Recent Dissertation Topics

• Communicative Constructions of Agency and Control: How Mothers Influence Children's Self Development
• Ganzheit and Feelings: An Investigation into the Process of Psychological Synthesis
• Linking Imaginary Companion Play and Early Narrative Quality
• The Impact of Historical, Social, and Cultural Contexts on Vietnamese Adolescent Identity Development: Two Studies
• Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms after Pediatric Injury: The Role of Family Factors
• Negotiating "Small" Stories, Transacting Identity: Adolescent Boys' Identity Practices in Conversation
• Enhancing Children's Memory: Effects of Caregiver Talk Orientation for children's Independent Memory Narratives
• "Living Happily Ever After:" An Analysis of Interpersonal Commitment Beliefs