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  Generosity Across Time and Space: Examining the Roles of Temporal Delay, Social Distance, and Risk in Altruistic Decisions 

  Vekaria, Kruti (Georgetown University, 2019)

  In a series of three related studies, this dissertation builds on previous research on the implications of psychological distance on prosocial behavior. Across five samples, we used ecologically valid participants and ...
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  Ingroup and Outgroup Differentiation in Supporting Civil Liberties under Threat 

  Carriere, Kevin R (Georgetown University, 2019)

  Feelings of threat arise from a wide variety of sources – from fears of economic burdens, to fears of cultural loss, to fears of death and the unknown. The violence that emerges when we feel threatened has widespread ...
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  Moving beyond the average effect: Quantifying and exploring variation in Head Start treatment effects on parenting behavior 

  Padilla, Christina (Georgetown University, 2019)

  Differences in the quality and quantity of parenting that children in low- compared to middle- and high-socioeconomic status (SES) families experience account for a quarter to a third of the gaps between these groups of ...
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  Precision Mapping and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Cortical Hubs in Individuals 

  Lynch, Charles (Georgetown University, 2018)

  Hub nodes serve important roles in modular physical, social, and biological systems. This dissertation focuses upon the role of hubs in one of the most complex, poorly understood biological systems in nature – the human ...
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  Neurocognitive Deficits In Pediatric Obesity 

  Pearce, Alaina Lundberg (Georgetown University, 2017)

  In the United States, 20% of adolescents suffer from obesity (body mass index—BMI—above the 95th percentile) and 8% of adolescents suffer from severe obesity (BMI 120% above the 95th percentile). Obesity carries increased ...

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