Theses/Dissertations from 2022
KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS’ VIEWS ON THEIR ABILITY TO TEACH FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY SKILLS IN THE ERA OF STANDARDIZED TESTING, Elizabeth Beck
Social Emotional Learning: Narrative Growth, Christine Alexandra Biskup
CONSTRUCTIVIST GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING TEACHING KINDERGARTENERS HOW TO READ DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Mary Carney Hagan
LEVERAGING PROJECT BASED LEARNING TO PROMOTE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN A MULTI-MODAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, Elizabeth Cole
THE IMPACT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN MATHEMATICS, Ryan Thomas Cox
MATERNAL LITERACY PRACTICES AND BELIEFS IMPACT INFANT DEVELOPMENT, Deirdre Cruz
PLACEMENT INSTABILITY, PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND INTERNALIZING SYMPTOMS IN YOUTH IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, Michelle Cusumano
SCHOOL COUNSELORS’ PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY FOR PROVIDING BULLYING INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES, Ama-Dede Darkeh
FROM A DISTANCE: AN INTERPRETIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SIXTH TO TWELFTH GRADE STEM TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARD TEACHING ENGLISH LEARNERS REMOTELY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Michelle Angela Figueiredo
SECONDARY AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATORS’ WRITING EXPECTATIONS AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS, Lauren Gibbons
AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEAMING PRACTICES IN MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT AND OVERALL IMPLEMENTATION FIDELITY OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-WIDE READING MODELS, Stephney Anderson Gonzalez
HOW CAREGIVERS EXPERIENCE READING ALOUD TO CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE: AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS, Heidi B. Grimshaw
STRENGTHENING PHONOLOGICAL PROCESSING AND WORKING MEMORY TO SUPPORT EARLY READING ACQUISITION, Antoinette Halliday
THE SELF-EFFICACY OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING AMONG SECONDARY TEACHERS DURING EMERGENCY ONLINE LEARNING, Jo R. Hawke
FACULTY’S PERSPECTIVE ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT FOR SYNCHRONIZED ONLINE GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES, Ambeeka Jewnandan
HIP-HOP IS LITERACY: ENHANCING ENGLISH SKILLS USING HIP-HOP AS A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MULTILITERACY, Kai C. Jones
POLITICS AND ITS ROLE ON ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, Jessica Kemler
SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, RESOURCES AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY ON SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS’ EXPERIENCES ON BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR LITERACY, Jared E. Littman
THE IMPACT OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE, AUTONOMY, AND COMPETENCE ON 7TH-12TH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEXT SELECTION, Julianna V. Lux
THE PREVALENCE OF WRITING IN ELEMENTARY TEACHER PREPARATION COURSES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, Chelsea Mabie
AN EXAMINATION OF SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS RELATED TO RACIAL DISPARITIES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION IDENTIFICATION IN NEW YORK STATE, Teresa Ann McGrath
PREDICTIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL BUDGETING AND COMMUNITY TYPE AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, Jack R. Mitchell
TRUST BETWEEN LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS IN RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES: A COMPARISON OF THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM, Tram (Sr. Agnes) Nguyen
GRADUATE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF PSYCHOTHERAPISTS’ ENGAGEMENT IN COMMON FACTORS, Manuel Jose Orellana
DESIGN OF A SYNTHETIC TEMPERATURE-ACTIVATED EPIGENETIC BIOCONTAINMENT SYSTEM, Owen Rivers Page
