This cross-sectional, mixed-methods study examined the associations between perceived cognitive function (PCF), coping style (CS), and work-related outcomes, and to evalu [...]

Two primary research questions guide the specific aims of the three manuscripts in this dissertation. They are as follows:

1. What are the pain, depressive, anx [...]

This dissertation utilized medical record data from 2008 to 2023 from the Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center at Oregon Health & Science University to evaluate th [...]

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in men and women in the United States and survival rates are starting to rise. Improving survival rates creates a need for st [...]

Complex organizational problems require systematic approaches to understand root causes and effectively intervene. Quantitative approaches allow researchers to understand [...]

Previous research has shown that belief in conspiracy theories and paranormal phenomena is related to attitudes about controversial scientific topics (e.g., climate chang [...]

The effective move to value-based care delivery in physical therapy necessitates a shift towards a learning healthcare organization, with clinical managers acting as the [...]

This Dissertation includes 5 chapters comprising an introduction to the field of nature-based interventions including Shinrin Yoku and the impacts of these interventions [...]

Electronic health records (EHRs) provide a voluminous amount of data for research. However, potential biases threaten the internal and external validity of observational [...]

A dissertation with a central goal of elucidating to what extent emotion regulation, measured behaviorally and neurobiologically, can explain the association between NLEs [...]