This page collects the digitized full text Masters theses of the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

The following broadly describes library holdings for UA theses:

Category print online
Master's theses 1910s-2006 in MAIN

1910s-2012 in Special Collections
2006 - present are full-text in ProQuest

2012 - present in ScholarWorks

Theses were not systematically indexed in ProQuest prior to 2006.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Examining the Direct and Mediating Relationship Between Immigration, Family Structure, and Crime: A Community-Level Analysis., Obed Asare

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Mental Health Calls for Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Examining the Geographic Distribution and Correlates of Service Requests in Little Rock, Arkansas, McKayla Bishop

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Exploring the Intersection of Masculinity, Mental Health, and Mass Shootings, Kaitlyn Campbell

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Risk, Protection and Mental Health Among Incarcerated People, Cecilie Froulund Jensen

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News Media Coverage and Framing of Human Trafficking in the United States, Chloe Junkerman

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The Kids Aren’t Alright: Examining the Spatial Concentration of Drug Crime Near Schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, Jason Neeley

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Examining the Impact of Parental Punishment and School Punishment on Delinquency and Criminal Justice Contact, Mia C. Robert

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News Framing of the Ukrainian-Russian War: A Comparative Analysis of Russian and American News Media, Alina Y. Rudakova

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A Comparative Examination of Background Attributes, Criminogenic Factors, Status Changes, and Preparatory Activities Across Ideological and Non-Ideological Mass Shootings, Brynn Schuetter

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Differences in Due Process during Post-Conviction: Examining Jurisdictional Influence on Exoneration, Kimberly Hawkins

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Racial Disparities in Women’s Imprisonment, Gift Onyinyechi Onwuadiamu

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The Role of Multiracial Identity on Chronic Health Conditions in the U. S.: Evidence From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, Anna Ruth Jinlong Wahls

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Examining the Escalation to Violence at Political Protests: A Conjunctive Analysis, Austin C. Barber

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Exploring Change and Stability in Counterterrorism Policy, Prosecution, and Sentencing of Terrorists in America Over the Last Three Decades in the United States, Georgianna Grace Bettis

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Fostering Queer Consciousness: Using Performative Art as an Activism Tool to Talk about the LGBTQ+ Community in the State of Bahia, Brazil, Elisangela Pereira Brito

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Economic Disadvantage, Nativity, and Academic Performance and School Punishment Among Latino/a Children, Yolanda Chavez

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Voluntary Contacts with Police: Do Differences in Perceptions of Police Still Exist?, Regan Harper

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Court Actor Decision-Making: The Influence of Victim Characteristics on Legal Outcomes in Cases of Bias Homicide, Taylor June

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Law Enforcement Policy and Personnel Responses to Terrorism: Do Prior Attacks Predict Current Preparedness?, Bryce Kirk

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Present Limitations and Future Projections: Food Insecurity, Housing Insecurity and Optimism Among College Students, Amber Obermaier

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A Spatial Analysis of the Relationship Between Places of Worship and Criminal Activity in Little Rock, Arkansas, Joseph Charles Williams III

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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“They’re bringing Drugs... They’re bringing Crime... They’re Rapists”: Exploring Latino Immigration, Crime, and Voting Patterns in the 2016 Presidential Election, Brogan Estelle Arguelles

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Defining Marriageability: Black Men Graduate Student’s Definition of a Marriageable Man, Gabriel Evans

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Alcohol Abuse and Misuse amongst homeless persons in Northwest Arkansas, Reilly Gibson

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Vulnerability to and Protection Against COVID-19 Fear, Threat, and Worry, Marsha Kim Huh

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Extreme Far-Right Murder-Suicide Attacks in the U.S. and Germany: A Comparative Storyline Analysis, Hayden Lucas

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The Impact of Corporal Punishment for Timorese High School Graduates, Veronica Godinho Pereira

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Examining the Demographic and Situational Characteristics that Predict News-Media Coverage of Bias Homicides:, Caitlin Tidwell

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Rethinking Immigration Justice: Mexican community activism while serving migrants in transit., Angélica Villagrana

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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A Peaceful End? Exploring the Correlates of When Terrorist Groups Negotiate, William Berry

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Prosecutorial and Judicial Decision-Making in Federal Sovereign Citizen Cases, Kyle Kaminicki

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Extreme Ideologies, Situational Factors, and Terrorists’ Target Selection, Evan Mudgett

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Doing Latinidad While Black: Afro-Latino Identity and Belonging, Vianny Jasmin Nolasco

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Immigration and Crime in the News, 2014-2018: Do Focusing Events and Policy Windows Affect Framing?, Abigale Rongey

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Show Me St. Louis: Risk Assessment Through an 80-20 Framework, Hannah K. Steinman

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Emerging Adult Career Pathways: Understanding Aspirations and Switching, Tasmiah Amreen

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Black Lives Matter: Understanding Social Media and the Changing Landscape of Social Trust, Diana Carolina Cascante

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"It Takes Less to Be a Man Nowadays": Exploring Persistence and Change in Masculinity Narratives Among College-Aged Men, Shelby Lynn Clark

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"I Like . . . Red Bone:" Colorism, Rappers, and Black College Sorority Women at a Predominantly White Institution, Whitney Frierson