MODELS FOR LIVING: CRITIQUES OF MIDCENTURY SUBURBAN DESIGN, WITH A VIEW FROM LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA, Christopher J. Palladino
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL LANGUAGE IN LITERACY AND THE IMPACT ON THIRD-GRADE STUDENT WRITING, Mary Allison Peck
A CASE STUDY: DETERMINING FACTORS ON STUDENT PERSISTENCE IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE SPANISH PROGRAM, Kristin EA Peters
CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT IN TREATMENT FOR ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS: CONSTRUCT AND PREDICTIVE VALIDITY, Nicole Piazza Porter
WE COULD BE HEROES: THE MORAL OF THE POLICY STORY OF FLORIDA SB 1720, Sandra J. Pugh
NO FAMILY LEFT BEHIND: NONTRADITIONAL METHODS OF COMMUNICATION AS A TOOL FOR EQUITABLE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, Robin Ransom
AN EXPLORATION OF HOW SCHOOL LEADERS MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT MUSIC PROGRAMS IN SUBURBAN SCHOOLS, Xavier Rodriguez
COMPLETION AND SUCCESS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEVELOPMENTAL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ONLINE MATHEMATICS COURSEWORK, Mary Monica Ryder
THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF SECOND-GENERATION NIGERIAN MALE COLLEGE GRADUATES ON EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT: A NARRATIVE RESEARCH STUDY, Anthony Seriki
WORK BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS: BEST PRACTICE AND STUDENT IMPACT, Pauline Shea
HOW TRADITIONAL BULLYING AND CYBERBULLYING RELATE TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND SUICIDAL IDEATION, THOMAS SPOSATO
SCHOOL INNOVATION: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF LEADERSHIP, Kevin H. Storch
ATTACHMENT STYLE MODERATES POLYGENIC RISK FOR PTSD IN U.S. MILITARY VETERANS: RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE IN VETERANS STUDY, Amanda JF Tamman
PERCEIVED PARENTING, PERSONALITY TRAITS, AND PERSONALITY PATHOLOGY IN AN ADULT SAMPLE, Elizabeth Concetta Vento
EFFECTIVENESS OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOLS ON MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT AND SCHOOL CLIMATE, Anika Z. Yasin
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
AN EXPLORATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY-BASED TUTORING PROGRAMS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, Jennifer Melissa Aguilera
PERCEPTIONS OF UNTENURED TEACHERS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTRICT INDUCTION PROGRAMS, Sam Ahmed
UNDERSTANDING ANGER AT THE SELF, Tasnova Ahmed
THE SEMANTIC AND ACOUSTIC VOICE FEATURES DIFFERENTIATING NEUTRAL AND TRAUMATIC NARRATIVES, Yosef Shimon Amrami
THE CONTRIBUTION OF SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-COMPASSION, AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE/SELF-CONDEMNATION IN PREDICTING PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND WELL-BEING, Persefoni N. Andronikos
THE OQ-45: THE STRUCTURE OF MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS DURING PSYCHOTHERAPY, Lindsay Arader
THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON ADOLESCENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN NIGERIA, Atinuke Ayeni
Queerstory of Recovery: Literacy and Survival in A.A., Danielle Bacigalupo
DO WE EVEN BELONG IN EDUCATION? HOW MALE TEACHERS OF COLOR FIND THEIR SENSE OF BELONGING THROUGH THEIR TEACHER OF COLOR PROGRAM, Jason Craig Baez
EFFECT OF INHIBITION OF GLYCOGEN CATABOLISM IN HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA CELLS, Shrikant Barot
MENTAL ILLNESS AND FEMININITY IN LATE NINETEENTH-EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY ANGLO-AMERICAN LITERATURE, Bianca Cristina Basone
THE IMPACT OF GRAPHING CALCULATORS ON THE MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT OF BLACK FEMALES, Tonya Bates
MECHANISM OF DNA DAMAGE CHECKPOINT (DDC)- MEDIATED REPRESSION OF HISTONE MRNAS AND ROLE OF ACETYL-COA IN HISTONE TRANSCRIPTION, Madhura Bhagwat
EFFECTS OF SCRIPTED AND TEACHER GENERATED LITERACY PROGRAM ON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, Lindsay Blaszcyk
