Theses/Dissertations from 2023
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL CASE STUDY OF TEACHER PERCEPTIONS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, Dawn Bartz
GENDER STEREOTYPES IN CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS: A STUDY OF AUTHORS, ILLUSTRATORS, AND MAIN CHARACTERS IN A CLASSROOM LIBRARY COLLECTION, Mildred Sari Bernstein
GENDER, SEX, AND THE BODY IN MEDIEVAL ARMENIA, Ashley Bozian
THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: TRANSITIONS FROM IN-PERSON AND REMOTE SETTINGS, Clyde A. Braswell
WHAT’S YOUR INTENTION? EXAMINING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEADERS' ATTITUDES AND INTENTIONS TOWARDS LGBTQ INCLUSIVITY, Nekesha Bynum
THE ROLE OF MENTORSHIP IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF BLACK WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES, Kimberly Colclough
ASPECTS OF THE SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIPS, Julie Cooperstone
WHAT STYLES OF LEADERSHIP SUPPORT THE PROCESS OF PHILANTHROPY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION? A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS, Joy DeDonato
MARKETING BRANDS, JUGGLING JARGON, AND COUNTERING SPACE: SIX FITNESS ENTHUSIASTS’ ENGAGEMENT WITH EXERCISERS WITHIN INSTAGRAM’S FITNESS COMMUNITY, Sydney Elizabeth Denham
IMPACT OF ON-CAMPUS CHILDCARE ON STUDENT PARENT SUCCESS IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE SETTING, Jessica Dillon
HOW DOES AN EDUCATOR’S PERCEPTIONS OF IDEOLOGIES AND PRACTICES OF CULTURAL RELEVANCE IMPACT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION?, MaryEllen Ann Do
PERCEPTIONS OF MENTORING KINGS AND EFFECTS OF THE HOCHMAN METHOD ON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS OF COLOR, Kelly McKay Downing
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: A DESCRIPTIVE CASE STUDY ANALYSIS EXPLORING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF POST-TRADITIONAL REMEDIAL LEARNERS AND THEIR DETERMINANTS OF STUDENT SUCCESS, Pamela V. Eatman-Skinner
BEING YOUR OWN RELIGIOUS PROTAGONIST: THE RAMIFICATIONS OF RELIGIOUS GUILT, SHAME, AND ABUSE ON WOMEN’S IDENTITIES, Amanda Rose Farrell
I SECOND THAT EMOTION: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE SOCIOEMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES OF BLACK AND LATINX STUDENTS IN DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION, Toni Foster-Irizarry
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF RESTORATIVE CIRCLES ON STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS? A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE, Gabriella Franza
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE INSTRUCTION AND INTRINSIC MOTIVATION TO READ AMONG UNDER-REPRESENTED ADOLESCENTS IN AN URBAN SETTING, Greg Gershowitz
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN COVID-19 EXPOSURE, SECONDARY ADVERSITIES, AND TRAUMA SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN, Maddi Gervasio
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF INTERNSHIPS ON CONFIDENCE AND POST-GRADUATION OUTCOMES IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Jaime L. Grillo
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COLLEGE READINESS COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME TEENAGERS, Leah Heartfield
EXPLORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CULTURAL PROFICIENCY FRAMEWORK IN A SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT, Krystle M. Hernandez
SOCIOEMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING AS A MODERATOR OF THE PREDICTIVE ABILITY OF THE DIAL-4 ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, Margaret C. Kammerer
RAISING THE CYBER GUARD: ANALYZING THE COST AND USE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IN LOCAL MUNICIPAL AND STATE CYBER DEFENSE, Hunter LaCroix
TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CHRONICALLY ABSENT STUDENTS, PROGRAMS AND INTERVENTIONS: A MIXED METHOD STUDY, Claudia Lisi LaPlante
THE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHER, Tova Markowitz
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES AND CRITERIA FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, Geraldine Maurice
AN EXAMINATION OF THE SUFFICIENCY OF EMERGENCY PLANNING IN NEW YORK CITY HOSPITALS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS NEEDING COMMUNICATION OR LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE, Rosemary McDonnell
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SECONDARY PRINCIPALS’ ROLE IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SUCCESSFUL INCLUSION PROGRAMS, Gabrielle Marie Meier
