While hypertension is largely preventable, its rates have been increasing in young adults. Hypertension is associated with substantial costs to the US health care system [...]

ABSTRACT AMY E. CARRIKER. Effects of E-Cigarette Education in Adolescents and Young Adults in Primary Care. (Under the direction of DR. TONYA ANDERSON) Approximately one [...]

Stressed young adults are at greater risk of lifetime higher morbidity and mortality, highlighting a need for feasible and effective approaches to improve stress manageme[...]

This Master's thesis contains the first five chapters of my novel in the young adult fantasy genre. The story revolves around a young man named Kieran and will explore th[...]

Mara Weiss lives in her own private hell. Her father’s suicide left her alone with an unhinged mother. High school offers Mara no escape, and outside of school, Mara unsu[...]

Young adults are the fasting growing but least understood at-risk group reporting poor sleep. Stress and developmental processes related to the transition to college may [...]

Reports of 2022 employment rates demonstrate that while 65.4% of adults without disabilities are employed, only 21.3% of adults with disabilities are employed (U.S. Burea[...]

The Acid Wielder is set in a world where magic users are being eliminated. The story focuses on a young woman, Harlow, and the deadly acid magic she developed. She joins [...]

This thesis examines the way children’s and young adult literature deals with play and intimacy. Using Georges Bataille’s conception of intimacy, this thesis posits that[...]

Friendship is a strangely absent topic in the criticism of children’s and young adult (YA) literature. While ancient philosophers have tried to define this unique relatio[...]