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT TO SUPPORT SCHOOL CHOICE FOR CHILDREN TRANSITIONING FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND, Jacqueline W. Boswell
Tenured Teacher Motivation for Self-Directed Professional Development in Literacy, Jennifer Lynn Brady
SELF-EMULSIFIED NANOEMULSION AS PERMEATION ENHANCER AND ITS APPLICATION FOR INTRANASAL DELIVERY OF INSULIN, Kanyaphat Bunchongprasert
IMPACT OF A MINDFULNESS-BASED INTERVENTION ON STUDENTS IN GRADES 3–5, Cornelius P. Campbell
THEORY AND PRACTICE: PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS USED IN DEAF EDUCATION, Mary Cantino
A CASE STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DISCIPLINARY LITERACY WITH MULTIMODAL DESIGN IN SOCIAL STUDIES, John J. Castaldo
ASSOCIATIONS AMONG SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARACTERISTICS AND SOCIAL REACTIONS TO DISCLOSURE IN A SAMPLE OF UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN, Danielle Suzanne Citera
STRUCTURE BASED OPTIMIZATION OF BENZIMIDAZOLE 4-CARBOXAMIDE SCAFFOLD LED TO PICOMOLAR POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASE INHIBITORS, Griffin J. Coate
AN ANALYSIS OF EDUCATION AS A MODERATOR OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF DISCRIMINATION TO DEPRESSION, Jeavonna M. Coble
GIRLS SOLO QUIEREN UNA COSA, TAMBIÉN: TRENZANDO ANALYSIS OF DOMINICANAS’ SEXUAL RESISTANCE, Raquel Christina Corona
The Impact of Mentoring on New Teacher Self-Efficacy, John Thomas Craig
THE COURSE OF AXIS I AND AXIS II DISORDERS IN CLINICAL HIGH RISK (CHR) ADOLESCENTS, Christy DaBreo-Otero
PRINCIPALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ENABLING AND HINDERING BEHAVIORS, RULES, AND STRUCTURES IN NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, Matthew W. Darby
The Perceptions of Scaffolding on Literacy Instruction for Middle School Students with Learning Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Elizabeth DeFantis
EVOLUTION, CLASSIFICATION, AND BIOCHEMICAL FOUNDATIONS OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS (TLRS) AND THEIR ROLE IN CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS RESISTANCE, Joseph De Leon
YOUTH SOCCER COACHING METHODOLOGIES’ IMPACT ON ENJOYMENT OF THE GAME AND RETENTION, John Diffley
A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IXL MATH ONLINE SOFTWARE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN AN URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, Shawn M. Donnelly,
“I HAVE GONE BEYOND MY SPHERE”: NETWORK ANALYSIS AND RHETORICAL FEMINISM IN WOMEN’S WRITING 1650-1750, Donna P. Downing
EXPLORING FIRST YEAR STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN READING ACADEMIC TEXTS IN AN URBAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMPOSITION CLASSROOM, Adele J. Doyle
MAKING A DIFFERENCE BY BEING DIFFERENT: AN EXAMINATION OF FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENT SUCCESS IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, Elizabeth Dragone
EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF BENEFITS AND BARRIERS OF THE INCLUSION OF CODING IN K-8 CURRICULUM: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Jennifer Lynn Dralle-Moreano,
Development of a Measure of Knowledge: School-Based Professionals Knowledge of Traumatic Brain Injury, Courtney Duhning
STUDENT VOICE: FROM TOKEN PARTICIPATION TO ENGAGED PARTNERSHIP, Lisa A. Dunn
PATIENT ENGAGEMENT:THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO INDIVIDUALS USING THE PATIENT PORTAL, Diane Patricia Fabian
PERCEIVED RISK AND EXTENDED WARRANTY, Jose M. Fana
OPHELIA, THE MONSTER: REPRESENTATIONS OF FEMALE MADNESS IN THE WESTERN HORROR FILM, Alexandra Fitzpatrick
DIY FEMINISMS IN THE THIRD SPACE: FEMALE RHETORICAL TECHNIQUES PERFORMED IN MULTI-GENERATIONAL ALTERNATIVE MEDIA, Cristen M. Fitzpatrick
DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF NON-XANTHONE STRUCTURAL ANALOGS OF α-MANGOSTIN, Maryam Foroozmehr
NURTURING CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN SOCIAL SCIENCES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, Michele Gaglione
CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES: AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY OF A LIBRARY SYSTEM IN A MAJORITY-BLACK, SUBURBAN DISTRICT, Sarah M. Garifo