DNA DAMAGE RESPONSE ACTIVATES THE ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN AND OXIDATIVE METABOLISM BY TWO PARALLEL MECHANISMS, Shreya Nagar
THE PREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF THE DIAL-4 WITH A DIVERSE PRESCHOOL POPULATION, Lauren M. Pucci
RECLAIMING POWER. ACTIVATING BLACK MIDDLE-CLASS MOTHER ENGAGEMENT IN THE COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION, Kellie M. Ramsey
EDUCATING BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDENTS: USING A CRITICAL MANAGEMENT LENS TO LEARN FROM CHATTEL SLAVERY, Linda L. Ridley
THE MONSTERS AND THEIR RACIAL IDENTITIES IN FRANKENSTEIN AND THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE, Sara N. Rodia
MANDINGO PARENT EXPERIENCES AND LANGUAGE USE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY, Annet Asio Romain
ADULT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ EXPERIENCES OF ONLINE LEARNING AND MOTIVATIONS FOR PERSISTENCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Patricia F. Searby
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL MULTIPLE CASE STUDY OF SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS SUPERVISING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER / MULTILINGUAL SERVICES ON LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, Christine Ericka Seebach
THE UNSTOPPABLE ANTHROPOCENE ENGINE: ANIMAL STUDIES IN LITERATURE AND THE LACK OF INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL STUDY, Paul Spampanato
FEMINISM AND IDENTITY IN VICTORIAN NOVELS OF BRONTËS, THE INTERCHANGEABILITY OF THE BINARIES: CENTER AND MARGIN, REALITY AND APPEARANCE, ORIGINAL AND COPY, Mutsuko Takahashi
THE IMPACT OF CHANGING ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM ON THE READING GROWTH OF FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS, Megan Votke
STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN COREQUISITE COURSES, Sheryce Woolery
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AND CLASSROOM QUALITY IN GIFTED AND NON-GIFTED CLASSES OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN SAUDI ARABIA, Qamrah Alsubaie
FOCUSING ON RETENTION: CREATING A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR FIRST-GENERATION LATINO COLLEGE STUDENTS, Genette Alvarez-Ortiz
AMERICAN MISSION SCHOOLS AND THE ALBERT ACADEMY SCHOOL FOR BOYS: ROOTS AND LEGACY OF COLONIAL EDUCATION IN SIERRA LEONE, Theodore K. Andrews
“YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT NATURE IS”: THE LITERARY AND HISTORICAL ECOLOGIES OF LAKE HOPATCONG, Peter Astras
THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN CLIENTS OF COLOR AT A UNIVERSITY-BASED TRAINING CLINIC, Aimée Baez
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE INCLUSION OF THE ARTS IN NEW YORK SCHOOLS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, John Barnes
KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS’ VIEWS ON THEIR ABILITY TO TEACH FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY SKILLS IN THE ERA OF STANDARDIZED TESTING, Elizabeth Beck
ANALYTICAL MODEL FOR PREDICTING BITCOIN PRICE, Bianca Berman
Social Emotional Learning: Narrative Growth, Christine Alexandra Biskup
THE RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION SERVICES OF A LARGE SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ITS ABILITY TO INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ON I-READY READING EXAMS ACROSS A THREE-YEAR PERIOD, Matthew Boccanfuso
SOCIAL ATTENTION AND MEMORY IN YOUTH WITH ASD, ADNP SYNDROME, AND FOXP1 SYNDROME, Megan L. Braconnier-Krupa
TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES: CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND GROWTH ACHIEVEMENT, Suzanne R. Brooks
PREDICTING TEACHER REFERRAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN STUDENTS: THE ROLE OF EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND GENDER, Carmel Y. Brunswick
CONSTRUCTIVIST GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING TEACHING KINDERGARTENERS HOW TO READ DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Mary Carney Hagan
TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS, VIEWS, AND PRACTICES OF PROVIDING FEEDBACK FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE DURING READING INSTRUCTION, Michelle Cerbone
JOHN STEINBECK, HERMAN MELVILLE, AND ANN PETRY: CHILD LABORERS ENACT HUMANITARIANISM, Linda Michelle Ciritovic
LEVERAGING PROJECT BASED LEARNING TO PROMOTE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN A MULTI-MODAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, Elizabeth Cole
