The people behind the paper.

For the office hours, the patience, the cheerfulness in class, and the careful guidance through hypotheses, multiple linear regression, ANOVA, and every paper draft along the way.

For weekly mentorship across PSYC 250 and 251, for the Gallaudet REU recommendation, and for trusting my goals and consistently encouraging me to build confidence as a researcher.

For being more than a writing coach — for the check-ins on mental health, the encouragement during difficult moments, and the steady empathy that made the long stretches of this work possible.

For clear teaching and one-on-one support that turned statistics from confusing into a tool I can actually use to draw meaningful conclusions.

For the quiet sacrifices, the perseverance, and for speaking the language of hard work and resilience even when she didn't speak the language of regression coefficients. This project is built on what she has lived and passed on.