Theses/Dissertations from 2023
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
PSYCHOLOGICAL REALISM WITHIN THE DETECTIVE GENRE, Juanita Rodriguez
MANDINGO PARENT EXPERIENCES AND LANGUAGE USE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY, Annet Asio Romain
EFFECTS OF UNDERGRADUATE SERVICE IMMERSION PROGRAM ON PARTICIPANTS AND MISSION INTEGRATION, Victoria Santangelo
AN INVESTIGATION INTO ORTHOGRAPHIC PROCESSING DEFICITS IN SCHOOLS, Shannon Santoro
LATENT PROFILES OF PHYSICAL AGGRESSION AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIORS IN INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD, Annette Schieffelin
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 ROLE OF STEM ENRICHMENT ON COURSE TAKING AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, Momodu Sesay
ASSESSING THE PERCEPTION OF TWO GENERATIONS IN THE MAINTENANCE OF HONOR KILLING: A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE, Litika Sharma
MENTORS’ PERSPECTIVE ON MENTORING PRACTICES FOR NEW TEACHERS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Rosa Smith-Norman
THE UNSTOPPABLE ANTHROPOCENE ENGINE: ANIMAL STUDIES IN LITERATURE AND THE LACK OF INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL STUDY, Paul Spampanato
PRE-COLLEGE ACCESS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, Oriel C. Straker
Al-SULAMI’S KITAB AL-JIHAD: SPIRITUALIZING AL-JIHAD AL-ASGHAR TO MOTIVATE THE MUSLIM UMMAH TO JIHAD, Mosammat Zakia Sultana
EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND LEARNING STYLES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: THE MEDIATION EFFECTS OF LEARNING STYLES IN POST SECONDARY EDUCATION, Kristen Lillian Sweeney
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 COMMON GOOD IN THE VISION OF JOHN PAUL II AND FRANCIS: FROM SOLIDARITY TO CARE FOR CREATION, Martial Tatchim Fotso
SCHOOL-BASED TREATMENT OF ANXIETY AMONG YOUTH VIA SMART TECHNOLOGY, Michelle L. Thirkield
THE CONTEMPORARY NOVEL AS THEOLOGY: HOW NARRATIVES OF CONVERSION EXPERIENCE IN LITERATURE EXPOSE THE REALITY OF LIVED BELIEF, Elizabeth Ann Walker Thomae
HELP, IS IT WORTH IT FOR ME(N)?: A STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING BLACK MEN'S PERCEPTION OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Bryce E. Tolbert
SECOND GRADE LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ANALYSIS OF RECEPTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE SKILLS ON THE NYSESLAT, Jasmin Varela
THE ROLE OF TRAINING IN CLINICAL SUPERVISION ON CLINICIAN SUPERVISORY COMPETENCY AND SUPERVISORY SELF-EFFICACY, Rachel A. Vaughn
THE IMPACT OF CHANGING ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM ON THE READING GROWTH OF FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS, Megan Votke
GATING AND PATHOGENIC MECHANISM OF POLYCYSTIN ION CHANNELS, Yan Wang
FREE-CHOICE READING AND ITS IMPACT ON READING PERCEPTION AND ACHIEVEMENT AMONG SIXTH GRADERS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY, Tara Warnke
THE IMPACT OF MULTI-MODAL TRAINING IN REBT ON PERCEIVED AND OBSERVED CLINICIAN COMPETENCY, Jessica L. Weiss
REGULATION OF p53 BY TRPM6 AND TRPM7, Thomas Whitbread
MADNESS IS THE EMERGENCY EXIT: A SURVEY OF SUPER TRAUMA, Justine Nicole Wilson
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUE PEER NORMS IN THE ASSESSMENT OF ENGLISH LEARNERS: A VALIDATION STUDY OF THE ORTIZ PICTURE VOCABULARY ACQUISITION TEST, Jane Yan Ting Wong
STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN COREQUISITE COURSES, Sheryce Woolery
AN ECONOMETRIC MODEL OF THE US GOVERNMENT YIELD CURVE LEVELS AND DYNAMICS, Katerina Yiasoumi
EFFECTS OF PASTORAL CARE ON THE SOCIAL WELLBEING AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY, Fr. Jude C. Zimoha
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
PALMITIC ACID IMPEDES EXTRAVILLOUS TROPHOBLAST ACTIVITY BY INCREASING MRP1 EXPRESSION AND FUNCTION, Yunali V. Ashar
“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
STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION OF THE PROPYL LINKER OF CJOC42 FOR ENHANCED GANKYRIN BINDING AND ANTI-CANCER ACTIVITY, Tejashri Chavan
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
TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF EMPATHY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ITS IMPACT ON SCHOOL CULTURE AND CLIMATE: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY, Sari Goldberg McKeown
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