MASCULINITY, IDENTITY, AND PERFORMANCE IN VIRGINIA WOOLF'S MRS. DALLOWAY AND THE WAVES, Shannon M. Connors
TUITION-FREE COLLEGE AND RETENTION: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE NEW YORK STATE EXCELSIOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, Maria P. Conzatti
THE STEREOTYPE THREAT EXPERIENCES OF MEN OF COLOR PERSISTING IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Robert E. Cortes
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
IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL PHOSPHORYLATION SITES IN SARS-CoV-2 NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN, Josie Daldegan Rezende
TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RACE DISPROPORTIONALITY WITHIN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSIFICATIONS, Debra J. Daly
SCHOOL COUNSELORS’ PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY FOR PROVIDING BULLYING INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES, Ama-Dede Darkeh
EXPLORING INTERMEDIATE TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES WITH CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LITERATURE, Prisciliana K. Delgado
EVERYONE A MODE, EVERYONE A VOICE: CRITICAL PEDAGOGY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF MULTIMODAL PRACTICES OVER TRADITIONAL WRITING, Marina DelVecchio
THE EFFECTS AND IMPACT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMING ON TEACHER PRACTICES AND EFFICACY, Lisa Depaola
THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-REGULATORY LEARNING SKILLS AND COLLABORATION IN 7TH - 12TH GRADE ONLINE CLASSES, Tonja Detwiler
ANATOMIC DYSTOPIA: GENDERED EMBODIMENT IN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE, Alexa Dicken
GLOBAL MINDEDNESS OF SUPERINTENDENTS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF GLOBALIZATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION, Lauren Kate Dimartino
EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP THEORY FOR HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS, Lowell Dimoff
UNWAVERING LOYALTY: GREEK WOMEN IN RESISTANCE AND EXILE, Helen Drivas
PHYSICAL FRAILTY AND WHITE MATTER ABNORMALITIES: THE ARIC STUDY, Emma L. Ducca
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY IN PRE-SERVICE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS, Kerri Durante
MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS’ RESPONSES TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Aubrey Faber
A SURVEY OF PRACTITIONER METHODS AND DECISION-MAKNG IN EVALUATION OF DIVERSE STUDENTS, Noelle Ferrara
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
EMOTION BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STOIC VIEW OF EMOTIONS AND A TEST OF SOME THEORIES OF PSYCHOTHERAPY, Amanda M. Fisher
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS’ USE OF THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AS A PREDICTOR OF QUALITY PRINCIPAL CANDIDATES: A QUANTITATIVE SURVEY APPROACH, Cynthia M. Fitzgerald
SECONDARY EDUCATORS’ EXPERIENCES WITH AND PERSPECTIVES ABOUT USING MULTICULTURAL AND POPULAR CULTURE TEXTS WITH CULTURALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOM, Jessica Hernandez Fletcher
ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS CONCERNING AGE, GENDER, AND RACE, Robert W. Fournier
STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT AT A PUBLIC SUBURBAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY, Amanda L. Fox
NORM SAMPLE STRATIFICATION AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS: EXAMINATION OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS EDUCATION AND INCOME, Gavriel Franco
ANGER AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN YOUNG ADULTS: THE ROLE OF IMPULSIVITY, Olga Gulyayeva Fuller
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESTRICTED AND REPETITIVE BEHAVIORS, ANXIETY, AND AGGRESSION IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, Ashley Gabriele
LEADERSHIP PRACTICES, SELF-EFFICACY, AND ROLE EXPECTATIONS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACADEMIC LEADERS DURING CHANGE, Elizabeth Kristen Gandt Spagnola
AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATION BETWEEN VOCABULARY AND EMOTION REGULATION: TOWARD DEVELOPING PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION TOOLS FOR THE SCHOOL SETTING, Ariella Gettenberg
SECONDARY AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATORS’ WRITING EXPECTATIONS AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS, Lauren Gibbons