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Factors Affecting the Longevity of Individual Terrorists, Madeline Brice

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Examining Food Insecurity Among High School Students: A Risks and Resources Model, Jill Niemeier

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Prison Release, Religious and Civic Contexts, and Recidivism, Samuel Carlson Thomas IV

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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An Analysis of Material Support of Terrorism and Violent Plots: Scale and Success, Ian David Brecht

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Exploring Individual’s Explanations of Economic Mobility through the Gaze of Intersectionality, Adam Alexander Broyles

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Coming Out and Losing Out: Gay Men in Emerging Adulthood and Family Support, Joshua Cafferty

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Risks, Protections, and Weight Status Among Springdale High School Students, Leanna Christine Gavin

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White Power in Context: The Structural Correlates of White Power Support Events in the United States, 2012-2015, Drew Cormac Medaris

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ISIS in America: A Sociohistorical Analysis, Kathryn Joanne Ratcliff

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Where We Get our News: A Multilevel Analysis of the Media Framing of Immigration and Crime, Cody Robert Tuttle

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Black Male Emerging Adults: Investigating Inequalities in Adult Transitions, Social Learning, and Criminality, De Andre' Terrell Beadle

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Do Parole Revocations Contribute to Racial Disproportionality in Imprisonment? A Multilevel Analysis of State Prison Admissions from 1990-2009, Caitlin Curry

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Revisiting Social Isolation in America: An Egocentric Analysis of "Feel Close to" Networks, Chao Liu

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Movements, Music, and Meaning: A Comparative Analysis of Cultural Narratives In Vietnam Era and Post-9/11 Anti-War Music, Jonathan Nathaniel Redman

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An Analysis of the Sovereign Citizen Movement: Demographics and Trial Behaviors, Stephen Garrett Smith

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Predictors of Decision-Making and Well-Being among Victims of Sexual Assault, Allishia Michelle Walton

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Redefining Access to Public Space: Community Relations in a New Immigrant Setting, Aaron Isaac Arredondo

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A Portrait of Chinese Americans: From the Perspective of Assimilation, Wei Bai

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Policing and the Likelihood of Terrorism: A Community Structural Approach to an Uncertain Relationship, Andy Bellamy Brooks

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Experiences and Perceptions of Community: The Fayetteville High School Community Photography Project, Stephanie Collier

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Explaining Bias Homicide Occurrences in the United States, Kayla Gruenewald

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Concentrated Disadvantage and Coercive Mobility: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Impact of Coercive Mobility, Megan Nicole Handley

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Opportunity, Temporal Patterns, and Successful Outcomes of Far-right Terrorism Incidents in the United States, Brent Ryan Klein

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Framing Responsibility for Bullying: An Ethnographic Content Analysis, Kayla Knight

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Human Intelligence in Federal Terrorism Cases, Noah James Schneider

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Failure to Launch? Understanding Variations in Emerging Adult Flight Patterns, Christina Ashley Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Gender, Relationship Type, and Perceptions of Interpersonal Violence, Eric Allen

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Community at the Courts: Social and Community Interactions at Public Basketball Courts, Elizabeth Arnaud Fogle

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Language Learners, Inequality Regimes, and Secondary Schooling: Dilemmas of the New South, Karen Gober

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Violations of Protection Orders: Characteristics of Offenders and Criminal Justice Responses, Kelly Eileen Henderson

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The Role of Time and Place in Understanding the Quality of Life among Homeless Persons, Gail O'Connor

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Academic Clustering of Student-Athletes: A Case Study of Football and Basketball Programs, Matthew Brett Rowland

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21st Century Radicalization: The Role of the Internet User and Nonuser in Terrorist Outcomes, David Wayne Woodring

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Political Motive and Bail: The Effect of Prosecutorial Strategies on Pretrial Decisions in Federal Terrorism Trials, Michael John Clanton

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Narrative Framing of U.S. Military Females in Combat: Inclusion Versus Resistance, James Scott Herford

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A Mixed-Method Examination of Homicides Targeting LGBT Individuals in the United States, Kristin Kaye Kelley

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Resources and Relationships: Food Insecurity and Social Capital Among Middle School Students, Don Edward Willis

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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The Contradictory Nature of Natural Mothering: A Discursive Analysis, Britni Lee Ayers

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Of Dice and Men: An Ethnography of Contemporary Gaming Subculture, Christopher Shane Brace

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Gendered Effects on the Child Welfare Agency Decision-Making Process, Brandon Crawford

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Narrative Identity Within A Workers' Rights Organization, Emily Ann Hallgren

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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An Ecology of Philanthropy: Community Composition and Nonprofit Revenue in the United States, Wendie Neesa Choudary

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The Symbolic Creation of Cultural Performance at the Walnut Valley Festival, Maggie Colleen Cobb

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Measuring Intervention Success in Countering Terrorism, Summer Marie Jackson

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Trafficking of Women in Nepal: An Intersectional Analysis of Organizational Narratives, Bhavana Mahat

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Modern Day Utopia: An Examination of Internal Social Control Among "Rainbow Family", Ashleigh Elain McKinzie

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Emotion Work On The Home-Front: The Special Case Of Military Wives, Kimberly Michelle Murray