigarette Smoking by Pregnant and Parenting Adolescent Females, Barbara Mary Sussex
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Identifying and Building on Strengths of Children With Serious Emotional Disturbances, Michael Orval Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
A Dissertation on African American Male Youth Violence: "Trying to Kill the Part of You that Isn’t Loved", Joy DeGruy Leary
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Voices of our past: the rank and file movement in social work, 1931-1950, Richard William Hunter
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Grandmothers Laughing: Intergenerational Transmission of Cultural Beliefs About Pregnancy and Childbirth Among Native American Women, Claudia Robin Long
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
The needs of older people as seen by themselves and support providers, Sarah Movius Schurr
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Non-work-Related Services at the Workplace: An Exploratory Study, William Roland Adix
Assessment of Needs of Adolescent Mothers in Washington County, John L. Arnold
The Portland, Oregon ASAP: an Evaluation of Treatment Effectiveness, Joan M. Wildebush Berry
Burnout: Multi-Dimensional Study of Alienation Among Social Service Workers in the Willamette Valley, Sally Carignan
Alternative Agencies: An Exploratory Study, Linda Crane
An Alumni Survey of the School of Social Work, Portland State University, Stephen R. Fishack
A Description and Evaluation of the Self-Help Information Service, Cathy Tuma and John Wadsworth
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
Multiple Impact Therapy: Evaluation and Design for Future Study, Jacqueline H. Abikoff