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Graduate students are
expected to become active in research. All of our students must complete
both a master's thesis and a doctoral dissertation. Below is a list
of Developmental students' research, as well as several related projects
conducted by students in other programs.
Crosby, C. (2005). Intuitive parenting repertoire utilization by Caucasian-American and Mandarin Chinese mothers with two- and four-month old infants. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Montana, Missoula.
Guttmannova, K. (2001). Uncertain responses by five-year-olds in
a memory monitoring task. Unpublished master's thesis, University
of Montana, Missoula.
Kamman, T. (1999). Understanding versus regulation of emotion:
Association with externalizing and internalizing behaviors in a
sample of middle school children. Unpublished master's thesis, University
of Montana, Missoula.
Kamman, T. (2001). Infant learning in the context of early social
interaction: Contrast effects in infant eye gaze duration as an
indicator of maternal availability and contingency. Unpublished
doctoral dissertation, University of Montana, Missoula.
Kipp, B. J. (2000). Psychological aspects of Native children in
a Blackfeet language and culture program: The immersion paradigm.
Unpublished master's thesis, University of Montana, Missoula.
Middleton, M. (2004). Maternal sensitivity and infant response during the first two years of life. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Montana, Missoula.
Painter, L. P. (1997). The effects of therapeutic storytelling
and behavioral parent training on the problem behaviors of children
and on parental stress. Unpublished master's thesis, University
of Montana, Missoula.
Pray, N. (1998). Attachment: A working-model to problem behaviors
in middle school children. Unpublished master's thesis, University
of Montana, Missoula.
Ridgway, P. (1998). Attachment styles in older women. Unpublished
doctoral dissertation, University of Montana, Missoula.
Simon-Thomas, J. (1999). The preadolescent emotion language interview:
An assessment of emotion regulation coping. Unpublished master's
thesis, University of Montana, Missoula.
Terry, M. H. (1998). Sex differences in social cognitive development:
An exploration of mediating variables. Unpublished doctoral dissertation,
University of Montana, Missoula.
Thomas, L. (1999). Native American mother-infant interactions at
nine months: A cross-cultural study of the still-face effect. Unpublished
master's thesis, University of Montana, Missoula.
Thomas, L. (2002). Comparisons of maternal eye gaze deprivation:
Responses of 3-month-olds to three episodes of maternal unavailability.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Montana, Missoula.
Traci, M. (1998). Fundamental frequency in speech directed to deaf
or hearing infants by deaf or hearing mothers. Unpublished master's
thesis, University of Montana, Missoula.
Traci, M. (2000). Life changes as possible predictors of secondary
conditions. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Montana,
Missoula.
Undergraduate students have numerous opportunities
to gain research experience, including supervised research credits
and independent study. In addition, there are several scholarship
programs that support undergraduate research. Below is a brief list
of developmental undergraduate theses and scholarship projects.
Ascione, A. (2004). The acculturation process in Hispanic immigrant children.
Balentine, M., Czarnopol, A., Goodrich, J., Omeasoo, W, Shepherd,
E., & Wallace, K.A. (2001). Qualitative study of Native American
Elders: Preliminary Findings. Poster presented at the University
of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research.
Byrne, C. (1999). Examination of humanistic immersion intervention
with an autistic child. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University
of Montana, Missoula.
Driskill, M. (2006). Effects of early childhood knowledge and applied parenting tips on parent perceptions. Presented at the University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research.
Hagestad, M. (2002-2003). Children's perceptions of the World Trade
Center Disaster. McNair Scholar and Watkins Scholarship recipient.
Hoveland, W. (2005). Reverse prejudice and the deaf community.
Kimbrell, K. (2002). Predicting attachment classification of 18-month-old
infants on the basis of facial expression of emotion at 9 months
during the Still-face procedure. Undergraduate Research Scholarship
recipient.
McLean, D. (2001). Children's understanding of deception related
to ethnic identity. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University
of Montana, Missoula.
Montoya, Y. (2002). The use of storytelling in reducing anxiety
in young children. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University
of Montana, Missoula.
Mosher, J. & Zagorda, J. (2005). Quality of interactions and attachments in deaf and hearing mother-infant dyads. Presented at the University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research.
Paetz, A. (2002 - 2003). Maternal contingency and scaffolding as
structures for infant behavior. Watkins Scholarship recipient.
Shaw, B., Reicks, C., & Wallace, K. A. (2002). The influence
of recent loss on wellness dimensions in elders. Poster presented
at the University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research.
Ward, K., Schulz, T. M., Vold, K. A., Paetz, A. M., Koester, L.
S., Kamman, T., & Szalda-Petree, A. D. (2002). Infant emotion
during variations in maternal availability: Correlations with types
of maternal contingency. Poster presented at the University of Montana
Conference on Undergraduate Research.
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